Elective Activity: Lesson Plans
(Biology)
Ask Eric Lesson Plans – This site provides lesson plans for different topics in biology. Each lesson is geared towards a specific grade level, which is indicated at the site. The lessons provided are fully complete and can be easily incorporated into the classroom. Some lessons come with PowerPoint slide shows and quizzes while others have a list of useful links the teacher can use for more information.
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http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Science/Biology
Biology Lesson Plans – This site provides teachers with a multitude of lesson plans covering Anatomy, Biochemistry, Botany, Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, Rainforest, and Zoology. Teachers can find lessons geared towards elementary, middle, and high school. There are some laboratory experiments that are provided for teacher use as well. This site also has general trivia knowledge and facts that can be used by teachers as well.
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http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/science/biology/
Enrich Biology Lesson Plans – This site provides biology lesson plans that incorporate the use of technology in all of them. This site, courtesy of AT&T, has lesson plans that are rated by previous users, so a teacher can help judge how good the lessons work before trying it. This site also incorporates some lessons that are longitudinal, covering more than one subject area. This is a good site for teachers of all age groups to visit, if only to see how technology can fit into any lesson.
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http://officeport.com/enrich/lessons/start/human_s/stars.pl
The Lesson Plan Library - This is a great site for teachers to use. Here, teachers can choose the age group and subject matter they are looking for and they can find several different lessons they can choose from. This is a great help for teachers who are new and need guidance for lesson planning and for those teachers who are searching for a new look on a certain lesson. The lessons provided by this site are fully complete and ready for immediate use in the classroom.
Date visited: 9/26/2003
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/lit.html
Science Connection – This is a good site for teachers who like to do hands on activities that involve the students. This site primarily has lessons for anatomy and physiology, neuroscience, and animal biology. Each lesson provides a hands-on activity that can be led by the teacher or students can do in groups. The one draw back of this site, or advantage depending on what skills are being developed, is that most labs require the use of animal tissue and organs. This may be unsuitable for some age ranges, so discretion is necessary.
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http://student.biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/biology.html
Smile Program Biology Index – This site provides teachers with lessons on single topics that they can use in their classrooms. There are over 200 lessons available that cover Anatomy & Physiology, Zoology, Botany, Microbiology, Genetics, Environmental Studies and Ecology, Biochemistry, General Biology, and Miscellaneous subjects. Many of the lessons presented are for use in laboratory experiments and can be used for grades 6-12. This site provides fully composed lesson plans that are easy to print out and incorporate into a classroom lesson.
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http://www.iit.edu/~smile/biolinde.html#b3
The Biology Corner – This site provides complete lesson write-ups and activity ideas and sheets that accompany each lesson. This site provides excellent worksheets and lesson plans for dissections of crayfish, frogs, and fetal pigs. In addition there are alternative web based lessons for classes who want to lean about the internal anatomy without actual dissections. There are also excellent lessons on different subjects generally covered in ecology classes. This site is geared towards teachers in grades 7-12.
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http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets.php