The Biology Buzz Place
Engaging resources for busy biology teachers and their students.
Hi! My name is Emily, and I am the teacher behind The Biology Buzz Place. I create a variety of educational material that can be used in middle school or high school biology and health classrooms. Everything on here is all created by me, not AI. Years of work it has taken to create my material. Teacher created, teacher used and teacher liked by me :). On this site you will find lesson ideas and digital downloadable products that you can use in your classes, or at home with your children if you are a homeschool parent.
I am not a homeschool parent, but I do give my kids summer work during the weekdays. On weekdays in the summer they get around 30 minutes a day of learning time. Some days its science, other days it is some math problems, and reading of any sort is daily for 20-30 min. I tend to give them work from the grade level they are going into. For math, I also assign some math problems from the year they just finished to make sure what they learned doesn't get lost. Most of my products are best for middle and high school aged students.
Why use The Biology Buzz Place Products?
1. They are EFFECTIVE.
I have had students in my class who were not very fond of biology or health that actually seemed to get into my lessons when I used some of these resources. I have seen success with students meeting learning goals and objectives using these products. I have even had students come and tell me they liked to learn off of my PowerPoints/PDFs because they were easy to follow and understand and had lots of interesting facts. Others said my class inspired them to go into the medical/health field.
2. They can SAVE you time.
My ready-to-go activities, presentations, worksheets, and games are ready to be used and incorporated into your classes. No need to spend hours creating them. All my products have been used with my students and with other teachers' classes successfully.
3. Getting them is EASY.
Everything in the store is digital download resources which means that you can get them ready to use in minutes. No having to wait for them in the mail. They are just a click away.
Teachers care...
In my home life, I have three beautiful children whom I am very proud of. I have a beautiful, kind and talented daughter and a sweet-hearted and smart son. I also have a foster son who I became a foster mom to when he was eleven, before I had my son and daughter. I became a foster parent when an acquaintance told me about an eleven-year-old boy who recently became orphaned when both of his parents were killed in an apartment fire while he and his siblings were out playing.
It was not in my plans to be a foster parent. I was busy working on my teaching credential while working as a full-time substitute teacher. I was used to free time spent with friends at my leisure and was happy doing my own thing. My only dependent at the time was my pet rabbit. I was certainly not at a point in my life where I was even remotely thinking of bringing a young kid in my life to care for. Becoming a full-time teacher at the time was my goal and the main thing on my mind, but when I heard about his story from a friend, and how he was in a foster home he was not happy in, I decided to become his foster mom.
To keep a very long story short, fostering was a beautiful experience that I am thankful for God for the opportunity to cross his path in life, but it was also very challenging at times. There were tough times as he had much unresolved anger and sadness and due to his traumatic loss. I found him a therapist whom I liked a lot His therapist was A plus in helping him get out of his dark place. He ended up seeing him weekly for 5 years. Today this, now young man, is happily married and working as a successful restaurant chef and has a sweet son.
If I can leave you with one non-Instructional tip as a teacher, it would be to let your students know that you care about them because you never know what some of them are going through in their personal lives. Some have experienced losses similar to my foster son's. They may wear a smile on their face yet have a heavy heart inside. So, yes, be great in how you teach and what you teach, but also don't forget to show students that you care about them.
While you may not be able to be there for them full-time in their daily lives, you can still impact them a lot by being a daily positive and caring role model for that time that they are with you in your class. Teaching is hard work and what you do matters-A LOT.