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  • Osmosis Practice with Slides

    Osmosis Practice with Slides

    Practice identifying hypotonic and hypertonic solutions and determining which direction water will flow with these slides. You can assign this activity on Google Classroom, and students can complete the activity on their own or in groups. The activity features 4 slides with cells in various solutions of glucose or glucose + sodium. Next to each…

  • Mitosis Drag & Drop

    Mitosis Drag & Drop

    If you have used the cell cycle label (mitosis) in class, this version will work for assigning on Google Classroom. The image of the cell cycle includes interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase, plus several structures associated with the process. Students can drag the labels to the image on Google slides and then complete a…

  • Virtual Diffusion Lab

    Virtual Diffusion Lab

    The diffusion lab has been a yearly activity in my biology class as part of a unit on cells and cell transport. Students fill a bag with starch and water and then submerge it in a solution of iodine and observe what happens. The iodine diffuses across the plastic bag and turns the starch purple.…

  • Cell Labeling (Remote)

    Cell Labeling (Remote)

    Can you ever have too many cell labeling practice worksheets? This one uses Slides for students to drag and drop labels to the image.

  • Biomolecules – Guided Learning

    Biomolecules – Guided Learning

    This lesson was inspired by a POGIL lesson on proteins. Like other process oriented guided learning activities, students examine graphics and information. Then they perform tasks to build their knowledge and understanding of the topic. The slides start with the basic structure of an amino acid, where students identify the carboxyl and amine groups. Then…

  • Early Discoveries in Science – Remote Version

    Early Discoveries in Science – Remote Version

    Remote version of early discoveries in science. Slides present scenarios about how the scientific method is used to solve real-world problems.

  • Scientific Method Study on Beriberi and Chickens

    Scientific Method Study on Beriberi and Chickens

    Revised version of the Scientific Method in Action worksheet that focuses on the chickens who became sick due to a vitamin deficiency.

  • CER and Data Analysis

    CER and Data Analysis

    CER introduction to scientific argumentation (claim, evidence, reasoning), Analyze a graph showing ACE2 receptors by age group.

  • Vaccines: Nasal or Shot?

    Vaccines: Nasal or Shot?

    Students read a short article about nasal vaccines and intramuscular vaccines with a focus on the development of a vaccine for coronavirus. Students can listen to or read the article on NPR: Shots about how a nasal vaccine might be more effective in preventing the spread of coronavirus. You can play the podcast version in…

  • Medical Errors – Don’t Use Pure Water Intravenously

    Medical Errors – Don’t Use Pure Water Intravenously

    I created this mini case study from a story about a patient given sterile water instead of saline in an intravenous drip solution. Students should probably have a learned about tonicity (hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic) before attempting this activity. The worksheet describes a scenario where a patient was hyperglycemic and the doctor ordered water be…

  • Case Study – Gluten

    Case Study – Gluten

    This case study was created for distance learning and is a short exploration of how celiac disease affects the digestive system. This is not a long case, and should probably only take 20-30 minutes to complete. I plan to use it with breakout groups working together over Zoom or Google Classroom. The activity is presented…

  • Skeleton Label Using Slides

    Skeleton Label Using Slides

    Many students in health, anatomy, and biology classes learn the bones of the skeleton. To introduce the topic with my anatomy students, I usually lay random bones on the tables. Students guess where the bone is found in the body. Some are easy, like the femur. The scapula usually stumps them. It can be a…

  • Highlight the Manipulated and Responding Variables

    Highlight the Manipulated and Responding Variables

    This worksheet describes the difference between an independent (manipulated) and dependent (responding) variable and then asks students to practice by identifying variables in short sentences.

  • Podcast – Good Vibrations and Treehoppers

    Podcast – Good Vibrations and Treehoppers

    Introduce your students to the world of science podcasts! Listen to a short audio clip on treehoppers and how they use sound to attract mates.

  • Label Cell Diagrams Using Google Draw

    Label Cell Diagrams Using Google Draw

    Label a cell using PDF form fields or google draw. Can be assigned on chromebooks or remotely.