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This curriculum for high school Marine Biology includes everything you need: a syllabus, unit plans, lesson plans for every day of the school year (including objectives, standards, and materials). All digital materials needed for those lessons, including answer keys, assessments, and labs are provided! The curriculum is organized in a very easy-to-follow manner, and aligns with NGSS standards. Lessons are designed for an A day (85 min)/B day (85 min)/all classes (45 min) rotation, but can easily

This ENTIRE YEAR high school Astronomy Curriculum contains the unit and lesson plans for every day of the school year, totaling over 230 files and 1000+ pages! It contains lesson plans divided up minute-by-minute and includes standards, objectives, slides, notes handouts, activity sheets, answer keys, and assessments. I've designed the unit to include everything you need to jump right in, with little-to-no prep time! Units include (see preview for full unit plans): Introduction to Ast

This curriculum contains the unit and lesson plans for a 13-day unit on space exploration and technology. It contains lesson plans divided up minute-by-minute and includes standards, objectives, slides, notes handouts, activity sheets, answer keys, and assessments. I've designed the unit to include everything you need to jump right in, with little-to-no prep time! Topics of the units include: History of Space ExplorationSpace AgenciesThe Moon Landing Hoax Conspiracy TheoryHuman Spacefl

This curriculum contains the unit and lesson plans for a 11-day unit on astrobiology and the search for life. It contains lesson plans divided up minute-by-minute and includes standards, objectives, slides, notes handouts, activity sheets, answer keys, and assessments. I've designed the unit to include everything you need to jump right in, with little-to-no prep time! Topics of the units include: Conditions for LifeExtremophiles on EarthHabitable Zones and Famous ExoplanetsMethods of Dete

In this game, students will have to solve 1- and 2- step mole conversions to access clues that will solve the case of the mysterious abduction of Harry Styles. In one hour, they will solve 9 problems to give the Who, How, and Why of the abduction. This is a very engaging way to have students do practice problems and one of my students even said, "Can we do this again, it made doing problems fun!" This lesson is designed for high school Chemistry students and should be taught after mole ratios an

This curriculum contains the unit and lesson plans for a 12-day unit on stars, galaxies, and the universe. It contains lesson plans divided up minute-by-minute and includes standards, objectives, slides, notes handouts, activity sheets, answer keys, and assessments. I've designed the unit to include everything you need to jump right in, with little-to-no prep time! Topics of the units include: StarsThe Life Cycle of StarsStar Formation and EvolutionStellar Death: Supernovae, Neutron St

This curriculum contains the unit and lesson plans for a 13-day unit on the solar system. It contains lesson plans divided up minute-by-minute and includes standards, objectives, slides, notes handouts, activity sheets, answer keys, and assessments. I've designed the unit to include everything you need to jump right in, with little-to-no prep time! Topics of the units include: The Formation of the Solar SystemThe SunThe Formation of EarthMoons and RingsThe Earth and Moon SystemThe Eart

This curriculum contains the unit and lesson plans for a 10-day unit on an introduction to astronomy. It contains lesson plans divided up minute-by-minute and includes standards, objectives, slides, notes handouts, activity sheets, answer keys, and assessments. I've designed the unit to include everything you need to jump right in, with little-to-no prep time! Topics of the units include: The Scientific MethodAstrology vs AstronomyHistory of AstronomyElectromagnetic Spectrum and LightT

Looking for a FUN Christmas/winter activity to do with your science students? This lab has students test three different recipes of homemade, fake snow to determine which one is best according to three tests (the Snowball Test, the Snowman Test, and the Time Test). Students will have to write a hypothesis, collect data, analyze class data to make a graph, and write a conclusion where they must identify sources of error and future experiments. This lab is a ton of fun, and it also prepares s

If you would like to give your students hands-on experience with research, this resource is for you! This unit starts with an introduction to experimental design and then jumps right into 8 different lab experiments ranging from variable manipulation projects to analyzing existing data sets. Students must write hypotheses, collect data, create graphs, and discuss conclusions, sources of error, and limitations to each experiment. The unit culminates in a research symposium where students create p

