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4th grade critical thinking biology resources for Microsoft Word
Microscope Lab Intro - Letter 'e' and Colored Threads w/ Key
This is the lab that I use to introduce the light microscope. The first part of the lab focuses on the proper procedures of using a microscope. Each student has to fill out the procedures section before they can start working on the field of view drawings. Once they are done then each pair of students gets a letter 'e' slide and a colored threads slide. This activity supports Grade Seven California State Science Standard 7A - Select and use appropriate tools and technology (including calculators
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4th - 10th
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Math Project-Create Own Dream Home-Blueprints and Floor Plan (perimeter & area)
Create blueprints and/or floor plans for your own dream home!!
Your little architects will love dreaming big with this project. Using their imaginations and graph paper, they will create their own blueprints.They will be learning area, measurement and perfecting those problem solving and critical thinking skills. The bonus is they won't even know it because they will be having fun.
This project is very "real life" oriented.
For the younger grades this would be better for the GT students. Or
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3rd - 9th
Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film For the Birds
After watching Pixar's short film: For the Birds, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 10th
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Bill Nye Plants
This 14 question worksheet provides a way for students to follow along with the Bill Nye Plants video. The questions are all fill-in-the-blank. The video and worksheet cover the following concepts: photosynthesis, carbon dioxide, oxygen, importance of plants, energy, chlorophyll, plant adaptations, medicinal use.
The worksheet goes in order of the video so students don't lose their place while filling in the guide sheet. There is plenty of line space for students to fill in their answers. This
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4th - 8th
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Behavior Reflection Sheet
We use this in our first grade class to help students understand the consequences of their actions. They "Stop and Reflect" in order to make a better choice the next time.
*I have recently updated the document to include a middle grade version for 3-5 with more grade appropriate wording and formatting!
After it is completed, fold in half to keep private. The student signs it, the teacher signs it, then it goes home for the parent to sign.
It has helped our parent communication immensely to
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PreK - 5th
Carrying Capacity and Limiting Factors Game
Very fun and engaging game/activity to help teach your students about Carrying Capacity and Limiting Factors. Students will compete for "food" in this activity in order to determine the carrying capacity of the class. The worksheet comes with a pre-activity question and 3 post activity questions. Includes "food" cards and guidelines for teacher to use. Your students will enjoy this activity, while learning. Item is completely editable.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Ecology Bundle
STEAM DaVinci Renaissance Style: A Unit for Elementary GATE
In STEM Renaissance Style, students will follow the engineering process as they return to the 16th Century. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning.
Students construct a prototype of Da Vinci’s parachute while learning about falling objects, gravity,
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Invertebrate Dichotomous Key Worksheet with 14 Animals
You can use this activity to introduce or reinforce the learning of a Dichotomous Key. Each student picks their own animal and they must identify the animal using the Invertebrate Dichotomous Key. When they have identified their animal, they can make a double bubble map comparing and contrasting their animal with a different animal from a classmate. Or, they can follow the directions on the worksheet to create a poster using researched information about the organisms. You adjust the wording on t
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4th - 10th
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Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film Partly Cloudy
After watching Pixar's short film: Partly Cloudy, students will infer by answering four questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 6th
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Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film Lifted
After watching Pixar's short film: Lifted, students will infer by answering two questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 6th
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Infectious & Noninfectious Diseases - PowerPoint, Guided Notes, Quiz, CLOZE
This bundle includes 6 products and one week of content focusing on infectious and noninfectious diseases! With this bundle, you'll receive:PowerPoint presentation - This presentation explores infectious and noninfectious diseases that impact humans. It starts by introducing diseases and then comparing and contrasting the causes of infectious and noninfectious diseases. Next, the presentation outlines the cause and symptoms of 8 common infectious diseases (cold, influenza, Athlete's Foot, AIDS,
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4th - 11th
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Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film One Man Band
After watching Pixar's short film: One Man Band, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 8th
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Intro to Cells Unit - PowerPoints, Guided Notes/Activities, CLOZEs, & Quizzes
Why spend hours creating PowerPoints, handouts, assignments, and quizzes? This bundle provides all of that, plus more! Here's what's included in this FOUR WEEK unit:FIVE POWERPOINTSIntroduction to Cells and Organelles - This 119-page slide is the launching point for the unit. This presentation introduces students to cells and then focuses on the following organelles: cell membrane, cell wall, nucleus, mitochondria, vacuoles, cytoplasm, golgi bodies, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, and lysosom
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4th - 11th
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Crime Scene DNA Fingerprinting Lab with Key for Bar Codes
This is one of my favorite activities! The students really have a lot of fun with this lesson. After a brief talk about how the DNA in each of us is different, I relate that to how each food item has a different bar code as well. I use bar codes (DNA samples) and place them around my room on various objects. The students have to match the DNA sample (bar code) with the bar codes on their paper to see which perpetrator was at that particular crime scene. You can change the names on the bar code s
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4th - 10th
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Bill Nye: S1E9 Biodiversity (Ecosystems) video follow along (with answer key)
Bill Nye: The biodiversity video sheet, includes a link to the video on the sheet.
