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Biology research for Easel Activities
Invasive Species Ecosystems Project
Introduce ecosystems, or wrap up a unit with this fun project based learning activity! This assessment ties together several ecology topics such as:resource availabilityinteractions of organismscycling of matter and energycompetitionpopulations are affected by various physical and biological components of ecosystems. Students will investigate how an invasive species of their choice has impacted its non-native ecosystem as well as describing planned solutions for maintaining biodiversity. After s
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-4
Also included in: Ecosystems - FULL UNIT
Early Reader Nonfiction Animal Articles | Animal Research and Reports | Animals
Your student can study and read these early reader animal articles as reading material, homework, or research for writing animal reports. They are written at a simplified reading level for your new readers. Each article includes information about the habitats, species, diet, physical characteristics, and adaptations of the animal. Each article also has a beautiful color photo of the animal. Some include fun clipart of the footprint or another special part or characteristic of their body. Also in
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
1-LS1-2
, 2-LS4-1
Also included in: BUNDLE: Nonfiction Animal Early Reader Articles
Pollinator Bees and Ecology Research and CER Essay Writing Project for MS-LS2-4
Are you looking to help your students understand the important role of bees in ecosystems worldwide? Grab this pollinator research project, and inspire your students to “save the bees!” and advocate for pollinator-friendly environmental policies. Students will gather information from the text and video sources. Then they will craft an expository essay using the CER format. The lesson meets science, reading, and writing standards, including NGSS MS-LS2-4. Students begin by gathering evidence from
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-4
Ecosystems and Resource Availability: Next Generation Science MS-LS2-1
This product addresses concepts related to Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organism and populations of organisms in an ecosystem. Included are content sheets/poster, along with half-sheet versions for students' interactive science notebooks, a quiz with answer key, a research project on ecosystems, and 8 tasks related to resource availability and animal populations.TpT Digital Activities
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS2-1
Also included in: Life Science Bundle: Next Generation Science MS-LS2: All 5 Standards
Animal Research and Life Cycle - BEAVER
This Animal Research Study about Beavers encourages independent study for first, second, and third grades. This is for students who want to learn about animals in detail and develop their animal research skills. There is an animal research template and animal research graphic organizers included. The animal research template is for note-taking to encourage creativity and independence. Also Included is a non-fiction reader on Beavers with clear, full-color photos. There are also forms for writin
Middle School Research Project - Animals - Printable and Digital
Planning your middle school research project doesn't have to be overwhelming! Introduce your beginning researchers to sources, citations, note-taking, and more with this user-friendly research packet. Choose animal topics and use this research format to guide your students through their first full-fledged research project.This resource is part of my Research Skills Project Bundle, which prepares students to research effectively with lessons on plagiarism, paraphrasing, and more. If your students
Animal Group Behavior Project: HS-LS2-8
Do group behaviors in animals increase the survival rates of individual organisms? Students will work in teams to research and create an informative poster for one of the following animal behaviors: flocking, schooling, herding, cooperative hunting, migrating, or swarming. Students share posters in a gallery walk and complete a jigsaw chart summarizing their findings. Finally, students complete a scaffolded CER (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning) to practice engaging in argument from evidence. This Prod
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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CCSS:
Animal Defenses Nonfiction Texts for Reading Comprehension
This resource contains eight non-fiction texts about animal defenses. There are two passages about animals that use camouflage, two about animals that use chemicals, two about animals that use mimicry, and two about animals that use another method of defense. The passages are written on different levels and are of different length making it easy to differentiate. There are corresponding recording sheets to help students show what they have read about.The passages were written with fourth grade
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 3-LS4-4
Also included in: Differentiated Science Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle
Famous Scientist Wanted Research End of the School Year Project
Get your science students creating their own Famous Scientist "Wanted" poster with this ready-to-print-and-go exploratory assignment! This science project is great to use any time during the school year, especially as a end of the school year activity!This week long project provides two options for students to express their understanding besides a poster: create a slide presentation or make a model of what the scientists are known for. Challenge your students to recognize the connection between
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Grades:
4th - 12th
CCSS:
Evolution and Natural Selection Antibiotic Resistance Claim Evidence Reasoning
Are you looking for an engaging way to teach your students about evolution and natural selection? Make real-world connections, and learn about the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria! In this research project, your students will learn about selection pressures and the dangers of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. They will gather information from text and video sources and craft a CER response explaining why medical professionals are concerned about the rise of superbugs.The lesson meets scie
Grades:
7th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-LS4-5
, MS-LS4-4
, HS-LS4-5
Animal Sense Receptors and How They Process Information: NGS 4-LS1-2
This product provides supplemental resources that address concepts related to Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes: Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.Google Slides VersionAccess to TpT Digital Activities Now Available!There are two posters and a research and sorting activity.There are cards for 48 animals that have specialized senses
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
4-LS1-2
Also included in: 4th Grade Life Science Bundle: Next Generation Science 4-LS1
Ecosystem Dynamics: Changes in Wildlife Populations - NGS - MS-LS2-4
This product addresses concepts related to Ecosystems - Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics: Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.Included are 7 posters, along with a bulletin board heading, on 7 causes for the decline in wildlife populations in ecosystems. There are two graphing assignments based on data. There are 2-3 assignments asking students to write a scientific argument (as per the sta
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-4
Also included in: Life Science Bundle: Next Generation Science MS-LS2: All 5 Standards
Nonfiction Animal Articles | Articles for Animal Research and Reports | Animals
This bundle is packed with detailed animal articles that your students can study and use as reading material, homework, or research for writing animal reports. Each article includes information about the habitats, species, diet, physical characteristics, and adaptations of the animal. Each article also has a beautiful color photo of the animal. Some include fun clipart of the footprint or another special part or characteristic of their body. Also included is a comprehension worksheet for each an
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, 1-LS1-2
, 2-LS4-1
Also included in: BUNDLE: Nonfiction Animal Early Reader Articles
Plant and Animal Adaptations: Next Generation Science 4-LS1-1
This product provides supplemental resources that address concepts related to Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.This product addresses the physical and behavioral changes that influence a plant or animal’s chances of survival in their environment. Activities are largely research-based.TpT Digital Activities Pages Now Available!
