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cell transport
I created this simple exercise for freshman students learning about the cell membrane. …

Cell Membrane Transport Graphic Organizer

legionella
When I teach the cell membrane, I also go into the different types …

How Do Legionella Bacteria Cause Disease?

beaker with carrot
How can you determine the molarity of a carrot? If your chemistry is …

Investigation: Water Potential and Carrot Molarity

stomata
My students have not had a traditional lab in 2 years due to …

Investigation: Viewing Stomata in Zebrina Plants

gaucher disease
In a basic biology class, students learn that lysosomes are responsible for breaking …

Gaucher Disease is a Lysosome Storage Disorder

game
AP Biology students usually start the year learning about biological macromolecules. I often …

Boxing Biomolecules – A Game for Organics

muscle
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

As an icebreaker activity, I set up stations in the lab with various …

Lab Introduction – Identify Equipment and Uses

In this investigation, students explore how chemicals affect pulse rates in a blackworm …

Investigation: How Chemicals Impact Pulse Rates

algae
In this lab, students observe photosynthesis through changes in the color of an …

Investigation: Algae Beads and Photosynthesis

sordaria worksheet
I find that my students really have difficulty with meiosis. I’m not as …

Investigation: Meiosis in Sordaria Fungus

Examine data that compares states that allow trophy hunting of pumas to California …

Can Sport Hunting Control Predator Populations?

whale evolution
I recently shifted the evolution unit to second semester, to be taught after …

Mutations and Evolution in Aquatic Mammals

Snake worms, jumping worms, crazy worms… all names to describe a group of …

Data Analysis – Invasion of the Jumping Worms

Do you find that your students need more practice with analyzing graphs and …

Measuring Water Quality with Biodiversity

dog
My students always seem enthusiastic when a project includes dogs. Even kids that …

Case Study: Dogs, SNPs, and Patellar Luxation

Crime dramas like CSI often solve the case by using a technology called …

How DNA Fingerprints Are Used to Solve Crimes

water beads
Students studying the cell membrane usually learn about osmosis and diffusion in the …

Investigation: Determine Molarity of Unknown Solution

I created this activity based on misinformation being shared on social media. In …

CER – How Effective Are Masks at Preventing Disease

Students use a gummy bear and scalpels to demonstrate their knowledge of anatomical …

Dissect a Gummy Bear to Learn Anatomy Terms

Natural phenomena are observable events that inspire questions and curiosity in students.   The …

DNA Lesson Using PTC as an Anchoring Phenomenon

graphic
I created this concept map to help students learn the different types of …

Learn about the Blood Using Graphic Organizers

turtle graph
One of the first things I teach AP Biology students is how to …

Analyzing a Turtle Graph from Primary Source

book cover
If your students don’t have a statistics class, chances are they will first …

Error Bars, Carl Sagan, and the Demon Haunted World

blood case study
I found this assignment online and re-created it to work for remote-learning, so …

Blood Case Studies for Anatomy (Hematology)

I created this activity as a substitute for the dissection of a bird …

Comparing a Human and Bird Skeleton (Guided Learning)

respiration lab
Students in AP Biology investigate cellular respiration by placing peas or other living …

Investigation – Cellular Respiration Virtual Lab

case study slide
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

cladogram
Students learn how to construct a cladogram with this guided learning activity. I …

Construct a Chordate Cladogram – Guided Learning

digestive system
I created this new version of the digestive system labeling to work with …

Digestive System Drag and Drop with Quiz

kidney labeling
I created this version of a labeling activity for students who are learning …

Urinary System – Label the Kidney and Nephron

estimate populations
Population growth studies are a common element to studies in ecology in my …

Estimating Population Size – Remote Learning Unit

Students usually end the comparative anatomy unit with a dissection of a frog …

Frog Dissection – Virtual for Remote Learners

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