Lesson Plans

Lesson Plans Links

• Teaching Photosynthesis A listing of sites on teaching of photosynthesis at several levels. Includes books, movies and web presentations.
  
• Texas State Aquarium Teacher Resource Site Download a marine biology lesson plan, a classroom activity or have your students play an educational game
  
• Digital Teaching Resources Library for Biology A peer-reviewed database of images, animations, and other teaching resources contributed by biology instructors for use in biology instruction in public schools. Subscription required for download privelege is currently on a free trial basis.
  
• Gondar Design Biology On-line lessons written by a biology teacher (Nigel Purchon) covering many topics. Site is most useful for UK students, but of use to others also.
  
• California State University Biological Sciences Web Server A searchable directory of teaching materials for the biological sciences. Visitors can also submit new sites to the directory.
  
• BioMedia's educational multimedia biology site Microscopy, closeups, dissections, and animations: Revealing images, videos and multimedia of the living world. Materials are for classroom use by students and teachers. Some products are advertised.
  
• Under the Sea Everything needed to teach a unit on Marine Biology to elementary students, including classroom activities, online games and puzzles, and links - from the Dannelly School, Montgomery AL.
  
• High School Biology Reference for Teachers and Students A research tool for high school teachers and students. Includes lesson plans, links to other sites, tests. Hosted in Canada.
  
• Aquaculture Education and Research Center A resource for teachers and students looking for information on aquaculture, aquatic science, aquarium and aquatic animal care. Includes training opportunities for teachers.
  
• FOR SEA Institute of Marine Science Award-winning hands-on/minds-on activities, lessons,instructional materials, and resources for teaching science through the marine environment.
  
• Spinneret GCSE Biology site Interactive worksheets/teaching notes (with graphics), nearly a full set of learning/teaching resources. Subscription required; currently free.
  
• Positively Aging This curriculum includes lesson plans and activities for teaching at high school level. Many subject areas can be taught using aging as the central theme.
  
• Biology Projects/Exercises Biology projects and student exercises with the emphasis on different forms of microscopy and the interpretation of images. Light microscopy and SEM images available for download.
  
• fingerabdrucke The site contains a lot of information about fingerprints. Some classroom projects are included.
  
• Access Excellence A great place for biology science teachers, contains current science news items, teachers' exchange, science labs, and more.
  
• Bizarre Stuff You Can Make in Your Kitchen Classic home science experiments. Chemistry, physics and biology are represented.
  
• Higher Order Thinking in Teaching Science AP biology and laboratories, with emphasis on genetics, evolutionary biochemistry, animal physiology, and unique Amphioxus model system - from Port Alberni, B.C.
  
• QEC - Science Education A diverse set of resources for science students and science educators dedicated to improving learning outcomes. Includes lesson plans for some areas of biology.
  
• PBS Science and Technology TeacherSource PBS teacher lesson plans, online activities, classroom resources, and professional development projects are available at this public PBS education Web site.
  
• Human Body Adventure A virtual cartoon dissection intended for a middle school-aged audience. Requires Macromedia Flash.
  
• Science at Home Science lessons for children to support home schoolers, nature studies, and an introductory college general science course for non-science majors, with links to other science education sources.
  
• Internet Biology Education Project K-12 biology education resources from the Univ. of the Western Cape, S. Africa.