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  • Cellular Respiration Graphic Organizer

    Cellular Respiration Graphic Organizer

    Students complete a graphic organizer that shows the process of cellular respiration. 

  • How Do Viruses Infect Cells (Coloring)?

    How Do Viruses Infect Cells (Coloring)?

    A simple worksheet that explains how viruses infect cells which include diagrams to label and an image of a typical virus for students to color the envelope, proteins, DNA, and the capsid.

  • Reinforcement: Cell Division

    Reinforcement: Cell Division

    This worksheet was created for an introductory biology class because they struggled with the difficult vocabulary associated with mitosis and the cell cycle.

  • What Causes Mitochondrial Disease – CER

    What Causes Mitochondrial Disease – CER

    Describes genes in the nuclear DNA and in the mitochondrial DNA and proteins found in the inner membrane of the mitochondria. Mutations can lead to disorders.

  • Investigation:  The Effect of Salt on a Potato

    Investigation: The Effect of Salt on a Potato

    Students observe how the mass of a potato slice changes when soaked overnight in salt water.  The activity is intended to be done as part of a lesson on osmosis and hypertonic and hypotonic solutions.   Students will need about 15 minutes to set up their cups, weigh their slices and make predictions about what they…

  • Teddy Graham Lab Modeling HW Equilibrium

    Teddy Graham Lab Modeling HW Equilibrium

    Model Hardy Weinberg equilibrium using Teddy Grahams. Compare happy bears to sad bears.

  • Cell Labeling: Simple and Complex

    Cell Labeling: Simple and Complex

    Students practice labeling organelles on a simple model (2D) and a more complex model.   The idea is for students to gain an appreciation for how cell diagrams are created.  They don’t all look alike, and are often artistically created.  Cell organelles tend to follow basic design rules, like the mitochondria will generally look like a…

  • Random Sampling

    Random Sampling

    Students model how field biologists would use a sampling technique to estimate the number of sunflowers in a field.  First, they choose 10 plots at random by choosing paper slips, then take the average of those plots.  The worksheet walks them through the steps of then using the average and the overall size of the…

  • Investigation: Gel Electrophoresis and DNA

    Investigation: Gel Electrophoresis and DNA

    This procedural lab is a great compliment for genetic studies where students learn about sex linked genes and mutations.   The allele for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is located on the X chromosome and is associated with a deletion mutation for that region. 

  • Evolution: Fact, Fiction, or Opinion

    Evolution: Fact, Fiction, or Opinion

    This lesson can be used to introduce evolution and establish what your students already understand (or misunderstand) about evolutionary theory.    Statements can be printed and cut into slips and students work in small groups to categorize each statement as either Fact, Fiction, or Opinion.    The included answer key has quick explanations as well…

  • Case Study:  How to Survive a Cholera Epidemic

    Case Study: How to Survive a Cholera Epidemic

    In this case, students explore how cholera is spread and how it affects the body.  The case is divided into four sections, with the first part focusing on the role of clean water supplies and the spread of bacteria.   In the second part, the affects of the bacteria are examined, with attention on how the…

  • Comparing the Amniote Egg to the Placenta – Coloring

    Comparing the Amniote Egg to the Placenta – Coloring

    Color the amniote egg of a chicken and compare to the development of a human embryo.

  • Investigation:  Two Point Discrimination Test

    Investigation: Two Point Discrimination Test

    Students investigate the sensitivity of different areas of the skin using a mathematical compass to stimulate mechanoreceptors.   The procedure asks students to place the points of the compass on different areas, such as the forearm and the palm and have a test subject report whether one point is being felt or two points.  The compass…

  • Biome Project

    Biome Project

    Students become experts in a biome and create a product, such as a pamphlet, to showcase details about their assigned ecosystem (tundra, forest, ocean..etc.)

  • Lesson Plan Template

    Lesson Plan Template

    Lesson plan template for google docs. Save to your own drive or print.