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All teacher documents were originally created in Microsoft Word and  some were saved as Web Pages.  Those may be easily copied and pasted back into Word for making any changes desired.  However, some of the files don't translate back into Word that well. So, some files are in Word only.  Where files are in both htm or html and Word you can click on the Word icon after the link.  You can save the Word files in Word and make any changes you want.  If you don't have Microsoft Word, you can get Word Viewer.

Management Tips

• All biology teachers should start the year by having students and parents/guardians sign a "Student Safety Contract" .  The one I have included here is a revision of Flinn Scientific's contract.  I have included an optional "Web Page Permission" form in the Word version in case you have a class web page in which you would like to include pictures.  It can easily be deleted.  For other helpful safety tips from Flinn click here. 
• This Sponge Bob "Science Safety Rules"  activity is primarily for middle school students.
• For labeling beakers, flasks, etc., I find printing the labels and taping them with "invisible" tape the easiest for removing later.  For permanent labels I use transparent tape.  Here is the document I use for making the beaker/flask labels  and the dropper bottle labels  (one example left in tables).
• All my lesson plans are printed using Word as well.  Here is an example  and the template .
• This generic graph paper  comes in handy when writing up your own labs.
• Or have students make graphs online at "Create a Graph."
• All the biology reviews for Glencoe's Biology: the Dynamics of Life (2000) are on www.quia.com and linked to this page.
• PowerPoint presentations designed by students are a great alternative to written reports.  This  document has written instructions for producing a presentation and this  is a scoring rubric for the presentation.  You will need Adobe Reader to download the rubric.  Get it here . This storyboard template  can be duplicated and used by students to design their projects and this example  demonstrates one way to set up the storyboard.
• Students and especially parents find having a class page with assignments and other class information very helpful.  Here is an example of one of my former class web pages.
• Use these tips for "Teaching 90-minute Time Blocks" .
• I created a page for the review of the biology core standards in the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. It include previous tests and links for further study.  Find it at "MCAS Biology Review."
• If you use Glencoe's "Biology: The Dynamics of Life," I created a site for students at my former school with resources to accompany the chapters covered in that book at "Bristol-Plymouth Biology."
• NSTA provided this powerpoint presentation on "Teaching Science Safely" .
• Mrs. Michal Kreiselman, Ph.D., a biology teacher at Architecture and Digital Arts Magnet, Kennedy High-School starts her school year by sending this letter  home to parents.  She also has students do a "Scavenger Hunt"  to get acquainted with her course and uses this scoring rubric .  Finally, she uses this "Thinking Maps"  PowerPoint presentation in her introduction to the students.   She has many other resources on "Mrs. Kreiselman, Biology."
• If you don't have gradebook program, you might want to try the free Engrade online gradebook.  It allows students and parents to check grades online.

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  Games, Puzzles, Songs, Videos

• Use the "Science Jeopardy" Game  as a review for tests.
• Review vocabulary with the "Science Taboo" Game 
• Biology songs by Dr. Art are for sale at: http://www.biosongs.com/index.htm
• Preview one of his songs: "Amino Acids are Surrendered."  (You can save the song by right-clicking on the link and selecting "Save Target As.")
• You will need Real Player to listen to the song.  Download it here: 
• Create Wordsearches, Criss-Cross puzzles, and many more online with Discovery School's "Puzzlemaker" .
• Create Wordsearches and Cryptograms at  and get clipart for your projects.  The solutions are included.
• Convince your school district to purchase a license for videos at unitedstreaming.com.  (You can even sign up for a 30-day free "home schooling" trial.)  This is a site. 
• Here is a  template  for creating Jeopardy games in PowerPoint with the instructions .
• Review for tests and quizes with "Science Baseball" .
• Scientific American publishes "Sci-doku" Puzzles monthly that contain science related clues.
• The "Life Sciences Learning Center" has good flash movies on many biology topics.
• Jeopardy reviews, video clips, PowerPoints, and much more on various biology topics found at the "Copernicus Project."
  
• The PBS video series, "Journey to Planet Earth," includes many teacher resources, including lesson plans, activities, and much more.
  
• Biology Movie Worksheets from the New York Science Teacher.
• "Parade of Games" in PowerPoint contains 16 different games with examples and templates to download.
  
• "Who Wants to Win A Million Dollars" online science and math game from Jefferson Labs.
  
• Use Mark Damon's PowerPoint template to create your own "Hollywood Squares"  game. (Right-click on ppt icon and select "Save Target As" to use) The instructions are in this "Notepad" file.
  