The Marine Biology Full Year Curriculum | Unit Plans and Daily Lesson Plans (shown in the preview above) includes everything you need: a syllabus, unit plans, lesson plans for every day of the school year (including objectives, standards, and materials), and all digital materials needed for those lessons. Answer keys, assessments, and labs are included! All worksheets that accompany lessons from outside sources are linked, cited, and included for free. The curriculum is organized and in a very

Do you want a fun way to get your students engaged in physics all around them? This Physics-a-thon is a great way to end the school year on a fun note, while encouraging teamwork and deep critical thinking! Students will work in groups to design a game where the players will be better if they know more physics. Then, groups will play each other's games in a fun competition and end the year with a written exam summarizing WHY they played the games the way they did. This project is best used in a

This curriculum contains the unit and lesson plans for a 13-day unit on cosmology and the future of astronomy. It contains lesson plans divided up minute-by-minute and includes standards, objectives, slides, notes handouts, activity sheets, answer keys, and assessments. I've designed the unit to include everything you need to jump right in, with little-to-no prep time! Topics of the units include: Advanced Theories in Cosmology IntroductionInflation Theory (student-designed lesson)The Mu

As your high school Chemistry students are preparing for their semester 1 final exam in December, have them do this fun lab where they get to make snowflakes using borax! The included lab report has students analyze the properties of borax (Na2B4O7) to review concepts of: Atomic number & massFindings protons, neutrons, and electronsValence electrons & Lewis structuresElectron configuration & orbital box diagramsIon formationElectronegativity differencesIonic vs covalent bondsDimensional analysis

This curriculum contains the lesson plans for 3 review days, one optional lab day, and the semester exam period for the December exam for high school Astronomy. It contains lesson plans divided up minute-by-minute and includes standards, objectives, slides, activity sheets, and the final exam and answer key (fill-in-the-blank and open response). I've designed the review days to include everything you need to jump right in, with little-to-no prep time! However, everything is fully editable so

Engage your students while studying states of matter and phase changes using DRY ICE! This lab can make a fun and spooky halloween activity, or it can be used anytime during the year. I usually put beakers with colored water and dry ice on the tables as students walk in to get them excited about the activity for the day. In the lab, students will compare the behavior of regular ice and dry ice to learn about phase changes and will use their knowledge of kinetic energy and intermolecular force

This curriculum contains the unit and lesson plans for a 10-day unit where students complete an individual research project of their choosing, ending in a formal paper and presentation. It contains lesson plans divided up minute-by-minute and includes standards, objectives, slides, notes handouts, samples, and rubrics. I've designed the unit to include everything you need to jump right in, with little-to-no prep time! Topics of the units include: The Steps of Writing a Research Paper (Con

Making your own tests can be one of the most time consuming parts of teaching! This resource offers an ENTIRE YEAR of FULLY EDITABLE tests for high school Chemistry. Test questions range in higher-ordered thinking and become more challenging throughout the year. This resource includes: 6 unit tests with 4 versions each* on Google Docs which makes them fully editableFull answer keysStudy guides for each unit so students know what information they need to studyStates of Matter Inquiry Lab which i

This curriculum contains the unit and lesson plans for the entire year of high school Astronomy. It contains lesson plans divided up minute-by-minute and includes standards, objectives, and materials needed. Units Include: Introduction to Astronomy and the UniverseThe Solar SystemStars, Galaxies, and the UniverseSpace Exploration and TechnologyAstrobiology and the Search for LifeCosmology and the Future of AstronomyAstronomy Capstone Research ProjectImportant Note: The accompanying materials

Can Your Team Have the Greatest Speed? The Best Velocity? The Fastest Acceleration?Using an obstacle course of your design, have your students race in groups while taking data on distance and time. Then, back in the classroom they will have to calculate speed, velocity, and acceleration of their group members. This is a great activity to get students moving, to build teamwork and collaboration, and to support knowledge in physics. This activity can fill a 90 minute period, but can also take les