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"Chips" Off the Old Block?
Learners study using analogies between common items or occurrences and science concepts. They use the analogy of cookie recipes to that of the DNA "recipes" for living things to help us explain more about mutations.
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New Review Faces of Climate Change
How does climate change affect you? First in a three-part series, the activity focuses on how individuals living around the world are affected by climate change. Individuals take on the role of a given character and share their...
10th - 12th Science CCSS: Adaptable
Discovering DNA: The Recipe for Life
A pinch of adenine, a dash of thymine and ta-da, you have life! Well, it's not quite that simple, but through this series of activities and experiments young scientists learn about the structure of DNA and how it contains the recipe for...
4th - 9th Science CCSS: Adaptable
All in the Family: Genetics and Family Health History
A chip off the ol' block? In many cases, it's not favorable to be one! In the video, two young girls are examined for Marfan syndrome, an inherited disorder. After viewing, your biology class then learns to implement a family health...
10 mins 8th - Higher Ed Science