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7th grade basic principles simulations
Virtual Density Lab
Students use PhET Sim to explore density in an inquiry based lab. Check out the Sim here:: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/density/latest/density_en.html?fbclid=IwAR09bUeRxx_DckEweccfg2_1DozdustsrS4RJYOtwDkaHwiyJ6RDzLTofPIThis lab first walks students through finding volume through water displacement. Then students explore densities of different materials with the same mass but different volume, same volume but different mass, and then same density but different masses and volumes. Finally
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
, MS-PS1-2
, MS-ESS2-5
Also included in: Weather Activity Bundle
Survival Games: An Fun, Adaptations-Based Challenge for the Evolution Unit
Explore the theory of evolution with your students as they create a creature that can survive a changing environment!Students will select from thirty two different adaptations, all with different survival perks, in order to design an organism that can (hopefully) survive drastic environment changes. In a Dungeons-and-Dragons-esque style, each adaptation provides points in certain categories of survival. My students become quickly enthralled with the challenge of picking just the right combinatio
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Biology Activities & Worksheets Bundle
STEM Lab Activity Balloon Rockets - Newton's Third Law of Motion
Students will experiment with balloon rockets to observe and study Newton's Third Law of Motion and the principles of rocket propulsion. Students will collect, analyze, and graph data from the launches in this STEM lab activity.
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K - 12th
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Test My Genes Lab: Students Use Their Traits to Practice Punnett Squares - NGSS
In Brief: The lab proceeds as follows1. Students complete a short matching section using important genetics terms2. Students read about five different human traits (Interlacing of fingers, PTC tasting, Presence of Palmaris Longus Muscle, Hair Texture, and Color Vision)3. Students attempt to determine their genotpyes, based upon their phenotypes, and the information in the lab.4. Students perform Punnett Squares using their genotypes, in order to make predictions about future generationsA. NEXT
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Grades:
7th - 12th
CELLS & Compound Light Microscopes Virtual Lab/Simulation (Digital/Printable)
Looking for a virtual lab alternative for your introductory lab on the use of a compound light microscope and types of cells? Or do you need an alternative makeup lab for students who were absent? This virtual lab is interactive as students manipulate a virtual microscope and view specimens via the virtual eyepiece. Comprehension questions are included. Note: It is recommended that students have an understanding of prokaryote and eukaryote cells prior to completing this lab. Due to the web-based
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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Also included in: Cell Structure and Function BUNDLE
DNA Fingerprinting-Gel Electrophoresis "paper lab"!
Absolutely no prep! Just print and go! This activity will teach students why and how gel electrophoresis is used. Students will also analyze a gel or "DNA fingerprint" and help to solve a crime! This is a great product for a Biotech unit if you do not have the equipment to run an actual gel or use as a fun pre-lab! Used by thousands of students!
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6th - 12th
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Evolution by Natural Selection Interactive Tutorial
First off, this is NOT a typical PowerPoint that simply lists main idea bullets. This is an interactive tutorial using engaging pictures, animations, and questions that require student input in order to proceed. This tutorial will guide students through the process of evolution by natural selection. The tutorial begins by taking readers through an introduction of Charles Darwin and his voyage on-board the HMS Beagle. Next, the tutorial will guide students thought the principles of natural select
Grades:
6th - 12th
PhET Forces and Motion Webquest
Access a free PhET simulation and allow students to work independently in discovering the effects of forces on objects.
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5th - 8th
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Proper Microscope Drawings PowerPoint
This PowerPoint provides expectations and examples of proper scientific drawings when making microscope observation. This is NOT a simple main idea/bullet point slide show. This is a multimedia presentation filled with engaging images and animations to better assist with learning.Better yet! You can preview the entire PowerPoint prior to purchase on my YouTube channel. If purchased, the PowerPoint will NOT be narrated. However, all else remains as appears in the YouTube video.Preview on YouTube
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Google Slides - Evolution unit - adaptation, variation, evidence and graphing
6 consecutive lessons with activities!Independent work, partner work, group work, whole class.Summative and formal assessmentsStudents will be able to construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment. Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughou
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Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-2
, MS-LS4-5
, MS-LS4-4
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What is in the Sky? A Nature of Science Modern Mystery of Social Media and Bias!
Have your students embark on this modern mystery where they are challenged to identify examples of bias found in social media! This activity, based on true events, begins when several people spot an unknown object in the sky above a tornado ravaged city in Ohio. Cell phone-armed citizens begin taking pictures of the object before sending them to the local weatherman for answers. Ten eyewitnesses debate their inferences regarding the object's identity until the sun sets and they are left with no
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6th - 9th
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Lab Periodic Table Activity Simulation: Alien Element Organization
This is a comprehensive Periodic Table Lab Activity Simulation for students. There are 3 documents:
1) Lab Introduction Document with Questions and setting the context to examine unknown elements from the Planet Pumpernickel
2) 9 page flash cards of unknown alien elements that have element properties of atomic radius, electronegativity, ionization energy, conductivity, electron configuration, etc.
