I’m excited to share with you an EASY PEASY way for students to see osmosis in plant cells! In the past, I always used elodea leaves for this lab. Elodea can be hard to find at pet stores and is a little temperamental to keep alive. This year I decided to use onion skin from ... Read more
MCAS Classification questions MCAS 2010 Biology exam 32. The table below shows the classifications of three different sea lions. a. Identify which two of the sea lions are most closely related. b. …
I have been weekly planning lately, and I finally have my lesson plans made. Take a peek and steal some activities for the new week!
MCAS Classification questions MCAS 2010 Biology exam 32. The table below shows the classifications of three different sea lions. a. Identify which two of the sea lions are most closely related. b. …
MCAS Classification questions MCAS 2010 Biology exam 32. The table below shows the classifications of three different sea lions. a. Identify which two of the sea lions are most closely related. b. …
MCAS Classification questions MCAS 2010 Biology exam 32. The table below shows the classifications of three different sea lions. a. Identify which two of the sea lions are most closely related. b. …
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So one of my goals this year was to put student work up on the walls in my classroom. You see, with 200+ students, how do I put all students' work up? Well that's just it... I don't. I was already collecting sample work from students (you know, keeping the REALLY good ones to show next year's students what their final product should look like), but wasn't doing anything with those samples aside from keeping them in a drawer until the following year. That's when I decided that it was time to put those samples up on the wall. I realized that I don't have to put up samples from EVERY student... meaning, I don't have to put up the eye-sores non-sample work. Below are pictures of what now adorns my very colorful and educational wall. I have already referenced projects on the wall several times... And my 8th graders are reminded of the science they forget from learned in 7th grade. Fun, right? And after receiving numerous emails requesting templates to make some of the foldables shown above, I decided to make a few tutorial posts. You see, my students are AMAZING artists and therefore none of the above projects required templates. Just instructions. So here they are. Organization of Life Foldable Tutorial Cells Foldable Tutorial Cell Cycle Foldable Tutorial Happy Projecting! (I know, I totally made that word up.)
I had too much fun that I couldn't share. I was recently invited to speak to a group of Girl Scouts that meet once a month to have activiti...
Intro: DNA is how the body stores info, but it isn’t useful until we actually make stuff with it. So let’s see how DNA ends up building proteins. Vocabulary needed in this lesson DNA nu…
Here is a comic illustrating the steps taken to obtain GM Food
My number one goal for the first week back to school is building a community with my students. I believe that community is created through shared experiences. One of the ways I create shared experiences for my students during the first week of school is through read alouds. I love how a read aloud has
Teach genetics to your students to help them learn about traits being passed down from parents to their offspring with this fun demonstration.
A STEAM program combining a simple experiment for extracting DNA from strawberries, model building, microscopy, and origami. STEM, STEAM, DNA extraction, double helix, DNA model, strawberry cells, chromosomes.
One of my favorite parts of the cell unit is teaching about membranes. If you ask me, they are by far the most important part of the cell. Everything the cell does is because it is responding to signals received by the membrane. While many students think the nucleus is in charge, it is in ... Read more
Ecosystems Lecture as PDF (Here as PPT) Population Ecology Lecture Field Study Procedure Frame Nitrogen Cycle SYSTEMS Equilibrium, Feedback, Flows Equilibrium, Feedback, and Flow Practice PPT with Examples CELLULAR RESPIRATION Advanced Cellular Respiration Lecture Cellular Respiration Lecture Outline PHOTOSYNTHESIS Advanced Photosynthesis Lecture Video 1 & Video 2 Photosynthesis Lecture Outline GENETICS/EVOLUTION UNIT: EdPuzzle Videos Amoeba Sisters FOIL Method GIF HHMI Human and Chimp Evolution Click and Learn Conclusions Evidence of Evolution Natural Selection Mendelian Genetics: Dihybrid Cross Mendelian Genetics: Monohybrid Cross Genetic Variability: Mutations Genetic Variability: Genes/Alleles Genetic Variability: Crossing Over 11/14 Protein Synthesis Notebook Page 113 and Snork Activity 11/16: Protein Synthesis Lecture (PDF) (with outline for taking notes) and Practice Sheet 11/3 Due 11/4: DNA and RNA Notes, DNA and RNA Reading and Coloring with Questions 10/27 Due 10/31: Cell Division Lecture (Cell Cycle, Mitosis, and Meiosis) and Notes and Mitosis Practice 10/21 Mitosis Reading & Questions 10/6 Enzymes Lecture with Notes 9/29 Transport Practice & Comparative 9/27 Membrane Transport Learning Stations (Notebook Page 41-47) 9/22 Membrane Lecture with Notes Membrane Reading & Questions Cells KW Chart 2nd Hour Cells KW Chart 3rd Hour
RNA molecules are unique nucleic acids that are essential to protein synthesis. Messenger RNA, transfer RNA, and ribosomal RNA are three types of RNA.
