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The Evolution of Whales-Research Poster and Movie Sheet (weeklong experience)What is evolution and where did whales come from? A mini unit on evolution that's really fun and creative. This takes about a 5-7 days depending on pacing and if you show the movie. I have students work in pairs but students can also work alone. For lower skilled classes, research can be done as follow along with the teacher. For more advanced students, they can research and follow along on with guidance and help. Thi

Movie Guide Resource-No prep! Print and go! PBS Nova Special "Typhoid Mary, The Most Dangerous Woman in America" movie guide. You should be able to find the movie listing in You Tube for free. At time of publishing this, it's listed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGY2gCqKcvw There's also more resources at: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/ The document can be edited but it's a simple fill in movie sheet. Good for a sub day or if you're studying asymptomatic carriers of disease. It's

Easy follow along for a webpage (listed in document and https://kids.kiddle.co/Yeast) about Yeast. Great for preparing for a simple asexual reproduction experiment. Also a good sub day activity. The article webpage can also be printed ahead of time for students instead of using the online website. This takes about 20-30 minutes depending on student reading speed. I used this as a "pre-lab" before students could check out supplies for the yeast experiment.

Viewing Guide with questions in order. Easy sub day activity and you can edit or add more question or a puzzle. There's a little world scramble at the end (answers below) This documentary was on PBS Nova. When Whales Could Walk. It can be found online possibly for free or you might be able purchase it on streaming services. Word Scramble Answers: Whale Word Scramble 1. BLEAEN __baleen____________________________________2. IOEHCTOAOLCN __echolocation________________________3. VOOTLIEUN __evolu

Very easy quick review for Newton's Laws. I used this for end of year review and then had students complete some practice questions afterwards. A simple color by number Newton's Laws sheet pairs great with this if you have one.mm This takes about 30 minutes but can be extended to a full class if you have students take notes first. There are links to videos of the demos in the notes of the ppt if it's unclear what's needed. Feel free to edit this file for own use. Instructions: Prepare kit bo

Fabulous Frogs BBC Documentary by David Attenborough movie guide. You'll need access to BBC and there's normally a free trial. Great sub day activity or for a no prep easier day. Could also be used as a prep for learning about frogs in general or a day post-frog dissections to learn about frogs. Students fill out questions that are fill in the blank, drawing/coloring, multiple choice and short answer.

Volcano worksheet with a fun puzzle at the end. Good movie for a sub day or as a reward or to learn about Volcanoes and the ecosystems at Hawaii Volcanoes Park. There's a link on you tube for this film or if you have Disney it is one of the National Geographic films. "Witness the Volcanoes of Hawaii" is the search term to get the video link. Here is a link to the current you tube link as of 11-7-23This is my first draft of this product so if there's errors feel free to save your own and correct

This is a great documentary for upper level middle school students or high school students. The life of Ted Fujita was remarkable. The father of the Fujita scale for measuring tornado windspeed. The documentary can be purchased on Amazon or sometimes found online through a search. Excellent reward for a class or a sub day activity.

These activities may take around 2-3 days to complete and have been compiled from other FREE resources on TpT. Day1: Science of Snow-About 30 minutes. Students watch the NBC partnership with NSF for the The Science of Snow and Ice about the Sochi Olympics Games. Fill out the sheet and you can have students review answers together or review as a class. The video goes a little fast, students may want to review it with you. I had students read the words out loud in the blanks and we read the pass

Free Word Scramble. Reproduction types based on the activity from this page. https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/reproduction/ Good early finisher activity or extra credit option after a yeast experiment or anything with reproduction of plants or animals.

Free word search. I used this as an extra credit on a Friday. Good sub day activity.

Very easy activity and good for self directed students. Use the video link in the file to get excited about asteroids. I had students watch the video with me as a whole class and answer basic questions from it (what, where, when...). Select a reading for students (you can purchase on TPT or find one online, or use a textbook). Have students complete their reading and get the poster checklist. Self directed checklist to make a scientific diagram/mini poster. This has been a big hit in my class!

If your students completed a frog dissection, they should be able to answer these questions as a follow up. Could be given as individual assessment or with a partner. This is free because it may not be perfect. Feel free to download and edit.

Do you have some fossils laying around? If you have fossils with information included you can do a project like this pretty easily. Instructions included. Put the fossils in order to make a booklet. Teaching instructions (hopefully you reviewed geologic time) Print packets for teams of students or individual students and review instructions together. Print extra blank page slides so students can make a booklet. Students can add their own drawings or use the pre printed ones in the packet. H

DOWNLOAD files in the zip folder contains all activities. Long before Covid one of the earliest documented Asymptomatic carriers of a bacterial disease was Mary Mallon in the early 1900s. In this fun, almost week long unit (depending on your grade and class duration) students learn about Mary Mallon, bacteria and how one woman was quarantined until she died. You can teach this in whatever order is desired. Recommended: Bacteria Lab Experiment (Not complicated and can use grocery store materials)

Kagan Strategy Quiz Quiz Trade to have students quickly find information on the periodic table and move around the classroom. Cards can be laminated or printed quickly and folded in half with answers on the back. Student A quizzes student B and they trade cards and move onto others. Very basic periodic table questions, appropriate for 4-7th grade.

Have you reviewed embryos and comparative embryology? Hopefully the answer is yes, but if not visit this link first with the students https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/interactive/guess-embryo/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PedajVADLGw I show the students examples of work and students can choose their own animal to research but included with editable checklist are some common embryos with good imagery. Takes about 2 class periods of 45 minutes. This is free because it's not perfect! My stu

I made this module during the pandemic but it's a good sub day activity or for a day where you want students to be self paced on a fun module about birds! Links are in the file. Students learn about bird adaptations and advantages. You can cut and paste the document or format how you want. I have students choose a paper copy or put answers on Canvas or similar online platform. I love TpT. The document is free so it's not perfect but should do the job.

This is a free download because it's not perfect but it's really fun. It is a simplified way to make assumptions about the size of the impactor and look for craters on google earth! Day 1: Students read alone or with the teacher the background information on craters. Students begin searching for craters. Day 2: Finish finding all the craters and move onto the calculations and questions. This activity was designed to make some large assumptions about meteor size. We are assuming the impactor is s

Weather Word Search for a fun part of your weather activities. Free because TPT is the best and I love to share.