Inquiry Science

This product will give your students the background information they will need to understand plant cells, animal cells, bacteria cells and all of the different organelles. Included you will find an engaging Powerpoint slideshow with 50 colorful slides that contain high resolution pictures and graphs. There is also a worksheet that guides students as they take notes during the slideshow. In addition there is a worksheet that guides students as they navigate through the incredible Cells Alive w

This comprehensive guide was created for middle and high school teachers who are interested in incorporating reading strategy instruction into their content areas. The guide includes seventeen classroom ready lesson plans, including six strategies that should be used before reading, seven strategies that take place during reading, and four strategies that will work after reading. Each strategy includes a purpose, explicit steps and student handouts. All of the strategies are research based and

This product will grab your students' attention and provide them with the background information they need to understand our place in the Universe. The reading includes vivid graphics, reading comprehension questions, an overview of the Milky Way Galaxy, a discussion on the evidence, a list of references, and links for additional information. The reading was written for middle and high school students.

This lesson plan uses a poem and class discussion to help students witness how incomplete data and bias can impact scientific inferences. Included you will find a lesson overview, learning targets, materials list, step by step procedure and student handouts. Nature of Science concepts addressed include: 1. The difference between observations and inferences. 2. Interpretations may be limited by the completeness of the data. 3. Background experiences may affect the interpretations of observati

This Powerpoint slideshow includes 21 slides that will give students background information on the structure and function of the Circulatory System and all of it's parts. The slideshow includes high resolution scanning electron microscope photographs along with simulations that show how the heart pumps blood throughout the body. Also included is a guided note worksheet that students will follow as they watch the slideshow. Finally, there is a list of great websites students can visit to obtai

This product will give your students the background information they will need to understand food chains and food webs. Included you will find an engaging Powerpoint slideshow with 10 colorful slides that contain high-resolution pictures and graphs. Students can listen to the teacher’s voice as he describes each slide on the slideshow. There is also a worksheet that guides students as they take notes during the slideshow and helps them to navigate through a website that allows them to create fo

This inquiry gives students the opportunity to draw a picture of what they think a real life scientist looks like based on their background knowledge. Students then collect gender, ethnicity and other demographic information regarding all of the scientists that the students have drawn in order to get an idea of trends in the class data. Data is graphed into bar graphs and pie charts, and then compared to actual scientist demographic data that has been compiled by the National Science Foundatio

This lesson plan is designed to help students understand a handful of important nature of science concepts including the relationship between inferences, observations and scientific explanations. In addition, the lesson plan highlights the subjectivity of scientific knowledge. The activity was designed by science education researchers and has been demonstrated to enhance student understanding of the nature of science in numerous studies. The lesson plan includes an overview, detailed instruct

This lesson plan is a scientific inquiry into the predicted doomsday scenario that is associated with the end of the Mayan Calendar. It includes prompts for a great class discussion that will address student misconceptions and fears surrounding current events. Included you will find links to mulitmedia on the topic including a short radio blurb from scientific experts, a movie trailer, and a website devoted to debunking the myths. The lesson includes step by step instructions to guide you thr

This webquest was designed for middle school students to help them understand the difference between mammals, birds, amphibians, fish and reptiles. The webquest is easy to follow and guides students through an incredible website that includes vivid pictures, classification information, sounds, habitat information and species overviews in student friendly language.

This all inclusive lesson plan gives students important background knowledge regarding the nature of science. The nature of science refers to the characteristics of scientific knowledge that necessarily result from the scientific investigations that scientists conduct to develop knowledge. The reading addresses the following key aspects of the nature of science: how scientific knowledge is generated, what science is, who scientists are, and why science is important. In addition, the reading i

This product includes everything your students will need to understand the difference between comets, meteors, asteroids and meteorites. This product includes all of the following: A Powerpoint slideshow that includes 14 slides with great images and background information. A guided note handout for students to follow as they watch the slideshow. A student friendly background reading with comprehension questions. Printable flashcards made with both background information and colorful images.

This behavior system develops strong habits of work and provides students with the skills necessary to be independent learners. The reminder system was designed to help teachers and students maximize the amount of learning time that can occur for all students during a classroom period. When used school wide, it is a powerful tool that puts students in charge of monitoring their attending skills for the key habits of community: responsibility, determination and participation. This document des

This inquiry-based investigation includes a fun, hands-on way to build student background knowledge for different components of a science investigation. Students make giant bubbles (and simultaneously clean their desks) as they make hypotheses, gather data, create bar graphs and then use their data to make scientific claims based on evidence. The investigation also helps them to clearly understand the difference between independent, dependent and controlled variables. I have included step-by-ste

This inquiry based investigation includes dynamic online resources that will build student background knowledge so that they can understand the reason that the Earth has seasons. Classroom activities include simulations, hands-on classroom demonstrations, the construction of a 3-dimensional model and presentations. I have included step-by-step directions for teachers and students, rubrics, and a comprehensive list of supplies you will need. This unit will allow your students to discover for

This slide show explains various methods of fossilization including mold and cast fossils, petrification, actual remains, carbon film fossils, and trace fossils. The slide show includes links to various websites and picture examples of each type of fossil. In addition, there is a detailed section on hominid fossils. This is a great way to introduce the large variety of fossils to middle school or high school students.

This comprehensive Powerpoint of Eukaryotic cells features 50 slides and a table of contents. Pictures, diagrams and text are arranged in a logical outline to cover the following information: membranes, endocytosis, pinocytosis, phagocytosis, the cytoplasmic matrix, external coverings, the nucleus, mitosis, meiosis, the E.R., Golgi Apparatus, Ribosomes, Mitochondria, and Chloroplasts. This lecture is intended for high school and college students.

This is a very thorough Powerpoint lecture that features 50 slides and a table of contents. Pictures, diagrams and text are arranged in a logical outline to cover the following aspects of bacterial growth: culturing microorganisms, media, function of elements, energy, carbon and electron sources, environmental requirements (temp, pH, oxygen), measuring bacterial growth, and the four nutritional classes of microorganisms. This lecture is intended for high school and college students.

This program was designed to promote literacy across all disciplines. Expert Reader provides instant scaffolding for all students and allows them to experience literacy from four points of view: the summarizer, the vocabulary teacher, the webmaster and the discussion director. Included you will find a detailed teacher overview, step-by-step directions, and handouts. If you are looking for ways to engage all of your students, build background knowledge, and infuse reading into your curriculum,

This literature review is intended for middle and high school science teachers who strive to teach inquiry based lesson plans that help students learn through discovery. The information presented within includes a thorough background discussion on the Nature of Science (NOS) along with its relevancy to developing scientific literacy. In addition you will find a comprehensive list of references and links to activities that will help you incorporate the teaching of NOS into your classroom.