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Life Science Curriculum
1 Part, 13 Lessons, 23 Page Work Bundle (5th/6th Grade-Easier)
Areas of Focus: What is Ecology, Creation and monitoring of student Bio-domes.
Concepts in Ecology, Concept-There is no such thing as a free lunch, Energy Comes from the Sun, Food Chains, Trophic Feeding Levels, Feeding Levels Simulation, Producers, Consumers, Decomposers, Termites Role in the Ecosystem Case Study, Stacking Cup Activity, Carnivores, Herbivores, Omnivores, Aquatic Food Chains, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Bioaccumulation of Toxins in the Food Chain, Biomagnification of toxins in the Food Chain, Biomagnification Simulation Activity, Animal Dentition, Making Dental Imprint Activity, Pyramid of Biomass, Pyramid of Numbers, Pyramid of Biomass and Numbers Activity with clump of grass, Box Game Wrap Up, Board Game, Crossword Puzzle, Unit Assessment
Ecology Feeding Levels Unit
Ecology Feeding Levels Unit Work Bundle and Answer Version that follows the detailed and Interactive set of Slideshows.
Lesson of about 50 minutes from the Unit that follows the detailed Work Bundle. This lesson is about feeding groups
Part 1 Ecology Interactions Unit: Areas of Focus within The Ecology Interactions Unit: Levels of Biological Organization (Ecology), Big Concepts in Eco-Literacy, Diagram of the Levels of Biological Organization, Individuals, Populations, Communities, Ecosystems Large and Small, Biomes, Biosphere, Making a Pyramid of the Levels of Organization Activity, Earth’s Spheres, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Cryosphere, Lithosphere, Geosphere, Ecosphere, Sphere Interactions, Examples of Sphere Interactions, Hydrosphere Interaction Demo, How Matter and Energy move through the Spheres, Sphere Interaction Project, Habitat, Examples of Animals and their Habitat, Microhabitats, Habitat Lab Activity, Needs of Organisms, Ecological Niche, Case Study on the African Dung Beetle, Fundamental Niche vs Realized Niche, Human Population Growth, Carrying Capacity, R and K Species, Animal Competition, Types of Competition, Intraspecific Competition, Interspecific Competition, Interference, Exploitative Competition, Competition Quiz, Competitive Exclusion Theory, Animal Competition Simulation of Spoon Beaks vs. Grabber Beaks, MacArthur’s Warblers Case Study, Animal Interactions, Food Webs, Food Collapse Class Activity with String, Predator Prey Relationships, Feeding Strategies, Generalists vs. Specialist, Foraging Simulation with Bean Seeds in the Grass, Herbivore Survival Strategies, Predator Prey Cycles, Predatory Prey Cycle Notecard Toss Activity, Density Dependent and Density Independent Limiting Factors, Box Games, Board Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, Assessment
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Click .pptx to see the slideshow Quiz Game and answer version at the end of the Unit
Click .pptx to see a lesson and activity about habitat that follows the Work Bundle
Ecology Interactions Unit Part 2: Abundance, Relative Abundance, Calculating Relative Abundance from a Population, Pie Graph of Resutls, Species Composition, Diversity, Biodiversity, Importance of Biodiversity, Case Study on the Lord Howe Stick Insect, Biodiversity Jenga Activity, How to Maintain Biodiversity, Case Study of Plantation Forestry vs. Native Growth in Tasmania, Find the Animal Fun Camouflage Quiz, Camouflage, Four Types of Camouflage, Camouflage a Gecko in the School Project, Mimicry, Tour of the Worlds fantastic Mimics, Batesian Mimicry, Being a young bird Nastieeos and Tastieeos / Bean Boozled and experiencing Batesian Mimicry Simulation, Aggressive Mimicry, Case Study on the Alligator Snapping Turtle, Beat the Butterfly Man Challenge, Aposematic Coloration, Mullerian Mimicry, Mullerian Coloring Activity, Other Interesting Ways Animal Avoid Predation, Box Games, Crossword Puzzle, Assessment
Part 2 End of Quiz Game with Answers .pptx
Part 2 Work Bundle with Answer Version that follows detailed and interactive set of slideshows
Lesson about Biodiversity that follow detailed Work Bundle .pptx
Ecology Interactions Unit Part 3: Symbiosis, Types of Symbiosis, Parasitism, Major groups of Parasites, Complicated Life Cycle of Parasites, Case Study on the Zombie Snail, Endoparasites, Ectoparasites, Examples with Visuals of many Parasites across the globe, Case Study on the Sea Lamprey, Brood Parasitism and the Cowbird, Perfect Parasite Presentation Project, Coevolution, Ecological Relationships, Mutualism, Types of Mutualisms, Trophic Mutualisms, Case Study on Leaf Cutter Ants, Cleaning Symbiosis, Defensive Mutualism, Dispersive Mutualism, Commensalism, Moving Quiz, Herbivory, Animal Strategies to Eat Plants, Plant Defense Mechanisms, Types of Mechanical Defenses, Poisonous Plants, Case Study on Identifying Poison Ivy, Poison Ivy Quiz, Plants and Animals Defense and Offense Design Project, Exotic Species, How Humans Spread Exotic Species, Invasive Exotic Species, Impacts of Invasive Exotic Species, Group Research of an Invasive Exotic Species Project, Biological Controls, Invasive Exotic Species WANTED Poster Project, Box Games, Crossword, Board Game Review, Assessment
