Constance McMorris

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

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.

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.