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Diploid vs Haploid Worksheet Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
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In this meiosis chromosome worksheet, students answer questions about the number of chromosomes generated by either mitosis or meiosis. Haploid and diploid chromosome numbers help students understand the reproduction type used in each process.NGSS Standard
HS-LS1-4
HS-LS3-1
HS-LS3-2
MS-LS3-2 (Types of Reproduction)
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Cellular Respiration Modeling Lab Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
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In this cellular respiration modeling lab, students act out the three parts of cellular respiration: glycolysis, electron transport chain, and the Kreb cycle. Students at the end of the lab will learn the chemical formula for cellular respiration, how ATP is synthesized using NADH and FADH2, and why acetyl Co-A is broken down and CO2 gas is released as a waste product. This cellular respiration modeling lab is great for visual and kinesthetic learners.NGSS Standard
HS-LS1-7
HS-LS2-3
Published by NGSS Life Science
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Endocytosis Lab Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
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In this endocytosis modeling lab, students try to figure out how to put food molecules into a paper bag by only using their hands and string and without exposing the inside of the bag. This modeling lab is a challenging activity until one group gets why the string is needed to pinch off the side of the bag to make a vesicle around the food molecules. Topics covered include vesicles, endocytosis, and phagocytosis.NGSS Standard
MS-LS1-2 (Cell Organelles)
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Intro to Microscopes Lab Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
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This accessible microscope lab introduces how to focus the microscope. Topics in this microscope lab include objectives, the field of view, resolution, making a wet-mount slide, and measuring with a ruler.NGSS Standard
MS-LS1-1 (Cell Types)
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Biological Acids and Bases Lab Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
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In this introductory acids and bases lab, students will determine the pH of common household acids and bases and transfer their knowledge about acids and bases to the human body's homeostasis. This lab is an easy hands-on biochemistry lesson to introduce homeostasis to students.NGSS Standard
HS-LS1-3
Published by NGSS Life Science
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Double Helix Modeling Lab Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
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In this DNA modeling lab, students build a paper model of the double helix. Students label the DNA molecule with the four DNA nucleotides and practice nitrogen base paring. At the end of class, students can attach all the models and twist and coil them to simulate super coiling.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-1
Published by NGSS Life Science
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Tracing Energy Through an Ecosystem Free Student Handout
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In this activity students are reminded of why organisms need to lose carbon atoms: They need to use the chemical energy in organic molecules. All carbon-transforming processes use chemical energy for some cell functions; then lose heat to the environment (this heat is ultimately radiated into outer space). Thus, matter cycles; energy flows in ecosystems.NGSS Standard
HS-LS2-4
MS-LS2-3 (Cycles & Energy Flow)
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Tracing Carbon Through an Ecosystem Lab Free Student Handout
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In this activity students shift to following a pulse of 500 carbon atoms through all the carbon pools in an ecosystem, considering the carbon transforming processes (eating, digestion, biosynthesis, photosynthesis, cellular respiration and death/defecation) that move atoms from one pool to another. They see how the pattern they observed in Lesson 2—the organic matter pyramid—emerges from these carbon-transforming processes.NGSS Standard
HS-LS1-5
HS-LS1-7
HS-LS2-4
MS-LS2-3 (Cycles & Energy Flow)
Published by CarbonTIME
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Organic Carbon Pools in Other in Ecosystems Worksheet Free Student Handout
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Students consider different ecosystems that have different amounts of organic carbon to begin to think about carrying capacity.NGSS Standard
HS-LS2-4
MS-LS2-3 (Cycles & Energy Flow)
Published by CarbonTIME
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Biomass Patterns in Ecosystems Free Student Handout
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Students use the results of the Meadow Simulation to recognize a consistent pattern in ecosystems: the biomass in the herbivore population is smaller than the producer biomass, and biomass in the carnivore population is always the smallest.NGSS Standard
HS-LS2-4
Published by Carbon TIME
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Carbon Pools Free Student Handout
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In this carbon pools lesson, students will identify what are carbon pools and where they are located in an ecosystem.NGSS Standard
HS-LS2-4
HS-LS2-5
Published by CarbonTIME
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Tree Octopus Free Lesson Plan
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A website that tries to convince people that there are tree octopi. A great website to teach a lesson on how to evaluate what students read, research multiple sources when gathering data, and that when an observation does not agree with an accepted scientific theory, the observation is sometimes fraudulent. Use of the computer lab or classroom computers with Internet access is needed for students to read all about the tree octopus.NGSS Standard
