My freshman students have limited lab experiences from earlier grades. I remember asking …
Biology lesson plans, worksheets, tutorials and resources for teachers and students.
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
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
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
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
On Old Olympus Towering Top, A Finn And German Viewed A Hop. 🐇 …
Student Activity – Learn the Cranial Nerves
Our curriculum includes a section on invertebrates and vertebrates that usually follows the …
Invertebrate Diversity Lab Station Activity
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
Have you ever wondered why you can’t put fresh pineapple in gelatin? This …
Investigation: How Do Enzymes Affect Gelatin
The “Mystery of the Bones” activity is probably my most accessed page, which …
Forensics Activity: The Mystery of the Bones
Most anatomy classes include a unit on the human skeleton. I have several …
A Student’s Guide to Learning the Human Bones
I created this simple exercise for freshman students learning about the cell membrane. …
Cell Membrane Transport Graphic Organizer
When I teach the cell membrane, I also go into the different types …
How Do Legionella Bacteria Cause Disease?
How can you determine the molarity of a carrot? If your chemistry is …
Investigation: Water Potential and Carrot Molarity
My students have not had a traditional lab in 2 years due to …
Investigation: Viewing Stomata in Zebrina Plants
In a basic biology class, students learn that lysosomes are responsible for breaking …