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All Lesson Plans: Life Science

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Resource	Grade Level	Media Type
Adaptation Students examine some of the behaviors and physical characteristics that enable organisms to live successfully in their environment.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Animal Hearing Students explore how sound is created, the importance of hearing in certain environments and some environmental causes of hearing loss.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Animal Mouth Structures Students observe several animals' mouth structures and explore how these structures help the animal obtain, handle, and eat food.	3-5	Lesson Plan
Be a Bee Students learn about the importance of the honey bee and other animals to the production of foods that are closely linked to human survival. Collection Developed by: KQED Public Television	5-6	Lesson Plan
Bioengineered Foods? Students compare the processes of selective breeding and transgenic manipulation of plants. They consider the pros and cons of growing genetically modified crops.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Biomes Students collect information about different biomes. They learn how to read a climograph. Teams research different biomes and present to the class.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Birth, Growth, and Development By examining the developmental stages of animals, students learn about the life cycles of living things.	K-2	Lesson Plan
Cell Replication Students explore the structure and function of cells and mitosis.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Cell Replication and Cancerous Cells Students explore mitosis and learn about uncontrolled cell division, or cancer.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Cellular Structure and Function Students explore cell structures, the role of the membrane, and the similarities and differences among specialized cells.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Cellular Structure and Function Students explore the structure and function of the cell, the cell as the common unit of life, mitosis, and specialization.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Charles Darwin Students learn about Charles Darwin -- his personal history, his strengths as an observer and independent thinker, and how he developed the theory of evolution.	9-12	Lesson Plan
The Circulatory System Students explore the interrelationship of structure and function in the circulatory system.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Co-Evolution Students explore different types of symbiotic relationships that exist between species.	9-12	Lesson Plan
The Coral Reef Ecosystem Students examine a coral reef ecosystem to learn about its living and non-living parts and how they interact. They apply what they have learned to explore the world's biomes, including how the animals in each are adapted to their environment.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Deep Time Students learn about deep time by visiting an interactive Web timeline, comparing geologic time periods to the calendar year, and setting up a live-action timeline in the classroom.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Deep Time and the History of Life Students explore geologic time, visiting an interactive timeline, creating their own timeline and comparing deep time with the calendar year.	6-8	Lesson Plan
DNA Analysis Students interpret DNA fingerprints and learn how DNA analysis is changing the way we fight crime and disease.	6-8	Lesson Plan
DNA Fingerprints Students learn how DNA fingerprinting has been used in criminal investigations and discuss the limitations of and problems with DNA testing.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Ear Shape Students use scientific inquiry to investigate how ear shape affects hearing.	3-5	Lesson Plan
Effects of Environmental Change Students investigate what might happen to plants and animals if their environment changes.	3-5	Lesson Plan
Ethical Issues in the Human Genome Project Students work in teams to analyze a case study that raises arguments for and against patenting genetic code. They explore the implications of DNA databases, genetic screening and gene modification.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Evidence for Evolution Students learn about the fossil record, the primary type of evidence scientists use to piece together the history of life and to support and refine the theory of evolution.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Evolutionary Arms Race Students examine the interactions among different types of organisms and the importance of these relationships to the evolution of species.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Exploring Environmental Change Students explore the connections that can exist in a natural environment, and examine how changes to the environment, particularly those caused by human activity, can affect those connections.	6-9	Lesson Plan
Exploring Plants In this media-rich lesson, students observe plant growth by watching a time-lapse video and by growing their own seeds. They identify the conditions seeds need to germinate and consider the role that fruits play in seed dispersal.	K-2	Lesson Plan
Exploring Structure and Function in Biological Systems In this media-rich lesson, students analyze structure and function relationships at different levels of organization in nonbiological systems and then perform a similar analysis using biological systems.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Exploring the "Systems" in Ecosystems In this media-rich lesson, students use a systems thinking approach to explore the components and processes of ecosystems. They analyze both a hypothetical and a local ecosystem by identifying abiotic and biotic components and their relationships.	6-8	Lesson Plan
The Expression of Genetic Information In this media-rich lesson, students explore the preservation and expression of genetic information within the cell. They analyze a short DNA sequence, translate an RNA sequence, and relate a sequence difference to a particular trait.	9-12	Lesson Plan
The Fossil Evidence for Evolution Students learn about the fossil record, one form of evidence for evolution.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Gene Inheritance Students explore the process of meiosis and how genes, including those that cause disease, are passed from one generation to the next.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Genetic Testing Students view case studies about genetic diseases. They learn about gene testing, family disease pedigrees, environment vs. genetics, and possible treatments.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Global Warming? Students examine the issue of global warming. They calculate how much carbon dioxide all the machines they use produce in one day.	9-12	Lesson Plan