Published by Wild Haggis Conservation Society
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Enzyme Specificity Lab Free Student Handout
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Students learn how enzymes function how they bind to specific substrates using lactose and sucrose. 3 mini experiments are included in this lesson plan.NGSS Standard
HS-LS1-3
Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty
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Genetic Drift Lab Free Lesson Plan
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Students role dice and chart how a pretend worm population reproduces through many generations. This activity is easy to perform and lets students visually see how an allele frequency appears to occur randomly. 5 colored pencils and dice are required for each group of students.NGSS Standard
MS-LS4-5 (Artificial Selection)
MS-LS4-6 (Trait Frequencies)
Published by The University of Arizona
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The Immune Response Activity Free Lesson Plan
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Students place paper signs on a red blanket and perform a sequence of events that mimic the humoral immune response.NGSS Standard
HS-LS1-2
MS-LS1-3 (HBS)
Published by Margaret Mikel
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Kindney - Nephron - Bowmen’s Capsule - AP Free Lesson Plan
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Students color in the different parts of a kidney, nephron, and Bowmans capsule and then answer 5 analysis questions.NGSS Standard
HS-LS1-2
MS-LS1-3 (HBS)
Published by Shannan Muskopf
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Cell City Analogy WS Free Lesson Plan
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This simple worksheet provides a narrative story about the different parts of a city with underlined words. Students then match the underlined words with the different organelles of a cell.NGSS Standard
MS-LS1-2 (Cell Organelles)
Published by Shannan Muskopf
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Understanding Cancer Free Multimedia
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This is a great information webpage about what is cancer, the kinds of cancer, screening methods, causes, oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, and so much more. The teacher notes is about myths and misconceptions around commonly asked questions about cancer.NGSS Standard
HS-LS1-4
HS-LS3-2
HS-LS3-3
Published by National Cancer Institute
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Vertebrate Classification Challenge Free Lesson Plan
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Students practice a vertebrate classification using the organisms discussed in the Prentice Hall textbook called the Parade of Life: Animals.NGSS Standard
MS-LS2-5 (Biodiversity)
MS-LS4-2 (Anatomical Structures)
Published by Tracy Trimpe
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Invertebrate Classification Challenge Free Lesson Plan
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Students practice an invertebrate classification using the organisms discussed the Prentice Hall textbook called the Parade of Life: Animals.NGSS Standard
MS-LS2-5 (Biodiversity)
MS-LS4-2 (Anatomical Structures)
Published by Tracy Trimpe
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North American Biomes Worksheet Free Lesson Plan
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Students color in the appropriate biome on a map of North America. Students then answer several questions about those biomes.NGSS Standard
MS-LS2-1 (Resource Availability)
Published by Shannan Muskopf
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Survival of the Sneakiest - Comic Strip Free Lesson Plan
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This comic follows the efforts of a male cricket as he tries to attract a mate, and in the process, debunks common myths about what it means to be evolutionarily "fit."NGSS Standard
HS-LS4-2
HS-LS4-4
MS-LS4-4 (Benefits of Variation)
Published by Josh Frankel
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Human Population Growth Lab - Spread of an Infectious Disease Free Student Handout
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In this human population growth lab, students simulate the exponential growth of an infectious disease in a population. Students then discuss how human diseases spread and their exponential and logistic growth curves. Lastly, students graph the simulated results.NGSS Standard
HS-LS1-2
Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty
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Fungi Lab - Moldy Jell-O Free Student Handout
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In this fungi lab, students learn to design an experiment by creating an independent variable and using mold growth as the dependent variable.NGSS Standard
MS-LS2-1 (Resource Availability)
Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty
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Food Chain Lab - Owl Pellets Free Student Handout
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In this food chain lab, students dissect owl pellets to learn how the owl is part of a food chain. Since the owl regurgitates these compact pellets, owl pellets are undigested parts that the owl eats, which contain fur and bones of small rodents. Dry pellets will not smell and are acceptable for students to handle with gloves.NGSS Standard
HS-LS1-2
HS-LS2-4
MS-LS1-7 (Metabolism)
MS-LS2-1 (Resource Availability)
Published by Shannan Muskopf
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Mitosis Microscope Lab Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
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In this mitosis lab, students will observe plant cells in the different phases of the cell cycle, including interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis. This mitosis microscope lab is a great lab to help students practice their microscope skills, including focusing and the field of view.NGSS Standard
HS-LS1-4
MS-LS3-2 (Types of Reproduction)
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