Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Enzyme Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the effects of specific enzymes on samples of liver tissue, muscle tissue (chicken), apples, and potatoes.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plant Structure, Function and Growth

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students study three structures of a plant as well as their locations and functions.  In this botany lesson students complete several activities on plant organs and their functions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Building a Circulation City

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students identify the different organ systems found throughout the human body. Using a model, they explain and draw the flow of blood and name the parts of the circulatory system. They create their own circulation city in which to show...
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

Characteristics of Living Things

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine the characteristics of living things. They list the differences between living and non-living things, explore areas around the school, and create a Venn diagram for items found in the school areas.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water Purification

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars develop an understanding and appreciation of water purification techniques and their implications for health maintenance.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Practice with Ions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this ions learning exercise, students answer questions about atoms that have gained or lost electrons, they find the number of electrons atoms tend to gain or lose and they answer questions about bonding in atoms. They answer 6...
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Curated OER

Use Concept Maps to Teach the Transfer of Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Practical tips, lessons, and ideas for teaching the transfer of energy.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Sensitive Are The Lungs to Radon?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the effects of radon on the lungs. They review pictures of the lungs on a large and small scale. They work together to answer questions to complete the lesson.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kraut Lab

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Pupils explore the process of fermentation through the process of making Sauerkraut. Students use their observational skills and their five senses to create an articulate description of their lab created sauerkraut. They discuss the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fungi

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study fungi and its parts.  In this exploring fungi lesson students fill out a worksheet that includes a diagram of fungi and questions. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

Matrix Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
For this matrix reactions worksheet, students fill in the blank about the process of glycolysis. Students also draw an organelle- mitochondrion and label the parts with the given names.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Elements Found in Living Things

For Students 9th - 12th
For this elements worksheet, students review the most common elements found in living things. Students color in two pictures with the percentages of the elements found in that living thing.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Oxidation Numbers

For Students 10th - 12th
In this oxidation numbers worksheet, students compare metals and nonmetals, draw Lewis Dot Diagrams, and determine the oxidation number for the given elements. This worksheet has 1 multiple choice, 5 short answer, and 12 fill in the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sizing Up the Supersize Croc

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine and compare traits of humans and crocodiles.  In this crocodile lesson students use a ratio to estimate the height of a person and compare that to a crocodile. 
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Savvas Learning

Pearson's the Biology Place: Cell Respiration

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent interactive website about cellular respiration provides an overview then goes into the details that can be so difficult to understand. The practice, review, and quiz pages should help solidify understanding.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Cellular Respiration

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How does the food you eat provide energy? Through the process of cellular respiration, the energy in food is changed into energy that can be used by the body's...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Cellular Respiration Reactions

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of cellular respiration and its overall chemical equation. The energy changes that occur during cellular respiration, including in photosynthesis.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Cellular Respiration and Redox

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduction to redox in cellular respiration. Provides an overview of how cells break down fuels and looks at some of the electron transfer reactions that are key to this process.
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Connections Between Cellular Respiration and Other Pathways

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource examines how non-glucose molecules such as carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids enter the cellular respiration pathway. Also, looks at the use of cellular respiration intermediates for biosynthesis.
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Steps of Cellular Respiration

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource walks you through the four major stages of cellular respiration which include glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation, the citric acid or Krebs cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation and traces how they connect up to one another.
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Regulation of Cellular Respiration

For Students 9th - 10th
This article investigates how cellular respiration can be sped up or slowed down in response to ATP levels and other metabolic signals.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 2.16 Cellular Respiration Process

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the specific reactions that happen during the cellular respiration process.
Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Powering the Cell: Cellular Respiration and Glycolysis

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will be able top clarify the relationship between breathing and cellular respiration.