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8th grade Common Core RST.11-12.3 resources
Population Ecology Lab Simulation - Modeling Population Growth
This guided inquiry graphing activity (both printable and digital) involves the student in a study of the growth rate of a rabbit population. The student assumes the role of a scientist to determine the birth rate, mortality rate, growth rate, and total population size of the rabbit population over a 20 year period. The data is plotted on a graph where the student will clearly see the initial exponential growth of the population followed by logistic growth. The activity will reinforce the conce
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-2
Also included in:Â Population Ecology Bundle
Science Sub Plans - 52 Articles MEGA BUNDLE | Printable & Distance Learning
Updated to Include Distance Learning Options. Each article sub plan comes in two versions with full answer keys: 1) Easily printable PDFs, as well as 2) Google Slides. Students can type in their answers directly in the Google Slides for paperless classrooms / distance learning. Don't fear, get your emergency secondary science sub plans right here! This bundle contains 52 SCIENCE ARTICLES with questions and full answer keys at 44% OFF the price of them separately. A whole year's worth of s
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7th - 12th
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Great Minds in Science - 19 Science Sub Plans BUNDLE | Print & Distance Learning
Updated for distance learning. This science article / sub plan comes in two versions (with answer key): 1) easily printable PDFs, as well as 2) Google Slides for paperless online learning. Students can type in their answers directly in the Google Slides. When we teach science, the important scientific figures behind the science are only mentioned in a cursory way. My Great Minds in Science Series of 19 ARTICLES functions to enliven and deepen the understanding of the people behind the discoveri
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7th - 12th
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Introduction to Ecology Bundle
In this Ecology Bundle, students will learn about habitats and niches, biotic and abiotic factors, the greenhouse effect and ozone depletion, food chains and food webs, levels of ecological organization, climate zones, and so much more. See complete list below. PRINTABLE, EDITABLE, DIGITAL.In short, this complete teaching unit includes everything you need to teach an introductory ecology unit to your life science or biology students. Resources are available in BOTH printable and digital formats
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8th - 11th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-3
Solar System Activity: Scaled Down Size & Distance Model of Our Solar System
Bring the Solar System down to Earth with this activity that scales down the sun, planets, and distances between them! An excellent out-of-the-classroom group activity for your inquisitive students!Watch your students' eyes widen as preconceptions are challenged and misconceptions are swept away.Then watch their eyes light up while they work together to measure distances and hold up planets, fusing math and science together into one unforgettable experience.This activity is not only fun, but i
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
Science Reading Task Cards
Use this set of 75 science informational text task cards with ANY type of science reading material for students in Grades 6 - 12. Simply choose the cards you want to use with any science article, reading, current event, lab handout, or passage from the text. Teaching students how to "read science" may be one of the most important lessons you teach in your science class.In today’s world, student’s must be able to read, comprehend, and analyze science informational reading passages!Students must
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8th - 11th
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Ecology MEGA Bundle Populations Communities Ecosystems
All of my ecology and environmental science resources (6 ecology unit bundles) are included in this one Super-Mega-Bundle! This mega-bundle includes all of the PowerPoints, notes, labs, task cards, homework assignments, review games, quizzes, activities, and unit tests that you need to teach a complete and comprehensive unit on ecology. There are 6 ecology bundles included with enough content and resources for at least 12 weeks of instruction. This mega-bundle covers the content found in the
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Grades:
8th - 12th
CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-LS2-3
, HS-LS2-7
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-5
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Scientific Method Writing a Clear Lab Procedure
Scientific Writing Activity: Can your students write a clear and concise laboratory procedure? In this simple activity, students will build a unique and unusual structure. Student will then write instructions for how to build the structure. Students will swap sets of instructions and attempt to build the structures of other students.Why is this important?A key component of the scientific method is the recording and publishing of results. In his/her publication, a scientist must give the procedu
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Science Skills Bundle: Metrics, Measurement, Scientific Method, Graphing
