SMILE PROGRAM BIOLOGY INDEX


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The following is a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons. These lessons may be freely copied and used in a classroom but they remain the copyright property of the author.

The Biology lessons are divided into the following categories: Anatomy & Physiology, Zoology, Botany, Microbiology, Genetics, Environmental Studies and Ecology, Biochemistry, General Biology and Miscellaneous.


Anatomy & Physiology



  • Gathering data about respiration by Charles Buzek - John Spry School
  • Production of Sound by Valvasti Williams Jr. - Perkins Bass Elementary School
  • Feely Balloons by Winnie Koo - Ravenswood School
  • Investigating the Nervous System by Barbara J. Baker - Doolittle West Primary
  • What Happens When You Eat? by Kelly Ludwig - Lincoln-Way High School
  • Taste, Smell, Touch by Rocenetta Jacobs - Roswell B. Mason Elementary School
  • Name That Taste by Gracie L. Jones - Charles Carroll Elementary
  • Breathing Is Essential to Life by Dianne Mehlinger - Arthur Libby School
  • Sound and hearing by Cecile Savage - John Farren School
  • Bones, Bones, and More Bones by Juliette Walker - Crown Community Academy
  • An Introduction to the Senses by Therese R. Tobecksen - St. Andrew the Apostle
  • Making and Using a Gel Person to Teach Human Anatomy by Kelly Ludwig - Lincoln-Way High School
  • Give Me A Hand, I'm "Thumb-body" Special by Ranada L. Johnson - Horace Mann Elementary
  • Measuring Work by Cynthia Clemons - John Palmer
  • Exploring the Left and Right Sides of the Brain by Kathleen Hall - Goethe School
  • Immunity and Disease by Gregory Carter - William King Elementary
  • Healthy Colon with Good Digestion and Fiber by Lenora Jean Black - Parkmanor School
  • Ears and Hearing by Angelica Wright - Robert Fulton
  • Staying Young with Vitamin E by Kelly Ludwig - Lincoln-Way High School
  • Rubber Egg by Angel Lee Gilbert - Douglass Middle Academy
  • Learning the Bones and Muscles of the Head and Face by Charles T. Buzek - John Spry School
  • Straight from the Heart by Cheryl L. Trammell - Delano Elementary School
  • Respiratory System by Mona Turner - Delano Elementary School
  • Mechanism of Vision by Celestine Miller Jeffreys - Beethoven School
  • Movement Across the Membrane (Diffusion) by Kelly Ludwig - Lincoln-Way High School
  • The Five Senses by Ollie L. Jamison - Delano Elementary School
  • Cervical Vertebrae by Angel Lee Gilbert - Douglass Middle Academy
  • Da I's Have It: A Fun Look At The Eye by Ann Fultz - Charles Holden Elementary
  • Learning the Dissecting Planes by Charles T. Buzek - John Spry School
  • Some Activities For Teaching the Mechanics of Vision by Charles T. Buzek - John Spry School
  • Inhalation and Exhalation by Kelly Ludwig - Lincoln-Way High School
  • Fingerprints--2 mini-teaches and a game by Russ Osantowski - Carter Elementary
  • MuscleMania by Celestine Miller Jeffreys - Beethoven Academic Center
  • Breathe In, Breath Out by JoAnn Brooks-Williams - Overton Elementary
  • Listen To Your Heart Beat by Lula Carey - Overton School
  • Internal Anatomy: A Fun Look At The Digestive System by Ann Fultz - Charles Holden Elementary
  • Aspects of Individual Human Blood Pressure by Ora Newman - Fulton Elementary School
  • Reliability Of Your Visual Sense by William M. Gordon - Parkman Elementary School
  • How Air Moves In and Out of the Lung by Dorothy Anthony - Luella Elementary
  • The Senses: Hearing and Sight by Vincent McEnerney - Peck Elementary
  • The Investigation Of The Taste Buds by Ola Jean McGehee - Yale Elementary
  • How the Body's Immune System Responds to a Virus by Margaret Mikel - Robert Fulton Elementary School
  • The Female Reproductive Organs by Glenda Faye Rowe - John P. Altgeld
  • The Sense Of Touch by Louise R. Wooten - Henry Clay Elementary
  • The Tongue...A Sense of Taste by Dores H. Cook - Myra Bradwell School
  • What is blood and how it circulates in and out of the heart by Merry Jelks - A.C. Powell Elementary School
  • Skeletal System And External Body Development Of A Full Term Fetus by Joi Lewis
  • The Adverse Effects of Birth Control on the Female Anatomy by Deneen Signator - D.S. Wentworth
  • The Brain Reflex System And How It Works by Bobbitt, Ruby - Chalmers Elementary School
  • Using Your Senses by Daniels, Elizabeth A. - Collins High School
  • The Human Ear by Kall, Maureen
  • How Do Toxins Affect the Human Body? by Hale, Patricia - Nansen Elementary School
  • Cardiorespiratory Fitness by O'Malley, Paul - Senn Metro Academy
  • What's Covering You? and Why? by Weathersby, Dorothy - Sherwood School
  • To Have Or Not To Have Oxygen (Part I - Fermentation) by West, Anna - DuSable High School
  • The Bone Connection by Artis, Emma - Emmet School
  • Nutrition by Gilmore, Marie - Raster School
  • Genetic Variations in Hand Span Size by Richard Chilton - Chicago Vocational High School
  • Comparison of Respired Air Volume by Matthew F. Mendyk - Steinmetz High School
  • The Eye and Color Images by Lacy Grigsby - Paul Robeson High School

