Mrs. Wiedemann

This product includes a simulation experiment to demonstrate the visual of melting ice caps along with analyzing a topographic map, watching a video of climate scientists talking about the impact of melting ice caps, and coming up with ways that people can help combat the climate crisis.

This unit plan introduces the phases of mitosis, meiosis, the cell cycle, and the basics of cancer. It involves students examining each phase, learning what happens in each phase of both processes, and learning the differences between the two. This unit also includes a lesson on the cell cycle and cancer. The entire unit plan includes a pre-assessment, three lessons of guided notes, a lab activity, and a post-assessment.

This activity gets students playing the classic game of hide and seek but also applies the process of natural selection. Students will be different color butterflies and will have to hide from the predator, some will live ad reproduce but some will not, and they will be able to see natural selection at work. This activity is perfect for high school living environment students.

This fun lab allows students to be creative, make an exploding rocket, and review their chemistry knowledge of chemical equations and exothermic versus endothermic reactions.

In this activity, students will get to make their very own bouncy balls and then use them to demonstrate kinetic and potential energy as an introduction to the energy unit. They will also get to have some fun launching them and bonus points will be awarded to anyone you can catch the flying bouncy balls. This is ideal for a 7th or 8th grade classroom for the energy unit.

This lesson can be used in a biotechnology unit in an early high school biology class or in an AP biology class. This requires students to work as a team to do research, create a short presentation, and develop questions to ask each other to improve their research and presentation skills all in one class period with a fun voting activity at the end. This lesson provides a fun and competitive challenge for students and can help students prepare for the end of the year exams.