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Biology Common Core CCRA.SL.4 resources
End of the Year Science Activity or Summer Project Biodiversity MS-LS2-5
Looking for a fun end of the year or summer science activity, this is the one for you! This fun and engaging NGSS middle school activity and lesson challenges students to be park rangers and develop and present solutions to various real problems facing Yellowstone's ecosystem while teaching them the importance of maintaining its BIODIVERSITY! This low prep activity has student worksheets that take about five days to complete and addresses the Next Generation Science Standard's Performance Expect
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-LS2-5
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Early Reader Nonfiction Animal Articles | Animal Research and Reports | Animals
Your student can study and read these early reader animal articles as reading material, homework, or research for writing animal reports. They are written at a simplified reading level for your new readers. Each article includes information about the habitats, species, diet, physical characteristics, and adaptations of the animal. Each article also has a beautiful color photo of the animal. Some include fun clipart of the footprint or another special part or characteristic of their body. Also in
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
1-LS1-2
, 2-LS4-1
Also included in: BUNDLE: Nonfiction Animal Early Reader Articles
Plant Unit | Parts of Plants Activities | Project Based Learning Plants
This Project Based Learning Unit, PBL, all about Plants for 1st grade students will be your complete guide to teaching your students all about the parts, genetics and functions of plants. The unit was built using Project Based Learning Guidelines and 1st grade NGSS Science Standards. Looking for the 2nd Grade Version? CLICK HERETHIS UNIT IS DIGITAL AND PRITABLEOVERVIEWTeaching students through Project Based Learning can be overwhelming, but it is also fun, interactive and rewarding. I have spent
Biomes -- 5E Unit Plan (NGSS MS-LS2-1)
This complete 5E instructional sequence introduces Earth’s biomes and uses these as a vehicle through which to teach biotic and abiotic factors and address the Next Generation Science Standard MS-LS2-1. It is the first unit in my NGSS-aligned Middle School Life Science Curriculum (coming soon), but it can easily be incorporated into any curriculum. Activities expect students to read, discuss, use technology, analyze data, and conduct research. Five days of complete lesson plans are included in
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-1
Animals and Habitats 1st Grade Activities - Kindergarten Animal Habitats Unit
This Animals and Habitats Bundle has everything you need for teaching and practices activities on plants, animals, and habitats in your kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms! You get DIFFERENTIATED project based learning activities, worksheets, graphic organizers, task cards, and MORE! This animals and habitats bundle goes with ANY science curriculum and includes EVERYTHING you need and MORE!Ways to Use this Ecosystems, Animals, and Habitats Bundle:Whole or Small Groups Online Research of Animal
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
Project Based Learning Bioethics Debate Presentation Genetics Evolution Ecology
Project-based learning is “a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge” from BIE . The Bioethics Debate allows students to choose a side from an extensive list of bioethical topics and work with a partner to research and present both sides of the ethical problem. The project can be introduced by showing the movie Gattaca but is not required.
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-4
, HS-ETS1-1
Ecosystems/Ecology Poster Project
This product guides students through the creation of a poster of an ecosystem that illustrates all of the key concepts learned in a unit on ecology. Students begin by drawing abiotic and biotic factors (plants and animals) of an assigned/chosen ecosystem and then add various symbols and labels as they go to illustrate concepts such as food webs, trophic levels, transfer of energy, limiting factors, keystone species, and more. This project assesses student understanding of how ecosystems functio
Ecology Honeybee Crisis Cross Curricular Socratic Seminar Project Based Learning
Project-based learning is “a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge” from BIE . The Vanishing of the Bees project allows students to assume the role of various stakeholders in the bee industry and research ways to solve the problem. After reading an extensive article and viewing The Vanishing of the Bees documentary, students will join to
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-LS2-7
, HS-ESS3-4
Animal Classification Group Research Project
This comprehensive group research project is everything you need in order to teach animal classifications for mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates! It includes 21 pages of graphic organizers, vocabulary, and grading tools. It is easy to use and an awesome collaborative project that your students will love! Specifically, it includes: 1. How-to-Use Guide: Includes main ideas, student outcomes, materials, standards/curriculum connections, and assessment/grading. 2. National
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
3-LS2-1
, 3-LS1-1
Also included in: Animal Classification Research Project BUNDLE
Preschool Farm Animal Crafts - Kindergarten PIG SHEEP COW & CHICKEN Activities
These farm animals crafts, worksheets, posters, and emergent readers are perfect for introducing pigs, cows, chickens, and sheep farm animals to your preschool and kindergarten students! Your students will LOVE learning about pigs, chickens, cows, and sheep using this farm animals crafts activities BUNDLE.You will be able to use this nonfiction farm theme reading and science bundle to give your kids hands-on activities to learn about farms, farmers, cows, sheep, and chickens. This farm animal bu
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - K
Biomimicry NGSS STEM Project Distance Learning Life Science Adaptations LS4
NEWLY UPDATED PDFs for digital learning! This EXCITING and RELEVANT NGSS middle school STEM activity/project challenges students to explore the benefits of adaptations (MS-LS4) and then engineer a product (MS-ETS1 and MS-ETS1-4) for human use, called Biomimicry, in a fun and authentic way! In groups, students brainstorm a real world problem, investigate an adaptation and its benefit in the organism’s habitat, and individually design a "biomimetic" product to solve the problem. (Example: Grip sho
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Nature vs Nurture Discussion - Inheritance - Grade 6-8 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology discussion activity on nature versus nurture, recommended for grade 6-8 students learning about genetics and inheritance! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students explore 5 hypothetical scenarios while applying their knowledge of genes and heredity. To what extent are our traits inherited (innate) or learned (environmental)? With strong social
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
, MS-LS4-5
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 6-8 MYP Middle School Science
Stop Motion Animation Project Assessment Mitosis and Meiosis
This project aims to answer the Research Question, 'Are Mitosis and Meiosis more similar or different?' Student are to answer the Research Question by making a claim and providing three pieces of evidence in the form of a stop motion animation video. Components of this project include, writing a scripting, filming the animation, and speaking/explaining the evidence.
