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Digestive System Card Sort

In this card activity, students investigate the functions of major digestive organs.

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Anatomy & Physiology
Card Activities
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

How Do Some Cells Affect Mouse Color?

In this phenomenon-driven activity, students investigate how cells are signaled to make melanin and explain how mutations in melanin pathway proteins affect the coat color of various organisms.

Cell Biology
Genetics
Lessons
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Biomolecules on the Menu

In this Click & Learn, students explore the process of digestion and how it connects to metabolism and cellular respiration. 

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Anatomy & Physiology
Click & Learn
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

The Breathing Biosphere and Human Contribution

In this Click & Learn, students explore factors that contribute to patterns seen in the Keeling Curve: a continuous record of atmospheric CO2 starting in 1958.

Earth Science
Environmental Science
Science Practices
Click & Learn
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Why Do Some People with the Sickle Cell Genotype Not Have Symptoms?

In this inquiry-based activity, students engage in science practices to figure out why some people with a genetic condition that usually leads to sickle cell disease do not have disease symptoms.
 

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Genetics
Card Activities
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

The Science of Climate Change

This film begins with phenomena linked to climate change and then examines how Earth’s temperature is controlled, how we know it is changing, and how the current changes compare to those over the last 800,000 years.

Environmental Science
Earth Science
Short Films
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Cell Division and Cancer Risk

This activity guides the analysis of a published scientific figure from a study that investigated how random mutations during cell division can contribute to cancer.

Genetics
Science Practices
Data Points
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Interactive Assessment for Got Lactase? The Co-evolution of Genes and Culture

Several questions are embedded within the short film The Making of the Fittest: Got Lactase? The Co-evolution of Genes and Culture, which explores the genetics of lactase persistence and evolution of the trait in some human populations.

Genetics
Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Interactive Videos
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Trends in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

This activity analyzes a figure showing the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration from 1958 to 2023.

Environmental Science
Earth Science
Science Practices
Data Points
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Interactive Assessment for The Birth and Death of Genes

A number of questions are embedded within the short film The Making of the Fittest: The Birth and Death of Genes, which illustrates how gene duplications and mutations have led to remarkable physiological adaptations in Antarctic fish.

Genetics
Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Interactive Videos
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Mutations in Cancer

This video provides an overview of the types of genes that, when mutated, can lead to the development of cancer.

Genetics
Cell Biology
Clips
High School — AP/IB
College