A STEAM program combining a simple experiment for extracting DNA from strawberries, model building, microscopy, and origami. STEM, STEAM, DNA extraction, double helix, DNA model, strawberry cells, chromosomes.
Are you teaching evolution and how speciation occurs? Use this skittles lab to have your students model how species separate (in this case, through geographic and ecological isolation.) It's fun and almost no prep! Materials needed per group: Dixie cup, skittles, and a paper towel. Included in your purchase is BOTH a pdf printable version and an alternate Google slide version- great for lab make-ups! You might also be interested in: Speciation Lesson Analyzing Darwin's finches graphing activity Evolution Writing Prompts Natural Selection Graph Task Cards Speciation interactive diagram Be sure to follow my TpT store by clicking on the green "follow me" next to my seller picture to receive notifications of new products and upcoming sales. Don't forget to leave feedback to earn TpT credits that can be used for future purchases! Want free tips and resources sent to your inbox once a week? Subscribe to my newsletter! You can also... ♻️ Check out my blog ♻️ Follow me on facebook ♻️ Follow me on instagram ♻️ Follow me on pinterest
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Are you looking for a fun natural selection simulation activity for your evolution unit? You are in the right place. “Survival of the Fittest Finch” will not disappoint you nor your students! I did…
One of my favorite parts of the cell unit is teaching about membranes. If you ask me, they are by far the most important part of the cell. Everything the cell does is because it is responding to signals received by the membrane. While many students think the nucleus is in charge, it is in ... Read more
Students explore the inhalation/exhalation process that occurs in the lungs during respiration. Using everyday materials, each student team creates a model pair of lungs.
Ecosystems Lecture as PDF (Here as PPT) Population Ecology Lecture Field Study Procedure Frame Nitrogen Cycle SYSTEMS Equilibrium, Feedback, Flows Equilibrium, Feedback, and Flow Practice PPT with Examples CELLULAR RESPIRATION Advanced Cellular Respiration Lecture Cellular Respiration Lecture Outline PHOTOSYNTHESIS Advanced Photosynthesis Lecture Video 1 & Video 2 Photosynthesis Lecture Outline GENETICS/EVOLUTION UNIT: EdPuzzle Videos Amoeba Sisters FOIL Method GIF HHMI Human and Chimp Evolution Click and Learn Conclusions Evidence of Evolution Natural Selection Mendelian Genetics: Dihybrid Cross Mendelian Genetics: Monohybrid Cross Genetic Variability: Mutations Genetic Variability: Genes/Alleles Genetic Variability: Crossing Over 11/14 Protein Synthesis Notebook Page 113 and Snork Activity 11/16: Protein Synthesis Lecture (PDF) (with outline for taking notes) and Practice Sheet 11/3 Due 11/4: DNA and RNA Notes, DNA and RNA Reading and Coloring with Questions 10/27 Due 10/31: Cell Division Lecture (Cell Cycle, Mitosis, and Meiosis) and Notes and Mitosis Practice 10/21 Mitosis Reading & Questions 10/6 Enzymes Lecture with Notes 9/29 Transport Practice & Comparative 9/27 Membrane Transport Learning Stations (Notebook Page 41-47) 9/22 Membrane Lecture with Notes Membrane Reading & Questions Cells KW Chart 2nd Hour Cells KW Chart 3rd Hour
Quizlet Vocabulary Game, M8 Videos, etc. for M8 We had a blast today! So fun. The kids did a Build-a-Spud Workshop. =D Luther Fred, Lucy Faye, Spud, and David (I would've said Spike.) We're not sure how Luther Fred got that scar... he doesn't like to talk about it. Aaaaggghhhhh!!! Run from the MASHER!!! We used these spud genes (from Applie) to see what alleles the parents of the Baby Spudoodle would have. (There are enough for six students.) They drew alleles from different cups to see the traits of each parent. I printed two sets of alleles - one set for the mother on white paper, and one set for the father on some gray paper I had on hand. I placed the alleles on corresponding labeled cups. For instance, all the N's and n's (both gray and white) went in the "Nose" cup, and I had the kids draw two of each color from each cup. They wrote these genotypes on the tops and sides of the Punnett squares for each (nose, mouth, etc.) of the mother's and father's genotypes, then completed the squares. The completed squares showed which genotypes the Baby Spudoodles were likely to have, but since we don't know exactly which trait any given spudoodle will get from its parents, the kids rolled dice to get numbers 1-4 (5's and 6's had to