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Overview:Classifying examples of sexual and asexual reproduction has never been more engaging than this. Scientists need the help of your students to study how a population of mysterious aliens reproduce. Your students will read descriptions of each alien species and classify them as sexually or asexually reproducing organisms. They will then draw mini diagrams of budding, fragmentation, and binary fission and create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting sexual and asexual reproduction. Your

Overview:Help your students master cell transport, diffusion, and osmosis while reinforcing the role of cell structures in regulating what enters and exits the cell! This no-prep reading passage + questions resource is perfect for middle school life science and biology classes. Students will explore how the cell membrane’s structure supports its function, and how this relates to diffusion, osmosis, and active/passive transport.This engaging resource works great as an introduction, review activit

Overview:Help your students understand why biodiversity matters in ecosystems through this forest simulation worksheet! This print-and-go activity is perfect for middle school biology or environmental science classes. Students compare forests with high vs low biodiversity, explore what happens when disease spreads, and see firsthand how biodiversity supports healthy, resilient ecosystems. This resource is great for introducing biodiversity, reinforcing its importance, doing assessment work, or

Overview:Do boring labs make your skin crawl? This highly engaging carrying capacity lab is exactly what you need to perk up even the most reluctant learners! Students will absolutely love maintaining their own ant population (fake, of course) to observe population growth in action. You'll love that students must incorporate science process skills in order to graph the exponential and logistic growth of the ant population. An included pre-lab passage makes this low prep set-up a dream so that yo

Overview:Cell differentiation can be a challenging concept for students, especially if they have been looking at traditional cell models and diagrams that only show one type of cell. This introductory reading passage, examples page, and comprehension question assignment is the perfect transition to cell differentiation for your middle school students! This is an awesome assignment for students if your time is limited for cell differentiation or you aren't able to do a full stem cell project. Why

Overview:Engage your students with predator prey relationships by graphing the snowshoe hare and arctic fox populations. Your students will read a one-page passage about the snowshoe hare, its unique camouflage adaptation, and how predators like the arctic fox help maintain healthy ecosystems. They will then create a double line graph of the snowshoe hare and arctic fox populations and answer reading comprehension and graph analysis questions. Why You'll Love It:High-interest, real-life reading

Overview:Observing patterns within the fossil record is engaging and easy with this three page reading passage, question worksheet, and fossil layers puzzle activity. Your students will learn about how fossils form, transition fossils, index fossils, and environmental change with a high-interest reading passage. They will then put their fossil analyzing skills to the test by completing a puzzle based on patterns present within the fossil record. Why You'll Love It:No technology required! This re

Overview:Explore the specialized structures of flowering plants with an engaging and informative reading passage. Students will be introduced to the topic of the specialized plant structures of angiosperms that facilitate reproduction through pollination. They will learn the male and female parts of a flower, as well as the function of each part. Complete with matching and short answer questions, this is a sub-friendly resource that you'll use again and again! Why You'll Love It:Print-and-goEnga

Overview:Dig in to selective breeding with this high-interest reading passage over every student's favorite topic...dogs! Your students will learn about the history of selective breeding, how wild corn developed into modern day maize, the domestication of wolves, and the selective breeding of the dog breeds they know and recognize today. Included comprehension questions and dog breed matching worksheet reinforce the concepts in a meaningful way. ❤️Why You'll Love It:High-interest reading that co

Overview:Explore how biodiversity strengthens the health of ecosystems with this engaging and effective simulation activity. Your students will complete two simulations, one for an ecosystem with low biodiversity, and one for an ecosystem with high biodiversity. Students will pretend to be pollinators interacting within the ecosystem, then observe what happens to the population when a disease sweeps through. (Love this resource, but need print and go? Check out a similar resource HERE).❤️Why Yo

Overview:Compare and contrast sexual and asexual reproduction with this engaging and interactive task cards activity. This interactive activity includes 16 reproduction clue cards to narrow down a list of suspects, evidence, locations, and disguises in order to solve a mystery. Answering questions correctly will narrow down the list until they solve the case! An extremely low-prep activity that will have your students "sleuthing" for knowledge. Why You'll Love It:Print-and-go (all you have to do

Overview:Help students grasp how the body maintains balance through homeostasis and feedback loops with this engaging, ready-to-use reading resource. Students read a clear, vocabulary-rich passage and then demonstrate understanding through thought-provoking comprehension questions—perfect for classwork, homework, or substitute days. ✅ What’s Included A 3-page informational reading passage on homeostasis and feedback systems Comprehension questions (text-based & inference) Answer key for st

Overview:Introduce environmental and genetic growth factors with this engaging and low prep goldfish paper lab from Avery Science. Students will read a two page introductory passage about the growth of goldfish in captivity versus the wild, then use rulers to measure goldfish from each population. Students will create a graph showing the growth of each population, then answer comprehension questions. Students love goldfish and will be excited to learn about the factors that influence the growth

Bring natural selection to life with this engaging, low prep Peppered Moth Evolution Lab! This resource allows students to explore how genetic variation and environmental change drive adaptation and evolution through hands-on data collection and graphing. With clear instructions, a short reading passage, and ready-to-use print materials, this activity makes teaching natural selection simple, visual, and memorable. This resource is perfect for middle or high school biology and life science class

Overview:Amp up your ecology unit with this symbiotic relationships graphing assignment. Teaching symbiosis is simple and evidence based with these effective print-and-go worksheets. Cover mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism flawlessly with this easy to implement resource. Students will create double line graphs representing population growth of various organisms living separately and together, then analyze the graphs to determine the symbiotic relationship that exists. This assignment is pe

Overview:Bring natural selection and evolution into your classroom through data analysis! In this print-and-go graphing activity, students explore how genetic variation and environmental pressures drive shifts in populations using the Galápagos finches example. With both line and bar graphs, percentage calculations, and interpretation questions, this assignment helps students connect mathematical reasoning to evolutionary theory in a clear, engaging way. ✅ What’s Included Line graph pa

Overview:Hit the point home on sustainability with this overfishing simulation activity. In this activity, students will play the role of fisherman removing fish (paper clips) from a pond. They will explore how sustainable fishing practices strengthen ecosystems and increase the amount of useable resources. Why You'll Love It:Easy to implement (few supplies required)Engaging and hands-onGenerates discussion with a real world exampleStudents Will:Work in pairs to simulate unregulated and regulate

Analyzing food webs and food chains is a breeze with these ready to go food web worksheets. This resource includes three engaging food web practice worksheets designed for independent work, additional practice, and reinforcement. Perfect for helping students understand the movement of matter and energy in ecosystems, this resource is a perfect print and go option for your ecosystems or ecology unit. Ideal for middle school science classes, it enables students to analyze food webs and deepen thei

Overview:Are you teaching artificial selection or selective breeding during your genetics unit? This resource pairing is the perfect addition to your upcoming genetics lessons. Introduce artificial selection with a high interest reading passage about dog breeds. Students will love reading about how humans have selected for traits in the breeds they know and love today. Follow it up by giving your students a chance to breed their own service dog with the digital service dog lab! Formatted in Goog

Overview:Amp up your specialized plant structures lesson with this engaging mini bundle from Avery Science! This mini bundle includes a student-friendly reading passage and digital flower dissection lab. These resources cover the specialized structures of flowers and the probability of successful reproduction. The best part? Both resources are download and go! Why You'll Love It:Print-and-goDetailed graphics help build connectionsAwesome sub planWritten with students in mindReading Passage:Read