Lesson Plans
Hands-on Activities for Teaching Biology to High School or Middle School Students These 6-12 grade hands-on lessons were developed by the Biology Department at the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with K-12 teachers.

Access Excellence-This is a great link full of innovative ideas for everyone who teaches biology. Animation Inside a Cell Harvard BioVisions project. (Explanation of animation)

Live Science Human Biology current news stories. Live Science Animal World current news stories.

Exploratorium Science of Cooking, Discover how a pinch of curiosity can improve your cooking! Explore recipes, activities, and Webcasts that will enhance your understanding of the science behind food and cooking. Science Snacks These pages are full of Snacks...but they're not the kind you eat. They're the kind you can learn from and have fun with.

4-H Green Genes Project this is a multi-media based curriculum, Green Genes: a DNA Curriculum. Designed for the non-scientist adult working in out-of-school settings, this curriculum utilizes the experiential learning model and current research on how today’s youth learn to assist these adults in teaching science concepts that are fun, informative and thought provoking to youth.

Online Videos

Human Genome Project Basics of DNA

PBS DNA animation

Restriction Enzyme animation

Eukaryotic Transcription

Transcription Animation

Mitosis

Mitosis animation

Meiosis animation

Useful Links

Tree of Life- This site provides a uniform and linked framework based on biology of all groups of living organisms.

The Biology Binder-This is a high school teacher maintained website full of notes, activities, quizzes, puzzles and links.

Mr. Johnson's Biology Homepage - Cellular Respiration

How Stuff Works Photosynthesis

Blue Planet Biomes

The Biology Project- Karyotyping Activitiy.

The Biology Corner- Biology lessons, web lessons, WebQuest, images quizzes.

Tour of the Human Body- for elementary and middle school levels.

Life Cycle Human Biology (grade 5)- Body systems, muscles and tissues

DNA from the Beginning- an organization of the science behind Classical Genetics, Molecules of Genetics and Genetic Organization and Control using animation, image gallery, video interviews, problems, biographies and links.

The Science Spot Biology Lesson Plans (Including Sponge Bob Gentetics!)

On-Line Animal Dissections -This website provides step-by-step guides for dissections of earthworms, starfish, frogs, and more!

Cells,

Cells Alive- Activities and images capturing film and computer-enhanced images of living cells great for teaching middle and high school.

Karyotype images from Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital.