Biology Junction
Flatworms
In this flatworms instructional activity, high schoolers identify and color the different parts of a flatworm. They complete 14 short answer questions related to the topic.
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Invertebrate Vocabulary-- Marine Invertebrate Match
In this science worksheet, students study 12 vocabulary words which pertain to marine invertebrates. Students read the definitions which include pronunciation, part of speech and meaning of the name. Students then look at 16 organisms...
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Lesson 16: DNA Technology
Young scholars research different areas of biotechnology. In this biology lesson, students create a presentation about their research. They debate the topic presented and share their views on the subject.
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Body Voyager
Students explore the significance of a resting and an active heart rate. In this heart activity students chart data on their pulse and draw a diagram of the heart.
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Kinesin and Exocytosis
Students design a visualization to illustrate the role of the protein kinesin in exocytosis of a secretory material in a directed manner.
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Foods for Better Health
Learners define biotechnology and discuss the economic impact of biotechnology. They also describe what a 1015 onion and a slow-softening tomato are and how they are produced. They examine the safety of genetically-engineered or altered...
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Types of Reactions
In this reactions worksheet, students describe combustion as either exothermal or endothermal. Students balance reactions and label the types of reactions. This worksheet has 1 multiple choice, 2 short answer, and 10 problem solving...
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Knowledge Quiz: Bacteria
In this bacteria quiz worksheet, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions covering a variety of concepts related to bacteria. A reference web site is included for additional resources.
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Science Quiz B-Grade 5
In this grade 5 science quiz learning exercise, 5th graders complete a 15 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 5 concepts.
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What Is A Fossil?
In this fossils worksheet, learners read 13 clues pertaining to fossils. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. There is no word bank.
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Group Initiatives
Students explore the names and qualities about members in the group. They each say their name and something about themselves. Students gather around in a circle. They listen to the teacher as he or she says the name of someone and throws...
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COMMON KINDS OF INSECTS
Students will recognize and name three common insects.1. Share background information with students. 2. Provide students with the "bug body" puzzle pages, and have them cut the puzzles out.1. Share background information with students....
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Outdoor Survival
Young scholars are introduced to basic outdoor survival concepts. They identify the seven basic needs for survival. Students describe the symptoms and treatment for frostbite and hypothermia. They compare and contrast the value of...
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Protists
For this protists worksheet, students will review the different types of protists and the different stages of the protist life cycle. This worksheet has 10 matching questions.
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Practice with Ions
In this ions worksheet, learners 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 questions...
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Vital Vitamins
Students study vitamins and who should take them and what ones to take. In this investigative lesson students plan a healthy diet after reviewing the types of supplements.
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Technology Integration Lesson Plan: Civil War Spreadsheet
Eighth graders discuss and analyze Civil War data, manually graph data on handout, work with partners to enter data into spreadsheets, and create charts on spreadsheet for each data set.
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Unifying Unlike Denominators
Students play roll of fictional radio disk jockeys. They allocate their daily program time into fractional time slots for the playing of specified catagories of music and commercial advertisements.
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DNA Extraction From a Variety of Tissue Samples
Students, working in cooperative groups, extract very impure samples of DNA from a number of tissue samples. They determine how the samples can be preserved and how they are similar.
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Bio Anim
BioAnin presents 3-D labeled images of all of the major systems of the human body, for example, the digestive system and the endocrine system. The images are embedded in slideshows. The site also has interactive 3-D models that can be...
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Molecular Movies: 3 D Tutorials for Biologists
A collection of visualization-oriented tutorials for creating 3D animations for use in your biology classroom. Search by difficulty level, software package, or 3D topic area.
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3 D Cells
A brief animation and a more detailed navigation of a cell and it's structure can be found here. Each part is labeled and some are animated.
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3 D Cells
A brief animation and a more detailed navigation of a cell and it's structure can be found here. Each part is labeled and some are animated.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Virus Structure
View a colorful 3-D diagrams of viruses and learn about how their structure helps them infect plants, animals, and bacteria.