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Getting Nerdy with Mel and Gerdy

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Adaptations, Mutations and Natural Selection - Evolution PowerPoint and Handouts

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May the best beak win as students fight for survival of the fittest in this lesson about mutation, adaptation and evolution by natural selection. Charles Darwin would be so proud!WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 1-2 DAY LESSON:• 19 EDITABLE PowerPoint

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Environment

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Science Interactive Notebook Bundle - Life Science and Biology

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Engage your students with over 200 Interactive Notebook activities in digital google and regular format for all of your life science needs. Our interactive notebook flippers will have your kids "flipping" their way to learning all about cells,

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Anatomy, Biology, Environment

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Evolution, Natural Selection, Adaptation - PowerPoint & Handouts Bundle

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Watch evolution in action as you leave your species' fate up to chance playing our funky monkey game and trace the evolution of the whale from land to sea in our evolution unit bundle complete with a guiding PowerPoint, tons of activities, graphic

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Anatomy, Biology, Environment

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Adaptations of Animals Project for Evolution

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Make a beast as you roll a die for predetermined traits - will mother nature prevail or will the adaptations you create survive in this evolution project all about mutation and adaptations.WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 1-2 DAY LESSON:• 5 NON-EDITABLE PDF

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Biology, Environment, General Science

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Science Interactive Notebook - Evolution, Natural Selection & Adaptation

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Engage your students with 16 Interactive Notebook activities for all of your evolution unit needs. Our interactive notebook flippers will have your kids "flipping" their way to learning all about how species change over time. Disseminate these

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Anatomy, Biology, Environment

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Life Science Biology Curriculum Bundle - PowerPoints and Handouts

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Everything you need at your fingertips! Teach an entire YEAR of life science with over 35 weeks of lessons in this curriculum bundle - including daily warm-ups, lessons, labs, activities, projects, study guides and assessments, and an animated

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Anatomy, Biology, Environment

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Unit Plans, Google Apps, Lesson

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Life Science Supplemental - Interactive Notebook, Word Wall, Task Card Bundle

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Word walls? ✓ Interactive Notebooks? ✓Task Cards? ✓You're ready to teach with this comprehensive bundle to supplement your life science curriculum. Engage your students with over 200 Interactive Notebook activities, a year-long visual word wall with

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Environment

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Interactive Notebooks, Google Apps

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Evolution Complete Bundle - PowerPoint Unit, INB, Task Cards, Word Wall

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Unit Lesson Plans complete with guiding PowerPoint and student pages? ✓Word walls? ✓ Interactive Notebooks? ✓Task Cards? ✓You're ready to teach with this comprehensive bundle for teaching Evolution. Engage your students with our animated PowerPoints

Subjects:

Biology, Environment, General Science

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Unit Plans, Interactive Notebooks, Lesson

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$57.95

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Evidence for Evolution - Science Centers / Lab Stations

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Evidence of Evolution - Science Centers / Lab Stations - Evolution Differentiated Student Led Cross-curricular STEAM Lab StationsStudents will use this Evidence of Evolution lab station to learn about how scientists have proof for evolution by

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Science, Biology, For All Subject Areas

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Laboratory, Centers

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Life Science Centers / Lab Stations Bundle - Cross-curricular STEAM Activities

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Want to head full steam into S.T.E.A.M., but not sure how to get started? Try our twist on S.T.E.A.M.! With science as the primary background subject, students learn all about life science using Social Studies, Technology, ELA, Art, and Math. With

Subjects:

Science, Anatomy, Biology

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Laboratory, Centers

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Evolution Vocabulary - Differentiated Science Reading Passages & Questions

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Evolution Vocabulary - Differentiated Life Science LessonLearn about Darwin's theory of evolution and how mutation, adaptation, and natural selection lead to survival of the fittest and ultimately evolution in this vocabulary lesson that includes a

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Anatomy, Biology, Environment

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Graphic Organizers

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Natural Selection and Camouflage - Evolution - Science Centers / Lab Stations

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These print and go, low-to-no prep Science Circuit Stations are easy to implement with a few household items and provide a method for reinforcing life science that shows how science concepts flow across the curricula and are relatable in all aspects

Subjects:

Science, Biology, For All Subject Areas

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Laboratory, Centers

$5.50

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Fossils and Radioactive Dating

