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4th grade biology resources for GATE
DNA Bracelets
This lesson takes two class periods of around 50 minutes. I use this in my gifted and talented class to teach about DNA base pairs in through hands on learning. Students learn about the 4 bases of DNA and will make a 3D model, which can be worn as a bracelet. They will pick a living organism and develop a key (bead colors to represent bases) in order to make their bracelet. Once they make the first part of the bracelet from the DNA code they are given they will then match the bases with the pair
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3rd - 7th
May Independent Work Packet - Spring Early or Fast Finishers, Sub Plans
Eight no-prep spring activities provide hours of engaging independent work. They're great for early or fast finishers, including gifted and talented students. You can even use them as your May sub plans! Fourth or fifth grade students engage in content on a themed website and respond in their packets, which may be printed, accessed as forced Google Slides, or shared as Easel Activities. What’s Included in the Website & Packet:This month's theme is plants and growing things.Informational Text
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4th - 5th
CAMOUFLAGE: How Do I Hide Myself?
This PowerPoint presentation shows 33 slides in which the animals are camouflaged. After the class has guessed where the animal is, you click to display a line around the animal. The photographs are awesome, very descriptive, provoke questions and encourage some great discussions.The 40 photographs are very descriptive, provoke questions and encourage some great discussions.By using this PowerPoint you will enjoy no prep and no printing.After the presentation you can do the following activities:
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K - 4th
Parts of a Plant Foldable
The parts of a plant foldable can be used with your favorite textbook, article, or video on the parts of a plant. This foldable is used as a place to consolidate and keep the information. There are sections identifying each part of the plant, explaining the function of the leaf, stem, root, and flower, explaining the life cycle of a plant, describing how a plant makes its own food, and drawing a picture of photosynthesis. Included are detailed pictures which show what each area says or has drawn
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2nd - 6th
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How Does Your Garden Grow? Long Term Plant Observation Booklet
To fulfill our NGSS requirement of sustaining a long-term observation within the classroom, our fifth grade team is using plant observations!
Students were able to design their own experiment, choosing from a variety of seeds, containers, soil types, watering methods, growing locations and light sources. The trick? They could only pick ONE of these to be their variable!
I created this booklet to help them visualize their experiment-they had to outline exactly how they were going to grow Plant
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3rd - 6th
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Penguin Depth and Complexity Low-Prep Activities with writing 4th - 6th Grades
Who doesn't love penguins? If your students have been reading "Mr. Popper's Penguins" or if you just love penguins, this set of Penguin Depth and Complexity activities offers low-prep and no-prep printables perfect for 4th - 6th grade students. Five different types of activities offer a range of opportunities to learn while about penguins.✨✨This Depth and Complexity penguin print-and-go set of activities can be done on one day or spaced out over time. The activities are geared to fourth through
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4th - 6th
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The Eye & Vision
This unit explores eye anatomy and physiology. Students begin by building a foundation of basic eye structures, building a clay model to visualize and engage with the anatomy. This is followed by interactive, discovery-based lessons that demonstrate the functions of the human eye and gain an understanding of how they are able to see the world around them.
What is included:
- "Terms to Know" vocabulary sheet
- "Anatomy of Eye" worksheet
- Step-by-step teacher guide for building a clay eye (with
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1st - 5th
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North American Animals Clip Art
This 20 piece set includes a variety of North American wildlife from buffalo to coyote to California condor.The set includes 10 PNG color illustrations, and 10 PNG blackline versions. These are high resolution (300 dpi) transparent background graphics. No watermarks will appear on the files that you download. The clip art measures approximately 6 inches to preserve image quality when re-sizing. Included are the following:● Buffalo● Bald Eagle● California Condor● Coyote● Grizzly Bear● Lynx●
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PreK - 5th
Internet Scavenger Hunt: Microorganisms
Thank you for your interest in this product! Internet Scavenger Hunts are a great way to extend students’ knowledge, develop technological research skills, practice skimming for information, and working within word processing documents.
Each Internet Scavenger Hunt has approximately 10-12 tasks. It should take between 1-2 hours to complete. A partial answer key is provided, but many of the tasks are open-ended and individualized to a student's interests and preferences.
Internet Scavenger H
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4th - 6th
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STAAR SCIENCE REVIEW, Grade 5. Odd One OUT. Science terms and concepts
Twenty-eight cards that highlight vocabulary and science standards that are key to the fifth grade STAAR science test, however, it definitely works for NGSS also. Copy, cut out the cards, or simply copy them and use them from your document camers. They work in a science center, as a small group or whole group activity, but can also be used as a science warmup. There are four terms on each card. One does not fit with the others Students must decide which does not fit and tell why Students m
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4th - 6th
Invent an alien: learning about the solar system & systems of the body
This project gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of the solar system, systems of the human body, and adaptations. Students will be given the opportunity to research a planet (it's atmosphere, weather, composition, etc.), then invent an alien that would be able to survive on the planet. While inventing their alien, students need to create systems of the alien's body that will allow it to survive on the assigned planet. Students also need to ensure that the alien's bod
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3rd - 9th
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Endangered Species: A Differentiated Unit
This is a unit built for 3-6th grader gifted students (could be used for regular education, as well) on Endangered Species. It works through the vocabulary, environmental issues, what students can do to help, and student initiated animal projects. Much of the unit is differentiated with the exception one lesson.
Lesson Plan Overview
Lesson 1: Preserving Biodiversity Mission
In this introductory activity, students will work to identify and locate endangered and critically endangered animals.