The History of the Theory of Evolution Students make a timeline to learn where the theory of evolution falls in the history of scientific thought and how scientific advances are interwoven with world history.	9-12	Lesson Plan
How Animals Use Their Senses to Find Food Students consider how animals solve the problem of finding food, especially under harsh climatic conditions.	6-8	Lesson Plan
How Do Plants Get Energy? Students investigate the process of photosynthesis.	3-5	Lesson Plan
How Evolution Works Students learn about natural selection by discussing the evolution of the eye, genetic variation, adaptation, sexual selection, and the Galapagos finches.	9-12	Lesson Plan
How Evolution Works Students learn about natural selection, the mechanism that drives evolution.	6-8	Lesson Plan
How New Species Evolve Students learn about both allopatric and sympatric speciation.	9-12	Lesson Plan
How Whales Hear Students learn how researchers use scientific inquiry to investigate whale hearing, and then explore the differences in ear structure between aquatic and land mammals.	3-5	Lesson Plan
Human Body Regulation Students learn how the human body self-regulates to maintain a stable internal environment despite changes in the external environment.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Human Evolution Students investigate hominid evolution. They learn the difference between a relative and an ancestor, study the emergence of bipedalism, and chart patterns of hominid migration.	9-12	Lesson Plan
The Human Genome Project Students learn about the Human Genome Project: the process, the functions of sections of DNA code, how knowledge of the human genome is being applied to medicine, and about genetic variation.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Inheritance of Genetic Disorders Students learn how mutations in a gene can cause disease by simulating inheritance patterns and by researching disorders and presenting their findings.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Life Cycles of Frogs, Dragonflies, and Butterflies Students explore similarities and differences in the life cycle of organisms and are introduced to the process of metamorphosis.	K-2	Lesson Plan
Living Life as a Plant In this media-rich lesson, students investigate how plants respond to their environment. They also explore adaptations, such as how some plants are adapted to life in the desert and why some plants trap and digest insects.	3-5	Lesson Plan
Living vs. Nonliving Students explore the chracteristics that distinguish living from nonliving things.	K-5	Lesson Plan
Modeling DNA Structure Students explore the structure of the DNA molecule and begin to understand how chromosomes, genes, and the base pairs, sugars, and phosphates of the DNA molecule are related.	6-8	Lesson Plan
The Molecular Evidence for Evolution Students learn how modern-day scientists can take advantage of a tool not available in Darwin's time: molecular evidence.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Molecular Evidence for Evolutionary Relationships Students learn about the evolutionary relationship between humans and other organisms by comparing amino acid sequences in cytochrome c from a variety of species.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Mouthparts and Digestion Students discover how the structure of an animal's mouthparts and digestive system gives clues to what the animal eats.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Muscles and Mitochondria Students learn about the role of mitochondria in a cell's energy production.	9-12	Lesson Plan
The Needs of Living Things Students learn what animals and plants need to survive, how their habitats support these needs, and how organisms can change their environment.	K-5	Lesson Plan
Plant Life Cycles Students explore the cycles of plant life and compare them with those of animals.	K-5	Lesson Plan
Plant Structure and Function Students learn how the structure of different plant parts relates to their function.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Population Growth Students are introduced to the ecology of population growth by growing duckweed and learning about invasive species.	9-12	Lesson Plan
The Process of Scientific Experimentation Students expand their understanding of the "scientific method" of experimentation by watching video accounts of actual scientific research and exploring the factors involved in real scientific processes.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Producers, Consumers, Decomposers Students learn how energy flow ties together the organisms in an ecosystem.	3-5	Lesson Plan
DNA and Protein Synthesis in the Cell Students learn about DNA replication, protein synthesis, molecular genetics and proteins in the human body.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Protein Synthesis in the Cell Sudents explore how a cell uses information from DNA to produce the proteins that help determine the traits of an organism.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Questions about Hearing Students use scientific inquiry to understand how sound is generated, how animals hear, and the role hearing plays in survival.	3-5	Lesson Plan
Reproduction Students explore the various ways in which organisms reproduce and the role reproduction plays in the cycle of life.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Signs of Migration Students research and examine the practical and instinctual characteristics of the migration patterns of many different animal species. The will also work in groups to illustrate their research and make presentations. Collection Developed by: KQED Public Television	5-8	Lesson Plan
Stem Cell Research Students learn how cell specialization takes place in vertebrate embryos, and analyze the different points of view in the stem cell debate.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Taste, Touch, and Vision Students explore the senses and discuss the importance of each sense to an organism's survival.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Tiktaalik: Evolution of a "Fishapod" In this media-rich lesson, students learn about transitional fossils and explore the similarities and differences between the structures of different animals. They focus particularly on Tiktaalik, a transitional fossil between aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Unity of Life Students learn how classification schemes are used to illustrate the relationships among organisms and, ultimately, the unity of life.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Where Creatures Live Students explore several biomes, the challenges each presents to its inhabitants, and the adaptations that allow plants and animals to live successfully in that environment.	3-5	Lesson Plan