3) Answer Key for the most consistent element arrangement
I found this to be most successful when
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Grades:
6th - 11th
Sex-Linked Inheritance Interactive Tutorial and Punnett Squares
Genetics is at the heart of modern biology. This tutorial will guide students through the sex-linked inheritance (X-linked recessive) pattern. The tutorial begins with a review of Mendelian genetics and then proceeds into the rules and patterns of X-linked inheritance. Along the way, students will meet 3 fictional families, each with a different history of a sex-linked disorder. Students will guide the families through genetic counseling and reveal the likelihood that each couple could pass on t
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Rock Cycle Game Connect 4
Rock Cycle Connect 4 Game includes a diagram of the rock cycle, a detailed lesson plan with suggested pre-game activities and a preparation checklist, tokens for each player, a familiar looking gameboard, a visual example of gameplay and easy to follow game instructions.Field tested with sixth-graders, this game challenges students to think of the rock cycle in terms of states of matter and geologic processes. It helps students to break misconceptions of the rock cycle as a predetermined order r
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Earth Science Games Bundle
Engineering Design Process PPTX
This PowerPoint reviews the students on the basics of the Engineering Design Process. It will answer two basic questions. What is the engineering design process? What are the different steps of the process? It also goes into the different ways that these steps can be implemented.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Rabbit Farm: Project-Based Learning in Genetics & Heredity
This product includes a single day's lesson plans and resources for a simulated genetics lab. Students will randomly receive four parent rabbits with their genotypes and phenotypes. Students will pen rabbits together and follow them through 2 generations before totaling their value based on phenotypes and discussing how natural selection influences genetics.This product includes:1 - Lab Introduction Page1 - Rabbit Manipulative Page1 - Sample Completed Student Page3 - Student PagesPlease contact
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-4
, MS-LS4-6
Also included in: Hands On Science Bundle - Learn Through Exploration!
Choose your Own Path: Observation and Inference
Use this self paced, choose your own adventure style, observation and inference "story" to support students understanding. This can be used in both middle school and high school as you talk about the scientific method. There is a story embedded in the slides that students uncover one word at a time. Each student chooses their own path which eventually leads to an amazing class discussion about gathering evidence and drawing conclusions. Included is an editable slide deck, a published version
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6th - 10th
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Water Cycle Game Connect 4
Water Cycle Connect 4 includes a diagram of the water cycle, a detailed lesson plan with suggested pre-game activities and a preparation checklist, tokens for each player, a familiar looking gameboard, a visual example of gameplay and easy to follow game instructions.Field tested with sixth-graders, this game challenges students to think of the water cycle in terms of water stores and water flows. It helps students to break misconceptions of the water cycle as a simple process involving only eva
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Earth Science Games Bundle
Meiosis in Human Cells PowerPoint Animation
New and Improved!
This animation has literally been years in the making. The previous version was nice but it always bothered me that it did not include crossing over, which is a major stage of meiosis.
This updated meiosis animation follows a diploid human cell as it undergoes meiosis in order to make 4 haploid cells. Other online meiosis animations will typically show a cell with only a few chromosomes undergo meiosis. This animation shows a cell with 46 chromosomes undergo meiosis! This wa
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: 20% off bundle: Mitosis and Meiosis
A Pail Full of Oysters - Scientific Method Inquiry Activity
This is one of my favorite activities for teaching the Scientific Method! For the activity/lab, I set-up 8 stations around the room, each with:
1 - an empty oyster pail (Chinese take out container)
2 - a sealed oyster pail containing two random objects
3 - a collection of 10 objects that could be inside (2 of which are)
I have my students in pairs (or groups of 4 depending on class size) go to a station and try to figure out which two objects are inside the oyster pail. For this, they must r
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Density Tower Lab
Calculate the density of 8 mystery liquids. Draw in color what each mystery liquid looks like in its numbered box. First, measure the mass (minus the mass of the beaker ____ g). Then, use the beaker itself to measure the volume. Lastly, calculate the density and identify the liquid using the formula: D = m / vOnce you have identified all substances, work with the teacher to create a density tower! (Draw & label the tower in color)
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Grades:
5th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
Physical Science: Energy, Energy, Energy
This three-lesson unit includes an introduction to energy and energy forms, energy transfers and transformations and variables that effect kinetic and potential energy, like height, mass and speed. These lessons can also be purchased individually. This unit supports MS-PS3 (Energy) of the NGSS. The student handouts and included answer keys work together with videos and links found at Physical Science on the How About Science? website. Here are some things you will like about “How About Sci
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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Persuading with Data: Using data bias to your advantage
The activity is designed as a follow-up to my Data Bias activity (posted for free). Student use what they learned about data bias to create data presentations (graphs, charts) that help prove their point. Multiple scenarios are given where students are trying to convince their parents that their grades/behavior aren't bad.
This activity helps students internalize the power of data bias and makes them more likely to look out for this bias in the real world. This makes for a really fun homew
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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Gene Therapy: Space Doctor Virtual Lab
This lab is completed using two free online resources provided by the University of Utah. These are interactive websites that enable students to take on the roll of "space doctors" who are tasked with treating alien patients using gene therapy. This virtual lab teaches students how gene therapy works and how it can be used to treat genetic disorders. This lab can be completed in the classroom or at home using a computer with internet access. The lab is provided in word-document format so that yo
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
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