Science Topics

Use science topic words to find web sites with lesson plans and activities.

Biotechnology

1 Classrooms of the 21st century
Date: 2002 Grade: Kindergarten - 12 ENC#: 002729
This World Wide Web (WWW) site provides articles on curricula and lessons related to life and health science. The site is divided into three main areas: teaching and learning, technology, and science education reform. Each section contains articles, curricula...
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2 Access Excellence mystery spot
Date: 2001 Grade: 9 - 12 ENC#: 019799
This World Wide Web (WWW) site, maintained for high school biology students by Access Excellence, offers interactive, online scientific mysteries designed to encourage student problem-solving and inquiry. In addition to forensic science, topics include...
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3 Seven biological challenges
Date: 2000 Grade: 9 - Post-secondary ENC#: 020190
This Internet site provides lessons for high school and undergraduate level students that accompany peer-reviewed articles. Articles are written by scientists, science educators, and science students on issues related to seven biological challenges: biodiversity...
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4 Genetic Science Learning Center
Date: 2000 Grade: 5 - 12 ENC#: 016488
This Internet site, maintained by the University of Utah's Genetic Science Learning Center, provides information on basic genetics, genetic disorders, and genetics in society. Current features include special sections devoted to cloning and the truths...
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5 DNA for dinner?
Date: 1999 Grade: 9 - 12 ENC#: 016070
This Internet site, developed for grades 9 through 12, is intended as a webquest or structured activity that introduces students to the practical mechanics and societal implications of the genetic engineering of plants grown for human consumption. The...
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6 Hello Dolly
Date: 1997 Grade: 11 - Post-secondary ENC#: 011210
This World Wide Web (WWW) site offers an inquiry-oriented activity that helps students learn about the implications of cloning. The Web site describes a scenario in which the United States House Of Representatives is assembling a group of specialists...
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8 BIOTECH Project
Date: 2000 Grade: 10 - Post-secondary ENC#: 017288
This World Wide Web (WWW) site is intended to help Arizona high school teachers use hands-on exercises to teach modern biotechnology in the classroom. The site provides advanced technical knowledge and includes full descriptions of all materials and techniques...
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9 Field of genes
Date: 2000 Grade: Kindergarten - 12 ENC#: 020229
This World Wide Web (WWW) site, developed for K-12 students by the National 4-H Council's Environmental Stewardship Program, is a curricular guide for teaching modern biotechnology within the context of agriculture. Intended as a flexible resource...
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10 The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Date: 1997 Grade: 5 - 12 ENC#: 010720
This World Wide Web (WWW) site provides information on the various programs of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Fund (WWNFF) and access to the activities developed by classroom teachers from its yearly workshops. The workshops cover the topics ...
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11 Snapshots of medicine and health
Date: 1996 Grade: Kindergarten - 12 ENC#: 000889
This World Wide Web (WWW) site, developed for grade K to 12 students and teachers by the National Institutes of Health, provides information about biomedical research technologies and the people involved in the biomedical enterprise with the hope that...
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