Louisiana High School Biology Units: Six Ready Topics for Grades 9–12
Louisiana High School Biology Units: Six Ready Topics for Grades 9–12
Louisiana biology teachers looking for ready high school units can get six of them, from photosynthesis to evolution and climate change, in the High School Biology Units Bundle for $89.99. Each unit works on paper, which suits phone-free classrooms, and on screen. It is a set of topic units for your existing course, not a full-year Louisiana biology program.
Open the biology bundleThe High School Biology Units Bundle ($89.99) gives a Louisiana teacher six finished units: photosynthesis and plant metabolism, evolution and the origin of life, primate social behavior, chromatography in metabolic physiology, ecosystem management, and climate change. Use them to fill topics in your Biology course or an elective. The bundle is not written for Louisiana's science standards, so map each unit against your course framework before you schedule it.
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
Where a Louisiana biology teacher loses time
High school biology in Louisiana runs into the same pressures as other subjects, plus a few local ones. Since the 2024-25 school year Louisiana has a statewide ban on cell phones during the instructional day, so lessons that once leaned on students' phones for quick research or photos now need another route. Paper tasks, projected slides and class sets of handouts carry more of the load. Storm season adds unplanned gaps: before Hurricane Francine in September 2024, NOLA Public Schools, Jefferson, East Baton Rouge, Terrebonne and Lafourche all closed schools, and a closure in the middle of an evolution or photosynthesis sequence is hard to recover from if the next lessons are not ready. Then there is the content itself. Upper-level topics such as plant metabolism, chromatography or ecosystem management take hours to build with good reading texts, worksheets and keys. The name and current version of Louisiana's science standards are worth checking directly with the Louisiana Department of Education, because your course map depends on them and they are not something this page can confirm for you.
Why it fits
Why these units suit a Louisiana classroom
The units are general high school biology, so their value is in the ready materials and how easily they slot into your calendar.
- Printable worksheets and answer keys run a full lesson without students needing their phones.
- The photosynthesis and plant metabolism unit gives a full sequence on how plants capture and use energy.
- Evolution and the origin of life unit gives you a finished sequence for a core biology topic.
- Ecosystem management and climate change units connect biology to environmental questions students already hear about.
- Each unit stands alone, so a storm closure only shifts one unit, not the whole semester.
- Primate social behavior and chromatography units suit honors sections or a second-year elective.
Getting started
Fitting six units into a Louisiana semester
A suggested order. Your district's course map and pacing guide come first.
- Map units against your courseLay the six unit titles next to your district's biology scope and sequence. Mark which ones replace lessons you already teach and which add depth for honors or elective sections.
- Teach photosynthesis with energyPlace the photosynthesis and plant metabolism unit where your course treats cells and energy. The chromatography unit can follow as a methods extension for stronger groups.
- Run evolution as a blockTeach evolution and the origin of life as one continuous block, then use the primate social behavior unit as an application if time allows before testing season.
- Close with ecology and climateEnd the year with ecosystem management and the climate change unit. Both work well for discussion, argument and short writing tasks in the last weeks before summer.
- Keep one unit as a storm reserveHold one printed unit in reserve for weeks around hurricane season. When schools reopen after a closure, you have finished lessons ready instead of planning from scratch.
What to buy
Choosing between the science bundles
The High School Biology Units Bundle at $89.99 is the right buy for a Biology or Life Science teacher; separately the six units cost $149.94. If you teach environmental science, the Environmental Science Units Bundle ($69.99, parts $124.95) adds a climate data lab, resource extraction and climate ethics, but it shares the ecosystem management and climate change units, so avoid buying both for those. Health or family and consumer sciences teachers may prefer the High School Nutrition Science Curriculum ($119.99). A colleague in chemistry can use the High School Chemistry Units Bundle ($89.99, parts $174.93).
Honest limits
Honest limits for Louisiana teachers
The bundle is not written for Louisiana. It has no Louisiana examples, no state standards codes and no state test preparation, and six units do not make a full course. Check every unit against your district's biology course map and the state science standards before relying on it. You supply lab equipment, live specimens and any local field data, none of which are included. The licence covers your own classes; for a whole science department, message Teach Lessons first. Not a fit? Exchange it within 7 days for store credit of the same value.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Are these units aligned with Louisiana's science standards?
No. They are not aligned to, approved by or reviewed for Louisiana's science standards or any state test. They are general high school biology units. Compare each unit's content with the current Louisiana science standards and your district course map, and confirm the standards version with the Louisiana Department of Education. Your district may also have its own course framework that decides where these units can go.
Do students need phones or laptops?
No device is included or required by the materials. Worksheets, reading texts and answer keys print, and slides can be projected by the teacher. That makes the units workable under Louisiana's instructional-day phone ban, though your school's own device rules still apply. Students who need extra support can work from the printed reading texts at their own pace.
Is there a lab or equipment list?
The bundle includes no lab kits, chemicals or equipment. The chromatography unit treats it as a method in metabolic physiology; if you want students to run it hands-on, you supply the materials and follow your school's lab safety rules. Microscopes, glassware and other equipment for any unit are also your own.
Can I use a unit for remote work during a closure?
You can send worksheets or reading texts home, or share them digitally within your own class. Whether that work counts as instruction during a storm closure is decided by your district, so check its policy. The licence covers your own students but does not allow posting the files publicly, for example on an open class website.
Which grades are the units written for?
The bundle is labeled Grades 9–12. The core units fit a standard Biology course, while primate behavior and chromatography lean toward honors or a second-year course. Look at the reading texts first and decide where each fits in your school's sequence. Every unit stands alone, so you can move it between grades.
How fast do I get the files?
Right away. After checkout you get a download link by email, and the files also sit in your customer account under Orders. Nothing ships by mail, so you can preview a unit tonight and teach it this week. Print class sets or project the slides, whichever suits your room.
Six biology units, ready for this semester
Check the unit titles and sample pages on the product page.
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