Creature Classification

My freshmen are doing a quick unit on classification. We cover a little history, basics of the 6 kingdoms, and dichotomous keys. It basically sets up the rest of the quarter, which covers the kingdoms in much greater detail. I'm always looking for new activities for this unit since I'm not totally in love with...

An Idea From My Students

As much time as we (teachers) spend looking for ideas, sometimes what we're looking for is right under our noses! Here's an example from my classroom.... We cover the environment at the very end of the year in my biology 1 (freshman) class. By this point in the school year, they are DONE with taking...