Life Science Biology Task Card Bundle | Printable & Digital

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About this Product:

• This product includes PRINTABLE AND DIGITAL task cards.

• Task cards are tiered to Bloom's Taxonomy and probe low, mid and higher order thinking.

• Quick Prep – two cuts produce printable task cards with a neat and even white border.

• Digital task cards are made with Google Forms - Google Classrooms are not required.

• Answer Key included

Important Notes:

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This bundle includes:

• Animal Adaptations Task Cards (72 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Types of Animals, Animal Needs, External Animal Parts, Types of Adaptations (Physical vs. Behavioral), Aquatic Animal Adaptations, Feeding Adaptations, Locomotion Adaptations, Body Covering Adaptations, Defense Adaptations, Winter Adaptations, Extreme Environment Adaptations, Instincts vs. Learned Behavior, Behavioral Adaptations, Seasonal Behavior, Life Cycle Adaptations, Animal Intelligence, Animal Communication, Thermoregulation, Endotherms vs. Ectotherms

• Cell Division Task Cards (56 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Cell Growth & Cycle, Mitosis, Plant vs. Animal Cell Mitosis, Meiosis, Recombination (Independent Assortment, Crossing Over), Nondisjunction, Abnormal Cell Growth

• Cells and Cell Membrane Task Cards (52 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Cell Theory, Unicellular vs. Multicellular, Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote, Animal vs. Plant Cells, Organelles, Bacteria, Protists, Cell Membrane, Cell Receptors, Cell Transport (Passive vs Active Transport), Osmosis, Endocytosis vs. Exocytosis

• Classification Task Cards (44 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Characteristics of Living Things, Important Life Functions, Classifying Organisms, Taxonomy, 3 Domains, Bacteria vs. Archaea, Eukaryote Kingdoms, Major Animal Phyla, Vertebrates, Invertebrates, Binomial Nomenclature

• Ecology Task Cards (110 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Living vs, Nonliving, Types of Organisms (Producer, Consumer, Decomposer), Types of Consumers, The Role of the Sun, Food Chains & Webs, Energy Flow Through a Food Chain, Energy Pyramid, Ecological Relationships (Competition, Predation & Types of Symbiosis), Important Ecological Roles, Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide Cycling, Water Cycle, Carbon Cycle, Ecological Organization, Impact of Environmental Change, Carrying Capacity, Biomes, Freshwater & Marine Ecosystems, Ecological Succession, Biodiversity, Why is biodiversity important?

• Evolution and Natural Selection Task Cards (68 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Theory of Natural Selection, Variation & Species Diversity, Frequency of Traits, Competition, Evidence for Evolution, Comparative Embryology, Comparative Anatomy, Fossils, Using Fossils to Study Climate, Fossil Record, DNA as a Molecular Clock, Phylogenetic Trees, Changes in the Environment, Endangerment & Extinction, Artificial Selection

• Five Senses Task Cards (48 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Vision, Hearing, Taste, Smell, Touch, Processing Sensory Information, Responding to Sensory Information, Reflexes

• Heredity and Genetics Task Cards (84 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Heredity, Inherited vs. Learned Traits, The Environment & Traits, Human Heredity, Karyotyping, Mendel’s Experiment & Laws, Dominant & Recessive Alleles, Punnett Squares, Non-Mendelian Genetics, DNA, RNA, Transcription & Translation, DNA Replication, Mutations, Genetic Diseases, Pedigrees, Genetic Technologies, Gel Electrophoresis

• Homeostasis and Disease Task Cards (46 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Maintaining Homeostasis, Feedback Mechanism, Regulating Body Temperature & Blood Sugar, Responding to Internal Stimuli, Disrupting Homeostasis, Disease, Causes of Disease, Germ Theory, Infectious Disease (Types of Pathogens), Antibiotics & Resistance, Leading Diseases in the US

• Immunity Task Cards (44 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Immune System, Lymphatic System, Types of White Blood Cells, Types of Immunity, Immune System Responses (3 Lines of Defense), Allergic Diseases, HIV

• Human Organ Systems Overview Task Cards (30 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Human Body External Parts, Levels of Organization, Types of Tissue, Human Body Systems, Major Organs

