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5th grade science research for Microsoft Word
Organ Wanted Project - Body Systems - Organs, Diseases
INCLUDES: Poster Rubric, Student Information Sheet, Student Directions/Checklist, Student PosterStudents are to create a poster based on individual research of specific organs.Can be used as a Summative Assessment or Extra Credit Project.
Solar System Project with Rubric
This solar system project allows students to explore different aspects of their assigned planet. The first page of the document is what you give the students to explain what your expectations are. Students are then required to research their assigned planet with their group members to find the answers to the questions. I have also included three rubrics that you will use to assess their knowledge and performance of the project. One rubric is used for the posterboard and/or model, another one
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3rd - 6th
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Genetics and Heredity Webquest
**It is important to note that flash is required for one or more of the activities!**Great for Distance Learning and Remote LearningIn this self-directed and interactive webquest, students explore the world of genetic and heredity. Students begin with explorations of "what makes you you and me me" - the basics of genetics and inheritance. They move on to choose personal genetic explorations from a host of options, which differentiates to their personal interests. The choices are all real-life r
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5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
Energy Webquest
In this self-directed and interactive webquest, students conduct an in-depth research exploration about energy! It starts with an overview of "energy" and the law of conservation of energy in order to build a conceptual understanding of energy and energy transformations. It then moves into exploring the different forms of energy through interactives: potential, gravitational, kinetic, chemical, electrical, mechanical, etc. It then moves into the different types of energy transfer: electrical, t
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5th - 9th
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The Civil War "Baseball Cards" Project
Watch your students eagerly research important figures of the Civil War Era in order to create historical "Baseball" cards for each figure. As in real baseball cards, each figure will have a picture and facts of the role he/she played leading up to or during the Civil War. This Civil War project is teacher tested with a great success rate at any level of U.S. History. This project can easily be used in other disciplines (in English - authors, science - scientists, etc.).
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4th - 11th
Biome Choice Board Project
One aspect of differentiating instruction is allowing students to make choices in their learning. Students begin by completing a short research assignment on eight biomes. Then they choose one biome to further research and complete a detailed project. This biome project allows students to have a choice in their project. They are given a choice between eight biomes. (Tropical Rainforest, Desert, Tundra, Taiga, Savanna, Temperate Deciduous Forest, Chaparral, and Alpine) Then they choose one of eig
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4th - 8th
Environmental Issues/ Human Impact Project
Research project that has students working cooperatively to research an environmental issue. Includes project guidelines, rubric for grading, suggested websites and a note-taking sheet with key questions for students. Students have the flexibility of presentation style. To make grading fair, I make the individual's work count for a large part of the grade and keep the group grade smaller. Suitable for lower levels or can be modified for honors students by increasing detail of fact sheet require
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5th - 10th
Cell City Webquest Activity
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateIn this activity, students navigate an online interactive titled "Cell City", which is a great visual that compares plant and animal cells to a city. The webquest lab report guides students through summarizing the main functions of each organelle, sketching the organelle, creating analogies for each of the organelles comparing them to parts of a city, and deciding whether the organelle is in plant cells or animal cells or both. The lab report e
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5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-1
Earth, Sun, And Moon Interactions Choice Board Project
This project is available as a Microsoft Word download for easy editing and differentiation. The project covers the Earth, Sun, and Moon interactions including Eclipses, Different Seasons, and Changing Tides. Download includes a Rubric and Accountability Sheet to notify parents of the project at the time it is assigned.
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4th - 7th
Animal Adaptation Project and Rubric
This project is to assess student knowledge of Animal adaptations. The students will see that project requirements and the rubric. Student have a choice of presentation ( you can edit if needed) This is meant to meet 4th Grade NGSS.
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3rd - 5th
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Earth's Natural Resources Research Project
A research project for students to research and gain a deeper understanding of natural resources and the current problems facing the world. Includes requirements, sample project ideas, and brainstorming topics.Standard:(iii) Energy resources are available on a renewable, nonrenewable, or indefinite basis. Understanding the origins and uses of these resources enables informed decision making. Students should consider the ethical/social issues surrounding Earth's natural energy resources, while lo
Active Reading Strategies("SNOTS") for Amplify's "The Human Microbiome" Article
Are you looking for a way in which to constructively "break down" articles from Amplify into concise sections allowing for annotation skills ("SNOTS" -- "Small Notes on the Side") to be capitalized upon and active reading and writing skills to be embraced? Look no further than the way in which this article allows for students to make personal and meaningful connections to the text they are reading.
