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Great for an Emergency sub plan! The documentary by National Geographic, (Genetic Mutations - Hidden Secret) is relative to the 8th grade genetics unit, its engaging and its on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk2yHeRoc9w Its also 48 minutes long which is perfect for a 55 minute class period. The questions are in order and they're time stamped so you know when the answers are coming up. Answer key included

This is a very engaging lab that gets kids hands on experience with growing plants in the classroom. I did this with 7th graders during our life science unit. We grew tomatoes, zinnias, pole beans and cilantro in the window sills for several weeks. We used small bathroom cups for seed starters and I used printer box lids as trays to hold all the cups. Later on I had the students bring in recyclables like 2 liter bottles and they built planters to put their grown seedlings in. Science Stand

Students compare 2 different maps of copper mines and plate tectonics to explore the idea of minerals uneven distribution.

Great for an Emergency sub plan! The documentary by WD Wildlife Documentary (Wild Arabia, Hidden deep in The Desert) is relative to the 8th grade Adaptations unit, its engaging and its on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DySrS-PZjNM Its also 46 minutes long which is perfect for a 55 minute class period. The questions are open ended and allow for a variety of answers.