This colorful magnetism poster would be a great addition to your science center during a unit on magnets. Instructions for printing and use Print on A4 paper. This item is part of a set of Magnets resources available in my store.
Here’s a free printable poster I made to show kids different branches of science and what they study. Teachers and parents, you can download it here and print it for school or home use (no commercial uses allowed). For more free printable posters, visit my […]
Thinking Maps® are visual representations for different thought processes. We can use Thinking Maps in science.
This science graphic organizer includes drawing and using Punnett Squares to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment. Students will also define dominant, recessive, heterozygous, homozygous, genotype, and phenotype. With what standard does this resource align? This resource will aid students in moving towards mastery of the Next Generation Science Standard NGSS MS-LS3-2. What are doodle notes? Doodle notes are a visual aid that will increase student concept retention, focus, creativity, and engagement. Students will gain experience in synthesizing information and creating their own tangible connections in their notes. What do I have to do? These doodle notes are no prep! Print which version of the doodle notes is most appropriate for your students (easy differentiation!) and use my provided notes or your own. I have included a PowerPoint slide show that includes the answers to the fill-in-the-blank notes. I have also included a student quiz to easily assess student mastery of the doodle notes content. How do I use doodle notes? • Teacher led note taking • Student led note taking • Independent research or homework What is included? ⭐ 6 Different fill-in-the-blank-versions with key ⭐ 7 PowerPoint slides for the fill-in-the-blank notes ⭐ 1 Blank doodle note for using your own notes ⭐ 1 Completed example of the doodle note ⭐ 1 Student quiz with teacher key. Want more Life Science Doodle Notes? Save 20% on my Life Science Doodle Note Growing Bundle Want even more Doodle Notes? Save 20% on all my doodle notes with my Science Doodle Notes Growing Bundle Connect with me My Blog: www.themorehousemagic.com Instagram: @themorehousemagic Facebook: The Morehouse Magic "Doodle Notes" is a trademarked term. Used with permission. Please visit www.doodlenotes.org for more information.
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Here's to another Sunday spent planning. The goal for next week is to get a few things planned before the weekend comes! To make this post a little shorter, I am breaking it into two parts. Tomorrow, I will share my reading and writing plans for some Minilesson Magic :) Science: This week, we have our mini-unit on genetics scheduled. Our students need to learn the following objectives: * Explain why organisms differ from or are similar to their parents based on the characterisitcs of the organism. * Give examples of likenesses that are inherited and some that are not. For my student journal pgs, click here (free and in a pdf). Monday: Set up science journals. The label shown above will be pasted into their notebook as a divider for our first unit of study. Complete the "Mice" assessment probe to see what students already think about how traits show up in organisms. After students think about their own explanations, we will use the explanations above to make a bar graph for how they think offspring's fur color is decided. (This assessment probe comes from Page Keeley, Uncovering Student Ideas in Science). Use 1st page of heredity video to explain heredity. Tuesday: Fingerprints Lab (found this gem linked for free online) Wednesday: Observing Human Traits Lab (free from Tamra Young on TPT); explain dominant and recessive traits and draw conclusions about what traits are dominant/recessive for humans based on classroom data) Thursday: Complete active sort around the room for Inherited vs Acquired traits and make flipbook (free materials from Jennifer Findley) Friday: Learn about Punnett Squares with Leprechaun Genetics (free from Making it Teacher on TPT) Other Resources that might be thrown in w/ extra time: Unit Outline from Moore County (includes a smartboard file to guide the mini-unit) Peas in a Pod (Mendelian Genetics) online freebie; Questions to go along with the reading selection included (I made these last year) Heredity (from Brainpop) DNA (from Brainpop) Animated Videos that explain DNA, genes, chromosomes, protein, heredity, and traits Math: This week in math, I will be getting to know my students better as mathematicians. I'm using some of the journal prompts/explorations from my Math Explorations that focuses on factors. (Not only will we learn about decomposing numbers, but students will be forced to use their multiplication facts). Since my Math Explorations are aligned with the mathematical practices, I thought it would be a good way to introduce concepts like communicating in math, perseverance, using multiple methods for showing work, using different strategies, etc. We are also going to continue working on our Summer Slide questions, which we started on Friday. Given time, I will also begin to introduce some of our math stations. For math stations, my team decided that we would have 4 stations this year, MATH SUPERSTARS, CONCEPT FOCUS, ALGEBRAIC, and something computer-based like Moby Max. Morning Meeting: We are going to focus on perseverance all week. We have a county-wide assessment that is designed with all tasks focusing on perseverance, so this fits in nicely with morning meeting. The kiddos may not even realize they are being assessed. Finish Strong Erik Weihenmayer on Oprah (start at 1:21) Hope you enjoyed peeking at my week! Tune in tomorrow for my reading/writing minilesson ideas for the week.
