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This product contains a slideshow (40 slides), and 7 page guided notes packet to accompany those slides. These slides cover the following topics ChromosomesMitosisCancerStem Cells/Cell DifferentiationThe slides each have speaker notes beneath each slide to provide more detail for students studying on their own. The notes have a combination of student-drawn diagrams, critical thinking questions, and fill-in-the-blank to keep them engaged as you teach. Answer keys included. Enjoy!

This product allows AP Bio (or honors bio) students to investigate gene regulation in prokaryotes using the PhET simulation of the lac operon as an example. The worksheet walks students through each step, and how to use the simulation to learn how prokaryotes regulate gene expression. This product includes: A two page worksheet (~one class period) to go along with the simulationA link to the PhET simulationAn answer keyIf you enjoy this, leave a good review and check out other products like it

This stations activity is great when introducing photosynthesis to your students! It includes 5 stations, each with a short article, visual, and 3-4 comprehension questions. My students are constantly asking "how do we know all this stuff?!", so I figured I would show them! Works for high school, or middle school depending on your curriculum and students. Can be completed in one class period Answer key included If you enjoy this, find other stations activities similar on my BioNBeyond store, an

The AP Bio 2025 CED mentions several types of graphs that students must be familiar with that are in no-way common knowledge for a high school student! Many of them require practice and explanation so that students are prepared to construct, and analyze these graphs on both FRQ's and MCQ's of the AP exam. This product provides the following A link to the CED explanations of each type of graphMultiple practice problems with sample data for all the hardest types of graphsSample data that is focuse

This 2 page article explains how certain types of viruses, namely enveloped negative sense RNA viruses like Hantavirus and COVID-19 enter your cells. The article contains a diagram of Hantavirus, and explains the basic biological principles behind viral infection, as well as the specific differences between Hantavirus and other viruses. It also contains seven comprehension questions. The article can be read and discussed within one class period, or used as an opener. Answer key included. Enjoy!

Included in this product:Engaging slideshow for cells and organelles with speaker notes below each slide that act like a textbookGuided notes packet aligned to the slideshow + answer key (6 pages)Engaging slideshow for diffusion, osmosis, active transport, and cell-cell signaling with speaker notes below each slide that act like a textbookGuided notes packet aligned to the slideshow + answer key (4 pages)This unit covers the following learning objectives Explain the main points of cell theory an

This product is meant to be a simple intro to the first few topics of Unit 8 in AP bio. Students need exposure to the world of internal and external cues between organisms that benefit not only the individual’s survival, but their entire colony/species (cooperation behaviors). This intriguing, and real-life example of ant foraging behaviors gives students a chance to dissect a challenging piece of scientific literature similar to that of an FRQ, while also learning something about ants! I use th

This activity has AP Bio students reading sections from a published scientific article on the discovery of the "nitroplast", a nitrogen-fixing organelle-like structure that was recently discovered. This product includes a link to the article, and questions that guide students through an article that would otherwise be very challenging. The article touches on cell-size limitations, SA:V ratio, organelles, endosymbiotic theory, and nitrogen fixation, and so can be used during Units 2, 3, or 7. A

This product is a simple worksheet designed to give your students routine practice problems to reinforce the idea of crossing over, linked genes, and sex linkage. Note that students should already have learned these topics. This product is for practice. Answer key included. Enjoy!

This activity includes 5 stations, each with a short half-page passage followed by 3-4 questions. The stations are meant as an introductory activity to a cells unit, and help students understand microscopes. Station 1 - Robert Hooke - Cells Stations 2 - Light Microscopes Station 3 - Electron Microscopes Station 4 - Fluorescent Microscopes Station 5 - Louis Pasteur - Long-Neck Experiment Answer key included, enjoy!

This series of 7 stations covers cell types (prokaryotes, eukaryotes, animals and plants) as well as all organelles. It ALSO covers a little bit about viruses, but you can remove that station if your unit does not cover that. Each station has a visual and/or a scenario for students to analyze, followed by 3-4 questions. This can be done in groups, and/or rotating around the room. Takes one class period and keeps kids on their feet! Meant for freshmen. Answer key included!

The following words are included in this crossword puzzle with clues and an answer key. Perfect for sub plans with zero prep! If you need something longer, you can find my sub plan bundle for this with other products included on my store! Words included:Deoxyribonucleicacid Nucleotide Sugar phosphate backbone Nitrogenous base Hydrogen bonds DNA polymerase DNA helicase Complementary Photo51 X-ray crystallography Protein

In this activity, students will do three separate lab activities to investigate the polarity of water. Each activity demonstrates water's polarity in a unique way, and each is very simple and easy for freshmen that have just arrived at high school! The only materials you will need to purchase are capillary tubes (which are very cheap and linked in the doc), and maybe some pennies if you don't have some already. The document you purchase comes with a full scaffolded lab report with pre-lab quest

In this activity each group will receive a set of 14 printed diagrams of a cell, each showing a different step of the path of protein from the time it is synthesized by a ribosome, to when a vesicle releases it from the cell. The catch is, only 6 are correct, and 7 are decoys. Students must identify the correct ones, and place them in order. When they finish, they must match the diagrams they sorted to their correct written description on the worksheet. Once again, there are decoys! This activi

This contains a full unit on the scientific method and basic science skills for junior high students. It includes A packet on the scientific method/experimental designA supplementary handout about reading graphsA 4 question graphing practice worksheetA supplementary handout on unit conversions and the metric systemA stations activity on experimental designA test on the content covered in the lessons, with an answer keyThe full set of 25 science warm-ups and drills (listed separately as its own

This activity has students doing the actual calculations to prove just how small or large an atom, or molecule, or macromolecule, or a cell are compared to one another. So many freshmen have no clue what the difference is between an atom and the nucleus of a cell, when they are so vastly different! This activity has them do simple calculations as they also learn the differences between all these terms. By the end students should have a better mental picture of what a cell consists of, and how l

These one-page articles gives students quick introductions to various scientific topics and/or famous scientists and their discoveries. They introduce their importance, and the science behind it each topic/discovery. It makes for the perfect 5-10 minute opener when introducing a new unit, quick homework assignment, or spring-board for a class discussion. The articles each have a few comprehension questions at the end, a glossary of vocab words at the top, as well as an answer key for you! The ar

These one-page articles gives students a quick introduction to various famous scientists, their life, and discoveries. It makes for the perfect 5-10 minute opener when introducing a new unit, quick homework assignment, or spring-board for a class discussion. The articles each have a few comprehension questions at the end, a glossary of vocab words at the top, as well as an answer key for you! The articles each also come in TWO VERSIONS: a 6th-8th grade reading level, and a 9th-11th grade reading

This one-page article gives students a quick introduction to atoms, their importance, and the science behind their structure/components. It makes for the perfect 5-10 minute opener when introducing a new unit, quick homework assignment, or spring-board for a class discussion. The article has a few comprehension questions at the end, a glossary of vocab words at the top, as well as an answer key for you! The article also comes in TWO VERSIONS: a 6th-8th grade reading level, and a 9th-11th grade r

This two sided worksheet is a quick practice for students on analyzing enzyme graphs, and using pH terminology, including buffer and enzyme optima. This is best assigned as a bellringer or as homework. Should be quick! Meant for freshmen. Answer key included!