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Adaptive Thermogenesis in Sea Otters (CER)
CER that explores how sea otters stay warm using adaptive metabolic remodeling. A process where proton leak from mitochondria keeps the animal warm.
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Why Do Caterpillars Fling Their Frass? (CER)
Students examine data on caterpillars to determine an evolutionary reason for an observed behavior. Caterpillars will fling their feces far from the nest!
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Exploring Senescence and the Hayflick Limit (CER)
Students explore cell senescence and the Hayflick limit in this activity. Short reading sections with questions are included with a graph to analyze.
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How Do Bacteria and Viruses Make You Sick?
Complete unit for freshman biology focusing on viruses and bacteria. Includes slides, worksheets, and case study on MRSA.
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Labeling Exercise on the Sliding Filament Model
Learn the steps of the sliding filament model of muscle contraction with this labeling exercise. Two versions and answers are included.
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The Beak of the Finch (HHMI) Video Worksheet
Video worksheet for “The Beak of the Finch” at HHMI Biointeractive. Includes questions that follow video and a graph to analyze.
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Label the Bones of the Appendicular Skeleton
Learn the bones of the legs and arms with this labeling activity. Practice reinforces learning completed during the lab portion of the skeletal system.
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Brazilian Wasp Venom Kills Cancer Cells – CER
Students complete an CER on how Brazilian wasp venom can disrupt the cell membrane of cancer cells which can potentially be used to treat disease.
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Investigation: Bananas, Starch, and Plastids
Explore the differences between ripe and green bananas in the activity. Green banana cells will have large dark starch granules when stained with iodine.
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Learn the Bones of the Hand and Foot
Learn the bones of the hand and foot with this Google slides module with descriptions, mnemonics, and practice drag and drop activities.
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Connective Tissues Learning Module
Students learn about connective tissue by progressing through a series of slides, answering questions, and labeling diagrams.
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Investigation: Properties of Water with Lab Stations
Lab station activity that explores the properties of water, such as cohesion, adhesion, polarity, and surface tension. Students complete tasks at each stations and summarize observations.
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Methanol vs Ethanol – The Chemistry of a Poison
Students explore the chemical composition of methanol to understand how it killed many during the Prohibition era.
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Investigation: Oreo Cookie Lab with Stats
Introductory lab introduces students to hypothesis testing. Students determine if “double stuff” Oreo cookies really do contain double the amount of stuffing.
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Leverage Sign Language in Your Biology Presentations
Embedded within my presentations are practice questions, or refocus questions. My students use simple American Sign Language to answer engage with the material.