    Zoology



  • Embryology: From Egg To Chick by Ben Butler Jr. - Laura Ward
  • Be A "Peder-Reader" - A Discovery Activity by Lilla E. Green - Hartigan Community Arts Specialty
  • Cool Coral Reefs by Frana L. Allen - Skinner School
  • Sea Activities by Pedro Rodriguez - Bateman School
  • Animals: Here and Now by Marvin W. Bragg - John Hope Community Academy
  • Insect Classification by Mushtaq Ali Khawaja - Bateman
  • Bernoulli's Principle and Winged Flight by Ben Stark - Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Teeth Identification in Omnivores, Herbivores and Carnivores by Allen Nelson - John P. Altgeld
  • Insects: Grasshoppers by Wanda Williamson-Johnson - Crown Community Academy
  • Insect Inquiries by Allen Nelson - John P. Altgeld
  • Wonderful Worms by Judith Lessin - Rogers Elementary School
  • Know Your Cousins - Monotremas, Marsupials, and Placentals by Wilma Haynes - Ruggles School
  • A Fish Tale by Frances A. Henry - John Whistler School
  • Bird Beaks by Katherine Hill - Helen J. McCorkle
  • Sharks by Myrtie Bryan - Martha Ruggles
  • Dinosaurs---Read All About Them! by Roberta Fried - Douglass Math and Science Academy
  • Making Your Dog Your Best Friend by Patricia Guthrie - May Community Academy
  • Testing Fats in Food by Patricia A. Banks - Rosa L. Parks Middle School
  • Toothpick Worms by Judy Hobson - TAMS
  • The Earthworm by Carolyn Matthews - Curie High School
  • The Amazing Starfish by Doris Agbefe - South Shore Community Academy High School
  • A Guinea Pig Makes An Excellent Classroom Pet by Curtis Brasfield - Horace Mann
  • Animal Behavior: "Groggy Goldfish" by Pearlie M. Hayes - Henry Clay Elementary
  • What Can You Learn From A Mealworm? by Jessie Rucker - Curie High School
  • Animal Life Histories Derived From Morphology by Charles Buzek - Spry Elementary School
  • Marine Life: Whales by Myrtle Guice - Powell Elementary School
  • Marine Life: Anatomy of a Humpback by Carolyn Hawkins - Adam Clayton Powell Elementary School
  • Classification of an Echinoderm by Dill, Henry - Kennedy High School
  • But, Why SEX? by McVeigh, Steve - Dunbar VHS
  • Owl Pellets by Robles, M. Elena - Kenwood Academy
  • Animals and Their Coverings by Sorenson, Beverly - Darwin School
  • Animal Behavior by Turner, Homer D. - Hubbard High School
  • Classification of an invertebrate:Sponge by Giles, Carol - Collins High School
  • The Acetate Animal Hunt by Carter, Linda - DuSable High School
  • Reconstructing A Fossil Pterosaur by Elder, Nathan R. - Farragut Career Academy
  • How and Why Chameleons Change Colors by Ross, Shirley - Neil School

