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Maria Laws
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Maria Laws
High School Biology
108 Lessons
Las Lomas High
Walnut Creek, CA
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High School Biology
(10 Units, 108 Lessons)
Unit 7 - Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis(22 Lessons)
Unit 1 - Unit 1: Introduction to our Classroom and The Scope of Biology(7 Lessons)
Unit 2 - Unit 2: The Science of Biology(10 Lessons)
Unit 3 - Unit 3: Basic Chemistry in Biology(12 Lessons)
Unit 4 - Unit 4: Molecules of Life: Organic Chemistry(15 Lessons)
Unit 5 - Unit 5: A Tour of the Cell(7 Lessons)
Unit 6 - Unit 6: The Cellular Basis of Inheritance: Mitosis & Meiosis(8 Lessons)
Unit 7 - Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis(22 Lessons)
Unit 8 - Unit 8: Evolution & Biological Diversity(11 Lessons)
Unit 9 - Unit 9: Energy, Ecology, & Classification(7 Lessons)
Unit 10 - Unit 10: Human Anatomy & Physiology(9 Lessons)

DNA Discoveries: How Did We Get From Then to Now? (Day 1 of 4)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Use an engaging jigsaw activity and drama strategy to give students the chance to trace the history of DNA!
Standards
15 Resources
5 Favorites
15 Resources
5 Favorites

DNA Discoveries: How Did We Get From Then to Now? (Day 2 of 4)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Use an engaging jigsaw activity and drama strategy to give students the chance to trace the history of DNA!
Standards
16 Resources
2 Favorites
16 Resources
2 Favorites

DNA Discoveries: How Did We Get From Then to Now? (Day 3 of 4)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Use an engaging jigsaw activity and drama strategy to give students the chance to trace the history of DNA!
Standards
18 Resources
1 Favorite
18 Resources
1 Favorite

DNA Discoveries: How Did We Get From There to Here? (Day 4 of 4)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Use an engaging jigsaw activity and drama strategy to give students the chance to trace the history of DNA!
Standards
23 Resources
3 Favorites
23 Resources
3 Favorites

Missing Voices: Rosalin Franklin and the Discovery of DNA (Day 1 of 2)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Use an intriguing historical dilemma and drama techniques to get your students talking about and relating to the discovery of DNA's structure!
Standards
12 Resources
3 Favorites
12 Resources
3 Favorites

Missing Voices: Rosalin Franklin and the Discovery of DNA (Day 2 of 2)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Use an intriguing historical dilemma and drama techniques to get your students talking about and relating to the discovery of DNA's structure!
Standards
20 Resources
1 Favorite
20 Resources
1 Favorite

Getting Ready to Explore DNA: Extraction Lab
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Get your students curious about DNA with this question generating lab activity!
Standards
19 Resources
12 Favorites
19 Resources
12 Favorites

Nucleic Acid Structure and Function: Working with Models (Day 1 of 5)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Get your students communicating their knowledge of DNA structure and function through their analysis of a variety of DNA models!
Standards
18 Resources
9 Favorites
18 Resources
9 Favorites

Nucleic Acid Structure and Function : Working with Models (Day 2 of 5)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Get your students communicating their knowledge of DNA structure and function through their analysis of a variety of DNA models!
Standards
24 Resources
5 Favorites
24 Resources
5 Favorites

Nucleic Acid Structure and Function : Working with Models (Day 3 of 5)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Get your students communicating their knowledge of DNA structure and function through their analysis of a variety of DNA models!
Standards
27 Resources
2 Favorites
27 Resources
2 Favorites

Nucleic Acid Structure and Function: Working with Models (Day 4 of 5)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Get your students communicating their knowledge of DNA structure and function through their analysis of a variety of DNA models!
Standards
22 Resources
1 Favorite
22 Resources
1 Favorite

Nucleic Acid Structure and Function: Working with Models (Day 5 of 5)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Get your students communicating their knowledge of DNA structure and function through their analysis of a variety of DNA models!
Standards
25 Resources
3 Favorites
25 Resources
3 Favorites

Using Toys to Explore Enzyme Activity in DNA replication (Day 1 of 2)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Your kids will be amazed and engaged as they simulate enzyme action using Hexbug toys and see that enzymes really do speed up chemical reactions!
Standards
23 Resources
3 Favorites
23 Resources
3 Favorites

Using Toys to Explore Enzyme Activity in DNA Replication (Day 2 of 2)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Your kids will be amazed and engaged as they simulate enzyme action using Hexbug toys and see that enzymes really do speed up chemical reactions!
Standards
21 Resources
3 Favorites
21 Resources
3 Favorites

A Bioethics Question: DNA Information and Society (Day 1 of 2)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Help students connect science to our community with this engaging two day lesson series on the bioethics of DNA sample collection!
Standards
16 Resources
6 Favorites
16 Resources
6 Favorites

A Bioethics Question: DNA Information and Society (Day 2 of 2)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Help students connect science to our community with this engaging two day lesson series on the bioethics of DNA sample collection!
Standards
25 Resources
1 Favorite
25 Resources
1 Favorite

Introducing the Process of Protein Synthesis
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Use video animations and student generated drawings to help your students connect their understanding of DNA to unpack the complex process of protein synthesis!
Standards
39 Resources
7 Favorites
39 Resources
7 Favorites

Simulating Protein Synthesis (Day 1 of 2)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Get your kids moving and make a complicated process come alive as students take on roles in the three phases of protein synthesis!
Standards
25 Resources
22 Favorites
25 Resources
22 Favorites

Simulating Protein Synthesis (Day 2 of 2)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Get your kids moving and make a complicated process come alive as students take on roles in the three phases of protein synthesis!
Standards
22 Resources
11 Favorites
22 Resources
11 Favorites

Using StopMotion Video to Explore Protein Synthesis (Day 1 of 3)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Keep your kids engaged in learning the complex process of protein synthesis using this StopMotion video creation activity!
Standards
16 Resources
4 Favorites
16 Resources
4 Favorites

Using StopMotion Video to Explore Protein Synthesis (Day 2 of 3)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Keep your kids engaged in learning the complex process of protein synthesis using this StopMotion video creation activity!
Standards
12 Resources
0 Favorites
12 Resources
0 Favorites

Using StopMotion Video to Explore Protein Synthesis (Day 3 of 3)
High School Biology
» Unit:
Unit 7: DNA & Protein Synthesis

Big Idea:Keep your kids engaged in learning the complex process of protein synthesis using this StopMotion video creation activity!
Standards
17 Resources
1 Favorite
17 Resources
1 Favorite