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The scientific claim, evidence, and reasoning lesson includes 8 animated slides that spark student discussion that helps students understand the distinction that scientific claim, evidence, and reasoning has in comparison to these writings in other subjects. Teacher notes are also included. Related Products⭐ Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in Science Google Form Quizzes - Exit Tickets⭐ Conclusions Writing-Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in Science (CER)⭐ Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) in

Botany lessons don't have to be boring. Have your students explore plant adaptations through this STEM challenge! Through this STEM challenge, students will discover the necessity of vascular tissue in the life of a tree. The student activity guide is completely editable, allowing you to change materials based upon local availability, point values based upon your classroom standards, and any other portions of the activity you deem necessary to make this activity successful in your classroom

In need of a Christmas science research activity that keeps your students engaged and learning? This Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning activity will inspire your students to research to discover which type of Christmas tree, real or artificial, is more environmentally friendly. This resources includes a student prompt, a grading rubric, and teacher's notes. Other CER Resources from Make Them Think: ⭐ Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning Science -CER Science- Google Forms - Exit Tickets⭐ Claim, Eviden

This project has been design to integrate the ideas of biomes and the food webs within them. It is important for your students to be aware that the abiotic and biotic components of a biome have a delicate interaction, shaping one another. This project will help the students make connections between the abiotic factors, such as climate and soil type or salinity, to the biotic factors in the food web. As well, the project is designed to reinforce the vocabulary, applying it in their use of the

This digestive system project explores the connections between the nutrients our food and the roles of the various organs of the digestive system. To complete this project, students will need a poster board, markers or colored pencils, access to nutrient labels (printed out by a teacher or easily accessible through the internet), and copies of the guidelines, rubric, and diagrams provided in this resource. For differentiation, this resource has four rubrics. 1) The basic project has the stude

This debate, formatted to occur in a real-time or virtual, online format, will encourage students to think through the opinions of various stakeholders in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). With an ever increasing need for oil resources, multiple oil companies have proposed to harvest in the ANWR. However, how this land and others like it are managed is a multi-faceted issue that must be explored from numerous points of view. This debate will encourage students to think through the op

This cross-curricular unit project involves students developing an understanding of the resources available in a biome and how that shapes the lives of the people who live there. Are you looking for more resources for teaching ecology or environmental science topics? Check out these other great resources by Make Them Think. Related Products ⭐ Climate Change Writing- A Persuasive Essay Rubric ⭐ Ecological Community Relationships- Territory Game- NGSS-HS-LS2-1, NGSS-HS-LS2-2 ⭐ Ecosystem (

The Plant Classification Digital Picture Book is an authentic assessment of a student’s understand of the classification of plants. Armed with a camera, students head out into an environment (around the school, home, a park…) and take pictures and/or make sketches of various features of plants environment- stems, leaves, fruit, cones, flowers, fronds, spores, seeds, etc. Pictures and observations are placed into a digital slide format and used to explain their classification of the plant as

This unit guide will lead teams of students working in collaborative groups through their self-exploration of the structure and function and systematic relationships in plants. Each group will be assigned to a specific plant part and will be given tasks to complete in order to prepare to teach other students about the systems and structure and function relationships in their plant part. NGSS Cross Cutting Concepts: -Structure and Function -Systems and Systems Models NGSS Standards: •

Are your students always asking what they need for today's class? This bulletin board kit provides for a visual classroom procedure that saves time and stress. The kit includes a banner and 36 materials squares that you can change based on the today's materials needs. Materials included are: pencil, lined paper, laptop, tablet, correction fluid, protractor, compass, calculator, ink pen, red pen, colored pencils, markers, textbook, notebook, binder, glue, glue stick, crayons, composition book,

Media is full of information about climate change, but how much of that is supported by scientific evidence. This resource provides a rubric for a persuasive essay that challenges students to support a thesis about the cause of climate change. Related Products ⭐ OIL DRILLING IN THE ALASKAN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE- DEBATE ⭐ Plate Tectonics Concept Map- NGSS ESS2.B Aligned ⭐ North American Biomes Cross-curricular Project-- Science and Social Studies ⭐ Keystone Species Video Activitie

This debate, formatted to occur in a real-time or virtual, online format, will encourage students to think through the opinions of various stakeholders in the restoration of a brownfield. With an ever increasing need for land space, brownfield restoration is a common debate that arises in urban areas. However, how this land and others like it are managed is a multi-faceted issue that must be explored from numerous points of view. This debate will encourage students to think through the opinions

Help your students gain an appreciation for the diversity of organisms in the Animal Kingdom. Students will create a trifold museum display, including pictures, diagram, artifacts, and information about their given phylum/class of animals. Two rubrics are provided- one for collaboration and one for individual work. Add to the collaborative learning by having students learn from one another's displays. The displays can be exhibited for other students and parents. Looking for more project ru