Nutrition Unit: Health lessons + Activities- Sugar, Healthy Eating, Food Choices
Good nutrition and a healthy diet is important in all middle school and high school students' lives. Covering the topics of sugar, food labels, healthy snacks and the dangers of fast food are a must in Health Class, Physical Education class and Family and Consumer Sciences!Here you will find activities, projects, lessons, and notes - all about nutrition and healthy food choices!Included here:*Nutrition Slideshow + Follow-Along Notes*Healthy Eating Hacks Activity*Decoding Food Labels (Group Proj
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7th - 12th
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CSI Blood Lab : Forensic Blood spatter & Blood types- Digital Version Added 2021
Do your students need hands on practice with blood types, blood spatter analysis, and using evidence to draw conclusions? Bring CSI to life with this best selling activity that connects literacy and science in a fun, engaging way!!!These forensics activities will take 1-5 class periods, depending on how you use them. They were created for a high school forensics course, but are appropriate any middle or high school class looking for a fun break from the ordinary. The interdisciplinary connect
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â HUGE Forensic Science Bundle
Cellular Respiration Lab Cabbage Juice CO2 Indicator
Cellular respiration labs can be difficult to carry out, but not this one! In this lab on cellular respiration, students will observe the gas exchange (carbon dioxide release) that occurs during the reactions of cellular respiration using a red cabbage juice indicator.Make your science class more fun and interesting by incorporating lab activities into your daily and weekly lesson plans. My students particularly love this lab because it uses red cabbage juice as an acid/base indicator to detec
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8th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-7
Surface Area to Volume Ratio in Cells
Why are cells so small? Why don't cells grow to larger sizes? What determines how big a cell can get? These questions are asked and answered in this activity. These practice problems and critical thinking questions emphasis the importance of the surface area to volume ratio in cells. Choose to use the traditional printable version, or the paperless, digital Google Apps version.This resource is perfect for traditional classroom settings, distance learning, or for students in 1:1 classrooms.W
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Cell Structure and Function Bundle Cell Organelles Cellular Transport Cells
Characteristics Of Life Lab
Students use living organisms (yeasts) to explore and learn about the characteristics that are shared by all living things. This lab can be used to introduce the topic of living things and their characteristics, or can be used as review and reinforcement after the topic has been taught. What will the students be doing?A fundamental question to be answered as biology students begin their study of biology concerns the differences between living and nonliving things. In this lab lesson plan, s
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-1
Also included in:Â Introduction to Biology Bundle
Ecology Lab - Exploring an Ecosystem Project
In this ecosystems project or activity, your students will be closely examining a small outdoor ecosystem. They will analyze the physical features of the ecosystem, the living organisms within the ecosystem, and the interactions between the biotic and abiotic components. Students will look for autotrophs, heterotrophs, predator-prey relationships, producers, consumers, decomposers, and much more. Students will create an ecosystems map to show their findings.Choose to use the traditional printabl
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, HS-LS2-1
Also included in:Â Biology Curriculum Full Year Bundle
Vaping QR Code Activities: Smoking, Laws, Juuls, E-Cigarettes, Drug Addiction
Vaping lesson for Health Class to use with any drug unit.Vaping using E-Cigarettes or Juuls has become the latest smoking craze among teens. The dangers and side effects are becoming more obvious to experts and users as more health issues are uncovered and deaths occur. Here you will find NEW information on Vaping, associated health risks, marketing ploys, and overall negative impacts on students and adults today. Your students will have so much fun with this activity- and best of all, it requi
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7th - 12th
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Stomata Lab Activity Plant Kingdom Photosynthesis
Students will view the opening and closing of stomata in living leaf tissue. This leaf structure lab is perfect to use in your units on plant anatomy or photosynthesis.Suitable for Biology or Life Science Students in Grades 8 - 12.What will the students be doing?This is a lab on the stomata of the leaf. Students will use fresh leaves to observe the structure of the stomata and guard cells as well as the opening and closing of the stomates. Students will use a glucose solution to cause plasmol
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8th - 12th
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Science Graphic Organizers
