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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The Miracle of Hickory

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Web Seminar

NIH Web Seminar: Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code: Playlist, July 27, 2022

Join us on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM ET, to learn about the NIH-sponsored lesson plans and storyline units titled: Genome: Unl...

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NIH Web Seminar: Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code, Session 2: Food Allergy Storyline Unit Part 2, July 13, 2022

Join us on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM ET, to learn about the NIH-sponsored lesson plans and storyline units titled: Genome: Unl...

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NIH Web Seminar: Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code, Session 1: Food Allergy Storyline Unit Part 1, July 12, 2022

Join us on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM ET, to learn about the NIH-sponsored lesson plans and storyline units titled: Genome: Unloc...

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Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, June 7, 2022

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Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, May 31, 2022

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Science Update: Is Cancer Inevitable? July 14, 2022

Join us on Thursday, July 14, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET for another edition of NSTA's Science Update web seminars....

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Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, May 24, 2022

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