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Lee 7th Grade Research Projects: 7th Grade Genetics

Important Scientists in Genetics and DNA

Gregor Mendel  

 

  NameGregor Mendel 

  Born: July 22, 1822   Died: January 6, 1884

  Known for: Father of Genetics

  Nationality: Austro-Hungarian


 

  NameRobert Hooke

  BornJuly 18, 1635  DiedMarch 3, 1703

  Known for: First to use word "cell"

  Nationality: English

 

 

  NameAnton van Leeuwenhoek

  Born: October 24, 1632  Died: August 26, 1723 

  Known for: Improvement of the microscope

  Nationality: Dutch


  

  Name: Rosalind Franklin

  Born: July 25, 1920   Died: April 16, 1958

  Known for: Discovering DNA

  Nationality: English

  Biography 



  

  Name: James Watson

  Born: April 6, 1928  Died: (still alive)

  Known for: Discovering DNA

  Nationality: American

  Biography



  

  Name: Francis Crick

  Born: June 8, 1916  Died: July 28, 2004

  Known for: Discovering DNA

  Nationality: English

  Biography

Resources

Include quotation marks around your search terms when you want to find them together, ie. "genetic engineering "

Websites on Genetics

Science Search Engines

Try searching some of these topics:  cloning, selective breeding, genetic engineering, gene therapy, dna, dna profiling, genes, human genome project

  • National Science Digital Library
    Middle School level search engine - good place to search for all things science. Includes all types of digital resources.
  • Science Education.gov
      (Grade level can be changed using the filter list on the right.) Site has Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education resources.
  • National Institute of Health
    NIH Middle School Level Search Engine for health related topics, including genetics topics.

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