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Protein Evolution
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Biochemistry, Science, Professional Development, Evolution and Adaptation, Life SciencesIn this activity students explore the evolution of proteins by comparing 2D and 3D alignments of orthologs and paralogs.Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Long Term Ecological Resources
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Professional Development, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, Ecology & EcosystemsStudents analyze data on temperature and precipitation collected from 26 different Long Term Ecological Research sites and compa...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Phenylketonuira
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Biochemistry, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Science, Professional Development, Life SciencesIn this activity, students are assigned different alleles of the gene for phenylalanine hydroxylase to research using OMIM (Onli...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Writing a Wikipedia Genetic Disease Article
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: DNA, Genetics & Biotechnology, Professional DevelopmentWriting a Wikipedia article about a genetic disease is a good culminating activity for a genetics course or module, as it requir...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Monohybrid Fruit Fly Crosses: A Simulation
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: DNA, Genetics & Biotechnology, Professional Development, Evolution and AdaptationThis assignment uses a computer simulation of fruit fly genetics to have students design and interpret monohybrid crosses of a t...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Bioinformatics
Grades: 6 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Professional Development, Life Sciences, Ecology & EcosystemsThis exercise contains two interrelated modules that introduce students to modern biological techniques in the area of Bioinform...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Electrical Analysis of Wind Power
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Professional DevelopmentFor this experiment, students use a DC motor as a generator and various shaped turbine designs to test which design produces the...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0