How Students Can do Hands-On Science Safely at Home
Lab safety tips for blended and remote learning from WeAreTeachers.
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Explore Mendelian Genetics with McGraw Hill's AccessScience
Explore Mendel's laws of heredity, inherited traits in plants, and biological traits. A great resource to help prepare genetics lesson plans for your biology class.
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Spreading the facts about viruses
Viruses take over the cells of living organisms by injecting them with their genetic material. Learn how these buggers can turn healthy cells into virus-producing zombies!
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Double (helix) the fun with this DNA activity
This hands-on DNA activity uses common household supplies to teach students a technique for extracting the DNA that makes them who they are.
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How vaccines take a big shot against viruses
Understanding how vaccines work. While your body is battling germs in the vaccine, it's also making the antibodies it needs to help quickly recognize and destroy those germs before they make you sick.
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How does handwashing help prevent illness? The science of soap.
The good news is that by simply washing our hands, we can help decrease the spread of coronavirus and other things that make us sick.
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9 ways to reinforce lab safety in the classroom or at home…plus a free student safety contract
Doing amazing science activities in the lab is only cool when we follow the rules. So, keep students and others as safe as possible—whether it's inside the classroom or in a home-based science lab.
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How to teach osmosis and diffusion with agar cubes – a free activity
Virtually all living cells are dependent on diffusion and osmosis processes. This free activity will enable students to explore the relationship between diffusion and cell size.
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Get the facts about bacteriology and a free student handout from McGraw Hill's AccessScience
Inspire students to explore the bacteriology tools used by geneticists, epidemiologists, doctors, archeologists, historians, forensic scientists, and farmers.
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Keeping a great laboratory notebook - an epic lesson
Students learn to use laboratory notebooks to keep consistent and accurate notes that record and reflect on their inquiry-based observations, activities, investigations, and experiments.
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