This choice board, created from Google Slides, includes 25 different eBooks and videos on the topic of heredity. These eBooks and videos will help build background knowledge on Ohio's Learning Standards for Biology. Share this choice board directly with students and allow them to choose the eBooks and videos they would like to read and watch to learn more about the topic.

Learn the basics of the structure of DNA strands in this video. [9:56]

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Learn the basics of the molecular structure of RNA in this video. Video discusses structure as well as compares the structure of RNA vs. DNA. [11:29]

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Tutorial on DNA basics that goes along with an online quiz over the material. Use the naviagation buttons at the bottom of the page to go to the quiz over the material.

Use this resource to discover the basic structure of a eukaryotic cell and some of the organelles it contains.

This explanation of genetic drift is straightforward and easy to understand. Illustrations are provided to help visual learners

If you want an interactive way to practice karyotyping, this is it. There are three patient histories and karyotypes to use in diagnosing human genetic disorders. There is enough information on comparing chromosomes to get you started.

A brief overview of the prokaryotes. The resource contains some interesting facts that will help you understand the great contrast that exists in the prokaryotic way of life.

Population genetics is the study of genetic variation in populations. This simulation allows the user to observe the frequencies of two alleles over time.

Learn the basics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells in this video. [6:50]

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This in-depth site provides middle and high school science teachers with a wide array of free instructional resources, such as slide sets, streaming video presentations, and laboratory activities. Information is provided that is supported by lessons and web-based materials.

Learn the basics of why sweat cools your body down in this video. [5:13]

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This video will explore the pH scale. See some examples of how to calculate the pH of water, orange juice, and bleach. [11:37]

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This ZOOMSci video segment shows how to create self-contained environments and explore how plants grow under different conditions. [3:24]

This interactive resource adapted from NASA describes the different temperature, precipitation, and vegetation patterns in seven biomes: coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, desert, grassland, rainforest, shrubland, and tundra.

There are almost as many types of bird beaks as there are types of food that birds like to eat. This collection of images shows a wide range of beaks and the types of foods handled by each.

Explore an interactive encyclopedia of known and suspected black holes and find out how they are formed. Includes a glossary of terms, movie files and links to black holes in popular movies and books.

If you’ve seen Bitty and Bob at the Museum, you know bobcats are incredible animals. They can leap as far as 12 feet and have a keen sense of smell. In this week’s edition of Wildlife Wednesdays, learn even more fast facts about these felines with wildlife specialist Nikki McClellan. Worksheets available for grades PreK-K and 1-2.

A video lecture which explains the Bohr model of an atom, and explains how to create and use Bohr model diagrams to solve some practice problems. [11:51]

A two-part tutorial illustrating the structure and growth of bones, followed by a description of the cartilage model. [8:27]