I don’t know about you, but my biology students seem to forget that they need to write in complete sentences. Yet in their English lessons, they are able to write pages of beautiful essays! We need our students to be able to understand scientific texts, and to be able to communicate complex ideas. This isn’t just so they pass their exams…
Tag: Biology Activities
New Activities to try in your High School Biology Lessons this Year
It’s a new year, which means it’s a great time to try new activities in your high school biology lessons!
I love to implement new ideas and see how students react and learn. Why not spice up your biology lessons with some exciting activities that will not only captivate your students’ attention but also promote active learning?
5 Easy World Wildlife Day Activities
World Wildlife Day is an excellent opportunity for our students to learn about the various species that share our planet and the issues they experience. We will explore five classroom activities you can use for World Wildlife Day.
5 Engaging Ways to Teach Meiosis
Meiosis is it a difficult subject to learn, but it is also a fairly tricky topic to teach. The truth is that teaching meiosis doesn’t have to be boring or mundane. You can make it exciting and engaging for students! Let’s take a look at 5 ideas for how to teach meiosis. Hopefully these will give you some new activities that you can use in your classroom as early as tomorrow!
Best Biogeochemical Cycles Lesson Activities
Biogeochemical cycles are fundamental concepts in biology, but can be complex and challenging for students. Fortunately, there are a variety of different strategies and techniques that can be used to teach biogeochemical cycles! Here are six of the best.
5 Fun Earth Day Activities for Students (with Freebie!)
Earth Day is a perfect time to teach your students about the importance of protecting our planet from harmful human activity. While it is important to educate students about the serious environmental issues facing our planet, it is equally important to make learning fun and engaging! So here are 5 fun Earth Day activities!
3 Ways to Finish Your Biology Course Content Quickly
Time is the one thing you can never get back, and there never seems to be enough of it. Am I right?Before you know it, the end of the course or test date is right around the corner, and you realize that you have so much content left to cover. I want to help you explore three ways to quickly navigate the rest of the content in your course.
Google Slides Activities: 8 Fun Ideas for Biology Lessons
One of the most important parts of creating biology lessons is to keep them fun and engaging. In other words, what can you do to keep Johnny from putting his head down and sleeping? Am I right? Let’s take a look at 8 fun ideas that can be easily created in Google Slides!
7 Valentine’s Day Science Activities for Middle School
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and you betcha I love using some love-themed activities in my science lessons! If you are struggling to come up with an idea for how to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your students, I’ve got you covered.
Beginner’s Guide to Using Google Slides in Your Biology Lessons
Happy New Year! I can’t believe we’re already in a new year! One of my resolutions has always been to try something new in my classroom. Maybe that is one of your resolutions, as well. If you have never tried using Google Slides as part of your Biology lessons…