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Biology Common Core CCRA.SL.6 resources
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
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
Animal Habitats First Grade Animal Habitats Project Animal Habitats Kindergarten
These simple, engaging, and differentiated Animals and Habitats science activities provide primary grade students with interactive, fun, and low prep learning projects, centers, worksheets, and research activities. Students will use graphic organizers, writing booklets, worksheets, and task cards to write informative animal and habitat pieces. Ways to Use this Ecosystems, Animals, and Habitats Bundle:Whole or Small Groups Online Research of Animals Close Reads about Animals Basal Readers with A
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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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
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
3-LS2-1
, 3-LS1-1
Also included in: Animal Classification Research Project BUNDLE
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
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
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
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
Types:
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
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
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Grades:
7th - 9th
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
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
Artificial Life Debate - Organization of Life - 8-10 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology discussion activity on creating artificial life, recommended for grade 8-10 students learning about characteristics of living things! 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 creating synthetic organisms. In the process, they will discuss the characteristics of l
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Grades:
8th - 10th
NGSS:
HS-LS3-1
, HS-ETS1-3
Enhancement Debate - Human Senses - Grade 6-8 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology discussion activity on sensory enhancement and augmentation, recommended for grade 6-8 students learning about human senses! 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 of sensory enhancement technologies. In the process, they must consider scientific discoveries, sensory disorders
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS4-5
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 6-8 MYP Middle School Science
Drug Legalization Debate - Body Systems - Grade 7-9 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology / social studies discussion activity on drug legalization, recommended for grade 7-9 students learning about body systems! 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 pros and cons of legalizing various substances. In the process, they will discuss addiction, drug effects, law enforcement, and public
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 7-9 MYP Middle School Science
Extraterrestrial Life Debate - Characteristics of Living Things - MYP Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology / earth and space science discussion activity on extraterrestrial life, recommended for grade 5-7 students learning about the characteristics of life! 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 possibility that alien life exists in our universe. In the process, they will explore the characteristics
Grades:
5th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-LS4-1
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 5-7 MYP Middle School Science
Eating Meat Debate - Ecology - Grade 5-7 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology / environmental science discussion activity on eating meat, recommended for grade 5-7 students learning about ecology! 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 whether a plant-based or meat-based diet is better for humans and the environment. In the process, they will explore ancestral diets, animal w
Grades:
5th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-1
, MS-ESS3-4
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 5-7 MYP Middle School Science
Animal Classification Picture Sort
This fun and colorful picture sort is ideal for teaching students about animal classifications and groups! This can be used in a center, for small groups, whole class, or independently! Students are asked to sort animal picture cards into the following categories: mammals, birds, fish, insects, and reptiles/amphibians. Can be modified for younger grades (sorting, matching, grouping) and be used in upper grades (classifications, animal groupings, similar characteristics). Freebies & Discounts
1-LS3-1: Frog Life Cycle-Benchmark ELD Unit 3 "The Amazing Life Cylce of a Frog"
I will be adding on as I enhance my teaching with this unit! I use Benchmark ELD from Benchmark Adelante for first grade. These documents focus on ELD strategies! Yay! These documents are what I use to go along with the text "The Amazing Life Cycle of a Frog".
Included:
-Sequence cards: large and mini
-Transitional phrases cards and sentences
-Bubble map
-Flow chart
-Life cycle images for students
-Designated sentence patterning chart for Emerging and Expanding levels
-Blank flow chart for Brid
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Grades:
1st
Types:
Potatoes on Mars
This is a culminating project that I use for my unit on Metabolism. It is based on the book/movie, “The Martian” and utilizes the science from the book to have students determine if they would be able to survive on Mars just like the character Mark Watney does. Once students see the problem solving involved in this process, they are tasked with creating a proposal for NASA about the single best crop they should take to begin a colony on Mars. This project asks students to work collaboratively,
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 11th
NGSS:
HS-LS1-5
, HS-LS1-7
, HS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-2
, HS-LS1-2
...
What's THAT For? - Traits & Survival STEM / STEAM Presentation
This is the visually rich, interactive, digital presentation gets your students to consider how the particular physical traits of plants and animals help them survive and thrive in their environment. The gorgeous photos of backyard wildlife and wonder-generating questions inspire kids to get outside and take a closer look at their own common and often overlooked, local wildlife. This presentation is at the core of Nature Journal Lesson 11 - What's THAT For? but stands strong all on its own!
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 6th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-LS1-1
, 2-LS2-2
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