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7th grade forensics resources for early intervention under $5
DNA Crime Lab! Can you solve the case?
Each group is given a long paper strip of DNA, a 3-page story of the missing necklace and directions on how to fingerprint and sequence their DNA. Scissors act as the restriction enzyme, cutting the DNA between every GGCC into varied length segments. As the segments are pasted into the corresponding rows on the sequencing board (imitating gel electrophoresis), the DNA fingerprint of each suspect will emerge. So, who stole the necklace? Be a crime stopper!With a focus on literacy and collabora
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7th - 10th
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Genetics and Heredity Color by Number - Science Color By Number
In this activity, students will answer 12 questions regarding genetics and heredity. Once finished, they will use the answers to color the corresponding parts of a fun DNA coloring page. And best of all, the questions are editable! You can change the wording or create different questions to match your needs. I have included questions that cover misconceptions regarding genetics. For example, some students think that genes are the only thing that determines a trait. Environmental factors also pla
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6th - 8th
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Forensics Blood Typing Lab Investigation- Print & Digital
Save yourself the hassle (and $) of ordering blood typing kits for your Forensics class! My no fail blood recipe and blood typing serum recipe uses household products to simulate those expensive kits.Challenge your students to solve the case by presenting them with blood samples from a crime scene along with blood samples from suspects and a victim. Your forensics class will follow the instructions presented in their PRINT and GO student data worksheet to solve the case! This lab is a FAVORITE i
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Forensics Lab Bundle: 10 "Must-Do" Labs for Forensic Science
'Forensic Files' Video Guide - 30+ Forensic Files Listed by Topic!
Find the perfect Forensic File video episode for your students to watch - one that is related to the topic you are studying! 'Forensic Files' Videos are FREE on the internet (YouTube, Peacock, imdb) - and a fantastic way to show your students Crime Scene Investigators in action! My first year teaching Forensics I spent hours each weekend previewing Forensic Files videos, looking for ones that matched the particular Evidence topic I was teaching that week. I compiled them into a reference list th
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Forensic Science BUNDLE - Projects, Labs, Activities
Science Inquiry Lesson Plan | Observation and Inference Activity
Teach good observation and inference skills in this fun, easy to prep, inquiry science activity. Students use observation and inferences to solve the mystery of the broken pencils. Perfect for forensic and inquiry units, and the beginning of the school year.This is an exciting mini-inquiry lab that uses a common everyday classroom supply, pencils! In this inquiry lab activity students read a short newspaper article about a pencil thief who is sneaking into classrooms and breaking pencils. The
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4th - 8th
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MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Science Inquiry and Process Skills Lab Activity Bundle
Christmas Science Inquiry Activity for Middle School
An exciting Christmas themed mini-inquiry science lab! Teach and reinforce observation and inference skills in this fun easy to prep activity. Your students will love solving the mystery of the candy cane crime! Perfect for forensic units, inquiry units, and the holiday season.ACTIVITY DESCRIPTIONThis is an exciting mini-inquiry lab that uses candy canes! In this inquiry lab activity students read a short newspaper article about a candy cane criminal who is sneaking into Santa's Toy Shop
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4th - 8th
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MS-ETS1-3
Forensics First Day of School Group Mystery Icebreaker Activity CAMP CASE
FORENSIC SCIENCE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL MYSTERY ICEBREAKER: Look no further for the perfect first day of school group activity to build teamwork, communication, and deductive reasoning skills! Students love the mystery aspect of this activity and are willing to jump right in and talk to each other to be the first group to solve the mystery of THE COMPLICATED CASE OF CAMP CLEARFIELD KILLINGS. No background of forensic science is needed, students just need to be willing to think! You may also be int
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Forensic Course The ENTIRE WISEflamingo Forensics Product Line
Mitosis and the Cell Cycle Color by Number - Science Color By Number Review
In this activity, students will answer 12 questions regarding mitosis and the cell cycle. Once finished, students will use the answers to color the corresponding parts of a fun chromosome coloring page. And best of all, the questions are editable! You can change the wording or create different questions to match your needs.Included:➤ Student Question Sheet➤ Student Coloring Page➤ Teacher Keys➤ Editable Question TemplateThe editable template was created using Google™ Slides. You can type directly
