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Free biology independent work packets
FREE Graphing and Data Analysis Practice Activity - Science Graphs
Free Graphing Practice Problem Worksheet. Our science students can never get enough practice on graphing skills and data analysis! I'm talking about the old-fashioned type of "pen and paper" graphing practice that students need in order to understand the relationship between independent and dependent variables. I want my students to be able to make a graph without using a graphing calculator or a computer! This free graphing activity (includes both printable and digital versions) provides nee
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Grades:
9th - 11th
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Also included in: Introduction to Biology Bundle
FREE DNA Text Reading Watson Crick DNA Article
This free DNA Informational Text reading is based on Watson and Crick's famous one-page article published in 1953 in Nature magazine, announcing their discovery of the structure of the DNA molecule. It comes with graphic organizers to help your students read and understand this classic scientific paper. Choose to use the traditional printable version, or the paperless, digital Google Apps version. Both Google Slides and Google Forms versions are included.This is a fantastic way to implement t
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis Bundle
FREE Plant and Animal Cells Virtual Science Lab for Google Drive
Teach all about cells and the types of cells in plant and animal cells. Learn the parts of a cell and what cells do in this virtual science lab! Perfect for blended, or distance science in middle and high school biology or life sciences classes!This is the Digital Version meant for Google Drive. To find the PDF printable version of this resource also for free, please visit my store at the link below:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/TeachwithbriThis lab demonstration is meant to be used
Grades:
5th - 12th
Macromolecules Close Reading Assignment - Print and Digital
Macromolecules Close Reading Assignment- Print & Digital Provide your Biology students with a basic understanding of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids with this 9 page, no prep, MACROMOLECULES CLOSE READING PACKET. Use as an introduction to biomolecules/bionutrients or to provide review and reinforcement. This packet would also make a GREAT sub assignment!Need a digital option? No problem! I have included a Google Slides version of this packet, making this resource PERFECT f
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Genetics and Heredity: Informational Text and Crossword Puzzle FREE
Print and Go activities for Genetics and Heredity! Need work for Sub plans, Pre-Holiday, or a Teacher Catch-Up Day? Don't worry about downloading a puzzle where students don't know the vocabulary or the the clues are just different enough to be confusing. The informational text has all the answers to the puzzle. Includes some choices for differentiation and fast finishers. My goal is simplicity for the teacher and/or sub, and keeping the students engaged, busy, and learning. Everything students
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Abiotic vs. Biotic Factors (Reading Passages & Activities)
Abiotic vs. Biotic FactorsThis free packet contains two reading passages, two activities, and a set of review questions for elementary and middle school students learning about biotic and abiotic factors. It also contains an answer key for teachers. Students will learn about the living and non-living elements of an environment, which they will then be able to identify and categorize. Students will also analyze vocabulary terms by their prefixes. Each exercise in this packet builds upon the last
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Grades:
4th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
Photosynthesis Cellular Respiration Worksheet Reading Assessment NGSS LS1 C
This is a perfect 45-minute introductory independent work packet, scaffold, review, distance learning, homework or sub plan for Photosynthesis, Respiration and Cycling of Matter and Energy NGSS PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life and LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in OrganismsWhat Students Do:Students use the Reading Passages to help them fill in and answer the Worksheets.Students then do a 10 question Google Form Assessment.You can do this lesson all online,
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS1-6
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Review Worksheet
This is a worksheet that can be given as homework, partner work, or independent work. This was created for grade nine ESL students. This work sheet includes scaffolding (word banks, sentence stems). Addresses the cycle relationship between
Grades:
7th - 10th
CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-LS1-5
, HS-LS2-3
FREE Dihybrid Cross and Genetics Practice Problems | Google Classroom
Teaching genetics? This free Google Classroom-ready 4-page resource walks students through the process of setting up a dihybrid cross. It also includes 2 genetics practice problems and a partial key for students to check their phenotypic ratios.If you teach monohybrid Punnett squares, this handout is perfect for those students who "get it" quickly and are ready for a challenge. It can also be used to help scaffold dihybrid Punnett squares for those who are struggling and need additional pract
Grades:
7th - 10th
NGSS:
HS-LS3-3
, MS-LS3-2
Also included in: Biology Curriculum | Google Classroom
Symbiotic Relationships Practice Packet
This activity provides students with an opportunity to practice their symbiotic relationship skills. Symbiotic relationships play an imperative role in the ecology unit. Learning how organisms interact with one another feels limitless and unbounded for our students.This 3-page packet includes two parts:Part I: Students will identify the type of symbiotic relationship that is being exemplified in cartoons.Part II: Students will review 20 pairs of organisms and an overview of each of their relatio
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Parts of a Plant (Flowers, Leaves, Stem and Roots)
Plants are living organisms that cover much of the land of planet Earth. You see them everywhere. They include grass, trees, flowers, bushes, ferns, mosses, and more. Living things need plants to live - they eat them and live in them. Plants help to clean water too. A plant is made up of many different parts. The four main parts are: the flower, leaves, stem and roots. Each part of a plant has a set of jobs to do to keep the plant healthy. The roots absorb water and minerals from the soil and an
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Plants - Introduction Biology/Science: 6-Lesson Bundle (Superb Value!)
