I teach 6th, 7th and 8th grade science in Georgia. I taught in Massachusetts for 8 years as well. I love teaching and finding ways to connect with students.
I teach 6th, 7th and 8th grade science in Georgia. I taught in Massachusetts for 8 years as well. I love teaching and finding ways to connect with students.
Colorful bulletin board that says "Keep Calm and Do Science" in periodic squares! Each square has the chemical symbol, etc. as well as a picture representing a product that can be made from the element.
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer is an amazing story of the future, and not necessarily a bright future. In a world of cloning and toying with humans-Matt can't understand what makes him different. Follow his story as a clone to the great drug lord El Patron. Find out what Matt's ultimate purpose truly is. 102 illustrated and defined vocabulary words from the novel.
129 key vocabulary terms from The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly. What a great novel to read in Science class, OR in Language Arts class! Follow the determined Callie Vee as she denounces the boundaries defined for girls in 1899 Texas. She wants to be a scientist, seeks out to discover a new species, and reads Darwin's work.
A must-read! Each word has a definition AND a picture clue.
Students make an environmental coat of arms--expressing the following:
A symbol of what is most important about the environment (to them), a motto for the environment, what they want for the environment in the future, and what they are going to personally do to help the environment. Would make a great bulletin board, mini project, etc.
Cut, paste, fold and draw in order to create two different pages for an Interactive Science Notebook.
Page 1 includes Natural Resources vs. Manmade Resources and "Where would you find?" different types of resources.
Page 2 includes a pair of envelopes, one that is for items that come from animals and the other for items that come from plants. Students cut out the names of different resources and place them in either the plant or animal envelope.
It also includes another flower foldable that identifies 6 different energy sources and identifies them as renewable or nonrenewable.
See thumbnails to see a set of finished pages as well as the original reproducibles.
Have your students make a cladogram using something they definitely know about...cell phones! This set has a cover page that shows a variety of phones ranging from candlestick to iPhone 7 Plus! Then, there are two different activities: a more scaffolded version with the traits filled in, or a blank version for students to create their own. An answer key is provided for the scaffolded version.
Enjoy!
Genetics, Protein Synthesis, Punnett Square, Phenotype Data--it's all in here. Use actual locks and boxes, OR use this fun lesson with a simple envelope system! Enough problems for 7 groups of students, or more if you use the problems in duplicate. I actually made different codes and problems for each group. With locks: utilizes 2 3-digit locks, one MasterLock combination lock, and one Key lock. Four boxes, some paper, and a lot of fun!!
I got the locks at Dollar Tree, and the boxes are inexpensive unfinished wooden boxes. Your students will love it and want more.
INCLUDES:
7 different transcription/translation problem sets for box/envelope 1
7 different Punnett Square Sets for box/envelope 2
7 different Ciphers and graph problems for box/envelope 3
TWO DIFFERENT (1 min or 2 min) Speed Bump Cards (color-coded) for each group. (So fun to throw a team out for a minute or two--also color-coded)
Hint Tickets/Cards for all 3 boxes, color-coded so you can keep track of whom you have given hints to.
Need an editable version? I will email you a MS publisher file after purchase of this pdf. Please email shancrafty@gmail.com with subject line GENETICS ESCAPE ROOM. Thanks!
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Darwin, his journey, evidence for evolution, cladograms--it's all in here. Use actual locks and boxes, OR use this fun lesson with a simple envelope system! Enough problems for 6 groups of students, or more if you use the problems in duplicate. I actually made different codes and problems for each group. With locks: utilizes 3, 3-digit locks, one MasterLock combination lock, four boxes, some paper, and a lot of fun!!
I got the locks and toolboxes at Dollar Tree, or I also bought inexpensive unfinished wooden boxes. Your students will love it and want more.
INCLUDES:
6 different codes to get your students started (hide in room somewhere)
6 different cladogram interpretation problem sets for box 2's combination.
6 different ciphers and comprehension/study questions for box 3's combination.
6 different map analysis problems for box 4's combination.
TWO DIFFERENT (1 min or 2 min) Speed Bump Cards (color-coded) for each group. (So fun to throw a team out for a minute or two--also color-coded)
Hint Tickets/Cards for all 3 boxes, color-coded so you can keep track of whom you have given hints to.
Need an editable version? I will email you a MS publisher file after purchase of this pdf. Please email shancrafty@gmail.com with subject line GENETICS ESCAPE ROOM. Thanks!
