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Biology Common Core CCRA.SL.6 resources for International Baccalaureate
Biomes -- 5E Unit Plan (NGSS MS-LS2-1)
This complete 5E instructional sequence introduces Earth’s biomes and uses these as a vehicle through which to teach biotic and abiotic factors and address the Next Generation Science Standard MS-LS2-1. It is the first unit in my NGSS-aligned Middle School Life Science Curriculum (coming soon), but it can easily be incorporated into any curriculum. Activities expect students to read, discuss, use technology, analyze data, and conduct research. Five days of complete lesson plans are included in
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-1
Animals and Habitats 1st Grade Activities - Kindergarten Animal Habitats Unit
This Animals and Habitats Bundle has everything you need for teaching and practices activities on plants, animals, and habitats in your kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms! You get DIFFERENTIATED project based learning activities, worksheets, graphic organizers, task cards, and MORE! This animals and habitats bundle goes with ANY science curriculum and includes EVERYTHING you need and MORE!Ways to Use this Ecosystems, Animals, and Habitats Bundle:Whole or Small Groups Online Research of Animal
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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Antigone - Honors, IB and AP Lit Unit
Challenge your honors, IB or AP Literature students with this challenging unit based on Sophocles' classic tragedy Antigone, which is relevant now as it was 5,000 years ago. The lesson plans are detailed and make it easy to implement all of the aspects of the unit. Also included in this bundle are the following: the background to the play, the ideas and themes in it, discussion questions, Socratic Seminar rules and criteria, AP Literature prompts, and different rubrics for grading the Socratic
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Ecosystems/Ecology Poster Project
This product guides students through the creation of a poster of an ecosystem that illustrates all of the key concepts learned in a unit on ecology. Students begin by drawing abiotic and biotic factors (plants and animals) of an assigned/chosen ecosystem and then add various symbols and labels as they go to illustrate concepts such as food webs, trophic levels, transfer of energy, limiting factors, keystone species, and more. This project assesses student understanding of how ecosystems functio
Ecosystems & Biomes Project Based Learning + Text - Biome In A Box NGSS LS.2A
Wrap up learning about biomes and ecosystems with this engaging project-based learning assessment that incorporates environmental interactions, biotic and abiotic factors, resource availability, and interactions in ecosystems. Students are tasked with creating a model for the Ecosystems Around The World exhibit at a local museum. In this project, students:read and interpret textscarry out researchdemonstrate their understanding of biotic and abiotic factors, resource availability, and interactio
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Ecology Honeybee Crisis Cross Curricular Socratic Seminar Project Based Learning
Project-based learning is “a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge” from BIE . The Vanishing of the Bees project allows students to assume the role of various stakeholders in the bee industry and research ways to solve the problem. After reading an extensive article and viewing The Vanishing of the Bees documentary, students will join to
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-LS2-7
, HS-ESS3-4
Animal Classification Group Research Project
This comprehensive group research project is everything you need in order to teach animal classifications for mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates! It includes 21 pages of graphic organizers, vocabulary, and grading tools. It is easy to use and an awesome collaborative project that your students will love! Specifically, it includes: 1. How-to-Use Guide: Includes main ideas, student outcomes, materials, standards/curriculum connections, and assessment/grading. 2. National
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
3-LS2-1
, 3-LS1-1
Also included in: Animal Classification Research Project BUNDLE
Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 8-10 MYP Middle School Science
6 units worth of grade 8-10 debate / discussion activities, perfect for developing collaboration and critical thinking skills all year long, bundled at 10% off! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.In each activity, students take on one of 5 character roles or scenarios to debate and discuss controversial topics. In the process, they will explore a variety of scientific and interdisciplinary concepts. Print and
Grades:
8th - 10th
CCSS:
Biomimicry NGSS STEM Project Distance Learning Life Science Adaptations LS4
NEWLY UPDATED PDFs for digital learning! This EXCITING and RELEVANT NGSS middle school STEM activity/project challenges students to explore the benefits of adaptations (MS-LS4) and then engineer a product (MS-ETS1 and MS-ETS1-4) for human use, called Biomimicry, in a fun and authentic way! In groups, students brainstorm a real world problem, investigate an adaptation and its benefit in the organism’s habitat, and individually design a "biomimetic" product to solve the problem. (Example: Grip sho
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 7-9 MYP Middle School Science
6 units worth of grade 7-9 debate / discussion activities, perfect for developing collaboration and critical thinking skills all year long, bundled at 10% off! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.In each activity, students take on one of 5 character roles or scenarios to debate and discuss controversial topics. In the process, they will explore a variety of scientific and interdisciplinary concepts. Print and
Grades:
7th - 9th
Preschool Farm Animal Crafts - Kindergarten PIG SHEEP COW & CHICKEN Activities
These farm animals crafts, worksheets, posters, and emergent readers are perfect for introducing pigs, cows, chickens, and sheep farm animals to your preschool and kindergarten students! Your students will LOVE learning about pigs, chickens, cows, and sheep using this farm animals crafts activities BUNDLE.You will be able to use this nonfiction farm theme reading and science bundle to give your kids hands-on activities to learn about farms, farmers, cows, sheep, and chickens. This farm animal bu
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Grades:
PreK - K
Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 6-8 MYP Middle School Science
6 units worth of grade 6-8 debate / discussion activities, perfect for developing collaboration and critical thinking skills all year long, bundled at 10% off! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.In each activity, students take on one of 5 character roles or scenarios to debate and discuss controversial topics. In the process, they will explore a variety of scientific and interdisciplinary concepts. Print and
Grades:
6th - 8th
Phineas Gage ELA Accommodations for Newcomers ELL ESL ELA WIDA Speaking
