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General science Common Core 6.SP.B.5 resources
Heredity & Genetics Unit - Hands-on Activities, Reading Passages, and Worksheets
In this unit, students will explore the fundamentals of genetics and heredity. The objective of the unit is that students will be able to identify and explain the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction.This unit bundle consists of 6 lessons and a final project which can be used as a unit assessment. The bundle also includes a bonus short response formal assessment.In the first lesson, students explore the basics of DNA and terminology used when learning about genetics.In
Climate Change Graphing Activity
Students graph the changes in average global temperature over time, and then analyze, predict, and explain the significance of climate change on the Earth and its people.Students read info related to climate change, then create a graph of average global temperature changes over the past 140 years. Students are then to answer several analysis questions, which could also be used to drive a meaningful classroom discussion about climate change.Included is a teacher's key which shows what the resulti
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5th - 11th
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Graphing Lessons and Activities for Charty Party Game
Explore the engaging world of graphing with these Graphing Lessons and Activities for Charty Party Game, featuring nine interactive lessons that seamlessly blend learning with the excitement of a party game. Designed to teach line graphs, bar graphs, scatterplots, and more, these lessons are presented in kid-friendly language, making graphing concepts accessible and enjoyable for students. As they analyze graphs during the Charty Party™ game, students not only practice graphing but also delve in
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6th - 8th
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MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Physical Science Activities and Lessons Bundle
Predator and Prey Worksheet
Examine the effects of population size on the organisms in an ecosystem through the predator and prey relationship of wolves and elk. This worksheet is a great review or homework assignment that can be used at multiple grade levels. It also offers an opportunity to practice drawing conclusions from a data table and graph. (MS-LS2-2. Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.)
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5th - 10th
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Hands-on Genetics Project to Study Inherited Traits, DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes
This lesson is designed to be a hands-on, guided assessment project for middle school students who have completed a study of Mendelian genetics, with a focus on dominant and recessive traits, incomplete dominance, and co-dominance. This guided assessment also covers a basic understanding of meiosis, emphasizing the end-result of the process. The lesson is best taught after students have already covered the basics of DNA, cell anatomy and cell division, including meiosis. The objective of this as
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6th - 8th
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MS-LS3-2
Middle School/Upper Elementary Scientific Method and STEM Fair Unit
This unit was designed as a way to incorporate STEM into a more traditional Science Fair model with connections to STEM careers. Students are encouraged to choose a topic that they are deeply interested in and they learn how to connect scientific thinking to concepts outside of science class. They are also introduced to future STEM careers and community resources. The unit is directly aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Common Core.
In order to help students achieve t
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4th - 11th
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Heredity - Dominant and Recessive Mendelian Genetics Activities and Worksheets
This lesson is designed to give middle school students an introduction to Mendelian genetics, with a focus on dominant and recessive traits. The lesson is best taught after students have already covered the basics of DNA, cell anatomy and cell division, including meiosis. The objective of this lesson is that students will be able to determine the correct phenotype or genotype for a given trait based on their understanding of dominant and recessive traits. They will also be able to predict likely
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6th - 8th
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MS-LS3-2
Genetic Traits Powerpoint & Simulation Game
This two-part product is a great resource for introducing the different types of genetic traits, and applying the concepts through an engaging game! The powerpoint is great for engaging in a discussion about different types of traits, and includes a Cornell-note style note page that aligns perfectly. The simulation game is a great application project that includes resources for teacher implementation, as well as a game booklet for students with critical thinking questions and data analyzation.Th
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4th - 12th
Reading Line Graphs Practice Worksheet
Students will practice reading and analyzing Line graphs with this practice. This has 2 Line graphs with 10 questions per bar graph. The Answers are included.IncludesReading Line Graphs Worksheet PDF
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4th - 9th
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Bee Battles: MS-LS2-2 Student Handout with Teacher Guide and Key
This short performance assessment is focused on NGSS standard MS-LS2-2. Students use patterns from evidence of interactions among pollinators across multiple habitat types to predict what will happen to the Mojave Poppy Bee if European Honey Bees are introduced to their habitat.Standard assessedMS-LS2-2. Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.PhenomenonThe population of Mojave Poppy Bees near Las Vegas is low, but humans are co
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6th - 8th
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MS-LS2-2
Science Skills Bell Ringers
3 weeks worth of bell ringers focused on basic science skills including determining variables, reading graphs and data tables, making observations and inferences, explaining your thinking, forming hypotheses, sorting information, averaging, measuring, compare and contrast, rounding data and creating a claim. Some questions are open ended and do not have a right/wrong answer, some do have correct answers. These bell ringers are best used with upper middle school through high school. Answer Key is
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7th - 12th
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Reading Bar Graphs Practice Worksheet
Students will practice reading and analyzing bar graphs with this practice. This has 2 bar graphs with 10 questions per bar graph. The Answers are included.IncludesReading Bar Graphs Worksheet PDF
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4th - 9th
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Punnet Square Activities + sample problems + quiz & key
This is a Punnet Square lesson with scaffolds and example problems. The process is taught in 5 steps, giving students a specific strategy for using Punnet squares. ELLs and SWDs should benefit from the scaffolding materials and each step in the scaffold corresponds to a category on the rubric, which is student friendly.This lesson assumes basic familiarity with genetics content vocabulary and the ability to convert fractions into percents. There are some introduction questions and deeper disc
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Not Grade Specific
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HS-LS3-3
, HS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
, HS-LS3-2
Heredity, Variations and Mendelian Genetics Learning Activities (Middle School)
This product contains a zip file with ten different activities that provide the basis for a Middle School level Life Science Learning Unit on the topics of Heredity, Variations and Mendelian Genetics. The activities within the file are correlated to the MS-LS 3-1 and MS-LS 3-2 NGSS Learning Standards. Many of the materials are well suited for use in remote learning situations.Answer keys are included for all the student activities. The product contains 61 pages of student resources and 138 tot
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
Graphing Analysis Practice- Great for sub plans!
This graphing practice is great for students to work on their graphing analysis skills. Each graph has easy to read labels and data points with questions to identify parts of the graph, as well as make inferences. Students will end the assignment by creating their own graph from a set of data provided. This can be easily adapted for students of various needs.
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6th - 8th
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MS-ETS1-3
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