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Two escape room lessons in one deal! My Genetics/Protein Synthesis AND my Evolution escape room lessons together as one file!
Evolution:
Darwin, his journey, evidence for evolution, cladograms--it's all in here. Use actual locks and boxes, OR use this fun lesson with a simple envelope system! Enough problems for 6 groups of students, or more if you use the problems in duplicate. I actually made different codes and problems for each group. With locks: utilizes 3, 3-digit locks, one MasterLock combination lock, four boxes, some paper, and a lot of fun!!
I got the locks and toolboxes at Dollar Tree, or I also bought inexpensive unfinished wooden boxes. Your students will love it and want more.
INCLUDES:
6 different codes to get your students started (hide in room somewhere)
6 different cladogram interpretation problem sets for box 2's combination.
6 different ciphers and comprehension/study questions for box 3's combination.
6 different map analysis problems for box 4's combination.
Genetics, Protein Synthesis, Punnett Square, Phenotype Data--it's all in here. Use actual locks and boxes, OR use this fun lesson with a simple envelope system! Enough problems for 7 groups of students, or more if you use the problems in duplicate. I actually made different codes and problems for each group. With locks: utilizes 2 3-digit locks, one MasterLock combination lock, and one Key lock. Four boxes, some paper, and a lot of fun!!
I got the locks at Dollar Tree, and the boxes are inexpensive unfinished wooden boxes. Your students will love it and want more.
INCLUDES:
7 different transcription/translation problem sets for box/envelope 1
7 different Punnett Square Sets for box/envelope 2
7 different Ciphers and graph problems for box/envelope 3
TWO DIFFERENT (1 min or 2 min) Speed Bump Cards (color-coded) for each group. (So fun to throw a team out for a minute or two--also color-coded)
Hint Tickets/Cards for all 3 boxes, color-coded so you can keep track of whom you have given hints to.
Need an editable version? I will email you a MS publisher file after purchase of this pdf. Please email shancrafty@gmail.com with subject line GENETICS ESCAPE ROOM. Thanks!
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The long-awaited sequel to my Adaptations and Symbiosis in Finding Nemo Worksheet!
One page, front and back.
Answer key included, also one page front and back.
Thirteen questions for students to answer while viewing the movie Finding Dory. The questions focus on the topic of environmental science, looking at everything from pollution seen in the film to the goals of the marine institute, and adaptations of the specific characters.
Twenty-five questions for students to answer while viewing Finding Dory. Questions cover a range of science topics that are addressed during the video. It's finally the sequel to my popular Finding Nemo worksheet!
Great for a wide range of ages, as questions can be answered in a variety of depths.
This is a bundle of all three of my Finding Dory worksheets. 12 pages total.
Each worksheet is one page, double-sided. Each answer key is one page, double sided.
Includes: The Science of Finding Dory (25 questions)
Environmental Science in Finding Dory (13 questions)
The Psychology of Finding Dory (13 questions)
Each guide has its own answer key. Each addresses slightly different topics, but some questions do overlap.
A template and easy-grading rubric checklist. Students unleash their creativity and design a superhero based on an organelle! I usually assign the first one and give them a choice for the second. Kids give their superhero a "power" that relates to the function of the organelle.
Summative assessment or project for the human body systems. Students answer the following prompts with one system per panel:
General instructions:
For each body system, create a panel that includes at least one diagram of the body system or the main organ, the functions of that body system within the human body, as well as one interaction that body system has with at least one other system.
Things to consider:
What are the main structures of the body system?
What is the job of this body system?
How does this system work with other systems?
What happens if something goes wrong within this body system?
Summative assessment or project for classification! Students demonstrate their knowledge of the six kingdom or 3 domain systems of classification! Fun project to complete individually or as a group.
Students create 12 panels individually OR in groups to create Bloom Ball Dodecahedrons. Includes prokaryote/eukaryote, plant and animal cells and their parts and functions, levels of organization, comparing organelles to organs, mitosis, cell transport and much more! Summatively assess your students’ knowledge of all things cells with this product!
12 quotes--from Carl Sagan's photo of the dot to the first photo of Earth from space...all the way to the quotes from Mrs. Turton about the scientific method. Colorful Jellyfish (or space) photos fill the background. Great for classroom decorations, or to act as a companion to a novel study of The Thing About Jellyfish!