Biology/Life Sciences Course

The enclosed materials compose a Biology course with individual units that have been used extensively in my classroom for many years. The PowerPoints and diverse collection of learning materials contain more than 900 pages of materials and over 1,300 PowerPoint slides. Many of the units were part of the Living Environment Biology course taught in New York State, but additional materials involving plants and genetic crosses have been added to make these materials useful in designing any introductory 40 week biology course. The PowerPoints and scaffolded notes associated with the individual units will allow you to implement your instruction in clear and methodical manner.

All units come with a PowerPoint with associated completion notes. Many homework assignments are available for each unit, along with a final quiz or test. Each unit also contains the learning goals for the unit, correlation to the NGSS and Common Core standards, as well as the NY Living Environment core curriculum performance indicators. Several lab activities and Jeopardy review games are enclosed in the package. Homework assignments and/or projects, review quizzes for students and additional quizzes to be used by the teacher are also available.

You can use the entire contents of this zip file to create a new or improved course, or pick and choose the lessons you want to teach and apply to your own curriculum as you see fit. Most of the files are very editable to your needs. This makes this product well suited as a source of materials for distance learning situations.

A brief curriculum map is also enclosed in the zip file to give you a short idea as to how I utilized the materials. Please feel free to e-mail me at biomanekcs@gmail.com if you have questions about the materials or would like input on how I would utilize them if you purchase the unit. I welcome any questions you may have.

If the contents of this complete course were purchased as individual zip files for each unit, it would cost more than $70 for these materials.

This year long course contains the following units. Please click on the links to each individual unit to view specific details about each unit.

Life Processes and Introduction to Classification Learning Activities

Cell Structure and Function Lesson Activities

Membrane and Membrane Processes Learning Activities

Introduction to Biochemistry and Enzymes Lesson Activities

Human Nutrition Learning Activities

Human Circulation Learning Activities

Immunity Lesson and Lab Activities

Human Respiration Learning Activities

Introduction to Cell Respiration Learning Activities

Introduction to Human Excretion and Human Locomotion Learning Activities

Nervous and Endocrine Systems Lesson Activities

Introduction to Mitosis and Asexual Reproduction Lesson Activities

Introduction to Meiosis Lesson Activities

Reproduction and Development Lesson Activities

Plant Systems and Adaptations Lesson Activities

Photosynthesis Learning Activities

Plant Reproduction and Development Lesson Activities

Classical Genetics Learning Activities (Mendelian and Beyond Mendel)

Introduction to DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis and Biotechnology Lesson Activities

Introduction to Evolution Lesson Activities

Ecology Lesson Activities

Human Ecology Learning Activities

Complete Living Environment Regents Review Packets with Answers

It is my goal to please you and make you feel your purchase is worthwhile. I was in the classroom for 31 years and have recently retired. In addition to this I spent many years doing volunteer providing training to other teachers. Before leaving feedback, please contact me at biomanekcs@gmail.com to ask any question about these materials and let me know if make my products better for you and your students.

Terms of Use

Purchase of the product is for classroom use by the purchaser only. It is a violation for individuals, schools, and districts to redistribute, sell, or post this item on the Internet or to other individuals. Please feel free to use or modify this product for use with your own students or utilize it in a distance learning environment.