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Shark Dissection: A Jawsome Experience!
Workshop Resources Life Science 9-12 High School Dive in and learn how to create your own Shark Week! This session guides participants through a hands-on
January 17, 2023
Category: Biology Activities
Activities
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy with Carolina’s Perfect Solution® Specimens
Workshop Resources Life Science 9-12 High School Explore animal diversity by comparing anatomical adaptations of the pig, rat, dogfish, and frog. Participants use hands-on dissection
January 17, 2023
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Demonstrating Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
Cellular respiration and fermentation are 2 of the most challenging concepts for introductory biology students, who may become so consumed by memorizing steps of the Krebs cycle and glycolysis that they lose sight of the big picture. The following demonstrations place aerobic cell respiration and fermentation firmly in grasp. First, students observe respiration in germinating seeds by detecting the carbon dioxide produced. Next, they observe the carbon dioxide gas produced by yeast fermentation.
August 11, 2022
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Photosynthesis Modeling with Pop Beads
While studying photosynthesis, students can have difficulty understanding how the carbon in CO2 becomes the carbon in glucose (6H2O + 6CO2?C6H12O6 + 6O2). To clarify this concept,
July 26, 2022
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Photosynthesis and Floating Leaf Disks
If you have never tried the leaf disk assay, you are missing out on one of the best photosynthesis labs available. Here’s how to do
July 26, 2022
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Using Aquatic Plants to Demonstrate Photosynthesis
Introduction Egeria densa, also known as Elodea densa because of its previously incorrect classification in the Elodea genus, is the most popular aquatic plant used to teach photosynthesis in
July 26, 2022
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Flex and Extend: Modeling a Human Hand
Lead students in an engaging and creative project where they build a model that demonstrates the flexing action of the human hand. Students use craft
July 25, 2022
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Autumn Leaves Craft Project
This activity takes a look at autumn leaves as objects of aesthetic beauty and scientific interest. For this activity, each of your students uses colorful
August 27, 2021
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Bloody Chlorophyll Lab
“Scare” your students by exciting the electrons of chlorophyll molecules with black light, causing the molecules to release their energy in the form of “bloody”
July 4, 2021
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Move Your Classroom Outside
Outdoor Learning Activities Spring is in the air, and if your students are like mine, they’re just itching to be outside. An outdoor classroom, whether
April 11, 2021
