Biology Coloring Pages, Trade Books, and Videos

[This was from a year (or so!) ago... just now posting]
My youngest is doing a speedy study of R.E.A.L. Science - Life (level 1).  It's young for her but we'll be supplementing heavily and I just absolutely love this curriculum to fill in classification gaps before going into high school science [which she'll be starting in the Fall - ACK!].  I wish we had a level 2 but, oh well, we'll make it work :).

COLORING PAGES

Here are some free online coloring pages in a random order (or it'll never be uploaded!).  They recommend Color Anatomy by Christine Becker.  We don't have that book and we would probably want more detail anyway so I started scouting around online.

Variety of Biology coloring pages:
https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/coloring

Cells (plant/animal)
http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/animal-and-plant-cells/

http://homeschoolclipart.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CellColoring.pdf

http://homeschoolclipart.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CellAnimalColoring.pdf

Used to label her diagrams of plant and animal cells:
http://sbaran.net/7science/cells/index.html

Heart
http://homeschoolclipart.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HeartColoring.pdf

Lungs
http://homeschoolclipart.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/LungsColoring.pdf

Kidneys
http://coloringpanda.com/page/388196

TRADE BOOKS

The Basics of Cell Life with Max Axiom, Super Scientist (Keyser)

Random Body Parts: Gross Anatomy Riddles in Verse (for fun!)



VIDEOS

Magic School Bus videos (of course!):  Goes Cellular (in the Super Star Power DVD); The Human Body (3 episodes in this video)

Biology Cell Models

What's Schoolin'?


[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

We just finished Module 2 and are in the middle of Module 3 of Apologia's Biology (2nd Ed).  During Module 2 I brought Play-Doh to class and had my students (yes, 9th graders!) make a 2-D cell model using Play-Doh.  For Module 3 I had them make an Amoeba model using colored paper.  Here is my example that I made as I explained it.  A few students wanted to make a Paramecium instead.

High School Biology: Apologia Resources

What's Schoolin'?

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]


I am teaching Biology at a local homeschool enrichment program this year.  Ironically, I never intended to teach Biology to my own homeschoolers and my oldest children did it in a co-op.  Even more ironically, one is currently a Biology major in college :) [update: she graduated!].  Anyway, this post will be a place where I will post online support resources for my general Biology class.  We are using Apologia Biology 2nd Edition.

These schedules have been especially helpful in planning:
https://corefoundations.wordpress.com/scheds-math-science/

Donna Young Biology links (I still need to go through and see what I need):
http://www.donnayoung.org/apologia/biology1.htm

Great blog with ideas and links for each module:
http://mindfulramblings.com/apologia-biology/

Quizlet has flash cards and quizzes for each module.  I find it easier to just google "apologia (the module) flash cards" than to search within quizlet.

Dissected Perch Cake, yes, really!  Needs rice crispy treats and fondant.
https://appliejuice.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/ive-done-it-again/
https://appliejuice.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/4303/

Activities by topic (a lot of genetics but also other topics):
http://www.ngsslifescience.com/science.php?/biology/lessontypes/Activity

Great ideas!
http://www.biologyjunction.com/biology_projects.htm
Coloring worksheets:
http://www.biologyjunction.com/biology_coloring_worksheets.htm
Concept Maps:
http://www.biologyjunction.com/concept_maps.htm
Crosswords:
http://www.biologyjunction.com/crossword%20puzzles.htm
Dissections:
http://www.biologyjunction.com/animal%20dissections.htm
Games:
http://www.biologyjunction.com/biology%20quia%20games.htm
Quizzes:
http://www.biologyjunction.com/quizzes.htm

Apologia Biology Module 11

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

Apologia Biology Module 12

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

Apologia Biology Module 14

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

Apologia Biology Module 14

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

Apologia Biology Module 15

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

http://mindfulramblings.com/2011/04/18/apologia-biology-module-15/

Apologia Biology Module 9

What's Schoolin'?

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

And now for Module 9...

For this module I plan to show The Mysterious Island video across 2 class periods and just have them write a reflexive essay due the second class day.  The end.

Here is a link to the full Vision Forum movie of The Mysterious Island.  I have it as a DVD also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyWFgexpgjU

This link has a few videos but I honestly have not watched them yet...
http://homeschoolersresources.blogspot.com/2011/01/biology-module-9-evolution-part.html


Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

Apologia Biology Module 10

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

Good tutorial for a mason jar terrarium and water cycle:
http://www.thecrunchymommy.com/stem-project-mason-jar-terrariums/

http://mindfulramblings.com/2011/01/23/apologia-biology-module-10-ecology/

Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

Videos:
http://homeschoolersresources.blogspot.com/2011/01/biology-module-10-ecology.html

Possible Labs:
http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/ecosystem.html

http://cibt.cornell.edu/labs-activities/labs/edible-earth-parfaits/

http://cibt.cornell.edu/labs-activities/labs/oil-spills-lab-kristen-pizarro-4/

Predator/Prey Game (with graph):
http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/predatorsim.html

Freshwater Ecosystem in a jar (freshwater plant, snails, shrimp, rocks with algae or dried bacteria)(see pet store for items):
https://earthref.org/ERDA/1586/
https://earthref.org/SCC/lessons/2010/ecology/

Bottle Biology:  Teraqua or Decomposition Bottle Columns:
http://www.bottlebiology.org/investigations/


PLANTS MODULE FOR LATER:
http://cibt.cornell.edu/labs-activities/labs/plant-game/

ARTHROPOD MODULE FOR LATER:
http://cibt.cornell.edu/labs-activities/labs/world-of-crickets/

Apologia Biology Module 13

[Note: This is an unfinished draft but I'm posting it now because it looks like it will never be polished/posted if I wait!  I've moved on from teaching Biology classes and youngest Dd is using DIVE Biology along with an outside lab this year.  I'll be pulling in resources from these posts - which is what made me look for them and discover that many of the drafts were never posted!  Hopefully these will be helpful to others... ]

Online interactive activities and quizlet quiz:
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/science/biology_apologia_vocabulary.htm

Frog dissection videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwhm65ybxxY

Spelling/Vocabulary SAT/ACT Prep

What's Schoolin'?

I'm excited about this *free* online Spelling course.  I plan on using the 8th grade for Spelling/Vocabulary Test Prep.  It has good words, fun games, and repetition.  Seriously, one of the words in Week 1 of the Option #2 course is "ecclesiastical."  How great is that?  We're doing Option #2 first and then Option #1.  So, we're ignoring the "8th Grade" part and using it even though youngest dd is now older than that (gasp!!).

http://8thgradespelling.com/course/

Here is the main link:
http://gradespelling.com/

What's Cookin'?

Not much, that's for sure!! What a difference from years ago when I had so much to post! 

We just got 25 broiler chicks.  They are doing well after a week with us.  They are clean, healthy, active, and just so cute...  I ended up getting a non-organic starter feed over the organic because the organic (Purina) is based on soy.  No thanks.  Instead, we got the non-gmo, soy-free feed.

Periodic Table Videos

What's Schoolin'?

This is just too cool!  There are short videos for the elements on the periodic table.

Enjoy!

http://ed.ted.com/periodic-videos