Bio Ninja

If you have students who struggle to understand how to use a codon chart, this assignment can be used as an introduction to learning how to use it. It utilizes the two different types of codon charts and offers a Level 1 and Level 2 section to gradually increase the level of difficulty.

Students will circle the correct response based on the characteristics of the the cell: living/nonliving, animal/plant/bacteria/virus, prokaryote/eukaryote/none. Could be used as a bell ringer/exit ticket. (2 per page)

This handout involves watching 6 videos (links provided) of Symbiotic Relationships and open-ended questions. Videos are great visuals for Symbiosis. Could be done in class, individually on ipads, or for homework.

This graphic organizer could be utilized as a review, as a research assignment, bell ringer, quiz, or as a matching game.

Simple tricks teachers and students can utilize to help them pass the STAAR Biology exam. This section contains SS/RS tricks for Categories 1-5, which consists of tricks on the left side of the page and practice questions on the right side of the page. TEKS Objectives included: Category 1 4A,4B, 4C, 5A, 9A (8 pages) Category 2 6A, 6F, 6G, 6H (3 pages) Category 3 7A (2 pages) Category 4 9C, 10B (2 pages) Category 5 11D (3 pages)

Includes the procedures, pre-lab questions, circles for drawing their observations, and post-lab questions.

Students use this chart to show how elements transfer electrons between Ionic Bonds.

The "Preview File" shows how I use this graphic organizer in my interactive journal.

A quick questionnaire that involves open ended, fill in the blank, and multiple choice questions. Could be used as a bell ringer/exit ticket. (2 per page)

A lab on Natural Selection, includes: procedures, analysis/conclusion. (2 pages: to be used as a foldable for an interactive notebook)

Students are to dissect a flower and tape them to the page with labels. Post-lab questions included, flower not included. (2 per page)

Give students a depiction of the processes of Transcription and Translation using this interactive graphic organizer. Instructions/Pictures of my interactive journal are included.

Simple Pop Quiz about the Seven Levels of Classification that could even be used as a graphic organizer or a bell ringer/exit ticket. (4 per page)

Two pages of simple monohybrid and dihybrid practice.

This practice worksheet includes Binary, Polyatomic, and Transitional compounds in graphic organizers useful for extensive practice.

This practice worksheet separates Binary and Polyatomic compounds into graphic organizers for easy practice.

This activity can be done in class as a guided activity or an independent practice, it may also be used as a homework assignment. Just type the name of the video in YouTube and answer questions 1, 2, and 3.

Simple tricks teachers and students can utilize to help them pass the STAAR Biology exam. This section only contains 6 SS/RS tricks for Category 1, which consists of tricks on the left side of the page and practice questions on the right side of the page.

A preview of simple tricks teachers and students can utilize to help them pass the STAAR Biology exam.