Biology students learn to analyze pedigrees as part of a unit on genetics. …
Biology lesson plans, worksheets, tutorials and resources for teachers and students.
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
Students learn basic Mendelian genetics by crossing traits from fruit flies and pea …
Practice Genetics: Sex Linked Genes
This coloring worksheet asks students to color the kidney to identify where structures …
The Anatomy of the Kidney and Nephron
If your class modeled inheritance using popsicle sticks, this activity builds upon that …
Investigation: Modeling Independent Assortment & Dihybrid Crosses
This handout can be used in discussions on the evolution of bipedalism or …
Compare a Human and Chimpanzee Skeleton
In this activity, you will use popsicle sticks to model the process of …
Investigation: Modeling Heredity with Popsicle Sticks
Students learning basic Mendelian genetics can practice assigning genotypes and identifying heterozygous and …
Simple Genetics Practice Problems
In this investigation, students use balloons and rulers to estimate the vital capacity …
Investigation: What Factors Affect Lung Capacity
Many anatomy classes will require students to learn, in order, the twelve cranial …
How to Learn the 12 Cranial Nerves
This simple activity asks students to cut out shapes of nucleotides, each having …
Construct a DNA Model
My classroom has a collection of science themed books that are not textbooks …
Maintaining a Science Library
This presentation case study asks two important questions regarding cat coloration: Why are …
Case Study: Why Are There No Male Calico Cats?
This activity was modified from an Advanced Placement Investigation for use with freshman …
Investigation: Habitat Selection in Flour Beetles
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
Students often learn the bones of a human skeleton in health, but biology …
Comparing a Human and Avian Skeleton
In this activity, students examine images of birds and make inferences about the …
What Does a Bird’s Beak Tell You About Its Diet?
This simple worksheet can supplement a lab or dissection of the frog. Each …
Frog Anatomy Coloring Worksheet
This investigation asks students to take samples from the school and grow bacteria …
Investigation: Bacteria
The endocrine system can be a difficult subject to cover in anatomy. It …
Case Study – Endocrine System
This lab is focused on fish and the metabolism of ectothermic (warm-blooded) animals. The …
Investigation: How Does Temperature Affect Respiration Rates of Fish
This image provides a basic overview of the anatomy of a bony fish. …
The Anatomy of a Bony Fish
In this activity, students work in groups to read about different types of …
Activity: Which Disease Is the Worst?
Students dissect a cow eye as part of a unit on anatomy or …
Cow Eye Dissection
If you use HHMI Biointeractive resources and case studies found at the National …
HHMI and Case Studies
Most biology students dissect the frog their freshman or sophomore year. Advanced students …
Investigation: Rat Dissection
Google slides present a case of human evolution and the evolution of body …