Two student guiding graphic organizer fold out foldables. The first focuses on the cell cycle and mitosis. The second focuses on meiosis. There is also a free venn diagram included to help students organize their thoughts on the differences between mitosis and meiosis. Teacher keys for both foldables included.
Cell Cycle and Mitosis Graphic Organizer:
The foldable covers cell cycle, G0, G1, S, G2, and mitosis in both animal and plant cells. There are note taking areas for how mitosis is the driving force behind growth, development, regeneration and asexual reproduction. The foldable also covers tumors both benign and malignant (cancer).
Meiosis Graphic Organizer:
This graphic organizer fold out foldable first prompts the students to define vocabulary specific to meiosis. Next the students go over crossing over using terms such as sister chromatids, homologous chromosomes, synapsis, tetrad, chiasmata. If you teach AP Biology it is great for review.
The detailed meiotic steps also discuss what is happening with the quantity of genetic material and each phase of meiosis is detailed.
This Waves Bundle has a power point and two accompanying graphic organizers that easily fit into an interactive notebook or spiral notebook.
WAVE POWER POINT
The waves power point is in depth instruction over waves, Students will learn wave vocabulary, wave forms and types of waves.
Wave vocabulary covered in this power point include; wave, amplitude, wavelength, crest, trough, line of equilibrium, frequency, longitudinal wave, transverse wave, compression, rarefraction, reflection, refraction, diffraction, polarization, resonance, doppler effect, electromagnetic waves, mechanical waves, constructive interference and destructive interference.
As you move through the power point there are multiple real life examples so students have real reference points they can think about while learning about waves. There is a plethora of scientific diagrams with labels included.
INTRODUCTION TO WAVES BROCHURE
This is a single page brochure foldable which covers introductory characteristics of waves. Students will define words such as amplitude, wavelength, crest, trough, frequency, period, velocity, line of equilibrium, compression, and rarefraction.
Students will look at the period and wave equations and define the components. Students will also label the parts of a transverse wave train and longitudinal wave. This brochure can be easily glued into a composition notebook or spiral ring notebook.
A detailed teacher's key is included.
WAVES CHARACTERISTICS, TYPES, AND INTERACTIONS FOLDABLE
The Wave Characteristics, Types and Interaction graphic organizer covers unique wave vocabulary such as reflection, refraction, diffraction, polarization, resonance, Doppler effect, electromagnetic, mechanical, longitudinal, transverse, surface, vacuum, interactions, collision, constructive and destructive.
Students are prompted to write about the targeted words and there are multiple diagrams for students to reference. Students can easily fill this out using a text book or web search. A complete teacher key and assembly instructions included.
This is a one page graphic organizer foldable in the brochure style. Students will learn and write about the characteristics of positive and negative electric field lines.
Students will also be given instruction on how to properly draw electric field lines, how density plays a role and they have some practice drawing problems along with one diagram for analysis.
The brochure fits into a composition notebook or spiral ring notebook with ease and a teacher's key is included.
This bundle includes a power point with an accompanying graphic organizer fold-out foldable which can be taught together or separately.
POWER POINT:
Plants Special topics describe plant adaptations, tropisms and hormones. The adaptations section goes over the specialized leaves, stems, seeds, protective adaptations, light and water capturing adaptations. The tropisms cover how plants respond to water (hydrotropism), light (phototropism), touch (thigmotropism) and gravity (gravitropism). The phytohormones such as auxin, gibberellin, zeatin, cytokinin, abscisic acid and ethylene are covered.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER FOLD-OUT FOLDABLE:
This graphic organizer for interactive notebook covers plant adaptations, tropisms and hormones. The adaptations section goes over the specialized leaves, stems, seeds, protective adaptations, roots, light and water capturing adaptations.
The tropisms cover how plants respond to water (hydrotropism), light (phototropism), touch (thigmotropism) and gravity (gravitropism). The phytohormones such as auxin, gibberellin, zeatin, cytokinin, abscisic acid and ethylene are included.
The graphic Organizer fold-out foldable has multiple areas for students to record notes. This graphic organizer can be completed alongside the power points, or they can use their textbooks or it can be turned into a web-quest.
Detailed teacher key.
This bundle covers concepts in Evolution and Population genetics. There are two power points and two graphic organizers. It could take up to a week to cover.
EVOLUTION BUNDLE
Detailed Evolution Bundle with historical review of Darwin's journey and development of the principle of natural selection. Discussion of the Galapagos Island, Darwin's Finches and the Galapagos turtles. the natural selection process in giraffes is also covered. The five evidences of evolution; DNA comparisons, embryology, comparative anatomy, fossil record and bio-geography is presented to students.
The power point and graphic organizer foldable can be taught separately or simultaneously with areas for students to take notes. A teacher key is included for an idea of what students should record.