This year (22/23) I have had the privilege of being in the ELA classroom with my 7th and 8th-grade English learners. This is our first year using curricula by Amplify; therefore, we have had to work hard to provide for our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year English learners. The development of this resource took a lot of trial and error and I do not doubt that more changes will be made next year. Until then, I hope you find it helpful in your classroom. The resource includes differentiation for up to 3 EL l
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
Nature vs Nurture Discussion - Inheritance - Grade 6-8 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology discussion activity on nature versus nurture, recommended for grade 6-8 students learning about genetics and inheritance! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students explore 5 hypothetical scenarios while applying their knowledge of genes and heredity. To what extent are our traits inherited (innate) or learned (environmental)? With strong social
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
, MS-LS4-5
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 6-8 MYP Middle School Science
Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 5-7 MYP Middle School Science
6 units worth of grade 5-7 debate / discussion activities, perfect for developing collaboration and critical thinking skills all year long, bundled at 10% off! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.In each activity, students take on one of 5 character roles or scenarios to debate and discuss controversial topics. In the process, they will explore a variety of scientific and interdisciplinary concepts. Print and
Grades:
5th - 7th
Henrietta Lacks- an "Interrupted" Case Study using the Radiolab Podcast
This podcast is the extraordinary story of Henrietta Lacks. Though she died of cervical cancer in 1951, she unknowingly held the key to unlocking medical advancements (from polio vaccines to chemotherapy drugs) in her tumor cells. After taking a biopsy of Henrietta's cervical cancer, researcher Dr. George Gey discovered that Henrietta's cells could not only reproduce, but THRIVE outside the body--a breakthrough that would change modern medicine. Later, it was found that Henrietta's cells were ev
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-LS3-1
Exploring Nature: STEM / STEAM Outdoor Investigation - What it Takes To Survive
Your kids will explore structures and their functions as they take a close look at plants and animals that are found right outside their home or school. They'll learn from a very young girl in Ecuador how, like her, they can be real citizen-scientists in their communities. They will plan and investigate, hands-on, what is needed for a seed to sprout and grow. In the process they will naturally apply math and measurement, learn to isolate and test variables, and analyze and interpret their own da
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Grades:
PreK - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, K-ESS2-1
, 2-LS4-1
, K-ESS2-2
, K-LS1-1
...
2nd-Grade Spring Flowers Daffodils Reading Lesson RI.2.2 Main Topic & Key Detail
Are you looking to captivate your students' imaginations and deepen their learning experiences? Get students engaged this spring while learning all about the popular perennial flowers, daffodils. When reading a nonfiction text, it's important to know what it's all about. This spring flowers daffodils nonfiction reading text for RI.2.2 main topic & key details 2nd-grade lesson has just what you need. Learn all about identifying the main topic and supporting details while also reading about da
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Grades:
2nd
Types:
NGSS:
2-LS2-1
, 2-LS2-2
Electric Cars Debate - Electromagnetism - Grade 7-9 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this physics / environmental science discussion activity on electric vehicles, recommended for grade 7-9 students learning about electromagnetism! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the costs and benefits of electric vehicles. In the process, they will discuss fossil fuels, battery efficiency, and how electr
Grades:
7th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 7-9 MYP Middle School Science
Spring Rose Flower Nonfiction Text RI.2.2 Main Topic Key Detail Lesson 2nd Grade
Are you looking to captivate your students' imaginations and deepen their learning experiences? This rose-themed teaching resource is the perfect solution! When reading a nonfiction text, it's important to know what it's all about. This spring rose flower nonfiction text RI.2.2 main topic & key details lesson for 2nd grade has just what you need. Learn all about identifying the main topic and supporting details while also reading about roses. Designed to engage 2nd-grade elementary students,
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Grades:
2nd
Types:
NGSS:
2-LS2-1
, 2-LS2-2
Healthy Diet Debate - Food and Nutrition - Grade 7-9 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology discussion activity on healthy diets, recommended for grade 7-9 students learning about food and nutrition! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the benefits and problems associated with various diets. In the process, they must consider balanced diets, food groups, and how health and nutrition req
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 7-9 MYP Middle School Science
Colonizing Mars Debate - Earth and Space Science - MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this physics / Earth and space science discussion activity on colonizing and terraforming Mars, recommended for grade 5-7 students learning about Earth and space science! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the risks and benefits of space exploration to Mars. In the process, they must consider environmental,
Grades:
5th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS2-4
...
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 5-7 MYP Middle School Science
Phones in School Debate - Communication - Grade 7-9 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology / physics / social studies discussion activity on cell phones in school, recommended for grade 7-9 students learning about communication! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the costs and benefits of using devices in the classroom. In the process, they will discuss mental health, the use of techn
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 7-9 MYP Middle School Science
Asteroid Mining Debate - Chemical Reactions - 8-10 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this chemistry / earth and space science discussion activity on asteroid mining, recommended for grade 8-10 students learning about chemical reactions and bonding! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the benefits and risks associated with harvesting resources in space. In the process, they will discuss metals
Grades:
8th - 10th
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-6
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-1
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