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Grades:
9th - 11th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-LS1-4
, HS-LS3-2
Cellular Respiration Activities Packet w/ Collaborative Jigsaw + Google Slides
The packet is a printable, text-editable, bundle that features an introduction activity, topic outline, guided (scaffolded) notes + diagrams, jigsaw project, peer teaching and peer evaluations. A complete set of supporting Google Slides guide and visually aid the use of this resource from start to finish. Detailed implementation notes are included to deliver all activities, present the content as an expert, and facilitate active student discussion (probing and scaffolding questions, connections
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th
CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-LS1-7
, HS-LS2-5
, HS-LS1-6
Butterfly Life Cycle Practice
58 pages of butterfly life cycle practice, which are printable for easy use.Includes:Butterfly life cycle vocabulary with images to support understandingScaffolded butterfly life cycle practice to support student learning24 pages of a butterfly journal for tracking the butterfly life cycleThe journal is scaffolded to develop student understanding, or for use with students at varying skill levels.
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Types:
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, K-LS1-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: Life Cycle of a Butterfly - Spanish and English BUNDLE
Exploring Nature: STEM / STEAM Outdoor Investigation - What it Takes To Survive
Your kids will explore structures and their functions as they take a close look at plants and animals that are found right outside their home or school. They'll learn from a very young girl in Ecuador how, like her, they can be real citizen-scientists in their communities. They will plan and investigate, hands-on, what is needed for a seed to sprout and grow. In the process they will naturally apply math and measurement, learn to isolate and test variables, and analyze and interpret their own da
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, K-ESS2-1
, 2-LS4-1
, K-ESS2-2
, K-LS1-1
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Endangered Species Debate - Evolution - Grade 9-11 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology / environmental science discussion activity on endangered species, recommended for grade 9-11 students learning about evolution! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the benefits and costs associated with protecting endangered species. In the process, they will discuss natural selection, mass exti
Grades:
9th - 11th
CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-LS4-6
, HS-LS4-5
2nd-Grade Spring Flowers Daffodils Reading Lesson RI.2.2 Main Topic & Key Detail
Are you looking to captivate your students' imaginations and deepen their learning experiences? Get students engaged this spring while learning all about the popular perennial flowers, daffodils. When reading a nonfiction text, it's important to know what it's all about. This spring flowers daffodils nonfiction reading text for RI.2.2 main topic & key details 2nd-grade lesson has just what you need. Learn all about identifying the main topic and supporting details while also reading about da
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Grades:
2nd
Types:
NGSS:
2-LS2-1
, 2-LS2-2
Spring Rose Flower Nonfiction Text RI.2.2 Main Topic Key Detail Lesson 2nd Grade
Are you looking to captivate your students' imaginations and deepen their learning experiences? This rose-themed teaching resource is the perfect solution! When reading a nonfiction text, it's important to know what it's all about. This spring rose flower nonfiction text RI.2.2 main topic & key details lesson for 2nd grade has just what you need. Learn all about identifying the main topic and supporting details while also reading about roses. Designed to engage 2nd-grade elementary students,
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Grades:
2nd
Types:
NGSS:
2-LS2-1
, 2-LS2-2
Healthy Diet Debate - Food and Nutrition - Grade 7-9 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology discussion activity on healthy diets, recommended for grade 7-9 students learning about food and nutrition! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the benefits and problems associated with various diets. In the process, they must consider balanced diets, food groups, and how health and nutrition req
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 7-9 MYP Middle School Science
Food Science Discussion - Pure Substances - Grade 8-10 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this chemistry / biology discussion activity on food science, recommended for grade 8-10 students learning about pure substances and mixtures! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students explore 5 hypothetical scenarios while applying their knowledge of mixtures and solutions, molecules and compounds, and food chemistry. With strong social studies connections,
Grades:
8th - 10th
CCSS:
Phones in School Debate - Communication - Grade 7-9 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology / physics / social studies discussion activity on cell phones in school, recommended for grade 7-9 students learning about communication! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the costs and benefits of using devices in the classroom. In the process, they will discuss mental health, the use of techn
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 7-9 MYP Middle School Science
Enhancement Debate - Human Senses - Grade 6-8 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology discussion activity on sensory enhancement and augmentation, recommended for grade 6-8 students learning about human senses! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the benefits and risks of sensory enhancement technologies. In the process, they must consider scientific discoveries, sensory disorders
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS4-5
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 6-8 MYP Middle School Science
Artificial Life Debate - Organization of Life - 8-10 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology discussion activity on creating artificial life, recommended for grade 8-10 students learning about characteristics of living things! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the benefits and risks associated with creating synthetic organisms. In the process, they will discuss the characteristics of l
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 10th
NGSS:
HS-LS3-1
, HS-ETS1-3
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