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NIH Genetic Variation Activity- Are you susceptible? Dice rolling game to model cardiovascular risk. -pdf for handouts

College Board- Biotechnology lab manual

Human Genome Project fact sheet

pdf outlining PBLs and sample projects for Health care careers

PATH global health file report on diarrheal disease

CDC 4 page document on diarrheal disease

A package of papers investigates the functional regulatory elements in genomes that have been obtained from human tissue samples and cell lines. The implications of the project are presented here from three viewpoints. 

Hands-on karyotype/cytogenetic analysis activity.

Species like yeast, flies, fish and mice have many genes in common with humans and are therefore considered 'model organisms' and are widely used in research to study human genes and human diseases. Mouse research has lead to major advances in our ability to treat a number of serious diseases and conditions.

Honey bee dancing, perhaps the most intriguing aspect of their biology, is also one of the most fascinating behaviors in animal life. Performed by a worker bee that has returned to the honey comb with pollen or nectar, the dances, in essence, constitute a language that "tells" other workers where the food is. By signaling both distance and direction with particular movements, the worker bee uses the dance language to recruit and direct other workers in gathering pollen and nectar.

Bonding Basics Lesson, Science Spot Model bonding with cards and candy.

iKeepSafe is dedicated to the education of families on how to stay safe online. That's why we've teamed up with Google to develop curriculum that educators can use in the classroom to teach what it means to be a responsible digital citizen. The curriculum is designed to be interactive, discussion filled and allow students to learn through hands-on and scenario activities. Each workshop contains a resource booklet for both educators and students that can be downloaded in PDF form, presentations to accompany the lesson and animated videos to help frame the conversation.

Most teens get between two and four colds a year. They may also get the flu if they're not vaccinated. The following activities will help your students learn the importance of protecting themselves from colds and flu so they can avoid missing class time.

Germs are everywhere: in school, at home, at the gym, at the mall, even on your computer! You're constantly exposed to germs. Fortunately for most of us, our immune systems defend us against germs and microorganisms daily to keep us healthy and prevent infection. The following discussion questions and activities will help your students learn all about the immune system.

269 page  Curriculum Supplement from NIH 5 lessons  Ideas about the role of evolution in medicine Investigating lactose intolerance and evolution evolutionary processes and patterns inform medicine Using evolution to understand influenza Evaluating evolutionary explanations

The online textbook provides a background to understand and discuss the natural functioning of the different Earth systems; it introduces humans as part of the overall ecosystem and explores what is needed to sustain human life; and it looks at the effects that human actions have on different natural systems. The online textbook also includes full-color images of related figures, glossary terms, and a bibliography for further reading.

NIH publication

Transgenic animal lesson from Texas Education Agency 2013

Paper Cloning activity with worksheet questions

In this lesson, students consider the case of a young doctor hired by a U.S. pharmaceutical company to test a new antibiotic in Nigeria during a meningitis epidemic. Students work through a Decision-Making Framework in small groups, in which they identify the ethical question, determine which facts are known or unknown, consider the values of different stakeholder groups, generate possible solutions, and then make and justify a decision about the case.