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With this project, students will research a marine mammal about which to write a children's storybook. They will be asked to include factual, scientific information about their marine mammal in an engaging manner that will capture the attention of their audience. Included Items: -Description of project -Rubric for grading

This is a resource for assigning article reviews in a secondary science classroom. It includes a slideshow that explains all the requirements for writing an article review using the claim, evidence, reasoning method. It includes a bulleted list of how to format the review, an example of CER being used to summarize an article from Scientific American, and a rubric for grading. There is also a handout that can be printed and given to students to help guide their writing. The handout has a checklis

This is a very basic cheat sheet for creating a formal citation page for ONLINE SOURCES. The goal with this resource is to give students a quick reference page to keep in their binders and to empower them to do their own troubleshooting when they run into problems creating entries for a formal citation page. This resource would be best implemented by giving students a copy to keep in their binders AFTER a lesson on formal citations. This includes basic requirements and an example of both MLA and

This project is designed to follow the "Alone" show on the History Channel. It is designed so that one day per week is dedicated to watching an episode of the show and taking notes on the contestants and highlights of the episode. Students will conduct background research on each contestant and the location of the competition. They will take notes on each contestants strategies and methods while competing and list their successes and failures in episode summaries. At the end of the show, student

For this project, students will be creating a 3D model an an aquatic ecosystem. They will be labeling the zones and giving examples of organisms that live in each zone. In addition to the model, they will also be writing a paper about the importance of the ecosystem, how it is threatened by human activity, and a 3-part plan to save it. Included with this project is a description, a suggested time frame, and a grading rubric for both the models and the papers. The file is editable so you can chan

This is a flowchart to help students gain independence when determining genotypes and creating Punnett squares. It has some helpful tips and examples for students to refer back to. This would work best after taking notes on Punnett squares.

For this project, students will use information they have learned about the water crisis in Mexico City and how those issues are being addressed to create a water management plan. They will be asked to identify the problems Mexico City is facing and come up with original or improved ideas about how those problems can be solved. This activity encourages critical thinking and problem-solving skills as well as an awareness of the world students live in. This would be best used as an assessment at