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6th grade basic principles simulations
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
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
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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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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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Weather Super Bundle
This bundle includes 3 awesome units to support the study of weather. These units are aligned to NGSS standards, and also include many opportunity for students to integrade language arts with reading, writing, and presenting. These units are available separately, but you will save by purchasing all 3 in this bundle. Here's what's included in each unit:Weather:Activity 1: Making a Class Weather Station: Students make their own weather station then use it to keep a weather log.Activity 2: C
Grades:
3rd - 6th
NGSS:
3-ESS3-1
, 3-ESS2-1
, 3-ESS2-2
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
Wild About Food Chains and Food Webs
I created this to give students some hands-on practice with the concepts of food chains and food webs. This will make your students THINK about food relationships in an ecosystem!
During this activity, students use cards to create food chains and then work to connect and overlap the food chains to create a food web. Both card sets are for similar grassland ecosystems, but one set is slightly more challenging than the other.
Includes:
- Recommendations for pre-teaching prior to the activit
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Taxonomy, Sorting Activity, Classification, Kingdoms, Diversity (Word & PDF)
This is a great way to introduce a unit on taxonomy, the diversity of life, and the six kingdoms of living organisms. This is a group activity, but it could be done individually as well. I am including the full directions below so you can get an idea of what this activity entails. There are four follow-up/reflection questions for students to complete on their own after the activity.
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To begin, divide students into groups. Groups of three or four work fine. Larger groups may keep som
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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
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
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
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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6th - 10th
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Digital Lab: Potential and Kinetic Energy in a Roller Coaster Ride
Students explore, collect data, analyze, and apply the concepts of kinetic and potential energy using the interactive simulation at https://contrib.pbslearningmedia.org/WGBH/conv16/conv16-int-rollercoaster/index.htmlCan be independent work or teacher led. Great for an introduction to potential and kinetic energy!
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-1
Best Weathering, Erosion, Deposition Model Ever- Inexpensive w/ writing piece
I can not begin to tell you how much I love using this model in my class. It demonstrates weathering, erosion, and deposition (without the use of stations, water, or sand!) at a minimal cost. It is a hands-on model that takes very little class time and just a small amount of teacher monitoring. The model runs for 3-5 days using just a few minutes of class time at the beginning of each day. After the model has run, the students write a paragraph explaining the model.
Included in this produc
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4th - 7th
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Discovering DNA Structure: Piece it Together
No more lecturing about DNA structure! Allow students to discover the rules and patterns that determine DNA structure on their own, using this fun, hands-on activity. Students will practice their critical thinking skills as they look for patterns to put the DNA puzzle pieces together. Scientific vocabulary is introduced only after students have described the patterns in their own words. Format: PDFIncluded in this packet:Teacher instructions on how to use the activityStudent worksheet and manipu
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Grades:
6th - 11th
Volume of Irregular Objects Lab STEM PBL
This lab provides students with the opportunity to work as a team to solve a skateboard company's dilemma!
You will need 60-80 minutes to complete this lab.
The lab comes with a diagram to help students understand the task without minimizing its challenge!
Although this lab stands on its own legs, you may want to "hook" the kids by showing them a video of skateboard production OR allow for research opportunities online.
Students will discover that they can find the volume of an irregular
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Grades:
5th - 6th
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