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Biology resources for GATE under $5
DNA Bracelets
This lesson takes two class periods of around 50 minutes. I use this in my gifted and talented class to teach about DNA base pairs in through hands on learning. Students learn about the 4 bases of DNA and will make a 3D model, which can be worn as a bracelet. They will pick a living organism and develop a key (bead colors to represent bases) in order to make their bracelet. Once they make the first part of the bracelet from the DNA code they are given they will then match the bases with the pair
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
DNA Extraction from Strawberries
This Power Point slide show provides a visual for my 5th grade gifted students as they follow the procedures for extracting DNA from strawberries. The entire DNA Extraction lesson, created by Irene Salter, is available at My Science Box: http://www.mysciencebox.org/DNAextraction. I took photographs of each step and have found that it has greatly helped my students and me as we work through each step of the experiment. Every year, I am amazed by the results!If you're looking for resources to u
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5th - 8th
CAMOUFLAGE: How Do I Hide Myself?
This PowerPoint presentation shows 33 slides in which the animals are camouflaged. After the class has guessed where the animal is, you click to display a line around the animal. The photographs are awesome, very descriptive, provoke questions and encourage some great discussions.The 40 photographs are very descriptive, provoke questions and encourage some great discussions.By using this PowerPoint you will enjoy no prep and no printing.After the presentation you can do the following activities:
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K - 4th
Parts of a Plant Foldable
The parts of a plant foldable can be used with your favorite textbook, article, or video on the parts of a plant. This foldable is used as a place to consolidate and keep the information. There are sections identifying each part of the plant, explaining the function of the leaf, stem, root, and flower, explaining the life cycle of a plant, describing how a plant makes its own food, and drawing a picture of photosynthesis. Included are detailed pictures which show what each area says or has drawn
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2nd - 6th
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How Does Your Garden Grow? Long Term Plant Observation Booklet
To fulfill our NGSS requirement of sustaining a long-term observation within the classroom, our fifth grade team is using plant observations!
Students were able to design their own experiment, choosing from a variety of seeds, containers, soil types, watering methods, growing locations and light sources. The trick? They could only pick ONE of these to be their variable!
I created this booklet to help them visualize their experiment-they had to outline exactly how they were going to grow Plant
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3rd - 6th
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Penguin Depth and Complexity Low-Prep Activities with writing 4th - 6th Grades
Who doesn't love penguins? If your students have been reading "Mr. Popper's Penguins" or if you just love penguins, this set of Penguin Depth and Complexity activities offers low-prep and no-prep printables perfect for 4th - 6th grade students. Five different types of activities offer a range of opportunities to learn while about penguins.✨✨This Depth and Complexity penguin print-and-go set of activities can be done on one day or spaced out over time. The activities are geared to fourth through
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4th - 6th
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The Eye & Vision
This unit explores eye anatomy and physiology. Students begin by building a foundation of basic eye structures, building a clay model to visualize and engage with the anatomy. This is followed by interactive, discovery-based lessons that demonstrate the functions of the human eye and gain an understanding of how they are able to see the world around them.
What is included:
- "Terms to Know" vocabulary sheet
- "Anatomy of Eye" worksheet
- Step-by-step teacher guide for building a clay eye (with
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1st - 5th
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Halloween Creature Adaptation STEAM Activity
In this engaging STEM lesson, students will explore the fascinating world of animal adaptations by creating their own fictional Halloween creatures. They will design unique creatures, place them in Halloween environments with specific challenges, and develop adaptations to help their creatures survive. This project will encourage critical thinking, creativity, and a deeper understanding of how animals adapt to their surroundings. To make this activity even more festive, included is a fictional s
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6th - 12th
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Primary Gifted and Talented Social Emotional MARSHMALLOW Respecting Differences
We all share common hopes, dreams, feelings, and abilities no matter what ethnicity, nationality, gender, or group we belong to. That message is the key take-away from this primary GATE unit. As such, this unit is a social-emotional unit with NACG standards . . . but much more:Primary GATE best Practices with a Social-Emotional Emphasis· Critical Thinking· Language and Reading· Creativity· Science We use Clare Turlay Newberry’s Caldecott Honor book, Marshmallow, as our vehicle. We also use Lisa
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K - 2nd
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Ectomy: a brain parts board game
Nine major brain regions, one set of forceps: how long will it take your students to put their brain together and win?Each student gets a blank brain map, but all of its parts are in a pool in the middle. Draw a card and answer the question correctly to win that brain part. What if you win two of the same lobes? Trade with other players to get a complete set as fast as you can! Watch out for the hazard cards, mixed into the pile, that force you to "-ectomy" a part and win it all over again.Sampl
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Body Systems Bundle
DNA PAPER MODEL to cut and assemble
This model of DNA is more detailed than most paper models designed for students. Here you can see every atom! You can see how and why the bases connect, and you can see the difference between ribose and deoxyribose. Explaining the 5′ and 3′ directions is easy because the carbons are numbered. The downside of this model is that it is flat, not a 3D helix shape, but I have yet to find a 3D model that can also show all the atoms, so I took the downside here in favor of making the chemistry visi
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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North American Animals Clip Art
This 20 piece set includes a variety of North American wildlife from buffalo to coyote to California condor.The set includes 10 PNG color illustrations, and 10 PNG blackline versions. These are high resolution (300 dpi) transparent background graphics. No watermarks will appear on the files that you download. The clip art measures approximately 6 inches to preserve image quality when re-sizing. Included are the following:● Buffalo● Bald Eagle● California Condor● Coyote● Grizzly Bear● Lynx●
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Grades:
PreK - 5th
Internet Scavenger Hunt: Microorganisms
Thank you for your interest in this product! Internet Scavenger Hunts are a great way to extend students’ knowledge, develop technological research skills, practice skimming for information, and working within word processing documents.
