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Virtual Photosynthesis Lab with differentiated questions - biology, AP Biology

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

Bestseller! This online lab utilizes this photosynthesis simulator- NO FLASH PLAYER NEEDED! It might look a little complicated at first, but I orient students to it well, and it’s not as scary as a gen bio student might think it is! I have the

Subjects:

Science, Biology, General Science

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Internet Activities

$3.75

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Geologic Time WebQuest | Earth Science, History of the Earth

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

Berkeley has a really nice interactive website about Geologic Time. This WebQuest walks students through the interactive in Part I, and in Part II, they get to research a dinosaur of their choice. This usually took my students one class period

Subjects:

Science, Archaeology, Earth Sciences

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Internet Activities, Webquests

$2.50

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Stem cells, differentiation, and specialization (General Biology)- WITH key

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This activity packet is designed to help beginning Biology students understand the basics of stem cells and why they are important. When students are done, they should be able to do the following:- define what a stem cell is, why it’s like a “blank

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Science, Anatomy, Biology

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

$5.00

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Pedigree Project & Genetic Counseling: Authentic Assessment

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

This is my MOST FAVORITE PROJECT of ALL TIME!!! I have used it for nine years and have really fine-tuned it over time. I use this with my 9th and 10th graders in Gen Bio.I count it as the test for my genetics and heredity unit. Students will choose

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Science, Biology, General Science

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Projects, Activities, Assessment

$6.00

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Virtual Lactase Enzyme Lab with differentiated questions for various levels

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This online lab utilizes this lactase enzyme simulator- NO FLASH PLAYER NEEDED! It might look a little complicated at first, but I orient students to it well, and it’s not as scary as a gen bio student might think it is! I have the answer key

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Science, Biology, General Science

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Internet Activities

$3.75

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Digital Histology Labs for Anat & Phys- a better way to teach tissues!

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

I call this a "better way to teach tissues" because if you use these prior to doing actual histology work under the microscope, kids will ACTUALLY know what they are viewing and will have FAR fewer questions for you.This set also works well as a

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Science, Biology

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

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Activities, Assessment, Laboratory

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Anat & Phys Epithelial Tissues Histology Google Slides Lab- Good microscope prep

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

For 10 years, I had my Anat & Phys kids looking at connective, muscle, & nervous tissues under the microscope. Even though they pointed things out to me and I checked their answers, I suspect that half the time, they were looking at the

Subjects:

Science, Anatomy, Biology

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

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Activities, Assessment, Laboratory

$5.00

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Anat & Phys Tissues Lab- Connective, Muscle, & Nervous Google Slides Lab

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Subjects:

Science, Anatomy, Biology

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

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Activities, Assessment, Laboratory

$5.00

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Google Slides™

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Face Transplant Article & Questions- WITH KEY, Anat/Phys, Integumentary System

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

There is an excellent article about a woman who underwent a face transplant after being severely burned with lye. The article is called "Beyond Recognition," found here:

Subjects:

Science, Anatomy, Biology

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Homework

$3.00

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Differentiated Water Cycle Project- Journey of a Water Drop (Best Seller)

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

When I taught the water cycle to my 7th grade students (which they should have already learned about before being in my class), I took it one step further and tied in energy levels and states of matter. I had my students show their knowledge of this

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Science, Earth Sciences, Environment

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Projects, Activities, Assessment

$3.00

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Protist Lab- Web and Microscope Slides

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

This is the Protist Lab I use in my general Biology class. students visit 12 different websites and read about various protists. after the students complete the online portion, I have them look at four protist microscope slides of their choice (in

Subjects:

Science, Biology, General Science

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Webquests

$4.00

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Solar System WebQuest in Google Docs- WITH KEY

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

This WebQuest walks students through the sun and planets of our solar system, using the following website, https://nineplanets.org/kids/.Students read the information about each object, and are asked to draw each (in color). Most of the questions

Subjects:

Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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Activities, Internet Activities, Webquests

$4.00

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DNA on the Floor- General Bio DNA Replication Modeling (Best Seller)

