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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Look Into the Past

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice looking at their genetics to inquire about their past. In groups, they determine their recessive and dominant genes and plot their height on a graph. They compare and contrast the processes of meiosis and mitosis. ...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

AP Biology Lesson Outline

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research the different field of bioengineering. In this biology lesson, 9th graders differentiate meiosis and mitosis. They discuss the pros and cons of using radiation in medical diagnostics.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sociobiology: Heredity Factors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine DNA replication and how proteins are synthesized from DNA codes and continue to explore the effects of genetics in additional lessons. Among the topics covered are: protein synthesis, cell chemistry, environmental...
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PPT
Curated OER

AP Biology Lab Review

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A seventy-two slide PowerPoint that reviews several lab explorations done in an AP Biology course. For each lab there is a description, concepts, and conclusions. Many pictures and graphics make this visually appealing, but it would not...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Mitosis and Meiosis Comparison

For Students 7th - 12th
This t-chart provides a graphic organizer for pupils to list similarities and differences between the two types of cell division. There are no instructions on the handout, so more concrete thinkers may need a little guidance.
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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...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Mitosis vs. Meiosis

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this cell division worksheet, learners compare and contrast the processes of mitosis and meiosis. Students complete 9 questions in a chart.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teacher Preparation Notes on Genetics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars explore genetics through various hands-on activities. In this biology activity, students predict the probability of offspring genotypes and phenotypes using the Punnett Square. They explain the causes of genetic...
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Unit Plan
Rural Science Education Program

Cells, Genetics, and Biotechnology

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
For scholars tired of reading the textbook, this unit includes nine hands-on lessons. Through group work, lab activities, experiments, and even one inquiry-based lesson, scholars apply knowledge about cells, genetics, and biotechnology....
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PPT
Curated OER

Regulation of Cell Division

For Teachers 10th
Supplementing the review of mitosis and meiosis, the detailed slides give information about growth factors, cell communication, and regulator genes. A fascinating topic, your class will be inspired by the applications and developments of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reproduction

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reproduction activity, high schoolers review the processes involved with sexual reproduction in animals and pollination in plants. This activity has 6 fill in the blank, 5 true or false, and 9 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chromosomes

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore genetics, chromosomes and DNA.  In this genetics lesson students design a chromosome and identify a family tree through genetics. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Life Cycles of Mosses, Ferns, and Conifers

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this plant life cycle worksheet, students compare the life cycles of mosses, ferns, and conifers. This worksheet has 15 fill in the blank and 10 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Genome Debate

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students study the Human Genome Project and participate in a debate about the project. For this genome lesson, students review the terms related to the genome project, take a poll about the ethical issues of the project, and watch a...
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Unit Plan
Intel

Cell-to-Cell

For Teachers 9th Standards
The third in a series of 10 STEM project-based lessons focuses on cells types, functions, and physiology. Through research, discussions, writings, and presentations, groups learn about the difference between plant and animal cells, the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Spanish Omelet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use analogies to show the relationships among cell, nucleus, genes, chromosome, ribosome, replication, mitosis, transcription, translation, DNA, RNA, amino acids and proteins, genotype, phenotype, and genetics vs....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cell Growth and Division Vocab

For Students 9th - 12th
A vocabulary note-taking handout for the processes surrounding mitosis and meiosis. This is a Word document, so if formatting consistency matters to you, editing will be easy. A few of the words have definitions pre-populated, so...
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Activity
Serendip

How Mistakes in Cell Division Can Result in down Syndrome and Miscarriages

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Some genetic conditions occur without being inherited. The distinction becomes the focus of the lesson. It details the process of cell division that results in trisomy on various chromosomes. A worksheet highlights the results including...
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Unit Plan
BBSRC

Discovering DNA: The Recipe for Life

For Teachers 4th - 9th Standards
A pinch of adenine, a dash of thymine and ta-da, you have life! Well, it's not quite that simple, but through this series of activities and experiments young scientists learn about the structure of DNA and how it contains the recipe for...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2015 AP® Biology Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Many future doctors earn college science credit by passing the AP biology test while still in high school. Help young scientists prepare for the exam by studying past test questions. Each of the eight questions covers multiple topics...
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eBook
BC Open Textbooks

Concepts of Biology – 1st Canadian Edition

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How diverse are living things? Individuals explore topics such as cells as the foundation for life, cell division and genetics, molecular biology, and animal reproduction using an open resource Biology textbook. They learn key terms...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology instructional activity, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to cells of the body. There are 31 biology terms located in the word search.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cell (Biology)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct a series of activities to explore the nature of cells. In this biology lesson, students observe plant and animal cells under the microscope and compare them. They differentiate osmosis and diffusion.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Fun

For Students 9th - 10th
For this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the cells of the body. There are 32 biology terms located in the word search.

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