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6th - 8th
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Minute Mysteries Brain Teasers Riddles Breaks Logic Deductive Reasoning Puzzles
With visual hints and fly-in solutions! These are a fun to use if you have a couple extra minutes at the end of class. Encourage students to work more efficiently and reward them with a minute mystery at the end of class for finishing early. They can also be a great introduction to one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories OR to a Slip or Trip lesson. The rules are simple: (1) Students ask yes or no questions (2) Teachers respond accordingly to guide students to the correct answer
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6th - 12th
Grandma got run-over by WHICH Reindeer? - CER (Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning)
This holiday activity has the students read a bunch of clues and fill in a table to organize the clues so they can determine which reindeer ran over grandma as she was walking home Christmas Eve. It also includes a set of reindeer prints from each of Santa’s reindeer that the students can use to match to the prints found in the snow at the crime scene. Using the clues and the prints, the students should be able to solve the crime. The crime itself is fairly easy to solve, the real work comes
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5th - 12th
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DNA Activity Modeling DNA Fingerprinting and Forensics Paper Lab
So much fun! DNA fingerprinting & forensics simplified specifically for middle school! ⭐Get this activity at a big discount in our DNA & Chromosomes BUNDLE!In this activity, students will:Read a silly (not scary) murder mystery. The scene is set for students to figure out who killed Mr. Henry Lord Whippleton. There are two suspects... and one of their DNA fingerprints will match the DNA found at the crime scene! Get an introduction to DNA fingerprinting with a 1-page introduction a
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6th - 8th
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MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
Also included in: Chromosomes and DNA ACTIVITY BUNDLE for Middle School SAVE 30%
Social Media Safety Classroom Guidance Lesson for School Counseling
Social Media Safety: This classroom guidance lesson gives students the opportunity to evaluate 30 social media posts & scenarios to determine if they are safe or unsafe through a scoot activity. Students discuss their ideas and review guidelines for safely using social media apps and websites. This can be used as a classroom guidance lesson or small group counseling activity to promote safe social media practices.
I use this lesson with 6th grade, but it is appropriate for grades 5-6. Includ
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Classroom Guidance Lesson Bundle for Upper Elementary School Counseling
8-Week Group Counseling Attendance Lessons
Getting students to school is the first step in them having successful school careers! This is an awesome 8-week group counseling unit aimed to help students identify why they are not attending school, how they can overcome these barriers, and understand how truly important school is for their future success. This unit includes:
*8 lessons plans aligned with ASCA standards addressing attendance issues in school
*10 interactive, fun worksheets correlating to each lesson plan
*A pre/post surve
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4th - 8th
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DNA Mutations Activity Worksheet for Middle School Students PDF and DIGITAL
DNA mutation simulation simplified to a middle school level - fun, engaging, and standards-based. And, no supplies are needed! ⭐Get this activity at a big discount in our DNA & Chromosomes BUNDLE!This activity simplifies the DNA code and DNA mutations to a very basic level while illustrating that it just takes one little change to make a really different message. No knowledge of transcription, translation, or proteins is required. The instructions are clear and the explanations are simpl
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6th - 8th
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MS-LS3-1
Also included in: Chromosomes and DNA ACTIVITY BUNDLE for Middle School SAVE 30%
Cyber Bullying Handouts, Visual Aids, and Activities
I created No Mean Screens to deal with the unfortunate situation of cyber bullying in my school. I use these visual aids and handouts with grades 5 and 6. In this resource you'll get:
-Social Media Questionnaire (find out what level of cyber bullying your students have witnessed or experienced already)
-Cyber bullying, passive bystander, active bystander definition posters/visual aids
-Cyber bully, friend, active bystander, passive bystander tree map handouts
-Active vs. passive bystander Venn d
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4th - 7th
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The Scientific Method - Murder Mystery
The Scientific Method tends to be a fairly boring topic to teach, so this Murder Mystery activity will help you make it loads of fun for you Science students! It includes: Introductory storyClue cardsEvidence analysis sheetInstructions for physical evidence testingAfter-activity consolidation work on the Scientific Method, Variables, and Observations and Inferences. Use this to introduce the Scientific Method to new Middle or High school students, to reignite knowledge in students who have done
