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Biology Common Core CCRA.SL.6 lessons
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 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
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
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
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
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, K-ESS2-1
, 2-LS4-1
, K-ESS2-2
, K-LS1-1
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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
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
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 7-9 MYP Middle School Science
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
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
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 10th
NGSS:
HS-LS3-1
, HS-ETS1-3
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
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 7-9 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
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
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:
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
What's THAT for? - Traits & Survival - STEM / STEAM Lesson 11
In this wonder-filled lesson students observe more closely one plant or animal they find right outside. They use a writing and drawing Nature Journal activity to develop several questions about some of the physical traits and how they might help those plants and animals survive and thrive there. After the gorgeous photos in the presentation, they’ll be inspired to get out and take a closer look at their own common, and commonly-overlooked, backyard wildlife and then do some of their own researc
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 5th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-LS1-1
, 2-LS2-2
Food Heroes, Save Our World! (Quest 3)
In the final stage of becoming a Food Hero, children use all of their knowledge and skills learned in Quests 1 & Quest 2 and apply it to the big picture looking at how our personal choices not only affect our bodies but the entire planet. Through the lens of science and art they learn about ecosystems, food chains and sustainability so they leave the last challenge as Food Heroes themselves ready to save the world!
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, K-ESS2-2
Strengthen Our Food Heroes' Team (Quest 2)
The second stage of becoming a Food Hero! This Quest consists of 11 classes to be taught over the course of one year or condensed to a single semester! In this Quest children begin to strengthen their powers together to win over Sara the Sugar Sorceresses. At the end of this Quest children will have learned how to eat hygienically and exercise. They will practice mindfulness, learn about other cultures and learn to stay away from sneaky sugar.
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
1-LS3-1: Apple Life Cycle-Benchmark ELD Unit 3 "An Apple Grows"
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 "An Apple Grows".
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 Bridging level
Subjects:
Grades:
1st
Types:
Cells Unit Vocabulary List & Activities
This packet will help your student prepare for the Cells unit in science. It includes:1. Cells unit vocabulary list with -definitions -images -translations in Korean & Chinese2. Vocabulary activities that are engaging -Battleship -You Hear You Say -Draw, Describe, & Dramatize
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-1
Lifecycle of a Chicken Lesson and Activities
Many families are getting their own backyard chicken flock, even in urban areas. Your chickens, be it 2 or 200 lend themselves to a wonderful learning opportunity for your students or homesteading homeschooler. Or perhaps you hatch chickens out in your classroom every year. Either way, hands-on experiences help students to make more sense of their learning. This collection of activities from Homeschooling and Homesteading gives step-by-step instructions of how to ‘meet’ a live chicken, dissect a
Go, Seed Go! A How Seeds Move Poem, Play and Rhyme
A poem and lesson about seed dispersal. The package includes beautiful full color photos as well as other prints that can be used for lecture, presentations or props during dramatic play. A great lesson for a whole group or independent activity. Suitable for young and older Students.
Psychology: Collaborative Scientific Experiment (Critical Thinking Activity)
This is a brand new, graphic and detailed 2013 PDF printable critical thinking and collaboration activity in a Psychology and/or Biology classroom. With this activity, students are provided step-by-step critical thinking questions with which they will create a scientific experiment to attempt establishing a causal relationship on paper only in your classroom. The objective here is to determine whether students are understanding the process by which psychologists create experiments to test hypoth
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
Zoo Research Project Inquiry Unit
Make your zoo field trip a meaningful one with this week of lessons! This inquiry unit employs your students' natural curiosity to connect their field trip experience to the classroom. They will research an animal at the zoo, present projects to the class like an animal experts, and then apply their new understanding at the zoo.
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Types:
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