Use this set of 23 printable or digital science graphic organizers with any type of science informational text. These tools provide the student with a clear and concise reading goal. By first reading the questions on the document, the student is provided with a guide or map as they read the informational text passage. These graphic organizers help the student to know what to look for as they are reading. These reading guides provide a fantastic way to reinforce lessons, review difficult concepts
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6th - 12th
Earthworm Dissection Phylum Annelida
Earthworm Dissection Lab for Biology Students: This lab provides an in-depth guide through one of the most common dissections done in a life science or biology class - the earthworm. The 6-page lab handout covers external structures and internal body systems.What is included in this resource?6-page Editable Student Lab Handout: Students write on each page.4-page Editable Paper-saving version: Students complete work on their own notebook paper. Same set of handouts can be used each class period.T
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Phylum Annelida Bundle Segmented Worms Earthworms
Layers of the Atmosphere Build an 8-foot Scaled-Down Model of our Atmosphere
Create an 8-foot-tall (2.4m), scaled-down model of our atmosphere and discover cool information about our atmosphere at the same time! Students will also learn a little history about humankind's ventures into our atmosphere.Includes Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Stratopause, Mesosphere, Mesopause, Thermosphere, and Exosphere. No prep.The only way to get a true sense of atmospheric scale is with a model this big!Crosscutting concepts: scale, proportion, & quantity, systems & sy
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Ecology, Environmental Studies, and Earth Science Activities Bundle
Human Impact Ozone Layer Ultraviolet Radiation Ecology Webquest
In this WebQuest Activity, students will explore the human impact on the ozone layer that protects life on earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Students will learn about ultraviolet radiation, determine the UV Index in their local area, graph yearly results, and answer problem solving and critical thinking questions. Data is used from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website, which is user-friendly and easy to navigate.I use this activity when teaching my unit: Introduction
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Grades:
8th - 11th
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-3
Also included in:Â Introduction to Ecology Bundle
Lichens Reading Passage and Lab Activity
This resource includes two separate activities on lichens that can be used in your units on Fungi or Community Ecology. The first activity is an informational text and critical reading activity, and the second activity is a lab involving lichens. The reading includes facts about the mutualistic nature of lichens, the structure of lichens, and the important role that lichens play in the environment. Choose to use the traditional printable version, or the paperless, digital Google Apps version. B
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Grades:
8th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
Also included in:Â Biology Curriculum Full Year Bundle
Evolution Lab Activity Modeling Natural Selection - Mechanisms of Evolution
Students will master the concepts of evolution by natural selection as they become predators in this lab simulation. Many students can recite a definition of natural selection, but they may have trouble visualizing how the process actually works. This lab provides a hands-on, visual activity that clearly shows natural selection in action. Further, this activity allows students to gather quantitative data to show that a population changes over time. This activity will show students that the en
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Grades:
8th - 12th
CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-LS4-2
, HS-LS4-3
, HS-LS4-4
, MS-LS4-4
, MS-LS4-6
 ...
Also included in:Â Biology Curriculum Full Year Bundle
Forensic Science Laboratory Bundle - BONUS MATERIALS
Forensic Science Laboratory Bundle - BONUS MATERIALSBackground InformationThe Forensics Science Laboratory Bundle includes all five engaging labs and analyses:Forensic Science Lab -- Fiber AnalysisForensic Science Lab -- Fingerprint AnalysisForensic Science Lab -- Footprint AnalysisForensic Science Lab -- Hair AnalysisForensic Science Lab -- Handwriting AnalysisNote that these are the PDF versions of the labsPerfect for...middle school and high schoolforensic science lessonsunits on crime scene
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8th - 12th
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ESL Newcomer Activities Introduction to Science Vocabulary
Give your beginner or newcomer English Language Learners (ELL) multiple exposure to science vocabulary, lab safety, the scientific method, and experiment procedure. Use the vocabulary and writing activities to introduce and reinforce vocabulary and science concepts.Research shows students need 8-12 exposures to new vocabulary. This no prep unit will give your students plenty of practice in acquiring and using science vocabulary. Your students can keep the anchor charts/study guides handy as t
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Grades:
4th - 12th
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