Vet School Candidate Challenge – 8000
Summary Students in this school’s College Readiness Center program demonstrated skills in collaboration, research, data collection, analysis, & interpretation as part of a simulated veterinary …
CategoryBiology
The Promises and Perils of Biotechnology
Summary Student groups will research an area of biotechnology (genetically modified organisms, stem cells, or the human genome project) and choose a position for or …
Muscle Research
Submitted by: Dana Kelly School: The Academy at Virginia Randolph Summary We have just finished learning about the human muscular system. Students have learned all …
Angry Birds: Chesapeake Bay
Summary This lesson focuses on the ecology of the Chesapeake Bay. Since the Chesapeake Bay is a crucial habitat for birds, students, working either independently …
6501 – Does Science Value Humanity? A study of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”
Submitted by: Vonita Giddings School: Henrico High School Summary Students were challenged to learn about biology through the lens the moral and ethical dilemmas involved …
Following in Darwin’s Footsteps – 6811
Submitted by: Susan Estes School: J.R. Tucker High School Summary The Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, …
Human Body Systems – 6804
Submitted by: Jane Selden School: J.R. Tucker High School Summary Student groups created Prezi presentations on major human body systems in order to teach information …
Darwin’s Finches
Summary Students simulate evolution through the natural selection during this lab experiment. All students start with inquiries regarding evolution–what it means, how it becomes a …
The Risk of Being Colorblind – 6912
Submitted By: Katy Yam School: Varina High School Target Grade/Subject: High School Biology I Length: 60-90 minutes Summary In this activity, students will examine the …
Data Analysis through Google Spreadsheets
Submitted by: Carol Campfield School: Freeman High School Summary Students performed a lab in which groups collected data on the reaction rate of catalase. I …