Content Videos (Lectures and animations to supplement lessons):

• 18 Things You Should Know About Genetics
• What is DNA?
• What are chromosomes?
• Meiosis
• Genetics Preview
• Mendelian Genetics
• Punnett Squares
• Linked Genes
• Blood Types
• Genetic Technology
• Central Dogma

Interactives (Online activities for student interaction with content):

• Tour of the Basics (Animated Lessons reviewing heredity, traits, DNA, genes, proteins and chromosomes)
• Build a DNA Molecule (students test their knowledge of base pairing to build a virtual DNA molecule)
• Make a Karyotype (students can build a karyotype)
• Anatomy of a Gene (students click and read about regions of a gene)
• Things You May Not Know About DNA (short animated feature that clarifies common misconceptions about DNA and genetics)
• Heredity and Mendel (animated video introducing Mendel and the Punnett Square)
• Transcribe and Translate a Gene (students try their hand at the Central Dogma)
• Types of Proteins (students read about the types of proteins that genes code for)
• What Makes a Firefly Glow? (students explore a real-life example of protein-synthesis in fireflies)
• Genetically Modified Foods (students explore how GMO’s are made)
• Blood Types (students examine ABO blood antigens and Rh antigens and their compatibility)
• Blood Types (students look at inheritance of blood types)
• Virtual DNA Extraction Lab (students perform a virtual cheek swab and extract DNA from human cells)
• Virtual GMO Lab (students explore biotechnology by creating their own genetically modified plant)
• Visible Inherited Traits (students look at observable human characteristics)

Games (Online games for students to apply & test their content knowledge):

• Monohybrid Man ( Somewhere out in space, students conduct weird genetics experiments and battle their creations. Solve puzzles or go extinct. Students practice their genetics while they try to stay alive long enough to finish their work and return to earth!)
• Toxin (A spaceship has returned to Earth following a trip to Mars and it’s carrying a deadly strain of bacteria. Students need to read the genetic code and determine the amino acid sequence for the lethal toxin that is being released by the bacteria. Maybe then a vaccine can be developed (See Toxin 2). This game requires students to have some background in DNA structure, protein synthesis, and reading the genetic code. Ready to stop the outbreak?!)
• Toxin 2 (Scientists are beginning the first human trials of a vaccine to protect society from the bacteria from Mars. Nobody knows if the vaccine will work or what side effects it might have. Students join the “Infectious Disease Unit” to conduct experiments on a sample of human volunteers. If their experiments are successful, maybe civilization can beat the toxin! Topics in the game include cells, digestion, genetics, and circulation)
• Alien Chromosomes (students find and destroy the mutated alien chromosomes before the aliens unleash their genetic experiments on the universe)
• Drag-and-Drop Karyotype (students create 3 different karyotypes and then examine them for genetic defects)
• Drag-and-Drop Pedigree (students create pedigrees and answer corresponding questions)
• Click and Clone (students create a genetically identical clone of Mimi, a brown female mouse)
• Snurfle Meiosis and Genetics (Snurfles, just like any other organism, must reproduce in order to continue as a species! But how does this happen?  By the end of this game, students will understand how meiosis and fertilization work to make offspring! They will also see how genetic characteristics are passed on through these processes and the connection between meiosis and genetics!)
• Snurfle Meiosis and Genetics 2: Diversity and Dihybrid Crosses (When Snurfles reproduce, their offspring can have a lot of different traits (lots of diversity). But how?  By the end of this game, students will understand how the processes of crossing over, independent assortment and random fertilization result in increased diversity of offspring!  Also, they will learn how to perform a dihybrid cross!)
• Meiosis Battle Pong (students fire comets at their opponent, dodge asteroids, and keep the ball in play in this fresh twist on the classic game of Pong, all while reviewing Meiosis!)