Author: Shannan Muskopf
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Bullseye – A Medical Case Story for Biology
A basic biology case story about ticks and Lyme disease. Learn the anatomy of a tick and how the tick transmits a bacteria that causes disease.
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Invertebrate Diversity Lab Station Activity
Learn invertebrate diversity by setting up activity stations showcasing different phyla: Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Porifera, Arthropoda, and Annelida.
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How to Teach the Muscles of the Human Body
Resources for high school anatomy students to learn the major muscles of the body; includes slides, handouts, and links to quizzes.
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Muscles Are Named Based on Shape and Movement
Students complete a chart that describes common words used in muscle naming, like maximus and brevis.
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Constructing Cladograms: Fly and Heloderma
Use Google slides to construct a cladogram of flies lizards in the genus Heloderma.
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Investigation: How Do Enzymes Affect Gelatin
This lab explores enzymes using fresh and canned pineapple to observe enzyme-substrate reactions.
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Forensics Activity: The Mystery of the Bones
Construct a skeleton from paper to model how forensic scientists use clues from the bones to determine sex, gender, age, height, and race.
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A Student’s Guide to Learning the Human Bones
Students use a lab guide to identify bones and major features. Activity is part of a unit on the skeletal system
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Cell Membrane Transport Graphic Organizer
Label a graphic that compares the types of transport in a cell, such as osmosis, diffusion, and active transport.
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How Do Legionella Bacteria Cause Disease?
Analyze a graphic that shows how legionella bacteria are taken up by cells through phagocytosis and reproduce in the phagosome.
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Investigation: Water Potential and Carrot Molarity
Determine the molarity of baby carrots by soaking them overnight in different solutions. The point at which the carrot does not change mass is the molarity.
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Investigation: Viewing Stomata in Zebrina Plants
View the stomata of plants with this simple activity that uses tape and fingernail polish. Great for beginning biology students!
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Gaucher Disease is a Lysosome Storage Disorder
This mini-case study explores Gaucher disease, a lysosome storage disorder where cells are unable to clear harmful waste products.
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Boxing Biomolecules – A Game for Organics
AP Biology students learn the four biological macromolecules by playing a game with boxes which have descriptions on each side.