2. What is Hair?

Karen Johnson, Susan Juhl, Jordan Brick, Sugat Dabholkar
Biology
42 min (1 class period)
Introductory High School Biology
v1

Overview

In this lesson, students will do hands-on activities to analyze the chemical contents and structure of hair.

Underlying Pages

Standards

Next Generation Science Standards
  •   Life Science
    • [HS-LS1-1] Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells.
    • [HS-LS3-1] Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.

Credits

Questions: Karen Johnson

Lesson Development Discussions: Sugat Dabholkar, Sue Juhl, Jordan Brick, Karen Johnson