This project was created for AP Biology students where they scrape lichens from …
Biology lesson plans, worksheets, tutorials and resources for teachers and students.
Category: Ecology
This activity asks students to calculate the population change (births - deaths) and …
Deer: Predation or Starvation?
Students analyze a community of beans (pinto, lima, navy) to determine the richness, …
Measuring Biodiversity Using Beans
Students learn how the "mark and recapture" technique can be used to estimate …
Estimating Population Size: A Netlogo Simulation
Students model how field biologists would use a sampling technique to estimate the …
Random Sampling
This activity asks students to sort seashells and calculate the Simpson's biodiversity index. …
Biodiversity Index
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Kaibab Plateau was witness to …
The Lesson of the Kaibab
In order to convert my lectures to phenomenon-based lessons, I started the community …
Niche Partitioning – Gorongosa Phenomenon
This year I decided to change the way I teach the last unit …
Trophic Cascades
Most units on ecology include some introduction to the world’s biomes, though I’ve …
Biome Project
This activity can be used as part of a unit on plants or …
Investigation: What Factors Affect Seed Germination?
Does your community have ponds, streams, or lakes? Students enjoy working with real …
Investigation: What Organisms Are Found in Ponds?
This coloring activity is suitable for beginning biology students who are learning about …
Color the North American Biomes
This graphic illustrates how atmospheric carbon dioxide is produced during cellular respiration and …
Analyzing Graphics: The Carbon Cycle
In this investigation, students simulate how mark and recapture techniques are used to …
Investigation: Estimating Population Size
This investigation was designed originally as a case study which included data analysis …
Investigation – Animal Behavior
Food webs are basic concepts in biology and ecology, where students learn the …
Food Web: Identify Consumers
This activity was modified from an Advanced Placement Investigation for use with freshman …
Investigation: Habitat Selection in Flour Beetles
In this activity, students examine images of birds and make inferences about the …
What Does a Bird’s Beak Tell You About Its Diet?
In animals, form and function are closely related. This concept is illustrated very …
Bird Beaks and Feet
Students follow a story about an ecologist and a student who are studying …
Case Study – Are Invading Bullfrogs Harmful?
Students create a publication (website, infographic) to educate their classmates about a specific …
Endangered Species Project
Students open owl pellets to reveal the skeletons and fur of the owl's …
Investigation: Owl Pellets
Activity illustrates the competitive exclusion principle by showing students how each population behaves …
Virtual Lab: Population Biology
The goal is for students to develop a basic understanding about how animal …
Case Study – Investigation of Animal Behavior
This case study focuses on survivorship curves and population models by examining a …