How did your students experience biology this summer? Engage them as they return to school by having them write about their vacation. This file includes a brief project description and rubric as well as a page of notes you can use to introduce the subject of biology and this project.
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If an overhead transparency is the best your school can provide with respect to technology, then try these notes in your classroom. A simple atom modeling activity is also included. All you need are scraps of paper, round labels and star stickers.
As always, read more about it in the forum.
Biochemistry Overheads
Last year, my students amazed me with a wide variety of original “museum exhibits” on different species of animals. I assigned them a species, provided a few days of research in the library and some class time to work on building the exhibits. This project is a unique twist on the typical diorama-type activity. Students [...]
This is my method of teaching the history of earth by using a timeline that highlights major biological events. It has worked for me in the past and I hope you find it fits into your evolution unit this year.
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Timeline Setup: Read this first for an introduction [...]
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Try these to enhance your lecture on the cell organelles and read all about it in the forum.
This is a great activity I used for day one of my biology class. Students of all ages, abilities and prior knowledge can gain from this activity. Read more about it in the forums.
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This summer, through collaboration with Anthony of RFI, I decided to put together this website. The site has evolved from a very simple idea to something quite complex and multi-faceted. It has turned out to be a very time consuming task! I am enjoying the process of putting everything together but it is slow going.I [...]
My last adventure in the White Mountains would take me back up to the Franconia Ridge, a super-highway of hiking. I thought it might be interesting to be on the ridge at night under a nearly full moon. After following weather forecasts and the lunar calendar, I decided to attempt this hike on July 15.
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I drove up to the Great North Woods region to try and finish the few remaining 48 peaks I have left to go. Since I’ll only be around for another couple of weeks before moving to the Pacific Northwest, it’s coming down to the wire. I planned on tagging both Waumbek and Cabot on separate [...]