Photosynthesis Comic Strip Mini Project with Rubric
Overview:What a great freebie for photosynthesis! Pollution City will plant trees in a local park to help with the city's pollution problem. The mayor of the city has asked your students to develop a comic strip for the local paper, educating the citizens of Pollution City about how planting trees can help reduce carbon pollution. Your students will synthesize a multitude of concepts to develop their comic strip.Why You'll Love It:A print-and-go mini project. It's ready to go!Valuable connection
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS1-6
Also included in: Photosynthesis Mini Resource Bundle Reading, Graph, Cut and Paste
FREE Plant and Animal Cells Virtual Science Lab Demonstration
Teach all about cells and the types of cells in plant and animal cells. Learn the parts of a cell and what cells do in this virtual science lab! Perfect for blended, or distance science in middle and high school biology or life sciences classes!This is the PDF Version of this exciting resource, to purchase the Digital Version meant for Google Drive, please visit my store at the link below:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/TeachwithbriThis lab demonstration is meant to be used independen
Grades:
5th - 12th
Water Cycle (Reading Passage and Analysis Questions)
I am a Biology teacher and over the years I noticed that students were not reading the textbook or if they did read they were not comprehending the material at the level I hoped. Additionally, our biology textbook is huge and often overwhelming! I believe that reading is critical in science so I started to make my own reading passages. These are short, one page reading passages followed by one page of analysis questions. This allows students to focus on the important information and comprehend t
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Natural Selection Activity - The Tuskless Elephants
Independent natural selection activity. Students explore how natural selection affects a populations of elephants, and how their phenotypes evolve over the years. Can be given as a digital or physical assignment. Article and video link included on the document.
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Grades:
7th - 9th
NGSS:
HS-LS4-2
, HS-LS4-1
, HS-LS4-6
, HS-LS4-4
, HS-LS4-5
Biomolecules: Carbohydrates Graphic Organizer *with Key **
This great and easy to use Carbohydrates graphic organizer includes:Please enjoy *FREEStructure and compositionFunction of CarbsMonosaccharides an DisaccharidesCommon examples I also have Lipids Graphic Organizer available in my store for a very small price!!
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Biomolecules and Enzymes Graphic Organizer Bundle *EDITABLE*
Digestive System Disorders Project (Human Anatomy and Physiology)
In this project students will select, from a provided list, a digestive system disorder to study. Students are then given a detailed list of information to find on their disorder and are asked to present their findings using words and diagrams in either a poster or digital format. An easy to use teacher marking scale/rubric is provided. Students will work independently and in my experience the project takes 2 or 3 class periods to complete. This is an excellent, easy to use project resource for
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: Digestive System Teaching Resources Bundle (Anatomy and Physiology)
Human Body Systems for Remote Learning
This document is designed to be an entire week's worth of work. Each lesson is labeled as an "on demand" or "live learning" day, referring to if it is to be done in a live meeting or for the students to work on their own. It can easily be shifted and adapted to different schedules or to fit hybrid or in person learning. This "weekly learning journal" starts with an overview of human body systems including Circulatory, Respiratory, Skeletal, Muscular, Excretory, Digestive, and Nervous with lin
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
*FREE* Characteristics of Life - Student Project - CER for Living Things
After students learn about the characteristics of living things, let them show what they know with this summative assessment. Students write a claim, evidence and reasoning (CER) that explains why an object is living or nonliving. Kids can choose to write their CER about a non-Newtonian substance (cornstarch and water) or any object of their choice.Student projects are summative assessments that allow kids to demonstrate what they have learned about a specific topic. We include a detailed, ed
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-1
FREE Dihybrid Cross How-To and Genetics Practice Problems Worksheet
Teaching genetics? This free 4-page worksheet (PDF) walks students through the process of setting up a dihybrid cross. It also includes 2 genetics practice problems and a partial key for students to check their phenotypic ratios (note: it is upside down on the last page).If you teach monohybrid Punnett squares, this handout is perfect for those students who "get it" quickly and are ready for a challenge. It can also be used to help scaffold dihybrid Punnett squares for those who are strugglin
Grades:
7th - 10th
NGSS:
HS-LS3-3
, MS-LS3-2
Also included in: Biology Curriculum
FREE Natural Selection Guided Notes | Pairs with YT Video | Answer Key
Learn about Natural Selection with several examples and easy to understand explanations. What does, "Survival of the Fittest," mean?These notes pair with the YT Natural Selection Video HERESUBSCRIBE to this YouTube Channel to get the latest episodes!In This Episode: Mechanism of Evolution Trait Variations (Advantageous and Disadvantageous Traits) Mutations Survival of the Fittest Natural Selection Example with Wildflowers (traits that affect reproduction directly and indirectly)Included:Fill-in-
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Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-LS4-2
, HS-LS4-3
, HS-LS4-4
, MS-LS4-4
, MS-LS4-6
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Virtual PE Lesson - What is Cardio? (Asynchronous for distance learning)
Need a quick and easy PE lesson for distance learning? Look no further! This lesson teaches children about the Cardio-Respiratory system, how to check their own heart rates, and why cardio activity is important, all while also getting them moving and doing some cardio themselves!This lesson is great as an asynchronous lesson, but can also be done synchronously as well.Whats Included: - Explanation/intro slide for you the teacher with helpful tips and information- 2 Pre-made slides with clearly
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Grades:
3rd - 10th
Passive and Active Transport Drag and Drop
Google Slideshow that can easily be uploaded to your google classroom. This is a drag and drop activity. Students click on the orange tiles and drag the tiles to the correct location. On the first two slides, students complete a T chart comparing active and passive transport. On the last two slides, students match the vocabulary word to the correct definition. Activity covers the basic differences between passive and active transport and examples of each type of transport (diffusion, facilitated
Grades:
8th - 12th
*FREE* Characteristics of Life - Student Packet and Slides - Intro to MS-LS1-1
This product is an excellent introduction to MS-LS1-1 and includes editable student slides and packet. Topics covered include the characteristics of living things, producers and consumers, and engaging in argument from evidence. If you want to decrease stress for yourself and your students and help kids make personal connections to the science they are learning, try this self-paced packet!As students work through Google Slides and a packet at their own pace, they make observations and inferen
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-1
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