Audrey Russell

In this activity, students create a poster "boasting" about a macromolecule. The goal is to get other students to vote for their macromolecule as the "Macromolecule of the Year". Students love the competition. At the end, students vote for the "best" macromolecule (any poster but their own). I usually provide a reward for the winner. Allow several days in class to complete.

This document includes my lesson plan, a student packet, vocabulary words, and pictures needed for different stations. Students work collaboratively to: -analyze pictures to identify the characteristic of life. -distinguish between vocabulary to identify related vocabulary (i.e.-reproduction: sexual and asexual). -provide a specific example of an organism doing the characteristic of life. -Identify statements as each characteristic of life (Note: Statements are higher level and a review of cont

This is a laboratory experiment on the effects of temperature and pH on enzyme activity in liver. Liver can be easily obtained from any butcher or grocery store. It is an excellent hands on activity for students to observe enzymes in action.

This a lecture based lesson on lab safety rules and safety symbols. It is very simple and straight forward. Short and simple! This matches perfectly with the lab safety rules I have in my store. This presentation includes an exit card assignment. This is a PPT document.

This is perfect for the first day or two of school. It includes all the basic information you would need to give your class to start off the year the right way. This package includes: Bellwork Handout Biology Syllabus (Can be modified with little effort to match any course.) Extensive Biology Topics List Discipline Plan Rules and Procedures PPT Student Information Form Student Grade Sheet/Index All files are editable to suit your needs. The total on my store for each individual item totals t

These sheets allow students to practice identifying homozygous, heterozygous, dominant and recessive alleles. They also practice writing alleles when genotype is described. I find this sheet extremely valuable in my classroom when teaching Mendelian genetics. Practice makes perfect!!!

This is a quiz/test that covers basic graphing skills.

This file includes FIVE Lectures on the Chemistry of Life: Atoms and Bonds (23 slides) pH and Water Properties (16 slides) Carbs and Lipids (15 slides) Proteins and Nucleic Acids (14 slides) Energy and Metabolism (Enzymes) (17 slides) All PowerPoints are editable to suit your needs. 85 total slides!!! Includes bellwork, objectives, and assessment questions for each PowerPoint!!! Two versions of each PowerPoint: Student version with blanks that students will have to fill in on notes and Teach

This is TWO microscope labs. The first ("e" lab) introduces students to the use of the microscope. It includes 16 assessment questions regarding all aspect of the lab and use of the microscope. The second lab (Plant/Animal Cell Lab) focuses on observing the structures of the Plant/Animal Cell. It includes three assessment questions for each type of cell. The true assessment that I use is in the labeling of the parts of the cells on the pictures students draw of what they see. The plant cel

This includes two sheets where students must not only graph the information, but also determine on what type of graph the data should be displayed. This is an excellent assessment of students' ability to interpret and identify data, and then graph. I assess students on their ability to first determine the type of graph each data set goes on and then on their ability to include all aspects/components of each graph (title, labels, units, scale, etc). One of the sheets has students determining t

This is a basic graphing review sheet which covers information such as making a chart, independent and dependent variables, and graphing basic charts. It is geared for graphing in the science classroom.

This is a PowerPoint presentation on Carbohydrates and Lipids in regards to Biochemistry. The download includes two versions; one for students with blank lines that they will have to fill in during lecture (I print notes for students to save time) and another for the teacher with the answers. This Presentation includes a bellwork, objectives, and assessment questions (final slide). It is fully editable to suit your needs. If you enjoy this product, please leave feedback. Follow me on my sto

This is a bundle that includes the following: Rules Contract Rules and Symbols Presentation Station Activity Scenario Activity Lab Safety Rap Lab Safety Concept Map Activity, Flashcards, and Handout Lab Safety Hunt Activity Editable Laboratory Seating Chart Quiz It is a minimum of a week's worth of material depending on the age group.

This is a PowerPoint on Proteins and Nucleic Acids. This download includes to PowerPoints; one version with blanks that students have to fill in while taking notes and the other is the teacher version with the answers. This PowerPoint includes a bellwork, objectives, and an assignment (fill in a chart summarizing Macromolecules...available in my store). This is editable to suit your needs.

This download includes four PowerPoints. Two for Lipids and Carbohydrates (one students version with blanks and one teacher version with answers) and two for Proteins and Nucleic Acids (one students with blanks and one teacher with answers). Both presentations include bellwork and objectives. The Lipids and Carbohydrates PowerPoint includes assessment questions at the end of the PowerPoint. The Proteins and Nucleic Acids includes an assignment slide instructing students to complete a chart su

This packet gives an extensive number of review questions regarding the following topics: Ecosystems and the Environment (22 questions), Genetics (32 questions), Evolution (18 questions), and Classification, Viruses, and Bacteria (43 questions). Questions range from broad to specific. Intended for use to prepare students for a final exam covering these topics.

I LOVE this assignment especially with the LA common core standards. It makes students use their knowledge of graphing to complete a paragraph. You have the option of providing the word bank or not or even providing it after students attempt the assignment. Answer key included.

This activity is based around the Next Generation Science Standards on molecules. In this activity, students move from station to station to observe ball and stick models of different molecules. Students use their observations to complete a chart and then answer questions at the end. The questions are based around the evidence statements that students should be familiar with. This download includes the activity, the pictures and keys that I put at each station, and my lesson plans. This end

This bundle includes three items: a lecture on atoms and bonds with blanks for students to fill in, the same lecture with no blanks, and an outline of these notes. These files are in PPT and are fully editable to suit your needs. I find providing students the notes with blanks allows them to listen more closely instead of copying every word while still holding students responsible for taking notes. The presentation includes a bellwork/do now question and assessment questions at the end of the pr

This syllabus contains information that is important for students and parents to have. It is a word document and fully editable. Includes: -course description -materials section -classroom expectations section -grading policy -daily procedures -general policies section -textbook information -extra help and conferences section -back to school night section for date and time -acknowledgement and parent contact form