This activity was modified from the HHMI Activity on color variation in the …
Biology lesson plans, worksheets, tutorials and resources for teachers and students.
Students read about each of the phases of the cell cycle and label …
Mitosis Coloring
This worksheet is intended for basic biology students to learn how cellular respiration …
How Mitochondria Produce Energy for the Cell
This investigation was designed for 9th grade biology, where students are given very basic …
Photosynthesis Virtual Lab
This worksheet requires students to label the major events that happen in photosynthesis …
How Does Photosynthesis Work?
Units on the cell will also include lessons about how the cell …
Investigation: Observing Diffusion & Semi-Permeable Membranes
Are you including a little bit of organic chemistry in your biology class. …
Wood Alcohol and Toxicology
Most biology teachers must eventually accept the awful truth that they will need …
The Blue Bottle Demonstration
Image of the microscope with a dropdown menu for labeling each of the …
Quiz over the Parts of the Microscope
A simple demonstration using bromothymol blue to show students how the scientific method …
A Simple Demonstration for the Scientific Method
This case study explores a time before the Germ Theory when doctors were …
Case Study: John Snow and the Origin of Epidemiology
This AP Biology Lab requires students to set up respirometers to measure …
Investigation: Cellular Respiration
Nanobacteria is the name given to a proposed class of living organisms. Whether …
Are Nanobacteria Alive?
This practice quiz aligns with chapter 1 of biology textbook where concepts such …
Qz: The Science of Biology
How often do you want to share a good science article with your …
Summarizing Articles with a Framing Guide
My very first day of school over twenty years ago, I received some …
How to Put Together Your Classroom Rules
This investigation models osmosis using dialysis tubes that contain different concentrations of sucrose; the …
Investigation: Osmosis and Water Potential
The first day of class is often very chaotic as you are taking …
First Day Activity: Student Inventory
This investigation starts with a guided procedure where students gather data on the …
Investigation: What Factors Effect the Heart Rate of Daphnia
This lab, intended for AP Biology students investigates photosynthesis. Students use a hole …
Investigation: Photosynthesis
This simple investigation can be completed using materials easily obtained from stores. In …
Investigation: Enzymes
This worksheet provides steps for identifying structures of the grasshopper, with a focus …
External Anatomy of the Grasshopper
In animals, form and function are closely related. This concept is illustrated very …
Bird Beaks and Feet
Students analyze data regarding methicillin and penicillin resistant bacteria, focusing how hospitals inadvertently …
Case Study: How Do Bacteria Become Resistant?
Students look at cells from different domains and kingdoms; compare the size of …
Investigation: What Are the Different Types of Cells?
Students investigate how cyanide interferes with the mitochondria and the role of oxygen …
Case Study – Chicago Cyanide Murders
A cooperative activity where students devise a way to save Sam, a gummy …
Saving Sam
Students compare the amount of water in three types of plants: a root …
Investigation: How Much Water Is In a Plant?
Students follow a story about an ecologist and a student who are studying …
Case Study – Are Invading Bullfrogs Harmful?
Instructions include how to identify crayfish mouthparts, eyes, and appendages. Students can follow …