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On the Cutting Edge: Cat Dissection
Cat dissection offers an excellent opportunity to explore mammalian anatomy using a large specimen with internal organs much like our own. View »
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On the Cutting Edge: Extend Water Quality Studies Using the Yellow Perch
Conducting a perch dissection lab gives students a hands-on understanding of the fish’s anatomy and how water quality affects its physiology View »
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On the Cutting Edge: Sheep Heart Dissection
Dissection of the sheep heart offers students an excellent opportunity to learn about the anatomy of a mammalian heart. View »
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On the Cutting Edge: Think Mink!
This article explores how Carolina mink make great model organisms for introducing your students to general mammalian anatomy and physiology. View »
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On the Cutting Edge: Specimen Packaging and Storage
Learn about the benefits of vacuum-packed and pail-packed specimen packaging and storage options. View »
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On the Cutting Edge: Exploring Sheep Organs
Sheep organ dissection offers an excellent opportunity for students to learn about anatomical structures and functions. View »
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On the Cutting Edge: Frog Internal Anatomy Exploration
Frogs are excellent specimens for studying organ systems and for giving your students a hands-on appreciation of the complexity of a living organism. View »
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Examples to Use When Teaching About Selection and Evolution: Fox Domestication and Poison Resistance in Rodents
To make abstract science concepts more concrete, teachers often use real-life examples. But even classic examples can lose their appeal. Refresh your lessons on evolution and selection with 2 less well known examples. View »
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Snakeheads Invade the United States
Teach your students about the challenges nonnative species pose by focusing on a current example, the northern snakehead fish. Native to China, Russia, and Korea, this fish has established breeding populations in several states. Find out how this might have happened and what scientists are doing about it. View »
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Environmental Health Concerns: Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins
Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous throughout US waterways, and not all are benign. Introduce your students to environmental and human health concerns caused by cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins. View »
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From Euglena to Zebra Fish: An Overview of the Diversity of Eyes
Did you know scientists study zebrafish to gain further understanding of diseases of the human eye? Why is this? What is the connection between zebrafish and human vision? View »
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Infographic - Lungs: How Gas Exchange Works
Gas exchange in the lungs can be a difficult topic to teach. Use this infographic to help your students grasp the process. View »
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Having Friends Over for Lunch: The Mutualism of Paramecium bursaria and Endosymbiotic Algae
When you teach symbiosis and endosymbiotic theory, consider using Paramecium bursaria, a protist that forms a mutualistic relationship with algae. View »
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Infographic: Human Body Systems
Teach the main body systems with the help of this infographic. View »
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Human Body: Cardiovascular System Review
Review information about the cardiovascular system with this graphic organizer. View »
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Cardiovascular Diseases
In this activity, students differentiate normal and diseased cardiovascular anatomy and physiology. View »
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Human Body: Cardiovascular System
Teach the functions of the cardiovascular system with the help of this infographic. View »
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Human Body Systems
FREE resources for teaching your students about human body systems. View »
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Human Body: Endocrine System
Teach the functions of the endocrine system with this infographic. View »
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Human Body: Digestive System
Teach the main functions of the digestive system with the help of this infographic. View »
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Human Body: Nervous System
Teach the functions of the central and peripheral nervous systems with this infographic. View »
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Bioluminescence Explained
Learn how bioluminescent organisms produce light, and explore the evolution behind this fascinating concept of biology. It’s more brilliant than you think . . . View »
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Teaching About the Human Body Systems
Are you ready to enhance your body systems curricula? Check out our free resources for teaching body systems. Pair them with models, dissection specimens and supplies, safety equipment, and more. View »
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