Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Populations – The Survival of the Fittest (Part 1)

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explain in their own words why organisms live together. In this biology activity, students model what happens to organisms if their environment changes. They explain the importance of evolution.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Population Dynamics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the causes and consequences of population growth and the envrionmental factors that contribute to it. They discuss what they think the world's population will be in 2050.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Protection

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create dolls in a variety of skin tones to help reinact different community helpers. They make a helping hands mural on butcher block paper. They adopt a doll and demonstrate how to treat others gently. They discuss along...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fungus

For Teachers K - 12th
Students study fungus, its reproduction and uses.  In this eukaryote instructional activity students complete several fungal experiments.     
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Granary Door Dogon, Mali

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore a creation myth. In this visual arts lesson, students discuss the Dogon creation myth and the design and make refrigerator magnets in the style of Dogan granary doors. The design of the magnets should include linear and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mitosis and Meiosis

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students model and differentiate between the processes of mitosis and meiosis. In partners, they use yarn and construction paper to create models for each of the phases of mitosis and meiosis then compare the chromosome numbers in each...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Male and Female Reproductive Systems

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reproductive system activity, students review what causes puberty to occur in males and females. Students also review the male and female reproductive anatomy. This activity has 50 fill in the blank statements.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cells and Cancer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students idenitfy that cancer is a growth of mutated cells and that cancer cells are only one type of cell that causes disease in our body. They also identify that all eukaryotic cells contain a nucleus, cytoskeleton, and a cell...
Handout
Other

The Human Right to Freedom From Discrimination

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the "human right to freedom from any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on gender, race, color, national or ethnic origin, language, religion, political or other opinion, age, or any other status,...
Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Cool Facts and Tips on Sexual Reproduction

For Students 4th - 8th
The basics of how humans reproduce is covered here. Learn about female and male reproductive organs, mating, fertilization, how a fetus develops, and birth.
Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Fertilization and Early Development

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the process of fertilization and the earliest human developments.
Website
Other

U.s. Department of Health & Human Services:contraceptive and Condom Use

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains multiple resources that explain types of contraceptives and condom use
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: That's My Line

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Identify persuasive situations and practice refusal techniques when it comes to issues dealing with sexuality.
Unit Plan
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Reproductive System

For Students 9th - 10th
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.