The CER framework can be a strategy for students to improve their writing …
Biology lesson plans, worksheets, tutorials and resources for teachers and students.
In the past, I’ve had students create concept maps to help them organize …
Macromolecules: Sketchnotes
This reinforcement worksheet displays a graphic of the cell membrane showing the phospholipid …
Cell Membrane and Transport
Learning the names of the bones of the hand can be challenging. This …
Color the Bones of the Hand
This investigation was designed for AP biology though it could be modified to …
McMush Lab
This investigation asks students to review the properties of water as they relate …
Investigation: Properties of Water (with Stats)
This case asks students to examine data on children diagnosed with Type 1 …
Case Study: Can a Virus Cause Diabetes?
This popular activity asks students to read a story about a fictional town …
Cell City
This simple investigation asks students to view cells under the microscope and compare …
Investigation: Comparing Plant and Animal Cells
If you teach a class that requires students to memorize information, then you …
Flashcard Creators and Templates
This activity is designed to help students become familiar with basic equipment found …
Investigation: Tools and Measurements
The Next Generation Science Standards includes feedback loops and homeostasis as a standard …
Feedback Loops: Insulin and Glucagon
This article has been adapted to model standardized test questions students, where the …
Article: The Body Farm
This activity was designed for advanced students as a way to explore how …
Investigation: Processes of Science
Students in biology and other science classes will do many experiments and investigations …
Lab Report Template
I have used this demonstration every year to introduce the scientific method. The …
Demo: BTB and Carbon Dioxide
This activity requires students to practice math skills by measuring the surface area …
Investigation: Why Are Cells So Small?
Many teachers have adopted a “flipped” model of instruction, where students view lectures …
Video Lessons and Taking Notes
This activity can be used as part of a unit on plants or …
Investigation: What Factors Affect Seed Germination?
When I started this website in 2001, it was a simple project required …
Why Does Biology Corner Have Advertisements?
Anatomy students learn about the skeletal system, where they examine bones and how …
Bone Matrix Anatomy (Coloring)
Does your community have ponds, streams, or lakes? Students enjoy working with real …
Investigation: What Organisms Are Found in Ponds?
This short reading passage describes the mitochondrion’s role in metabolism and the production …
Article: Mitochondria, Aging, and Metabolism
This coloring activity is suitable for beginning biology students who are learning about …
Color the North American Biomes
This coloring worksheet is intended for anatomy students who have already been introduced …
Color the Neuron and Neuroglia
This activity is intended to introduce students to spreadsheets while also reinforcing concepts …
Investigation: Stride Length and Bone Lengths
This graphic illustrates how atmospheric carbon dioxide is produced during cellular respiration and …
Analyzing Graphics: The Carbon Cycle
One of my favorite scientific method activities was a project that used a …
Investigation: What Factors Affect Cricket Chirps?
In this investigation, students simulate how mark and recapture techniques are used to …
Investigation: Estimating Population Size
This simple activity was designed for intro level biology (life science). Students …