Our Punnett Square Graphic Notes make a great introductory activity or review for Punnett Squares! Has blanks and prompts for concepts and reminders like: - Genotype - Phenotype - Dominant vs. recessive alleles and their effects - Always writing your probabilities for genotype and phenotype - Each box in a monohybrid Punnett square represents 25% - Three blank Punnett squares for practice Suggested Uses: - Study Guide - Homework - Notes - Review activity - Guided reading - Formative activities Key words: Mendel, genetics, heredity, doodle diagram, sketch note, graphic organizer
This Reading Comprehension Worksheet - Mountains is for teaching reading comprehension. Use this reading comprehension story to teach reading comprehension.
I am sharing tips for using Cornell Doodle Notes to teach in your middle school science class!
This one takes a little prep work the first time 'round. But after that, you're set forever. It's a great way to include a little kinesthetic activity into the study of DNA. First, the prep work: On a long strip of paper* write out a string of DNA bases (actually, you're making the mRNA). You want to make sure your letters are evenly spaced - I actually marked the paper. Keep a codon chart handy - make sure you begin with a start codon and don't come to a stop codon immediately. And, don't make the mistake of using T instead of U, as someone did... Now you need to make a ribosome through which your strip of paper can fit. I made mine out of fun foam. It has magnets on the back, so it sticks to the white board. Cut the window in the ribosome, so that you can see 3 bases at a time (hence the reason for evenly spacing your letters). Use this picture to guide you: Now you need to make the amino acids. Once again I used fun foam. I wrote the amino acid on the foam, punched holes in it and strung string through the holes so the students could wear them. For the activity: Draw a huge circle on the board - a cell. Sketch in a nucleus and stick your ribosome in the middle as well. Show your students the mRNA (your paper strip) moving from the nucleus to the ribosome. Feed the mRNA into the ribosome. Have your students translate the first 3 mRNA bases into an amino acid. Have a student put the appropriate amino acid placard on and stand in front of the room. Move the mRNA to the next three bases. Determine the amino acid. Have another student put on the appropriate placard, then stand next to the first student and hold his/her hand. Proceed this way until you come to a stop codon, or until you've made your point. Your students will have a better feel for how a ribosome translates mRNA, how proteins are formed, and understand that proteins are long chains of amino acids. * I got a few sentence strips from an elementary teacher in my building - they're the perfect size and shape for this, I didn't have to cut them, and they have lines marked on them! ****** I learned this from a fellow teacher at a NJ Science Teachers Association Convention several years ago. I don't know who that teacher is - but if you're out there, please let me know - I'd like to give you credit.
Looking for a resource to help your students learn about eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells? In this doodle sheet your students will look at the differences between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells. Your students will color & complete this page and add it to their biology binder or notebook, so they can easily review this concept whenever they need to! You might also like: Cell Structures Bundle Xylem and Phloem Notes For free products and news about upcoming sales, subscribe to my email list All of the graphics in this product are my own
Genetics Vocab Sort - GenotypePhenotypeAlleleHeterozygousHomozygousDominantRecessivePunnett SquareProbabilityGeneTraitHeredity...
Several years ago my district encouraged us to really start moving towards project-based learning in high school science especially - but really in every
What a chemistry activity for kids? Learn the Periodic Table of Elements with kids in a fun way by playing the Periodic Table Battleship game!
This card matching activity allows students to practice interpreting motion graphs (speed-time graphs). Students can practice reading scenarios and matching them to a speed-time graph. This activity would be great as an engagement activity, review, formative assessment, spiraling activity, a re-tea...
This Reading Comprehension Worksheet - Classifying is for teaching reading comprehension. Use this reading comprehension story to teach reading comprehension.
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Biology doodle diagram notes are the perfect guided notes to use in the high school classroom. Free set available!
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Week 14 Reading Comprehension (C-14). A passage about the Koala and how it faces possible extinction. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.
