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This activity is a fun, interactive, and movement orientated activity that gets students out of their desks and analyzing riddles, diagrams, and DNA sequences. This activity pairs best following notes or background information on mutation types. Part 1: Students will compare a list of DNA sequences to an original strand and identify the type of mutation present. Part 2: Students will read riddle-like descriptions and interpret diagrams to identify mutation types. Part 3: Analysis questions that

Following lessons on Photosynthesis, Cellular Respiration, and Fermentation, it may be helpful to recap the similarities and differences between the three processes. This chart will cover the key features including: chemical equation, pertinent organisms, location, and the critical stages. The side-by-side comparison format will highlight the important facts of each. Add analysis questions to the back to increase comprehension, if desired.

Genetic technology is the future! As part of a comprehensive curriculum, students will learn that genetic modification is an ancient technology that has been advanced with modern genetics for greater efficiency, accuracy, and precision. The use of GMOs in our food supply has its Pros and Cons and with this handout, your students can collect evidence from 3 videos (of your choosing) and make their own opinion about the use of GMOs in our society. Students must be presented with both sides of the

Species interact in various ways with each other in order to survive. This flipbook will help students work with the 5 species interactions types and to help them understand the differences between them by researching examples. This activity could follow a formal lecture or act as an exploration activity beforehand. Each flap of the flipbook should include the name of the interaction, definition, an example from ecology, and the symbol that represents the interactions (+,-, o) Interactions inclu