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Get your students fully engaged as they travel on a journey to examine fossil evidence, discover how relative dating and radiometric dating work, compare homologous and vestigial structures, embryological evidence, analyze DNA evidence, research antibiotic resistance with a webquest, and even complete a geological time scale. The Evidence of Evolution Stations has students rotating to 8 different stations to analyze these different forms of evidence. Activity is designed for any middle school o

If you want a fun way to engage students in writing a Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) responses, then you have found the perfect activity! Your students become crime scene investigators collecting evidence for who may have stolen an invaluable painting by exploring an interactive crime scene in Google Slides. They practice argument, collaboration, critical thinking, and forming conclusions from evidence. If you and your students are new to CER responses, there is a helpful guide included in this

Gummy Bear Genetics is a lab used to investigate and discover how traits are inherited. The lab replicates Gregory Mendel's famous pea plant experiments. This lab can be used to introduce and discover genetics or as reinforcement. Students will work on making predictions, forming conclusion with evidence, calculating probability, and collaborating to solve an inquiry based lab. Teachers only need paper lunch bags and gummy bears. Lesson includes:Teacher preparations and lab directionsStudent la

Hangry Birds Beak Lab is very fun and educational way to capture many concepts in any evolution and natural selection unit! Students will complete a pre-lab Web quest about natural selection, experiment with different tools as they pretend to be the hangry birds, analyze & graph data, and use evidence in forming a conclusion. In the process, students will learn and practice use of vocabulary terms such as variations, mutations, traits, natural selection, evolve, and many more. Activity Includ

Fully engage your students with Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) and practice argument in your classroom with an interactive Crime Scene Investigation! This activity is an Interactive Google Slides adventure that students use to analyze a crime scene, collect evidence, examine suspects and then form a CER response to who they think the culprit was that took a millionaire's dog away. I created this due to popular demand after creating my Great Museum Heist practice (see the link below). I use this

Help Harry Potter and friends solve some genetics mysteries at Hogwarts with some Harry Potter Punnett Square practice. Activity works for any 6th - 9th grade class studying genetics and Punnett Squares. Activity Includes:Quick Vocab checkPunnett Square ProblemsAnswer KeysBonus: Create your own Punnett Squares worksheet where students create their own problems for a partner to solve.*Note: This activity is also part of my DNA Unit MEGA Bundle! If you are looking for more activities to support

The DNA & Heredity MEGA Bundle is here! This bundle contains labs, guided notes, PowerPoints, practice assignments, and much more. I think you will find that the activities included work great for all kinds of learners from 6th grade all the way through 9th grade. Students will learn about DNA background, DNA structure, mutations, chromosomes, genetics, Punnett Squares, cell division, Non-Mendelian genetics, advancements in genetics, and more. You will notice from the full list below that the b

The Onion Vs Cheek Cell Lab is a powerful way to have students examine the similarities and differences of plants and animal cells and practice identifying basic cell parts. Students gain real-world experience and practice with a microscope. This activity comes with the student lab and student-friendly directions, high level conclusion questions, answer key, and a rubric. Teachers need a few onions, toothpicks, microscopes, slides, cover slips, and iodine or any type of staining agent (optiona

Metric Conversions have never been more fun than when you get to practice them with Baby Yoda/The Child/Grogu! Pixel art is a great self-checking way to practice any content, so I decided to offer this to my students this year. They LOVED it! This has 15 problems involving mass, length, and volume that need to be converted. As students complete the questions correctly the cell changes color and fills in parts of their drawing. This activity works best for any 6th - 10th grade students that need

Whether you are studying the big picture differences between mitosis and meiosis or the fine details of the phases, the 3 options included for this study tool allow teachers to meet the needs of their students. This works great with or without an InterActive Notebook and the different difficulty options allow it to be used in a middle or high school level class. I created this to be as versatile as possible and be customizable for your classes. Activity includes:3 different flipbook templatesTea

