I divide the muscle unit of my anatomy class into two sections. The …
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Students complete a chart that describes common words used in muscle naming, like …
Muscles Are Named Based on Shape and Movement
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
In a basic biology class, students learn that lysosomes are responsible for breaking …
Gaucher Disease is a Lysosome Storage Disorder
My anatomy students spend days learning the names of muscles. We start at …
Flex Your Muscles! A Close Look at the Biceps
Introduce anatomy by making a chalk outline and placing cards in the location …
Introduce Anatomy Terms with Chalk Outlines
In this investigation, students explore how chemicals affect pulse rates in a blackworm …
Investigation: How Chemicals Impact Pulse Rates
My students always seem enthusiastic when a project includes dogs. Even kids that …
Case Study: Dogs, SNPs, and Patellar Luxation
Students use a gummy bear and scalpels to demonstrate their knowledge of anatomical …
Dissect a Gummy Bear to Learn Anatomy Terms
I created this concept map to help students learn the different types of …
Learn about the Blood Using Graphic Organizers
I created this activity as a substitute for the dissection of a bird …
Comparing a Human and Bird Skeleton (Guided Learning)
This case study is a remote alternative to “How Do Tibetans Survive High …
Case Study – Tibetans and Altitude (Remote)
Students in my anatomy class complete many case studies throughout the year focused …
Student Designed Case Studies for Anatomy
Guided learning activity to compare the reproductive strategies of groups of vertebrates, focusing …
Animal Reproduction and the Egg – Guided Learning
I created this new version of the digestive system labeling to work with …
Digestive System Drag and Drop with Quiz
I created this version of a labeling activity for students who are learning …
Urinary System – Label the Kidney and Nephron
Students usually end the comparative anatomy unit with a dissection of a frog …
Frog Dissection – Virtual for Remote Learners
Case study explores the role of villi in the digestive system as student …
Case Study – Celiac Disease and Digestion
Students learn about the heart with these activities designed for remote learners. Label …
Heart Anatomy for Remote Learners
These interactive slides on blood were created for pandemic teaching in 2021. Slides …
Interactive Slides: Blood
This activity was created for distance learning during the 2020 pandemic as a …
Muscles: Guided Learning
This labeling activity was designed for remote learners so that students can practice …
Eye Anatomy – Slides
This online activity was designed for distance learning during the pandemic so that …
Ear Anatomy
This investigation is completed by watching videos and analyzing data on concussions. Students …
Investigation: Concussions
This brain labeling activity was created for remote learners as an alternative to …
Brain Label (Remote)
This activity was created for remote learning during the 2020 pandemic, though it …
Brain Dissect (Virtual)
This labeling activity was created for remote learning during the 2020 pandemic. Students …
Neuroglia Labeling
This activity is aligned to my anatomy and physiology curriculum where students study …
Muscles Labeling
This activity was designed for anatomy and physiology with students working remotely during …
Skull Label (remote)
This activity was designed for remote learning where my anatomy students could learn …
Bone Tissue (Guided)
Anatomy students in traditional classes may do practice labeling the bone on paper …
Label a Long Bone
This remote learning exercise was made for anatomy students studying body tissues. The …