The graphic organizer fold-out foldable has instructions of how to glue and can easily fit into a composition notebook or spiral ring notebook.
POPULATION GENETICS BUNDLE
The population genetics power point covers the mechanisms of how species evolve over time. It begins with an overview of Hardy-Weinberg and then delves into genetic flow, genetic drift, bottleneck effect, founder's effect, the types of selection, the types of isolation and the types of speciation.
The power point is filled with examples of the mechanisms and pictures, graphs and charts to help emphasize the concepts.
The population genetics graphic organizer prompts students to write about the mechanisms of how species evolve over time. It has compartments for Hardy-Weinberg and then delves into genetic flow, genetic drift, bottleneck effect, founder's effect, the types of selection, the types of isolation and the types of speciation.
There are visual prompts to help students remember the differences between the topics. Easily fits into a composition notebook or spiral ring notebook. Works great with interactive notebooks. A detailed teacher's key is included.
The concepts are heavy within population genetics so I would advise to chunk the information up into segments instead of teaching them all the way through in one day.
This foldable first reviews the parts of an atom and very basic electricity terminology that students are probably already familiar with. Inside the foldable covers charge and how objects obtain charge.
Students will also be introduced to the tribolelectric series chart and answer two practice question. The second page is an overview of Coulomb's law, the formula and inverse properties. there are three Coulomb's formula questions for students to calculate.
The graphic organizer fold-out foldable includes a detailed teacher key and can be easily incorporated into any style of interactive notebook.
This is a two page graphic organizer foldable which covers series circuits, parallel circuits and Ohm's Law. The students will first take notes over the electric circuit components: wire, battery, lamp, switch, resistor, motor, fuse, ammeter, voltmeter, ohmmeter.
Students will write about the four distinct qualities of a series circuit versus a parallel circuit. There is an overview of the Ohm Law formula and two practice problems.
This graphic organizer covers the precursors to teaching stoichiometry.
The students begin reviewing atomic mass, molar mass, moles and Avogadro's number. Each definition is coupled with practice problems for the students to solve. The next concept is percent composition. there are instructions on how to solve percent composition from the compounds formula and from masses given.
The last two concepts covered are empirical formulas and molecular formulas. Again there are practice problems you can solve with your class. I have included detailed teachers key and the foldable easily fits into a composition notebook or spiral ring notebook to complete an interactive notebook.
A new twist on a dimensional analysis (factor/ label method). This activity is for after you have taught dimensional analysis. Students need to apply the skills they learned to see if they can escape in time to avoid the incoming zombies.
You can have the students compete individually or in groups and which ever individual or group gets the six problems correctly answered first is the winner.
There is a worksheet for the students, a Zombie Survival Fact sheet with some conversions. The students will need to use the information given to make their own conversion statements.
I have included a teachers key with equivalency statements and how to solve the problems step by step.
Student worksheet (3 pages)
Zombie Key (1 page)
Teacher Key (3 pages)
Symbiosis is an interaction between organisms where they are so dependent on each other they are nearly as one. This bundle has a power point for the initial introduction to symbiosis: endosymbiosis, mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, predation and free living organisms. There are examples of each with graphs to display the relationships between the organisms.
Students will be able to determine the types of symbiosis organisms are engaged in. I included the power point called Symbiosis Quest Power Point which is an activity where students have to identify the type of symbiotic relationship. It is a great follow up activity to this lesson. The slides can also printed as task cards. An answer document and key is included.
This is a one page brochure foldable which covers the five types of symbiosis: mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, predation, endosymbiosis, along with free living organisms.
Students have places to write definitions and there are data charts included for each symbiotic relationship so students can see how populations are affected by symbiotic relationships.
The foldable only needs to be copied front to back. The key is included. the brochure is small and can be easily glued into an interactive notebook.
This is a one page brochure foldable which covers the five types of symbiosis: mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, predation, endosymbiosis, along with free living organisms.
Students have places to write definitions and there are data charts included for each symbiotic relationship so students can see how populations are affected by symbiotic relationships.
The foldable only needs to be copied front to back. The key is included. the brochure is small and can be easily glued into an interactive notebook.
This Genetic Punnett Squares Bundle has a thorough Power point with Guided Student Notes to follow the power point. Teacher Key is included.
Genetic topics covered are; complete dominance, incomplete dominance, codominance, sex-linked traits (both X and Y), Blood typing, monohybrid, dihybrid, pedigrees and epistasis.
The examples are real examples and includes slides over human genetics to help clear up misconceptions on how physical traits are inherited.
This Genetic Punnett Squares Guided Student Notes to follow the power point. Teacher Key is included.
Genetic topics covered are; complete dominance, incomplete dominance, codominance, sex-linked traits (both X and Y), Blood typing, monohybrid, dihybrid, pedigrees and epistasis.
