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Getting Nerdy with Mel and Gerdy

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Adaptations, Mutations and Natural Selection - Evolution PowerPoint and Handouts

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May the best beak win as students fight for survival of the fittest in this lesson about mutation, adaptation and evolution by natural selection. Charles Darwin would be so proud!WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 1-2 DAY LESSON:• 19 EDITABLE PowerPoint

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Environment

Grades:

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

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$6.00

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Microscope CSI Forensics Lab

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Whodunnit? This immersive mascot mystery requires a few microscopes and a scientific eye as students view various residues while they act like detectives and try to determine who the culprit is! This lab is easy to implement using household items

Subjects:

Biology, Environment, Forensics

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Laboratory

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DNA History, Structure and Function - PowerPoint and Notes

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Bring the structure of DNA to life for your middle school science students with this resource that would make Watson, Crick AND Franklin proud. In this lesson, students learn the history of DNA discovery, demonstrate how nucleic acids pair with one

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Anatomy, Biology, Environment

Grades:

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

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Activities, Handouts, Laboratory

$7.95

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Genetics PTC Paper Tasting Lab

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Looking for a way to make genetics more accessible to your students? Using Phenylthiocarbamide or PTC paper, you can give students a "tastable" way to identify the invisible traits that are passed on from generation to generation. Students can test

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Math, Anatomy, Biology

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Laboratory

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139

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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

Subjects:

Basic Principles, Biology, General Science

Grades:

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

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Activities, Task Cards, Google Apps

$5.50

355

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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

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, General Science

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Printables, Graphic Organizers

$5.00

308

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Ecology Scavenger Hunt Review Activity

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Explore ecology as an Eco-Spy as you participate in this fun scavenger hunt activity that covers biomes, energy pyramids, food webs and food chains, symbiotic relationships (mutualism, parasitism, commensalism), succession, invasive species, current

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Environment

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

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Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering - PowerPoint, Notes and Project

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This biotechnology and genetic engineering mini-bundle will get your middle school students thinking critically about the ethics behind genetically modified food and organisms (GMO's), gene therapy, cloning, designer babies, and more as they learn

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Environment

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

$8.95

140

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Ecology - Science Centers / Lab Stations - Food Chains Webs Energy Pyramid

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Ecology - Food Chains, Food Webs, Energy Pyramid and Energy Transfer - Differentiated Student Led Cross-curricular STEAM Lab StationsStudents will use this stations lab series to learn about food chains, food webs, trophic levels, energy transfer,

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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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

Subjects:

Biology, Environment, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

$5.00

159

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Needs & Characteristics of Living Things PowerPoint and Notes

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Needs & Characteristics of Living Things - PowerPoint & Handouts. Students learn about the four things needed for life - water, food, shelter, and homeostasis. Then, they complete a folding manipulative great for interactive notebooks about

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Environment

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks, Google Apps

$8.00

154

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Ecology Biome in a Bottle Ecosystem Model Project Activity

By Getting Nerdy with Mel and Gerdy

Biome in a bottle, ecosystem in an envelope, habitat in a handbag…what on earth? No seriously…what on EARTH are you going to create?! Think about where you live – the organisms that surround you and the environment they live in and get started on

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Environment

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Laboratory, Google Apps

$5.95

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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

Subjects:

Biology, Environment, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Projects, Google Apps

$5.95

267

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Back to School Interactive Notebook Activity Pack

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These Back to School interactive notebbook ice breakers are perfect for those first week introductions or to decorate your bulletin board. Allow students to get to know each other while YOU get to know THEM! WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS LESSON:• 7

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Science, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

$5.00

171

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Integumentary System - Human Body PowerPoint, Notes and Lab

By Getting Nerdy with Mel and Gerdy

Did you know your skin is the largest organ on your body? Learn all about it, the functions of skin and what areas of the body hove the most skin receptors with this human body mini-lesson. WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 3-5 DAY MINI-BUNDLE:• 15 slide

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Environment

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Google Apps

$7.95

137

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Evidence for Evolution - Science Centers / Lab Stations

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Evidence of Evolution - Science Centers / Lab Stations - Evolution Differentiated Student Led Cross-curricular STEAM Lab StationsStudents will use this Evidence of Evolution lab station to learn about how scientists have proof for evolution by

Subjects:

Science, Biology, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Centers

$5.50

139

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Meiosis Cell Division - PowerPoint, Notes, Class Survey and Project

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Ensure your students understand the difference between meiosis and mitosis with this 1-day mini-bundle that covers meiosis cell division and the creation of haploid and diploid cells. In this lesson, students will take brief notes about egg and

Subjects:

Math, Anatomy, Biology

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

$8.00

161

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Scientific Method - Science Centers / Lab Stations - Analyzing Tables & Graphs

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Scientific Method - STEAM Lab Stations - Tables & Graphs. Differentiated Student Led Cross-curricular STEAM Lab StationsStudents will use this scientific method stations lab series to learn about reading, interpreting, and creating tables and

Subjects:

Science, Biology, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Centers

$5.50

130

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Genetic Engineering - Genetics - Science Centers / Lab Stations

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Genetic Engineering - Science Centers / Lab Stations - Genetics & Heredity Differentiated Student Led Cross-curricular STEAM Lab StationsStudents will use this Genetic Engineering lab station to learn about selective breeding, hybridization, and

Subjects:

Science, Biology, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Centers

$5.50

Digital Download ZIP (19.21 MB)

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Nervous System - Human Body PowerPoint, Notes and Labs

By Getting Nerdy with Mel and Gerdy

Use your noggin as you delve into the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems, the parts of a neuron, and the five senses with this human body mini-lesson. WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 3-5 DAY MINI-BUNDLE:• 23 slide fully-editable PowerPoint presentation

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Environment

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Google Apps

$8.95

292

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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**