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
Also included in: 4th Grade Life Science Bundle: Next Generation Science 4-LS1
Circulatory System 5th Grade Science Interactive Notebook Human Body Activities
Circulatory System Activities: You will download a 5th grade science interactive notebook craft activity for your students to research and learn more about the circulatory system. This human body systems project works well in your 5th or 6th grade biology curriculum stations or centers.For your convenience, you will download both TPT digital EASEL and printable PDF resource formats. However, it works best as a printable activity. ☛ Please click on the PREVIEW above.NOTE: Your students will need
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Grades:
5th - 6th
Diseases: High School Biology Project Based Learning {Printable & Digital}
This high school biology project-based learning resource sets the stage for a student-centered project-based learning experience about diseases, illnesses, and conditions.Your students will choose one disease to explore and research that disease in-depth using a self-directed project-based learning approach. Students design and lead their own PBLs using the templates included in this product as their guide.Because project-based learning is real-world and students are given a variety of choices i
Grades:
10th - 12th
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CCSS:
Also included in: High School Project-Based Learning Bundle for PBL Beginners
Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity: Human Body Facts - 50 Questions
Students will improve their internet research skills by responding to enticing questions in this inquiry-based learning resource. This internet scavenger hunt WebQuest resource explores the human body, a single structure comprising billions of cells. Have them research a series of questions and true or false statements! It covers various topics such as organs, cell theory, and systems. According to Education World, ''Internet scavenger hunts are a way for students to practice problem-solving, im
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in: Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Bundle - Google Forms Version Included
Respiratory System 5th Grade Science Interactive Notebook Biology Curriculum
You will download a 5th grade science interactive notebook activity for your life science students to research and learn more about the respiratory system. This human body systems project works well in your 5th or 6th grade biology curriculum stations or centers for students to learn more about the respiratory system. You will download both TPT digital EASEL and printable PDF formats for your convenience; however, it works best as a printable activity.Please click on the PREVIEW.NOTE: Students w
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Grades:
5th - 6th
Invasive Species Research and Graphing - Ecosystems - Food Webs - Interactions
This product features a in-depth look at an invasive species, the sea lamprey, and its effects on the Great Lakes ecosystem. Students research the invasive species, as well as a native species, use provided population data to create a line graph, and then analyze the graph to consider the effects of the species on the ecosystem.Links to a website and a video will assist students during their research. Also included is a teacher key.
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-6
, HS-LS2-2
Animal Adaptation Adventure
This project is both a writing and science project geared for 3rd and 4th graders. It can be used as a final assessment after an ecosystem, habitat, animal adaptation, or life science unit. Is nice to have the support of your school librarian for research time slots, but can easily be done in the classroom by collecting sources for students to research in their homeroom.Even if you are in a hybrid or online setting, a variety of options are available to use this activity in your classroom.
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
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Ecosystem Food Chain Trading Cards Games & Activities (Digital and Print)
These Trading cards are a fun and effective way to learn about animals, ecosystems, and food chains! Students will enjoy learning about different living things in five different ecosystems. They will use the information they learn to create food chains, complete activities, and even trade their cards with friends! Just print and cut. Cards can either be folded in half and the glued together. Or they can be cut out individually and glued to a piece of card stock or construction paper. Be sure to
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Ecosystems and Food Chains Bundle (Print and Digital Activities)
Genetics Project Analyzing Heredity, Environments, and Traits for MS-LS1-5
Are you looking for an engaging way to teach your students about the impacts of heredity and environments on an organism’s traits? Research the traits of identical twins to make real-world connections and learn about emerging research in epigenetics! In this research project, your students will learn how our genes interact with the environment to shape who we are. They will gather information from text and video sources and craft a CER response explaining why identical twins have similar traits
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Grades:
7th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
Bugs and Insects Science Task Cards Research Project 4th 5th Grade Digital Easel
You will download 30 life science task cards for your 4th grade, 5th grade, or special education students to research and review facts about bugs and insects. For your convenience, you will download both TPT digital EASEL and printable PDF resource formats.Please click on the PREVIEW.NOTE: Students will need to research or use classroom supplemental resources to determine the answers. You may use the printable task cards in science centers or stations for fun practice and review games and activi
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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Parts of a Plant & Plant Tissue Types: Student Note Organizer
Comprehensive note organizer for students to use as they research and learn about the different parts of a plant and plant tissues. *Now a fillable pdf document.Extremely beneficial when conducting online research! These sheets will help consolidate the wealth of information in an organized, easy to visualize, format.Completed chart may be taped together to form a wall chart of plant parts, from shoot to root.The four types of plant tissue (meristematic, dermal, ground, and vascular) and the p
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Grades:
6th - 11th
CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-LS1-2
Also included in: Ecology, Environmental Studies, and Earth Science Activities Bundle
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