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3rd - 6th
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Sea Creatures Inquiry-Based Research Bundle
This bundle of Inquiry-Based project packets about Sea Creatures/Ocean Animals guides students in developing their skills in writing and answering Inquiry Based Questions. The included materials also help students organize and cite their work using the Cornell Notes format. The packets include sample questions, as well as links to reliable sources for information. In this project, students will learn about sea creatures by activating prior knowledge, writing questions, conducting inquiry-bas
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4th - 7th
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Bird Beak Adaptations Lab
This Bird Beak Adaptations Lab is a comprehensive, hands-on lesson sequence that can be broken up into several days. It is designed for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades based on the following standards:3-LS3-2. Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced bythe environment.4-LS1-1. Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal andexternal structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, andreproduction.5-LS2-1. Develop a model to describe the movemen
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-2
Depth and Complexity Science Zoology
Students will explore the scientific discipline of Zoology using various depth and complexity tasks! This activity is designed for use with all students in grades 4, 5, and 6. However, it is especially beneficial for differentiated learning with the Gifted student.
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Using 6 task cards, students may choose to study more in-depth one of the following areas:
Arachnology
Herpetology
Ichthyology
Mammalogy
Each area of study consists of 8 task ca
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4th - 6th
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Global Warming and Animals - Analyzing Charts and Graphs
15 printable or digital pages for students to analyze charts and graphs on global warming and animals: how much land it takes to produce an ounce of meat protein, how many animals are on the endangered list due to human expansion, the increases in meat eating over the years, the number of exotic animals in the wild, money spent on animal research, the biomass of livestock over the years, marine creatures, and more... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and prin
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4th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
PBL Project on Body Systems, Diseases, and Prevention.
This is a basic outline of a PBL project for students to discover more about the different body systems and common preventable diseases. In this project the students are put into groups and then given a list of symptoms that a patient is experiencing. It is the the students job to learn about the different systems, diagnose the patient, and come up with a treatment plan.
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3rd - 7th
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MAY I TAKE YOUR ORDER? ECOSYSTEM MENU MADNESS!
Are you looking for a creative way for your students to use their knowledge of ecosystems and food chains/food webs in a real-world context? This activity/project allows students to create a menu based on the producers, consumers, and decomposers for their chosen ecosystem or biome. It combines science, research, and art, so it is definitely a multi-disciplinary approach to life science.
Students will select an ecosystem and then select an herbivore, a carnivore, and an omnivore for which to c
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3rd - 6th
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Gifted and Talented GATE G/T Animal Research Project: Bird Adaptations & Climate
This animal research project was designed for gifted and talented (GATE, G/T, high ability) students. They gather evidence then use critical thinking to analyze bird adaptations in different climate zones. Two effective note-taking options encourage fourth or fifth grade students to gather more information and stay organized. A slideshow and print resources help them improve writing. Open the preview to take a closer look. In addition to conducting animal research, students compare adaptations o
Botany Bundle | Plant Life Cycle and Needs | Grade 3 4 5 Spring Science
This hands-on botany bundle will take your plant lessons to the next level. By the end of these lessons, students will have a better understanding of plants' needs, parts, and functions. Students will also be working on writing, graphing, and math skills.The following activities are included. Purchase all together and save over 20%. Click each one for a more detailed description. Several grade levels are included so you can differentiate for your students.Plant Growth Using a Light Hut: 3rd
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, 4-LS1-1
, 5-LS2-1
, MS-LS1-4
, 4-LS1-2
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GRADE 5 HUMAN HEALTH AND BODY SYSTEMS | SCIENCE CHAT | ONTARIO SCIENCE
►GRADE 5 Ontario Science Human Organ Systems Resource►Semi-editable product can be used by teachers in their classroom to encourage students to read, write and discuss the prompts provided. Teachers are able to CREATE custom speech bubbles to meet the needs of their own specific classrooms.►Included are the BIG IDEAS and essential questions for HUMAN ORGAN SYSTEMS from the Ontario Science and Technology Curriculum for grade 5. Related Products:→Human Organ Systems Science Word Wall→Human Organ
Egg Development Wheel activity
Students can make a demonstration of how a chicken's egg develops over 21 days by cutting and assembling this wheel. It's perfect for 4-H or a classroom.Print the patterns on card stock. Students cut and color the parts, then assemble the wheel with a paper fastener. With each turn of the wheel, you see a numbered day and the way a developing chick typically looks on that day. Please remember to leave a rating for our product so that the search engine can find and show it to other teachers!
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3rd - 6th
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6 Kingdoms of Life 3-Part Cards (Montessori)
These Montessori 3-Part cards will provide students with a broad overview of the 6 Kingdoms of Life: Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. Cards feature:- colorful photos of all types of life forms for each Kingdom- title cards- descriptive definitions for each Kingdom- basic comparative facts about each KingdomPrint, cut, and laminate. Students can match image, title, and information cards by reading for clues in the text.
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Grades:
K - 12th
Sea Turtles: Savvy Reptiles of the Sea, An Inquiry-Based Research Project
Project Overview: In this project, students will learn about sea turtles by activating prior knowledge, writing questions, conducting inquiry-based research, creating a presentation, and sharing their findings with the class.ObjectivesBy the end of this project, students will be able to:Identify key characteristics of sea turtlesDescribe the habitat and diet of sea turtlesExplain the threats to sea turtlesDiscuss ways to protect sea turtlesMaterialsComputers with internet accessPaperPencilsCreat
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
Also included in: Sea Creatures Inquiry-Based Research Bundle
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