Biology Lesson Plan Menu
Developed in 2012
Effects of Nitrates and and Phosphates on Aquatic Ecosystems (Grades 6-8)
Introduction to Stem Cells (Grades 9 & 10)
Trees Tell a Story (Grades 3-5)
What Are Some Ethical Issues
Regarding Genetic Engineering? (Grades 9 & 10)
What are the
Reactants and Products in the Process of Photosynthesis? (Grades 9 & 10)
Who Dunnit? Modeling the Use of DNA
Evidence in Crime Solving
Developed in 2011
Atlantic Sea Scallop Dredge Design Challenge (Grades 9 & 10)
The Cell Cycle and Mitosis (Grades 8 & 9)
Conducting Action Research on the Impact of Environmental Issues on Community Health (Grades 9 & 10)
Genetic Mutations (Grades (9 & 10)
Kidney Dissection (Grades 9 & 10)
Lifesaver Protein Modeling (Grades 9 - 12)
Developed in 2010
Genetic Variation (Grades 9 & 10)
Investigating Factors That Affect Rate of Enzyme Action (Grades 9 & 10)
Micropipette and the Metric System (Grades 9 & 10)
Interactive Meiosis (Grades 9 & 10)
Thinking Like a Scientist (Grades 9 & 10)
Understanding Kidney Disease (Grades 3-5)
Developed in 2009
DNA Extraction From Living Things
Investigating Factors That Affect Cell Membrane Permeability
Developed in 2008
Amoeba this!!!! Amoeba that!!!!
Bacteria and basic experimental design
Genetics and molecular biology
Hormone-induced plant propagation lab using carrot root cultures
How does a pedigree help us to trace a trait that is inherited?
Restriction digest + DNA comparison
Using
Cytochrome-C to explore evolutionary relationships
Developed in 2007
An introduction to inquiry and field work using the Winogradsky column
Celebrex on trial: A case study for science research
How do we culture bacterial colonies and prepare them for identification?
La! Crime Investigation Unit - Where did Tony drown? Was it an accident?
Stimulating inquiry thinking skills and strengthening laboratory skills
Using sexual reproduction in yeast to illustrate the advantages of sexual reproduction
Developed in 2006
Beta Thallassemia and genetic counseling
Identifying disease genes using BLAST (Basic logic alignment search tool)
Infectous disease case study Part II
Inside the Cranium: Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Introduction to the immune response
Polymerase chain reaction activity
Stimulating inquiry thinking skills and strengthening laboratory skills
Transformation with a firefly gene
Using VNTR analysis to identify guilt in at a crime scene
What repair proteins are expressed in C-ferns after exposure to varying amounts of UV radiation?
Developed in 2005
Are proteins expressed during different developmental stages of C. elegans?
Gel electrophoresis simulation
How is the genetic code ultimately translated into a protein?
Infectious disease study Part I
Molecular structure of proteins
Sexual selection in the animal kingdom
What is the anatomy of the visual system?
What proof is there to support biological evolution?
Developed in 2004
Anticodons and amino acids game
Do detergents containing enzymes really perform better than those lacking enzymes?
Feed me Seymour or How to tend to your man-eating plant
How are the eyes of different organisms adapted for sight?
How can we use kitchen electrophoresis to learn about gel electrophoresis?
How do we use scientific inquiry to solve the world’s problems?
Struggle for existence and population growth in aphids
The effects of ultra-violet light on yeast
What is the purpose of Karyotyping?
Why is excretion necessary for life?
Developed in 2003
Assessment of protein function through the use of gene knockouts in mammalian cell culture
Design your own biological experiment
Experimental design and the scientific method: Every breath you take
How do we genera
How do white blood cells fight foreign organisms that invade our body?
What are most recent developments in animal and human cloning?
Developed in 2002
Antibiotic resistance in E. coli
Do different types of orange juice contain the same amounts of vitamin C?
How can gel-electrophoresis help in the identification of a DNA sample?
Introducing the concept of Medical Ecology (as related to the West Nile Virus)
A virtual visit to the microbial zoo
Developed in 2001
Determining the characteristics of living things
Extraction and digestion of calf thymus DNA
Extraction of DNA from white onion
How can we describe the function and characteristics of the human immune system?
How do restriction enzymes work?
The human genome & DNA electrophoresis and forensics
Human genome group research project
Introduction to the digestive system
Isolating bacteria from a mix culture
What are the characteristics of biomes?
What does that DNA molecule really look like???
Developed in 2000
Antibody and antibody specificity
Can two species of slime molds survive within a given physical space?
Demonstrating the understanding of cellular organelles
Growing
barley and detecting the presence of amino acids
How can we determine the concentration of an unknown solution?
How can we observe genetic variation within a species?
How can we target tumor angiogenesis?
How is the media dealing with cancer in our society today?
Lesson plans for the Living Environment
Taster/non-taster lab activity
Teaching the chemical and structural properties of DNA
Which household cleaners or soaps work best against bacteria?
Developed in 1999
Determining the effectiveness of hand washing
DNA extraction from a variety of tissue samples
General microbiology lab skills
Growing barley for use in biosynthesis experiments
How can we study the differences in animal and plant cells using the compound microscope?
How clean are the laboratory tables?
How to culture bacteria in the laboratory
Is cancer on the rise or decline in America today?
Learning the structure and function of DNA
Transformation of E. coli with antibiotic resistance
Using the scientific method to determine which conditions best favor plant growth
“Who done it?” Analysis of molecular fingerprints left at the scene of the crime
Developed in 1998
Activities of the immune system
An introduction to genetic disorders
Defining health in a comprehensive way
How many bacteria on your food?
How can we extract human DNA ?
How to keep a scientific journal
Structure and functions of proteins
Developed in 1997
Investigating the method by which the body defends against pathogens
Investigating space requirement of seed plants
Vitamin C and protein analysis
What does my bacteria look like?
Developed in 1996
Animated video productions - life cycles
Introducing students to Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapy and the technique of creating literary research papers using library and computer resources
Developed 1995
Comparing DNA sources (and other projects)
Extraction of DNA from white onion
How can you predict the characteristics of an unborn baby?
How do we operate the spectrophotometer?
How mutations lead to changes in cell structure and function
Investigating the regulation of leukocyte adhesion through extracellular matrices