Health Science

*UPDATE:  This activity now includes an optional PDF form that can be filled in electronically!  Download includes a student PDF form as well as instructions and guidelines to help you learn how to use and send it.   I created this...

Is it just me or does anyone else struggle with teaching Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? After years of frustration trying to find a way for my students to connect the pyramid to actual real life concepts I came up with this activity. Students will be in a...

"The year is 2080.Bacteria has become resistant to most anti-biotics. Viruses are mutating at high rates. Fungi are spreading rapidly. Protozoa are getting larger and smarter." Using their imagination, students will follow the Chain of Infection and...

Each year I have my students research a common pathogen and write a report on their findings. I decided to amp it up a little with this template to resemble a Wanted Poster. The download includes: Blank "Wanted" poster Student hand-out with detailed...

I was disappointed with the lack of quality materials reviewing Chain of Infection, so I created this packet to help my students have a deeper understanding of all the links in the chain. Download includes: "Chain of Infection" worksheet- students will...

This tournament bracket challenge features thirty-two blood-related vocabulary terms. This activity is reserved for advanced biology students or for human anatomy and physiology students who are studying a chapter on blood as a fluid tissue...

Welcome! This three-page study guide is designated for a unit about blood in a human anatomy and physiology course. The thirty-one questions consist of a blend of short answer, fill in the blank, and multiple-choice questioning format. The study guide...

This activity set includes two crossword puzzles about blood for a unit on blood in human anatomy and physiology. There is a total of twenty-five clues that need to be solved for completion. Vocabulary terms and/or topics covered among the clues...

Do your students need help and more practice with anatomical position terms like proximal, distal, dorsal, ventral, anterior, posterior, superior, inferior, deep, superficial, central, peripheral, medial, and lateral? If they do, then this is bundled...

I created this worksheet and game to go along with my Infection Control standards. The main goal is to investigate the differences between pathogenic and non-pathogenic microbes. The worksheet will ask students to identify the 4 major germs and then...

Nearly every student in biology, human anatomy and physiology, and in medical terminology confuses Latin root words that form the basis of scientific compound words. A one letter difference in the way a root word is spelled or interpreted can...

Word scrambles covering vocabulary that will be introduced when covering topics in a Biotechnology course. There are 14 word scrambles included. The word banks can be removed to make the assignments more challenging. Answer keys are included. More...