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Otter's Elementary Science Curriculum:
The Human Body

Week 2 DNA and Genes


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Have a Nice DNA

Have a Nice DNA (Enjoy Your Cells, 3)

or

Baa!: The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read about Genes and Cloning (Mysterious You)

p. 3-7

*I am considering creating some blocks of text to paste in over the evolutionary material. Because there is so much, you should do this as a read aloud if you are a Christian.

p. 8-17

 

 


p. 18-25

You may wish to skip the page spread: 24-25 for evolutionary comments.

p.26-31

p.27 Put black marker over "and ape-like" so that it only says "human ancestors".

p.28 Put black marker over "This is why creatures are able to evolve."

p. 29 Skip the 2nd paragraph.

Experiments, Activity Books & Kits

Free online project: This terrific project is available through a printable pdf.

 

Have Your DNA and eat it too project

Supplies:
2 pieces of red licorice, 12 toothpicks, bag of colored marshmallows, 5 paper clips, masking tape

   
Movies
BrainPop.com

DNA

RNA

Mitosis

 

Heredity

Genetics

United Streaming PLUS     Greatest Discoveries with Bill Nye: Genetics (44:39)  
Free movies online        
Workbooks /Cut & Paste Model books

 

       
Free Printables

Usborne clipart (use for lapbooks, reports or notebooking)
DNA

 

 

Websites to Visit and Online Activities


DNA Animated movie and an interactive build DNA activity

Click here for a DNA markers and medicine response movie and game.

Nova Online: Create a DNA fingerprint (interactive) and solve a crime!

Zooming into DNA - look at real images of cells, chromosomes and even DNA from 100x to 900,000x!

 

 

 

 

 
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