be rolled again). Counting from left to right, they circled the genotype their Baby Spudoodle got for that particular trait. They did this for each square. (nose, eyes, hair, tail, etc.) On their worksheet, they listed the genotypes (such as Nn, or EE) and the phenotypes (such as 2 nostrils or 1 nostril, or large eyes or small eyes). Hee hee, the genotype Bb was one large eye and one small eye! They did their Build-a-Spud Workshop using the characteristics according to the chart, and weren't allowed any changes. Click for my tweaked directions, and thanks for Mr. McClung for the idea and original directions. Scroll down and see the slideshow of his student's spudoodles. =) See Michelle's, and Julie's student's spudoodles. I love the peanut marshmallow ears! We had cap erasers, but all my students ended up with cotton ball ears! Cotton balls apparently are dominant. ;) I had also meant to buy candy orange slices... would've been tastier. (Kids tend to eat any extra goodies!) The kids did the other experiments at home, most of which were something on paper. In Experiment 8.1, Making an Earlobe Pedigree, we discovered that my immediate family all have attached earlobes, while my husband's immediate family all have unattached earlobes. Our kids all have unattached earlobes as well. One other student's family was the exact same as ours. We determined that unattached must be dominant. We didn't get to do Experiment 8.4, about the radish leaves. We don't meet every week, and I had the radish seeds at my house. But due to snow and other unforeseen factors, we were unable to meet and get the seeds to them in time, so we skipped it. It was a very interesting module, seeing all the different possibilities for just one genotype. Just think of all the possibilities -- not only hair and eye color, but shade of skin, freckles, shape of mouth, nose, chin, face, ears, teeth, smile, as well as placement, width of face, eyebrows, eyelashes -- and that's just in one small area! Think of the almost infinite number of combinations of alleles for the wonderful variety of mankind, made in God's image. He sure knows what He's doing! =D
Here's to another Sunday spent planning. The goal for next week is to get a few things planned before the weekend comes! To make this post a little shorter, I am breaking it into two parts. Tomorrow, I will share my reading and writing plans for some Minilesson Magic :) Science: This week, we have our mini-unit on genetics scheduled. Our students need to learn the following objectives: * Explain why organisms differ from or are similar to their parents based on the characterisitcs of the organism. * Give examples of likenesses that are inherited and some that are not. For my student journal pgs, click here (free and in a pdf). Monday: Set up science journals. The label shown above will be pasted into their notebook as a divider for our first unit of study. Complete the "Mice" assessment probe to see what students already think about how traits show up in organisms. After students think about their own explanations, we will use the explanations above to make a bar graph for how they think offspring's fur color is decided. (This assessment probe comes from Page Keeley, Uncovering Student Ideas in Science). Use 1st page of heredity video to explain heredity. Tuesday: Fingerprints Lab (found this gem linked for free online) Wednesday: Observing Human Traits Lab (free from Tamra Young on TPT); explain dominant and recessive traits and draw conclusions about what traits are dominant/recessive for humans based on classroom data) Thursday: Complete active sort around the room for Inherited vs Acquired traits and make flipbook (free materials from Jennifer Findley) Friday: Learn about Punnett Squares with Leprechaun Genetics (free from Making it Teacher on TPT) Other Resources that might be thrown in w/ extra time: Unit Outline from Moore County (includes a smartboard file to guide the mini-unit) Peas in a Pod (Mendelian Genetics) online freebie; Questions to go along with the reading selection included (I made these last year) Heredity (from Brainpop) DNA (from Brainpop) Animated Videos that explain DNA, genes, chromosomes, protein, heredity, and traits Math: This week in math, I will be getting to know my students better as mathematicians. I'm using some of the journal prompts/explorations from my Math Explorations that focuses on factors. (Not only will we learn about decomposing numbers, but students will be forced to use their multiplication facts). Since my Math Explorations are aligned with