Educational Resources

Yoga can help bring about a sense of calm and focus. Try this easy yoga routine for a quick and relaxing way to unwind from your day. Slow-paced and meant to inspire a sense of calm, this routine is perfect… [More]

Mindfulness exercises can reduce stress and anxiety! Feeling anxious? Grounding exercises can help to calm anxious thoughts and keep you focused and mindful in your environment. The 5-4-3-2-1 method is a grounding exercise that can be done almost anywhere and… [More]

Online resources about cell biology and cell communication including videos, interactives, and explorable web content. Related classroom materials are available at https://teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/ (under the Cells Communicate heading).

An interactive content module lets the viewer compare the size of cells with other items through use of a visual sliding scale, from a 1 mm square down to a 340 pm carbon atom.* This module, “Cell Size and Scale”… [More]

Everyone experiences anxiety at one time or another. It’s part of life. The Interfactive platform allows students to go beyond just reading about anxiety; they can explore it! With the tap of a finger or click of a mouse, students… [More]

BioEd Online, the online educational resource for educators, students, and parents. BioEd Online utilizes state-of-the-art technology to give you instant access to reliable, cutting-edge information and educational tools for biology and related subjects. Our goal is to provide useful, accurate,… [More]

This 5-lesson unit teaches biology concepts to high school students through the phenomenon of type 2 diabetes. The unit integrates Next Generation Science Standards and addresses both physical and social mechanisms that contribute to the growth of type 2 diabetes… [More]

Our web-game Blood Sugar Balance models glucose homeostasis in a fun and engaging way. The game explores the intersection of access to resources with personal choices while modeling stages of Type 2 Diabetes. This game is an extension of the… [More]

This Kahoot quiz game is a great way to review the topics of bone structure, function, and health, skeletal anatomy and regenerative medicine treatments. Students can play individually or together as a team. Feel free to re-mix or edit the… [More]

The adult human body is made up of several bones- 206 bones to be exact! All these bones make up the skeletal system which has three main functions. 1. Gives the body the right shape. 2. Allows the body to… [More]

The CDC has a large site with many COVID-19 resources. They provide information on how to protect yourself from infection, what the symptoms of COVID-19 are, how to do a self-check for symptoms, who is at increased risk, knowing when… [More]

Mobile App for iOS and Android Devices Converse with Darwin about his life and contributions to science! Charles Darwin, the naturalist, geologist, and leading contributor to the fundamental principles of Evolution, comes alive through synthetic interview technology. Duquesne University biology… [More]

Lesson plan for use with Charles Darwin Synthetic Interview- Lite Version This lesson is designed to be used with the Charles Darwin Synthetic Interview Lite app. This is a free app which is available for both iOS and Android devices…. [More]

This lesson is designed to be used with the Charles Darwin Synthetic Interview app. This is a paid app which is available for both iOS and Android devices. A free version of the app, is also available, along with a… [More]

Online resources exploring the science, the history, and the ethics of cloning. Includes an interactive cloning experience, an interactive quiz, and explorable web content. Related classroom materials include activities about cloning legislation and constructing a cloning timeline (available at https://teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/cloning/)…. [More]