Distant Science Learning

Using google slides, students will create a timeline of the major scientists who contributed to the cell theory. In addition to the activity slide, I have also included all notes that you can use to teach a lesson about the cell theory and the scientists. The scientists included in this lesson are Rudolph Virchow, Robert Hooke, Matthias Schleiden, Anton Van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Zacharias Janssen, and Robert Brown.

In this activity, students will learn about the peppered moths and how they adapted to the industrial revolution. In addition to a fill-in-the-blank section, students will play an online game about peppered moths and watch an introduction video. At the conclusion, students will write a paragraph summarizing what they learned.

Students will research a genetic mutation and create a slideshow following the provided template. The first few slides explain the project and the rubric is also included here. The remaining slides can be used as a template for students who need one to follow.

In this webquest, students will first read through a powerpoint presentation going over important background information about taxonomy. They will learn about the levels of classification, the "father of taxonomy" and scientific names. Then, students will go to a website and learn about the six kingdoms and answer questions. Finally, students will play a matching game. You will receive the introduction powerpoint, a regular and modified version of the webquest and an answer key.

In this google draw, students will arrange the levels of classification in order using a bull's eye diagram. In addition, they will practice writing a scientific name using the correct format. This activity is designed to take less than ten minutes for all students to complete. Some students can finish in under five.  It is a great warm-up or exit ticket activity for a lesson relating to the levels of classification.

In this project, students will draw the phases of mitosis, label appropriate structures inside the cell, and write a description for each phase. This was initially designed to be completed all on the computer. Students can use Paint, google draw, etc. to draw the phases on the computer, but students could always draw the phases by hand as well. Rubric is included and this project is worth 20 points.

In this google draw activity, students will learn the differences between photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Students will move the text boxes to the correct category. This is a great warm-up or exit ticket activity. The answer key is located on the right side of the page, so make sure you delete it before sharing the google draw with your students :)