Biology

Hands-On Life Science Activities

Offers compelling activities that help teach students thinking and reasoning skills along with basic science concepts and facts. Activities follow the discovery/inquiry approach and encourage students to analyze, synthesize, and infer based on hands-... More.

Biology Inquiries

This exciting supplement to biology instruction is filled with innovative and original ideas developed by the author and tested in classrooms. The unique approach – teaching biology through active inquiry rather than memorization – will help... More.

Demo A Day – Biology

Enliven the concepts of biology with these demonstrations! With more than 200 demonstrations, this book aims to supplement standards-based curriculum and serve as engaging launching pads for lessons by offering concrete visualization of abstract con... More.

Classification of Living Things Lab Investigation

Introduce your students to the biodiversity of the five kingdoms through the process of classification. Students view illustrations of various life forms and use a simple, dichotomous key to determine the appropriate kingdom and phylum of each. TheyR... More.

Complete Life Science Question Quest Set

By Gari F. Walz. The best game for teaching life science… this game provides serious fun! Nasco’s Question Quest involves the entire class in a challenging game that will keep every student engaged and learning. Question Quest employs... More.

How Do Organisms Respond to Stimuli? Lab Investigation

Your students will get a first-hand look at Euglena, its structure, and movements. They’ll also examine this green flagellate’s adaptive behavior patterns, or “taxes,” toward light of various intensities and even deter... More.

Classifying Animals

How and why do biologists classify animals? Students work together to arrange a set of 18 animal cards into groups and then adjust their groupings as they learn how scientists classify animals into phyla. By identifying the common features of animals wi... More.

Diversity of Life: The Illustrated Guide to Five Kingdoms Coloring Book

This sophisticated coloring book presents beautifully-detailed illustrations of the variety of life on Earth and offers a visual understanding of the enormous diversity this planet supports. It opens with an introduction to the classification system... More.

Edvotek® AP Lab 6B: Transformation of E. Coli

Offer students an opportunity to get the most out of their AP biology class with this lab designed for the more advanced biology student. Help your students prepare for higher education as they learn the core concepts of this innovative and exciting int... More.

Bill Nye Biology DVD

Educational DVD explores a wide range of general biology topics. Program explains 19th century breakthroughs and covers cell division, sex cell division, and cell differentiation. Learn about mitochondria, proteins, neurotransmitters and hormones. Witne... More.