I have started combing through the new AP Biology CED and comparing it to the old in order to tease out any differences to get ready for teaching AP Biology next year. As I go, I am writing down those differences and I thought it would be helpful to share it with the world of AP Biology teachers!
Let’s make a heart model out of recyclable materials! As teachers, we’re always looking for fresh ways to help students understand complex ideas. The human heart, with all its chambers, valves, and blood flow, can be one of those tricky topics that’s hard for students to wrap their heads around. What better way to make learning the heart fun, interactive, and memorable?
Science Fairs can come in all shapes and sizes – from a single classroom of Biology students, to a gymnasium full of students across multiple grade levels and even multiple schools! Here’s a comprehensive, twelve step guide on how to set up a successful high school science fair at your school.
Lab clean up, just like any other task or procedure, must be carefully planned by the teacher and then taught to students. In this blog post, we’ll share seven practical tips and strategies to make lab clean-up not only efficient but also engaging and enjoyable!
Build a plant cell model in a way that will stretch your students’ minds and challenge their understanding of cell parts. It is fun, simple, cheap, and it will become one of your favorite projects of the year!
A super fun project based learning activity where students take on a creative engineering challenge by designing and constructing their own pumpkin helmets using recyclable materials. Each student or group will be provided with a variety of materials such as cardboard, plastic bottles, foam, and tape. They will think critically about the properties of these items and put them together to create a helmet that can effectively protect a pumpkin, which will serve as the “head,” during a drop test.
If you’re looking for creative halloween activities for high school science, you’re in for a treat (haha). From sculpting muscle groups on miniature skeletons to investigating forensic science with mock crime scenes, these activities not only make learning fun but also deepen your students’ understanding of human anatomy.
Let me tell you about my absolute favorite Ecology project for my High School students. It is an ecology project that gives students choice in what they research, an actual problem to solve, real world issues to consider, and total creativity in how they solve the problem. Project based learning at its best!
I am Jessica Parker, founder of Science of Curiosity. I started this blog to give back to the amazing teaching community that I relied on, and still go to when I need help – which is often! We all need each other to be the best teacher we can be – for ourselves and for our students!
