Lab207

Looking to engage your students in the most current science news? This 3 day unit from Lab207 is built around the recent Curiosity Mission that NASA sent to Mars. Through the course of this project students will engage in independent research, a building project, and design work. I ran this project in my class this week and the students LOVED it! More details on the project below. Objectives: -Students will explain the formation of Mars -Students will compare and contrast earth and Mars based

TED's Disease challenges students to investigate a specific genetic disorder then use their findings to contribute to the global knowledge base via the creation of a TED ED learning module. This project was initially created for an AP Biology class, but could easily be adjusted for any number of courses. A couple examples of my students' work: Huntington's Disease - http://ed.ted.com/on/cIDw2gon#watch Achromatopsia - http://ed.ted.com/on/uPXFSwfM#watch Download Includes: -Driving question -St

Have you been interested in flipping your AP Biology classroom but haven't known how to go about it or had the time to make video lectures? This package from Lab207 has you covered. Your download includes. -Link to a full set of of video lectures -Daily brain teaser -Agenda for each day -Slides for each day's activities -PDF of 16 collaborative group work protocols -Multiple group activities -Unit plan with vocabulary list -Full test composed of questions taken from NEW AP Exams -Link to onlin

Biology students often have difficulties understanding how genetic technology is applied in the real world. They have heard of genetic engineering, but have little idea of how it actually works. This project uses an engaging problem to help students understand the following: -How scientists identify specific genes. -How scientists isolate and remove specific genes from a strand of DNA. -How genes from one organism are transfered to another organism. -Ramifications of transgenic organisms Objec

This inquiry based project from Lab207 was designed for an AP Biology class. For this project students are asked to investigate various aspects of a specific genetic disorder and use their newly gained knowledge to produce a public awareness piece. The full download includes: -Fully editable word document -Fully editable, 8-category grading rubric -Project objectives -Project introduction -Project guidelines Examples of student products from this project can be viewed at http://thelabatcma

Ever looked for a way to make your course material relevant to your students? In this project from Lab207 students are asked to investigate the problem of water insecurity and organizations that are currently working to remedy the problem. Ultimately, students will choose a clean water organization and create a 3-minute "pitch" about their organization. Download includes editable project guidelines and grading rubic. Here is an example student product: http://thelabatcma.com/2012/02/blood-wat

Have you been interested in flipping your AP Biology classroom but haven't known how to go about it or had the time to make video lectures? This package from Lab207 has you covered. Your download includes. -Link to a full set of of video lectures -Daily brain teaser -Agenda for each day -Slides for each day's activities and lecture -Embedded video clips -Multiple group activities -Link to jeopardy review game -Unit plan with vocabulary list -Full test with questions taken from past AP bio exams

This inquiry based, PBL piece from Lab207 was written for an AP Biology class. I was short on time and was not going to be able to cover viruses, genetic technology, and gene regulation. In response I wrote this project that puts students in the shoes of an HIV researcher and asks them to investigate and propose a course of action in response to a new strain of HIV. The project is written as a story that the students respond to by turning in 4 separate products and giving a final presentation.

*PowerPoint File This is exactly what it sounds like. A complete, day-by-day plan for a course in high school Earth Science. With this download you actually receive the plans for two separate courses. The plan was built for a 1 semester course run on a block schedule of 5, 90-minute class periods per week. Your download includes plans for the first and second iteration of the course. This plan was developed based on Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the Universe by Glencoe McGraw-H

Have you been looking for a way to help your students apply all of the information that they have learned about Ecology? If so, this project from Lab207 is just for you. Through the course of this inquiry based project, students will investigate a specific biome in an effort to figure out how it works. Some of the topics addressed include biotic and abiotic factors, food chains and webs, carbon cycling, and human impact. Students are given the option to demonstrate their learning through any met

