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Adaptations of Animals Project for Evolution

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Make a beast as you roll a die for predetermined traits - will mother nature prevail or will the adaptations you create survive in this evolution project all about mutation and adaptations.WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 1-2 DAY LESSON:• 5 NON-EDITABLE PDF

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Biology, Environment, General Science

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Ecology & Ecosystems - PowerPoint & Handouts Bundle

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How do organisms interact with one another and their environment? Find everything you need to teach with this ecology and ecosystems unit bundle that is complete with a guiding PowerPoint, tons of activities, graphic organizers and more, plus one of

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Scientific Method Task Cards

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These open-ended and inquiry-based cards will get your kids thinking about science! Engage your students with 20 scientific method task cards, perfect for warm-ups, exit tickets, project starters, stations, differentiation, review, enrichment, and

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Basic Principles, Biology, General Science

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Cell Organelle - Color by Number Activity

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This cell organelle structure and function coloring activity helps students to connect the commonalities and differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell organelles as they color labeled animal, plant, and bacteria cells.• DIGITAL GOOGLE

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Anatomy, Biology, General Science

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Nervous System - Brain Model, PowerPoint, and Notes

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Delve into the function of the two hemispheres of the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the workings of the brainstem in this neat lift-the-flap brain sceinstructable. WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 1 DAY MINI-BUNDLE:• 9 EDITABLE PPT slides with notes about

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Anatomy, Biology, General Science

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Ecosystem Biome Diorama Project

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Is it the Mojave Desert, or the Red Sea? Are you creating a Costa Rican rainforest, or a sub-Saharan rainforest in Africa? Students get creative as they make a realistic miniature model of an aquatic or terrestrial biome in this fun project. WHAT'S

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Biology, Environment, General Science

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Genetics & Heredity Complete Bundle - PowerPoint Unit, INB, Task Card, Word Wall

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Unit Lesson Plans complete with guiding PowerPoint and student pages? ✓Word walls? ✓ Interactive Notebooks? ✓Task Cards? ✓You're ready to teach with this comprehensive bundle for teaching Genetics and Heredity. Engage your students with our animated

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Scientific Method Complete Bundle - PowerPoint Unit, INB, Task Cards, Word Wall

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Unit Lesson Plans complete with guiding PowerPoint and student pages? ✓Word walls? ✓ Interactive Notebooks? ✓Task Cards? ✓You're ready to teach with this comprehensive bundle for teaching the Nature of Science and the Scientific Method. Engage your

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Ecology Complete Bundle - PowerPoint Unit, INB, Task Card, Word Wall

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Unit Lesson Plans complete with guiding PowerPoint and student pages? ✓Word walls? ✓ Interactive Notebooks? ✓Task Cards? ✓You're ready to teach with this comprehensive bundle for teaching Ecology and Ecosystems. Engage your students with our

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Biology, Environment, General Science

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Pedigree Practice and Analysis - PowerPoint and Notes

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Take the guesswork out of tracing genetic traits through a family tree with this mini-bundle that will teach your students how to read and analyze pedigree charts, predict the next generation of offspring, and think critically about how relatedness

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Biology, Environment, General Science

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Scientific Method - Graphing Practice

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Scientific Method - Graphing: Review the various types of graphs used in science, including creating graphs, interpreting graphs and analyzing graphs. This product includes:* Engaging PowerPoint complete with instructions and student examples* Pdf

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Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, General Science

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Symbiosis Notes and Want Ad Project

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Desperately seeking a symbiotic relationship. Students get creative as they research mutualism, commensalism and parasitism and create a want ad looking for a suitable partner. WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 3-5 DAY LESSON:• 4 page NON-EDITABLE PDF handout

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Biology, Environment, General Science

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Evolution Complete Bundle - PowerPoint Unit, INB, Task Cards, Word Wall