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

**This got a huge update on 5/31/23.**Several years ago, I found this activity on a teacher’s blog. There were no instructions- just a few pictures of the process- and I created these instructions on my own from there. I’ve since modified the

Subjects:

Science, Anatomy, Biology

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

$4.00

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Google Docs™

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Cell Organelle Project - Create a Store Catalog & Sell Organelles! Biology

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

I used to have students make the organelle brochure where they would compare parts of a cell to a city, an amusement park, etc. However, I found that there are too many samples of that project available online, and work was not original.To remedy

Subjects:

Science, Biology

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

$3.50

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Google Docs™

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The MEGA Bundle!! Bozeman, Crash Course & Other Video Guides (Biology)

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

This is the big one! This compressed folder holds all of the Bozeman and Crash Course write-a-longs (and two Ted Talks) that are currently for sale in my TPT store. This bundle is best for AP Biology. It contains some Anatomy video guides, but if

Subjects:

Science, Biology

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Handouts, Homework

$42.75

$38.48

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12 Biology Graph Prompts- WITH key

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

I teach in WI and we have to create an SLO for Educator Effectiveness each year. For the last few school years, my SLO has been as follows (and feel free to use it if it works for you!!)-- "By the end of the __ school year, 90% of students will get

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Graphing, Science, Biology

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Worksheets, Handouts, Assessment

$25.00

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The BIG AP Biology Bundle!

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

I have been teaching AP Biology since 2014 and have made several resources that really improve my students' understanding of content. Here's a big ol' bundle of those things- see individual products for more info about each. Enjoy!

Subjects:

Science, Biology

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

$144.50

$130.05

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Guided Neuron Firing Modeling: Hands-On Activity (zipped folder- Word & PPT)

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

Action potentials are HARD to teach. I tried teaching the concepts with POGILs, but I felt that the information was still too abstract and too hard to process for most of the students. Thus, I designed this activity since I couldn't find anything

Subjects:

Science, Anatomy, Biology

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Simulations

$10.00

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Salt Dough Landforms Model - Weathering, Erosion, Deposition Project

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

This was one of my favorite 7th grade projects back when I taught 7th grade (2010-2015). After learning about weathering, erosion, and deposition, the students had to make a model that shows landforms created by water and ice (glaciers). I counted

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, Geography

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

$4.00

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Heart Rate Inquiry Lab (HS-LS1-3!)- Anat & Phys, Biology, Experimental Design

By Innovative Science Curriculum Solutions

Looking to include some inquiry into your Anat & Phys class, or trying to hit HS-LS1-3 in a Gen Bio class? This is the perfect resource for you! This inquiry lab has students design an experiment to test how a stimulus or activity affects heart

Subjects:

Science, Anatomy, Biology

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Laboratory

$6.00

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Google Docs™

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I teach at a small, rural school in Wisconsin (2010-present). My course load includes or has included: 10th-12th Applied STEM, 9th/10th grade Biology, 11th/12th grade Anatomy and Physiology, 11th/12th grade AP Biology, 10th-12th grade Environmental Science, 10th-12th grade AP Environmental Science, Independent Research, 7th grade Earth Science, 9th grade Earth Science (trimester), 9th grade STEM (trimester).

MY TEACHING STYLE

I try to incorporate as much variety as possible into my lessons. I love modeling & hands-on work, collaboration, creative assessments, and more. I push students to see the connections between concepts and classes, think critically, work well with groups, and other important skills.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

PAEMST Wisconsin State Finalist (2017)

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

University of Wisconsin- La Crosse; EA-A Education, Broadfield Science, Biology University of Wisconsin- Platteville; Master's in Secondary Education with a STEM focus

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Besides being a teacher, I am a dog/cat/goat mom, I teach yoga, I make stained glass art (Autumn Phoenix Designs on Etsy), and I wrote a book ("Teaching Hacks! Ideas to Make Life as a Secondary-Level Teacher Easier" at https://goo.gl/LTtvmi). Visit my website! https://innovativesciencesolutions.com/