California Academy of Science
Coral Reefs and Climate Change
Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean floor, yet more than 25 percent of marine life lives in coral reefs. A colorful, engaging video describes the health of coral reefs and why the formations matter. The first lesson in a...
Crash Course
Speciation: Of Ligers and Men
Ligers grow at a rate of 2.2 pounds every second day, thus by the end of their first year, they can weigh up to 364 pounds. Ligers are the subject of a video the looks at hybrids and shows viewers how speciation can occur via allopatric...
WindWise Education
How Does Energy Affect Wildlife?
Is wildlife affected the same way by different electricity generation methods? Teams work together to research four electricity generation sources and their impacts on wildlife. The teams create a summary report and share their findings.
WindWise Education
What is Wind Power's Risk to Birds?
How is risk determined? Through the use of a reading passage, individuals or groups learn about bird interactions with man made structures along with wind turbines. Pupils use information from the second reading passage to conduct an...
WindWise Education
Can We Reduce Risk to Bats?
It is just batty! A resource outlines a case study scenario of reducing the risk to bats. Teams learn about the bat populations in the area of the wind farm, then research and propose a solution.
Curated OER
Continuing Life
In this reproduction worksheet, students will review the genetic processes in sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction by answering 6 true or false statements. Then students will complete 2 short answer questions about the offspring...
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Population Biology
For this population worksheet, students will determine if 12 statements about demographic trends, including the effects of birth and death rates on populations, are true or not. Then students will match 6 population growth vocabulary...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Viral Lifecycle
This lesson has gone viral ... literally! An animation video describes how a single virus cell gives rise to a multitude of progeny viruses. Learners explore how a virus infects many cells in a short amount of time.
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Science - What Can Living Things Do
In these living things worksheets, students write true or false for the sentences about living things. Students answer the questions about living things and choose the words that best describe the statements about living things.
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Advanced Matching - The Organ Systems
What's the difference between the digestive system and the endocrine system? Explore 12 body systems in this anatomy matching worksheet, for which learners find descriptions corresponding to anatomical terminology. Some of the...
WindWise Education
What Factors Influence Offshore Wind?
What is that out in the water on the horizon? Teams work together to study the coastline using maps to determine the best and worst locations to place an offshore wind farm. The teams then build a scale model wind farm to see what it...
Curated OER
Curious? Two Of You?
In this, "Curious? Two of You?" worksheet, students answer three multiple choice questions, interactively, about cloning, then check answers online.
Curated OER
Sets of Chromosomes
In this chromosome worksheet, high schoolers answer eighteen questions about chromatids, chromosomes, types of reproduction, haploid and diploid cells and zygotes.
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Standard 4 Review Sheet-Genetics and Inheritance
In this genetics worksheet, young scholars answer a variety of questions about inheritance, DNA, the genetic code, genes, sexual and asexual reproduction, mutations, protein synthesis and genetic engineering.
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Mitosis And Meiosis
In this science worksheet, students answer 13 multiple-choice questions about mitosis and meiosis. For example, "Interphase is defined as..."
Compassion in World Farming Trust
Selective Breeding of Farm Animals
Biology learners read about selective breeding in chickens and how it has produced high-yield meat specimens and rapid egg-layers. The unpleasant effects of artificial selection are explored, as well as options to supporting this...
Curated OER
The Cell Cycle
In this biology learning exercise, students label 9 diagrams with the correct names. They also write short answers to 6 questions that follow.
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The Diversity of Fungi
In this fungi worksheet, students will review the growth and reproduction of zygomycetes and the characteristics of ascomycotes, basidiomycotes, and deuteromycotes. This worksheet has 15 fill in the blank, 4 short answer, and 8 matching...
Curated OER
Birth, Growing, and Aging
In this human development activity, high schoolers will review the three stages of birth and how your growth rate changes from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. This activity has 3 short answer questions, 4 fill in the blank,...
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Testing for Life’s Molecules
Want to hear a joke about sodium? Na. Young scientists test various materials to identify if they include protein, starch, and glucose by using the Biuret test, iodine starch test, and Benedict's test respectively. After practicing with...
Curated OER
Evolution worksheet
Looking at evolution in detail, this thorough worksheet has complex questions requiring details and explanations of natural selection and diversity. Various examples of biological characteristics are available, and students choose the...
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Fungi
Why did the mushroom go to the party? Because he was a fun guy! Biology learners study fungi while completing this worksheet. Structure is compared to that of other life forms. The life cycle is displayed with colorful diagrams for...
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Body System Challenge
In this body systems worksheet, students are given terms related to the eleven body systems hidden in a word search. They find the terms and write them on the lines under the proper body system.
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Endocrine System Crossword
In this endocrine system worksheet, students solve 12 clues in a crossword puzzle focusing on the organs and hormones of the endocrine system.