The Biology Corner

Photo by: Rick TakmajianThe Biology Corner is a resource site for biology and science teachers.  It contains a variety of lessons, quizzes, labs, web quests, and information on science topics.   You can find lessons related to biology topics in the links  listed under “topics” on the sidebar.  Topics include:  Ecology, Genetics, Anatomy, Cells, Scientific Method, and Evolution.   I do not at this time have answer keys for the worksheets posted, as students use this site to access their own homework and assignments.

To see any class curriculum,  use the “classes” link on the top left.  These are pages that are organized as a sequence for the chapters covered in those particular courses:  AP Biology, Freshman Level Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, and an Introductory Physics class.    These  pages include powerpoint presentations, review guides, reading worksheets, crossword puzzles and any other specific resources I use for that chapter or unit.

You are free to use any of the worksheets and lessons for your own class, and you can even modify them for your needs.  Many of the worksheets are also available in word (.doc) format which is easier to edit for most people – check for the word icon for document downloads or print the pages as is.  Most are formatted for ease of printing.

Spotlight Lessons:

Fish Temperature Lab – investigate how the respiration rate of a fish changes with temperate; graphing
Fish Temperature Make-up Lab – same as above, online version for students not in class

Frog External Anatomy  – legs, eyes, mouth structures, this worksheet is followed by the dissection of the frog (internal anatomy)
Frog Dissection Alternative – for students who do not wish to dissect a frog, project using internet resources
Frog Anatomy Labeling – basic pictures of frogs for students to label, serves as a review for the lab test

Recent Posts

Worksheets:

I’ve received many requests for the old worksheets page –  The “old” worksheets page is still indexed if you want a very brief list of all the resources at http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets.html.  I’ve tried to keep this updated, but I recommend the search function if you are looking for something.  I’ve renamed many files and moved them, but I rarely delete anything.  Likely, what you are looking for is on this site somewhere.  

Photostream & Picasa Galleries

I also have been uploading pictures to Flickr to organize and keep science related images in one spot.  I’ve also got a fancy camera to hook onto a microscope, check out the Flickr Photostream to view those images.  Flickr is a great resource for organizing photos and allows me to store photos that other teachers might find useful, like the images of cheek cells and mitosis.  I also have science galleries located at Google’s Picasaweb.   

Social Media

You can follow biologycorner.com at  http://www.facebook.com/biologycorner,  or at  http://twitter.com/biologycorner
 or Google +1.   Generally, I use these sites to share tips and tricks for labs and concepts I teach in class, as well as things that didn’t work so well.  The focus for these discussions is usually lab set-ups, common core standards, and assessment strategies.