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.

This product includes notes and diagrams on Mitosis, including diagrams and information for both interphase and cytokinesis. Includes an open ended version, fill in the blank version, and an "answer key." I use the fill in the blank notes with my standard biology class and the open ended notes with my honors class.

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.