    Botany



  • Let It Grow by Virginia T. O'Brien - Higgins Community Academy
  • Which Sex is it? by Pamela Moy - Morgan Park High School
  • Fun Activities Using Seeds by Imara Abdullah - Douglas Academy
  • Data-gathering Activities Relating to Trees in Their Environment by Charles Buzek - John Spry School
  • Investigating the Structure of the Flower by Charles Buzek - John Spry School
  • Transportation in Plants by Matthew Gibson - Joliet West High School
  • Structure Of A Plant by Sheila Mckinnon - Sherman School
  • Structure of Seeds and Effects of Fertilizer on Plant Growth by Ben Stark - Illinois Institute of Technology
  • A Close Encounter of the Tree Kind by Charles T. Buzek - Spry School
  • Aztec Floating Gardens by Vanessa Villalobos - Oscar Mayer Elementary
  • How Plants Spice Up Our Lives by Trudy S. Moore - Scott Joplin Elementary School
  • Plant Actions by Angelica Wright - Robert Fulton
  • How Buds on Trees Survive the Cold (and Related Mysteries) by Ben Stark - Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Structure and Function of Seeds by Ben Stark - Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Seed Germination by Calvin Harris - Bethune Elementary
  • The Structure of A Flower by Dorothy J. Brandon - Anton Dvorak Elem. School
  • Birth of a Plant From a Seed by Janet A. Elkins - Douglass Middle S & M Academy
  • Indoor Gardening by Patricia H. Haynes - Wirth Elementary School
  • Photosynthesis by Karen F. Adams - Burnside Scholastic Academy
  • Tree Identification by the Use of Leaves by Elaine E. Messal - Henry Clay Elementary
  • Seeds-Seed Sort by Anna Summers - Henry Clay Elementary School
  • Algae--Where does it Live? by Mary Ellen Dote - St. Cletus School
  • What are Some Substances That Will Cause Algae To Grow? by Liz Jones - Yale School Elementary
  • The Parts of A Perfect Flower by Guinevere Miller - Englewood High School
  • Photosynthesis: A Controlled Experiment by Coley, Juana - Rosa Parks Middle School
  • Four Parts of a Green Plant and the Functions of each Part by Hawthorne, Sarah F. - Coles Elem. School
  • The Effects of Light & Temperature on the Growth & Development of Plants by Robinson, Minnie - Fenger High School
  • From Flower to Fruit by Ward, Joy A. - Hope Community Academy
  • Growth of Plants and Bacteria by Chaffin, Mildred C. - Hyde Park Career Acad.HS.
  • Showing Nature's Way-Plant Development & the Plant Parts We Eat by Ewers, Katherine - Burke Elementary School
  • Germination: Name That Seed by Blonzella Campbell - Chicago Vocational High School

    Microbiology



  • Cell Structure and Function by Barbara J. Baker - Doolittle West Primary School
  • Mold Investigations by Ben Stark - Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Micro-organisms by Janet Elkins - F.A. Douglass Middle Math & Science Academy
  • Micro-organisms by Janet Elkins - F.A. Douglass Middle Math & Science Academy
  • Cell Division and Mitosis by Nicholas DiGiovanni - Naperville Central High School
  • Cell Size and Division or How Big Would You Want To Be by Nicholas DiGiovanni - Naperville Central High School
  • The Effects Of Osmotic Balance And Imbalance In Living Cells by Wayne Brown - Collins High School
  • Cells, The Structural and Functional Units of Life by Carollyn V. Warlick - South Shore High School
  • A Hands-On Approach to Teaching the DNA Structure and FUNCTION by Carter, Linda - DuSable High School
  • Plant and Animal Cells by Will White - Copernicus School