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Click .pptx to see the Part 3 End Quiz Review Game with Answer Version
Lesson from unit that follows Work Bundle about Negative Impacts from Invasive Exotic Species
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Ecology Abiotic Factors Unit
Part 1 Ecology Abiotic FactorsPart 1 Ecology Abiotic Factors Unit: 12 Lessons of 50 minutes and 32 Page Work Bundle
Part 2: Biogeochemical Cycles: 16 Lesson of 50 Minutes and 24 Page work Bundle
Part 1 Ecology Abiotic Factors : Part 1 Ecology Abiotic Factors Unit: 12 Lessons of 50 minutes and 32 Page Work Bundle, Creation and monitoring of Student bio-domes / terrarium (Optional), What is Ecology?, Big Concepts in Eco-Literacy, Biotic Factors vs. Abiotic Factors, The Big 8 abiotic Factors, Optional Range of Tolerance and Brine Shrimp Eggs Lab, How organisms are affected by Light, Factors on Earth that affect the amount of light, Light and Organisms Movement, Phototropism, Phototaxis, Bioluminescence, How organisms are connected to Light, Temperature, How temperature Impacts Organisms, Thermoregulation, Adaptations, Physiological Adaptations, Behavioral Adaptations, Desert Adaptations, Hypothermia, Warning Signs and Prevention, Hyperthermia, Warning Signs and Prevention, Warm and Cold Bloodedness, Advantages and Disadvantages of Each, Abiotic Factor Water, Spheres and their Impact on Water Available, Mtn Rain Shadow Effect, Water Requirements and Plants, Animal Adaptations in the Desert, Isopods, Isopod Lab Activity with Live Isopods and Abiotic Factors, Scientific Method and Study Set-up, Graphing Findings, Writing a Lab Report, Wind, Positives and Negatives of Wind, How Plants and Animals Use Wind, Plant Seed Dispersal, Wind, Water, Animals, Tension, Seed Dispersal Project where student built a wind dispersed seed mechanism, Island Biogeography, MacArthur-Wilson Equilibrium Theory, Island Biogeography Activity, Seed Dispersal, Animal Dispersal, Quiz to Review Seed Dispersal, Fire Ecology, Fire Adaptation in Plants, Case Study of 1988 Yellowstone Wildfire Season, Let it Burn Philosophy, Case Study of Smoke Jumpers, Benefits and Negatives of Wildland Fires, Box Games, Crossword Puzzle, End of the Unit Assessment.
Click .pdf to see the Part 1 Ecology Abiotic Factors Work Bundle and Answer Version
Ecology Abiotic Factors End Unit Assessment / Quiz Game with Answer Version
Part 1 Lesson 5 Warm and Coldbloodedness that Follow Work Bundle
Part 2: Biogeochemical Cycles: 16 Lesson of 50 Minutes and 24 Page work Bundle, Biogeochemical Cycles, Earth’s Spheres, Water’s States of Matter on Earth, Hydrologic Cycle, Kinetic Molecule Theory, Movement of Atoms in various States of Matter, Solids, Liquids, Gases, State of Matter Diagram, Diagram of the Water Cycle, Evaporation, Condensation Precipitation, Water Cycle in a Bottle Activity, Building a Solar Still Activity, Sublimation, Transpiration, Transpiration Activity, Surface Run-off, Percolation, Percolation in a Bottle Activity, Groundwater Discharge and Storage, Water Cycle Quiz, Box Games, Crossword, Assessment, Carbon Cycle, Carbon Reservoirs, Energy Flow of Life, Photosynthesis, Photosynthetic Equation, Understanding the Equation with M&M’s, Photosynthesis Overview, Cellular Respiration, Overview of Molecules and Foods Macronutrients, Understanding Respiration Equation, Blow up a balloon with yeast demo, Basics of Citric Acid Cycle, Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Respiration, Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Balance with plants/protists/bacteria and animals, Box Game Review, Nitrogen Cycle, Nitrogen Cycle Diagram, Nitrogen Fixation, Denitrification, Nutrient Pollution, Acids and Bases, pH Scale, Penny Perfect Activity, Using pH indicators to test common household solutions, Acid Rain, Acid Rain Diagram, Acid Rain and Chemical Weathering Activity with Vinegar and Chalk, Phosphorus Cycle, Phosphorus Cycle Diagram, Importance of Phosphorus, Nutrients and Aquatic Systems, Nutrient Pollution, Eutrophication, Visual Quiz, Box Game, Crossword Puzzle, End Assessment
Click .pdf to see the Part 2 Biogeochemical Cycles Work Bundle and Answer Version
Water Cycle Quiz Game with Answer Version
Biogeochemical Cycles Review Game with Answer Version
Plant Topics / Botany Unit
5 Parts, 50 Lessons, (5th-7th Grade -Medium Difficulty) Part 1 Introduces Plant Project and Plant Evolution, 7 Lesson 18 Page Work Bundle, Part 2 is about Non-vascular Plants and is 6 Lessons and 12 Page Work Bundle, Part 3 is Seeds and Young Plants, and has 8 Lessons and 19 Page Work Bundle. Part 4 has 11 Lessons and 20 Page Bundle, Part 5 is Leaves and Plant Life Cycles and has 10 Lessons and 18 Page Work Bundle.