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Fossils and Radioactive Dating - PowerPoint & Handouts. Our pal the wooly mammoth is dead, but for how long? Students learn about radioactive dating and observe how radioactive decay helps to estimate the age of fossils as they create a wooly

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Anatomy, Biology, Environment

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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135

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Life Science Task Card Bundle

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These open-ended and inquiry-based cards will get your kids thinking about science! Engage your students with over 130 Life Science task cards, perfect for warm-ups, exit tickets, project starters, stations, differentiation, review, enrichment, and

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Anatomy, Biology, Environment

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Internet Activities, Task Cards, Google Apps

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$26.95

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Evidence of Evolution - PowerPoint and Handouts

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Evidence of Evolution - PowerPoint and Handouts - Homologous structures, DNA, embryological evidence and whale evolution Follow the journey of the whale from the ancestral land-dwelling mammal to the present-day ocean dwelling giant. Students learn

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Environment

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Lesson

$8.00

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Evolution Bundle - STEAM Science Centers / Lab Stations

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With science as the primary background subject, students will learn about the theory of evolution by using Social Studies, Technology, ELA, Art, and Math. These student-led, print and go, low-to-no prep Science Circuit Stations are easy to implement

Subjects:

Science, Biology, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Laboratory, Centers

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Nerdy Science Valentine's Day Cards

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Tired of those worn out Valentine's cards that just don't fit the bill when it comes to Science? Our Life Science-Themed Valentine's Day cards will have your kiddos giggling and reminiscing about science concepts they love. With original Getting

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Science, Biology, Valentine's Day

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Activities

$5.95

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Darwin, Finches, Galapagos Islands - Evolution - Science Centers / Lab Stations

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Darwin, Finches, Galapagos Islands - Evolution - Science Centers / Lab Stations - Differentiated Student Led Cross-curricular STEAM Lab StationsStudents will use this Darwin & Galapagos Islands lab station to learn about Charles Darwin's

Subjects:

Science, Biology, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Centers

$5.50

Digital Download ZIP (26.24 MB)

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Life Science Vocabulary Bundle - Differentiated Reading Passages & Questions

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Science terminology doesn't have to be overwhelming. Each of our integrated literacy activities includes a teacher-written, student-friendly reading that introduces new terminology in a fun and engaging way while providing differentiated options

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Environment

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$34.45

$28.50

104

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Evolution and Adaptations Thanksgiving Turkey Activity

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Gobble Gobble... or not? Eat up our Tom Turkey Evolution lesson as students create adaptations for Tom to camouflage him from all the hungry people! Use camouflage and other adaptations to help Tom as he tries to avoid being eaten as Thanksgiving

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Thanksgiving

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

$4.50

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Together Mel and Gerdy have 17 years of life science teaching experience. We taught in an International Baccalaureate school in Georgia. Individually, we served as Science Department Chair, Team Leader, Advisory Chair, Science Fair Club Coordinators, and Yearbook Coordinator. Together, we are a dynamic pair with a flair for lesson planning.

MY TEACHING STYLE

We enjoy inquiry-based, hands-on, cross-curricular activities. We LOVED to co-teach. We frequently brought our classes together into one room and teach them together. The kids loved to interact with other classes and enjoyed seeing their teachers have fun together.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Together we have: Flown weightless on the Zero G (a.k.a. Vomit Comet) and achieved eight total minutes of weightlessness (see Mel holding the sign and Gerdy's long hair achieving new heights): Walked the model's catwalk for Teacher in the Spotlight. Worked alongside Ecologists in Skidaway and Sapelo Island GA. Mel was honored by being featured as Atlanta's 11 Alive Class Act Teacher of the Month where she was interviewed and her class appeared on the morning news!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Gerdy: B.S. Wildlife Biology & M.Ed. Biology both from Auburn University Mel: B.S. Biology & B.S. Biology Education both from Kennesaw University

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We aim to please. Before leaving feedback, please contact us via "Ask a Question" or Email Us and let us know if we can help make our products better for you and your students. Getting Nerdy prides itself in good customer service and would appreciate the opportunity to provide the highest quality science products for your needs. All of our materials are designed for implementation within a middle school setting but can easily be adapted for remedial high school biology or higher level elementary life science with scaffolding and substantial teacher facilitation. **All pictures, graphics, and artwork in our lessons are either purchased legally for use or are created by Getting Nerdy, LLC**