• Learning the Solor System
  
• Space Memory Matching Game
  

• Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes 
• Plant and and Animal Cells for Kids
  
  
  

• What is your DNA alias?  Students can spell their names with DNA code!
• CODON Bingo - students have fun with RNA codons!
• Amino acids/codon wheel - print and use!
• DNA bracelets of animal sequences - and the human heart!
• DNA Chain Letter Activity
• DNA Workshop - Computer Activity (pdf) Link
• Gummy Bear Genetics (pdf)
• Web Based Cloning Activity Worksheet (pdf), What is Cloning, and Click and Clone
• Dominant and Recessive Genes Worksheet (pdf)
• Dog Recipes - Students will make their own puppies using DNA
• Baby Bunnies - make bunnies using genetic traits - Bunny Traits | Traits pg 2 | Questions
• Easter Egg Genetics Worksheet (pdf)- Use plastic eggs and candy to determine traits.
• Gene Wheel - map your traits on a gene wheel
• Tree of Genetic Traits (pdf) Great Lesson for a Bulletin Board - 11 pgs.

Interactve

• Mighty Mutation Maker
• Two Interactive Activities for genetics
• Mitosis vs. Meiosis step by step slide show

• Parts of the microscope 
• Lab: Microscope Lab (PDF)  Letter "e", Cheek Cell, & Elodea
• Microbe World - educational web site

• Classification of Blood Types A, B, O Groups - Collection of lesson plans for blood types.
• Lab: Creepy Critters  - Students will classify and create a key for alien like creatures!
• Lab: Shoe Classification (PDF)
• Lab: Fingerprint Classification  
• Activity: Making a Dichotomous Key (pdf)

• The Big Picture Book of Viruses 
• Movie Lesson: "Outbreak" - This is a great movie to show and discuss how viruses spread and to use vocabulary such as "host" and "mutation".  The kids really get involved. (Since it is "R" rated, look for the edited on version on cable, sometimes its on TNT or USA, if you see it, tape it and save it.  I do not have a copy, sorry)

• Cells Alive 
• Bacteria for kids 
• Microbial Ecology 
• Center for Disease Control: List of Diseases  
• Lab: Where can we find bacteria? 
• Lab: Caught Dirty Handed - students will examine the effects of handwashing
• Project: Most Wanted Poster & Mug Shots 
• Antony van Leeuwenhoek  TOP
• Lab: "Mega Multiples of Microbes"  - students will calculate microbial growth
• Activity: Biosphere in a bottle  - students will create and observe a biosphere

• Lab: Protists  
• Virtual Pond Dip - creatures that you may find in a water sample.

• Word Search Puzzle 
• Lab: Yeast 
• Lab: Can microbes tell the difference?  - students will measure CO2 output by yeast
• Lab: Breadbox Nightmare - students will investigate what conditions are needed for fungi to grow
• Lab: Spore Print   TOP

NEW!

• The Shape of Life: PBS - very good resource on animals
• PBS - Very good and detailed collection of printable Activities

• Lab : Natural vs Synthetic Sponges ; Which holds more water?   TOP

NEW!

• All about coral - Coriss - NOAA

• Diary of a worm - even though it is geared for younger kids, this would make a fun read-aloud book!
• This is a wonderful website with tons of info on Earthworms : check out their virtual worm - awesome! They also have lesson plans, a glossary, and detailed diagrams.
• Worm Comparison Chart (pdf)
• Worm World 
• Activity: Worm Interviews (pdf)
• Earthworm Review
• Earthworm Dissection - Lab
• Earthworm Worksheet
• LAB: Earthworm Dissection  

• All about Pearls
• Lab: Squid Dissection & Octopus Tentacles (pdf)
• Simple Diagram to label:
• This has a lot of details and some great diagrams for the students, pdf:
• Diagram of a squid, pdf
• Squid Video footage online
• Virtual Squid demo
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• Class Arachnida- Spiders and Scorpions 
• Virtual Crayfish Dissection
• Lab: Crayfish Dissection

• Insects in Motion 
  Activity: Insect Poetry Assignment  
  Activity : Insect Web Page Assignment  
  Activity : Raising Painted Lady Butterflies  
  Lab : Grasshopper Dissection      TOP

• Everything you want to know about fish
• Lab : Perch Dissection 
• Froguts.com - a Wonderful interactive alternative to dissection. 
• Lab : Frog Dissection
• New version of "Frog Sandwich" - students will make anatomy booklets prior to dissection.
• Activity : Frog Sandwich

• What is like where you live?  
• Owl Family Survival (pdf)  This role playing activity simulates survival of an owl family.  Donated by Meg W.

• Lab: Natural Selection  - using beans, students will simulate natural selection.

• Wonderful World of Trees
• Project: Leaf Collection Project 
• Activity: Observing Tree Rings
• Lab: Pickle Dissection (PDF)
• Lab: Flower Dissection (PDF)
• Lab: Tree Identification    

• Neuroscience for kids