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8th grade anatomy rubrics
Biology Amusement Park End of Year Project
Biology teachers looking for a project to fill those post-state testing days, look no further! Students use biology concepts to create a theme park project. Great for a year-end project. Students can create paper, physical, or digital products. This project gives students the opportunity to be creative while using what they've learned. This file includes a list of product ideas, detailed rubric, student checklist, sample vocabulary list, brainstorm sheet with prompts, and a planning sheet.
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6th - 12th
Human Body Systems Assessment: Essay Test with Multiple Choice Questions
This test is a rigorous one question essay test. A test rubric and an adapted rubric for SPED/ELL is included. Seven multiple choice questions are also included and can help with scaffolding the test if the teacher chooses to use them. The test covers the following organ systems: digestive, respiratory, circulatory, skeletal, muscular, and nervous. This test can take between 45 to 120 minutes depending on the students. It can be given over more than one day if needed. Included resources:Teacher
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7th - 10th
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Body Systems Project Criteria/Rubric
A simple group project that students can do on one of the following body systems: circulatory, respiratory, muscular, skeletal, nervous, digestive. (These were our focus in class but you may have them do any other one.) Included a blank body outline for the project. The criteria is written in kid-friendly language.Click HERE to see how to open a Zip file!
Brain / Neurological Disorder Webquest Research
This handout includes the guidelines and expectations, as well as rubric, for a research assignment. I give this assignment after we have completed the human body chapter on the nervous system, but the psychology teacher has used it in her class, as well. Students enjoyed having choice and were highly interested in their topics, as well as hearing about others.
Biology: Claim Evidence and Reasoning Writing Prompts BUNDLE-ANSWER KEY INCLUDED
Claim, evidence, and reasoning in science is a great way to get students to explain with detail their understanding of a writing prompt. This product is one in a series of writing prompts that can be used in biology and other science classes. The writing prompt will provide the evidence necessary for your students to complete the claim evidence and reasoning writing. The reasoning part is up to your students to apply the over arching topic in this case, evolution, to the reading in order to writ
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7th - 12th
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Anatomy & Physiology - (Cells & Tissues) ABSTRACT ART TISSUE PROJECT (Editable)
I am always looking for ways to bring creativity into science. This project has been a huge success over the years, not only allowing students to have a creative expression but also enabling them to better understand and remember the different tissue types. Although students often doubt their ability to be creative many will tell me after completing the unit test that this project really helped them remember the tissues! This project is intended to help students improve their ability to recall t
Genetic Disorder Research Project
Genetic Disorder Research ProjectThis is a great resource to help students learn how mutations in DNA can cause disorders people around the world experience.In this project, students will choose a genetic disorder to research about and then create a PowerPoint presentation on. They will be expected to find out who discovered their disorder, what causes it, the prevalence of the disorder, symptoms, and treatments. When students are finished, they will present their PowerPoint to the class so that
Heart Model (cross-section) - Detailed Instructions, Photos, and Rubric
This awesome project will leave your students feeling proud of their memorable creations. The act of "doing," by building a heart model from scratch, will help reinforce your lesson on the structure of the heart. This resource includes all the information you need to make this project possible. It includes:- Materials that students will need- A rubric for grading the final products- Ideas for the design- Photos of actual models and legends made by students- Ideas for legends
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Anatomy & Physiology - (Skeletal System) BONES of the SKELTON PROJECT (Editable)
I am always looking for ways to bring creativity into science. This project has been a huge success over the years, not only allowing students to have a creative expression but also enabling them to better understand and remember the main bones of the human body. Students will individually create a 2-D skeleton posed in a manner that shares something special about themselves.I am always looking for ways to help my students remember content and this project has proven successful every time. Not o
4 readers theater scripts for Health Class with projects and prompts
Shake things up a bit by introducing topics with sci-fi reader’s theater scripts. Each script leads into discussion and research about the brain & learning, healthy sleep, the mind-body connection, mental illnesses, immortality/ longevity and health decisions, ethics in research, and/or anxiety.Partner with ELA or science teachers for cross-curricular joint project based learning. Makes for easy, low prep sub plans using the pre-reading material and read through script. Rubric and Jigsaw les
The Nervous System - A Complete Mini Unit for Middle School MS-LS1-8
This Nervous System mini unit has everything you need to meet NGSS MS-LS1-8 including editable student slides and packet, hands-on investigations, a final project, extension activity and content vocabulary posters. As students work through Google Slides and a packet at their own pace, they test their reaction time and play a memory game as they learn about the nervous system! This lesson introduces the central and peripheral nervous system, response to stimuli, parts of a nerve cell and sensor
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6th - 8th
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MS-LS1-8
Circulatory System Brochure
Alternative to circulatory system test - this creative culminating project has students creating a tri-fold brochure about the purpose of circulation, heart parts and blood flow, blood pressure, and heart disorders. Students will also compare the human heart to other vertebrate hearts. Two actual student samples and rubric/score sheet included. Great option for differentiating! Word document can be modified for your class or specific topic requirements.
