Teacher Resources
Lesson plans, genetic educational materials, printable activity sheets, and other teaching resources for educators seeking to increase genetic and genomic literacy.
Materials for Teacher Resources
Biostatistics
Statistics Education Web (STEW)
Description: Statistics Education Web (STEW) Lesson plans on statistics for K-12 math and science teachers
- Source: American Statistical Association
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- URL: http://www.amstat.org/education/stew/index.cfm
Statistics Education Webinars
Description: Statistics webinars for math and science teachers
- Source: American Statistical Association
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- URL: http://www.amstat.org/education/webinars/index.cfm
DNA Forensics
Entomology Resources for Teachers
Description: Information, brochures, and other resources on entomology for teachers
- Source: Entomological Society of America
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- URL: http://www.entsoc.org/teachers
DNA, Genes, Chromosomes
For Teachers – yourgenome.org
Description: Lesson plans, classroom activities, and other resources for teaching DNA, protein, cancer and other topics
- Source: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
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- URL: http://www.yourgenome.org/landing_teachers.shtml
Genetic Conditions
For Teachers – yourgenome.org
Description: Lesson plans, classroom activities, and other resources for teaching DNA, protein, cancer and other topics
- Source: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
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- URL: http://www.yourgenome.org/landing_teachers.shtml
Inside Cancer - Teacher Center
Description: A Web tool for building classroom presentations, finding lesson plans, and aligning content with national and local education standards
- Source: Dolan DNA Learning Center
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- URL: http://teachercenter.insidecancer.org/
Knowledge is Power – Check out your gene pool
Description: Instruction for requesting a copy of a video featuring interviews with a physician, genetic counselor and families directly affected by Tay-Sachs and Canavan disease
- Source: National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association of Delaware Valley
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- URL: http://www.tay-sachs.org/educational_video.php
Heredity/Inheritance Patterns
Family Health History Toolkit
Description: Printable PDF booklets, activity pages, fact sheets, and other resources on collecting your family health history
- Source: Utah Department of Health
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- URL: http://health.utah.gov/genomics/familyhistory/toolkit.html
Genetic Lesson Plan Ideas
Description: An alphabetical list of lesson plans that teach genetic concepts
- Source: University of Kansas Medical Center
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- URL: http://www.kumc.edu/gec/lessons.html
Harry Potter's World
Description: Activities for teaching basic genetic concepts as well as characteristics of complex traits
- Source: National Library of Medicine
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- URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/harrypottersworld/science.html
Top Issues In Genetics
Bioinformatics Lesson Plans and Activities Bank
Description: Classroom activities and lesson plans on bioinformatics
- Source: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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- URL: http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/resources/SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=181
NHGRI Webinar Series
Description: Webinars on current topics related to genomics, health, and society
- Source: National Human Genome Research Institute
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- URL: http://www.genome.gov/27527023
The Human Genome Project
Description: Download component parts of the educational CD, The Human Genome Project
- Source: National Human Genome Research Institute
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- URL: http://www.genome.gov/Pages/EducationKit/download.html




