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Sheri Amsel is a science educator and illustrator with 38 published children's books about science and nature. Her science resource website: Exploringnature.org serves schools and families throughout the U.S. and in 20 countries.

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Inheritance and Variation of Traits (Heredity) - Grade 6-8

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This bundle includes 21 resources including: Reading, Color Diagrams, Activities, Performance Tasks, and Assessment (39 pages total) for the following NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas:LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms, LS3.A: Inheritance of

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Growth and Development of Organisms - Grade 6-8 NGSS

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This bundle includes 24 resources about Growth and Development of Organisms including: Reading, Color Diagrams, Activities, Performance Tasks and Assessment (42 pages total):• Next Generation Science Standards covered in this Bundle• Rubric

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Color and Label the Muscular and Skeletal Systems -

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This bundle includes 72 high-resolution, printable, diagrams for coloring and labeling – to test and reinforce knowledge of the skeletal and muscular systems (80 pages total). Full Body Skeleton DiagramFull Body Skeleton Diagram (Color)Full Body

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Trees - Anatomy, Life Cycles, Identification - Reading, Diagrams, Activities

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This bundle includes 25 resources and activities that teach about Trees, including: Reading, Color Diagrams, Dichotomous Keys and other resources and activities – including a 15 page field guide to 30 common trees of North America. (53 pages total).

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Science, Environment, Forestry

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Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystem (Food Webs): Grade 6-8

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This bundle includes 22 resources (55 pages total) including: Reading, Color Diagrams, Performance Tasks and Assessment to enhance fulfillment of NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas:Interdependent Relationships in EcosystemsCycles of Matter and Energy

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Science, Earth Sciences, Environment

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Survival Traits of Plants and Animals - Structure and Function - Grade 4 NGSS

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This bundle includes 17 age-appropriate resources about Structure and Function of Plants and Animals including: Reading, Color Diagrams, Activities, Performance Tasks and Assessment (36 pages total):Resources included in this Next Generation Science

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Human Impacts on Earth Systems and Climate Change - 6-8 Grade NGSS

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This bundle includes 24 resources including: Reading, Research Projects, Performance Tasks, and Color Diagrams (40 pages total) addressing the following Next Generation Science Standards: ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth SystemsESS3.D: Global

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How Living Things Affect Their Environment - Kindergarten NGSS

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This bundle includes 12 age-appropriate resources about Biogeology and Human Impacts on Earth Systems including: Read Aloud, Color Diagrams, Activities, Performance Tasks and Assessment (19 pages total). Resources included in this Next Generation

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Science, Earth Sciences, Environment

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Habitat Hidden Pictures - FREE

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4 FREE Habitat Hidden Pictures (with KEYS) WetlandAmazon RainforestForest FloorCoral Reef

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Matter and Energy Flow and Transfer in Organisms & Ecosystems (NGSS Grade 9-12)

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TWO Grade 9-12 NGSS units: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems and Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms with some overlapping content bundled together for a better price.l. Organization of Matter and Energy -

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Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment

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Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems (NGSS Grade 9-12)

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This bundle includes 17 resources for grade 9-12 including: Reading, Color Diagrams, and NGSS Performance Tasks (33 pages total). LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in EcosystemsPS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes Resources included in

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Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment

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Life Cycles (Animals) Bundle - Grade 3-5

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This bundle includes 19 Resources about Life Cycles, including: Reading, Color Diagrams, Activities and Testing (25 pages total). Copyright © 2018 Sheri Amsel • www.exploringnature.org • All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for

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Science, Environment, Informational Text

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Build a Kid-sized 2D Model of the Human Skeleton

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This 12-page bundle includes copy-ready bones for building a life-sized skeleton mural, plus skeletal system content, diagram and matching activities. This is the perfect printable activity for teaching the bones of the human skeleton to primary

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Ocean Layers and Animals - Build Giant COLOR and COLORING Posters

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This Bundle Includes:1) One 4-piece color poster with animals ready to be assembled to 17” x 22” size.2) One 4-piece color poster with only dotted outlines where animals can be glued in place as a model making exercise, ready to be assembled to

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Science, Environment, Visual Arts

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Forest Layers and Animals - Giant Poster Building (and Coloring) Activities

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This bundle includes (16 pages to download and print):1) Two 4-piece color posters – one with animal outlines and one without, ready to be assembled.2) Two pages of animals to be cut out and pasted onto the color posters (25 color animals).3) One

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Science, Environment, Graphic Arts

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Earth Systems: Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere and Biosphere - Grade 5 NGSS

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This bundle includes 20 age-appropriate resources about Earth’s Systems including: Reading, Color Diagrams, Activities, Performance Tasks and Assessment (37 pages total). Resources included in this Next Generation Science Standards Bundle include:•

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Science, Earth Sciences, Environment

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

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Circulatory System Unit - Reading, Diagrams, Labeling

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This bundle includes 38 age-appropriate resources about the Circulatory System: Reading, Color Diagrams, Activities and Assessment (50 pages total). Resources included in this Bundle include:1) The Circulatory System - Structure and Function Diagram

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Science, Anatomy, Biology

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Special Senses Unit – Reading, Diagrams, Worksheets and Assessment

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This bundle includes 22 resources about the Special Senses (Vision, Hearing, Taste and Smell) including: Reading, Color Diagrams, Activities and Assessment (30 pages total). Resources included in this Next Generation Science Standards Bundle

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Science, Anatomy, Biology

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8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

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Activities, Assessment, Printables

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BIG Bundle of 10 Science Units for Grade 6-8

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Includes 442 pages of 6-8 Grade Science Curriculum in 9 Units, plus one collection of full color Illustrated Diagrams covering 17 Next Generation Science Standards (Life Science, Earth Science, and Physical Science)1) 40 page Unit with 24

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Science, Anatomy, Environment

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Frog Dissection Anatomy and 2D Model Bundle

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This includes 18-pages of Frog Internal Anatomy Diagrams, Labeling Pages, and Activities in color and black and white.1. Internal Anatomy of the Frog Diagram (Color)2. Internal Anatomy of the Frog Labeling (Color)3. Internal Anatomy of the Frog

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Science, Anatomy, Biology

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Not Grade Specific

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Sheri Amsel taught college science for 10 years. She then began publishing picture books for kids on science and nature topics. She also wrote and illustrated a series of wildlife field guides and science workbooks for K- 8. Her area of expertise are anatomy, life science and environmental science. Sheri has visited over 500 schools in the U.S. with science and literacy based programming. Her science resource website: Exploringnature.org serves schools, homeschool families, museums, nature centers, zoos and camps all over the U.S. and in 20 countries.

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In 2009, Sheri Amsel was awarded the Elizabeth Abernathy Hull Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Environmental Education of Youths, by the National Garden Club.

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Sheri Amsel has undergraduate degrees in botany and zoology and a masters degree in human and veterinary anatomy and biomedical illustration.

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