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6th grade science dbqs
Parts of the Brain and Nervous System Webquest Human Body Systems Activity
This webquest makes learning about the parts of the brain, and its role in the nervous system, easy and engaging! Students will access a subject matter and student appropriate digital resource and complete five worksheets with fill-in-the blank and free response questions and diagrams! This webquest helps organize what students learn from the digital resource. This webquest can be printed or used digitally! Links are shortened and student friendly. This resource is provided in PDF and Word forma
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
, HS-LS1-2
Also included in:Â Human Body Systems Webquest Activity Value Bundle | 11 Webquests 50% off
Integumentary System Webquest | Skin Hair Nails Human Body Systems Activity
This webquest makes learning about the parts of the integumentary system and skin, hair, and nails easy and engaging! Students will access subject matter and student appropriate digital resources, including a fun animated video, and complete nine worksheets with fill-in-the blank and free response questions. This resource works great as an introduction to the integumentary system, as a sub-plan, or as a reinforcement activity. A bonus creative letter writing extension activity is included that e
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
, HS-LS1-2
Also included in:Â Human Body Systems Webquest Activity Value Bundle | 11 Webquests 50% off
Scientific Revolution Document Based Questions DBQ Worksheet Galileo
This product features 6 documents related to the Scientific Revolution for students to interpret. Students will need to have some knowledge of the Scientific Revolution to answer these. This is what I use to explain this to my students: Scientific Revolution Slideshow- It's FREE!! :) The ZIP file has 3 versions of PDF files:1) Documents and Questions in Color and Black and white and Key2) Color Student Version3) BW Student Version.These are NOT editable files.Tutorial How to Make PDFs Editable
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Social Studies MEGA Reading Comprehension Bundle For Buyer
Human Body Systems Webquest Activity Value Bundle | 11 Webquests 50% off
Save 50% off list prices on these Digestive, Skeletal, Immune, Muscular, Endocrine, Lymphatic, Nervous, Integumentary, Circulatory, Urinary, and Respiratory System Webquests!This value bundle includes 11 webquests that make teaching about the major human body systems easy and engaging! Students will access subject matter and student appropriate digital resources, including articles and animated videos. These webquests helps organize what students learn from the digital resources and ensures they
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
, HS-LS1-2
Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) Current Events NGSS Growing Bundle Digital Print
This resource is packed with easy to use, easy to grade, no prep, scientific current events, using the NGSS Science and Engineering practice of Engaging in Argument from Evidence. Students learn about a variety of science topics through a C.E.R. (Claim Evidence Reasoning) graphic organizers. This is great for getting your students to explain phenomena in a meaningful way and it allows you as the instructor to adequately assess their understanding of concepts. The students figure out what the "Cl
Grades:
6th - 12th
Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources Project Bundle
Two dynamic renewable and nonrenewable energy sources projects. Student will apply research skills to learn about renewable and nonrenewable energy sources and then apply their knowledge to help a fictional community decide which two energy sources are best for their town. These projects put students in charge of their learning and keep them motivated with real life scenarios while improving their critical thinking, persuasive writing, and public speaking skills, and research skills. Minimal p
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Climate Change & Extreme Weather NGSS MS-ESS3-2 Claim Evidence Reasoning CER
This product helps students understand the science of Climate Change and the possible impact it has on extreme weather events. It was written in 2015 and considering the intensity of the 2017 hurricane season the article is very prophetic. Students will use evidence in the article that climate change has and will continue to contribute to more intense storms, snow, rain, droughts and other weather events.Claim Evidence Reasoning or C.E.R. charts are great for getting your students to explain phe
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
HISTORY DETECTIVE: Death of Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut- Primary Source Analysis
Another installment of HISTORY DETECTIVE. This time, students will tackle the unexplained death and then social disappearance of Ancient Egypt's Queen Hatshepsut. After analyzing sources, annotating the documents, and weighing evidence, your detectives will make a claim and defend their claim regarding Queen Hatshepsut's death and legacy.
