Resources for your genetic disorders project
- Project Rubric for Genetic Disorders Project: newscastprojectrubric_2010
- Once you have selected a genetic disorder, most have foundations and sites dedicated to the disorder. The NIH and CDC also have extensive resources.
Meiosis
- Videos on mitosis vs. meiosis, stages of meiosis, and unique features of meiosis: Click here for the videos!
- Video on source of genetic variation: Click here for the video!
- Page on meiosis versus mitosis: Click here!
- Nice pictures of meiosis with labels for practice: Click here!
- More review of meiosis: Click here!
Mendelian Genetics
Non-Mendelian Genetics
- Blood typing game we played in class: Click here for the game!
- Info on genes and blood type: Click here!
- Info on the Romanovs – famous for hemophilia! Click here!
- Documentary on the Romanovs: Click here!
Pedigrees
Genetic Disorders
- Awesome genetic disorders library: Click here!
- Online genetic disorders database: Click here!
- Another online genetic disorders database: Click here!
- And another one: Click here!
Body Systems
I have a huge number of links saved here: http://delicious.com/biowithoutwalls/Anatomy_and_P – just search for your body system!
Videos Watched in Class
- Digestion Movie
- Circulatory System Movie
- How the Heart Works
- Respiratory System Movie
- How Lungs Work
- Immune System Video
Supplemental resources
- Kids’ Health – Just click Body Basics for your system – http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/index.html
- How Stuff Works: Lungs – http://health.howstuffworks.com/lung.htm
- How Stuff Works: Digestive System: http://health.howstuffworks.com/digestive-system-channel.htm
- Circulatory system videos (and other videos) at Kid’s Health: http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/htbw_main_page.html
- Animations of how nerves communicate: http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/action_potential.html
- The wonders of blood: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/science/21angi.html
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