Understanding Genetics-Human Health and the Genome - free resource from Stanford U

Understanding Genetics: Human Health and the Genome is a free resource from Stanford University School of Medicine and The Tech Museum.

There are online exhibits, news, activities, resources, articles, videos and much more about Genetics. There is even an "Ask the Geneticist" page with questions and answers. The topics include what are genes, diseases, mutations, medicines, news, and more.

The activities and resources are very well designed, engaging, and educational. It is an excellent resource for teaching genetics and can be scaled for multiple grade levels.


   



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Scitable - biology and life science resources for educators
Learn Genetics - great resource with virtual labs
Genome - resources about the National Genome project

Excellent program on DNA and Human Genome

I recently found a great video about DNA and the Human Genome from my PLN on Twitter (Thanks @dmcdonald92). PBS, a great resource for teachers, has a great program "NOVA" that has some excellent video programs for education. "NOVA: Cracking Your Genetic Code" is a great program that explores how having DNA and the Human Genome decoded is leading to some exciting breakthroughs in health and diseases

This is another great, free resource for educators. The program can be viewed online for free.



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PBS Teachers - Excellent Resources for Educators
DNA - great resource on DNA from PBS

Learn Genetics - great resource with virtual labs

Learn Genetics is a great resources from the University of Utah.

Learn Genetics has interactive videos and demos that explain different concepts of genetics. The web site is nicely designed and easy to navigate. There are articles about genetics and the technology behind it, virtual labs and much more. The virtual labs include DNA Extraction, PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, and DNA Microarray. Most schools can't afford the equipment and supplies to do these labs for real, so this site is a great alternative and the students still learn about the concepts. 

There is also another site from the university called Teach Genetics which is a beta preview teacher companion site for Learn Genetics. There are some resources now, with more coming in the future.

These are great resources for Biology and Genetics teachers.

My wife, a Biology teacher, found them and told me about them. She found them very useful and easy to use. Her students loved the virtual labs and learned the material while experiencing something new and fun.

DNA - great resource on DNA from PBS

DNA is a great resource from PBS. The site has resources on DNA separated into episodes. Life, Playing God, Human Race, Curing Cancer, and Pandora's Box are the 5 episodes. Each "episode" is a web page with information about DNA and how it applies to different topics. There are links to more in depth resources, videos, and much more. There is also a timeline of DNA research and discoveries and a 3D DNA Explorer (uses Adobe Shockwave) that allows you to manipulate a 3D image of a DNA segment. You can rotate and zoom in on different parts of the segment.

DNA is a great tool for biology teachers as it gives them and their students scientific information as well as touching on issues relating to society and ethics.