Each Internet Scavenger Hunt has approximately 10-12 tasks. It should take between 1-2 hours to complete. A partial answer key is provided, but many of the tasks are open-ended and individualized to a student's interests and preferences.
Internet Scavenger H
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4th - 6th
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STAAR SCIENCE REVIEW, Grade 5. Odd One OUT. Science terms and concepts
Twenty-eight cards that highlight vocabulary and science standards that are key to the fifth grade STAAR science test, however, it definitely works for NGSS also. Copy, cut out the cards, or simply copy them and use them from your document camers. They work in a science center, as a small group or whole group activity, but can also be used as a science warmup. There are four terms on each card. One does not fit with the others Students must decide which does not fit and tell why Students m
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Germs Everywhere Petri Dish Sampling Lab & Hand-washing Germs Simulant
Students learn how to conduct a good experiment using petri dishes, and real lab techniques such as sterile sampling and consideration of sample sizes. Also contains a hand-washing activity I have done using GloGerm available online- shows students how well they wash their hands (or don't!). They love this part!Student worksheets available for this lab with pre-lab questions, data collect, analysis, and post-lab questions in English and Spanish within the powerpoints via Google Drive links.
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5th - 10th
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Diatom crafts: box or ornaments
Oceanography for Christmas? Decorate your holiday tree with diatoms! Diatoms are algae that make their own glass shells from silicon they take from the water. They build shells in snowflake-like geometric designs, fitting a top valve onto a bottom valve, like tiny clams.This download includes a diatom identification page (with 17 types of diatoms) and patterns to make two different crafts. One is a triangle-shaped box that students can color, cut and tape. The other is a set of colored diatom or
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Not Grade Specific
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 5-LS2-1
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
Invent an alien: learning about the solar system & systems of the body
This project gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of the solar system, systems of the human body, and adaptations. Students will be given the opportunity to research a planet (it's atmosphere, weather, composition, etc.), then invent an alien that would be able to survive on the planet. While inventing their alien, students need to create systems of the alien's body that will allow it to survive on the assigned planet. Students also need to ensure that the alien's bod
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3rd - 9th
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Bird Beak Adaptations Lab
This Bird Beak Adaptations Lab is a comprehensive, hands-on lesson sequence that can be broken up into several days. It is designed for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades based on the following standards:3-LS3-2. Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced bythe environment.4-LS1-1. Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal andexternal structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, andreproduction.5-LS2-1. Develop a model to describe the movemen
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-2
Distance Learning Animal Research the SNOWY OWL
It's here! The distance learning version of my popular Animal Research series. This is an Animal Research package to encourage independent study and it's available all in digital form. This is perfect for Distance Learning and for Google Classroom as well as other LMS like MS Teams.HERE’S WHAT IS INCLUDED!• A non-fiction reader on each animal with clear, full-color photos. This is in a widescreen format.• Research templates for note taking with 2 levels for differentiated learning.• Blacklin
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Digital Learning Animal Research BUNDLE
Cell Processes and Energy Summative Assessment (chapter test) with Answer Key
This Summative Assessment (test) supports Grade Seven California State Science Standard 7.1 D - F AND California State 7th Grade Science Standard 7.2 E. This assessment also includes Honors Questions at the end of the document. This summative covers photosynthesis, cellular respiration, mitotic cell division, and differentiation.
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7th - 10th
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Bacteria and Viruses Hands-On Venn Diagram Activity
This activity offers a hands-on variation of a traditional Venn diagram. It can be used in different ways, although I used it as a preassessment, discussion tool (rather than standard notes) and review.
This file contains:
- the instructions for creating your set of Bacteria and Virus Venn diagram cards as well as facilitating Hands-On Venn Diagrams in each of the three ways mentioned above.
- 38 characteristics cards for bacteria and viruses (all fit on one piece of paper to conserve printing
Grades:
8th - 11th
Depth and Complexity Science Zoology
Students will explore the scientific discipline of Zoology using various depth and complexity tasks! This activity is designed for use with all students in grades 4, 5, and 6. However, it is especially beneficial for differentiated learning with the Gifted student.
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Using 6 task cards, students may choose to study more in-depth one of the following areas:
Arachnology
Herpetology
Ichthyology
Mammalogy
Each area of study consists of 8 task ca
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Global Warming and Animals - Analyzing Charts and Graphs
15 printable or digital pages for students to analyze charts and graphs on global warming and animals: how much land it takes to produce an ounce of meat protein, how many animals are on the endangered list due to human expansion, the increases in meat eating over the years, the number of exotic animals in the wild, money spent on animal research, the biomass of livestock over the years, marine creatures, and more... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and prin
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Grades:
4th - 10th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
Genetics and Heredity Unit Exam
This is a summative assessment covering topics in a Genetics and Heredity unit. The test contains 35 multiple choice questions and 3 free response questions.
Exam covers the following topics:
DNA structure and replication, heredity vocabulary, punnett squares, pedigrees' protein synthesis and meiosis.
The document is editable for you to adjust questions, diagrams, and answers to fit your classroom needs.
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Grades:
9th - 11th
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