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6th - 12th
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DNA Fingerprinting Simulated Crime Scene Activity Distance Learning
This DNA Fingerprinting Simulated Crime Scene Activity is a great way to begin your unit on the structure, function and processes of DNA in order to elicit student interest in learning about the DNA molecule! I introduce this crime scene situation on the first day of studying DNA then do a series of lessons on DNA structure and replication, all while the crime scene is set up in the classroom to keep my students engaged. The last day of the week, we do this fingerprinting activity to determine t
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7th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-1
Student Behavior Observation Checklist
Are you looking for a comprehensive Classroom Student Observation Checklist to assess student behavior in your educational setting? Look no further! My user-friendly checklist is a powerful in-house tool designed to support educators in evaluating student conduct, identifying needs, and making data-driven decisions.Key Features:Effortless Data Collection: As a teacher or RTI specialist, your time is precious. My checklist simplifies the observation process, allowing you to focus on what matters
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PreK - 12th, Staff
Game: Murder at the Manor (mystery party activity)
If you like Game of Thrones, you'll enjoy Murder at The Manor
The Earl Henry is dead and without an heir on the eve of the annual tournament and feast. Who could have done such a dastardly deed at the castle? His 4th wife? The traveling minstrel? One of his sisters or a host of other relatives, servants and knights from the realm? Play a suspect and a detective as you investigate the crime set in Medieval Europe.
Mystery party games are an engaging alternative to hum drum usual fare and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Fall Sequencing File Folder Activities
Enhance sequencing skills with this fall-themed resource, featuring 4 engaging file folder activities. Designed for early childhood and students with autism or special needs, these activities target sequencing abilities, a fundamental skill essential for comprehension and time orientation. Whether it's back-to-school, fall, Halloween, or Thanksgiving, each activity provides a unique and seasonally relevant context for sequencing practice. Suitable for both verbal and nonverbal students, this res
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PreK - 8th
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Biome or Ecosystem Shoebox Project
Looking for an extension activity for your ecology unit? Do you need a hands-on way for students to extend their learning? If so, this Ecosystem Shadowbox Project is the perfect resource for you! With this resource, students will create a food web which represents all the biotic factors of their ecosystem as well as describing how physical and biological changes in the ecosystem will impact the populations. Who is this resource for?This resource can be used by classroom teachers, tutors, and par
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6th - 9th
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MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-4
Also included in: Ecosystems - FULL UNIT
Cryptography Murder Mystery
This challenge is based off of the game Clue where players need to identify a murder suspect, location, and weapon. There are 6 options given for each category and every clue that a group deciphers will narrow that list down. As written, groups will need to solve all 8 clues before they are able to solve the mystery.Each of the clues is encoded using a different cipher technique. Each of these techniques is outlined in the resource posters shared below. None of these ciphers are too intense and
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6th - 12th
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Info Reading Text - Weird History: 6 Mysterious Disappearances in US History
An informational text article looking at 6 mysterious disappearances, from Amelia Earhart to Jimmy Hoffa and more. The information is from the History Channel's website, the questions are mine. A great supplement, fill in, or substitute teaching plan. Can also be used as a web quest using the history.com website. MS Word doc for easy editing and a PDF file for your convenience.
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Info Reading Text - Weird History Bundle #2
THE PRESCHOOL SLP: Speech Sound Alphabet Posters, Prompts & Cues
This collection of resources includes speech sound posters available in two different sizes for your bulletin board or wall space. It also includes a resource ring to take with you or just to keep handy with visual cues and prompts for each sound as well as picture cues and prompts that can be attached to tongue depressors and placed in a can to help remind your students of their target sounds.This set includes 22 sounds: /p, b, m, h, w, y, n, ng, t, d, k, g, f, v, ch, j, s, z, sh, r, l, th/.Wa
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PreK - 8th
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