Anatomy / Dissections
Fetal
Pig Dissection 
Fetal
Pig Dissection Review
Frog
External Anatomy -
legs, eyes, mouth structures
Frog
Digestive and Urogenital System -
stomach, kidneys
Frog
Brain and Bones - remove the frog's brain, expose the bones of the
lower leg
Frog
Dissection Crossword - review terms and procedures
Observe
a Living Frog - non dissection, behavior and characteristics
Bullfrog
Dissection - bullfrog dissection guides, more advanced than basic
frog dissection, used in AP biology
Frog
Dissection Alternative - for students who do not wish to dissect a
frog, project using internet resources
Frog Anatomy Review
- resource site for virtual frogs and practice quizzes
Frog
Anatomy Labeling - basic pictures of frogs for students to label,
serves as a review for the lab test
Planarian
Observation
Observation
of a Live Earthworm
Earthworm
Dissection |
Earthworm
Labeling
Squid Dissection
Crayfish External Anatomy | Crayfish
Dissection
Fish
Anatomy - coloring guide, fish organs and analyze fish age by scale
rings
Fish
Observation - view a live goldfish, take data on breathing rates
Rat Dissection
Introduction
| External
| Head &
Thoracic
Urogenital
System | Circulatory
Human
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Evolution
Peppered
Moth Simulation - newspaper and colored paper simulated natural selection
Modeling
Natural Selection - use tools such as spoons to "capture" beans and
determine the best adaptatons
Peppered
Moth Online Simulation - uses shockwave to simulate capturing moths
Sex and the
Single Guppy - uses pbs site that models sexual selection in guppies
Sex
and the Single Guppy - advanced, lab report required
Evolution
Lab - simulator models mutation rates and selection strengths
Evolution
Concept Map - graphic organizer
Evolution
Crossword Puzzle - terms related to topic of evolution
Examining
the Fossil Record - organize paper "fossils" to show change over time
Explorations
Through Time - explore Berkeley website on evolution, answer questions
Understand
Homology and Analogy - also Berkeley website, questions
Understanding Evolution
- The Arthropod Story -
Berkeley interactive activity with questions
PBS
Series Evolution - watch video clips, answer questions
Becoming
Human - video clips and information website; questions
Taxonomy
Interpreting
Graphics - uses a map to show groups of animals and how they are related
Dichotomous
Keys (Norns) - practice using keys, imaginary creatures
Dichotomous
Keys (Aliens) - more practice using keys
Fingerprint
Classification - look at fingerprints and develop a way to classify
them
Taxonomy
Project - students create their own kingdoms, phyla..etc and design
organisms
Zoobook
- project that explores orders and naming of species, taxonomic structures
Cell Parts
Cheek
Cell Lab -
observe cheek cells under the microscope
Cheek
Cell Virtual Lab - if you missed it in class
Animal
Cell Coloring - color a typical animal cell
Plant
Cell Coloring -
color a typical plant cell
Plant
Cell Lab -
microscope observation of onion and elodea
Plant
Cell Virtual Lab - if you missed it in class
Comparing Plant and Animal Cells - looks at cheek and onion cells
Prokaryote
Coloring -
color a typical bacteria cell
Cell
City Analogy -
compares a cell to a city
Cells
Alive (internet) - view cells on the web
Cell
Model - create a cell from household and kitchen items, rubric included
Cell
Research & Design -
research cells on the web, use computer to create your own cell
Cell Reproduction
Mitosis
in an Onion - view picture, identify stages
Cell
Cycle Label - label a picture of the stages of mitosis
Onion
Root Tip Lab - view real cells with a microscope
Onion and Whitefish
Virtual Lab - view cells, if you missed the classroom lab
Mitosis
Internet Lesson -
view animations of mitosis; questions
Meiosis
Internet Lesson - view animations of meiosis, compare to mitosis
Cell Processes
Diffusion
-
model diffusion using a plastic baggie
Observing
Osmosis - use an egg, vinegar, corn syrup, will take a few days
Salt
and Elodea - quick lab to observe the effects of salt water on elodea
cells
Diffusion
and Osmosis Crossword Puzzle -
vocabulary review
Chemiosmosis
Coloring - color the membrane and the steps involved in the production
of ATP
Cellular
Respiration Concept Map - map of the steps involved in cellular respiration
Cellular
Respiration - AP Lab 5, virtual lab at LabBench
Osmosis
in Cells - AP Lab 1, modified
Plant
Pigments - AP Lab 4, modified
Photosynthesis
Simulation - use simulator online to adjust light settings and gather
data on ATP production
Acids
and Bases - basic coloring showing how water dissociates into ions,
pH scale
Enzyme Lab - catalase, hydrogen
peroxide, rates of reaction
Enyme Weblab
Concept
Map on Organic Compounds - fill in terms
Ecology
Estimating Population Size | Online Simulation - mark and recapture techniqueOwl Pellets - dissect owl pellets, reconstruct skeletons
Deer Predation Graph - graph data on deer population (growth curves)
The Lesson of the Kaibab - another deer graphing exercise
Random Sampling - estimate a population of "sunflowers"
Interpreting Ecological Data - graphs and data tables
Ecological Succession - graphic shows how a pond changes, with questions
Population
Biology (Virtual Lab) - growth of paramecium
Demography
Lab - collect cemetery data, construct survivorship curve
Predator
Prey Simulation - collect data, growth curves, analyze
Examine
an Ecosystem - observation of jar/pond water
Build
an Ecosystem - use bags, water BTB, oxygen data
Food
Web Label - image; label producers, consumers, carnivores..etc
Food Web
Label II - another image to identify producers, consumers..etc
Build
a Food Web - use online application to create and print a foodweb
Biomes
Concept Map - research biomes, create graphic organizer
