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Antibiotic Resistance
Students conduct an experiment to examine the effects of six different antibiotics on two different types of bacteria. They monitor Petri dishes with bacterial cultures and antibiotic soaked disks. They relate the bacteria growth...
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An Introduction to Microbes - Biology Teaching Thesis
Students are able to define microbes and identify the five main groups of microbes. They are able to give examples of ways in which microbes have impacted or currently impact human life. Students are able to explain that not all microbes...
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Science as a Catalyst for Life-Long Learning
Young scholars determine the minimal inhibitory concentration and the minimal fungicidal concentration of two types of drugs used to combat fungal infection. They use several different types of in vitro techniques which are performed in...
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Protists and Fungi
Here is an outstanding presentation on protista. It lists general characteristics, and then moves on to describing three different categories of protists. For each, viewers learn physical features, behaviors, and means of reproduction....
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Campbell's Biology
Six chapters of a biology characteteristics of different domains xt are covered in this twenty-page assignment. Biology buffs chart the characteristics of different groups of organisms and address many critical-thinking questions about...
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Microbes
Sometimes the tiniest things can affect our daily lives. Learn all about the wonders of microbes. This excellent resource provides information on the types of microbes found in our environment, what they look like, and how they impact us...
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Fungi - Review and Reinforce
Diagrams of possible fungi life cycles are printed on the worksheet for biology pupils to evaluate. Short-answer questions ask them to explain what a fungus is, how it obtains food, and what would happen if they ceased to exist. The...
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Kingdom: Fungi
The general characteristics of fungus types are presented here. Your class will love the pictures of the amazing features found on these strange living things. The internal and external structures and their functions are highlighted. By...
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Fungi
The general characteristics that affect the classification of fungi and other organisms in the domain Eukarya are detailed on 12 attractive slides. Teachers can access individual slides to cover life cycles or diversity, or can use the...
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Kingdom: Fungi
The general characteristics that affect classification of fungi and other organisms in the domain Eukarya are detailed for the students on 12 attractive slides. Teachers can access individual slides to cover life cycles or diversity, or...
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Fungi
Lovely pictures help to summarize the different characteristics of fungi in this PowerPoint which covers structure, function and the way that fungi get nutrients. Symbiotic relationships are examined, and some commercial uses are given.
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An Inquiry into Alcoholic Fermentation
Introduce life science students to their new "best buds" yeast! Using a wide variety of materials, lab groups design an experiment that illustrates how yeast acquires the resources it needs to undergo cellular respiration. The teacher's...
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The Case of the Contaminated Maize
Environmental health pupils read about an outbreak of aflatoxin poisoning with the intent to examine the stages of an epidemiologic investigation. As they read the case study, they identify where the outbreak occurred, form a hypothesis,...
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F.B.I.
Pupils create a worm bin full of fruit and vegetable scraps wit paper and observe what happens over time. In this decomposers lesson plan, students observe that the fruit and vegetable scraps become new soil.
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Log Hotel
Pupils identify how the different plants and animals work together to cause the changes in the log. Students discuss the sequence of events in the life of the tree and log. Pupils plant a seed to take home and care for. Students retell...
Biology Junction
Fungi Coloring Worksheet
In this biology instructional activity, students complete 28 short answer questions on fungi. They color and label the different parts of a hyphae.
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Finding Fungi in the World Around Us
These lesson ideas will help your students explore the diversity of Kingdom Fungi.
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Effects of Bread Sanitary Conditions on Mold Growth
Students examine fungi and where it comes from. For this mold lesson students determine the percentage of fruit juice in a fruit then identify the different types of mold.
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What a Fungi
Seventh graders perform an experiment to determine the best growing conditions for molds. In this life science instructional activity, 7th graders explain where molds are commonly found. They collect data and draw diagrams of their...
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Kingdom Jeopardy
This jeopardy PowerPoint covers 5 questions for each of the 5 kingdoms.
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Kingdom on Fungi
Students explore various types and characteristics of fungi. For this fungi lesson,students view drawings of how mushrooms grow, examine samples of fungi and complete a handout.
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Splendid Spores
Students explore fungi. For this fungi lesson, students take a slice of bread and leave it outside for a day. Students record their observations of the fungi on the bread the following day.
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Digging Into Science Lesson Plans
In this biology worksheet, students identify and write the various species that are still present today. Then they define evolution using three words. Students also describe what a fossil is and give some examples related to a particular...
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Life Has A History
In this biology learning exercise, students identify and match various classes of species found today. Then they explain why biodiversity exists today on earth and define evolution. Students also describe who a paleontologist is and what...