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Record: 1023
Understanding Viruses - Online lesson plan with questions and experiment.

Record: 1024
Meiosis Tutorial - From the Biology Project. Test questions included.

Record: 1086
Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Bio Interactive

Record: 1087
Pink Bugs Purple Bugs. Gram Stain Virtual Lab. This online dry lab acts as an excellent prequil to the real gram stain lab. Students get an opportunity to run through a gram stain virtually without wasting any expensive chemicals. Once they have mastered the procedure online they can follow the same instructions (printed out) and do the actual experiment. This site includes links to microscopy and aseptic technique as well.

Record: 1088
Bacterial Growth Curve. A dry lab that allows the students to see how quickly bacteria will grow as well as study the various stages of bacterial growth (lag stationary etc)

Record: 1098
Developmental Biology Online. University of Guelph. The language within this site is advanced so even 4u students will find it challenging. Content and visuals would be ideal to teachers.

Record: 1114
Everyday insects from our lives. This site allows the teacher and student access to amazing digital pictures of different organisms via electron micrography

Record: 1115
Electron Microscopy. This site provides links to background information regarding the use and development of electron microscopes

Record: 1134
Plant Web Page. This is an assignment for students to make their own webpages and use them in presentation. Though the item attached is more specific to plants, all units can be done this way.

Record: 1139
School Ground Naturalization Project. This lesson plan gives a good overview of the materials and possible progression one could take in the schoolground naturalization process. Used as a performance task it can encompass the entire school community.

Record: 1462
Kinesthetics in the Science Classroom Two types of roleplay kinesthetic lessons in Biology and Chemistry are described;A) Angiosperm Aerobics (The Life Cycle of an Angiosperm)and Tug-of-War Bonding (The Bonding Continuum) First published in the March 2007 Crucible
Record: 1468
Meiosis Flip Book - Students are often introduced to the process of meiotic division as a set of individual stages which are each characterized by particular identifying events. The purpose of this assignment is to help students understand that meiotic division, as it occurs in living organisms, is a continuous process. in this activity students are expected to construct a flip book that takes the viewer through an animated tour of the process of meiosis
Record: 1470
Art in Science: A Cross-Curricular Activity The purpose is to expose the students to the wonders of the botanical microscopic world. The final plant tissue preparation was photographed using a microscope and a camera. First published in the Sept. 2007 Crucible
Record: 1503
It’s Child’s Play! Writing a Biological Children’s Story - Students are asked to choose one or more of the Ministry of Education expectations for this course, then Write a children’s story that incorporates them into the storyline. First published in the Crucible Jan. 2008, written for SBI 3U byut can be adapted to other courses.
Record: 1516
Botany and Biodiversity Game. Have students create a board game exploring the concepts of botany and biodiversity. Other students play the game and evaluate it! By Leila Knetsch. First published in the March Crucible 2008
Record: 1523
STAO Hot Review: World Clock. No flashy graphics here, but incredibly sobering and fascinating information about how the world is changing constantly. By Shayla Gunter-Goldstein. First published in the March Crucible 2008
Record: 1525
Zoos and Conserving Biodiversity: Unit Overview. The STSE approach is one means for teaching science in a way which helps students think its social, political, and cultural contexts. Generally speaking, this approach aims to promote more socially responsible and environmentally literate citizens. With their unit, Zoos and Conserving Biodiversity, the authors took an STSE approach to the Diversity of Living Things strand of the Grade 11 University Preparation Biology course, in hopes of achieving some of these objectives with their students. Links within the article lead to the various pieces of this unit. By Jennifer Skinner-Winslow and Mark Casburn. First published in the June Crucible 2008
Record: 1537
Biodiversity Scavenger Hunt. If you were to ask my grade 11 U Biology students what their favourite class was, I predict that many would say that the Biodiversity Scavenger hunt was one of their favourites. The whole experience made the subject of biodiversity and classification come alive. Read on to learn more about how to make this happen in your classroom too. By Leila Knetsch. First published in the June Crucible 2008