SWBIC Educational Resources
Educational Activities & Materials
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Class Activities & Materials
- ABO Blood Group – A classroom activity intended to familiarize students with human red blood cells, antibodies, and blood types.
- Transcription and Translation Visual Exercises – Quiz-type exercises that provide hands-on experience for students to visualize and fully understand the importance of replication, transcription and translation.
- Transcription and Translation Visual Exercises – Quiz-type exercises that provide hands-on experience for students to visualize and fully understand the importance of replication, transcription and translation.
Laboratory Activities
- DNA Fingerprinting: Analysis of Crime Scene DNA – This exercise examines DNA fingerprinting techniques used for identification, to compare the DNA of a crime suspect to those samples found at the crime scene.
- Enzymes and Laundry Detergent – A laboratory activity which allows students to investigate the effectiveness of enzymes in laundry detergents.
- Watch an Enzyme Work – A hands-on activity examining protease enzymes as they catalyze proteins into amino acids.
- Wheat Germ DNA Isolation Experiment – This activity will answer the following questions: where is DNA located, how can DNA be isolated, can DNA been seen with the naked eye, and what does DNA look like?
- Enzymes and Laundry Detergent – A laboratory activity which allows students to investigate the effectiveness of enzymes in laundry detergents.
Webquests
- Atoms, Ions, and Isotopes – A webquest and short review of atoms, ions, and isotopes.
- Biome WebQuest – The purpose of this webquest is to explore the characteristics of biomes.
- Blood-Brain Barrier Outline – This webquest is designed to introduce the phenomenon of the blood-brain barrier.
- Enzyme Unit Plan – A webquest designed to provide an understanding of the role of enzymes.
- Exploring Cellular Respiration – A Socratic webquest exploring the process of cellular respiration in photosynthetic organisms.
- Exploring Photosynthesis – A Socratic webquest which explores photosynthesis in organisms and the environment.
- Biome WebQuest – The purpose of this webquest is to explore the characteristics of biomes.