The power point covers the electromagnetic spectrum, light, photons, waves and their characteristics. the relationship between frequency, wavelength, and the speed of light are introduced with the formula for speed of light. Calculating the energy of the electromagnetic waves is also covered with introduction to Planck's constant and the energy formula derived using the constant. How we see light is presented along with slides for each type of electromagnetic ray and how they can affect human health. I also have a slide on cosmic rays since they have the most energy of all electromagnetic rays.

This is a ten problem multiple step set of calculating average atomic mass. In addition to solving for average atomic, students will calculate relative abundance percentages, and the actual mass of various isotopes. I have included a detailed teachers key which shows how each problem is solved.

Gene Regulation can be one of the most confusing concepts to each secondary science and college level biology classes. This power point breaks both prokaryotic and eukaryotic regulation down into simple terms that can be easily understood. The last slide asks the students to create a contrasting chart to write the differences of gene regulation between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Topics: Prokaryotic regulation Lac Operon Repressor Operator Eukaryotic regulation Transcription complex Repressor Histones RNA polymerase TATA Box

This Animal kingdom power point not only covers main characteristics of animals but also allows students to see how marching through the animal kingdom can give insight into how the kingdom evolved. Topics covered; body symmetry, embryonic tissue layers, body cavities, body structure, nervous system and cephalization, body systems, reproduction, phylogeny chart. The phylums covered; Porifera, Cnidaria, Acoela (platyhelmiths), Rotifers, Annelids, Mollusca, Arthropods, Echinoderms, Chordates.

Homeostasis worksheets with answer key go over negative and positive feedback. Examples such as blood sugar, body temperature, stress, labor & delivery and blood clotting are covered.

It is important to promote writing across the disciplines. Sometimes it is difficult to come up with writing prompts. These task cards are specific to secondary science and they cover Chemistry: Classification of Matter. This activity can be used as a bell ringer, pop quiz or closing. It is a good exercise to make the brief students write longer and the novel writers write shorter answers. There are 31 writing prompts with instructions as to how many sentences they should write. You can adjust the pages per sheet setting to print multiple cards per sheets of paper.

The plant kingdom power point covers plant characteristics such as cell type in adults, alternation of generation, vascular tissues, male and female gametes, flowers, root systems and geographic locations. The major plant clades are covered in order of how they most likely evolved or complexity. Mosses, Liverworts, Hornworts & Bryophytes, Ferns, Gymnosperms: Conifers, Cycads, Gingkoes, Angiosperms.

A edgy take on lab safety and equipment review. Many times we repeat the same lab safety and equipment reviews every year. Make it creepy with the Asylum Lab Safety and Equipment Memory game. The students will need to match 25 pairs of cards. One card has a description and the students need to match it with a picture or explanation. The game allows the students to continuously review lab safety and equipment while having fun and being competitive. The cards are square and saved as a pdf. By adjusting your page count per printed page you can adjust the size of your cards. I suggest laminating them and keeping them year after year. I use one set per lab table. You can have the students compete within a single table or between groups.

It is important to promote writing across the disciplines. Sometimes it is difficult to come up with writing prompts. These task cards are specific to secondary science and they cover biochemistry. There are writing prompts for the four biomolecule groups, enzymes, water and the elements that make up life. I have included the prompts in the power point format and pdf file format so you can choose which file you would like to use. By adjusting the page settings during printing you can print 6 or 8 prompts per page. This activity can be used as a bell ringer, pop quiz or closing. It is a good exercise to make the brief students write longer and the novel writers write shorter answers. There are 35 writing prompts with instructions as to how many sentences they should write. You can edit the power point file to adjust the sentence requirements.

It is important to promote writing across the disciplines. Sometimes it is difficult to come up with writing prompts. These task cards are specific to secondary science and they cover lab safety and equipment. There are writing prompts for the lab safety procedures, equipment, MSDS, NFPA, behavior and dress. I have included the prompts in the power point format and pdf file format so you can choose which file you would like to use. By adjusting the page settings during printing you can print 6 or more / less prompts per page. This activity can be used as a bell ringer, pop quiz or closing. It is a good exercise to make the brief students write longer and the novel writers write shorter answers. There are 30 writing prompts with instructions as to how many sentences they should write. You can edit the power point file to adjust the sentence requirements.