the mathematical practices, I thought it would be a good way to introduce concepts like communicating in math, perseverance, using multiple methods for showing work, using different strategies, etc. We are also going to continue working on our Summer Slide questions, which we started on Friday. Given time, I will also begin to introduce some of our math stations. For math stations, my team decided that we would have 4 stations this year, MATH SUPERSTARS, CONCEPT FOCUS, ALGEBRAIC, and something computer-based like Moby Max. Morning Meeting: We are going to focus on perseverance all week. We have a county-wide assessment that is designed with all tasks focusing on perseverance, so this fits in nicely with morning meeting. The kiddos may not even realize they are being assessed. Finish Strong Erik Weihenmayer on Oprah (start at 1:21) Hope you enjoyed peeking at my week! Tune in tomorrow for my reading/writing minilesson ideas for the week.
Cells- they are the basic unit of function and structure of life and tie EVERYTHING into biology. As we delve into genetics, photosynthesis, cellular respiration, these are all processes that occur inside the cell. Evolution
Josie and I have tried growing bean seeds inside for the past two years. We used a baggie and a wet cotton ball the first year and a ...
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DNA Gene Bracelet for Kids, an easy STEAM Activity using beads to create pattern bracelets. DNA is also a pattern.
A few years ago, I looked at my biochemistry unit and tried to think of some way to revolutionize it. Monomers, polymers, carbohydrat...
Genetics is the name, and warm ups, bell ringers and interactive notebook pages is the game. This idea is on fire in my standard biology classes! I admit that my students were dubious (at best) at first, but now all are on board, and I am loving the daily routine. I would call what I am doing a "warm up notebook." The short review that each page provides for my students each day is proving to be invaluable. But there are so many other uses for these activity pages. They make fantastic homework assignments or short daily quizzes. They are perfect for your science interactive notebooks. And my students are starting to realize that their notebook is going to be awesome in December when it is time to study for my semester exam. In earlier blog posts, I wrote about how to set up the notebooks, and pretty much exhausted the topic of the merits of these warm up /bell ringer activities. You can check out the earlier blog posts by clicking these links: Biology Warm Ups and Bell Ringers: Great Classroom Management Tool Biology Interactive Notebooks Ecology Warm Ups and Bell Ringers The latest topic to be added to my bell ringer arsenal is Genetics. Here's a preview of what is included: I have divided the pages into three different categories: There are 34 pages for the student. Each printed page has two identical warm ups. The only thing you have to do is print the pages and cut them in half. Complete answer keys are also included. A couple of examples of student work.... I hope that I have given you some new ideas for your classroom, and I hope you are having a wonderful school year. Here are the links to the warm ups I have posted to date: Introduction to Science Cell Structure, Function and Physiology Ecology Genetics
DNA Gene Bracelet for Kids, an easy STEAM Activity using beads to create pattern bracelets. DNA is also a pattern.
Named Homo naledi, the species has been assigned to the genus Homo, to which modern humans also belong. The remains were discovered in South Africa's Gauteng province.
One of my favorite parts of the cell unit is teaching about membranes. If you ask me, they are by far the most important part of the cell. Everything the cell does is because it is responding to signals received by the membrane. While many students think the nucleus is in charge, it is in ... Read more
Evolution ties everything in biology together, and sometimes I get so excited that I don't know where to start (picture yourself on a shopping spree at Target with a 2 minute time limit... where to
A STEAM program combining a simple experiment for extracting DNA from strawberries, model building, microscopy, and origami. STEM, STEAM, DNA extraction, double helix, DNA model, strawberry cells, chromosomes.
This blog is about a day in the life of a high school biology teacher....the triumphs, the failures, and everything in between. In the process, I would like to share teaching materials that have worked for me and my students.
