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Best Practices
Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms
Big Ideas
'A Blast from the Jurrasic Past' covers dinosaurs and Florida fossils
Activity demonstrates the speed of transmission of a contact disease
After learning about bacteria and viruses students made an advertisement promoting immunizations
Biology 1 Honors Disease Research Paper
Biotechnology multiple-choice project assignment explanation and details
Breathing into a balloon simulates the stress smoking gives the lungs
CDC investigation studying microarrays and electrophoesis with blood plasma samples
Chromatography and R-values of vegetables explored with TLC plates and chromatography chambers
Current events 'science in the media' summary idea for an anatomy class, adaptable to other subjects
Current issue in healthcare project incorporates written, digital and oral components
Description of a chromosomal karyotyping activity
Description of a teacher's lesson plans on herat diseas; materials referenced, not included
Design a lab exposing S. marcescens to a powerful mutagen, UV light
Developing an enzyme-linmked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), materials assumed
Dichotomous Key pictures 2of2 files for this activity
Dichotomous Key Scavenger Hunt 1of2 files for this activity
Discover anatomy and physiology in this lab with live Florida blue crabs
DNA and genetic disorders project description
Earthworm reactions left to the student's hypothesis and observations to be recorded in a lab report
Everglades case study for an 8 week program, students produce a report
Exotic species activity involving research and management development to be presented in class
Germination studied through student created hypotheses and lab experiments
Graphically organizing facts on poster board
Heart disease education through exercise emphasis and risk factor evaluation
Heart rate lab looks at cardiac output and blood pressure
How does an epidemic spread, using an acid and base lab
Ideas to increase student interest in science curriculum
Immunity introduced with the 'peppermint X virus'
Immunology video recommendation
Infectious disease student-created brochures
Intro to epidemiology unit overview
Lab on identifying bacteria, instructions included
Lake limnology of a local lake using Lake Watch sampling techniques
Living organisms and the abiotic environment student research presentations
Mapping the nerves between wrist and elbow by identifying the sense of touch
Meaningful learning with a section on teaching osmossis and diffusion
Nature exploration guide encourages creative observation
Non-disection, observational lab on the anatomay and physiology of an earthworm
Organism and plant scavenger hunt
Parking lot biodiversity activity
Pathogen assignment involves research, self directed learning and free reasponse answers
Persuasive paper assignment to address a problem in health care and propse a solution
Photochromic Glass', a 9 week project for chemistry and phyiscs students
Population diversity lab using Simpson's index
Population sampling questions and data
Portray deer and habitat components in a physical activity
Progression of classification concepts taught in grades 4-8
Project rubric for a biodiversity assignment, may be adapted for other subjects
Reading related questions on Ebola, Jaxx and biocontaminants, reading not included
Restriction analysis article and questions
Sarasota's floating classroom, 'The Carefree Learner' and related activity ideas
Sea turtle and coastal patrol education program
Sea turtle game demonstrating the life and struggle of the sea turtle
Seagrass study involving first hand observation
Simulation activity designed to detect the original source of an infectios agent
Simulation activity or game that demonstrates the trans mission or sprea d of a
Socratic seminars and debate structure used in class
Stommatal adaptations to pollution explored in a lab
Streaming video from Discovery Education
Student teaching introduces class to disease and immunology
Study a planet, design an alien well adapted to survive that planet, then present project to class
Study local insects by creating a classroom insect collection display
Study the travel of the Monarch and learn geography too
The Genetics of Sickle Cell Disease class results table
Tufted Talley Tem Migration Game studies the challenges of the migrating bird
Urinalysis lab and case study, description of activity
Vertebrates and Invertebrates Flip Book
'Wanted' poster created and presented on an invasive species in Florida
