For this project, students created a geologic timeline showing the major evolutionary advancements since the precambrian time. Developed by Beth Stinchfield from Stoneleigh-Burnham School,
Vertebrate and Invertebrate Diversity
Students taught each other about the key characteristics of selected vertebrates and invertebrates. We were really crunched for time so it was not as effective as I believe it could have been.
Mitosis
In this lab, students observe cells in various stages of mitosis in onion root tips. An extension activity enables students who more more quickly to use an animation to investigate the cell cycle
Yeast Respiration
This lab was provided to me by Beth Stinchfield, of Stoneleigh-Burnham School. I added the extension for the students' fall term final project.
Dragon Genetics
In this activity, students modeled principles of inheritance and reviewed meiosis by simulating the separation of homologous chromosomes and the fertilization of gametes to create unique baby dragons. Adapted from an activity provided to my by my mentoring teacher, Rob Feigle-Stickles, Science Teacher at Nathan Hale High School, in Seattle, WA.
Pedigrees
In this activity, students employed critical thinking skills to interpret pedigrees of the Royal family. This piece of work was adapted for ELL and Introductory Biology Students from: the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science. Hemophilia: “The Royal Disease” by Yelena Aronova-Tiuntseva and Clyde Freeman Herreid, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.