    Genetics



  • People Are Like Peas in a Pod by Eartha Sherrill - Daniel Hale Williams School
  • DNA Extraction with Kitchen Chemistry by Donna M. Bronson - John B. Drake
  • Monstrous Mutations by Pamela S. Moy - Morgan Park High School
  • DNA/Genetics by Sandra E. Broomes - William T. Sherman School
  • Groovy DNA Beads by Celestine M. Jeffreys - Hales Franciscan High School
  • Wearing My Genes: Basic Principles of Heredity by Anita Jacobs - Horace Mann
  • Inheritance in Maize (Indian Corn) by Renee Allen - Louis Wirth Experimental
  • Traits by Jennifer Wesley - Scammon Elementary School
  • Principles of Heredity by Williamson, Morris - Esmond School
  • Beans and Genes/Genetic Probability by Joyce Craft - Hyde Park Academy

    Environmental Studies & Ecology



  • Saving Humpty Dumpty by Christine Etapa - Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy
  • Life in a Drop of Water by Marva L. Anyanwu - Wendell E. Green
  • Topics in Environmental Science by Willie Hoskins - Williams School
  • How Pollution Disrupts Our Natural Environment by Sheila Mckinnon - Sherman Elementary School
  • Recycling by Shirley A. Knight - John Whistler Elementary
  • Building A Biome by Kelly Ludwig - Lincoln-Way High School
  • Zebra Mussels and Water Pollution by Allen Nelson - John P. Altgeld School
  • Soil Examination by Allen Nelson - John P. Altgeld Elementary School
  • Food Webs by Kelly Ludwig - Lincoln-Way High School
  • The Effect of Automobile Exhaust on Hydra in an Environmental Chamber by Donald H. Anderson - Foreman High School
  • The Effects of Trash and Garbage On the Environment by Bernadette M. Gilbert - Charles Kozminski Community Academy
  • Population Study and Applications Using PTC Paper by Susan H. Smigla - Leslie Lewis Elementary
  • Biological Communities by Jimmie Whitney - Lucy Flower Vocational High School
  • The Effects of Pesticides on the Food Chain by Betty Conley - Byrd Academy
  • The Properties of Air by Dores H. Cook - Gallistel Language Academy
  • How Organisms Respond To Changes In Their Environment by Carmella Gordon - Farragut High School
  • Recycling by Brad Wohlgemuth - Thornton Twp. H.S.
  • Urban Effects On Inshore Plankton by Arnam, Steve - Roosevelt H.S.
  • Acid Rain And How It Affects Our Environment by Iftner, George - Schools, various
  • Filtering Water To Prevent Pollution by Ander, Perry - Robeson High
  • Living Organisms As Indicators of Pollutants In Fresh Water Ecosystems by Hubers, Hendriekje - Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences
  • Air Pollution by Levine, Stephen - Gordon Upper Grade Center
  • Water Purification by Wilson, Wardell - Raster School

    Biochemistry



  • Photosynthesis, Respiration, and the ATP-ADP Cycle by Clovis O. Price Jr. - Lucy Flower High School
  • What's the Matter? by Earline Muhammad - Louis Wirth Academy of International Studies
  • What's the Matter? by Earline Muhammad - Louis Wirth Academy of International Studies
  • The Chemistry of Water by Virginia Harris - DuSable High School
  • Chromosome Karyotyping by Gray, JoAnne S. - George Henry Corliss High School
  • The Role of Enzymes by Rucker, Jessie B. - Curie Metro High School
  • The Coding of Protein Molecules By D.N.A. by Glenn, Georgia S. - Bogan High School
  • Natural and Synthetic Fiber by Grant, Erskine - Washington High School
  • Molecular Shuffle by Johnson, Betty - Haugan Elementary School
  • Constructing A Dichotomous Key by Margaret Bankhead - Robert A. Black Magnet School
  • Active Transport Across The Plasma Membrane by Dorothy Sarmiento - Lindbloom Technical High School

