Biology

The curriculum is composed of 2 major topics, to be done in weeks 2 and 4, along with 2 subtopics, one for each student. Additionally, each subtopic will contain a link of a high school level for students to interpret. Students are not required to use the link, but cannot only use the link to create their presentation. At STEMForU, we want to teach students how to research and create presentations, both of which will be important later in life.

• Life Science

• Cell Biology

  • Makeup of a cell - 3rd Grade

    • High School Links: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-cells/hs-basic-cell-structures/v/introduction-to-the-cell

  • Mitosis/Meiosis - 5th Grade

    • High School Links: https://biologydictionary.net/mitosis-vs-meiosis/

  • Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes - 4th Grade

    • High School Links: https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/cells/eukaryotic-cells/a/organelles-article

  • Plant vs Animal Cells - 4th Grade

    • High School Links: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-cells/hs-plant-vs-animal-cells/v/overview-of-animal-and-plant-cells

  • Different Types of Cells - 3rd Grade

    • High School Links: https://www.kenhub.com/en/library/anatomy/types-of-cells-in-the-human-body

  • Cellular Processes - 5th Grade

    • High School Links: https://www.tocris.com/cell-biology - click on each of the tabs

• Genetics

  • Intro to heredity - 3rd Grade

    • https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-classical-genetics/hs-introduction-to-heredity/v/introduction-to-heredity

  • Traits - 4th Grade

    • https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/science/life-science/genetics-and-heredity/?selected_facet=grades:9-12

  • Punnett Squares - 3rd Grade

    • https://www2.palomar.edu/anthro/mendel/mendel_2.htm

  • Evolution - 5th Grade

    • https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-evolution/hs-evolution-and-natural-selection/v/introduction-to-evolution-and-natural-selection

  • Chromosomes and DNA - 4th grade

    • https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/Chromosomes-Fact-Sheet (chromosomes)

    • https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-molecular-genetics/hs-discovery-and-structure-of-dna/a/discovery-of-the-structure-of-dna (DNA)

  • Genetic Mutations - 5th Grade

    • https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/genetic-mutation-1127/

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