Reinforce and review measurement skills such as reading thermometers, triple beam balances, rulers, and graduated cylinders with this measurement tool practice. This can be used as warm ups, review, or pretest. This activity uses metric units such as grams, meters, cubic meters, milliliters, and degrees Celsius. Activity Includes:Mass WorksheetLiquid Volume WorksheetSolid Volume WorksheetLength & Temperature WorksheetAnswer KeyNote: This activity is sold in my Scientific Method Unit Bundle. If

Learn about the senses in a fun, hands-on lab experience with the Ruler Drop Lab. Students will test the reaction speed of their different senses and practice scientific skills such as analyzing data, graphing, and improving upon design solutions, and much more. This lab is designed for a 6th-9th grade class and addresses NGSS: MS-LS1-8: Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories. Act

The 3-D Cell Analogy Project is used as a way to assess students on their understanding of cell parts. Not only will students be able to describe functions of a variety of organelles, but they will also learn how they function together. Years ago my students used to all create cell cities and this was a common project in life science. I decided to expand this idea and allow much more differentiation, and instantly saw the benefits. They were more challenged, thinking on a higher level than bef

This Digital InterActive Notebook for Classification has it all: Graphic organizers, practice dichotomous keys, practice flow charts, study tools, guided notes, reflections, vocabulary review, a background reading, and more. This can easily be your primary resource for your whole Classification unit! The PDF download has a Google Slides link to the student resource. The Google Slides are ready to use, but also easy to customize. What's included:Link to Google Slides - Student copy Digital Noteb

CSI Measurement Lab Stations is an activity for students to use various measurement tools in the science lab to solve crimes. It covers mass, volume, length, and temperature. This is a great way to get hands on review or to prepare students for a year of inquiry and collaboration. Teacher setup is required, and the teacher will need access to common lab supplies such as a balance, graduated cylinders, beakers, thermometers, and meter sticks. *There is a bonus set of measurement Cornell notes an

Combine science and magic with the Harry Potter Measurement Lab! Students will help Harry & friends pass their O.W.L. Exams by problem-solving and using different forms of measurement at each station. Students will get a chance to review and practice mass, volume, temperature, and length. Lab works well for any 5th-8th grade science or math class learning measurement, metric units, and measurement tools. Lab includes:Student lab copy & directionsTeacher directions & tips *Bonus! Measurement

Guided Cornell Notes for your entire DNA Unit! These notes are visual, fill-in-the-blank style, and written in student friendly language. Notes work with any 6th-9th grade class studying DNA background, DNA structure, types of cell division, Genetics, Punnett Squares, non-Mendelian Genetics, and advancements in genetics. See the list below for the entire contents. Activity Includes:DNA background notesDNA structure notesChromosome NotesGenetics Vocab Notes Punnett Square Instructions pageAdvanc

My students have a lot of fun learning the parts of animal cells and plant cells! I have struggled finding good diagrams for my students to label, color, and study off of, so I created these diagrams for my 7th grade students to use as study tools. They are large, easy to see the organelles, and can be used in a variety of ways. Activity includes: 2 cells to label and color - 1 plant cell and 1 animal cellx3 varieties of optional "study tool flaps" to cover all the answersAlternate size diagrams

Crack the Code in this awesome DNA review activity! Students will use their knowledge of DNA base pairs to create a secret DNA message and solve a friend's. This activity relates to DNA structure, base pairs, codons, and amino acids. Teachers need very little prep and no additional materials are required. Activity includes:Teacher directionsStudent directionsDNA cypherStudent work pagessample secret messagesolved sample secret message*Note: This activity is also part of my brand new DNA Unit ME

Reinforce inquiry, measurement, and CER writing in your class with this easy prep STEM lab. You will need jelly beans and several small jars, containers, or cups. Students will problem-solve the best way to prove the amount of jelly beans in the container without being able to open it. This works well with 5th - 8th graders, but can be easily adapted to work for a variety of age groups. Lab Includes the following: Teacher directions for set upStudent lab copyBlank CER and guided CER formStudent