Idaho High School Biology Units: Six Ready Topics for Grades 9–12
Idaho High School Biology Units: Six Ready Topics for Grades 9–12
Idaho biology teachers looking for ready units can get six in one download with the High School Biology Units Bundle: photosynthesis and plant metabolism, evolution and the origin of life, primate social behavior, chromatography, ecosystem management and climate change. It fills major topics in a Grades 9–12 course. It is a set of units, not a full biology course, and not written for Idaho.
Look at the biology unitsThe High School Biology Units Bundle is $89.99 for six Teach Lessons units for Grades 9–12: Photosynthesis and Plant Metabolism, Evolution and the Origin of Life, Primate Social Behavior, Chromatography in Metabolic Physiology, Ecosystem Management, and Climate Change and the Anthropogenic Greenhouse Effect. You get worksheets, activities, slides and answer keys as digital downloads. It is not aligned with the Idaho Content Standards for Science and covers selected topics, not a whole year.
The resources
High School Biology Units Bundle, Grades 9–12
6 resources in one download: $89.99 instead of $149.94 bought separately.
Start with the first resource; the others are optional add-ons. Open any cover for the full contents and price.
High School Biology Units Bundle | Photosynthesis, Evolution, Ecology, Climate Change & Lab Methods | 6 Units | Grades 9–12
Environmental Science Units Bundle | Climate Change, Climate Data, Ecosystems, Resources & Climate Ethics | 5 Units | Grades 8–12
High School Nutrition Science Curriculum | Diet, Macronutrients, Metabolism & Health | 10 Units | Grades 9–12
High School Chemistry Units Bundle | Equilibrium, Redox Titration, Molecular Forces, Corrosion & Nanochemistry | 7 Units | Grades 10–12
The real problem
What makes biology planning hard in Idaho right now
Idaho's science teachers work from the Idaho Content Standards, Science, adopted January 3, 2022 and incorporated into state rule through IDAPA 08.02.03. The standards set expectations; the units, labs and pacing are up to each teacher or department. The calendar is the first complication. Many Idaho districts and charters run four-day school weeks, and Kootenai School District adopted one in April 2026, a schedule often chosen to save money or keep teachers. Fewer, longer days change how a biology unit runs: a reading, an activity and a data task may all need to fit one block, and a missed Friday no longer exists to catch up. The second is staffing. When a biology position is hard to fill, Idaho offers alternative authorizations such as Content Specialist, Teacher to New Certification and Teacher to New Endorsement, and an SBOE Emergency Provisional Certificate only when every other option is exhausted. That means some biology classes are taught by people adding the subject to an existing license or moving in from another field. They need units with the explanations and keys already written, so the time goes into teaching rather than building materials from scratch.
Why it fits
How the six units help an Idaho biology course
Each unit stands alone, which makes it easy to drop one into the gap in your year. These are the most practical uses.
- Photosynthesis and Plant Metabolism gives a ready plant biology unit for the matter and energy part of a course.
- Evolution and the Origin of Life provides a complete unit on a topic many new biology teachers plan last.
- Ecosystem Management gives the ecology part of a course a complete unit with slides and keys.
- Climate Change and the Anthropogenic Greenhouse Effect connects biology to earth systems in one unit.
- Chromatography in Metabolic Physiology gives a lab method topic you can run where your equipment allows.
- Answer keys support teachers working under a new endorsement or alternative authorization in biology.
Getting started
Fitting the units into a four-day schedule
A suggested approach for an Idaho biology class on a four-day week. It works on a five-day week with shorter lessons as well.
- Map the gaps firstLay your year plan beside the Idaho science standards and mark the topics you have no materials for yet. Pick the units from this bundle that fill those gaps.
- Plan one unit per few weeksOn a longer day, pair the reading and worksheet with an activity in one block. That keeps each class day complete, which matters when there is no fifth day to finish.
- Teach photosynthesis before ecologyStudents who understand how plants capture energy follow ecosystem management more easily. Place the photosynthesis unit early in the year and ecosystem management later, once the energy ideas are secure.
- Use chromatography where you canCheck what lab equipment and safety rules your school has. Where a hands-on chromatography lab is not possible, use the unit's worksheets and slides as a method lesson.
- Close with climate changeEnd the year with the climate change unit. It draws on energy, ecosystems and data, so it works as a review of earlier units as well as a topic of its own before final assessments.
What to buy
Biology, environmental science or both
For a biology course, buy the High School Biology Units Bundle at $89.99; the six units bought singly add up to $149.94. Note that Ecosystem Management and the climate change unit also appear in the Environmental Science Units Bundle ($69.99, parts $124.95), so do not buy both for the same course. That bundle suits an environmental or earth science class. Health and family and consumer science teachers may want the High School Nutrition Science Curriculum ($119.99, ten units). Chemistry teachers can look at the High School Chemistry Units Bundle ($89.99, seven units).
Honest limits
Before you count on it for your course
This bundle covers six topics; it is not a complete scope and sequence for high school biology. It was not written for Idaho, contains no Idaho standards codes and is not aligned with or approved under the Idaho Content Standards for Science. Check each unit against the standards and your district's course plan. No lab equipment, chemicals or supplies are included. The licence covers your own teaching; a science department that wants to share it should message Teach Lessons first. If it is not a fit, you can exchange it within 7 days for store credit of equal value, not cash.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Is this aligned with the Idaho Content Standards for Science?
No. The bundle is not aligned with, approved under or endorsed for the Idaho Content Standards, Science adopted in 2022. Topics like photosynthesis, evolution and ecosystems are common in biology courses, but you need to compare each unit with the standards and your district's course guide yourself.
Can I teach a full year of biology with it?
Not on its own. It is six units on major topics, which can carry a good part of a course. Cells, genetics and human body systems, for example, are not among the six, so plan those from other materials. Many teachers use the bundle to fill the units they have not yet built.
Does it include lab materials?
No. You get worksheets, activities, slides and answer keys as digital files. Any lab work, including chromatography, depends on your school's equipment, budget and safety rules. Where a hands-on lab is not possible, the unit materials still let you teach the method and how to read its results.
I am adding biology under a new endorsement. Is it usable?
The units come with answer keys and slides, so you are not building materials while you learn the subject. Read each unit a week ahead, note any content you want to review, and check it against your course plan and the Idaho standards. A colleague who has taught biology can help you choose the order.
Why are two units also in another bundle?
Ecosystem Management and the climate change unit appear in both the biology bundle and the Environmental Science Units Bundle. Each bundle is a set of existing units, and every unit is also sold alone. Check the parts lists so you do not pay twice for the same unit.
Can my whole science department use it?
One purchase is for your own classes. Department or school use is possible after a short message to Teach Lessons. Please ask Teach Lessons before you share the files with colleagues, and keep them off public sites and open shared drives, since redistribution is not allowed.
Fill the open topics in your biology year
Open the product page to read what each of the six units covers and decide where they fit your course.
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