8th grade Halloween science dbqs

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

MS-LS1-3

, HS-LS1-2

Also included in: Human Body Systems Webquest Activity Value Bundle | 11 Webquests 50% off

Integumentary System Webquest | Skin Hair Nails Human Body Systems Activity

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This webquest makes learning about the parts of the integumentary system and skin, hair, and nails easy and engaging! Students will access subject matter and student appropriate digital resources, including a fun animated video, and complete nine worksheets with fill-in-the blank and free response questions. This resource works great as an introduction to the integumentary system, as a sub-plan, or as a reinforcement activity. A bonus creative letter writing extension activity is included that e

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

MS-LS1-3

, HS-LS1-2

Also included in: Human Body Systems Webquest Activity Value Bundle | 11 Webquests 50% off

Endocrine System Webquest Human Body Systems Activity

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This webquest makes learning about the parts of the endocrine system easy and engaging! Students will access subject matter and student appropriate digital resources, including a fun animated video, and complete six worksheets with fill-in-the blank and free response questions. This webquest helps organize what students learn from the digital resources and ensures they maximize the educational value of them. This resource works great as an introduction to the endocrine system, as a sub-plan, or

Subjects:

Astronomy, European History, Social Studies - History

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

MS-LS1-3

, HS-LS1-2

Also included in: Human Body Systems Webquest Activity Value Bundle | 11 Webquests 50% off

Scientific Revolution Document Based Questions DBQ Worksheet Galileo

Created by

Teaching to the Middle

This product features 6 documents related to the Scientific Revolution for students to interpret. Students will need to have some knowledge of the Scientific Revolution to answer these. This is what I use to explain this to my students: Scientific Revolution Slideshow- It's FREE!! :) The ZIP file has 3 versions of PDF files:1) Documents and Questions in Color and Black and white and Key2) Color Student Version3) BW Student Version.These are NOT editable files.Tutorial How to Make PDFs Editable

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, DBQs, Assessment

Also included in: Social Studies MEGA Reading Comprehension Bundle For Buyer

Transfer of Energy In Ecosystem: Reading, Food Web and Analysis

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Biology, Environment, Science

This EDITABLE activity asks students to pull information from text to build a food web for organisms in Yellowstone National Park, analyze their food webs, create a trophic pyramid, and determine how both the removal and reintroduction of wolves created a trophic cascade, affecting several other species in the ecosystem.The reading summarizes energy flow in an ecosystem, and gives a brief history of wolves in Yellowstone. Students are provided with a fact sheet for the major organisms found in

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

NGSS:

HS-LS2-4

, HS-LS2-2

Also included in: Ecology, Populations and Biodiversity Bundle

Human Body Systems Webquest Activity Value Bundle | 11 Webquests 50% off

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Save 50% off list prices on these Digestive, Skeletal, Immune, Muscular, Endocrine, Lymphatic, Nervous, Integumentary, Circulatory, Urinary, and Respiratory System Webquests!This value bundle includes 11 webquests that make teaching about the major human body systems easy and engaging! Students will access subject matter and student appropriate digital resources, including articles and animated videos. These webquests helps organize what students learn from the digital resources and ensures they

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

NGSS:

MS-LS1-3

, HS-LS1-2

EMERGENCY SUB PLANS: Vaccines, Viruses and Bad Science

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Biology, Close Reading, General Science

This EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Print it out, and you're ready to go! It asks students to read and analyze four different aspects of vaccinations: vaccine basics and herd immunity, the anti-vaccination movement, consequences of the movement, and analyzing graphs for correlation and causation. Included in this file is a PDF and a Word document so you can feel free to use "as is" or modify and

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: Emergency Sub Plans Bundle 2 (Set of 5)

Claim Evidence Reasoning Practice (CER) Current Events Bundle Digital Resource

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English Language Arts, Informational Text, Science

This resource is packed with easy to use, easy to grade, no prep, scientific current events, using the NGSS Science and Engineering practice of Engaging in Argument from Evidence. Students learn about a variety of science topics through a C.E.R. (Claim Evidence Reasoning) graphic organizers. This is great for getting your students to explain phenomena in a meaningful way and it allows you as the instructor to adequately assess their understanding of concepts. The students figure out what the "Cl

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, DBQs, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

...

