Biology

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**Biology**

 * Mitochondria and Energy**
 * 1) [|Lesson Plan]
 * Information on muscle use, exercise, lactic acid, and ATP. Also depriving cells of oxygen.
 * 1) Calories
 * Calories, What They Are and What to Know [|(Article)]
 * Bacteria**
 * 1) Bacteria
 * Bacteria and the formation of cheese. Bring in cheese for students to taste and talk about how it is made.
 * Digestion**
 * 1) [|Digestion]
 * Have students make a brochure for a doctors office and include different symptoms of when digestion isn't working and why.
 * Cells**
 * 1) [|Insidea Cell Worksheet]
 * 2) [|Video] created by Harvard showing the organelles, cytoplasm, microtubules, and music.
 * Cell Division**
 * Mitosis
 * Meiosos
 * [|Illustration] showing both mitosis and meiosis side-by-side**.**
 * Biomimicry**
 * A Glue from Slug Slime? [|SlugMucus.pdf]
 * Genetics**
 * Two inquiry labs for students to understand genetic inheritance patterns: (1.) Baker, W.P. & Thomas, C.L. (1998). Gummy bear genetics. //The Science Teacher//. //65//(8), 25-27. (2.) Mesmer, K. (2006). Making Mendel’s model manageable. //Science Scope, 29//(6), 24-27.
 * Transcription and Translation [|Interactive Animation]
 * Body Systems**
 * Travel guide for the different body systems
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