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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

Statistics Education Webinars

Description: Statistics webinars for math and science teachers

DNA Forensics

Entomology Resources for Teachers

Description: Information, brochures, and other resources on entomology for teachers

DNA, Genes, Chromosomes

For Teachers – yourgenome.org

Description: Lesson plans, classroom activities, and other resources for teaching DNA, protein, cancer and other topics

Genetic Conditions

For Teachers – yourgenome.org

Description: Lesson plans, classroom activities, and other resources for teaching DNA, protein, cancer and other topics

Inside Cancer - Teacher Center

Description: A Web tool for building classroom presentations, finding lesson plans, and aligning content with national and local education standards

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

Heredity/Inheritance Patterns

Family Health History Toolkit

Description: Printable PDF booklets, activity pages, fact sheets, and other resources on collecting your family health history

Genetic Lesson Plan Ideas

Description: An alphabetical list of lesson plans that teach genetic concepts

Harry Potter's World

Description: Activities for teaching basic genetic concepts as well as characteristics of complex traits

Top Issues In Genetics

Bioinformatics Lesson Plans and Activities Bank

Description: Classroom activities and lesson plans on bioinformatics

NHGRI Webinar Series

Description: Webinars on current topics related to genomics, health, and society

The Human Genome Project

Description: Download component parts of the educational CD, The Human Genome Project