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My freshman students have limited lab experiences from earlier grades. I remember asking …

Introductory Activity on Using Science Equipment

At the beginning of the year, I often discuss with my students what …

Introductory Activity on Academic Integrity

Textbooks can take a big bite out of your school budget, and they …

Open Access Biology Chapters with Questions

Students first encounter chromosomes in the chapter on mitosis. In early lessons, the …

How Are Karyotypes Used to Diagnose Genetic Disorders?

When I ask my biology students to tell me what they know about …

Exploring Phenotypic Plasticity in Arctic Foxes

I designed this case study for a freshman biology class. The last unit …

Case Study – How Human Activities Affect Water Quality

I made this simple worksheet for students to learn the differences between monocots …

Comparing Monocots and Dicots with Coloring

A complete guide to dissecting the cat which includes student tasks, student worksheet, …

Complete Cat Dissection Guide with Assessment

Here’s a fun activity to do with students to illustrate survivorship curves. You …

Modeling Survivorship Curves with Bubbles

Most advanced biology classes won’t go into great deal on individual groups within …

Compare Body Plans of Protostomes to Deuterostomes

The lac-operon is a group of genes involved in lactose metabolism. E. coli …

Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes – Lac Operon

In this simple exercise, students simulate how restriction enzymes and gel electrophoresis can …

Identifying Penguin Species with Restriction Enzymes

Labeling worksheet showing a bird skeleton compared to a human. Students fill in …

Simple Labeling of a Bird’s Skeleton Compared to a Human

In my anatomy and physiology class, students focus on how the circulatory system …

Learn the Arteries and Veins of the Circulatory System

simulator
Students explore bunny selection with this PHET interactive activity. Observe bunny populations change …

Explore Bunny Selection and Mutations with PHET

Students are familiar with getting their blood pressure taken at a doctor’s office, …

Activity: Learn How to Measure Blood Pressure

heart worksheet
I created this worksheet for my anatomy students to review the anatomy of …

Reinforcement: Anatomy of the Human Heart

Genetics can be a tough subject for beginning biology students. Engage them with …

Genome Wide Association Studies in Dog Coats

I made this worksheet for freshman biology for students learning about DNA, RNA, …

Reinforcement: DNA, RNA, and Sickle Cell

skinny pig
Just when you didn’t think you needed another Punnett square worksheet, I present …

Practice Punnett Squares with Skinny Pigs

We are back to remote learning in 2022 due to the surge in …

Practice Identifying the Phases of Meiosis

I usually have students color the ear to learn the anatomy, but coloring …

Ear Anatomy – Drag and Drop Activity

Students explore a medical case study where a woman has a strange rash …

Bullseye – A Medical Case Story for Biology

cranial nerves
On Old Olympus Towering Top, A Finn And German Viewed A Hop. 🐇 …

Student Activity – Learn the Cranial Nerves

crustaceans
Our curriculum includes a section on invertebrates and vertebrates that usually follows the …

Invertebrate Diversity Lab Station Activity

leg muscles
I divide the muscle unit of my anatomy class into two sections. The …

How to Teach the Muscles of the Human Body

Students complete a chart that describes common words used in muscle naming, like …

Muscles Are Named Based on Shape and Movement

The word cladogram comes from the Greek word “clados” which means branch, and …

Constructing Cladograms: Fly and Heloderma

pineapple enzymes
Have you ever wondered why you can’t put fresh pineapple in gelatin? This …

Investigation: How Do Enzymes Affect Gelatin

mystery of the bones
The “Mystery of the Bones” activity is probably my most accessed page, which …

Forensics Activity: The Mystery of the Bones

skeleton lab
Most anatomy classes include a unit on the human skeleton. I have several …

A Student’s Guide to Learning the Human Bones

cell transport
I created this simple exercise for freshman students learning about the cell membrane. …

Cell Membrane Transport Graphic Organizer

legionella
When I teach the cell membrane, I also go into the different types …

How Do Legionella Bacteria Cause Disease?

beaker with carrot
How can you determine the molarity of a carrot? If your chemistry is …

Investigation: Water Potential and Carrot Molarity

stomata
My students have not had a traditional lab in 2 years due to …

Investigation: Viewing Stomata in Zebrina Plants

gaucher disease
In a basic biology class, students learn that lysosomes are responsible for breaking …

Gaucher Disease is a Lysosome Storage Disorder

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