• Human Anatomy and Physiology Task Cards (82 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Skin (Integumentary System), Skeletal System, Muscular System, Neurons, Divisions of the Nervous System, The Brain, Circulation, Blood Vessels, Blood, The Heart, Respiratory System & Gas Exchange, Digestive System & Digestion, Endocrine System & Hormones, Excretion, Organ Systems Work Together, Communication in the Body (Hormones vs. Nerve Impulses), Cellular Respiration

• Life Cycle Task Cards (44 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Growth and Development, Patterns of Development, Animal Life Cycle, Plant Life Cycle, Metamorphosis (Complete vs. Incomplete Metamorphosis), Frog Life Cycle, Butterfly Life Cycle, Chicken Life Cycle, Flowering Plant Life Cycle, Parent vs. Offspring

• Metabolism and Nutrition Task Cards (32 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Important Nutrients, What is food used for?, What affects calorie need?, Metabolism, What affects metabolism?, Nutrition Imbalance

• Microscopes Task Cards (36 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Types of Microscopes, Parts of a Light Microscope, Microscope Care & Safety, Using a Light Microscope (Preparing a Specimen, Viewing, Centering, Magnification, Focusing, Adjusting Light), Microscopic Measurement

• Plants Task Cards (100 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Types of Plants, Plant Needs, Plant Structure, Flower Anatomy, Leaf Structure, Deciduous vs. Coniferous, Types of Angiosperms (Monocots & Dicots), Plant Reproduction, Seed Dispersal, Seed vs. Spore, Angiosperm Reproduction, Gymnosperm Reproduction, Vegetative Propagation, Growth Patterns in Angiosperms, Plant Environmental Adaptations, Plant Defense Adaptation, Leaf and Stem Adaptations, Responding to the Environment, Water Regulation (Stomata), Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide Cycling, Photosynthesis, Plant vs. Algae, Symbiotic Relationships (Plants, Algae & Other Organisms), Plant Uses

• Reproduction and Development Task Cards (68 Task Cards)

Topics Covered: Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction, Growth vs. Development, Patterns of Development (Direct Development, Metamorphosis), Fertilization & Development (Internal vs. External), Embryonic Development, Female Reproductive System, Male Reproductive System, Gametes, Menstrual Cycle, Human Development, Fetal Development Hazards, Reproductive Technologies

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Can my students use Digital Task Cards?

• You do NOT need Google Classroom or a specific app to use digital task cards.

• Google Form task cards can be shared as a link with your student any way you choose.

• Internet access is required.

• Google Form task cards can be completed on any electronic device including computers, tablets and smartphones.

How can I share Digital Task Cards with my students?

You can share digital task card sets with your students using secure methods including:

• Email directly to students

• Google Classrooms

• Alternative platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Canvas and Schoology

• Password-protected file-sharing platforms such as DropBox, Google Drive or One Drive

Is this resource editable?

• Digital task card questions and answers are editable. Task card images are NOT editable.

• You can create smaller sets of task cards from a complete unit set of task cards.

• You can edit short answer responses to become multiple choice questions if desired.

• The task cards are designed to quiz students. You can adjust the settings to your preferences.

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Differentiation and Tiering

A colored shape code is denoted to help you differentiate concepts:

• Questions with a green circle cover basic ideas and understandings.

• Questions with a blue square cover intermediate ideas and understandings.

• Questions with a black diamond cover advanced ideas and understandings.

Each task card is marked with a "signal strength" to probe lower, mid or higher order thinking:

• Questions with a “low” signal strength assess the ability to remember, recall and understand

• Questions with a “medium” signal strength assess the ability to apply, analyze or explain

• Questions with a “high” signal strength assess the ability to evaluate, judge or interpret

Important Note: Some task card sets do NOT include all levels of differentiation. All task card sets include low, medium and high signal strength questions for each differentiation level included.

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These task cards are great for:

✓ Science Centers

✓ Formative or Summative Assessment

✓ Scoot Classroom Game

✓ Independent Study

✓ Review

NGSS Alignment

This resource aligns with all grade 3 through 5 and middle school Life Science Next Generation Science Standards. Refer to my Free Curriculum Support Materials to help incorporate my Task Cards into a NGSS aligned curriculum.

TERMS OF USE

• All rights reserved by Stephanie Elkowitz.

• This product is to be used by the original purchaser only.

• Intended for classroom and personal use only.

• Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited.

• This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view.

• Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).