These articles will add a living and up-to-date perspective to high school biology lessons. I scoured the internet to find well-written articles without paywalls that follow a typical sequence of biology topics covered in a high school class. Be aware that some websites have paid ads. Estimated read-times are based on 200 wpm reading speed.
Introduction to Creationism: Two Perspectives
25 min. Read.
40 min. Read. (may break into 2 readings).
20 min. Read.
15 min read
12 min read
6 min read.
18 min read.
10 minute read
Biochemistry
25 min read
40 min read
48 min read (may choose to read in part)
Cells
12 min read.
12 min read
36 min read. Also may be found here.
DNA/RNA and Genetics
38 min read.
16- The Wipeout Gene
21 min read.
30 min read.
Varies, multiple modules. Select one or two.
Biodiversity
14 min read
11 minute read. You must scroll down the page to find author Sheila Webster Boneham and select the article that way.
This article is meant to be a “reach”. Be sure to read the Abstract, Introduction, and Results, and take some time looking over the charts and data.
Plants
8 min read. May supplement with a bonus article.
10 min read
11 min read
40 min read
Animals and Humans
40 min read
17 min read
34 min read
29- Life, Death, and Grim Routine Fill the Day at a Liberian Ebola Clinic by Sheri Fink
13 min read. If this link leads to a paywall, article can be found in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015, free on Hoopla. Or, a bonus article can be chosen.
45 min read
Ecology
20 min read
5 min read. May supplement with “Chasing Bayla” below.
27 min read
Project
Varies. Multiple learning modules and articles.
Bonus Articles
36 - Chasing Bayla
75 min read. A good supplement for short-read days. This article was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2015.
38- Sequential LASER ART and CRISPR Treatments Eliminate HIV-1 in a Subset of Infected Humanized Mice
39- Fast Biology
40- Escherichia Coli
Read modules not selected in Week 18.
44- Taking on Creationism. Which arguments and evidence counter pseudoscience?
Read with parental guidance.
Curated by Holly Sanford
Edited by Alissa Garth