Biology in a Box: Small Group & Teacher-Facilitated Exercises
Below are links to all documentation for each thematic unit. Presentations are available in PowerPoint format, as well as PDFs for those wishing to print transparencies for overhead projectors. Teachers may wish to review unit workbooks for more in-depth information before using the supplied presentations.
For a quick way to find Biology in a Box exercises addressing particular topics for classroom use, check out our alphabetical science content index HERE, or our alphabetical math content index HERE.
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UNIT/TN CURRICULUM STANDARDS
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WORKBOOKS WITH EXERCISES (PDF)
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PRESENTATIONS(PowerPoint/PDF)
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ADDITIONAL
READINGS (PDF) |
Unit #1 - Fossils
2009 TN Science Curriculum Standards
2009 TN Mathematics Curriculum Standards
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Fossils Book |
Fossils Part I (PowerPoint)
Fossils Part I (PDF)
Fossils Part II (PowerPoint)
Fossils Part II (PDF) |
1) Botella et al. 2009
2) Hone & Rauhut 2009
3) Sanchez & Genise 2009 |
Unit #2 - Of Skulls and Teeth
2009 TN Science Curriculum Standards
2009 TN Mathematics Curriculum Standards
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Of Skull & Teeth Book |
Of Skulls and Teeth (PowerPoint)
Of Skull & Teeth (PDF) |
1) Dayan et al. 2002
2) Mattson 1998
3) Patterson et al. 2003
4) Perez-Barberia & Gordon 2001
5) Vizcaino & De Iuliis 2003
6) Wroe et al. 2005
7) Zuccarelli 2004
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Unit #3 Fur, Feathers, & Scales: Insulation
2009 TN Science Curriculum Standards
2009 TN Mathematics Curriculum Standards
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Fur, Feathers, Scales and Insulation Book |
Fur, Feathers, Scales and Insulation (PowerPoint)
Fur, Feathers, Scales and Insulation (PDF) |
1) Blouin-Demers & Weatherhead 2001
2) Kenagy & Pearson 2000
3) Watanabe 2005 |
Unit #4 Simple Measures
2009 TN Science Curriculum Standards
2009 TN Mathematics Curriculum Standards
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Simple Measures Book |
Simple Measures (PowerPoint)
Simple Measures (PDF) |
1) Bisbee & Kaiser 1997
2) Magnusson et al. 2003
3) Ryser 1996 |
Unit #5 It's In Your Genes
2009 TN Science Curriculum Standards
2009 TN Mathematics Curriculum Standards
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It's In Your Genes |
It's In Your Genes
(PowerPoint)
It's In Your Genes (PDF) |
1) Han & Denlinger 2009
2) Mendel 1865
3) Pennisi 1996
4) Watson & Crick 1953 |
#6 Animal Kingdom
2009 TN Science Curriculum Standards
2009 TN Mathematics Curriculum Standards
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Animal Kingdom Book |
Animal Kingdom |
1) Aquinaldo et al. 1977
2) Dunn et al. 2008
3) Goodfriend 1986
4) Hoso et al. 2007
5) Kaiser et al. 2007
6) Raup 1963
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#7 Backyard Naturalist
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Backyard Naturalist Book |
Backyard Naturalist |
1) Alexander 1976
2) Alexander 1996
3) Greenleaf et al. 2009
4) Hass 2009
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#8 Everything Varies
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1. Recognizing Individuals as Unique (K-12)
2. Matching Leaves (K-5)
3. Using Math to Make Decisions about Leaf Variation
What is the expected value for a trait? (6-12)
Comparing the sizes of leaves from two samples
(8-12)
4. Shell Match (K-2)
5. Making Sense of Variation: The Matching Game
(3-12)
6. Finding Species (6-12)
7. Mechanisms (3-12)
8: Mystery Shell |
Everything Varies |
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#9 Forest
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1. Dendrology (K-12),
a) Trunk Parts; Tree Rings and Tree Cookies;
Leaves & Seeds (K-5)
b) Leaf Keys (6-12)
2. Wood Types
a) Pick the Products; Matching Wood Chips
(K-12)
b) Density and Porosity (6-12)
3. Wood Products? (K-5)
4. Who Lives Here (6-12)
5. Game Board (9-12) |
Forestry |
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#10 Behavior
*New Unit: State Blueprint Correlations not yet available |
Behavior
Part I. The Senses
1. The Sense of Touch
1.1-1.2 The Tactile Box (K-1)
1.3 The Black Box Experiment Introduction to Scientific
Method (3-12)
2. The Chemical Senses: Smell/Olfaction
2.1 How Good is Your Nose? (K-12)
2.2 Find That Flower I (3-12)
3. Vision is a Vibrational Sense
3.1 Find That Flower II (3-12)
3.2 a) Slap Snack Alarm (K-12);
b) Slap Snack Mimic (3-12)
3.3 Jumping Spider Dances: a)
Learn a Dance (K-2), Develop an Ethogram
(3-12);
b) Comparing Ethograms (8-12)
4. Hearing is a Vibrational Sense
4.1 Bat Echolocation (K-12)
4.2 The Vibrational Sense of Spiders
Part II. Environment and Learning
5. Temperature Effects on Call Rates (3-12)
5.1 Frogs
5.2 Crickets
6. T-maze Experiments for Preference & Learning
(3-12)
7. Caching Acorns: A Memory Game (3-12) |
Behavior |
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