Search results for: “Mitosis”
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Simple Diagram Labeling on the Parts of a Chromosome
A diagram of a chromosome in the nucleus of the cell. Students label the chromatid, centromere, chromosomes, cell membrane, DNA, and nucleus.
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Meiosis Worksheet
Reinforce concepts related to meiosis and sexual reproduction. Students compare terms such as diploid and haploid, and label an image.
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Reinforcement: Chromosomes
Helpful review on chromosomes which focuses on terms such as diploid and haploid, mitosis and meiosis, and zygote versus gamete. Students also practice chromosome math using chickens as a model, which have 78 chromosomes in body cells. Worksheet is intended as a review for basic level biology students.
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Reinforcement: Cell Division
This worksheet was created for an introductory biology class because they struggled with the difficult vocabulary associated with mitosis and the cell cycle.
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Cell Cycle Labeling
Students label the image of a cell undergoing mitosis and answer questions about the cell cycle.
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Flashcard Creators and Templates
If you teach a class that requires students to memorize information, then you have probably worked with students on developing strategies for memorization. I often tell my anatomy students that they might forget some of the details of what they have learned, but study strategies will stay with them through college. I could get…
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Meiosis Case: SRY not SRY
Students are given a scenario about a female athlete who was stripped of her medal when it was discovered that her cells contain a Y chromosome.
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Zoobiquity – Review and Discussion Questions
I try to read at least one non-fiction book per year to try to keep myself up to date and inspired with new knowledge and advances in medicine. I have a classroom set of “Stiff” that I require my AP Biology students to read during the unit on anatomy. Recently, in a graduate class…
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Dragonfly Textbook Reading Guides
These worksheets are tailored to the current textbook: Biology by Miller and Levine (commonly called the Dragonfly book) Most are specifically targeted to chapter sections – as in, students read the section of the chapter and answer very straightforward questions as they read. I originally designed the reading guides to encourage freshman students to read the…
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Cells Activities and Teaching Resources
Microscope Activities Introduction to the Microscope – E Lab – explore how to use a light microscope (Letter E Slides) Microscope Coloring – label and color the parts of the microscope Label the Microscope – simple graphic to practice identifying microscope parts Guide to Using the Light Microscope – step-by-step instructions on how to focus…
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Lesson Plans
I have compiled various lesson plans and worksheets for units covered in most basic biology classes. You are free to use these for your own classes. Most of the content is not your traditional lesson plan (where you have objectives and resources and attention grabbers) but is simply a worksheet that is ready to pass…
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Practice Quizzes for Biology Learners
List of quizzes for anatomy and biology classes, these are self-grading and used for practice; organized by topic.