Ten reactions involved with the process of glycolysis within cellular respiration are summarized here. The aerobic stages and anaerobic interactions leading to fermentation are detailed and wonderful diagrams to support the information...

In this mighty microbes instructional activity, students read for comprehension assessment. In this fill-in-the-blank and true and false instructional activity, students answer ten questions.

Students view a video on DNA. They discuss mitosis, meiosis and fertilization. They use strips of paper to simulate fertilization and analyze the genotype and phenotype of the combined chromosomes.

Students investigate different types and their parts. They differentiate prokaryote and eukaryote cells and create a venn diagram displaying differences or similarities. Students write ten similes related to the cells and parts of them.

In this biology activity, students complete a crossword puzzle with 39 questions on taxonomy. They identify the different classification systems used in biology.

For this word search worksheet, students locate words related to biology. The word list includes protists, viruses, plants, spiral, and biotechnology.

In this gene expression worksheet, students read about two transcription factors: activators and repressors. Students complete 1 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Students draw cells, make a cell, and list organelles in plant and animal cells. In this cells lesson plan, students create edible cells.

In this chromosome worksheet learners complete a crossword puzzle by answering questions on DNA, nucleic acids, nucleotides and RNA.  

Eighth graders, after creating a Venn Diagram comparing/contrasting animal and plant cells, writing ten similes describing cell types, or drawing a colored diagram of a cell, list cell types as well as describe and label cell parts. They...

This resource provides detailed information on each of the periods within the Precambrian Era. It discusses what earth was like, what the first multiple cell organisms were like and when they appeared.

A brief essay about older and more recent ideas on when the first cells evolved. Good coverage of different scientific theories about the origin of life.

In this unit, students look at the components of cells and their functions and discover the controversy behind stem cell research. The first lesson focuses on the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. In the second lesson,...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Bacteria are the most successful organisms on the planet. They lived on this planet for two billion years before the first eukaryotes and, during that time, evolved...