DBQ and CER Writing | Digital and Print

Created by

Education with Davison

CER writing and DBQ Essays Use these guides to help support students every step of the way. Digital and Print EDITABLE Includes: -- Digtial Interactive Writing Guide -- Digtial CER Graphic Organizer & Writing template (Edit/Print version included) -- Digital DBQ Essay Outline (Edit/Print version included)Edit and Print -- CER and DBQ Class Posters-- CER and DBQ handheld student guides -- DBQ Essay Outline & Rubric -- CER outline & Response template

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

DBQs, Graphic Organizers

HISTORY DETECTIVE: Death of Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut- Primary Source Analysis

Created by

Historical Thinking Classroom

Another installment of HISTORY DETECTIVE. This time, students will tackle the unexplained death and then social disappearance of Ancient Egypt's Queen Hatshepsut. After analyzing sources, annotating the documents, and weighing evidence, your detectives will make a claim and defend their claim regarding Queen Hatshepsut's death and legacy. BACKGROUND: Hatshepsut was a royal princess, the eldest daughter of the great general Tuthmosis I and his consort Queen Ahmose. Pharaoh Hatshepsut enjoyed

Subjects:

Ancient History, Archaeology, World History

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

DBQs, GATE, Lesson

CCSS:

RH.6-8.1

, RH.6-8.9

Lymphatic System Webquest Human Body Systems Activity

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This webquest makes learning about the spleen and parts of the lymphatic system easy and engaging! Students will access subject matter and student appropriate digital resources, including an animated video, and complete four worksheets with fill-in-the blank and free response questions. Two bonus diagrams are also provided, detailing the lymphatic system and the parts of a lymph node!This webquest helps organize what students learn from the digital resources and ensures they maximize the educati

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Physical Science, Science

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

MS-LS1-3

, HS-LS1-2

Also included in: Human Body Systems Webquest Activity Value Bundle | 11 Webquests 50% off

Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources Project Bundle

Created by

Classroom 214

Two dynamic renewable and nonrenewable energy sources projects. Student will apply research skills to learn about renewable and nonrenewable energy sources and then apply their knowledge to help a fictional community decide which two energy sources are best for their town. These projects put students in charge of their learning and keep them motivated with real life scenarios while improving their critical thinking, persuasive writing, and public speaking skills, and research skills. Minimal p

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Research, Activities, DBQs

NGSS:

MS-ESS3-1

, MS-ESS3-4

, MS-ESS3-3

Muscular System Webquest Human Body Systems Activity

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This webquest makes learning about the parts of the muscular system easy and engaging! Students will access subject matter and student appropriate digital resources, including a fun animated video, and complete six worksheets with fill-in-the blank and free response questions. This webquest helps organize what students learn from the digital resources and ensures they maximize the educational value of them. A diagram that students can fill-in is included. Students will learn about the role of th

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

MS-LS1-3

, HS-LS1-2

Also included in: Human Body Systems Webquest Activity Value Bundle | 11 Webquests 50% off

Climate Change Reading & Worksheet Extreme Weather Claim Evidence Reasoning CER

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Earth Sciences, English Language Arts, Reading

This product helps students understand the science of Climate Change and the possible impact it has on extreme weather events. It was written in 2015 and considering the intensity of the 2017 hurricane season the article is very prophetic. Students will use evidence in the article that climate change has and will continue to contribute to more intense storms, snow, rain, droughts and other weather events.Claim Evidence Reasoning or C.E.R. charts are great for getting your students to explain phe

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

DBQs, Graphic Organizers, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

MS-ESS3-2

, MS-ESS3-5

, MS-ESS3-4

, MS-ESS3-3

Also included in: Integrated Science NGSS Complete Year Labs Activities Assessments Back To School

Edgar Allan Poe Activity CSI Mystery of Literary History Analysis

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English Language Arts, Halloween, Social Studies - History

Explore Edgar Allan Poe's greatest mystery: his own death! Your students will explore primary sources, non-fiction text, and leading theories about Poe's early death with this engaging crime scene investigation activity that encourages original thinking!A visually engaging case file is provided with comprehensive background readings on Edgar Allan Poe's life and literary accomplishments, and the events and circumstances leading up to his death. Leading theories about Poe's death are provided. St

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Simulations

CCSS:

, W.8.1e

...