This Genetic Engineering Worksheet covers PCR, chromosome painting, karyotypes, DNA fingerprinting, stem cells, recombinant DNA, and others. There are real examples of glowing animals, the regeneration of organs, BT corn and diabetes treatment. This worksheet set has the answer key included and can be used alone or with the Genetic Engineering Power point I have available in my store. You can purchase it as a bundle with the Genetic Engineering Power point too. Remember to leave feedback. Thanks :)

Plant Kingdom Chart which covers plant vocabulary, plant clades, can be used alone or with the Plant Kingdom Chart. Answer key is included.

This power point presentation can be done over a few days. It begins with the atom, chemical bonding and the elements of life (CHNOPS). Then it goes over dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis followed by the four biomolecule groups: carbohydrates, lipids, protein, nucleic acids.

Test your students understand of homeostasis with this ten question quiz. Students need to write what the body needs to regulate or is trying to regulate and what type of feedback mechanism it is.

This is a problem set which follows a lesson covering genetic disorders and mutations. The students will model deletion, insertion, inversion and duplication mutations on single strands of DNA and explain how the mutations affect the polypeptide chain. There are two free styles of codon charts and the teacher key are included. This problem set is a great follow up to Genetic Disorders: Mistakes in the DNA code, DNA mutations Worksheets w/t Key or Genetic Disorders: Mistakes in the DNA code, DNA mutations Bundle: PPt and WS The display file is for advertising purposes only.

The RNA Power point chronologically presents the properties of RNA as they were discovered. The differences of the structure of ribose and deoxyribose and the differences between DNA and RNA nucleotides. Students will learn how to transcribe DNA into RNA and the function of the three types of RNA: messenger RNA, transfer RNA and ribosomal RNA. Excellent introductory lessons for DNA processes, DNA replication, and protein synthesis.

This Plant Kingdom has two plant kingdom power points. One goes over the anatomy and traits of plants, then covers each plant clade (group) individually and their characteristics,. The plant clades or sequenced in evolutionary order and there is a chart included for the students to fill out while covering the power point. The plant clades are mosses, ferns, gymnosperms: conifers, gingkos, cycads, and angiosperms. The second power point goes over special topics in plants such as tropisms and adaptations. There is a third power point called Plant questions, you can do these as a whole class or upload them to a website so students can work on the questions individually or in pairs. There is one plant question per slide and they all have photographs or diagrams to help the students answer correctly. The last file is a set of writing task cards which covers all the plant information. I also have these items listed separately but you save purchasing as a bundle. Printing in grayscale will ensure maximum detail if you are not printing in color.

Great Dichotomous Key on Botanicals. There are Carnivorous, Poisonous and just curious plants in this collection which spans the world. This activity can be used in its power point format to upload to a classroom website and have the students use laptops or iPads to go through the pictures. You could use the power point for whole class instruction and work through the dichotomous key will all the students participating. If you do not have a class website / laptops or iPads you could print the slides out and use them as task cards set up in small groups around your class like centers. You could also print out handouts with a few slides on each page for the students to use. This activity has quite a few different ways it can be implemented into your classroom. The dichotomous key with two different answer sheet forms and key. There is a student sheet and extension suggestions. Great lesson for after state testing or when the kids get antsy before a holiday break!

Students will cover DNA replication in detail with all the enzymes such as polymerases and helicase. Students have diagrams to color and questions to answer. Complimentary DNA base pairing is also reviewed. Students will also learn about protein synthesis; DNA transcription and DNA translation. There are student practice problems for converting template DNA into a mRNA and from mRNA to codons and finally amino acids. Anticodons are covered. The worksheets can also be used as foldables and placed into a composition interactive notebook. This is an excellent resource for AP Biology and college level Biology courses.

In this power point the students will have a short review of mitosis and cover vocabulary specific to meiosis. Next the students go over crossing over using terms such as sister chromatids, homologous chromosomes, synapsis, tetrad, chiasmata. The detailed meiotic steps also discuss what is happening with the quantity of genetic material and each phase of meiosis is detailed.