In a basic biology class, students learn that lysosomes are responsible for breaking …
Biology lesson plans, worksheets, tutorials and resources for teachers and students.
AP Biology students usually start the year learning about biological macromolecules. I often …
Boxing Biomolecules – A Game for Organics
My anatomy students spend days learning the names of muscles. We start at …
Flex Your Muscles! A Close Look at the Biceps
Introduce anatomy by making a chalk outline and placing cards in the location …
Introduce Anatomy Terms with Chalk Outlines
As an icebreaker activity, I set up stations in the lab with various …
Lab Introduction – Identify Equipment and Uses
In this investigation, students explore how chemicals affect pulse rates in a blackworm …
Investigation: How Chemicals Impact Pulse Rates
In this lab, students observe photosynthesis through changes in the color of an …
Investigation: Algae Beads and Photosynthesis
I find that my students really have difficulty with meiosis. I’m not as …
Investigation: Meiosis in Sordaria Fungus
Examine data that compares states that allow trophy hunting of pumas to California …
Can Sport Hunting Control Predator Populations?
I recently shifted the evolution unit to second semester, to be taught after …
Mutations and Evolution in Aquatic Mammals
Snake worms, jumping worms, crazy worms… all names to describe a group of …
Data Analysis – Invasion of the Jumping Worms
Do you find that your students need more practice with analyzing graphs and …
Measuring Water Quality with Biodiversity
My students always seem enthusiastic when a project includes dogs. Even kids that …
Case Study: Dogs, SNPs, and Patellar Luxation
Crime dramas like CSI often solve the case by using a technology called …
How DNA Fingerprints Are Used to Solve Crimes
Students studying the cell membrane usually learn about osmosis and diffusion in the …
Investigation: Determine Molarity of Unknown Solution
I created this activity based on misinformation being shared on social media. In …
CER – How Effective Are Masks at Preventing Disease
Students use a gummy bear and scalpels to demonstrate their knowledge of anatomical …
Dissect a Gummy Bear to Learn Anatomy Terms
Natural phenomena are observable events that inspire questions and curiosity in students. The …
DNA Lesson Using PTC as an Anchoring Phenomenon
I created this concept map to help students learn the different types of …
Learn about the Blood Using Graphic Organizers
One of the first things I teach AP Biology students is how to …
Analyzing a Turtle Graph from Primary Source
If your students don’t have a statistics class, chances are they will first …
Error Bars, Carl Sagan, and the Demon Haunted World
I found this assignment online and re-created it to work for remote-learning, so …
Blood Case Studies for Anatomy (Hematology)
I created this activity as a substitute for the dissection of a bird …
Comparing a Human and Bird Skeleton (Guided Learning)
Students in AP Biology investigate cellular respiration by placing peas or other living …
Investigation – Cellular Respiration Virtual Lab
This case study is a remote alternative to “How Do Tibetans Survive High …
Case Study – Tibetans and Altitude (Remote)
Students in my anatomy class complete many case studies throughout the year focused …
Student Designed Case Studies for Anatomy
Guided learning activity to compare the reproductive strategies of groups of vertebrates, focusing …
Animal Reproduction and the Egg – Guided Learning
Students learn how to construct a cladogram with this guided learning activity. I …
Construct a Chordate Cladogram – Guided Learning
I created this new version of the digestive system labeling to work with …
Digestive System Drag and Drop with Quiz
I created this version of a labeling activity for students who are learning …
Urinary System – Label the Kidney and Nephron
Population growth studies are a common element to studies in ecology in my …
Estimating Population Size – Remote Learning Unit
Students usually end the comparative anatomy unit with a dissection of a frog …
Frog Dissection – Virtual for Remote Learners
Case study explores the role of villi in the digestive system as student …
Case Study – Celiac Disease and Digestion
Students learn about the heart with these activities designed for remote learners. Label …
Heart Anatomy for Remote Learners
This case study was written from a primary source which analyzed two populations …
Speciation on Daphne Major – Big Birds Get No Love
I use this simple worksheet helps students distinguish between allopatric and sympatric speciation. …