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6th - 8th
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Homeostasis via Negative Feedback Cartoons
Students create a cartoon that shows how a set point is maintained by negative feedback loops. Ideally, students use a familiar, non-biological example to clarify and simplify the scientific vocabulary and negative feedback process. The document provided contains the objective, a list of cartoon ideas, photos of student work examples, and a detailed rubric. The rubric provides students with specific project requirements while providing teachers a straightforward and objective grading tool. I ass
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8th - 12th
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Human Body Systems Project UNIT for Middle School
Are you looking for a student-centered unit on Body Systems? Look no further! This unit allows your students to have a choice in their learning.In this download, you'll have access to all:documents, rubrics, activities, presentations, quizzes, check-in questions, suggested unit timeline, bellringers (warm ups), and handouts. Also included are directions on how to deliver the unit to students, and a video on the easiest way to grade!This unit follows AERO's Next Generation Science Standards (Co
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6th - 8th
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MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-8
Also included in: Middle School Science Unit BUNDLE
Research a Body System Project
Research a Body System ProjectStudents will research and present information which involves studying a major body system and explaining its functions, how to keep it healthy, and the consequences of malfunction, offers several educational benefits to middle school students:Biology and Anatomy Knowledge: Students gain a deep understanding of a specific major body system, including its structure and functions, contributing to their knowledge of human biology and anatomy.Health Literacy: Students b
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5th - 12th
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High School AP/Psychology: Candy Brain Building Project Outline
The "Candy Brain Building" activity is a creative and engaging way to teach high school students about the structure and functions of the brain, as well as various psychological concepts related to behavior, perception, and cognition. This hands-on activity involves using candies to represent different parts of the brain and its functions. High School Psychology: Candy Brain Building ProjectINCLUDES: Rationale/Outline/Vocabulary/Rubric
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Social Science Survival Packet: High School Psychology BUNDLE
Evidence of Evolution Assessment
NGSS aligned assessment piece for Evidence of Evolution unit with scoring rubric.
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Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on finding patterns of changes in the level of complexity of anatomical structures in organisms and the chronological
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6th - 8th
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Digest Your Meal Project
This digestive system project explores the connections between the nutrients our food and the roles of the various organs of the digestive system. To complete this project, students will need a poster board, markers or colored pencils, access to nutrient labels (printed out by a teacher or easily accessible through the internet), and copies of the guidelines, rubric, and diagrams provided in this resource.For differentiation, this resource has four rubrics. 1) The basic project has the students
Fetal Pig Dissection Poster Assignment
Want a great assignment for students doing a fetal pig dissection? Don't think a formal lab report is the proper assignment for a dissection? ****Here's the alternative. ****
I have my students create posters to document and enrich their dissection experience.
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Students take photos during the dissection and then get to showcase those in a beautiful color poster. I administer this assignment by sharing the powerpoint template as a google slide. (It could easily be shared via go
Genetic Engineering Research Project
This project has students research different points of view about genetic engineering. The goal is to help students realize that not only is genetic engineering a widely used tool for multiple areas of science, but it also a highly debated topic.This project is very easily adaptable to any teaching style or desired outcome. If you would rather the final product be a debate then you can easily change this document to reflect that.**Please note: I previously included articles to be used with th
The Nervous System - A Student Project about Memory for MS-LS1-8
After students learn about the nervous system, let them show what they know with this summative assessment. Students collect data to find out how memory changes with age and then summarize what they learn with a claim, evidence and reasoning. The spicy option allows students to design and conduct their own investigation about memory. Student projects are summative assessments that allow kids to demonstrate what they have learned about a specific topic. We include a detailed, editable rubric a
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-8
Also included in: The Nervous System - A Complete Mini Unit for Middle School MS-LS1-8
Virtual Pig Dissection (with research paper) -- Distance Learning
Students will complete an online Virtual Pig Dissection and complete a research paper. There are guiding questions for the dissection and a rubric for the research paper. I use this for students who miss the dissection due to absences OR if they opt out of dissections for personal reasons.
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8th - 12th
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Human Anatomy & Physiology: What Body System Is The "Most" Important?
Students will use the attached rubric to create a class presentation that addresses the anatomy and physiology of a major human body system of their choice. Students will create a presentation complete with an activity and quiz to follow up.
Human Body Organ Project Rubric
This rubric can be used before, during, or after a human body study. It is generic and can be used for younger or older students. Students must research a specific organ and create a paper and presentation. The "Human Body Organ Project Notes Sheet" accompanies this rubric.
*Note: The document contains two rubrics per page.
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