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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

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

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

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

This Bundle includes inquiry labs, Interactive Notebook activities, practice assignments, Cornell Notes, lab stations, a PowerPoint, and more! A complete scientific method unit that works for any 5th-8th grade classroom practicing inquiry, safety, the steps of the scientific method, variables, measurement, metric conversions, writing hypotheses and conclusions, and making graphs. All activities have teacher directions, student directions, and answer keys when applicable. Activity Includes:CSI Me

The Microscopes & Cells MEGA Bundle includes everything for an entire unit on Microscopes and Cells: labs, warm-ups, notes, PowerPoint presentations, review games, InterActive Notebook study tools, and much more. This unit is meant for any class studying microscope parts and functions, cell parts and functions, cell theory, organization of living things, plant vs animal cells, and eukaryotic vs prokaryotic cells. * Note: This is a growing bundle, which means that any new activities I add will

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

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

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

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

Prepare your students for a year of inquiry and labs as they help Harry Potter & his friends with their experiments! Students will practice independent variables, dependent variables, controlled variables, and control groups. They will also analyze experiments for errors and find ways to improve the designs of experiments. This practice is geared toward any 5th-9th grade science class studying these concepts. This activity now includes a modified version for your younger or less experienced wi

My students are into all the new superhero movies, so I created something that they related to and love - Superhero Controls & Variables! This activity has several practice problems related to finding independent and dependent variables, controlled variables/constants, control groups, and more. Students will also build skills in finding experimental design flaws, improving the designs, and working on examining data to form a solid conclusion. This activity also comes with some optional fill-in

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

Candy Crush is an engaging way of getting students to practice the inquiry process. This involves forming hypotheses, designing and controlling an experiment, using measurement, identifying variables, analyzing and displaying data, and forming good conclusions. Students will collaborate to investigate the problem "Which candy is strongest?" Teachers will need to provide the candy for students to experiment on, measurement tools, and safety gear. This lab can be best used at grade levels 5-9, but

Differentiate your Cell Unit with the Organelle Choice Board! I've never seen my students as passionate and engaged as when I give them an outlet for creativity like this project offers. Not only is there a Choice Board with 12 different student project choices, but there are 6 alternate options and a link to an editable Google Doc for you to customize the choice board to work for your student and classroom needs. This activity works for any middle or high school class studying cells, organell

Looking for a way to heat things up in your class with a fun review game? The Floor is Lava review game works for any content area or grade level. In this game students will find themselves stuck in a "detention room" with a floor filling with lava. Students must make their way across the room to the exit by answering questions correctly. Game is simple to edit and customize. I have included all my Scientific Method questions as an example, but you can use this template to replace my questions

Get equipped for your whole year of Life Science with digital notebooks for every unit. The digital notebooks contain notes, diagrams, practice pages, review activities, games, study tools, and more. These digital notebooks have been my main resource for students over the past few years. What makes these different than most digital notebooks is that they come with a wide variety of activities, are extremely easy to customize for your students, and are all written in student-friendly language. Di