Creatively Basic Bio

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 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 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 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.