BACKGROUND: Hatshepsut was a royal princess, the eldest daughter of the great general Tuthmosis I and his consort Queen Ahmose. Pharaoh Hatshepsut enjoyed
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Grades:
5th - 10th
DBQ and CER Writing | Digital and Print
CER writing and DBQ Essays Use these guides to help support students every step of the way. Digital and Print EDITABLE Includes: -- Digtial Interactive Writing Guide -- Digtial CER Graphic Organizer & Writing template (Edit/Print version included) -- Digital DBQ Essay Outline (Edit/Print version included)Edit and Print -- CER and DBQ Class Posters-- CER and DBQ handheld student guides -- DBQ Essay Outline & Rubric -- CER outline & Response template
Grades:
4th - 12th
Types:
Solar and Lunar Eclipse Webquest Science Activity
This webquest makes it easy to teach about solar and lunar eclipses! Students will explore four student appropriate educational websites and videos from NASA that introduce eclipses, and answer guided questions based on the digital resources. This resource works great as an introduction to solar and lunar eclipses, as a sub-plan, or as a reinforcement activity.Both color and black and white printable versions are provided. You can use all four pages or just a few depending on the time available.
Grades:
4th - 10th
Types:
Also included in:Â Solar and Lunar Eclipse Value Bundle
Comparative Embryology NGSS LS4.A MS-LS4-3 Card Sort CER Reading
Students are wowed by this 90 minute Comparative Embryology card sort, reading passages, questions and CER activity! If you are teaching NGSS Performance Expectation MS-LS4-3 Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy, this resource is perfect for you! Students attempt to organize random cards of different stages of embryonic development of a huma
Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-LS4-3
Famous Scientists Webquest | Influential STEM Leaders Activity or Sub Plan
Learn about famous scientists and influential STEM leaders with this engaging webquest activity!This activity makes it fun and easy to teach about STEM leaders who have influenced the world!Students will explore student appropriate educational articles and an interview video to learn about the work of Marie Curie, Chien-Shiung Wu, Neil Armstrong, Rachel Carson, Albert Einstein, Dorothy Vaughan, Charles Darwin, Sally Ride, and George Washington Carver. Students will then answer questions based on
Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
Claim Evidence Reasoning Earth's in Its 6th Mass Extinction Distance Learning
Students read an article, find the claim/s the author makes, find the evidence the author uses then combine the two in a paragraph. They learn about evidence from a study which claims that human impacts are a major factor causing the 6th mass extinction through a C.E.R. (Claim Evidence Reasoning) graphic organizer. This is great for getting your students to explain phenomena in a meaningful way and it allows you as the instructor to adequately assess their understanding of concepts. The students
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Data Analysis: Human Population Increase & Plastic Pollution CER Open Response
Students identify the pattern between rising human population & increasing plastic pollution rates. Using line graphs, students are guided in describing the relationship between two data sets to describe the negative human impact on ecosystems. A claim - evidence- reasoning (CER) graphic organizer is provided to guide students' writing. Encouraged to incorporate evidence, students are also prompted to think about the importance of each element of the CER writing tool. This activity is chunke
Immune System Webquest Human Body Systems Activity
This webquest makes learning about the parts of the immune system easy and engaging! Students will access subject matter and student appropriate digital resources and complete six worksheets with fill-in-the blank and free response questions! This webquest helps organize what students learn from the student appropriate websites and materials featured and ensures they maximize the educational value of them. This resource works great as an introduction to the immune system, as a sub-plan, or as a
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
, HS-LS1-2
Also included in:Â Human Body Systems Webquest Activity Value Bundle | 11 Webquests 50% off
Heart and Circulatory System Webquest Human Body Systems Activity
This webquest makes learning about the parts of the heart and the circulatory system easy and engaging! Students will access subject matter and student appropriate digital resources and complete four worksheets with fill-in-the blank and free response questions and a diagram! This webquest helps organize what students learn from the digital resources and ensures they maximize the educational value of them. This resource works great as an introduction to the heart and circulatory system, as a sub
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
, HS-LS1-2
Also included in:Â Human Body Systems Webquest Activity Value Bundle | 11 Webquests 50% off
Human Caused Climate Change ESS2.C Distance Learning Claim Evidence Reasoning
