Life Science Resources

Life science focuses on the patterns, processes, and relationships of living organisms, from the microscopic scale of single molecules to the entire biosphere.

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Making Sense of the Human Body

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Do Plants Breathe?

“Plants do photosynthesis and animals do cellular respiration.” At some point in our science classes many of us have had this statement uttered to...

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Never Too Young to be a Citizen Scientist!

Kindergarteners learn about plants and seasons through a yearlong project. ...

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Interdependence of Life (Student Edition)

Interdependence of Life explores the interactions between organisms and the environments in which they live—Earth spheres, ecosystems, abiotic facto...

Interactive E-book Student Edition

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Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 2, Second Edition: 25 More Formative Assessment Probes

COMING IN APRIL 2021; NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER “Leave no alternative science idea unchallenged!” could be the slogan of this second edition o...

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Entomologist Ary Faraji

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, January 26, 2021

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Freebies for Science Teachers, January 19, 2021

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, January 12, 2021

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Freebies for Science Teachers, January 5, 2021

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Integrating Engineering Design in Undergraduate Biology Using a Life Science Design Task

This study examines the initial integration of engineering design in an introductory preservice elementary biology content course using a life science...

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, December 15, 2020

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Chimborazo Then and Now

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Self-Donning Sterile Gloves

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Freebies for Science Teachers, December 8, 2020

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Socio-scientific Issues Instruction

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