The genetic examples used occur in nature.
Power Point:
Electron Configuration is covered in detail explaining Quantum numbers and how they relate to each other. This power Point is designed for secondary science courses and includes practice problems within the power point with answers.
Standard electron configuration, noble gas configurations and the electron configurations of ions are all covered and include practice problems. Orbital diagrams are explained with practice problems.
There is a student handout included that has the slide number and problems on it so students can work the problems out along with the power point presentation. The handout is one page front and back.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER:
Electron configuration and orbital diagrams can be very difficult for students. This fold-out foldable presents the main components with practice problems. This is a useful foldable that students can continuously review while working on electron configuration and orbital diagrams.
The Taxonomy Kingdom Classification Chart is great to use for virtual distance learning, hybrid, or in-person traditional classrooms. The chart / graphic organizer is for students to fill in the characteristics of viruses, Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, protists, animals, plants, and fungus. The chart is supplied in two formats, a one-page chart which is easy for digital application and a 2-page version which is easy to print on paper. Both can be used in a digital and traditional setting.
The chart requires students to answer if the organism kingdoms are living, their genetic material, the organelles, how they reproduce, food chain levels, and there are sample pictures as well.
Formatted for easy insertion into Composition Notebooks or Interactive Notebooks. You can also print out to use as worksheet, or use online as a digital worksheet. The digital chart is a fillable pdf form. Applications such as Adobe Acrobat, Lumen or Kami can be used to fill out the pdf.
This chart goes well with the Taxonomy Classification PowerPoint. Students can fill it out while viewing the PowerPoint. The chart can also be used as a webquest or a textbook activity. It is very versatile.
The virus column is for comparative purposes so students can see how different viruses are from living organisms.
Excellent bundle for working on dichotomous keys, reviewing dichotomous keys, researching or especially for end of the year activities which keep the students entertained following the AP Biology exam or standardized state testing. This is also a great summer school activity which will take a couple of days for completion.
Cryptozoology Dichotomous Key: Monsters, Spooks, and Ghouls
The students will be entertained with taxonomy over monsters, beasts, mythological creatures and strange diseases. This dichotomous key is a mixture of reality and myth. Students are given 25 organisms they need to identify. I also included two suggestions for extension activities.
I usually use this as a cooperative lesson with my students paired up so they can work the dichotomous key together.
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 with their dichotomous key and answer sheet in hand. Displaying the pictures of organisms in a power point allows for students to see more details without the loss of clarity that happens so often with photocopied dichotomous keys.
As an instructor you may choose to use the power point for whole class instruction and work through the dichotomous key with all your students participating. This works well with smaller classes, tutoring sessions or as an enrichment activity for the gifted population.
If you do not have a class website or technology for you students you can still use this dichotomous key successfully. The slides can be printed out as task cards. I have placed little centers around the room and had the students move from center to center classifying the organisms. I like this activity because it keeps my hyper students in constant motion. Laminating the cards will give you years of use.
An additional option is to simply print a few slides per page. If you are using color copies you would only need 10-1 sets and have the students work cooperatively. The students do not really need to write on anything except for the answer sheet.
Cryptozoology Student Research Power Point Presentations
Students will each be given a cryptid to research. Cryptids such as Big Foot, the Chupacabra and mermaids can all be easily researched online or through a smart device. Have the students decide whether they believe in it's existence or why they do not. your students must use scientific data to prove or disprove their existence. They must present their finding in an organized well designed power point and be enthusiastic in the presentation.
This bundle includes a list of cryptids, a student question worksheet to help springboard their research and an editable rubric for your grading ease.
Viruses often boggle young students' minds. They are not living so can not be called dead. This power point and graphic organizer go over the reasons viruses are not categorized as living, explains their methods for reproduction, the lytic and lysogenic cycles.
HIV reproduction in the human body is covered in detail along with the five drugs used in its treatment. Students are prompted to write about it in the foldable as well.
There are a few slides dedicated to Ebola / Marburg, why they are hard to find and how the primate population of the world is being affected.
The latest Zika virus is also presented and why it is detrimental to developing babies in the womb.
Multiple common viruses are also displayed and described. Students will be able to distinguish viruses from living things and understand their methods of reproduction. Students will also be able to identify viruses based on their structure. Students will also understand that viruses infect all forms of life. Students can write about common viruses in the foldable.
The power point and foldable can be presented separately or together. Teacher key included.
Easy to use graphic organizer which focuses on the characteristics of viruses, viral reproduction, lytic and lysogenic cycle. Detailed overview of HIV virion reproduction, facts about Ebola and space for students to fill in examples of common viruses.
Teacher key included. This foldable requires two sheets of paper.
Excellent study guide or review before a test.