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This PowerPoint presentation is a great remote or in-person tool to help guide your students through a whole Classification Unit. It's written in student-friendly language, visual, and easy to follow. It will work for any 6th - 9th grade class studying the basics of the levels of classification, taxonomy, binomial nomenclature, and an overview of domains and kingdoms. Topics included:Background vocabularyIntro to classificationLevels of classification Scientific (binomial) names3 Domains overvie

This activity has 40 Scientific Method Warm-ups that can be used for bell-ringers, exit tickets, or task cards. Get your students' brains activated with a large variety of discussions, challenges, practices, drawings, and more. This editable PowerPoint is geared toward any 4th-8th grade class studying the scientific method, measurement, safety, experimental design, and other topics related to the inquiry and the scientific process. Warm up Topics:SafetySteps of the scientific methodMeasurement p

Challenge your students to survive "The Which One Won't Kill You Game!" This game is the perfect way to get even the least motivated students into a unit on classification of living things. Students will be challenged to select which organisms they think are harmless, all while learning about venomous, poisonous, or dangerous organisms. Upon selecting each organism, students learn more information about the individual species they selected and just how deadly it can be. This game can of course b

This has over 100 slides of material on DNA structure, mutations, genetics, Punnett Square tutorials and practice, advancements in genetics, non-Mendelian genetics, protein synthesis, cell division, fun facts, and much more. This activity is designed for 6th-9th grade students and is written in student-friendly language. The PowerPoint is visual and animated, and is a great tool to help learn complex DNA and genetics vocabulary. This activity pairs really well with my DNA Unit Guided Cornell N

This activity helps students learn how to use Cornell Notes as a study tool and covers topics such as essential questions, left-hand column usage, repetitions/study strategies, and summaries. Whether you do InterActive Notebooks or not, Cornell Notes are a great way for students to learn how to organize their thoughts and study new content. This is in an editable Microsoft Word Document so you can adjust it to fit your classroom needs. This works for any grade level or content area that wishes t

This PowerPoint contains everything you need for an entire cell unit: organelle identification, types of cells, organelle functions, organization of living things, Cell theory, warm ups, and review games. This activity requires no prep, has teacher directions for all games, and a table of contents that links to the various sections. The text is written at a level that makes the material accessible to a wide variety of learners. PowerPoint Includes:Unit Warm-upsBackground on CellsCell TheoryPla

Teach the characteristics of life in a way that elicits discussion, is easy to understand, and is visually engaging. This PowerPoint contains more than just the information about the requirements for life. PowerPoint contains:2 different engagement activitiesThe requirements with examples and definitions A mini "Alive or Not" game to practiceA mnemonic to easily remember the characteristicsDirections for an extension research activity about viruses being alive or notNote: I will be posting many

This Evolution PowerPoint contains more than just information about evolution and natural selection. It has several review activities, examples, and games to play with your students. This 94 slide PowerPoint is a great guide through your entire unit, and best of all, it's written in student-friendly language and is very visual. Topics: Background vocabEvolutionDarwin’s VoyageNatural SelectionEvidence of EvolutionHomologous structuresVestigial structuresFossil evidenceRadiometric & relative dati

From the steps of the scientific method, measurement, conversions, graph making, and hypothesis writing, strengthening a conclusion, and controls & variables, this truly is a full unit worth of material presented in a visual and engaging way to students. This contains almost 70 slides full of warm-ups, vocabulary lessons, practice problems, examples, and more. The information is presented in an easy-to-understand format that works for any students from grades 5-8 who are learning the scientif

Introduce or review the steps of the scientific method in an easy-to-follow, visual format. This graphic organizer makes learning the steps of the scientific method fun for a variety of students of all ages. I included a lot of variations of the notes to meet different classroom needs. I also know that there are so many different ways teachers phrase the steps of the scientific method, so I kept this as a PowerPoint format to allow teachers to edit the wording or even the number of steps. Inclu

This is a set of Cornell Notes for a middle school level science class about DNA and genetics. It covers background vocabulary, DNA structure, genetics and Punnett Square notes, and advancement in genetics notes.