-Areas of Focus in The Plant Unit: Cool Facts about Plants, Plant Evolution, Importance of Algae, Lichens, The Three Types of Lichens, Non-Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, Seedless Vascular Plants (Ferns), Seeds, Seed Dormancy, Factors that Break Seed Dormancy, Germination, Parts of a Young Plant, Monocots and Dicots, Roots and Water, Types of Roots, Water Uptake and Photosynthesis, Plant Hormones, Types of Plant Tissues, Xylem and Phloem, Woody Plants, Leaves, Light and Plants, Transpiration, Guard Cells, Leaf Identification, Plant Life Cycles, Seed Plant Life Cycles, Parts of a Flower, Matured Ovaries (Fruits), Types of Fruit.
Botany Unit
Part 1 : Introduction to Botany, Scientific Method, Set-up Grow Study, Plant Evolution: This lesson bundle has 7 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 18 Page Work Bundle, Definition of a Plant and Breaking that Definition Down, Plant and Animal Cells, Ways Humans Use Plants, Energy Flow of Life, Visual Tour of Some Amazing Plants, Types of Scientist, Scientific Method, Step by Step Drawing of Scientific Method, Understanding Variables, Control, Setting Up Grow Study for Entire Unit, Averages, Finding Averages, Plant Evolution, Kingdoms of Life Diagram, Side Bar on Protists / Algae, Importance of Algae, Looking at Algae under microscope, How to make a Wet Mount Slide, Brown Algae, First Land Plants, Challenges of Early Plants to Terrestrial Environment, First Vascular Plants, Carboniferous Period and Fossil Fuels, Flow Chart of Plant Evolution, Cycads and Gingko, Gnetum & Welwitschia, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms, Timeline Review, Optional lesson on Lichens (Kingdom Fungi), Lichen, Algae Fungi Symbiosis, Types of Lichen, Lichen Field Trip Outside, Quiz on Types of Lichen, Types Introduction to Plants, Set-up of Grow Study, The Scientific Method, Plant Evolution, Plants, Set-up of Grow, Study, The Scientific Method, Plant Evolution
Click .pdf to see the Part 1 Intro to Botany, Plant Evolution, and Grow Study Set-up Work Bundle and Answer Version
Part 2 Non-vascular Plants: 6 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 12 Page Work Bundle, Non-Vascular Plants, Visual Quiz of Vascular vs. Non-vascular, Bryophytes, Moss, Parts of a Bryophyte, Sphagnum Moss, Moss Water Retention Study where students create their own to study to record how much water a clump of moss can retain, Liverworts, Hornworts, Visual Quiz, Bryophyte Life Cycle Diagram, Sporophyte, Gametophyte, Alternations of Generations, Seedless Vascular Plants, Ferns, Fern Life Cycle, Horsetails, Box Games, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment
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Part 2 Lesson 4 about Liverworts and Hornworts that follows the Work Bundle
Part 3: Seeds, Germination, Seed Dispersal, Young Plants, Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons. This lesson bundle includes 8 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 19 Page Work Bundle, Svalbard Seed Depository Case Study, Breakdown of the Definition of a Seed, Parts of a Seed, Seed Dissection Activity, Seed Coat, Seed Dormancy, Factors that Break Seed Dormancy, Parts of a Seed, Factors that break Seed Dormancy, Seed Dispersal, Wind, Male and Female Cones of Gymnosperm, Seed Dispersal Project where student design a seed to be dispersed by wind, Water Dispersal, Animal Dispersal, Tension Dispersal, Visual Quiz of Seed Dispersal Mechanism, Germination, Germination Observation Activity, Peanut Allergies, Parts of Young Plants, Cotyledon, Radicle, Gravitropism, Hypocotyl, Epicotyl, Foliage Leaves, Stems, Nodes, Internodes, Petioles, Visual Quiz Name that part of a Young Plant, Monocotyledons, Dicotyledons, Differences between the two, Visual Quiz of Mono or Dicot, Case Study on George Washington Carver, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End of Unit Assessment
Click .pdf to see the Part 3 Seeds and Young Plants Work Bundle and Answer Version
Part 3 Plants Quiz Game with Answers Version so students can self-assess
Part 3 Lesson 1 Intro to Seeds Lesson that follows Work Bundle
Botany Unit Part 4: Roots, Hydroponics, Plant Tropisms, Vascular Systems, Woody Plants, Dendrochronology, Leaf Processes, Photosynthesis. Part 4: 11 Lessons of 50 minutes and 20 Page Work Bundle, Important Role of Roots, Types of Roots Water and Mineral Uptake, Root Hairs, Water Uptake and Photosynthesis, Hydroponics, Tropisms, + and – Tropism, Name that Tropism Challenge, Plant Hormones, Auxin, Gibberellins, Cytokinin, Abscisic Acid, Ethylene, Types of Plant Tissues, Xylem and Phloem, Woody Plants, Pith, Heartwood, Sapwood, Case Study on Maple Syrup, Cambium Layer, Porcupines and Beavers, Emerald Ash Borer, Inner Bark, Outer Bark, Tree Rings, Dendrochronology, Dendrochronology Lab, Chainsaw Safety, Breakdown of definition of a leaf, 3 Big Aspects of Plants and Light, Optional What’s Inside a Leaf Chromatography, Chloroplasts, Photosynthesis, Photosynthetic Equation, Learning the Equation with M&M’s, Review of Photosynthesis, Leaves, Light and Plants, Transpiration, Guard Cells, Box Games, Crossword Puzzle, Unit Assessment
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Part 4 Plants Quiz Game / Assessment that concludes the unit. Students can use their completed Work Bundle to assist them.
