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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create and perform short skits, based on teacher provided scenarios, dealing with sexually transmitted diseases in order to reinforce the fact that STD's may be present but may not be symptomatic and how to communicate with...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

HIV/AIDS: Basic Facts

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students complete worksheets and play the "Onion Ball Question and Answer Game" as an introduction to the basic facts about AIDS and HIV, such as what the virus is, the body fluids that transmit the virus, and the the most common methods...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Diversity of Life

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the diversity of life forms and the role that interdependency plays in our world through a mult-segmented unit. This segment introduces the unit.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Baby Project - Cost Analysis - First Year of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the costs associated with teenage pregnancy and childbirth through the child's first year. They consider prenatal and postnatal care for mother and child, clothing, food, equipment, childcare, etc. They present their...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Meiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Wikipedia the encyclopedia is a concise site that is technical in nature but links are provided for clarification. Includes a comparison between meiosis and mitosis.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes what happens during sexual and asexual reproduction and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Reproduction in Algae

For Students 9th - 10th
Algae are not uniform in their methods of reproduction. Some reproduce sexually and others asexually. Read a brief overview of algae reproduction in this resource.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Platyhelminthes Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the characteristics of Platyhelminthes, or flatworms, and how they reproduce.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Paramecium Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the characteristics of paramecium and how they reproduce both sexually and asexually.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Diatoms Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Diatoms are a type of algae that reproduces both sexually and asexually. Its characteristics and methods of reproduction are described here.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Gametophyte and Sporophyte

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains how the alternation of generations occurs in a plant's life cycle where sporophytes and gametophytes each play a role in plant reproduction.