Students work in groups to remove fossils from sediments, classifying as many organisms and parts of organisms as possible into major groups. They study the data from each formation and make conclusions about the types of organisms and...

High schoolers graph data on fetal and infant mortality rates collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They identify trends in the data and propose potential causes for the trends.

Students examine what an electroscope is and who invented it.  In this electrical lesson students build their own Emergency Radiation detector Electroscope.

Students examine the mineral pyrite and discover the differences between it and gold.  In this mineral instructional activity students identify minerals using their common properties.

Tenth graders study the diversity of life in the world. They classify and sketch organisms into the 6 kingdoms.

In this activity, students use a virtual biology lab to perform investigations and learn lab procedures using compound and dissecting microscopes to look at a variety of animal and plant cells.

Learn how to calculate the total magnification of a microscope on this concise site. Links to making a slide, questions on the use of the microscope, and other related microscope topics are included on this site.

This is a lab station lesson plan on microscopes (7th grade). There are several supplemental documents available to accompany this lab at: http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classbio.html - Click on Microscope Mania.

A lab experiment in a series of experiments that investigates coral. In this activity, students will use a microscope to examine the feeding behavior of a hydra, a fresh-water relative of coral. They will also observe the characteristic...

With this simple stain, students can observe the shape of yeast and bacteria under the microscope. Lesson plan gives a lab procedure, teacher instructions, points for discussion, and additional activities. Lab does require the purchase...

This interactive website about microscopes and microbes provides students with an introduction to cellular biology.

A middle school experiment on the cell structure of cyanobacteria.

Site provides six possible center activities for teachers to use to engage students in the study of cells.

Extensive site for teachers provides some helpful resources that pertain to plant and animal cells. Includes a microscope diagram as well as plant, animal and pond labs. Also contains links to structures and mechanisms, matter and...

After learning about what pollen is, its health effects, as well as how it benefits humans, students take part in a lab activity. For this, they collect schoolyard pollen on slides, stain it, and then examine it under a microscope.

In this third unit of a Biology course, students learn about cells and cell structure. They compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and learn about the specialized structures in a cell and what their functions are. They will also learn...