Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cell Energy - Bubbling Yeast

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify that yeast are a single celled fungi that are a great model organism for studying respiration in the classroom. They also fill the bulb of a disposable pipet (eyedropper) with yeast, then submerge the pipet in a test...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Diversity of Microorganisms

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the diversity of microorganisms from A to Z. There are 39 biology terms located in the word search.
Website
Other

Nutrition, Health & Heart Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information about nutrition, health, and heart disease. It also discusses specific types of vitamin and mineral supplements you can take to improve or maintain your health.
Activity
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Iron Hidden in Your Food

For Students 3rd - 5th
An activity where students investigate how much iron is in a sample of breakfast cereal.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Food and Nutrients

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses classes of nutrients and their functions in the human body.
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Other

Zinc an Essential Mineral

For Students 9th - 10th
This site promotes the benefits on zinc and other not so well-known minerals; calcium is best known. Discusses the importance of zinc, and the types of food zinc is found.