How do you know if an animal can recognize itself in a mirror? … Can Fish Recognize Themselves in a Mirror (CER)
Photosynthesis is a complicated topic that requires students to develop mental models of … Observe Photosynthesis with this Easy Experiment
This activity explores how lions and elephants use macromolecules to grow and maintain … Macromolecules: The Building Blocks of Life
I designed this case study for a freshman biology class. The last unit … Case Study – How Human Activities Affect Water Quality
I made this simple worksheet for students to learn the differences between monocots … Comparing Monocots and Dicots with Coloring
Here’s a fun activity to do with students to illustrate survivorship curves. You … Modeling Survivorship Curves with Bubbles
Students explore a medical case study where a woman has a strange rash … Bullseye – A Medical Case Story for Biology
Examine data that compares states that allow trophy hunting of pumas to California … Can Sport Hunting Control Predator Populations?
Snake worms, jumping worms, crazy worms… all names to describe a group of … Data Analysis – Invasion of the Jumping Worms
Population growth studies are a common element to studies in ecology in my … Estimating Population Size – Remote Learning Unit
This worksheet is designed for the Interactive Activity on Trophic Cascades at HHMI … Trophic Cascades at Biointeractive
This activity was designed for home school during the Covid-19 pandemic. Students were … Human Population Growth
This worksheet was created during the Covid-19 pandemic to work with google classroom. … Saving the Lynx
This activity was designed for students during the 2020 Covid19 Pandemic. It utilizes … Predator Prey Sim
This project was created for AP Biology students where they scrape lichens from … The Tardigrade Project
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
This activity asks students to sort seashells and calculate the Simpson's biodiversity index. … Biodiversity Index
In order to convert my lectures to phenomenon-based lessons, I started the community … Niche Partitioning – Gorongosa Phenomenon
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?