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This lab is designed to teach students about the methods of classifying organisms, dichotomous keys, and using the field of view in a microscope to estimate the size of an organism.
This lab includes a step by step procedure for classifying ten (10) unique aliens based on their physical characteristics. Students begin by cutting out all the aliens. Next, they answering a yes or no question, and then sort their aliens based on the their answer. Then the students come up with their own yes or no question and sort their aliens even further. In short, students are learning how to create a dichotomous key. Finally, students look through a simulated microscope and estimate the size of a tiny aliens and sort it along with the others.
This lab closely resembles Station 1 (Sorting Creatures) of the New York Sate Grade 8 Science Performance Test and would be a great practice lesson to prepare for that exam.
This lab includes a step by step procedure for classifying ten (10) unique aliens based on their physical characteristics. Students begin by cutting out all the aliens. Next, they answering a yes or no question, and then sort their aliens based on the their answer. Then the students come up with their own yes or no question and sort their aliens even further. In short, students are learning how to create a dichotomous key. Finally, students look through a simulated microscope and estimate the size of a tiny aliens and sort it along with the others.
This lab closely resembles Station 1 (Sorting Creatures) of the New York Sate Grade 8 Science Performance Test and would be a great practice lesson to prepare for that exam.
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Description
This lab is designed to teach students about the methods of classifying organisms, dichotomous keys, and using the field of view in a microscope to estimate the size of an organism.
This lab includes a step by step procedure for classifying ten (10) unique aliens based on their physical characteristics. Students begin by cutting out all the aliens. Next, they answering a yes or no question, and then sort their aliens based on the their answer. Then the students come up with their own yes or no question and sort their aliens even further. In short, students are learning how to create a dichotomous key. Finally, students look through a simulated microscope and estimate the size of a tiny aliens and sort it along with the others.
This lab closely resembles Station 1 (Sorting Creatures) of the New York Sate Grade 8 Science Performance Test and would be a great practice lesson to prepare for that exam.
This lab includes a step by step procedure for classifying ten (10) unique aliens based on their physical characteristics. Students begin by cutting out all the aliens. Next, they answering a yes or no question, and then sort their aliens based on the their answer. Then the students come up with their own yes or no question and sort their aliens even further. In short, students are learning how to create a dichotomous key. Finally, students look through a simulated microscope and estimate the size of a tiny aliens and sort it along with the others.
This lab closely resembles Station 1 (Sorting Creatures) of the New York Sate Grade 8 Science Performance Test and would be a great practice lesson to prepare for that exam.
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WOW! this was SUPER helpful! Not only were the students super engaged with it, it helped tremendously with preparation for testing! Thank you!
Thank you. That's very kind of you to say.
Aliens and dichotomous keys, what more fun can the students have an learn at the same time
What a nice review. Thank you.
Fun and practical activity!
Great test prep!
Awesome Product!!
Perfectly fits for the NYS Assessment so glad I purchased. After the test my students said how they were glad they did the activity in class!
What a great review! Thank you so much. I have another lab that would be helpful for the Ball and Ramp station. It's called the "Bouncy Ball Lab".
Great Resource
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