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5th - 8th
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MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-1
Planning a Garden
A packet that can be done at home or school. Packet goes through the steps of planning, setting up, planting, and harvesting vegetables.Includes: list of vegetables easy for kids; research worksheet on vegetables; making a grid of garden (includes example); ready to plant seeds; schedule for planting, weeding & harvesting; research of recipes; step by step directions for a recipe; graphing how many produced; word search to learn vocabulary used & sharpen memory skills.
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3rd - 6th
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Animal Report Graphic Organizer Outline Form
This is an outline (graphic organizer) that students use when doing research for an animal report. It helps students to organize their research in such a way that makes writing a report much easier for them. My 5th grade students were able to turn each section into a paragraph.
Meets several common core ELA standards.
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3rd - 6th
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DNA, Genes, Chromosomes, Cellular Reproduction Webquest
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateIn this self-directed and interactive webquest, students explore the world of DNA, Genes, Chromosomes, and Cellular Reproduction. the first stop guides students through the basics and results of cell division. Ion the second stop, students virtually extract DNA. In the next stop, they compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis. In the fourth stop, they explore galleries of real microscopic footage of different types of cell division, fertilizati
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5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
Crustaceans Parts & Functions (Crayfish)
Use this as an intro to teaching about crustaceans. I would suggest having students fill in their predictions about the functions of the parts of the crayfish and then have them fill in the actual functions either after teaching the information or by having them research to discover the correct functions on their own.
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3rd - 7th
Severe Weather: Storms Reading Comprehensions
This is a collection of five severe weather storm reading comprehensions: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, Winter Storms and Floods. The articles are written in friendly and engaging language. Each article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. Each article also includes a diagram of how the storm forms and of the storm in action. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement. I also l
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5th - 9th
Analyzing a Science Journal Article
The Next Generation Science Standards are coming soon and you need to be ready. There is a Standard for nearly every science discipline that requires students to read and understand an article from a science journal. For several years now I have been using this set of worksheets with my lower level and upper level high school science courses in order to help them understand how to read a journal article. I have attached both forms in one Word file.
I have also attached a fake science experiment
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5th - 11th
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Rock Cycle Project
Project that has the students research topics involving the rock cycle and then create a poster that represents the cycle. The overview includes questions that students must answer about the major aspects of the rock cycle.
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5th - 9th
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Facebook Page Template for any Content Area
This is a template I created to look exactly like a facebook page. Your students will never have to access facebook to create a realistic looking facebook page. This template is set up in Microsoft Word. Students can use this template to create a facebook page for a historical, fictional, scientific, mathematical character. It could be used virtually in any content area. It should be a really fun way for students to create short research reports on any individual. This assignment will get the at
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Biomes, Ecosystems and Movies!!
What do Biomes and Disney movies have in common? Many Disney movies take place in the Earth's diverse biomes. There are four different activities in this mini-unit. *In the first activity, students will use provided websites to fill in a chart of nine different biomes. *In the second activity, students will play a game matching biomes to animated Disney movies. *In the third activity, students will work in groups to research how human activity can affect biomes. *In the fourth activity, I h
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4th - 7th
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Organization of Living Things Reading, Diagrams, Quesitons
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis is a basic and very informational reading about the organization of living things - cells, tissues, organs, organ systems and organisms. The reading includes examples, diagrams and questions. It is a great supporting reading that can be used as an introduction or a review or a project guide or homework, etc.
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5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-1
Storms Project
In this project, students create a powerpoint about the major severe storms (hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, thunderstorms, winter storms) and additional severe weather issues (fire spouts, waterspouts, wildfires, el nino, la nina, etc.) The project activity guide includes a checklist of requirements for each section. For each storm, students will need to explain how it forms, where it forms, weather associated, a well-known storm story, how to prepare/safety. This activity is a great way for s
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5th - 9th
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National Parks Brochure
With this travel brochure, we read the book The Camping Trip That Changed America and researched national parks from, https://www.nps.gov/index.htm which opened up discussion for preservaiton of nature, endangered species, landforms, researching, and more.
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1st - 8th
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NGSS:
2-LS4-1
, K-ESS3-2
, K-ESS3-3
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