Resources for Teaching High School Biology

Reading anything in Biology is technical reading, and it involves technical vocabulary.  This terminology is not part of the everyday...

Celebrities are in the news every day.  They can be media stars, sports heroes, animals, and even politicians.  Some people choose to...

Misconceptions exist in all areas of knowledge: arts and culture, science, technology, mathematics, history, religion, etc.  For example,...

When I read the newsfeed on my tablet at night, I usually have one criterion for what I read, and that is: "How does this apply to me?"...

Welcome to teaching Biology…. or Welcome Back to teaching Biology! Should you start the year by teaching Nature of Science and Scientific...

Teaching can be very rewarding, but so is learning. Would you like to refresh your knowledge or learn something new in your field? ...

New to teaching biology? You may have no idea how to prepare and set up a lab activity. If so, this blog is for you. What follows is a...

Hang on…summer break is coming soon! I’m sure you have plans and personal projects you are looking forward to AFTER you recover from a...

This blog may seem out of chronological order, but this is the time when I look back and think about the school year. Did I leave...

One of the fun things about Jeopardy is the instant feedback on whether the contestant (or audience member) has the answer right or wrong....

One of the fundamental ways that humans and other animals learn is by making connections. New knowledge is connected with prior knowledge...

I was looking at some books in a thrift store.... and I came across an old college biology book. It was smaller in size than today’s...

I had been teaching high school about 10 years when a new biology teacher was hired to teach in the room connected to mine. She was...

Reading in science is technical reading, and chances are your students haven’t had much experience with it, unless they actually read...

Most students love “lab” days. They see it as a chance to be active in the classroom, and to work with classmates, and biology teachers...

That is my motto …no really, I have it on my logo for my TeacherPayTeachers store and as my tagline on my blog. We are falling behind...

Yes! There are many ways to do science fair, without “biting off more than you can chew,” but first let’s consider WHY science fair is...

Do you find yourself teaching biology without having a life science background? It can be very intimidating when something like molecular...

Do you have enough time to write lessons for your biology classroom? I never did while I was teaching. There was a designated "planning"...

Start with a curriculum map from your district and lesson plans for the first week. Ahhhh…. summer. When I was teaching, I really looked...