Part 4 Lesson 5 about Woody Plants that supports the Follow Along Work Bundle
Botany Unit Part 5: 10 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 18 Page Work Bundle, Leaf Identification, Leaf Rubbing Activity, Blades, Venation, Leaf Margins, Leaf Base, Leaf Apex, Petiole, Simple vs. Compound Leaves, Identifying some common leaves, Maples, Oak, Beech, Pines, Poisonous Plants, Case Study on Poison Ivy, Poison Ivy Identification, Ivy Identification Quiz, Other Poisonous Plants, Deciduous Trees, Conifers, Identifying Conifers, Tree Identification Visual Quiz, , Plant Life Cycles, Seed Plant Life Cycles, Gymnosperm, Male vs. Female Cone, Angiosperm, Pollen, Annuals, Biennials, Perennials, Interpretive Dance Plant Life Cycles Group Activity, Flowers, Amazing Flowers Visual Tour, Parts of a Flower, Step by Step drawing on a flower with Parts, Matured Ovaries (Fruits), Stamen, Filament, Anther, Pistil, Stigma, Style, Ovary, Ovule, Sepal, Petals, Nectar Guides, How Flowers Attract Pollinators, Flower Dissection Lab, Visual Quiz Name that Part of a Flower, Exotic Fruits Visual Tour, Poisonous Berries, How Flowers become Fruits, Fruit or Vegetable Visual Standing Quiz, Parts of a Fruit, Epicarp, Mesocarp, Endocarp, Fleshy and Dry Fruits, Simple Fruits, Berries, Drupe, Pome, Aggregate Fruit, Multiple Fruit, Dehiscent Dry Fruit, Legumes, Indehiscent, Animals and Fruits / Seed Dispersal, Uses of Plants Wrap-up, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, Unit Assessment
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Part 5 End of the Unit Flowers and Fruits Quiz Game / Assessment that concludes the Follow Along Work Bundle
Part 5 Lesson 5 about Flowers which sets students up for a flower dissection lab
DNA and Genetics Unit
42 Lessons 6 Parts. (8th-10th Most Difficult) Part 1 is an Introduction to DNA and contains 9 Lessons and 13 Page Work Bundle. Part 2 about Mitosis and contains 6 Lessons and 9 Page Work Bundle. Part 3 explores Cancer / Anti-Smoking and Vaping and has 8 Lessons and 9 Page Work Bundle. Part 4 investigates Meiosis and contains 4 Lessons and 12 Page Work Bundle. Part 5 is about Genetics and contains 12 Lessons and 16 Page Work Bundle. Part 6 Explores Genetic Disorders, Karyotypes and some issues in Bio-Ethics. It has 6 Lessons and 11 Page Work Bundle.
Areas of Focus within The DNA and Genetics Unit: DNA, DNA Extraction, Structure of DNA, Discovery of the Double Helix, Rosalind Franklin, Nucleotides, RNA, Cell Division, Mitosis, Phases of Mitosis, Chromosomes, Cancer, Ways to Avoid Cancer, What is Inside a Cigarette?, Facts about Smoking?, Anti-Smoking Ads, Meiosis, Phases in Meiosis, Mendelian Genetics, Gregor Mendel, Punnett Squares, Probability, Dihybrid Cross, Codominance, Incomplete Dominance, Karyotypes, Bio-Ethics, GMO’s, Genetic Disorders, Stem Cell Debate, Cloning Debate.
DNA and Genetics Unit
Part 1 DNA: 9 Lessons of 50 minutes and 13 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Introduction to DNA, DNA Extraction Lab with Split Peas, DNA structure and Role, Double Helix, Flow of Information, DNA to RNA to Proteins, Transcription, Translation, Friedrich Miescher Isolation of DNA, DNA’s Discovery Case Study and Reading, Watson and Crick 1953, Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin, X-Ray Diffraction, DNA's Structure, Step by Step Drawing and Labeling of DNA, Nucleotide, Base Pairs, Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine, Games with Base Pairs, Phosphate Backbone, Ribose Sugar, RNA, Differences between RNA and DNA, Build DNA Model, Review of the Flow of Information, DNA Replication, Step by Step Diagram of DNA Replication, Inherited vs. Acquired Traits, Eukaryotic Cells, Prokaryotic Cells, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, Unit Assessment.
