Cell Homeostasis: Osmosis
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The focus of this resource is cell homeostasis and, more specifically, osmosis. Students investigate the concept through a virtual lab, recording and analyzing data, creating sketches to represent vocabulary, and discovering the role of aquaporins in water transport through the cell membrane.
Protein Synthesis
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The learner explores the structure and function of the nucleic acids and enzymes important to the process of synthesizing proteins.
Cell Comparisons
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Learners compare a variety of prokaryotes and eukaryotes to determine similarities and differences among and between them.
Disruptions of the Cell Cycle: Cancer
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Given illustrations or descriptions, students will identify disruptions of the cell cycle that lead to diseases such as cancer.
Mechanisms of Genetics: DNA Changes
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Given illustrations or partial DNA sequences, students will identify changes in DNA and the significance of these changes.
Taxonomy Standards
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Given examples, students will recognize the importance of taxonomy to the scientific community.
Taxonomy: Major Groups
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Given illustrations or descriptions, students will determine the classification of organisms into domains and kingdoms.
Homeostasis: Ecological Systems
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Given images, videos, or scenarios, identify and describe the responses of organisms, populations, and communities to various changes in their external environment.
Biological Systems: Homeostasis
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Identify and describe internal feedback mechanisms involved in maintaining homeostasis given scenarios, illustrations, or descriptions.
Relationships Between Organisms: Food Chains, Webs, and Pyramids
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Given illustrations, students will analyze the flow of matter and energy in food chains, food webs, and ecological pyramids.
Organisms' Adaptations
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Given scenarios, illustrations. or descriptions, the student will compare variations and adaptations of organisms in different ecosystems.
Equipment for Biology
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Given investigation scenarios, students will determine the equipment that best fits the procedure.
3.04 Bar Charts
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In this video, students learn about bar charts as well as how to read and construct one.
3.05 Comparing Distributions
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In this video, students will compare bar charts, pie charts, and frequency tables to see differences in results.
2.01 Sample Surveys
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In this video, students are introduced to surveys and the idea that substantial size and random selection are necessary for good results.
2.02 Sources of Bias in Sampling and Surveys
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In this video, students learn about the bias that occurs in sampling.
2.03 Sampling Methods, Part 1
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In this video, students learn various ways of obtaining sample data.
2.04 Sampling Methods, Part 2
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In this video, students continue with practice problems about different sampling techniques.
2.05 Experiments vs. Observational Studies
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In this video, students explore the differences between experiments and observational studies.
2.06 Three Principles of Experimental Design
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In this video, students learn about replication, randomization, and control when designing and implementing an experiment.