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Biology resources for Microsoft Word and for Montessori
Gummy Bear Genetics
Students use gummy bears as manipulatives to see ratios in punnet squares using different types of inheritance. Inheritance types include: Simple dominance, Incomplete Dominance, Co-dominance, and Simple utilizing a dihybrid cross.
Includes teacher instructions on how to set up and conclusion questions at the end.
Great activity for middle school and high school students.
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6th - 10th
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Bird Identification/ Nomenclature Cards
Help your students learn the wonder of being able to identify birds. This is a set of 28 cards (24 species included) of some of the most common birds in North America. The cards can be used in a variety of ways:
- matching/memory games
- Montessori nomenclature cards (working and control sets included)
- combined to create an identification guide
This activity is also found in the Sorting and Matching Activities Value Pack.
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PreK - 3rd
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Tic Tac Toe Project (guidelines and rubric) - Levels of Organization
Looking for a fun student-guided and differentiated project? Adapt this Tic-Tac-Toe project for your classroom's needs! (File is a .docx so the wording and vocabulary can be changed by the buyer.)
This particular set of directions and rubric were written for a lesson on "Levels of Organization in Living Things." In order to get students involved in their own learning, they are given the opportunity to choose the category that best suites their style; whether it be drawing a picture, writing a
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6th - 9th
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Life Cycle of a Salmon (fish)
A great activity to learn about the life cycle of a fish (or salmon). Students can either be taught as a group lesson or these can be printed on cardstock and laminated for students to do the activity independently.
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3rd - 6th
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Homeostasis Lab
In this laboratory activity, students investigate homeostasis by measuring their internal temperatures before and after submerging their hand in a bucket of ice.
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6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
Butterfly versus Moth
This is a great way to do a venn diagram while comparing butterflies and moths. Either using yarn or the large venn diagram circles you can purchase at teacher store, print these cards on cardstock, laminate, and have students sort the likes and differences of butterflies and moths. What a fun, hands-on way to learn science!
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1st - 5th
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Frog versus Toad Sorting
This is a great way to do a venn diagram while comparing frogs and toads. Either using yarn or the large venn diagram circles you can purchase at teacher store, print these cards on cardstock, laminate, and have students sort the likes and differences of frogs and toads. What a fun, hands-on way to learn science!
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1st - 5th
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Insect versus Spider
This is a great way to do a venn diagram while comparing insects and spiders. Either using yarn or the large venn diagram circles you can purchase at teacher store, print these cards on cardstock, laminate, and have students sort the likes and differences of insects and spiders. What a fun, hands-on way to learn science!
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2nd - 5th
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Scavenger Hunt: Aquarium!
Scavenger hunt checklist with animal images. Specifically designed for the NY Aquarium, but animals will work with most aquariums (or edit and add your own!) Makes the visit more engaging for students of all ages.
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PreK - 8th
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Virtual Field and Pond Dip
You don't have to leave your class to go on a virtual trip to learn. Join in on a boreal forest or pond dip session to identify organisms and learn about where they live and what they eat. Learn about animals and plants that live here. Clicking the mouse over images can tell you about what you have found or what it is. There are 4 field trips and a pond trip.
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1st - 9th, Staff
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Heterotrophs and Autotrophs
Heterotrophs and Autotrophs- Hands on activity that gives students the definitions and has them sort examples. As an extension you would have students write them in a science journal or pick one to research. Montessori approach to science or could be used in a science center.
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1st - 6th
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Scientific Method Lab Using Plants
This Lab takes students through the scientific method, step by step, in a practical and fun way. Kids love to plant. This lab will help them plan their experiments with plants independently, and will train them in every step of the scientific method along the way. My students have always loved it and I hope yours will love it too. I have uploaded the word document version to help you edit your planning and requirements to better fit your standards, age-group, and preferences.
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4th - 7th
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Pizza Box Cell Board Game
A fun way to teach students about the parts of the cell.
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K - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-1
Characteristics of Vertebrates - Sorting Hands-on Cards
Students can use this hands-on materials to sort out the characteristics of the the 5 main types of vertebrates: birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish. This activity should be printed on cardstock, cut, and laminated. After laying this material out, I have students write it in their science journals.
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3rd - 7th
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Timeline of Pandemics: 3 Part Cards
Do you want children in your class to learn about pandemics? This is a resource for you! These are 3 part cards that can be used on a timeline or just to match together. The purpose of these is to provide children with background knowledge and also promote further independent research.
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2nd - 12th
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Leaf Attachment
Three picture and definition cards depicting types of leaf attachment.
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1st - 3rd
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Bud Types and Placement
Six picture and definition cards defining and describing two types of buds and two kinds of placement.
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1st - 3rd
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Leaf Blades
Four sets of picture and definition cards depicting types of leaf blades.
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Leaf Veins
Set of 4 picture and definition cards depicting types of veins in leaves.
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1st - 3rd
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Lifecycle of a Frog Distance Learning Lesson
This word document pairs with the Lifecycle of a Frog activity; using a distance learning platform, the teacher can present a lesson on the activity by moving the pictures to the appropriate slots.
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Lifecycle of a Frog Distance Learning Pack
Animal needs cloze for research of an animal
This is a one-page cloze designed to go with any unit on the needs of animals. It also works well as an alternate perspective approach to researching animals. Students choose an animal and complete a sentence for each of the basic needs of that animal, forming a complete page about the animal.
I created this work to go with my own unit on the needs of animals. My second grade students were very successful with it. It was also at the right level for advanced first grade students.
This workshee
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2nd - 3rd
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Sort: Living/Not Living
Great resource for the concept, fine motor skills: color, cut and paste
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PreK - K
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Animal or Plant Cell Project
Students will create a 3-D model of either a plant or animal cell. This is a project that allows students to be creative. There are few guidelines to allow a student to be free to express their learning.
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3rd - 6th
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Mindfulness in Health and Scripture
MINDFULNESS IN SCRIPTURES AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES is a lesson plan designed for all ages in a combined group or as individuals. It has activities that are based on the 5 senses that will teach about mindfulness in everyday life. It focuses on making good food choices that will be beneficial for a healthy brain. It also has scriptural references based on the Christian Bible verse from Luke 10:27: Love the Lord with all your mind . . . This group of lessons was used in a church for a Bible School pr
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Adult Education
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