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Your Life Science Pacing Guide for 3-Dimensional Teaching
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Human Body Systems
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Bacteria and Media Reference Guide
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Student Biology Laboratory Safety Agreement
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Mitosis Match Up: Student Activity Sheet
With this activity, students identify and label pictures of plant cells in varying phases of the cell cycle. View »
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32 Standards Met with Wisconsin Fast Plants®
Engage students and support NGSS with classroom-tested, tried-and-true Wisconsin Fast Plants®. A leading expert on the use of Fast Plants® in education recommends investigations and kits to support K–12 NGSS. View »
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Phases of the Cell Cycle
A concise take on the life cycle of a typical eukaryotic cell. View »
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Bacteriophages in Human Disease: Friends and Foes
Help your students understand the connection between bacteriophages and human disease. This scholarly overview explores how bacteriophages have helped and hindered humans in their quest to overcome certain diseases. Use it as assigned reading or to kick off a classroom discussion. View »
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Carolina Quick Tips®: Next Top Model (Organism)
Students seem to consistently struggle to understand Punnett squares and grasp Mendel’s laws. Bringing live organisms into your View »
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Bees at School
Bradley James, co-owner of Beepods, explains the benefits of keeping bees at school. Learn about the buzz, and why bees are the perfect organism to engage students and promote hands-on learning. View »
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Infographic: Bring Your Genetics Lessons to Life with Model Organisms
Carolina offers unique opportunities to work with model organisms—such as genetic corn (Zea mays), Wisconsin Fast Plants® (Brassica rapa), and fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster)—in your genetics labs. View »
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The Effects of Cell Cycle Deviation on Cancer Development
Use Hudson Alpha's Newest Kit to demonstrate chance mutations and randomization in resulting in cancer. View »
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Ocular Dominance
How does the brain process information from both eyes? This short activity introduces the senses, sensation and perception, and evolutionary differences in predator-prey relationships. View »
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Let Wisconsin Fast Plants® Grow on You!
What if you could provide your students with an experiment that takes up little space, can be tailored to fit the time you have available in the classroom, and meets NGSS? View »
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Strawberry DNA Extraction
Introduce students to DNA with this activity. A discussion of how this DNA extraction procedure works might also touch on the plant cell wall, the cell membrane, and DNA's lack of solubility in ethanol. Includes materials list and step-by-step instructions. View »
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Wisconsin Fast Plants® and Science and Engineering Practices Fast Plants exemplify the traits of a useful model organism. You'll find that the plants effectively engage students in genuine science inquiry within classroom constraints. View »
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