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Explore the Anatomy of the Knee and ACL Injuries
Are you teaching the skeletal of muscular system and want a way to make knee anatomy more engaging for your students? This worksheet explores the most common knee injury in sports, a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament. This injury occurs when an extreme twisting of the knee tears the ligament that stabilizes the joint.…
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Case Study – The Placenta, MS, and a Viral Past
What if we told your students that a gene critical to human pregnancy came from a virus? And what if that same gene, when turned on in the wrong place, might play a role in multiple sclerosis? This is the real and fascinating story behind Syncytin-1, a protein that reveals just how tangled the relationship…
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Case Study – Huntington’s Disease
Discover an engaging case study on Huntington’s disease for biology classrooms. This free resource explores genetics, inheritance patterns, and treatment options while following a real-world patient case. Perfect for teaching neurological disorders and genetic testing.
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Case Study – A Grave Problem with the Endocrine System
Engage your students with a detailed, real-world case study about a young woman diagnosed with Graves’ disease. This activity introduces students to the endocrine system, focusing on the thyroid and pituitary glands. Learn about the autoimmune processes behind Graves’ disease. The story begins with a college student that is experiencing fatigue, heart palpitations, and weight…
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Case Study – The Mystery of Muscle Weakness
Bring neuromuscular disorders to life in your high school anatomy classroom with this case study on myasthenia gravis! Designed to illustrate the complex interactions between nerves, muscles, and the immune system, this resource uses the story of a relatable character, Elena, to make advanced anatomy concepts accessible and engaging. Discover why Elena is feeling tired…
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Exploring the Anatomy of a Squid
Explore internal and external anatomy of the squid with this hands-on guide perfect for educators and students, with detailed instructions and images.
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Forensics Lab on Blood Spatter
Explore forensics with this lab on blood stain analysis. Use fake blood to determine how height affects the diameter of the stain
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Peas, Please! – A Practice Set on Mendelian Genetics
Students practice assigning genotypes (PP, Pp, or pp) to different traits based on whether the trait is dominant or recessive. They set up Punnett squares, and determine the phenotypic ratios of the offspring.
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Leverage Sign Language in Your Biology Presentations
Embedded within my presentations are practice questions, or refocus questions. My students use simple American Sign Language to answer engage with the material.
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Open Access Biology Chapters with Questions
Check out opensource options for textbooks from CK12 and OpenStax. Includes a link to a set for intro bio where students answer questions in a sidebar.
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Dissect a Gummy Bear to Learn Anatomy Terms
Students use a gummy bear and scalpels to demonstrate their knowledge of anatomical terminology.
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Frog Dissection – Virtual for Remote Learners
Students usually end the comparative anatomy unit with a dissection of a frog specimen. Though some schools have decided to opt out of this project, it remains one of the most remembered activities of the school year. I can understand why this project may seem like a relic, but it is still in our curriculum.…
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My Remote Toolbox
My school announced that the fall school year will start as remote learning due to wide scale community spread of Covid-19. I would much rather teach and person, but I do understand the concerns of parents, teachers, staff, and other community stakeholders. Note: Many of the activities I created for remote learning I still use…
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Can Plants Learn?
An experiment to determine if plants could learn by association Identify key features, such as variables, controls. Based on a real experiment in Nature.com.
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Case Study: Diaper Drama
A case study on the urinary system. Students learn about a baby with recurring urinary tract infections due to a duplicate ureter.