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Teacher
Links
Interactivities
From the University of Arizona, step-by-step tutorials
complete with activities, case studies, and problem sets
complete with answers and explanations for correct and
incorrect answers: (specific topics listed below)
www.biology.arizona.edu:80/
Biochemistry; enzymes, large molecules, molecular structure:
www.biology.arizona.edu:80/biochemistry/biochemistry.html
Cell Biology; cells, cell cycle & mitosis, meiosis,
prokaryotes, eukaryotes:
www.biology.arizona.edu:80/cell_bio/cell_bio.html
Human Biology; DNA forensics, karyotyping, genetics,
family studies:
www.biology.arizona.edu:80/human_bio/human_bio.html
Mendelian Genetics; monohybrid cross, digybrid cross,
sex-linked inheritance:
www.biology.arizona.edu:80/mendelian_genetics/mendelian_genetics.html
Molecular Biology; nucleic acids, genetics of prokaryotes,
genetics of eukaryotes, recombinant DNA:
www.biology.arizona.edu:80/molecular_bio/molecular_bio.html
Solve the Mystery games using DNA fingerprinting; from
Utah Museum of Natural History:
raven.umnh.utah.edu/review/mystery/mystery.html
Teachers'
Lesson Plans
Classification Bingo:
Icebreaker activity as well as introduction to traits
and characteristics
chroma.mbt.washington.edu/outreach/BINGO.html
What Makes a Human? Writing, discussion
chroma.mbt.washington.edu/outreach/HUMAN.html
Making bead jewelry following DNA code:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/ross_jewelry.html
Using toothpicks to mimick enzyme activity:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/wonderly_genetic.html
Onion tip mitosis/analogy poems:
chroma.mbt.washington.edu/outreach/MITOSIS.html
Investigate a human DNA segment:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/roth_dna.html
Who Am I? game; traits and characteristics:
chroma.mbt.washington.edu/outreach/WHO.html
Cell Organelles--game for reviewing structure and function:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/calo_cell.html
Chromosome Shuffle--requires floor space:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/meyer_chromosome.html
Genetics integrated with history and art:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/robles_genetics.html
The Human Genome Newsletter--students writing:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/tolfa_newsletter.html
Intermediate enzyme experiments:
raven.umnh.utah.edu/new/projects/pineapple/intermediate.html
Expert enzyme experiments:
raven.umnh.utah.edu/new/projects/pineapple/intermediate.html
Create a Robot (Mitosis and Meiosis):
“Thought experiment” game to understand DNA
information transfer.
chroma.mbt.washington.edu/outreach/CREATE.html
Extracting DNA from E. coli:
chroma.mbt.washington.edu/outreach/EXTRACT.html
DNA Dry Lab--how the order of nucleotides in DNA determinew
order of amino acids in proteins:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/offner_dna.html
Intro to human genetics--how are we all similar and different?:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/nelson_genetics.html
Making travel brochures for a cell:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/porter_cell.html
Using Bubbles to explore cell membranes:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/wardell_membranes.html
Cells, Socks, and Sex--using socks to teach mitosis and
meiosis:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/russell_socks.html
Cells on the Ceiling--making the classroom into a cell:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/hopkins_cells.html
DNA Isolation from Onion--extraction:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/dollard_onionDNA.html
Games and activities to teach Molecular Genetics for
high school:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/fairbanks_molecular.html
Jurassic Park; using the novel to explore cloning ideas:
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released/0089-JimWasielewski/description.html
DNA extraction from bacteria:
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released/0337-CharlesGeach/description.html
History, Hieroglyphs, and DNA--deciphering the code:
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released/0173-janbarbee/description.html
Candy DNA replication--using candy and toothpicks to
build DNA molecules:
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released/0185-EllenMayo/description.html
Human Genome Project Internet Exercise:
www.kumc.edu/gec/onlinex.html
Protein synthesis and words--decoding, order, placement
within the cell:
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released/0247-LynnWartski/description.html
Easy DNA Extraction:
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released/0338-MaryJoOsborne/description.html
Mammalian DNA extraction--(from dog testes):
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released/0359-KathyParis/description.html
Homeotic genes lesson:
raven.umnh.utah.edu/new/teachkits/a-homeo/index.html
Making a Face--converting genotypes into phenotypes:
www.woodrow.org/teachers/bi/1997/makeface/
Homeotic transformations using beetles:
Send for flour beetles, cross them yourself, observe Mendelian
genetics!
