iHub Biology NGSS Storyline Addie Bend - Slide Decks

If you are looking for the best NGSS-aligned curriculum to use with your biology students, look no further than inquiryhub. Developed by a team of researchers from University of Colorado Boulder and Northwestern University, this open-source curriculum follows a "storyline" approach in which all units begin with a puzzling phenomena. One of their units has been reviewed by Achieve and has been rated as an example of "High Quality NGSS Design" (which not many high school curriculums have been able to achieve). To learn more and access their full year Biology curriculum for FREE, click here.

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While their curriculum is free, I have made considerable changes to all of their handouts and slide decks. That is what this resource consists of- the iHub slide decks HEAVILY modified with additional interactive activities, labs, scaffolding, several necessary changes in order and pacing, and behind the scenes teacher instructions.

What are these materials?

- Adapted versions of the slides from the iHub Addie storyline (12 full lessons!) which cover everything the general iHub Addie unit covers PLUS lessons on speciation, evolution, and evidence for evolution

- All slides include ACCURATE time estimates... iHub is notorious for its inaccurate pacing. Mine are based on the average student population (including large groups of English learners!)

Do you recommend purchasing this resource by itself?

Of course you can! However, these slides work BEST when paired with the digital handouts + keys resource. Click here to view ALL my resources for the Addie Bend.

Why are your slides not exactly like the ones on the Next Gen Storylines website?
I have taught these units for 5 years with 5 different cohorts of students. I have found most (if not all) of the weaknesses that exist in the curriculum. Many changes were made to improve the curriculum and therefore improve student success. If you have any questions about a change that was made and how to implement it in your classroom, feel free and email me at jennica@jumpintopd.com.

Where are the materials for lessons 13-29 in the evolution unit?

I only have time to teach the Addie bend of iHub’s evolution unit, so I have not taught the Juncos bend and thus I do not have slides for those lessons. Since the Addie bend does not fully cover evolution, evidence of evolution, speciation, and genetics (because iHub included those topics in the Juncos bend), I created the original lessons (9 and 12) included in this resource.

What order do you teach these units in?

The units can theoretically be taught in any order. However, these resources work best when taught in the following order:

iHub Ecosystems Unit:

• Serengeti Bend
• Trees Bend

iHub Evolution Unit:

• Addie Bend

iHub Genetics Unit:

• DMD Bend
• CRISPR Bend

Do you have other resources for the iHub Biology curriculum?

Yes! Click here and use the Custom categories links on the lefthand side of the page to help you navigate my store.

Licensing Attribution

InquiryHub Biology is licensed under CC by 4.0

*Changes were made to all lesson materials.

I am not affiliated in any way with Inquiry Hub Biology or Next Generation Science Storylines.