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10th grade biology literature circles
Biotic and Abiotic Factors Ecology Close Reading
Help increase science literacy by using this close reading article on biotic and abiotic factors! Students will learn about how abotic factors in the environment affect biotic organisms. Examples in the reading include:- Temperature dependent sex determination in reptiles- Weasel seasonal coat color- Trees survival mechanisms in winter- Plant's response to sound Included in your purchase are two versions of the article- one at a 1100 lexile and a second at a 900 lexile for your lower level reade
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8th - 10th
Also included in: Science Nonfiction Article Bundle
Bacteria Close Reading Article
Help increase science literacy by using this close reading assignment on bacteria! This article looks at bacteria and explains why bacteria can be helpful, not just harmful. The article discusses antibiotics and things students can do to avoid getting sick. Included in your purchase are 2 versions of the article- lexile 1010 and lexile 800 for lower level readers. Both versions of the article are 2 pages along with comprehension questions. If you liked this close reading article you might also b
Grades:
9th - 11th
Also included in: Science Nonfiction Article Bundle
The Cell Membrane- The REAL Control Center of the Cell Close Reading
Help increase science literacy by using this close reading assignment on the cell membrane! From a young age, students learn that the nucleus is the control center of the cell. DNA is housed in the nucleus, and that genetic material determines our phenotypes. However, none of that DNA can be read unless there is an environmental signal that first comes to the cell membrane. Students will read about how the cell membrane directs cell signals, the relationship between the lipid bilayer and protein
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10th - 12th
Also included in: Science Nonfiction Article Bundle
High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Pandemics + COVID
Teach your kids about Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other diseases of the past with these nonfiction, high school reading comprehension passages and questions. These historical articles will give teenagers practice in reading skills through discussion questions and writing prompts. Plus, this nonfiction passage can be accessed as a printable or digital resource. Click here to save 25% off the price of the purchase of individual resources with the bundle.Click HERE to save 30% off the price of indi
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9th - 12th
Also included in: High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
Mutations and Genetic Disorders Article
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article explores genetic mutations and genetic disorders. It provides a great real-world application and extension to a genetics unit, which gives students meaning and purpose to their classroom learning. It is exciting and applicable to modern-day science progressions. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions.
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5th - 10th
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MS-LS3-1
Science Socratic Seminar - Are Viruses Dead or Alive?
This product is designed to improve students' speaking and listening skills in a science classroom while pushing them to analyze a scientific text. In science, there is more and more debate on whether or not viruses are considered living or non-living which gives us the opportunity to push our students to use this topic as conversation in the classroom. This product includes:- A text (source cited on page)- bigger thought provoking questions- instructions for students to create their own questio
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6th - 10th
Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary Reader's Guide
Gail Jarrow has written an engaging account of the search for the source of the typhoid fever outbreak in 1907. This is the reader's guide and supplementary materials that I used with my students while we read this book.
Students were asked to find evidence in the text, use timelines, identify arguments of opposing individuals and define words using context clues. This book will fit easily into any life science class or English Language Arts class. In addition, this product works very easily w
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7th - 10th
Digestive System: Food Poisoning
**Distance and remote Learning AppropriateThis article is a great extension to a body systems unit - health issues affecting the body systems. When students apply their understanding, the knowledge becomes deeper and more meaningful. The article is about Food Poisoning, which affects the Digestive System. The article is written in friendly and engaging language and includes a diagram. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses question
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5th - 10th
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MS-LS1-3
Pathogens and the immune system GROWING BUNDLE
This Pathogens and the immune system GROWING BUNDLE has:Immune system ~ lines of defense ~ JIGSAW & FRAYER MODELS **with answers**Pathogens/ Infectious Diseases ~Bacteria, Virus, Fungi, Protozoa~JIGSAW & FRAYER & ANSWERS. CLIP ART Cells of the immune system ~ virus ~ bacteriaGreat for revision or engaging with new concepts!! You and your students will love all of these no-prep resources!Perfect for the high school science teacher!~~~~~~TO COME NEXT~~~~~⭐ Types of bacteria◼IF YOU LOVE
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7th - 12th
Silent Spring Literature Study Ecology Environment Biology AP Language Arts
This document is used when I do a literature study on Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" with my advanced middle schoolers during our ecology unit in science, but it could also be used in a language arts class to help support science curriculum. It has been a great way for me to get Common Core ELA into my classroom! I do at times ask students to cite the text in their answers, which is straight from ELA. The document has a series of questions for each chapter and as students read each chapter, the
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8th - 12th
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Environmental Changes [EDITABLE] Slides and Fill-in the Blank Guided Notes
