AP Biology students usually start the year learning about biological macromolecules. I often …
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Category: AP Biology
I find that my students really have difficulty with meiosis. I’m not as …
Investigation: Meiosis in Sordaria Fungus
This lesson was inspired by a POGIL lesson on proteins, though I have …
Biomolecules – Guided Learning
I created this activity for my AP Biology students on a day that I …
The Calvin Cycle
This worksheet was designed for AP Biology students studying genetics. Students are not …
Pedigree Analysis – AP Bio
Students practice Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) while examining the relationship between falling …
Falling Cats – CER
High school biology classrooms often lack the time and resources to do long …
DataClassroom
I use Openstax Biology 2e as a textbook for my AP Bio and …
OpenStax Reading Guides
This project was created for AP Biology students where they scrape lichens from …
The Tardigrade Project
This activity asks students to work in groups to create a concept map …
Create a Concept Map of Biomolecules
In this case, students explore how cholera is spread and how it affects …
Case Study: How to Survive a Cholera Epidemic
The first part of this investigation, students examine slides of mitosis in an …
Investigation: Mitosis and Cancer Cells
In order to review for final exams and to also tie together the …
Review with Whiteboard Panels
As a part of the chapter on cell signal pathways, students perform a …
Investigation: Taste Buds and Signal Transduction
This activity can be performed as student lead inquiry lab or as a …
Demonstration: Can Yeast Digest Lactose?
In the past, I’ve had students create concept maps to help them organize …
Macromolecules: Sketchnotes
This investigation was designed for AP biology though it could be modified to …
McMush Lab
This investigation asks students to review the properties of water as they relate …
Investigation: Properties of Water (with Stats)
This is a close reading and annotation exercise that can be completed in …
How Can Gene Editing Eliminate Lyme Disease?
Genetic Experiments can be intimidating for teachers due to the time and cost …
Inquiry in Genetics Using Wisconsin Fast Plants
Are your students fascinated by the idea of hermaphrodites? Every year when …
Meiosis Case: SRY not SRY
I try to read at least one non-fiction book per year to try …
Zoobiquity – Review and Discussion Questions
The endocrine system can be a difficult subject to cover in anatomy. It …
Case Study – What’s Wrong with Timothy?
Google slides present a case of human evolution and the evolution of body …
Case Study – Lice and Human Evolution
Are you including a little bit of organic chemistry in your biology class. …
Wood Alcohol and Toxicology
Most biology teachers must eventually accept the awful truth that they will need …
The Blue Bottle Demonstration
This AP Biology Lab requires students to set up respirometers to measure the …
Investigation: Cellular Respiration
Nanobacteria is the name given to a proposed class of living organisms. Whether …
Are Nanobacteria Alive?
This investigation models osmosis using dialysis tubes that contain different concentrations of sucrose; the …
Investigation: Osmosis and Water Potential
This lab, intended for AP Biology students investigates photosynthesis. Students use a hole …
Investigation: Photosynthesis
This simple investigation can be completed using materials easily obtained from stores. In …
Investigation: Enzymes
A modified AP Lab where students learn to grow plants from a seed, …
AP Biology – Investigation 1
When you examine the AP Biology Course Description, there is no mention of pathology …