Click .pdf to see the Part 1 DNA Work Bundle and Answer Version
Part 1 Quiz Game that concludes the Interactive set of slideshows and work bundle
Part 1 Lesson 7 about inherited vs Acquired Traits that supports Follow Along Work Bundle
Part 2 Mitosis Cell Division: 6 Lessons of 50 minutes and 9 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Why do we Age?, Mitosis, Time Lapse of Cells Dividing, Chromosomes, Structure of a Chromosome, DNA Wrapping, Chromatin vs. Chromosome, Steps Chromosome formation, Phases of Mitosis, PPMAT, Details with Visuals and Explanations, of Each Phase, Interphase, Prophase, Prometaphase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokinesis, Mitosis Song, Review of Phases with Visuals, Complete a Mitosis Puzzle Activity, Visual Quiz of Mitosis, Box Game Review, Explanation of Why we Age, Mitosis Simulation with Gummy Worms, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment
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Part End of the Unit Quiz Game / Assessment that concludes Work Bundle
Part 3: Cancer, Dangers of Tobacco Cancer. 8 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 9 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, What is Cancer?, Lifestyle Choices to help aid in the prevention of Cancer, Skin Cancer, Dangers of Skin Cancer, Ways to avoid UV Exposure, Dangers of Tanning, Abcde’s of Understanding Skin Moles and Cancer, Dangers of Smoking, Starting Anti-Tobacco Campaign Project, Dissection of a Typical US Blended Cigarette, Case Study on the Filter and how they don’t work, Facts about Smoking, Start of Ad Campaign Portion of Unit, Students watch Anti-tobacco ads and reflect on their usefulness, Visual Tour of some harmful chemical in cigarettes, Full Ingredient List, Nitrosamines, How Chemicals Impact DNA, Visual Tour of the Negative Health Impacts Smoking Can Cause, Stroke, Heart Disease, Smokers Lung vs Non-Smoker, Coating of Alveoli in Tar, Neck Breathers, laryngectomy Laryngectomy, tracheostomy, Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis, Danger of Second Hand Smoke, Buergers Disease, Hairy Tongue / lingua villosa, Tour of the the nastiest hairy tongues out there, Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco, Mouth and Throat Cancer, Dangers of Smoking while Pregnant, Comparing Twins Study, Vaping, Dangers of Vaping, Popcorn Lung, Wet Lung, A lot Still Unknown, Case Study on JUUL, Nicotine Levels in Vaping / e-juices, Nicotine and the Adolescent Brain, Anti-Tobacco Campaign Projects, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment
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Part 4 Meiosis Quiz Game / Assessment that concludes Work Bundle
Part 5: Genetics: 12 Lesson of about 50 minutes and 16 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Introduction to Genetics with the exploration of some common phenotypes, Tasting PTC Paper, Case Study Gregor Mendel, Selective Breeding, Descent with Modification, Survival of the Fittest, Heredity / Law of Segregation, Genetic Variation, Pure Breed Offspring, Mendel’s Results with Pea Plants F1, F2, Generation, Phenotypes, Genotypes, Flow of Information DNA to RNA to Gene Expression, Fertilization, Asexual Reproduction, Genes and Alleles, Polygenic Traits, Dominant and Recessive Alleles, Vocabulary Review, Mendel's Laws of Heredity, Biologist Nettie Stevens Case Study, Punnett Squares, Monohybrid Crosses, How to complete a Punnett Square, Probability, Homozygous and Heterozygous, Built-in Quiz, Designing Your Child Coin Flip / Learning Terms Activity, More Practice with Punnett Squares, Dihybrid Crosses, Why Inbreeding can lead to mutations, Triple Crosses with Gecko Punnett Square, Complete Dominance, Incomplete Dominance, Codominance, Pedigree Chart, Autosomal Trait vs. Sex linked trait, Five Fingers of Evolution, Box Game Review, Crossword, End Unit Assessment
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Part 5 Genetics Quiz Game / Assessment that concludes the Follow Along Work Bundle
Part 5 Lesson 3 that follows the Supportive Work Bundle
Part 6: DNA and Genetics Unit: 6 Lessons of 50 minutes and 11 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Karyotype, X and Y Chromosome, Human Karyotype vs Chimpanzee, Identifying Abnormalities in Karyotypes and their corresponding Disorder, Various Syndromes associated with Genetic Disorders, Sex Linked Disorders, Genetic Disorders with Descriptions, Virtual Lab Karyotype, Genetic Disorder Research Project, Students Partner up and complete research about a Genetic Disorder, Circle Discussion about Genetic Disorders, Bio-Ethics, Some Topics in the Biosciences, Sinking Ship Ethical Dilemma Activity, Genetic Engineering, GMO’s, Difference b/t USDA Organics and Non-GMO Verified, Stem Cells, Types of Stem Cells, Embryonic Stem Cells and Stances, Cloning, Different Types of Cloning, Understanding the Differences, Applications of Cloning, Negatives of Cloning, Synthetic Life, Designer Babies, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, Optional Movie with Worksheet Extension
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30 Lessons 3 Parts. (8th-10th Most Difficult) Part 1 is an Introduction to Cells and contains 8 Lessons and 20 Page Work Bundle. Part 2 about Cell Transport and contains 7 Lessons and 17 Page Work Bundle. Part 3 explores Cellular Organelles and has 5 Lessons and 13 Page Work Bundle. Part 4 Finishes exploring Cell Organelles and wrap up. It contains 11 Lessons and 18 Page Work Bundle.
