A Simulation For Cloning

This article simulates the cloning process called somatic cell nuclear transfer. This article includes the teacher setup, background information, and the actual activity which includes ques... See More

This article simulates the cloning process called somatic cell nuclear transfer. This article includes the teacher setup, background information, and the actual activity which includes questions for the students. The resources for this article include two websites. One of the websites from the University of Utah called Learn.Genetics that has much many more teacher resources that can be used in the classroom. This lesson provided in this article is simple and easy to use in a middle school classroom.

Cloning

This article describes a very interesting and informative activity where students do a cloning activity. It takes a lot of prep time on the part of the teacher, but the results are rewardin... See More

This article describes a very interesting and informative activity where students do a cloning activity. It takes a lot of prep time on the part of the teacher, but the results are rewarding. Students experience cloning in this simple activity and then learn what living being they have cloned. Afterwards, students research the benefits and risks of cloning,