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***Best seller! Over 80 copies sold!***Flipped classroom/ distance learning-ready, sub-plan-ready, no prep- post or print & go! What is this product?A four-page reading passage that introduces basic cell terminology. I wrote this passage to introduce cells to my students while covering Characteristics of Life and MS-LS1-1 (Living things are made of cells), so we are not yet focusing on organelle and the structures and functions. What is included?Vocabulary introduced in the passage includes:

This introductory investigation lesson is all ready to start off your Characteristics of Life unit- just assign it and go! This completely self-guided independent activity is perfect for sub plans, flipped classroom, distance learning, and more! The 13 slides in this activity guide students through inquiry and investigation as they work to consider what all living things on Earth have in common. This activity could also be done in partners or together as a whole class, allowing you flexibility f

What is this product?This poetry reference booklet is everything your middle school students need to build the knowledge to talk about poems and write better poetry! Plus, it creates a reference they can save and keep for years to come! No more boring "look up the definitions" activities or slideshows & notes to start your poetry unit- all the defining work has been done for students, so they can jump right into understanding and applying concepts! The booklet also includes brief explanations

What is this product?This product is a two-part activity to give students a foundation in the concepts of traits, and also introduces alleles, genotypes, and phenotypes at a basic level. This activity works if students have had basic exposure to these concepts or if these concepts are completely new. In Part 1, students explore three videos to gain an understanding of traits, learned vs. inherited behaviors, and environmental factors. The idea is for students to understand that some traits are

What is this product?This product is a set of 20 individual social justice standards posters designed for the modern middle school classroom. The download includes both individual PNG files of each poster in a ZIP folder and a PDF version with all 20 posters in one document! Social justice can be addressed in ANY classroom, but these are especially great for ELA and for Social Studies! How can I use this product?Display all 20 standards at once throughout the year, or hang selected posters as y

This worksheet is designed to be a review at the end of a unit on telling time to the five minutes, including: - reading and writing both analog and digital clocks - recognizing an analog and digital clock - differentiating between A.M. and P.M. - recognizing quarter past, quarter till, and half past This worksheet would be perfect to send for homework before a unit test, or could be used for an in-class review activity, independent center activity

Need to introduce the concept of cells or review the characteristics of life before you jump into bacteria? Check out my highly popular Intro to Cells Reading Passage! Moving on to Eukaryotes next? Reinforce student vocabulary with The Nucleus: A Science Reading Passage! What is this Product?This product guides students in designing and carrying out an inquiry lab using yogurt, a microscope, and background knowledge of bacteria. Students first read or watch some informational texts to gather i

This is a center activity to compliment a unit on measurement. Students work with a partner to measure items of their choice around the classroom. Benefits: - Students get hands-on measuring practice with accountability - You dictate the unit or units of measurement students can use - You dictate where in the room students can measure (I assigned students a specific wall each day to keep things different and keep students away from the teaching area) - One sheet asks for an estimation and on

What is This Product?This is two sets of 8.5x11" landscape posters, one in English, one in Spanish, explaining Interphase, the phases of Mitosis (PMAT), and Cytokinesis. The posters contain identical illustrations and content in each language. What is Included?6 English posters & 6 Spanish postersInterphase, the four stages of Mitosis (PMAT), and CytokinesisBright, colorful illustrations & backgroundsRoots/ Mnemonics to help students' memoryHow Can I Use This Product?I laminated these posters an

Perfect for flipped classroom/ distance learning! Perfect for multi-day homework! No-prep, sub-plan-ready, just post & go! Prefer paper-pencil? Get the PDF version of this activity HERE! What is this product?This is a link to a free Ck-12 Passage perfect for the beginning of a unit on eukaryotic cells, along with 24 guided questions to help students comprehend, organize their thinking, and attune to key details in the text. The article covers: What cells areThe discovery/ history of cellsCel

Get in on the ground floor! This product includes a game I built from scratch and will continue to add to and improve! Purchase now to get access to all future improvements and updates before the cost goes up! What is this product?All of my favorite digital genetics activities are slowly disappearing as Flash Player becomes obsolete, so I figured it was time to make some new ones! This is a genetics practice game to review genotypes, phenotypes, and alleles with students and have them apply conc

Everyone loves a good color-by-number review activity, but many of us can't hand out paper or provide our students with coloring supplies this year. The solution? Digitize it! This color-by-number activity will have students answer 12 review questions about photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Then, using the colors associated with the correct answers, they will 'color' a picture in Google Slides using the paint bucket tool. Super clear student and teacher directions make assigning this act

What is this product?This is a traits inventory for your genetics unit. It is designed to be completely digital and completed by students at home for distance learning or as homework. Pictures and directions make it abundantly clear for students what each trait is, so they can effectively evaluate whether they have it. This lesson works well early in a genetics unit, and slots in with my other genetics digital lessons: Chromosomes & Karyotypes - A Digital Learning & Exploration ActivityGenes, T

What is This Product?This is a year-long bingo board, one for reader's workshop and one for writer's workshop, for students to keep track of their progress in writing and reading across different genres. One set is included for a three-trimester school calendar, and one set is designed for a four-quarter calendar. Students take ownership and keep track of their own progress throughout the year. Perfect for teachers who want to introduce more choice in student writing and independent reading, and

Moving into Organ Systems next? Check out the Organ Systems Group Project! What is this product?Students research an organ (either chosen or assigned) and create a poster/ flyer using Canva, Google Slides, or any other software. This is a great lead-in to body systems, especially if students group their posters together with students who have organs from the same organ system! What's included?Product includes student directions, suggestions for formatting the poster, a basic rubric, and a small

A fresh, fun, EASY way to assess your students' understanding of the characteristics of living things! Your students use photographs as evidence to create a flyer proving that they are living things. This project is ready to print and go and is perfect for both distance learning and sub plans. What is this product?This is a quick, easy project that can be completed in as little as 1-2 class periods. Students are proving the claim that they personally (or humans in general) are living things. Th