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CIBT Classroom Resources and Activities
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This website contains labs and activities developed by Cornell University’s Institute for Biology Teachers (CIBT). The resources, designed for high school and middle school students, are organized by topic: chemistry for biology, ecology and evolution, everyday biology, molecular biology, physiology, and reproduction and development. A lab database allows the users to access the complete list of labs and to read abstracts. Although some of the labs require specialized equipment, others can be done with simple equipment or are simulations. Subjects include DNA profiling, HIV testing and transmission, photosynthesis, properties of blood, and the biology of the heart.
The Broken Heart
This three-part classroom activity has students compare the structures of human and dog hearts and research heartworm in dogs.
Media: PDF
Mammalian Blood Lab
In these exercises, students investigate some of the properties of mammalian blood.
Media: PDF
Forensic DNA Amplification
This "Who Done It?" activity shows students how to extract and amplify DNA to show its use as a form of identification or "fingerprint."
Media: PDFProgram Director: Jeff J. Doyle, Ph.D.
Award Years: 1989, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
Summary: Cornell University is a private research institution in Ithaca, New York. Its HHMI-funded initiatives include:
- A summer research scholars program for Cornell students and underrepresented minority undergraduates from other institutions;
- The Cornell Teacher Education Partnership (with the Cornell Education Department) to prepare science teachers still in training to provide meaningful science experiences for their future students; and
- The Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers, which offers summer institutes for K-12 teachers on molecular biology, genetics and other important topics and works with program participants to develop a variety of classroom resources made available on the Web.