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Biology, Lesson Plans

Comparing Animal Anatomy: A Visible Biology Lesson Plan

Through learning about the differences and similarities between animals, biology students think critically about anatomical structures and what makes these animals suitable for their environments. In this blog post, we’ll walk through a lesson plan ...
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News, Biology

Visible Body Releases New Biology Mobile App

Visible Body, producer of worldwide best-selling iOS and Android human anatomy apps, has released Visible Biology, a mobile app that makes learning ...
Biology, Lesson Plans, Technology in Education

4 Ideas for Teaching Earthworm Anatomy with Visible Biology

Biology classrooms across the globe use earthworms to introduce invertebrate anatomy to students, and Visible Biology is here to help! Visible ...
Biology

Phylogenetic Trees, Cladograms, and How to Read Them

Scientists have identified and described 1.2 million species so far—figuring out how those species are related to each other is a huge challenge. To ...
Biology, Lesson Plans

How to Teach with Visible Biology’s Dissectible Virtual Frog Model

With Visible Biology’s 3D interactive frog model, students can learn about frog anatomy without any prep, cleanup, squeamishness, or clumsy scissor ...
Anatomy & Physiology, Biology

How Humans Speak—and Why Chimps Don’t

We humans think we’re pretty special as far as animals go, and one thing that makes us unique is our ability to communicate super complex ideas ...
Biology

Visible Biology’s Visual Guide to Pig Anatomy

In the biology classroom, students can learn a lot from examining pig anatomy. The pig’s major systems are similar to humans’, and students think ...
News, Biology, Technology in Education

Visible Body Releases 3D, Dissectible Pig Model

Visible Body is excited to release a new, fully dissectible 3D pig model as part of Visible Biology. With this release, students and instructors will ...
Biology

Darwin's Finches Keep Evolving

In 1835, a young Charles Darwin arrived in the Galapagos Islands as part of the voyage of the HMS Beagle. The Beagle’s mission was to take ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Biology, Technology in Education

How Can I Use Visible Biology to Teach State Standards?

One of the biggest challenges in teaching biology is getting students excited about things they can’t see. It’s hard to visualize abstract concepts ...