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Come let's explore the world of genetics by creating Celebrity Babies! Students will use Punnett Squares and the concepts of heredity to become genetic counselors for some of the most popular celebrity couples of today! Included in this activity is: 1. Student Lab Worksheet 2. Teachers' Guide 3. Baby Templates 4. Celebrity Couples (w/simulated genotypes) *Updated December 2022- New Celebrity Couples! 32 Celebrity Couples! Students LOVE this activity and will definitely leave your classroom wi

Let's review ecological niches in a quick fun way! Students will create business cards for animals in order to review the concept of ecological niches. Must use with a reference that includes background information about various animals. I used with a set of animal investigator cards I found at Goodwill! KIDS LOVED this quick review!

Want students to MASTER the structure and function of cells? Give them this take-home project aimed at creating 3D models of Plant or Animal Cells. Students list this as one of their favorite projects all year! This product includes: 1) Student Friendly Project Description 2) Cell Structure and Function Key 3) Rubric 4) Peer Evaluation Form 5) Tips and Reminders Form Make this a staple in your classroom!

Need a way to review the Characteristics of Living Things with a science lab? Have students observe Nutrition and Respiration in the interactive science lab! Students will leave with a thorough understanding of respiration and be able to explain if yeast are living things or not !

Need input from your students before creating a seating chart? Give this quick survey to students to find out who they work well with, who they don't work well with, and who they need to sit beside in your class! This has been invaluable in my classroom and I use it before every unit.

Let's look at Animal Cells! This is the student lab sheet for The Human Cheek Cell Lab. Lead students through the exploration of their own cheek cells. Needed: Slides, Microscopes, Methylene Blue, Coverslips, and Toothpicks. This is great to kick off an exploration of cells!

Need a way to hook students about immunity and the spread of pathogens? This lab is the PERFECT way to introduce the immune system and how easily pathogens spread from person to person. Easy to use, and a student favorite!

Need a fun engaging way to review ecology concepts with students? Here's a simulation lab where students assume the roles of forest organisms to see how energy is transferred in a forest ecosystem food web. Students LOVED this lab and wanted to repeat parts of it for a review before our Unit Test. Students will not only simulate a food web but they will also take data, analyze results, and answer conclusion questions to solidify their learning! Definitely a class favorite! Includes: Student La

Kick off your genetics unit with a classic DNA extraction lab! Lab includes background, basic material list (all materials can be purchased through Amazon and a grocery store), and a Teacher's Guide! Students have listed this as one of their FAVORITE lab experiences ALL year! Perfect for middle school and high school.

This easy to use lab helps students grow bacteria in the secondary classroom. Use as a hook for a biology unit or as an investigation to further student understanding of cells and bacterial growth. Students LOVE this lab and talk about their findings for weeks afterwards!

A Video Guide that can be used while screening the Wild Kratts Food Chain Game episode. An excellent introduction to the Food Chain and ecological energy systems!

Are your students struggling with following written directions? Review the importance of following directions carefully with this hilarious following directions trick! Everyone will be laughing at the end of it and it really hits home the importance of following directions. I do several versions of this activity throughout the year! Students LOVE it!

Do you need a more concrete way to review Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration with your students? Use this lab to show students how both processes are connected over a two day lab! Needed Materials: Bromothmol Blue and Aquatic Plants

Need a way to review the levels of ecological students with students in a fun way? Easy to use, this print and go practice handout gets students analyzing famous movie scenes using ecological vocabulary!

Need a lab that reviews the structure and function of the Muscular, Skeletal, and Integumentary Systems? This is the PERFECT lab to engage students and review (or preview) those systems! Students will LOVE dissecting chicken wings in order to investigate how muscles and bones work together to help the bird's wing move.

What better a way to have students become familiar with endangered species and help educate their peers than with a Save Me Campaign! Students will research self-selected species and complete presentations for their classmates. Students note this project as one of their favorite projects throughout the year! Includes: Project Description, Rubric, Timeline, Endangered Species List, and Research Plan! Enjoy!

Need to align your science curriculum to Common Core? Want to incorporate more literacy in your science classroom? Here's a Nonfiction SWAG template for your students to Sketch a preview, Write a summary, Answer questions, and Generate connections. I use this as biweekly Friday homework for my middle school students and it takes away much of my prep work! Students love it and it has really help increased science literacy in my classroom :)

Need a way to review the function of the digestive system and the concept that digestion begins with a series of chemical and mechanical processes in the mouth? Here's an easy to run lab that investigates the role of saliva in the digestive process! Students are sure to love this gross exploration of their mouths and its role in the digestive system!

Want to celebrate students reaching proficiency on assessments? Create a bulletin board that highlights your students' success! This set includes the title letters and decorative cutouts of rocket ships, planets, and starts to create your next data celebration bulletin board!

Need a perfect way to review cell processes at the end of your cell unit? Here's a plug and play review that can be used to review any of several cell processes! In my classroom we used this to review the following: 1. Photosynthesis 2. Cellular Respiration 3. Mitosis 4. Meiosis 5. Active Transport 6. Endocytosis 7. Exocytosis 8. Passive Transport 9. Diffusion 10. Osmosis 11. Fermentation Students LOVED this creative activity where they got to create interpretive dances with their groupmate