No/Minimal Prep Solutions for Science Educators. Crime Scene Investigator 10 years, 8 years teaching science 7-12, Science Department Chair, Past President of the Texas Association of Biology Teachers
Cell Cycle Clearance Challenge (STAAR-Aligned | TEKS-Based) Get your students up, moving, and thinking deeply with this high-energy relay activity reviewing DNA replication, transcription, translation, and mutation analysis! This isn’t just a review game — it’s a structured, TEKS-aligned modeling experience designed to prepare students for STAAR-style reasoning questions while keeping engagement high. Students work in teams to complete four molecular biology “emergency response” stations. Aft
Explore how human body systems interact through engaging station‑based activities! This Body Systems Interactions Review Stations resource helps students analyze system function, draw models, and answer critical thinking questions. Perfect for high school biology, anatomy, and STAAR/EOC review. Great for station rotations, warmups, or homework.Included: 6 interactive review stations Student worksheets + answer key Critical thinking prompts Diagram drawing activities Perfect for: Biology revie
Students will create a playdoh 'patient' and perform tasks that will require them to review anatomical position/direction terms as well as dissection tools. Easy introductory lab and kids get creative with their patients! Includes a lab sheet to fill out as they go along (final slide)
Students will test for 3 classes of biomolecules, with a twist! Somebody killed Kenny! Snacks left behind are the clues to narrow down your list of suspects. Students will identify the main biomolecules found in common food, then test for those substances to solve the case! Geared toward PBL, PAP, or Honors, but can easily be modified. Includes a student handout with pre-lab, data, post-lab and a lab report outline as well as Teacher information.
6 Station Review on the mechanisms of evolution and evidence of evolution. Hits the tougher topics like anatomical, developmental and molecular homology and gene flow, genetic drift, founder effect, and bottleneck effect and cladograms! Pair it with my powerpoints on evidence of evolution and mechanisms of evolution to create a well-rounded teks centered unit! Includes student worksheet and key
Complete presentation on cell biology. Covers living vs. non-living, pro vs eu, animal vs plant and all the organelles in between! Created with honors/Pre-Ap in mind, but can be adjusted for on-level too! Includes think-pair-shares to break up instruction!
Teach your students how biogeography led to speciation! This activity combines biogeography as evidence of evolution with ecology concepts. Students will build an island and read clue cards to find the best suited finch for their island. Create a collaborative lesson by having students mini present their island and defend their choice of finch! Can be laminated and used multiple times! Bundle this with my other evolution products to create a fun and engaging unit!
Reinforce ecology vocabulary and concepts through reading comprehension! This Ecology Reading Review includes short passages and student questions targeting key ecosystem ideas – great for blended literacy & science.Included: 9 mini reading passages Questions for comprehension Answer keyReview Ecology with this reading comprehension station review. 9 mini articles on key topics with a worksheet and questions.
3 Case Study Station Activities all rolled into one. Designed for about 30 minutes each, get your kids up and moving to analyze the medical chart of a patient and determine how body systems interact and what happens when something goes wrong! Case Study 1 - The Bloody Stool Case Study 2 - Sugar, We're Going Down Case Study 3 - The Hard Heart
Engage students with this collaborative energy pyramid and food web activity! Students work together to build energy flow posters and calculate biomass across trophic levels. Great for ecology units or review.Included: Poster templates Trophic levels data Worksheet prompts
Biology topics condensed to the basics in "one sheet" of easy to navigate, visual notes. Encourage note-taking skills, reinforce vocabulary, and review key concepts for EOC and unit tests!
Quick powerpoint presentation on the Mechanisms of Evolution with think pair shares embedded! Bundle it with my other evolution products for a complete, engaging unit!
Intro to Forensic Science, created by a former Crime Scene Investigator who was a Certified Crime Scene Analyst and a Certified Latent Print Examiner. TEKs aligned (1H, 4B, 4C, 5A, 5B, 6A)
9 Lab stations to learn the basics about plants! Get your students up and moving to cover the teks in one class period! Comes with 9 station cards and a station passport (worksheet). The final station is a paper plant dissection/model
NEW TEKs Aligned presentation to go through homeostasis, body systems and how they interact. Think-Pair-Shares embedded so you don't forget to have your students talk to one another! Goes great with my Body Systems Interactions Case Studies!
Biology topics condensed to the basics in "one sheet" of easy to navigate, visual notes. Encourage note-taking skills, reinforce vocabulary, and review key concepts for EOC and unit tests!
Students examine a medical file and analyze clues to determine body system interactions. Get students up and moving as they work to determine how body systems work together and what happens when something goes wrong! This isn't a standard stations activity, I let students wander to find the clues and work together to sort it out!
Engage the class and master the knowledge! From structure and components, to processes and mistakes, these ready to go slides make lecture and review a breeze!
Biology topics condensed to the basics in "one sheet" of easy to navigate, visual notes. Encourage note-taking skills, reinforce vocabulary, and review key concepts for EOC and unit tests!
No/Minimal Prep Solutions for Science Educators. Crime Scene Investigator 10 years, 8 years teaching science 7-12, Science Department Chair, Past President of the Texas Association of Biology Teachers
My own education history
Baylor University BS Forensic Science, Minors in Chemistry and Biology
Additional biographical information
Have taught Biology, Chemistry/Honors, Physics/Honors, Principles of Technology, Anatomy and Physiology and Forensics
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