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Is sour candy dangerous? With a pH that can be stronger than stomach acid, how do we survive eating these candies?! In this engaging, phenomenon-based lab, students investigate which tissues in the human digestive system have the ability to buffer acids and maintain homeostasis. Through a hands-on exploration of acid exposure and tissue samples, students apply concepts of structure vs. function, tissue biology, and body system organization. This lesson is great for units on homeostasis, dig

Hook your students with a real-world ecological mystery! In this NGSS-aligned inquiry lab, students explore the bizarre phenomenon of deformed frogs — and discover that it all starts with a pond covered in algae. This engaging lab is perfect for your Ecosystems, Photosynthesis, or Human Impact units and supports phenomenon-based science instruction.  In this lab investigation, students choose one factor that may affect algae growth (e.g., fertilizer, light, or temperature), grow algae over sever

Phenomenon-Based Learning: What Causes Brain Freeze?Engage students with this compelling real-world question: Why does eating ice cream or drinking a slushy cause intense head pain? With this hands-on, inquiry-based experimental design lab on homeostasis, students will explore the science behind the everyday phenomenon of brain freeze and design their own experiment to investigate how living things maintain internal balance through negative feedback loops. This ready-to-use resource is designe

Why aren’t cells huge?! This is a fun, hands-on STEM biology lab that aims to teach students how cell structure meets its function. This lab could replace or enhance the standard lab on cell size with square agar cubes. Here, students make their own agar shapes in an attempt to make the most nutrient absorbing cell, then collect data, have a discussion, and summarize results in a C.E.R. By comparing surface area to volume ratios, students will apply critical thinking, engineering, and inquiry! A

Break the ice through inquiry in this engaging biology back to school activity! What better way to introduce biology than with living creatures on the first day! Students have a great time, while getting know each as they work collaboratively through the scientific method. The activity involves very little instruction and allows you to informally assess students on their ability to think like a scientist. It also serves as a great jumping-off point into next lessons on scientific method, charact

Engage and get to know your students on the first day in this interactive whole-class game that blends opinion surveys with predictions. Mind Majority is perfect for the first week of school, SEL activities, brain breaks, or just building community in a fun and meaningful way. Before the game begins, students answer 10 quirky yes-or-no questions through a Google Form (included!). Then, in teams, they try to predict how their classmates responded to each question. Did everyone say YES? Was it a

In this engaging and interactive lesson, students analyze four fictional elementary school science fair projects to determine which one deserves first place. Using data, trial counts, control setups, graphs, and application of the scientific method, students will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each project. Perfect for reinforcing experimental design, critical thinking, and data interpretation skills. This can be a quick review / refresher, or a full lesson introducing experimental des

Break the ice through Inquiry! This activity is so fun for a wide range of grades, and is very little prep for you! Students have a blast while getting know each as they work collaboratively to make a boat model. The activity ends with an all-class competition for the best boat. Additionally, students get to do science on the first day!

Here is a a quick, no-prep way to help students stay engaged during chemistry demos! This one-page Chemistry Observation Sheet is the perfect companion for any science demonstration or teacher-led investigation! Sized to print two per page, this sheet is ready to go for interactive notebooks. Students can easily record their observations, predictions, and explanations, helping reinforce the scientific process in a structured way. Great for: Bell-ringer demonstrations Intro to new topics Format