High School Biology Units for New Hampshire Teachers, Grades 9–12
High School Biology Units for New Hampshire Teachers, Grades 9–12
A New Hampshire biology teacher who needs ready units for big topics can start with the High School Biology Units Bundle: six units on photosynthesis, evolution, primate social behavior, chromatography, ecosystem management and climate change. They fill the stretches of the year that take longest to prepare. They do not replace your district's biology course or its lab program.
View the biology unitsThe High School Biology Units Bundle ($89.99) gives New Hampshire high school teachers six units: 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. It is not a complete course and is not matched to New Hampshire's science standards, so check each unit against your course outline.
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
Planning biology under New Hampshire's minimum standards
New Hampshire sets school requirements through the Ed 306 minimum standards, and science education is its own required program area under Ed 306.45. The rules describe what a school must provide. They do not give a biology teacher a unit on photosynthesis that works on a Tuesday in February. The exact name and version of the state's current science standards document is something to confirm with the New Hampshire Department of Education or your district, since course outlines are written locally. In practice, the hardest parts of a biology year are the dense conceptual units. Photosynthesis and plant metabolism trip up students who have not seen chemistry yet. Evolution needs careful sequencing so that evidence comes before conclusions. Ecology and climate topics often get squeezed into the last weeks of spring, right when time runs short. The other pressure is variety. A school may run general biology, an honors section and a science elective in the same department. One teacher can end up preparing for all three. Units that stand alone and can be pulled into whichever course needs them save more time than a single fixed sequence.
Why it fits
Where each unit fits a New Hampshire biology year
Use the units as anchors in your existing course and keep your own labs and assessments around them.
- Photosynthesis and Plant Metabolism gives students a structured path through one of biology's densest topics.
- Evolution and the Origin of Life suits the evolution block in a general or honors course.
- Primate Social Behavior Unit works as an engaging bridge between evolution and behavior.
- Chromatography in Metabolic Physiology connects a lab method with how metabolism is studied.
- Ecosystem Management and the climate change unit can form a spring ecology sequence.
- Every unit stands alone, so honors and elective sections can share material.
Getting started
A sample placement across the year
This is one possible order. Fit the units into your district's biology outline wherever those topics already sit.
- Fall: PhotosynthesisTeach Photosynthesis and Plant Metabolism after your cells unit, when students already know what a chloroplast is. Follow it with your own lab if your school has one ready.
- Late fall: ChromatographyUse Chromatography in Metabolic Physiology to connect the metabolism content to a lab method. Run the hands-on part only with the equipment your science department already has.
- Winter: EvolutionTeach Evolution and the Origin of Life as its own block. Give the unit enough class time so students can work through the evidence before writing conclusions.
- Early spring: Primate behaviorFollow with the Primate Social Behavior Unit. It works well as a lighter unit after evolution and leads naturally into questions about groups and environments.
- Spring: Ecosystems and climateClose with Ecosystem Management and then Climate Change and the Anthropogenic Greenhouse Effect, so the year ends with ecology instead of a rushed final week.
What to buy
Biology, or a neighboring science?
For a biology course, the High School Biology Units Bundle at $89.99 is the right buy; the six units cost $149.94 separately. If your course leans toward environmental science, the Environmental Science Units Bundle ($69.99, parts $124.95) adds a climate data lab, natural resources and climate ethics, and shares two units with the biology bundle. Health and family and consumer sciences teachers may prefer the High School Nutrition Science Curriculum ($119.99, parts $249.90). For a second-year or honors chemistry course, the High School Chemistry Units Bundle costs $89.99, parts $174.93.
Honest limits
Honest limits
These six units are not a full biology course and are not written for New Hampshire. They carry no state standards codes and no New Hampshire examples. Check them against your district's course outline and the current state science standards. No lab equipment, chemicals or kits are included; any lab work uses what your school already has. Sharing the files across your science department needs a short message to Teach Lessons first. If the bundle does not fit, you can exchange it within 7 days for store credit of equal value.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Are these units aligned to New Hampshire science standards?
No. They are not aligned to, endorsed by or approved by the New Hampshire Department of Education or any district. Science is a required program area under the Ed 306 minimum standards, but course content is set locally. Compare each unit with your district's biology outline and the current state science standards before you use it.
Can this be my whole biology course?
No. Six units cover major topics but leave out others a full course needs, such as cells, genetics and human body systems. Most teachers use the bundle for the units that take longest to prepare and keep their adopted program, labs and assessments for the rest of the year. Check the gaps against your district outline.
Does the chromatography unit need special equipment?
The bundle includes worksheets, activities, slides and answer keys, not lab supplies or kits. If you want students to run chromatography themselves, use whatever equipment and safety procedures your science department already has. Preview the unit first to see which activities work without a lab and which ones need equipment.
Is the climate change unit balanced?
The unit looks at the greenhouse effect and its human causes, which is a standard topic in high school science. Preview it as you would any material and decide how to frame discussion for your class. The Environmental Science Units Bundle adds a unit on working with real climate data.
Can our science department share one copy?
The licence is for your own teaching. If colleagues in your department want to use the units too, send Teach Lessons a short message before sharing, since team or school use needs permission first. Redistribution, resale and posting the files on a public site are not allowed under the licence.
When do I get access?
Immediately. A download link arrives by email right after purchase, and the files stay in your customer account under Orders so you can download them again later. Print the worksheets for a paper classroom, or use the slides and activities in a digital classroom with the devices your school already has.
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