Constance McMorris

Students will become medical detectives as the search for why their patient is sick. This activity covers both Life Science and Health objectives as well as lab skills. Everything is included to create a hands-on, minds-on, engaging lab experience.

This packet contains fourteen ideas that may be used alone or together to create a community within your classroom during the first days of school and remind students of their journey during the last days of school. Activities may be used for grades 4 thru 9 and are based on a 30 to 45 minute time frame. Included are: Beginning of the Year Ideas, Student Autobiography lessons, Student Poster lessons, Getting to Know Each Other BINGO, and Student Interview forms, End of the Year Ideas, and a Re

Students will be introduced to the cell theory as well as some of the scientists who formulated it. The microscope will be introduced as an integral part of cell study. Students will compare plant and animal cells using a Venn diagram as a graphic organizer. Students will complete a cell models that distinguish cell organelles and their functions as class and homework projects. Students will also use problem-solving and process skills to hypothesize during teacher-led demos and class lab ac

These Science Fair organization pages may be used with students in grades 4 through 12. It is important that the scientific method be introduced in such a way that students are able to make connections across subject areas with cause and effect (ELA), public speaking (ELA), graphing (Math), etc. Included are examples of: how to develop Science question and hypothesis, list materials and procedures, as well as a method by which to learn where variables are placed on graphs. This is a step-by-step

Introduction to Periodic Table Activities lessons usually take about two weeks to complete. The Element Book Cover is completed after introduction of the Periodic Table. This activity allows students to be creative as the use what they have learned. After the activity, students may place the book cover on their science textbook. Element drawing pages are graded and can also be used to assign several drawings to each student for homework or class work. Directions are given to enable the teach

Most medical procedures have names that sound difficult, but can be interpreted by breaking the names apart. This short lesson uses stems, prefixes, and suffixes to help students understand the meanings of otherwise difficult science and health vocabulary terms with common core connections to English Language Arts.

Science lab report templates that can be used and modified for student reports. These templates are easy to create rubrics for and include hands-on lab discussion space as well as a space for more artistic students to show what they have learned.

What Are Cells is a Power Point that uses pictures and explanations to define cells and the cell theory. The basic cell organelles are listed and shown with descriptions. Since the cell theory also involves learning about the scientists who first saw cells, several scientists are also introduced.

The purpose of this hands-on lab is to support the life science standards involving organisms in their environments, behavioral responses to stimuli, and adaptations. Earthworms are used in a hands-on lab that enables students to observe their responses to light, their body structure, and behavioral adaptations.

This lab activity comes in handy for busy teachers who need to introdcue a hands-on activity while teaching the scientific method to students. Students will have to use what they have already learned to teach the parts of the scientific method.

Assessment that may be used as a quiz or review. Includes circulatory and excretory system vocabulary. Answer key included.

The purpose of this Power Point is to introduce students to the concepts of 1 million, and 1 billion as they look at some things that they are familiar with such as money, sand, and outer space objects. Students in Math and Science sometimes have no idea what very large numbers such as millions or billions mean. One of the best ways to teach the concept is to ask students to imagine what they think is equal to millions or billions. Using real-life examples gives students something to make conne