Biomes Webquest
- research biomes, create a presentation and travel brochure
Biomes
at MOBot -
web lesson, research site, fill out table and answer questions
Biome Map
-
color N. America's biomes
Isopod Behavior Lab - AP Lab 11, modified
Environmental Issues
Recycle
City - web lesson, view EPA's site on recycling with questions
Smog City
- web lesson, use simulator to adjust environmental conditions
Ecology
Project - create a powerpoint presentation about an environmental
issue
So
You Want a Dog - be a responsible pet owner, choose your dog wisely
(web lesson)
Ecology
Article Analysis - find a news article and summarize
Endangered
- visits Bagheera.com, complete a project on endangered species
Food
for Thought - model the amount of food resources each country has
using Hershey kisses
Zebra
Mussels - read an article about exotic (invasive) species, answer
questions
Human
Population Graph - use data to graph growth and analyze
Environmental
Action - as a group, allocate resources to different "causes"
Phyla
Animal
Symmetry - drawings of animals, students identify types of symmetry
Animal
Kingdom Survey Lab - introductory lab, set up stations with specimens
Animal
Phyla Matching - match the phylum to pictures and descriptions
Characteristics
of Life - make a concept map
Kingdom Protista
Ameba
Coloring -
color the structures of an ameba; pseudopodia, vacuole, nucleus.
Paramecium
Coloring -
color paramecium, vacuole, mouth pore, macronucleus, cilia..
Euglena
Coloring
- color euglena; flagella, chloroplast, pellicle...
Kingdom
Protista Concept Map
- organize the types of protists by characteristic
Ameba
& Paramecium Lab - view both specimens, compare and draw
Algae
Lab - compare 3 types of algae: volvox, spirogyra, and euglena
Biodiversity
of Ponds - sample pond water, identify organisms (protists, arthropods..ect)
Protista
Crossword - vocabulary; vacuole, paramecium, algae, malaria..etc
Phylum Porifera & Phylum Cnidaria
Sponge
Anatomy - sponge image; students label amebocytes, collar cells, spicules...
Sponge
Coloring - another anatomy page, color the structures
Hydra
Anatomy - hydra image; students label tentacles, cnidocytes, buds.
.
Hydra Lab - anatomy and behavior of
hydra .
Phylum Platyhelminthes & Nematoda
Observation of a Planarian - view a live planarian and observe regeneration
Phylum Mollusca
Squid
Dissection - external and internal structures, using real squids
Virtual
Squid - online dissection photos for students to view, labeling and
questions, makeup lab
Mollusk
Chart - compares cephalopods, gastroods, and bivalves
Phylum Annelida
Observation
of a Live Earthworm
Earthworm
Dissection
Earthworm
Labeling
Earthworm Virtual Lab - visit a website on earthworms and answer questions,
can be used as a makeup lab
Mollusk
and Annelid Crossword Puzzle - basic terms and classification
Phylum Arthropoda
Arthropod
Poetry - short riddles (poems) where students have to guess the associated
vocab
Arthropod
Chart - students complete a chart outlining the characteristics of
arthropod subphyla
Arthropod Coloring -
color and label parts, compare types
Phylum Chordata
Amniote
Egg Coloring - learn egg structures; yolk, allantois, amnion, chorion
Comparing
a Human and Avian Skeleton - coloring and bone identification
Bird
Beaks and Feet - view pictures of birds, make inferences about their
diet and habitat
Animal
Diversity Web - explore website, information on classes, orders and
relationships
Animal Camouflage
- simple website that describes different ways animals hide in their surroundings
Virtual
Field Trip to the San Diego Zoo - explore the site, answer questions
Zoo-logical
- a logic puzzle about dinosaurs, mainly for fun
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
Observation
of a Living Fish - simple lab where students observe a fish in a beaker
Mammal Chart - fill in a chart on the mammal orders; write descriptions and relatives
Animal Behavior
Territorial Behavior in Crickets - mark and observe crickets as they interact with each other
Inheritance
Simple
Genetics Practice - using mendelian genetics and punnett squares
Heredity
Simulation - using monsters and popsicle sticks to show how alleles
are inherited
Penny
Genetics - flip a coin to compare actual outcomes versus predicted
outcomes from a punnett square
Heredity Wordsearch
- fill in the blank, find terms
Genetic
Crosses with two traits - basic mendel cross
Genetic
Crosses with two traits (hard) - basic mendel cross
Dihybrid
Crosses in Guinea Pigs (pdf) -
step through on how to do a 4x4 punnett square
Codominance
& Incomplete Dominance -
basic crosses
Oompa
Loompa Genetics -
basic crosses and problem sets, using oompa loompas
Human
Genetics Survey - class takes a survey of human traits, such as ear
points
Modeling
Chromosomal Inheritance - use pipe cleaners to show how genes are
inherited; independent assortment, segregation, sex-linkage
Linkage
Group Simulation - uses pipe cleaners and beads, students construct
chromosomes with alleles and perform crosses, predicting outcomes (advanced)
Design-a-Species
- using the rules of inheritance (mendel), create an organism; dominance
& recessiveness, multiple allele traits, codominance
Inheritance
and Eye Color - uses a simulation to show how multiple alleles can
influence a single trait (eye color)
Hardy-Weinberg
Problem Set - statistical analysis, using HW equation
Corn Genetics
and Chi Square - statistical analysis, using preserved corn and counting
kernals
Corn
Genetics - grow corn, 3:1 albino ratio, lab report analyzes F1, F2
crosses
Fruit
Fly Genetics - virtual lab where you cross different flies, gather
data and statistically analyze the results
Fruit
Fly (Drosophila) Virtual Lab - more extensive virtual lab through
a program created by Virtual Courseware, requires set up by teacher.