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Updated to Include a Distance Learning Option: Along with a set of 10 printable BINGO cards, I have also included 10 Google Slides BINGO cards that are perfect for distance learning or a paperless classroom. ✿ Click on the PREVIEW for a closer look at this product. This genetics activity is a sure-fire way to get students hooked on genetics! I love using this at the beginning of my genetics unit because it gets students interested and invested in learning about genetic traits and what causes them. Students first examine their own genetic traits before diving into the unit. ************************************************************************** REPRESENTATION AND INCLUSION Each trait is represented by a photo. I have updated all the images used in this resource to represent different ethnicities in an attempt to increase representation in my teaching resources. ************************************************************************** YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE ► Gregor Mendel - Article with Questions (Science Literacy / Sub Plan) ************************************************************************** TEACHERS WHO HAVE USED THIS PRODUCT HAVE SAID: ♥ "This was the most popular activity in my Genetics Unit!" (Thanks Amy Y.) ♥ "I used this activity as an opener to my genetics unit. The students loved it!!! They had so much fun, they didn't want to stop playing!!" (Thanks Christina V.) ♥ "It was a great start to my unit, intelligent and fun." (Thanks Laura S..) ************************************************************************** A Fun Way to Play Genetics Bingo: As you call out each trait, the students have to identify if they have it or not. If they have the trait and they have it on their bingo card, then they get to cross it off. Students really enjoy this activity as they get to stick out their tongues (and roll them or not), pull on their ears (and figure out if they are attached or detached) and sweep up those bangs (to see if they have a widow's peak or not). This activity will make it a fun day for both students and teacher. If this is used for distance learning, then the Google Slide Cards can be used with Google Meets or Zoom. *************************************************************************** THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES: (1) 10 Different BINGO Cards (2) Teacher's Instructions (3) Call Out Card (This helps you keep track of which traits under which letters you've already called out). 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This guest blog post was written by my friend Becca over at Science Rocks! She is a terrific teacher with a lot of experience working with ELL students in her science classroom and I collaborated with her in writing this post. I think her ideas are full of fantastic tips for teachers who teach English Language […]
As teachers, we are always on a budget. Decorating classrooms can get pricey. When I first started teaching I was spending a fortune online and at teaching supply stores to buy science posters so my walls weren’t so drab. Since then, I’ve been creating my own science posters that the library will print for me ... Read more
Learn how to easily integrate science into reading and writing with meaningful literacy-based activities to best help your students master science.
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Genetics is the name, and warm ups, bell ringers and interactive notebook pages is the game. This idea is on fire in my standard biology classes! I admit that my students were dubious (at best) at first, but now all are on board, and I am loving the daily routine. I would call what I am doing a "warm up notebook." The short review that each page provides for my students each day is proving to be invaluable. But there are so many other uses for these activity pages. They make fantastic homework assignments or short daily quizzes. They are perfect for your science interactive notebooks. And my students are starting to realize that their notebook is going to be awesome in December when it is time to study for my semester exam. In earlier blog posts, I wrote about how to set up the notebooks, and pretty much exhausted the topic of the merits of these warm up /bell ringer activities. You can check out the earlier blog posts by clicking these links: Biology Warm Ups and Bell Ringers: Great Classroom Management Tool Biology Interactive Notebooks Ecology Warm Ups and Bell Ringers The latest topic to be added to my bell ringer arsenal is Genetics. Here's a preview of what is included: I have divided the pages into three different categories: There are 34 pages for the student. Each printed page has two identical warm ups. The only thing you have to do is print the pages and cut them in half. Complete answer keys are also included. A couple of examples of student work.... I hope that I have given you some new ideas for your classroom, and I hope you are having a wonderful school year. Here are the links to the warm ups I have posted to date: Introduction to Science Cell Structure, Function and Physiology Ecology Genetics
-This issue we focus on our thinking touchstone Having a range of thinking tools available to us is very useful. They help ensure the engagement and stimulation of a wide variety of students. But, …
Microscopes. My students used to love microscope lab days. Who doesn't like seeing cool stuff like human skin cells, dog hair and pond scum magnified before their eyes? Before I let them loose with the expensive instruments, however, I make them learn the parts and what they do. That's where this came in handy... I love color-coded mapping activities. I think the process of identifying the part and coloring it can help our more visual and kinesthetic learners retain the information. I also have another version. This allows students to label and color the microscope themselves. It also allows for differences in vocabulary. For example, you may use the term objective lens instead of objective in your classroom. I always have them circle the label with the color of the part. Sometimes I have them list the function alongside the label. If this activity would be a help in your classroom, you can find it here. I also have other mapping activities available here.
I get loads of questions about the Output aspect of notebooking. If you read no further, read this: Be flexible. Advice Allowing time for student output is a crucial part of science lesson with notebooks. Here is some advice I have about Output. You don’t have to make your students say, “I’m going to choose Acrostic for ... Read more
Uses easy-to-understand diagrams and examples to remind students of the rules for operations involving integers. Print off as a notes page or blow up to A3 size for a poster in the classroom.
This collection of classroom resources covers a wide span of activities for visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners. There are projects, games, videos, and hands-on crafts that are sure to delight learners of all ages. Students will learn about a wide variety of habitats from Himalayan mountain ranges to cold, brackish waters, and study animals as diverse as the American river otter and the ray-finned fish.
Many would agree that for inquiry to be alive and well in a classroom that, amongst other things, the teacher needs to be expert at asking strategic questions. With that in mind, if you are a new teacher or perhaps not so new but know that question-asking is an area where you'd like to grow, start tomorrow with these five ideas.
