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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Examples of Chemistry in Everyday Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives examples of chemical interactions occurring in the human body, in the world around us, in foods, and in products we use.
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Unit Plan
Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: Introducing Cells!

For Students 4th - 8th
Get to know cells, what they create, how to identify them, and how to tell whether they belong to a plant or an animal. Several activities
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Science for Kids: Oxygen Cycle

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the oxygen cycle and how this nutrient travels through the ecosystem to sustain life on Earth.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Cell Energetics

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive module where students describe, compare, contrast and explain the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Plants

For Students 3rd - 6th
Investigate how plants eat with these interactive science simulation.
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Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Into the Mitochondrion: Making Atp With Oxygen

For Students 9th - 10th
The aim of this article is to relate the history of oxygen in the atmosphere to the evolution of photosynthesis, aerobic respiration, mitochondria, and life on earth.
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Handout
Texas A&M University

Tamu: Aggie Horticulture: School Gardens

For Students 3rd - 5th
Teachers and students interested in finding information on how to start a garden in their school will find this site very helpful. This site, sponsored by the Department of Horticulture Sciences at Texas A&M University, includes a...
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Unit Plan
NC State University

Ncsu.edu: Adventures of the Agronauts

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is an online science curriculum on how to grow plants on the Moon. There are six lessons that have a glossary also included. There are movies that demonstrate concepts, and teacher resources. The sites topics cover, the Earth,...
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Website
BSCS Science Learning

Bscs: Online Resources During Covid 19 Shutdown

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
My school has shut down due to the coronavirus. What do I do now? BSCS Science Learning is here to help teachers during these unsure times. They have consolidated online resources to help you easily find programs, units, and more!
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Marine Food Chains

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the marine food chain.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Consumers and Decomposers

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Producers make their own food through photosynthesis. But many organisms are not producers and cannot make their own food, but must get their energy from other...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Plant Like Protists

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plant-like protists are known as algae. They are a large and diverse group. Plant-like protists are autotrophs. This means that they produce their own food. They...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Energy Transformations

For Students 9th - 10th
Through interactive learning exercises, students examine the different definitions of energy and how enzymes regulate how the energy is stored and used during cellular respiration. They also take a close look at photosynthesis to learn...
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Unit Plan
Other

California State University: Biology Labs Online: Leaf Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of virtual experiment assignments where students investigate the process of photosynthesis and how it varies with different types of plants. They will change experimental conditions to see how different factors affect the rate of...
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Calvin Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the three stages of the Calvin Cycle reactions: carbon fixation, reduction, and regeneration of the starting molecule. See how the products of the light reactions, ATP and NADPH, are used to fix carbon into sugars in this cycle.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Photorespiration

For Students 9th - 10th
Photorespiration is a wasteful pathway that competes with the Calvin cycle. Explore why photorespiration happens, when it's most likely to take place, and how it actually works.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Biochemical Reaction Chemistry

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of a biochemical reaction, the different types and the importance of enzymes in biochemical reactions.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Endothermic Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of an endothermic reaction, the role of energy, and examples of endothermic reactions.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Difference Between Food Chain and Food Web

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explains the characteristics of food chains and food web; the different levels of producers, consumers, and decomposers; and the differences between food chains and food webs. Includes charts and a Venn diagram comparing the two.
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Online Course
University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Plant Biology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A webpage for a course on plant biology for non-science majors. The course covers how plants function, diversity among plants, and the roles of plants in the environment. Site includes lectures, a plant project, and a sample exam.
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Handout
Texas A&M University

Story Time: Discover Scientists' Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th
Read very accessible biographies of thirteen scientists in many fields including medicine, paleontology, genetics, chemistry, physiology, marine biology, microbiology, biochemistry, and natural selection. Emphasis is on the scientists'...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Nasa: The Case of the Prize Winning Plants [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This program uses a scenario with fictional detective characters to present plant growth to students. While the unit focuses on the basic needs and parts of plants, the topics of plant classification and adaptations, soil formation and...
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Lesson Plan
Other

The Plant Cell: Teaching Tools in Plant Biology: Why Study Plants?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Plants are essential for all life and development. Teach your students about this incredible lifeforce with this teaching guide, lecture notes, and PowerPoint presentation. [PDF]
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Website
Other

Water on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
Water on the Web (WOW) is an advanced site allowing students to actively participate in data analysis from real research sites. Lesson plans on a range of topics are provided. There is also a tutorial for using Excel to graph WOW data.

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