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Biology Common Core W.8.1 resources
Whale Evolution: Evidence of Common Ancestry & Diversity With Bonus CER Resource
Digital or Print - Choose Your Adventure! NOW WITH BONUS RESOURCE! ❤️Introduction to claim, evidence, reasoning - an easy to understand resource for you and your students to learn the how and why of argumentative writing in the science classroom! Uncover the amazing phenomena of whale evolution through this captivating two-part activity that seamlessly integrates science and ELA standards. Perfect for inquisitive minds, this exploration is designed to span two to three class periods.Part One -
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-2
Also included in: Evolution Bundle! {Covers NGSS MS-LS-2 & MS-LS-4}
Food Chain and Food Web: Rainforest Card Sort
Food Chain and Food Web: Bring the rainforest to your classroom! Engage your students with an introduction or review of food chains and webs with this themed manipulative activity. Help students analyze the flow of matter and energy through trophic levels by constructing various rainforest food webs and/or food chains.
Food Chain and Food Web product includes:
- 24 organism cards
- Energy arrows (left and right aligned)
- Terms: product, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consum
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5th - 12th, Staff
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Animal Research: Animal, Ecology, Biome & Habitat Activity for Big Kids
Animal Research Activities for big kids tied to life science/ecology units! Includes 70 pages of guided notes to help support student understanding of ecology concepts through an animal of interest! Meets NGSS standards and ELA CCSS! This document includes the following:- Comprehensive Animal Research Note Sheets- Circle Schema Builder- KWL Chart- Can/Have/Are/Eat/Live Graphic Organizer- Informational Fact Graphic Organizers (Flower, Web, List)- Basic Biome Vocabulary (Words/Definitions)- Empty
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Science Morning Work Prompts
This set includes 10 weeks of daily thought-provoking science journal prompts. These prompts are a great way to integrate science, math, research skills, and writing. Your download will include a PowerPoint presentation of prompts and an answer key. Try out 1 week free! The preview includes all of week #1!I like using these prompts as "welcome work" when students first come in to class, but there are many other ways you could incorporate these prompts: science centers, homework, early finishers,
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4th - 8th
I Know Who I Am, Do You? Workbook #2
This product is the second of three workbooks that are designed to help students in high school/secondary school learn how to make effective decisions through the lens of their culture. With a focus on examples across the African and Caribbean Diaspora, "I Know Who I Am, Do You?" workbook series provides a window into self and community through personal and social activities. The activities provided range from writing assignments to art pieces to the use of digital tools that help Black/African/
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8th - 10th
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Carrot Lab - Diffusion and Osmosis (Digital/Printable) - NGSS aligned
Arrrr ya ready kids??? Looking for a differentiated, engaging lab activity to teach diffusion, osmosis and the function of the cell membrane? Look no further. This is a new-and-improved version of the old Potato Osmosis lab, with less cutting and the same great results! In this Carrot Osmosis lab, students will immerse baby carrots in water with varying concentrations of salt, and compare the mass of the carrots before and after soaking to measure the impact of movement through the cell membran
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-LS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Fiona's Flytraps - Experimental Design Practice - Fill-In Google Slides or print
Fiona is interested in seeing how the bugs she chooses to feed your Venus flytraps affect their growth! This Experimental Design Practice Scenario follows Fiona on her journey through setting up a valid experiment in order to obtain reliable data, and utilizes aesthetic imagery to increase engagement. Let's go!The product contains:1. 4-page pdf student activity2. 10-page pdf teacher guide with answer key and helpful tips3. Google Slides version of student activity, with text boxes for students
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Sally's Sunflowers - Experimental Design Practice - Fill-In Slides or Print!
Farmer Sally is run an experiment to see how to make her sunflowers grow taller! This Experimental Design Practice Scenario follows Sally on her journey through setting up a valid experiment in order to obtain reliable data, and utilizes aesthetic imagery to increase engagement. Let's go!The product contains:1. 4-page pdf student activity2. 10-page pdf teacher guide with answer key and helpful tips3. Google Slides version of student activity, with text boxes for students to complete the activit
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-LS1-6
, MS-ETS1-3
Timmy T-Rex - Experimental Design Practice - Fill-In Google Slides or print!