Cell Biology Unit
Part 1: Cell Biology Unit: 8 Lessons of 50 minutes and 20 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, What is Life, Sewer Lice / Raisins in Ginger Ale Activity, What is an Organism, Introduction to CHNOPS/SPONCH biologically Important Atoms/Molecules, % of CHNOPS graph in Animals, Characteristics of Living Things, Spontaneous Origin, Case Study of Francesco Redi Experiment, Case Study of Pasteur's Swan Necked Flask Experiment, Needs of Living Things, Cheek and Onion Cells Under the Microscope Activity, Differences between Plants and Animal Cells, Plant and Animal Cell Venn Diagram, Visual Tour of Types of Cells, Introduction to Forms Follows Function Concept, Forms Follows Function Object Activity, Multicellular vs. Unicellular, Kingdoms of Life Step by Step Diagram, Adding of Bacteria to Venn Diagram, Eukaryotic Cells vs. Prokaryotic Cells, Energy Flow of Life through Cells, Chemosynthesis, Deep Ocean Life at Hydrothermal Vents, Archaea, Domains and Kingdoms Diagram, Autotrophic vs. Heterotrophic, Levels of Biological Organization, Introduction to the Cell Theory, Microscope Creation by Hans and Zacharias Janssen, Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Schleiden and Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, Robert Remak, The Modern Cell Theory, Three Big Principles of the Cell Theory, Introduction to the Cellular Organelle Poster Project, Cell City Project, Students design a cell modeled after the Jobs and Functions of a City, Box Games, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment
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Part 1 Cell Biology Quiz Game which is Supported by the Work Bundle
Part 2: Cell Transport: 7 Lessons of 50 minutes and 17 Page Follow Along Work Bundle Placing Eggs into Vinegar for Later in Unit, Surface Area to Volume Ratio, Why Surface Area Matters, Reasons for being multi-cellular, Explanation of Surface Area and Volume, Introduction to Diffusion, Beets in Bleach Lab Activity / Demonstration, Calculating Surface Area to Volume Ratio, Finding the % Bleach penetration into the Beets, How various cells increase their surface area to volume ratio, Set-Up for Gummy Bears in water, saltwater, vinegar, soda Lab in two Days, Potato Slices in Water vs. Slat Water Lab, Cytoplasm, Capsule Slime Layer in Bacteria and Need for good oral hygiene, Cell Wall, Functions of the Cell Wall, Set-up of Osmosis and Diffusion lab with Iodine Solution and Starch / Dialysis Tubing, Cell Membrane, Aquaporins, Phospholipid Bilayer, Hydrophilic vs. Hydrophobic, Transport Proteins, Polarity of the Phospholipid, Oil vs Water demo, Selectively Permeable, What might go in and out of a cell, Diffusion, Diffusion Demo, Bumper Boats Diffusion Activity, Visiting the Iodine and Starch Lab, Sketching Out the Dialysis Tubing, Osmosis, Calculating the % Change in Mass, Passive Transport, Permeable vs. Impermeable, Facilitated Diffusion, Active vs. Passive Transport with Visuals, Finding % Change of Gummy Bears placed in various Solutions, Hypertonic Solutions, Hypotonic Solutions, Isotonic Solutions, Built-In Visual Quiz, Cells Walls preventions in Lysis, Prefixes Visual Quiz, Why we can’t drink Saltwater, Set-up Syrup in Dialysis Tubing Demo, Revisiting Potato Slice in Water and Salt Water and calculating % change in Mass, Visiting Eggs in Vinegar and explanation of what occurred, Find % change, Active Transport, Sodium Potassium Pump, Class Simulation of Active Transport, Cell Communication, Endocytosis, Phagocytosis, Class Engulfs a Particle Activity, Pinocytosis, Transmembrane Proteins Receptor Mediated Endocytosis, Exocytosis, Movement through a cell Flow Chart, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment
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Part 2 Cell Transport Quiz Game / Assessment that concludes Work Bundle
Part 2 Lesson 5 Active Transport that Follows the Work Bundle
Part 3 Cellular Organelles: 8 Lessons of 50 minutes and 20 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Special Functions of Cellular Organelles in a Cell, Nucleus, Functions of the Nucleus, Information Flow of Life, DNA-RNA-Proteins, Transcription, Translation, Important Role of Proteins, Chromosomes, Chromatin, Unwinding 6 feet of string Chromosome activity, Nuclear Membrane, Nucleolus, Ribosome Creation, Visuals Matching Activity, Nuclear Pores/Openings, Phospholipid bilayer, Nucleoplasm, Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum, The Lost Art of Maze Making Activity, Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum, Ribosomes, Flow of Information Class Simulation to Music, Gene Expression, Review of Transcription and Translation, Protein Synthesis, Initiation, Step by Step Drawing Protein Synthesis, Elongation, Termination, Review of the Steps with Visuals, Importance of Protein in our Diet, Hormones, Golgi Apparatus, Cis Face, Trans Face, Build Golgi Body Fanny Packs Activity, Visual Review of the flow of molecules, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment
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Cell Biology Cellular Organelles Part 3 Quiz Game and Answer Version
