The New Science of Addiction: Genetics and the Brain
The New Science of Addiction: Genetics and the Brain This page has several interactives and information on addiction. Great for Webquests.
Read MorePipe Cleaner Babies
Pipe Cleaner Babies Another of my favorites I’ve somehow forgotten to add. This is not an online activity, but a GREAT lab.
Read MoreDNA Replication Fork
DNA Replication Fork An interesting look at how DNA is replicated. Again, more upper level, but still interesting.
Read MoreChromosome 11 Flyover
Chromosome 11 Flyover While a little much for middle school, this is a great look at the concentration of information found on a single chromosome.
Read MoreOnline Education Kit: Understanding the Human Genome Project
Online Education Kit: Understanding the Human Genome Project Though I don’t typically list this type of site, the Human Genome Project is important enough that I felt I needed to make sure this had a place among our links. Great for doing research on the history of genetics or the genome project itself.
Read MoreKaryotypes
Karyotypes When I taught high school, these were a challenge. Now, at middle school, I choose to use the graphics instead of the actual karyotypes most of the time. This is neat, though. You can match the chromosomes online, then print it out and turn it in. There are normal karyotypes for male and female, [...]
Read MoreAnimated Karyotyping
Animated Karyotyping Just a little animated karyotpe. There’s another one on “What Can Our Chromosomes Tell Us?” That one is followed by an activity for actually cutting out the chromosomes and matching them. Still, this one is simple and quick.
Read MoreWhat Can Our Chomosomes Tell Us?
What Can Our Chomosomes Tell Us? More good information on genetics as well as information on different genetic disorders. Learn.Genetics is a great site with lots of good links for educators.
Read MoreGenetic Disorders
Genetic Disorders Nice site for research on genetic disorders. When you choose a disorder, you get a short explanation of that disorder. If you want more information, you just click on the menu to the left and the details. Rather interesting, to be honest. I watched the animation on Sickle Cell Anemia and learned quite [...]
Read MoreLinkage Maps
Linkage Maps The linkage maps were fun, even if you weren’t sure exactly what you were doing. A little math involved. Alot of logic. I enjoyed it, but think it might frustrate some of my middle schoolers just a bit.
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