Emergency Sub Plans: Claim, Evidence, Bad Science

Created by

Biology, Close Reading, Science

We are constantly bombarded with "clickbait" headlines making all sorts of scientific claims. Unfortunately, if it sounds too good to be true, or too crazy to believe, it probably is. Although it may seem that these headlines are harmless, they actually can carry some pretty heavy consequences for our health, actions, and decision-making. How do you know if a claim is true? Let's take a look at four headlines from different news agencies and examine the claims, evidence and science behind th

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Also included in: Emergency Sub Plans Bundle (Set of 5)

Comparative Embryology NGSS LS4.A MS-LS4-3 Card Sort CER Reading

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DBQs, Independent Work Packet, Lesson

Students are wowed by this 90 minute Comparative Embryology card sort, reading passages, questions and CER activity! If you are teaching NGSS Performance Expectation MS-LS4-3 Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy, this resource is perfect for you! Students attempt to organize random cards of different stages of embryonic development of a huma

Subjects:

Biology, Science

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

NGSS:

MS-LS4-3

Solar and Lunar Eclipse Webquest Science Activity

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General Science, Science, Social Studies - History

This webquest makes it easy to teach about solar and lunar eclipses! Students will explore four student appropriate educational websites and videos from NASA that introduce eclipses, and answer guided questions based on the digital resources. This resource works great as an introduction to solar and lunar eclipses, as a sub-plan, or as a reinforcement activity.Both color and black and white printable versions are provided. You can use all four pages or just a few depending on the time available.

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

DBQs

Also included in: Solar and Lunar Eclipse Value Bundle

Four case studies in population genetics

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What do blue people, the Irish Potato Famine, a Mars Colony, and a Norwegian seed vault have in common? Students should be able to tell you by the end of this lesson. This 4 page, EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment can be completed individually, in a small group, or discussed as a class, and is perfect for a low-key day or an emergency sub plan during a population genetics unit. Each page asks students to analyze text and previous knowledge, then respond to analysis questions. Print it out, and y

Subjects:

Biology, Close Reading

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

NGSS:

HS-LS4-2

, HS-LS4-3

, HS-LS4-4

, HS-LS4-5

Also included in: Population Genetics Unit Bundle

Claim Evidence Reasoning Earth's in Its 6th Mass Extinction Distance Learning

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Biology, English Language Arts, Science

Students read an article, find the claim/s the author makes, find the evidence the author uses then combine the two in a paragraph. They learn about evidence from a study which claims that human impacts are a major factor causing the 6th mass extinction through a C.E.R. (Claim Evidence Reasoning) graphic organizer. This is great for getting your students to explain phenomena in a meaningful way and it allows you as the instructor to adequately assess their understanding of concepts. The students

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

DBQs, Graphic Organizers, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1

, CCRA.W.2

, CCRA.W.4

NGSS:

MS-ESS3-2

, MS-LS4-1

, MS-ESS3-5

, MS-ESS3-4

, MS-ESS3-3

Also included in: Claim Evidence Reasoning Practice (CER) Current Events Bundle Digital Resource

Emergency Sub Plans: Climate Change 101

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Biology, Close Reading, Environment

This 4 page, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Each page asks students to analyze text and graphs. Print it out, and you're ready to go. This assignment provides a broad outline for the causes, effects and solutions to climate change and requires students to: 1. examine the differences between weather (short term trends) and climate (long term trends).2. connect human activities (carbon emissions) to climat

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

NGSS:

HS-ESS3-1

, HS-ESS3-6

Also included in: Emergency Sub Plans Bundle (Set of 5)

Bones and Skeletal System Webquest Human Body Systems Activity

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This webquest makes learning about the parts of the bones and skeletal system easy and engaging! Students will access subject matter and student appropriate digital resources, including a fun animated video, and complete seven worksheets with fill-in-the blank and free response questions. This webquest helps organize what students learn from the digital resources and ensures they maximize the educational value of them. A diagram that students can fill-in is included. Students will learn about th

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

MS-LS1-3

, HS-LS1-2

Also included in: Human Body Systems Webquest Activity Value Bundle | 11 Webquests 50% off

Heart and Circulatory System Webquest Human Body Systems Activity

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This webquest makes learning about the parts of the heart and the circulatory system easy and engaging! Students will access subject matter and student appropriate digital resources and complete four worksheets with fill-in-the blank and free response questions and a diagram! This webquest helps organize what students learn from the digital resources and ensures they maximize the educational value of them. This resource works great as an introduction to the heart and circulatory system, as a sub

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

MS-LS1-3

, HS-LS1-2

Also included in: Human Body Systems Webquest Activity Value Bundle | 11 Webquests 50% off

Famous Scientists Webquest | Influential STEM Leaders Activity or Sub Plan

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