This printable graphic organizer depicts levels of organization in biology through a hierarchy of life pyramid. It is perfect for middle school and high school life science students learning about life’s organization and human body systems, and includes three versions with different levels of scaffolding to allow for easy differentiation! Who Is This Product For? The Hierarchy of Life Graphic Organizer is well-suited for middle school life science students or introductory biology students, though it may also be useful for anatomy and physiology students due to its incorporation of human body systems. What Is a Graphic Organizer and What Is Included in This Product? A graphic organizer is a visual tool that helps learners to organize new concepts and their own ideas. The graphic organizer in this product depicts the hierarchal nature of life’s organization through a pyramid, with the base level representing cells and the top level representing a single organism. This visually communicates to students that preceding components are required to build subsequent ones, and that smaller components are present in larger numbers than the bigger components. This student handout can also act as a body systems graphic organizer, as it provides space for students to write about each level of life’s hierarchy. This is great for helping students to see the big picture over the course of a unit or throughout the school year! Included in Your Purchase: Three differentiated versions of the Hierarchy of Life Graphic Organizer in PDF format Teacher Notes to aid in implementation Terms of Use Agreement Where & When Should This Product Be Used? This graphic organizer is incredibly flexible! It should be used with students who are learning about the hierarchy of living organisms and ideally also about human body systems, but it can be used before, during, or after specific lessons. This makes it very easy to fit into existing unit plans – check out the suggested uses below! Product Details: Grade Levels: 6th – 9th Possible Courses: Life Sciences, Biology, Anatomy & Physiology Standards Alignment: NGSS Core Idea LS1.A Arizona State Science Standards 7.L1U1.10 Mode of Learning: In-person License Agreement: Single classroom use by original purchaser Why & How Should This Product Be Used? Are you looking for an adaptable resource to kick off your study of human anatomy and physiology? Do you want to continually reinforce the organizational hierarchy of life to your students? Do you need a content-specific handout that comes built-in with scaffolds for differentiation? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this graphic organizer is for you! Here are some things that make this product amazing! Low Prep: This student handout is a time saver. You can just print and go! Versatility: This resource can be utilized in several ways by students in various grade levels to emphasis a key biological concept, and the three differentiated versions make it a good fit for all students. Aesthetic: Students love the clear visual framework of this graphic organizer, as well as the ability to personalize their notes! Some potential uses for this resource include: Organize! Students can use the handout to organize key vocabulary words at the beginning of a unit. It can also double as a Table of Contents for a body system unit! Write! Give students the graphic organizer to take notes. Differentiate and scaffold using the three included versions! Assess! Use the resource as a means to formatively assess students at the beginning of a unit, or summatively assess them at the end of the unit. So, what are you waiting for? Let this graphic organizer work for you! Tips & Tricks: Want to earn TpT credits that you can use to get free products? All you have to do is rate and review your purchases! Details about how this program works can be found here. If you like this product, remember to follow me and get exclusive updates! Not only will this keep you in the loop, it’ll also provide support to me and my store, allowing me to continue creating awesome products for your classroom. Thank you for your support! Happy teaching, Sarah Lynn Science