Part 4 Cellular Organelles: 11 Lessons of 50 minutes and 18 Page Follow Along Work Bundle Special Functions of Cellular Organelles in a Cell, Lysosomes, Function of Lysosomes and the Breakdown of Materials, Cytoskeleton, Microfilaments, Intermediate Filaments, Microtubules, Flagellum, Cilium, Centrioles, Role in Mitosis, Endosymbiotic Theory, Step by Step Visual, Mitochondria, Chloroplast, Optional Chromatography Activity to see Plastids in Leaves, Plastids, Thylakoids, Granum, Photosynthesis Equation, Learning the Equation with M&M’s Activity, Description of Photosynthesis Main Parts, Video Options for Photosynthesis in more detail, Four Main Steps of Photosynthetic Process, Cellular Respiration, Foods Macronutrients, Mitochondria, Function of Mitochondria, Cristae, Learning the Respiration Equation, M&M’s again as a manipulative, Blowing a balloon with Yeast Demo, Step by Step of Calvin Cycle, Review of Cellular Respiration, The Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Balance of Life, Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Respiration, Fermentation, Fermentation Equation, Activity with Cabbage Indicator and Yeast, Venn Diagram of Anaerobic and Aerobic Respiration, Dangers of Botulism, Vacuoles, The Many Functions of Vacuoles, Turgid Pressure in Plants, Contractile Vacuoles, Name that Organelle Visual Quiz, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, Unit Assessment
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Part 4 End Unit Quiz Game Supported by the Work Bundle
Evolution Unit / Change Topics Unit
40 Lessons, 6 Parts (5th-7th Medium Difficulty). Part 1 Evolution has 10 Lessons and 24 Page Work Bundle. Part 2 Natural Selection has 6 Lessons and 15 page Work Bundle. Part 3 Earth System History has 8 Lessons and 8 Page Work Bundle + build a timeline project. Part 4 Human Evolution 6 Lessons and 12 Page Work Bundle. Part 5 On Origins has 6 Lessons and 15 Page Work Bundle. Part 6 Ecological Succession has 7 Lessons and 21 Page Work Bundle. -
Evolution and Natural Selection Unit
Part 1 Evolution : 16 Lessons and 40 Pages of Follow Along Work Bundle, Age of the Earth, Definition of Evolution, Gene Pool, Early Ideas of Evolution, Lamarck, Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, Reading About Charles Darwin, Evolution by Natural Selection with Questions, Butler Bill and Scopes Monkey Trials, Evidences of Evolution with Supportive Visuals, Principle of Superposition, Fossil Record, Units of Geologic Time, Chemical and Anatomical Similarities of Related Life Forms, Vestigial Structures, Coelacanth and Lobed Fin Fishes, Tetrapodamorphs, Tiktaalik, Ichthyostega, The Geographic Distribution of Related Species, Wallace Line, Troglobites, Selective Breeding, Descent with Modification, Genetics, DNA, Mutations, Five Fingers of Evolution, Populations can shrink, Non-random mating, Movement in and out of the population, Gene Flow, Natural Selection, Adaptations, Adaptive Radiation, Common Ancestors, Parts of Natural Selection, Bear Eating Monsters Teddy Graham Lab, Feeding Simulation with Goya Seeds in the Grass / Predators, Peppered Moth Lab with Newspaper and White Moths, Wrap-Up Visual Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment, Answer Version of the Assessment so Students can Self Assess,
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Part 2: Natural Selection Galapagos Islands Case Study Group Research Project, Darwin’s Finches, Adaptive Radiation, Story of the Hypotheticus Beast, Storybook Project where students create a Childs Story about an Animal came to be by means of Natural Selection, Divergent Evolution, People Around the World Class Activity, Convergent Evolution with Examples, Bird Eating Monsters Activity where students work in groups with different types of beaks and compete for various seeds, Limiting Factors, Density Dependent Limiting Factors, Density Independent Limiting Factors, R and K Species, Comparing Humans and Mosquitoes, Bird Structure Function Activity, Birds of Paradise, Box Game Review
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Part 3: Earth System History : 8 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 8 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Earth Broken down into a 12 Hour Day and emergence of Humans, Age of the Earth, Uniformitarianism, Review of the Five Fingers of Evolution, Principle of Superposition, Card Activity with the Principle of Superposition, Earth System History, Units of Time, Understanding the Units of Time, Fragility of the System, Mass Extinction Events, Build a timeline project where students work in groups and create a 4.65 meter long timeline of Earth System History, Protoplanet, Precambrian Supereon, Hadean Eon, Crust Formation, Formation of the Moon, Importance of the Moon Formation, Earth’s EM Field, Major Events of the Hadean, Events of the Archean, First Prokaryotic Cells, Tectonic Activity, Stromatolites, Proterozoic Eon, Cyanobacteria, Oxygen Catastrophe, Banded Iron Formations, Snowball Earth, Multi-cellular Life, Major Events of the Proterozoic Eon, Paleozoic Era, Major Events of the Cambrian, Ediacaran fauna, Burgess Shale, Make Burgess Shale Activity, Ordovician, Tetrapod Evolution, Tiktaalik, Ichthyostega, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Fossil Fuels, and Permian Periods, End Permian Mass Extinction, Major Events of the Mesozoic Era, Pangea, Bird Hipped and Lizard Hipped Dinosaurs, Dinosaur Challenge Activity, How Modern Birds and Dinosaurs are Similar, K-Pg Mass Extinction Event, Cenozoic Era, Paleogene, and Neogene Periods, Epochs and Ages, Presentation of Student Timelines, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment where Students Use their Timeline, Answers to Assessment so Students Can Self Assess.
