This unit was designed to be used by 5th and 6th grade students in participating in an enrichment program for gifted students.

It could be adapted for use by older students as well.

Students should have a basic understanding of cell structure before beginning the unit, and may need more guided instruction and hands-on activities to supplement the web activities designated here.

Resources Beyond the Web

Books:

Amazing Schemes Within Your Genes
DNA is Here to Stay
Cells Are Us  -  all by Dr. Fran Balkwill and available from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press  
                (www.cshlpress.com)
Genetics and Evolution, the Molecules of Inheritance,
  by Jill Bailey
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decoding Your Genes,
  by Linda Tagliaferro and Mark V. Bloom, Ph.D.
Beyond 2000, Genetic Engineering,
  by David Darling
Genetic Engineering, by Jenny Bryan
Genetics: Unlocking the Secrets of Life,
  by Nathan Aaseng
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23
  Chapters, by Matt Ridley
Ingenious Genes by Baeuerle & Landa

Supplies

Carolina Science and Math   http://www.carolina.com/

Other Resources

Genetics Education Center, KU Medical Center, Debra Collins
  http://www.kumc.edu/gec/