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Wisconsin Fast Plants® for Fast Genetics: Observe Monohybrid Mendelian
Inheritance in Just 72 Hours!
Students can observe and wonder about inheritance by looking around the
room at their peers. However, understanding heredity and the link
between genotype and phenotype is much more abstract. In just 72 hours,
this activity gives students a concrete experience with variation
in seedlings’ observable traits that are explained by Mendelian
inheritance.
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DNA Barcoding I: Solving Old and New Problems in Biology
This article (from Dolan DNA Learning Center) discusses the "DNA
barcode"—a unique DNA sequence that identifies each living thing, much
like unique Universal Product Code bars identify each consumer product.
Click below for more information, including how 150 countries plan to
identify all life on earth using the DNA barcode.
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RNA Interference: Turning Genes Off at Will, Part I
Scientists have identified genes at an ever-accelerating pace.
Identifying what the genes do has proved a far more elusive task—until
the discovery of the RNA interference (RNAi) mechanism. Using RNAi,
scientists can more quickly determine gene function. Follow the link
below for a fascinating RNAi lab. |
Carolina Science Online™
Carolina Science Online™ puts high-quality instructional resources at
your fingertips. This article introduces the site’s content—Carolina’s
digital student and teacher guides, Learnetic interactive whiteboard
activities, PhET interactive research-based simulations, and other
high-tech classroom innovations, both free and “for fee.” Click below
for more about this new comprehensive source for e-learning tools. |
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Use Bubbles—Observe Wind Speed and Direction: Ask a Question and Plan
an Experiment
Children love working with bubbles. With this in mind, Carolina™
Curriculum has developed an activity to help students form an
investigable question and then plan an experiment to measure wind speed
and direction using bubbles. A downloadable activity sheet guides
students through the steps. Float down to the link below to begin. |
The 2012 Carolina™ Science Catalog
Big ideas are in our big book; the 2012 Carolina™ Science
catalog offers over 1,100 pages of quality products. From innovative
kits designed to meet national science standards to cutting-edge
equipment, we have what you need. Click below on the link to the catalog
request form if you haven't already received your copy. |
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Preparing and Pouring a Gel for Electrophoresis
See a demonstration of 2 methods for successfully readying agarose gel for
electrophoresis. Discover what equipment you’ll need, the time required, and
exactly how preparation is done. Even learn how to prepare a gel ahead of time,
store it, and keep it from drying out. See the full show at the link below.
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Puzzles Engage Students
The tables in my classroom are equipped with a huge selection of wooden and
plastic science puzzles. One puzzle—"DNA"—is comprised of cubes students must
position so that each side shows 4 colors. A second choice is Carolina’s
DNA Puzzle Kit. Carolina’s
Chromosome Simulation Set, with beads that show chromosome simulation, is
yet another option to place in the tables’ green trays. When you have a few
extra minutes at the end of class, puzzles can keep the students engaged.
Students who solve 4 of the 5 puzzles on their desks receive prizes (e.g., a
hand boiler or a drinking bird)!
Submitted by:
Beth Isaacs
Ed W. Clark High School
Las Vegas, NV
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Our photographers have captured thousands of scientific images over the decades,
and we're giving you free access to selected ones via our
Flickr® Photostream. Click the icon to jump right in or the link below to
test the water.
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