Meiosis
Label - look at cells in various stages of meiosis, identify and order
Meiosis
Internet Lesson - look at animations of meiosis and answer questions
DNA
DNA
Coloring - basic image of DNA and RNA
DNA Crossword - basic terms
Transcription
& Translation Coloring - shows structures involved, nucleotides,
base pair rules, amino acids
DNA
Analysis - simulate DNA recombination using paper slips and sequences
DNA
Extraction - instructions for extracting DNA, best used as a demonstration
DNA
in Snorks - analyze and transcribe DNA sequences, construct a creature
based on that sequence
How
DNA Controls the Workings of a Cell - examine a DNA sequence, transcribe
and translate
DNA Sequencing
in Bacteria - website simulates the sequencing of bacterial DNA, PCR
techniques
Who
Ate The Cheese - simulate gel electrophoresis to solve a crime
Genetic Science Learning
Center - website, with questions
Genetic
Science Ethics -
survey as a group ethical questions involved genetics (cloning, gene therapy..)
HIV Coloring - advanced, viral infection & DNA
Plants
Flower
Coloring - color the parts of a flower; stamen, pistil, ovary, petals
Leaf
Coloring - color structures; xylem, phloem, bundle sheath, epidermis..etc
Monocot
and Dicot Comparison - coloring with terms and questions
Waterweed
Simulator - control the light and CO2 amounts and observe the rates
of photosynthesis
Botany
Wordsearch - plant terms
Tree Identification
- leaf terminology (alternate vs simple), and a key to identify trees
of the midwest
Tree Rings
- website on dendrology, with questions
Where
do Plants Get Their Food - grow plants, weigh soil and disprove that
plants consumes soil
Plant
Hormones - lab investigates effects of gibberellic acid on growth
Photosynthesis
Simulation - measure rates of ATP production while changing light
intensity and CO2 levels
Investigation
of Leaf Stomata - compare stomata of plants kept in the light and
dark
Help
Wanted - descriptions of plant jobs (classifieds), students guess
the structure best suited
Transpiration
Lab - measure rates of water loss in plants kept in different conditions
Germination
Inhibitors - measure germination rates in tomatoes
Seed
Germination Experiments - students investigate what factors affect
germination
Scientific Method
Controls
and Variables - read experiment scenarios, identify controls
Scientific Method Stories
- identify steps, hypotheses
The Elephant Poem - contemplate
the nature of observations
The Martian and the Car - identify
what makes something "alive"
Lab Safety - illustration,
identify good and bad procedures
The Language of Science -
prefixes and suffixes
Sponge Animals
- quick lab using capsules and water (toys) to collect data on how fast
the "animals" grow
Water
in Living Things - investigate how much water is stored in grass clippings
Microscope
"E" Lab - use a microscope to examine the letter "e"
Microscope
Virtual Lab - for students who miss "E" Lab
Microscope
Labeling - image, no labels
Microscope
Lab (advanced) - for AP Biology
Microscope Coloring
-
very simple worksheet on parts
Observation
- opener lab, using the senses
Pendulum Project - Inquiry
based, experimental design and data analysis (physical science)
Penny Lab - conduct an experiment
on surface tension
Carbon Dioxide Production
- determine how activity changes the amount of CO2 expelled
Making Slime - instructions for creating
a polymer
Measuring Lung Capacity
- graphing and data gathering
Measure
a Bean -
basic lab where students work with volume and mass, as well as common
lab equipment
Debunking
the Paranormal - investigate a "claim" from a scientific standpoint,
critical thinking skills
Lab Report Template & Rubric
Miscellaneous
Graphic Organizers
Lab
Report Template
Lab report rubric
Other Lesson ResourcesLesson
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