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Unit Lesson Plans complete with guiding PowerPoint and student pages? ✓Word walls? ✓ Interactive Notebooks? ✓Task Cards? ✓You're ready to teach with this comprehensive bundle for teaching Evolution. Engage your students with our animated PowerPoints

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Biology, Environment, General Science

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Science Interactive Notebook Set-Up Guide

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Love INB's but don't know where to start? Get ready to hit the ground running with Interactive Notebooks this year with our easy set-up lesson - it's perfect for you and your students!WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 3-5 DAY LESSON:• 32 Slide Instructional

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Science, Basic Principles, General Science

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Selective Breeding & Hybrid Sales Campaign Project

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Here's another fun, hands-on way to teach the genetics concepts of selective breeding and hybridization in your middle school science class! In this selective breeding research project, students work in the marketing department of Selective Breeding

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Science, Biology, General Science

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Observation & Inference Interactive Notebook Activity with PowerPoint

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Scientific Method - Observation & Inference - Science Interactive NotebookReview the concepts of observation and inference as students gather information about a scenario and then make personal inferences based on their observations in our

Subjects:

Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, General Science

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Digestive System - Digestion Story Project

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Where does your food go when you swallow it? What does it think about the journey? Get creative in this digestion story made by students as they trace the path of food through the digestive tract. WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 2-3 DAY PROJECT:• 7

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, General Science

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Activities, Google Apps

$3.95

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Binomial Nomenclature Notes & Activities

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A cat by any other name, could be a... lion? A tiger? A LIGER?!? In this lesson, stduents learn all about taxonomy, Carolus Linneaus and binomial nomenclature and use their skills of observation to name organism with the rules of binomial

Subjects:

Science, Biology, General Science

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

$3.50

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Science Interactive Notebook - Six Kingdoms of Life Puzzle

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Six Kingdoms of Life Science Interactive Notebook Classification Puzzle can be used to introduce or review the six kingdoms of life and the three domains including prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, example organisms classified to each kingdom, and

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Science, Biology, General Science

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

$4.00

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Scientific Method - Practice Problems - Distance Learning

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Scientific Method - Practice Problems - Science Interactive Notebook Review the steps of the scientific method and observation and inference with this Interactive Notebook practice problem activity. This is a great addition to teaching the

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Basic Principles, Biology, General Science

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.00

142

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Together Mel and Gerdy have 17 years of life science teaching experience. We taught in an International Baccalaureate school in Georgia. Individually, we served as Science Department Chair, Team Leader, Advisory Chair, Science Fair Club Coordinators, and Yearbook Coordinator. Together, we are a dynamic pair with a flair for lesson planning.

MY TEACHING STYLE

We enjoy inquiry-based, hands-on, cross-curricular activities. We LOVED to co-teach. We frequently brought our classes together into one room and teach them together. The kids loved to interact with other classes and enjoyed seeing their teachers have fun together.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Together we have: Flown weightless on the Zero G (a.k.a. Vomit Comet) and achieved eight total minutes of weightlessness (see Mel holding the sign and Gerdy's long hair achieving new heights): Walked the model's catwalk for Teacher in the Spotlight. Worked alongside Ecologists in Skidaway and Sapelo Island GA. Mel was honored by being featured as Atlanta's 11 Alive Class Act Teacher of the Month where she was interviewed and her class appeared on the morning news!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Gerdy: B.S. Wildlife Biology & M.Ed. Biology both from Auburn University Mel: B.S. Biology & B.S. Biology Education both from Kennesaw University

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We aim to please. Before leaving feedback, please contact us via "Ask a Question" or Email Us and let us know if we can help make our products better for you and your students. Getting Nerdy prides itself in good customer service and would appreciate the opportunity to provide the highest quality science products for your needs. All of our materials are designed for implementation within a middle school setting but can easily be adapted for remedial high school biology or higher level elementary life science with scaffolding and substantial teacher facilitation. **All pictures, graphics, and artwork in our lessons are either purchased legally for use or are created by Getting Nerdy, LLC**