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  Links

• Interactive activities: http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/ap1int.htm and http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/bio1int.htm#photo
• Online Biology Book--Glossary: http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/. . .
• Glencoe Biology: the Dynamics of Life: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/biology/bio2004/index.html
• NIH (National Institute of Health) Curriculum supplements: http://science-education.nih.gov/Customers.nsf/HighSchool.htm
• Hands-on activities: http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/sci_edu/waldron/
• Biology in Motion activities and exhibits: http://biologyinmotion.com/index.html
• The Biology Corner has great worksheets, labs, etc.: http://www.biologycorner.com/ 
• McGraw/Hill Biology: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/
• Flinn Scientific, Inc. http://www.flinnsci.com/
• NSTA's SciLinks: http://www.scilinks.org/ has great links by topic. 
• Biology Education--a peer reviewed e-journal by K-16 educators: http://www.accessexcellence.org/LC/BEOn/index.html
• Good animations from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/. . .
• "Rediscovering Biology: Molecular to Global Perspective" video series (must sign up for free): http://www.learner.org/resources/series187.html#
• Biology labs online: http://www.okc.cc.ok.us/biologylabs/index.htm 
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Biointeractive site (you can also order free education DVD's): http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/index.html 
• The Biology Place has "BioCoach", "LabBench," and "Glossary" sections: http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/ 
• BBC School's biology pages: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/16/biology.shtml 
• Students from Montana State University's Science and Natural History Filmaking graduate program have posted a series of science and nature films called TERRA: The Nature of Our World.  To view the videos you need Quicktime .  You can access the videos at: http://terravideos.blogspot.com/ 
• Some good animations though some pages are no longer accessible: http://home.earthlink.net/~shalpine/ 
• BiologyMad has many resources and a forum to exchange ideas: http://www.biologymad.com/ 
• Some good cell biology animations: http://www.johnkyrk.com/ 
• Lots of biology clip art images and photograhs: http://biodidac.bio.uottawa.ca/Thumbnails/catquery.htm 
• Teacher's Domain's Life Sciences 9-12 section indexes all of the PBS teacher resources by toopic: http://www.teachersdomain.org/9-12/sci/life/index.html 
• This Prentice Hall site contains PDF color files for making transparencies on many topics: http://www.phschool.com/science/ca_sci_exp_transparencies/ 
• You can dowload nonprintble copies of student texts or printable copies of teacher guides of Global Systems Science for free by registering: http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/gss/index.html
• Great site for high-quality, FREE, science web interactives from all over the world that is organized by National Science Education Standards: http://www.learningscience.org/index.htm 
• Molecular Workbench has many interactive models for biology.  Click on "Showcase" and choose "Biology": http://mw.concord.org/modeler/index.html 
• Good biology tutorials with animations and some interactive features (select "class notes"): http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/carter.htm 
• Links, teaching ideas, worksheets, and much more: http://www.embracechallenge.net/ 
• "The Biology Binder" has notes, quizes, activities, printables, and links: http://www.biologybinder.com/ 
• Information on Biology and its sub sciences in the form of tutorials, references, dictionary of biology terms and forums: http://www.biology-online.org/ 
• Mrs. Borkowski's Biology Page: using Holt Modern Biology: http://www.geocities.com/jenbutts1977/Biology.html  
• Lesson plans with fun labs & activities for high school science: http://gotoscience.com/lesson_Plans.html 
• An online biology book: http://www.estrellamountain.edu/. . . 
• Good biology clip-art: http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Science/Biology  
  
• Good biology PowerPoint presentations submitted by teachers: http://www.worldofteaching.com/biologypowerpoints.html 
  
• Great animated tutorials with narration: http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/anisamples/biology/biology.html 
• Fifty-six quick demonstrations for biology classes: http://web.archive.org/web/19971023004508/http://nesen. . . .
  
• Free stuff for science teachers: http://scienceinquirer.wikispaces.com/freestuff 
• Biology files and lessons from We The Teachers: http://wetheteachers.com/browse.php?top=Biology&med=&sub=9&gr=. . .
  
• Tools for teachers from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/learningessentials/ProductDetails.aspx? .  . . ]
• Free teaching guides and videos from Conoco Phillips: http://www.teachingtools.com/
  
• Cheryl Massengale has class notes, activities, labs, PowerPoints, and much more.   Her site has moved to http://www.biologyjunction.com/ 
• For those of you in the UK, Teacher's TV is conducting an experiment in March called "Ready to Learn."  To learn more about it or to participate go to: http://www.teachers.tv/experiment 
• For everything you've always wanted to know about the octopus: http://www.octopus.com/
  
• Ms Lanoue's Biology handouts include worksheets, labs, videos, and more: http://www.nburlington.com/ourpages/users/alanoue/Bio_handouts.htm 
• Some good biology animations from Indiana University: http://www.indiana.edu/~oso/animations/An1.html
  
• If you are located in Southeastern Massachusetts, the Taunton River Watershed Alliance has great activities and workshops: http://savethetaunton.org/
  

 

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Science in the News

Sarah Faulkner of Sedgwick Middle School, in West Hartford, CT contributed this "Science Current Events"  worksheet to assess student readings of science in the news.

Douglas Blane in the UK contributed "What's New?" on his Real Science website.  Each news article includes 5 activities, a word bank, links to free activities, lesson plans, background information, and daily tips for running science class discussions and groupwork.

• The New York Times science news: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html 
• The Boston Globe science news: http://www.boston.com/news/science/ 
• ABC's science and technology news: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/?technology=true 
• MSNBC's environmental news: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032493/ 
• Science Daily news: http://www.sciencedaily.com/ 
• The WHY Files--Science Behind the News:  http://whyfiles.org/ 
• News Scientist: http://www.newscientist.com/home.ns 
• Science Magazine: http://www.sciencemag.org/ 
• Scientific American news: http://www.sciam.com/news_directory.cfm 

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