Very easy for my 6th grade EC classes, it's multiple choice answers 1-8, and 9 asks.
"Why is it important for humans to conserve all organisms in an ecosystem? "
Number 10 asks
"What is one new thing you learned while watching the video on the biodiversity. "
This way they get a chance to watch the video and not spend all of the time on reading and answering the follow along questions.
Includes an answer key
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4th - 8th
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Reading Tables to Interpret Science Data for ACT ASPIRE
This is a table of climate data on five different biomes. The students are asked to use the data in the table to answer a variety of questions. They must interpret the information given in order to answer the questions. There are multiple choice, sorting, and open ended questions. It is similar to the type of questions seen on the science part of the ACT Aspire.
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3rd - 5th
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Good Touch-Bad Touch -"Underwear, Swimsuit Rule" CDC Health Standard Four
This lesson emphasizes what a good touch, a bad touch, and a confusing touch is. Never keep a secret is covered, along with the "Underwear and Bathing suit rule" information is included with a visual. It also gives advice on what to do if a bad touch happens to a student. 3 activities and 3 coloring pages with "good touch-bad touch" information that students can take home. Assessment, which is also part of Clip art, printables, no prep needed. answer key. Easel activity and assessment
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1st - 6th
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Quick STEM: Domino Challenges
Quick STEM for Kids: Domino Challenges is a collection of 19 activities that the kids complete with dominoes. It was developed to get kids thinking creatively, problem solving, creating, and having fun! It can be used as a whole group activity, stations, individually, during class or during indoor recess. The challenges start out easy and get harder as you make your way through them. This can be printed out and stapled into a booklet or laminated as center cards. The only thing you need to
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1st - 8th
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12 Days of Christmas Health-Staying Healthy and Safe During the Holidays
This fun lesson gives students information on health and safety during the holidays, presented in the "12 Days of Christmas" theme. There are fun activities and coloring pages. Clip art, printables, no prep needed. CDC HEALTH STANDARD SEVEN: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health enhancing behaviors and to avoid or reduce health risksTopics covered are; Wash your hands oftenCough or sneeze into your elbow Take along a buddy for safety while outside playing in the cold weather
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K - 5th
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Save Fred! Community and Teamwork Builder
Save Fred! is a great community builder and review of the Scientific Method. I've used this activity at the beginning of the year for 2 years with my 5th graders. They LOVE saving Fred and talk about it for the rest of the year!
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This goes along with the Save Fred! lesson on my blog.
Save Fred! Blog Post
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The Following Directions Test is another fun Back to School activity!
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3rd - 8th
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Science worksheets: Label parts of a bird
Science worksheets: Label parts of a bird2 VERSIONS OF WORKSHEET (Worksheet with a word bank & Worksheet with no word bank)Students have to label parts of a bird (beak,wings,tail, eyes and feet)Word bank providedStudents can color in the bird once they are doneWorksheet aimed at primary level
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K - 8th
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Also included in:Â Bundle 100 primary science worksheet, 50% off
Science worksheets: Label parts of a human heart
Science worksheets: Label parts of a human heart2 VERSIONS OF WORKSHEET (Worksheet with a word bank & Worksheet with no word bank)Students have to parts of a wave (Left ventricle,Right ventricle,Aorta,Pulmonary artery, Left Atrium,Right Atrium)Worksheet aimed at higher primary/high school level.Students can color in the heart once they have finished.Answer key included on third page
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1st - 10th
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Also included in:Â Science worksheet bundle: Anatomy of Body Organs (10 worksheets, 70% off)
Food Chain Sorting Cards
Great mini-group activity, when studying Food Chains. Real life photos of animals and plants. 28 cards in total plus two extra bonus ones.
Can be sorted into producers/ consumers or omnivores/ carnivores/ herbivores, using just the animal cards/
Images included:
tuna fish
zebra
arctic cod
slug
shrimp
shrew
shark
seal
red fox
rattlesnake
rabbit
polar bear
plankton
owl
oak leaf
mouse
lion
human
hawk
green plant
grass
frog
earthworm
dead leaves
cow
caterpillar
blue tit
sun,
+extra cards with the
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1st - 6th
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Energy Pyramid Activity for Ecosystems, Food Chains, and Food Webs
Have students create a pyramid that will demostrate the transfer of energy from producers through the different levels of consumers. Students will cut and paste, label, and illustrate organisms.
Please see my unit plans and materials that included all needed materials for a unit on:
ecosystems
predators
prey
food chains
food webs
producers
consumers
habitats
energy pyramids
photosynthesis
adaptation
and MORE!
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3rd - 6th
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