Creatively Basic Bio

This product includes a chart to fill in with questions regarding certain traits that are affected by the environment. Each question has a link to a scientific article about that phenomenon. My students fill in the chart on paper, but can access the document to click on links.

This product contains fill in the blank notes to introduce Evolution and Natural Selection. It also has a page with 4 examples of unique adapations found in animals around the world where students identify the adaptation and the selective pressure. This helps reinforce how Natural Selection occurs. In addition, I have included a link to a Google Slides Presentation that has links to video clips for each of the unique adaptations. You could complete this with the students or have them watch th

This product includes: 1) a student coloring handout with room for notes, 2) model templates, and 3) a problem set to teach independent assortment, linked genes, and crossing over. It really helps my students understand the difference between independent assortment vs linked genes and how to identify which has occured based on data. You can make one model to hold up or put magnets on for the board, students can make models in groups, or the lesson can be taught without making the model. The s

This product introduces biological classification. It has two diagrams used for analysis, inlcuded a diagram that illustrates the different taxonomic groups and a chart that compares the taxa of 4 different animals. There is also a very simple dichotomous key included to introduce the concept. This was created using North Carolina 2024 Biology standards.

I use this when I begin my unit on Heredity. I give them some background about Mendel, and add a few notes to the margin. I then describe the seed color experiment. I have them color the female and male parent peas to start. After coloring the parents, we complete the terms definitions and then use them in discussion to color the rest. Finish by drawing some Punnett Squares in the margins.

This product is a way for students to analyze a Dihybrid Cross. The Punnett Square is already filled in. Students decide what the possible outcomes are, and then count and color code how many of each are found in the square. They then add their results to a table.

This product includes a Google drive file with questions that can be answered by clicking through an interactive from PBS Nova that has a side-by-side comparison of the processes of Mitosis vs Meiosis. This could be used as part of a flipped classroom or a homework assignment to introduce the topic, or it could be completed together as a class.

This product contains questions from each of the chapters in the book "Genome" by Matt Ridley. I used this as a summer assignment for my AP Biology class. This contains a Google document so you can modify/add/delete questions as you see fit.

This product provides a clear and engaging visual comparison of aerobic and anaerobic respiration. It features a side-by-side diagram illustrating the key differences in energy production, oxygen usage, and byproducts of each process. This would be great as a review.

This product was created to accompany Cornell's "All About Bird Anatomy" interactive. Great for a wildlife class or other type of science class that studies comparative anatomy. Students will click on various structures within a bird, identify the structure and describe it's function. I used this in my wildlife class as we were comparing anatomy and physiology of the vertebrates.

This product includes a picture of a city structure for 11 parts of a cell. There are 11 statements where the students decide which cell organelle corresponds with each city structure.

This product includes a link to a publication by the Virginia Cooperative Extension with 31 accompanying questions. The article focuses on frog diversity and conservation. I used this in my wildlife class as an introduction to frogs and amphibians. Includes a web link to the article and a Google Drive link to a downloaded version of the article, in the event the web link becomes inactive.

This product allows students to see that all cells have the same DNA, but specialized cells have a different combination of genes activated. There is a chart of actual genes/proteins that are activated in various body cells. They will color code based on which genes are activated in each specific cell. This is a great visual to reinforce the concept of differentiation.

I use this in my Biology class to reinforce the concept of energy flow after I have given notes. It can also be used as a reivew at the end of the year.