This 3 Google Slides [editable text] lesson on Environmental Changes includes differentiated notes and slide presentation to guide note taking. This resource is intended to be a means to provide information to students.*Reduce to 87% to make it fit a regular science composition notebook. Teacher Presentation:• Lecture/discuss information in slides with students as they complete the notes pages.Student Notes Options (three options)• Printable notes for interactive composition notebooks.• 3 versio
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8th - 11th
Socratic Seminar in Science: The Trouble with Wolves & Ethics of Wolf Hybrids
This resource includes resources to investigate the role of wolves in Yellowstone National Park and a discussion on the bioethics behind wolf-dog hybrids. Students will research the topics listed and participate in a socratic seminar. Students will learn about the role of wolves by studying the reintroduction in the Trouble with Wolves documentary. Students will investigate the bioethics behind wolf-dog hybrids by watching National Geographic's Monster Wolf and doing their own research using the
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9th - 12th
Article Review Bundle: Vertebrates
Articles on Vertebrate classesstudents read and respond teacher key included
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9th - 12th
AP Biology- Literature Review- DNA Research and Technologies
This assignment advances AP Biology students' writing and speaking skills by having them critically analyze at least 12 scholarly articles related to DNA Research and Technologies through group work. Students will produce a paper, generate handouts, and create a jigsaw discussion to explain their findings to other groups. AP BiologyLiterature Review - DNA Research and TechnologiesDNA technology is a rapidly changing field. New techniques, products, and applications are constantly being developed
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10th - 12th
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HS-LS3-1
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Botox Close Reading
Help increase science literacy by using this close reading assignment on Botox! This article looks at where Botox comes from, what it is used for, and how it works. Two versions are included at different lexiles for differentiation. Following the one page reading there are 7 comprehension questions. Great for an emergency sub plan!If you liked this close reading article you might also be interested in:Bacteria close readingLake Nyos close readingProtein Synthesis close readingBe sure to follow m
Grades:
9th - 11th
Also included in: Science Nonfiction Article Bundle
Article Review and Respond: 890-million-year-old sponge fossil
•Article: 890-million-year-old sponge fossil may be the earliest animal yet found•Students will read an article and answer questions.•Teacher key included
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Bundle: Intro to kingdom Animalia, Porifera, Cniderian
Great Adaptations, Reading Logs #1-3
Reading log includes room for students to identify new vocabulary terms, Cornell notes, golden lines, an essential question and text-dependent comprehension questions. All sections have grading rubrics.
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8th - 12th
Defending Jacob - Book Club Assignment and Discussion Questions
Hello! This document helps guide a group of students to participate in a book club for the book Defending Jacob. This book involves the psychological concepts of criminal law, the nature vs. nurture debate, the adolescent brain, and psychological disorders. It is student led by having them create their own reading goals and discussion questions. The three parts are 1) Book Club Goals and Discussion Questions, 2) Journaling, 3) After Book Discussion and Writing Prompts. The third part includes qu
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9th - 12th
Coral Reef Bleaching Reading and Questions
Students can read about the causes of coral reef bleaching and answer critical thinking questions based on solutions to the problem. Great group activity!
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7th - 10th
Gulp - Adventures on the Alimentary Canal: Reading Assignments
This product includes 17 reading assignments for each of the sections of Mary Roach's book Gulp. Each of the assignments provide students with a unique way to demonstrate their understanding of the reading. Students will have the opportunity to be saliva's publicist, create their own snack food, develop a want ad for a flatulence sniffer and much more. This is a fun and engaging way to study the digestive system and all its benefits and drawbacks. Includes: Handout with 17 reading assignments
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9th - 12th
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All About Parasites!
Have your students "play doctor" and diagnose several different cases of parasitic relationships including tape worms, ticks, fleas, and more! Each case has questions that follow to help students understand the relationships parasites have with their hosts and are based on REAL cases! Includes answer key and parasite guide.
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7th - 12th
Biology - Non-Infectious diseases - Cystic fibrosis
*price based on TeachersPayTeachers fee*A concise summary of Non-infectious diseases with Cystic fibrosis as a focus example. Great for a class summary or study notes!Some big questions answered are:What is a non-infectious disease? What are some examples? How do you get them? (with examples)There is a focus on Cystic Fibrosis as an example where occurrence, symptoms, cause and treatment are addressed.
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9th - 12th
Did you know? Volume 1
Did you know contains factual information and high definition images of some of Earth's most remarkable creatures. Volume 1 looks into the world of animals, from the tiniest ant to the giant polar bear.
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2nd - 12th
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Anne Fadiman) reading guide
This is one of my favorite books of all time, and I simply adore teaching it. It is complex enough that I only do it with one (or two) of my highest guided reading groups at the end of 8th grade, and the guide is a huge help. This guide is geared toward high school readers and prompts empathy and reflection on the way Fadiman presents her subjects. As an English major and sociology minor who studied abroad in Southeast Asia (with a spouse in the medical field), I appreciate Fadiman's approach. M
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8th - 12th
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