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• Genetic Education Modules for Teachers
• DNA Kit
• DNA from the Beginning
• ELSI Genetic Knowledge
• From Blueprint to You
• Genetic Mind Reader
• Genetic Timeline

Genetic Education Modules for Teachers

As genetics and genomics research advances rapidly through the knowledge gained from the completed human DNA sequence, teachers and educators require new classroom tools to present the rich history, complexity and excitement of the world of genetics and genomics.

These teaching modules include specific teaching plans to present the history, facts and genetic terminology behind the Human Genome Project, and the ethical, legal and social questions surrounding the discoveries and advancements of this research.

• Modules
• Other Resources

Modules

• Genetic Variation
  All about genetic variation.
  
  
• Genetics in the Laboratory
  The uses of genetics in the laboratory.
  
  
• Genetics, DNA, and Heredity: The Basics
  Basic information on DNA, genetics and the Human Genome Project.
  
  
• Your Family Health History
  Learn how to draw your family tree.
  
  
• DNA Day Jeopardy!
  Jeopardy using answers about DNA, Human Genome Project, Inheritance, more.
  
  
• 2009 Power Point Slide Show (40 MB)
  Topics covered: Forensics, Advances in DNA Sequencing, Human Microbiome Project, Epigenetics, Family History and the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Genome Research.
  
  
• Cloning
  A Powerpoint presentation from the University of Utah Genetic Science Learning Center.
  
  
• Chromosome Analysis
  Powerpoint presentation.
  
  
• Chromosome Analysis: Creating Karyotypes
  Accompanying material for Chromosome Analysis Powerpoint presentation.
  
  
• DNA From the Beginning [dnaftb.org]
  • DNA from the Beginning Study Guide
    A study guide for DNA From the Beginning.
    
    
• Genetic Mind Reader
  A game that reviews some important facts about the Human Genome Project.
  
  
• Genetic Timeline
  An historical perspective of the discoveries that led to our present understanding of the human genome.
  
  

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Other Resources

• Dolan DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory [www.dnalc.org]
  A source for timely information about genes in education.
  
  
• From the Blueprint to You
  Read all about genetics, your DNA, the Human Genome Project and the future of genomics in this booklet created in April 2003 for 50 Years of DNA: A Celebration of the Genome. Offered in English and en español.
  
  
• Genetic Science Learning Center at the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Utah [gslc.genetics.utah.edu]
  Helping people understand how genetics affects their lives and society.

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Last Updated: March 10, 2010