    General Biology



  • Food Chain by Lyvonia G. Hearns who is Retired and feeling Wonderful!
  • Memory and Learning by Mary A. Mason - Clay Elementary School
  • Cells Are Us by Cheryl L. Trammell - Delano Elementary School
  • Enquirer-type Newspapers Have Many Uses by Russ Osantowski - Carter Elementary
  • Living and Non-Living by Ollie L. Jamison - Delano Elementary School
  • Freshwater Sharks Bite Children at 35th Beach. A Play by Russ Osantowski - Carter Elementary
  • Food For Energy - Four Food Groups by Anna M. Rembert - Faraday Elementary School
  • Classification by Bobbie Dixon Heard - McCorkle Elementary School
  • A Biology Game To Promote Classification And Observation by Charles T. Buzek - Spry School
  • Introduction to the Scientific Method by Maureen P. Kall - Hillcrest H.S.
  • A Demonstration of Photo-and Geotaxes in nauplii of Artemia salina by Daniel C. Koblick - Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Nutrition by Donna Lynn Attinello - Gallistel Language Academy
  • Biology Trivia Questions by Carol Giles - Collins High School
  • Biology Trivia by Carol Giles - Collins High School
  • The Characteristics of Living Things by Mary Hopkins - Edward Coles School
  • Watercycle by Clara Phillips - Dawes Elementary
  • Diffusion by Charles, Harold - Farragut Career Academy
  • Biology Trivia by Giles, Carol - Collins High School
  • Nutrition Awareness by Cora, Luis - Lake View High School
  • Observations (collecting data) by English, James - Simeon H.S.
  • Diffusion by Gupta, Raj - Schurz High School
  • Problem Solving: Dots, Symbols, Words, and Proteins by Sims, MaryLouise - Farragut Career Academy

    Miscellaneous



  • Clouds - Movement and Type by Tanisha Guterz-Kwaaning - John Farren
  • Natural Cleaners by Jeannine Frazier - Farren Fine Arts
  • Rock Formation by Therese Donatello - St. Edward School
  • Land Formations by Barbara J. Baker - Doolittle West
  • Oceans AWAY by Frana L. Allen - M. T. Elementary School
  • Somethin' Sweet by Angela Patrick - Crown Academy
  • Can Young Children Distinguish Between Living and Non-living Things? by Joyce E. Combest - Daniel Dale Williams School
  • Stacking The Deck on Nutrition by Elaine Pauline Agusto-Laster - Daniel Hale Williams Elementary School
  • Calorie Connection by Imara Abdullah - Douglas Community Academy
  • Biological Flight by Russell C. Osantowski - Bateman Elementary
  • A Taste of Our Classroom by Carisa R. Bryant - W. K. Sullivan Specialty Elementary School
  • Usefulness of Irrigation by Gloria T. Bond - Coles School
  • Water Conditions by Kelly Ludwig - Lincoln-Way High School
  • Measuring Matter by Jessie D. Barnes - Henry Clay Elementary School
  • Dinosaur Tracks and Critical Thinking by Charles T. Buzek - Spry School
  • Discover Science by Claire Davis - Myra T. Bradwell Elem.
  • Data Sampling by Debra Dortch - Henry Suder Elementary
  • Physical And Chemical Change Of Six White Substances by Jacqueline Sanders - Myra Bradwell School
  • How Big Is Big? by Lucille Smith - Horace Mann Elementary School
  • Extra Sensory Perception by Heflin, Marie - Walter Dyett M.S.
  • For Safety's Sake: Introduction to Laboratory Safety in Science by Gaddis, Linda - Walter H. Dyett
  • The Frigid Gourmet by Drolson, Rochelle - Clemente High School
  • GenEng by English, Jami - Dyett Middle School
  • Paper Chromatography - Chemical and Mechanical by Valerie Young - Kenwood Academy

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