Timmy the T-Rex owns a sprawling 10,000 acre Wyoming ranch where he raises Velociraptors! This Experimental Design Practice Scenario follows Timmy on his journey through setting up a valid experiment in order to obtain reliable data, and utilizes aesthetic imagery to increase engagement. Let's go!The product contains:1. 4-page pdf student activity2. 10-page pdf teacher guide with answer key and helpful tips3. Google Slides version of student activity, with text boxes for students to complete th
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-LS1-6
, MS-ETS1-3
Bart's Dragon - Experimental Design and Data Analysis Practice
Bart is running an experiment to see how to make his bearded dragon sleep longer! This Experimental Design Practice Scenario follows Bart on his journey through setting up a valid experiment in order to obtain reliable data, and utilizes aesthetic imagery to increase engagement. Let's go!Prints well in COLOR and GREYSCALE!About This ProductThis practice scenario will support your students as they develop proficiency in experimental design, data organization, and data visualization. Students will
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
NGSS Lab - Gamer's vs Non-Gamers - "Muscle Fatigue"
The lab is a great introductory lab to the process of science since it develops skills in identifying types of variables, testing student's ability to collect data, graph information, and formulate conclusions based on the problem of the day.Students will apply their learning and understanding using the Science and Engineering Processes to pose a hypothesis, analyzing and interpreting data, create a CER to engage in argument with evidence, and finally design and carry out their own experiment.
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-1
Problems in Cellutopia- Cell Campaign Persuasive Project
This 3-4 day cross-curricular class project fits nicely into a Cell Structure and Function unit, right after cell organelles are introduced. Students brush up on their persuasive and argumentative writing skills, read to gather information, draw to convey a message and speak to persuade. This project is a true marriage of NGSS Science Standards and the Common Core.
Daily Plan will vary- but this is what I typically do in my classroom!
Day 1- Project is introduced- set the stage- students get i
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6th - 11th
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All About Fireflies(Ligthing Bug) Notebooking
This is a set of fun notebooking pages with nice graphic and structured design, effective at helping students to learn and do more research on the topic. All of the relevant topics to the title of Fireflies are covered in this set of notebooking. Students/ kids can study the topic and complete all the pages, this is to encourage self learning and develop their skill of doing research and be able to compiling & organise information.Topic that covered in this notebooking pages:What is a firefl
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3rd - 8th
Smoking and Alcohol Awareness - Presentation and Worksheets
A lesson on the dangers of smoking and alcohol, with plenty of activities to engage and inform students on this important topic.Complete 1 hour lesson with PowerPoint and worksheetsDifferentiated to three levels of challenge throughoutMore inexpensive and free resources available at my store and at my website: www.ecpublishing.co.uk
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Engaging Science Mini Writing Unit Bundle- The Honey Badger!
Great for any biology class, but also any teacher looking for an interesting topic students of all ages(5th-12th) love to engage in!! I know as a special education science teacher I struggle to spend productive time in assessing my student's writing abilities. In this Observation-worthy mini writing unit. Adolescents, regardless of grade and level(special education students welcome!), will read, make inferences, and watch all about the coolest animal you never heard about...the honey badger!! S
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4th - 12th
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All About Hornbill
This is a set of fun notebooking pages with nice graphic and structured design, effective at helping students to learn and do more research on the topic. All of the relevant topics to the title of Hornbills are covered in this set of notebooking. Students/ kids can study the topic and complete all the pages, this is to encourage self learning and develop their skill of doing research and be able to compiling & organise information.Topic that covered in this notebooking pages:What is a hornbi
Argumentative Essay Template: Evidence for Evolution
Use these handy graphic organizers to help your students display their understanding of the theory of Evolution. There are two templates (each entirely editable in Google Drive) that will effectively steer your students toward the development of a five-paragraph argumentative essay about Evolution. You will also want to include a rubric and directions for how the final essay should be formatted -- these templates serve only to organize the students' thinking.
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7th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-2
Return Flight Classroom Study Guide
A new Classroom Study Guide is now available to accompany the PBS documentary, Return Flight: Restoring the Bald Eagle to the Channel Islands. (Watch a short clip of movie here: http://youtu.be/gnjXsW0AMxs)
This resource was developed for middle school, high school, and community college teachers allowing them to delve deeper into the topics introduced in this educational film. The study guide features seven lesson plans that emphasize the relevant concepts of the film and the pressing environ
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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CCSS:
Importance of the Circulatory System
This literacy assignment can be used as a formative or summative assessment of students understanding of body system interactions. It can be assigned in class as a part of a writing station/center, or as homework to check for students' understanding of the class text/resources.
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