+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Living Environment

For Teachers 7th - 12th
For this environmental lesson students complete a series of multiple choice and short answer questions on animal populations, cell structure and chromosomes.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Structure and Function of the Cell/Introduction to the Cell

For Students 7th - 12th
So, this is not technically a worksheet, but rather a chapter of reading material, pictures, and diagrams introducing young biologists to the cell. Cell theory, diversity, size, and shape are described. The internal organization and...
+
Worksheet
1
1
K12 Reader

Tissues, Organs and Systems

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Young scientists are introduced to the connections among cells, tissues, organs, and systems in a life science reading comprehension worksheet that asks them to respond to a series of questions based on the passage.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

17 - Cells

For Students 6th - 8th
The first of three pages in this handout provides a brief history of our understanding of the cell. It also differentiates between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The second is a collection of true and false, multiple choice, and short...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Immune System

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Activate the immune system in the brains of your biologists! This worksheet calls upon learners to explain the structure, function, and problems associated with the immune system. This worksheet is helpful for the advanced placement...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nerve Cell Informercials

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research the structure and function of the nervous system. They prepare a model or representation of neural transmission. Students create an infomercial about nerve cells.
+
PPT
Curated OER

Plant Structure and Growth

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
This plant structure and function PowerPoint addresses the main organs and the factors that affect its development as well as going into detail about the specializations at a cellular level.   The cell functions and system adaptations...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Observing Specialized Cells

For Students 7th - 10th
In this plant and animal cell worksheet, students draw five examples of plant or animal cells that are specialized to perform a particular functions. They also complete 6 short answer questions based on their observations.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Seeing the Cell as a System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain how the components of a cell operate as a system. Students examine a bicycle and find out if parts were arranged differently, could the system still be carried out. They look at cells as well and see what function they...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plant and Animal Cells

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the difference between plant and animal cells. They observe a variety o plant and animals cells by looking at a piece of cork, an onion, elodea, prepared slides of paramecium, human bone, frog blood, and human...
+
Worksheet
1
1
Curated OER

Cell Cycle

For Students 7th
In this cell cycle learning exercise, 7th graders study the various images of the cell cycle. Students then label each picture with the correct cycle. Students then answer several questions about the cell cycle.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Notes on Cell Organelles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils record information and write journal entries on the structure and function of cell organelles while viewing a Powerpoint presentation.
+
Activity
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Viral Lysis and Budding

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How do some viruses spread so quickly, and why do they make us feel terrible? Answer these (and many more) questions through a simple yet impactful lessons. Pupils observe demonstrations that show the two methods viruses use to escape...
+
Unit Plan
BBSRC

Discovering DNA: The Recipe for Life

For Teachers 4th - 9th Standards
A pinch of adenine, a dash of thymine and ta-da, you have life! Well, it's not quite that simple, but through this series of activities and experiments young scientists learn about the structure of DNA and how it contains the recipe for...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Cell

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study and identify the structures and functions of animal cells.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Body Systems

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the structure and function of body systems and their inter-relationships. They draw and label the major body systems, observe demonstrations of various body systems, define key vocabulary terms, and compare...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Survival: The Human Body in Extreme Environments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a list of signs the human body gives during threatening weather conditions. They investigate the causes and conditions of dehydration, overheating, and hypothermia.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Bones: Reading and Quiz

For Students 6th - 10th
Make no bones about it- this anatomy instructional activity is all about the human skeleton! Learners read a 2-page informational excerpt on bones and then use the information they learned to answer 9 recall questions, including 4...
+
PPT
Curated OER

Biotechnology

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
A continuous cascade of information comes through this PowerPoint on biotechnology. The topic is defined, a history is presented, and basic genetic engineering techniques are explained. The topic is covered in an objective manner,...
+
Lesson Plan
Clean Up Australia

Why are Batteries Harmful to the Environment?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Open this lesson by reading together about primary and secondary batteries (such as nickel-cadmium cells), problems they can cause in the environment, and how humans can minimize the damage. Afterward, little ones examine a collection of...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Fungus Among Us

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the basic characteristics and roles of fungi. They discuss the importance of fungi to humans. Students investigate the relationship between cell structure and function and explore the diversity and variation of...
+
PPT
Curated OER

Kidney Structure and Function: removing intracellular waste

For Teachers 9th
Your class will learn all about the function of the kidney and how  it operates in animals from different habitats.  The methods of absorption, filtering and excretion are detailed and pupils will learn of the different disposal methods...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

How HIV Infects Cells

For Students 8th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students answer 2 short answer questions related to HIV based on information provided. They color and label the different parts of a virus.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Nervous System: Basic Organization and Function

For Students 9th - 12th
A vintage worksheet on the basic structure and function of the nervous system awaits your beginning biologists. Although it pertains to a textbook chapter reading, the content is relevant to any introductory unit on the nervous system....