With this product students will understand the science behind humans causing climate change by reading an article and filling in a Claim Evidence Reasoning Chart/Graphic Organizer. Students will use evidence in the article that Human-caused climate change has made a substantial contribution to sea level rise, droughts, heat waves, tidal flooding and increases in global average temperatures that support the claim of the author.This resource is now Distance Learning optional! You get a link to mak
Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-3
8th Grade Science Practice CER BUNDLE - NO PREP
All of your practice CER needs for 8th grade science all in one! The bundle is complete with 12 unique practice CERs that align excellently with the NGSS standards to perfectly assess your students' understanding!Included in Bundle:Inheritance and Variation of Traits (Mutations)Natural SelectionArtificial SelectionAnatomical SimilaritiesLaw of SuperpositionScale Properties in the Solar SystemGravity and Motions in SpaceEarth, Sun, and Moon System (Eclipses)Electric and Magnetic ForcesProperties
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-PS2-4
, MS-PS2-3
, MS-PS4-1
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Distance Learning NGSS Claim Evidence Reasoning California Wildfires
With this product students will understand the science behind the weather that causes wildfires by reading an article and filling in a Claim Evidence Reasoning Chart/Graphic Organizer. Students will use evidence in the article that unique weather conditions in California create devastating conditions for wildfires that support the claim of the author.This resource is now Distance Learning optional! You get a link to make a virtual copy for Google Classroom!This is great for a current event, sub
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
Also included in:Â Human Impacts NGSS MS-ESS3 Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER)
Hominids and Evolution - Lesson and DBQ
Hominids and Evolution – DBQThe main goal of this lesson is to have students compare different hominids and describe how they evolved over time.Check out an alternate version of this lesson here!This lesson comes with a 15 Slide PowerPoint that includes:A Do Now QuestionClass NotesInformational Graphics/ChartsA Video LinkAssessment QuestionsActivity InstructionsA Conclusion QuestionThere are three different activity options based on a 5 document DBQDocument 1 - Human Evolution Image Document 2
Grades:
6th - 11th
Also included in:Â Prehistoric Times - Unit Bundle
Genetic Mutations Practice CER
Are your students in need of a practice claim, evidence, and reasoning to help them understand mutations? Needing to assess your students' understanding of inheritance and variation of traits? Look no further!Included:Student Worksheet with Background Information3 Answer KeysInformationThe prompt for this practice CER asks students whether they believe mutations are beneficial, harmful, or neutral. They are also given three different short texts about different examples of mutations (sickle cell
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
Also included in:Â 8th Grade Science Practice CER BUNDLE - NO PREP
130 Rigorous Physics in Sports Document Based Questions – w/Answer Key
This resource includes 20 rigorous nonfiction selections connecting physical science and physics to sports using document based questions (DBQs) with a provided answer key. These highly interesting selections will capture the attention of students as they use guided questions to illustrate how properties of physics are involved in some of the most popular sports that they enjoy. This 57-page document includes 20 nonfiction sports selections with a total of 130 guided questions and answers. Th
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
NGSS Evolution Natural Selection Claim Evidence Reasoning Why Are Tigers Orange?
Students learn that Tigers are orange because of the way their prey sees them through a C.E.R. (Claim Evidence Reasoning) graphic organizer. This is great for getting your students to explain phenomena in a meaningful way and it allows you as the instructor to adequately assess their understanding of concepts. The students figure out what the "Claim" is in the article, they then use data that supports the claim in the "Evidence" section, draw visual evidence and then explain why the evidence sup
Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
, HS-LS3-2
Also included in:Â Evolution Claim Evidence Reasoning CER Bundle with Graphic Organizers
NGSS ESS1.A ESS1.B Claim Evidence Reasoning Astronomy Bundle Graphic Organizers
Students learn about various current events and discoveries in Astronomy through a C.E.R. (Claim Evidence Reasoning) graphic organizer. This is great for getting your students to explain phenomena in a meaningful way and it allows you as the instructor to adequately assess their understanding of concepts. The students figure out what the "Claim" is in the article, they then use data that supports the claim in the "Evidence" section, draw visual evidence and then explain why the evidence supports
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ESS1-1
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