raven.umnh.utah.edu/new/teachkits/a-homeo/PM-experiment.html
Create a family pedigree:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/biggs_tree.html
Trait Tree activity:
chroma.mbt.washington.edu/outreach/TRAITTREE.html
Effects of environment on our DNA lesson with experiment:
raven.umnh.utah.edu/new/teachkits/disease/environmental.html
Intro to Drosophilia and Genetics:
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released/0083-BettyAnnWonderly/description.html
Modeling Mendel’s Pea Experiment:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/nolin_pea.html
Not Just a Bag of Beans--heredity activities:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/brijbasi_beans.html
Beaker Babies--exploring heredity with paper chromosomes
and beakers:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/battaion_babies.html
Genetics the Easy Way--applying math to genetics problems,
beyond Punnett Squares:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/mckinney_genetics.html
Easter Egg Genetics--intro to Punnett Squares:
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released/0256-AnneBuchanan/description.html
Simulated Genetic Counseling Session:
www.kumc.edu/gec/gcsim.html
The Genetic Counseling Game:
www.woodrow.org/teachers/bi/1994/genetic_game.html
A Case Study Using the Film “Lorenzo’s Oil”:
www.woodrow.org/teachers/bi/1994/adreno.html
Disease genetics lesson
raven.umnh.utah.edu/review/redo/diseasemenu.html
Classroom activities re: ethics of genetic testing and
counseling:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/CC/counseling_activities.html
Conditional genetic diseases experiment:
raven.umnh.utah.edu/new/teachkits/disease/red.html
Genetic Health Forum:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/profit_health.html
Huntington’s disease pedigree using direct genetic
testing:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/martin_testing.html
Simulated search for a disease gene:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/noonan_disease.html
So Whose Cow is in the Field?--practical genetics in
the rural classroom:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/cefalo_cows.html
Genes-R-Us--a genetic counseling service in your high
school biology class:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/benz_genes.html
Genetics Role Play--genetic disorders:
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released/0350-SharonNelson/description.html
Gel DNA Quantitation for advanced classes:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/brown_dna.html
DNA fingerprinting for high school biology--matching
sample of DNA:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/myers_dna.html
DNA Profile Analysis for advanced students:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/roth_dna.html
Restriction Enzymes:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/ellis_restriction.html
Investigating DNA--chromosome spreads, gel electrophoresis,
extraction:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/pierce_dna.html
Forensic Science, including DNA fingerprinting, for high
school:
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released/0157-theasinclair/description.html
Electrophoresis Relay:
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released/0340-KatharineNoonan/description.html
DNA Profiling simulation:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/mayo_dna.html
lambda DNA fingerprinting simulation:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/conley_dna.html
DNA Detectives:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/black_dna.html
Gel electrophoresis:
Quick, inexpensive, and easy exercises for learning how
to make your own
raven.umnh.utah.edu/new/teachkits/forensics/cheap.gels.html
www.sidwell.edu/~aharr/index2.html
PCR:
www.accessexcellence.org/RC/CT/polymerase_chain_reation.html
Gene therapy lesson with activity:
www.pbs.org/plweb-cgi/fastweb?getdoc+saf+saf+383+0+wAAA+genetics
Dinosaur and DNA Days--demystifies biotechnology, for
biology classes:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/filson_dinosaur.html
Teaching controversial topics--genetics mock trial, mock
TV show, etc.:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/hilvert_biology.html
DNA Biotechnology--series of activities including restriction
enzyme, gel electrophoresis, two DNA labs:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/campbell_dna.html
Gentics Ethics Debate:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/carlson_ethics.html
Genetically engineered food--producing ads and presentations:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/hays_food.html
Bioethics: Debates in Human Genetics:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/sullivan_bioethics.html
Biotechnology and the Chocolate Milk Cow--use recombinant
DNA principles to develope a cow that produces chocolate
milk?:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/kuchel_chocolate.html
Geneticist for a Day--walk in the shoes of real geneticists:
www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/weld_geneticist.html
Genetic revolution overview--genetic technology:
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released/0349-JoanCarlson/description.html
Insulin from DNA for advanced biology:
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released/0151-CharlesZaremba/description.html
Agrobacteruim: Nature’s Plant Genetic Engineer--reducing
tumors in plants:
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released/0312-TheaSinclair/description.html
Decision Making in a High-Tech World--genetic engineering:
www.gene.com/ae/atg/released.0344-BobLegge/description.html
Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Biotechnology:
www.kumc.edu/gec/lessonpl.html#general
Sampling Variation in a Natural Population
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/macphee_population.html
Dinosaur and DNA Days
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/filson_dinosaur.html
Alcohol Tolerance in Drosophilia and You
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/peters_tolerance.html
Rebop: Meiosis Simulation of Genetics
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/newatg/Beemer
Mitochondrial Eve Hypothesis
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/newatg/Bornstein/
Cloned DNA
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/newatg/Contolini/
Cranial Creations-- making a Cell Catalogue
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/newatg/Downing/
Journey into a Cell
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/newatg/Haugen.cell/
Intro to DNA extractions
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/newatg/Hayes/
Population Dynamics of Duckweed
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/newatg/Holtzclaw.duckweed/
Brave New World Paper Assignment
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/newatg/Nelson.brave/
A Tour Through DNA
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/newatg/Paris.DNAmodel/
DNA Sequencing
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/newatg/Ridenour/
Sequencing
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/newatg/Schulz/
Mitosis Square Dance
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/newatg/Sullivan/
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