Griffin's 'Classy' Experience

It's the end of the school year and, as educators, we need something to keep our students engaged but focused. This package includes several projects with little to no prep or grading on your part. You can provide students with multiple options by creating a choice board or only assigning a specific option. The package includes nine (9) student led projects (two escape room versions - one premade and one student developed option) with rubrics and answer keys (see below). Purchase this package fo

The Cellular Reproduction Carousel activity is designed to accompany student cartoon notes on Cellular Reproduction. Each station will address Interphase, Binary Fission, Mitosis, Meiosis, Sexual vs. Asexual Reproduction, and Genetic Continuity. Allow students to use their notes at each station.It is suggested to provide copies of each handout at all stations (or upload them to a LMS). According to Scientific America (2024), handwriting is best for learning, memory, and recall. Laminate or use c

In this activity, students will rotate through 6 interactive stations using the cartoon homeostasis notes to explain how organelles interact as a system to maintain cellular balance. Students will analyze visuals, solve mini-problems, complete collaborative tasks, and apply their understanding to real-world “cell crisis” scenarios. This package includes the following: Teacher Overview and Answer Key (pages 1 - 2)Station Rotation Activity Cards and Instructions (pages 3 - 8)Student Recording Hand

Biologists have studied the behavior of viruses to determine if they are living or nonliving. This lesson bundle includes each stage of the Viruses vs Cells less series that guides students in the learning target highlighted below. Students are also provided with a 16 question assessment that includes 12 selected response and four (4) constructed response questions. The activities within this bundle also listed below, Learning Target: Students must develop an argument based on evidence whether

This Chemical Equations bundle includes several opportunities for your students to practice building directly from naming compounds. It begins with writing skeletal equations (no balancing needed) to balancing those equations. Then students learn about types of reactions where they then predict products based on reaction type. Finally students learn how to use the activity series and solubility chart to write ionic equations. Each activity also includes an answer key. Included with this bundle

In this activity students navigate through four station activities comparing habitats, invasive species, impacts of pollutions, and climate change. This activity is a file folder that includes four documents; three Google Docs and one presentation. The Google Docs are various forms of the Student Handout, the original, a preview with a sample of the student handout and the one of the images and the teacher answer key. The third Google Doc is the Answer Key. The presentation provided is the colle

This lesson is the conclusion of Evolution, Cladograms and Phylogenetic Trees. Included in this series is the teacher presentation and guided notes, student practice, a CER with a supplemental student handout, and a PBL with a rubric. The Teacher Presentation includes the Bell Ringer activating prior knowledge of common ancestors versus common environments. A set of Graphic Organizers are also provided to allow students to follow along with the 15 minute presentation. There are six general to

This lesson includes a Endosymbiosis and Clades of Organism themed teacher presentation with fill-in-the-blank notes for students, a graphic organizer, a student activity, and a CER with Background Information for students and rubric. The Teacher Presentation w/ Bell Ringer and Fill-in-the-Blank Notes for the teacher led lesson should be less than 15 minutes while still providing the standards aligned content. The teacher led lesson is less than 15 minutes while still providing the standards

It's the end of the school year and, as educators, we need something to keep our students engaged but focused. Students are given the objective and 45 minutes to solve 5 "puzzles" at each station. Each station will reveal a clue. The puzzles require little to no prep or grading on your part. Once students have all codes, they must arrange them in the correct order to escape the biolab. Escape the Biolab - Teacher Version - Solve biology-based challenges to identify the mutated organism and stop

The Cartoon Notes series provide student with a cartoons image to learn about chemistry concepts and simplified color coded notes that align to standards based content. This is perfect for all learners (learning support, on level, and advanced learners) and can be used as a supplement to instruction such as a review or study guide before an assessment. This specific Cartoon Notes: Thermochemistry document includes the key features of a reaction diagram and how to determine if a reaction is en

Guide students on an engaging station activity where they observe, analyze, explain, and apply data and characteristics to determine the evolutionary relationships amongst organisms. This activity can be completed within one class period and includes the answer key. There is little prep required; project the original cartoon image provided or make a copy to be used at each station. Also, provide student handouts at the stations for students based on your preference. This activity includes the G

Biologists have studied the behavior of viruses to determine if they are living or nonliving. The You've Got "Cooties" Station Activity second step in the Viruses vs Cells lesson. This activity requires five (5) stations, however, you may combine or extend as needed. Station 1 Virus Structure Station 2 Are Viruses Alive (CER Activity) Station 3 Virus Infection Cycle Station 4 Virus vs Cell Comparison Station 5 Real-World Virus Case Study Students should spend no more than seven minutes (7) at e

Homeostasis is the internal balance of the body system. The homeostasis presentation guides teachers and students through an interactive warmup engages the class on a macroscopic level followed by a student led discussion of the methodology used and an analysis of the process used. This is followed by a discussion on homeostasis, using interactive slides, that compares the structure and function of organelles within cells. Next is the Cells in Crisis PBL that allows students to investigate and d

This lesson bundle includes the following: A bell-ringer the measures prior knowledge of the three most common types of reproduction. A 15-minute lesson that compares cellular reproduction and includes an animated slide to maintain student engagement. A group activity to be done during class: Cellular Reproduction Activity.A standards aligned activity (develop a model): Generating Generations.A closing exit ticket that applies the model to the lesson.Georgia Standards of Excellence SB1b

The Cartoon Notes series provides students with cartoon images to help them learn about science concepts and simplified color coded notes that align to standards based content. This is perfect for all learners (learning support, on level, and advanced learners) and can be used as a supplement to instruction such as a review or study guide before an assessment.This handout compares cellular reproduction and genetic continuity and sexual and asexual reproduction, then breaks down interphase and th

The Cartoon Notes series provides students with cartoon images to help them learn about science concepts and simplified color coded notes that align to standards based content. This is perfect for all learners (learning support, on level, and advanced learners) and can be used as a supplement to instruction such as a review or study guide before an assessment. Homeostasis discuses how the organelles work together to maintain stability. This summary document provides several images that focus on

Biologists have studied the behavior of viruses to determine if they are living or nonliving. This is a 1-day CER with the guiding question "Are Viruses Alive?". This CER uses a combination of the station activity and lesson notes to answer the guiding question ( claim). The claim is supported by evidence, which is then supported by reasoning (why does the evidence matter). Now that the guiding question is answered (claim), with evidence and supported by reasoning, students will defend their

The Cartoon Notes series provides students with cartoon images to help them learn about science concepts and simplified color coded notes that align to standards based content. This is perfect for all learners (learning support, on level, and advanced learners) and can be used as a supplement to instruction such as a review or study guide before an assessment. Biodiversity and Populations summarizes how external environmental factors (habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, and climate change

The Cartoon Notes series provides students with cartoon images to help them learn about science concepts and simplified color coded notes that align to standards based content. This is perfect for all learners (learning support, on level, and advanced learners) and can be used as a supplement to instruction such as a review or study guide before an assessment. The Cartoon Notes: Cladograms and Phylogenetic Trees notes guide students through analyzing data, using patterns, and developing and usi

The Cartoon Notes series provide student with a cartoons image to learn about chemistry concepts and simplified color coded notes that align to standards based content. This is perfect for all learners (learning support, on level, and advanced learners) and can be used as a supplement to instruction such as a review or study guide before an assessment. The Cartoon Notes: Solution Chemistry gives students a simplified outline using original cartoon images. This summary includes an overview of uns