Biology Experiments

In this lesson, students will learn micropipetting techniques and skills.

In this lesson, students use argumentation to connect a cell’s structure to its function.

In this lesson, students will explore factors that promote or inhibit ecological succession.

In this lesson, students use models to illustrate how the formation of reproductive cells promotes genetic diversity and, in this process, apply mathematical models to support their explanations.

In this lesson, students use models, simulations, and case studies to learn how the interplay of heritable risk factors, somatic mutations, and environment influences human disease.

In this lesson, students will learn how the interplay of heritable risk factors, somatic mutations, and environment influences human disease.

In this lesson, students will use models to illustrate how the formation of reproductive cells promotes genetic diversity and, in this process, apply mathematical models to support their explanations.

In this lesson, students will use models to obtain information about how genetic (including mutations and meiotic errors) and environmental factors affect humans.

In this lesson, students will explore what they know about viruses and how we classify living things, play Guess Who to explore the use of dichotomous questions in classifying and identifying objects, prepare a claim about whether viruses are living or not and back it with evidence and reasoning.

In this lesson, students will learn the basics of cladogram construction and practice with the identification of clades, classification, and interpretation of various styles of cladograms.

In this lesson, students use fossil evidence to build a timeline of whale discoveries, and use quantitative data about whales to construct a cladogram and track changes through time, then compare genetic sequences to construct a phylogenetic tree.

In this lesson, students will model natural selection using the Bead Bug simulation, then analyze and record data for real-life examples of natural and artificial selection.

In this lesson, students explore the evolution of the horse and events that drove the observed changes. They then conduct an argumentation session on which trait was most important in the horse’s evolution.

In this lesson, students will model DNA replication to learn the steps in each and the molecules and organelles involved.

In this lesson, students will model DNA transcription and translation to learn the steps in each and the molecules and organelles involved.

In this lesson, students will use gel electrophoresis to investigate a murder, use genetic phenotyping to analyze SNP data and infer phenotypes, and explore how genetic technology affects everyday life.

In this lesson, students will observe the cell cycle through cellular growth and learn about the process of tissue development and differentiation.

In this lesson, students will observe the cell cycle through cellular growth and learn about the process of tissue development and differentiation.

In this lesson, students will observe the cell cycle through cellular growth and learn about the process of tissue development and differentiation.

In this lesson, students will investigate the unique properties of water.

In this lesson, students will model enzymes and learn about their function from the cell to the whole organism.

In this lesson, students will focus on the regulation of cellular processes that maintain homeostasis.

In this lesson, students will learn about the processes of diffusion and osmosis with a focus on the regulation of cellular processes that maintain homeostasis.

In this lesson, students will learn how to conduct a calorimetry experiment to determine the energy content of carbohydrates and lipids. They will also construct models of these molecules to help students understand that chemical energy is stored in bonds and released when broken.

In this lesson, students will engage in an intensive exploration of cellular respiration by collecting and analyzing data, constructing molecular models, and designing experiments to investigate the processes and factors that influence cellular energy production.

In this lesson, students will be guided through an evidence-based exploration of how plants transform matter and energy, moving from initial misconceptions about plant mass to a complex understanding of global nutrient cycling. 

In this lesson, students will be guided through an evidence-based exploration of how plants transform matter and energy, moving from initial misconceptions about plant mass to a complex understanding of global nutrient cycling.

In this lesson, students will be guided through an evidence-based exploration of how plants transform matter and energy, moving from initial misconceptions about plant mass to a complex understanding of global nutrient cycling. 

In this lesson, students will investigate the flow of energy and cycling of matter through ecosystems to explain how energy and matter move through food webs and biogeochemical cycles.

In this lesson, students will explain the role of density-dependent factors and density independent factors in determining carrying capacity, stability and long-term health of populations.

In this lesson, students will simulate predator-prey cycles to determine carrying capacity, stability, and long-term health of a population.