Students cut out each chromosome and organize them in pairs based on their …
Biology lesson plans, worksheets, tutorials and resources for teachers and students.
A simple worksheet that explains how viruses infect cells which include diagrams to …
How Do Viruses Infect Cells (Coloring)?
This worksheet was created for an introductory biology class because they struggled with …
Reinforcement: Cell Division
Students examine images of transport across the cell membrane and identify key features …
Cell Membrane Captions
In this activity, students use tape measures to estimate the length of their …
Estimate a Person’s Height from the Bones
This project was created for AP Biology students where they scrape lichens from …
The Tardigrade Project
This worksheet follows diagrams and activities at CellsAlive.com which focuses on the size …
Cells Alive Worksheet
This reading passage describes how genes in the nuclear DNA and in the …
What Causes Mitochondrial Disease – CER
Students observe how the mass of a potato slice changes when soaked overnight …
Investigation: The Effect of Salt on a Potato
This short article was designed for anatomy and physiology students studying the cell. …
Mitochondria and Aging (CER)
This lab was modified from the "Penny Lab" to focus more on the …
Investigation: How Does a Water Strider Stay Afloat?
This lab is similar to the "e" lab used with freshman biology, but …
Microscope Introduction – “e” Lab
Students model Hardy Weinberg equilibrium using Teddy Graham crackers. Playing the role of …
Teddy Graham Lab
While biologists might find the history of the cell theory fascinating, I notice …
Investigation: Exploring Cells
This lab is fairly basic, but when given with guided instruction how enzymes …
Investigation: How Do Enzymes Work?
This is a list of animals that can be found in most zoos, …
Zoo Scavenger Hunt
This lesson introduces students to the idea of watching videos at home, taking …
Video Lessons Graphic Organizer
This exit ticket is a twitter-inspired template. Students can chose from one of …
Twitter Exit Ticket
This investigation provides a hands-on way to observe what happens when a chemical …
Investigation: How Can Diffusion Be Observed?
This activity asks students to work in groups to create a concept map …
Create a Concept Map of Biomolecules
This worksheet was designed for anatomy and physiology students to compliment a lesson …
Color the Connective Tissue Matrix
Students practice labeling organelles on a simple model (2D) and a more complex …
Cell Labeling: Simple and Complex
Have you ever thought about how insects with 6 legs actually crawl? Human …
Investigation: How Do Insects Move?
I give my students an elodea sprig with several leaves and have them …
Anchoring Phenomenon and Osmosis
Most science classes begin the year with an exercise on the scientific method. …
Penny Lab: Soap and Surface Tension
This graphic organizer (concept map) organizes the cell structures around the three main …
Cell Structures: A Graphic Organizer
Are you looking for current science for your students? This is a list …
Science Articles for Kids
Students read short text passages and then color images to help them relate …
Photosynthesis Coloring
Students label the image of a cell undergoing mitosis and answer questions about …
Cell Cycle Labeling
This worksheet is used with a beginning anatomy unit that discusses anatomical terminology …
Label the Body Regions
With the adoption of NGSS, I've had to make cuts to some of …
Comparing the Ameba to the Paramecium
This activity asks students to calculate the population change (births - deaths) and …
Deer: Predation or Starvation?
This exercise illustrates the difference between bar graphs and scatter plots and walks …
Graphing Hand Span and Height
Students practice analyzing pie charts, scatter plots, and bar graphs in the basic …
Interpreting Graphs
This activity was designed for anatomy and physiology students who are studying how …
Investigation: How Does Exercise Affect Heart Rate
Graphic of the body systems where students fill in blanks about structures within …