What do a cheetah, Audi commercial, and air have in common? They're all topics of an engaging inquiry-based, hands-on workshop for educators about background knowledge, reading strategies, the CER model, and argumentative writing. The...

Organisms have a variety of relationships. In this instructional activity, learners learn to categorize relationships according to their impact on organisms and the terminology for these biological interactions.

In this biology field lab exercise, students conduct a stationary population study of goldenrod galls. They examine a host of factors including goldenrod plant density, goldenrod gall density, gall height, gall mass, larval exit hole...

This excellent teacher guide has detailed lesson plans on grizzly bear biology, behavior, population, etc.

Because the biological sciences are constantly changing, this guide helps the AP Biology teacher keep up-to-date on classroom resources that can help enhance the classroom experience. Major resources include the Howard Hughes Medical...

All living things can be identified by their placement in a biological classification table. Students will investigate the organization of all living things and learn how to classify through the process of classifying their own shoes....

A lesson plan that takes students through the process of organizing a set of biological picture cards according to levels of complexity.

This lesson plan involves comparison of amino acids to create a phylogenetic tree of primates. Young scholars will also use other species information to draw conclusions about evolutionary relationships.

Young scholars learn the fundamentals of using microbes to treat wastewater. They discover how wastewater is generated and its primary constituents. Microbial metabolism, enzymes and bioreactors are explored to fully understand the...

Students explore how much of the world involves biology and examine what areas of biology will be covered during a course. Students practice planning and group work skills.

This lesson introduces basic biology principles and the characteristics of living organisms.

This activity book explores science and the environment through soda bottles and other recyclable materials. Sections include bottle basics, decomposition column, kimchee (fermentation), soil meditations, predator-prey column, TerrAqua...

Young scholars will exam the different perspectives on why the gray wolf was reintroduced into many western states during the 1980s, the success of the reintroduction, and the benefits and problems from the recovery of the gray wolf...

This lesson guides young scholars to learn the science behind cloning, explore the benefits and consequences of human cloning, and communicate their knowledge and points of view.

Students learn the characteristics that comprise a filter, and then use their computational thinking skills to design their own filters. The goal is to ultimately learn how these filters are related to many biological processes.

Some example problems where young scholars model biological phenomena with computational thinking in order to make predictions and better understand their world.

Students capture spiders and then conduct various experiments to identify their spider, analyze its feeding rate, and discover its effect on populations of insects. Includes directions for student activities and teaching tips.

This is a great lesson plan that combines Karoytypes and evolution. Students will recognize that the chromosomes of chimpanzees and humans are remarkably similar, then correlate that to their evolutionary relationship.

A field lab for biology that focuses students on the study of nature and its changes over time. Students are asked to observe and acquire knowledge of trees and the interdependence that a tree shares with other organisms.

This website provides information required for a hands-on program that enables students to work alongside active museum curators, postdoctoral researchers, and collection managers. The programs will teach students to identify, classify,...

Rocks cover the earth's surface, including what is below or near human-made structures. With rocks everywhere, breaking rocks can be hazardous and potentially disastrous to people. Students are introduced to three types of material...

This lesson plan will demonstrate the mechanical weathering process known as frost wedging and the biological weathering process caused by plants. The materials required include plaster of Paris, balloons, seeds, paper plates and a...

A teacher lesson plan that allows students to pretend to be an alien taxonomist working with fictitious animals to create their scientific name, classification chart, design a dichotomous key, and create a food web.

Plants are essential for all life and development. Teach your students about this incredible lifeforce with this teaching guide, lecture notes, and PowerPoint presentation. [PDF]