*PowerPoint File This is exactly what it sounds like. A complete, day-by-day plan for a course in AP Environmental Science. As designed this course covers all of the material necessary for the AP Environmental Science exam (When used with the accompanying projects). This plan was developed based on Environmental Science for AP by Friedland and Relyea. Below is a more specific breakdown of what you can expect from the download. Included in the plans are the following: -Fully editable plans -O

In this two part project, students are asked to address the question, "Which type of agriculture is best for the earth and the humans living on it?" During this weeklong unit students will be asked to investigate industrial and organic agriculture in terms of practices, impacts on the environment, and impacts on human health. Ultimately the students will create two electronic posters and participate in a debate. The download includes editable project guidelines, essential questions for each day

Teaching Biology, Earth, or Environmental Science? This is your go-to presentation. Contained in this beautiful 230 slide presentation from Lab207 is everything that you need to help your students excel. Topics include energy flow in ecosystems, resource use, symbiotic relationships, factors that determine biomes, human impacts on the atmosphere lithosphere and hydrosphere, and biogeochemical cycles Correlates with chapters 3-6 of Biology by Miller and Levine Download includes: - 233 fully-edi

Every biology teacher has the daunting task of teaching students about the major groups of animals in a very short time. Our students are asked to know all about body plans, behaviors, anatomy, reproduction, etc.. This project from Lab207 will help your students quickly identify evolutionary trends in development between all of the major groups of vertebrates and invertebrates. In addition they are asked to analyze and discuss various trends and connections. Animals compared include: Porifera,

Have you been interested in flipping your APES classroom but haven't known how to go about it or had the time to make video lectures? This package from Lab207 has you covered. Your download includes. -Link to a full set of of video lectures -Daily brain teaser -Agenda for each day -Slides for each day's activities -Daily video comprehension quizzes -Unit plan with vocabulary list -Full test composed of questions from past AP exams -AP Practice Exam released by the College Board -Link to onlin

This complete Atmosphere Unit from Lab207 includes everything you will need to engage your students in meaningful investigation of our atmosphere. Many parts of this unit plan are interwoven with current topics such as the Red Bull Stratos Skydive and Hurricane Sandy. I've just finished this unit with my students and they loved it. Topics Covered Include: -Air Pressure -High and Low Pressure Systems -Fronts -Layers of the atmosphere -Hurricanes -Air Masses -Air Pollution Some activities incl

This complete Keynote unit from Lab207 contains everything you will need to help your biology students gain a comfortable understanding of Heredity. Corresponds to chapters 11 and 14 of Biology by Miller and Levine. Topics Covered in this presentation include: - Mendel and his work - Probability - Genetic vocabulary - Punnett squares - Complex inheritance - Meiosis - Karyotypes - Sex determination - Pedigree charts - Genetic diseases Features of this presentation include: -Fully Editable Slide

Have you been interested in flipping your AP Biology classroom but haven't known how to go about it or had the time to make video lectures? This package from Lab207 has you covered. Your download includes. -Link to a full set of of video lectures -Daily agenda for each day -Slides for each day's activities and lecture -Embedded TED talk -Multiple group activities -Link to video slide show for use with Radiolab's Patient Zero podcast Preview includes a sample agenda, day of class slides, and li

The living world is composed of four, and only four, types of molecules. Without lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and proteins life as we know it would not exist. The presences of these molecules can be detected using very simple lab techniques. Through this lab student's will learn the procedures needed to detect the presence of these molecules and use their newfound skills to analyze a food of their choice. This investigation will ask students to use sudan red, benedict's solution, biure

This complete PowerPoint unit from Lab207 contains everything you will need to help your biology students gain a comfortable understanding of Plants. Corresponds to chapters 22-25 of Biology by Miller and Levine. Topics Covered in this presentation include: -Characteristics of plants -Essentials for plant survival -Categories of plants -Plant anatomy -Plant growth -Plant tissues -Transpiration and movement of water and sugar in plants -Pollination -Fertilization -Germination Features of this p