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Evolution Unit Part 4: Human Evolution
Part 4: Human Evolution: 6 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 12 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Hominid, Hominin, Opposable thumb, Power Grip, Precision Grip, Bipedalism, Laetoli footprints, Theories on how does a drying landscape causes bipedalism, Timeline, Olduvai Gorge, List of Hominins with timeline and important information, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Australopithecus anamensis, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus boisei (Paranthropus), Australopithecus robustus, Homo habilis, Homo naledi, Homo erectus, Information about Homo erectus, Homo floresiensis, Homo luzonensis, Homo sapien, Hominin Dentition, Mitochondrial DNA, Comparing Skulls of Hominins, Textbook Company Exposed, Recreating a better Textbook Activity, Brain Size, Hominin Family Tree, Creating the face of hominids, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, Becoming Human WebQuest with Worksheet, APE Genius Worksheet, End Unit Assessment and Answers Version Version so Students Can Self Assess
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Part 5: Life Origins: 6 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 10 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, What is Life, Sewer Lice / Raisins in Ginger Ale Activity, What is an Organism, Introduction to CHNOPS / SPONCH biologically Important Elements / Molecules, % of CHNOPS graph in Animals, Characteristics of Living Things, Needs of Living Things Spontaneous Origin, Case Study of Francesco Redi Experiment, Case Study of Pasteur's Swan Necked Flask Experiment, Origins of Life (Other Theories), Origins of Life (Science Theory), Origins of the Universe (Timeline), Prokaryotic Cells, Eukaryotic Cells, Hydrothermal Vents, Miller-Urey Experiment, Amino Acids, How Water Aided in the Origin of Life, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment and Answers Version so Students Can Self Assess
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Part 6 Ecological Succession: 7 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 21 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Ecological Succession, What would happen if humans Disappears, Case Study of Pripyat / Chernobyl, Weathering, Soil Creation, Ecological Succession, Primary Succession, Secondary Succession, Why regrowth is faster in Secondary Succession, Pioneer Species, Animal Succession, Primary and Second Succession Venn Diagram, Stages of Ecological Succession, Sketching the Stages of Succession Activity, Bare Rock, Lichens, Moss, Meadow Stage, Old Field Community, Sun Loving Shrubs, Sun Loving Trees, Conifers, Shade Tolerant Hardwoods, Shade Loving Hardwoods, Climax Community, Understanding Graphs of Succession Over Time, Fire Ecology, Fire Adaptation in Plants, Case Study 1988 Yellowstone Wildfire Season, Let it Burn Philosophy, Case Study of Smoke Jumpers, Events that Restart Succession, Stages of Succession Visual Quiz, Answers to Quiz so Students Can Self Assess, Succession Project, Aquatic Succession, Nutrients and Aquatic Systems, Nutrient Pollution, Oligotrophic Lakes, Mesotrophic Lakes, Eutrophic Lakes, Eutrophication Step by Step Drawing, Impacts of Eutrophication on Aquatic Systems, Visual Quiz with Answers at the End, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment with Answer Version so Students Can Self Assess
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Taxonomy and Classification Unit
50 Lessons, (5th-7th Medium Difficulty) Part 1 is about Taxonomy and Classification and has 7 Lessons with a 23 Page Work Bundle. Part 2 is about Archaea and Bacteria and has 9 Lessons and 16 Page Work Bundle. Part 3 is about Protista and contains 6 Lessons and 15 Page Work Bundle. Part 4 is about the Kingdom Animalia and has 17 Lessons and 32 Page Work Bundle. Part 5 is about Fungi and contains 7 Lessons and 16 Page Work Bundle. Part 6 is about the Kingdom Plantae and contains 4 Lessons and 12 Page Work Bundle
Taxonomy and Classification Unit
Part 1: Taxonomy and Classification: 7 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 23 Page Work Bundle, Introduction Journey from the Large to the Small, Footloose Activity where students put their sneakers in a pile and then divide them up into several groups based on similarities and differences, Taxonomy, Classification, Taxonomic names of common animals, The Need for Taxonomic Names vs. Common Names, What is a Species, Hybrid Animals, Some Common Hybrid Animals, Phylogeny, Clade, Phylogenic Tree, Dichotomous Key, Using a Dichotomous Key, Guess Who Activity, Crazy Person Dichotomous Key Activity, Salamander Dichotomous Key, Making Your Own Dichotomous Key, Classification, Homology, Embryonic Homology, DNA, Domains of Life, Kingdoms of Life, Completing a Matrix Class Activity, Cell Type, Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells, Archaea, Hydrothermal Vents, Heterotrophic Autotrophic, Multi-cellular, Unicellular, 8 Taxonomic Ranks, Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species, Carlos Linnaeus, Binomial nomenclature, Hello My Name Is Activity, Visual Review and Wrap-Up, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment with Answer Version for Self-Assessment
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Taxonomy and Classification Unit Part 2: Bacteria, Domain Archaea, Prokaryotic Cells, Bacteria Identification and Organization, Gram Staining, Food Borne Illness Activity, Illness Prevention, Penicillin, Hygiene, Binary Fission
Part 2: Domain Eubacteria: 9 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 15 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Size of Bacteria compared to the tip of a pin, Archaea, Groups of Archaea, Halophiles, Methanogens, Thermophiles, Psychrophiles, Archaea vs Bacteria Venn Diagram, Domain Eubacteria, Parts of a Bacteria Diagram Step by Step, Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic, Bacteria Identification and Organization, Cocci, Bacilli, Spirilla, Vibrio, Mycoplasma, Cyanobacteria, Importance of Cyanobacteria, Standing Visual Quiz for Types of Bacteria, Organization of Bacteria, Diplococcus, Streptococcus, Tetrad, Activity that Organizes Bacteria with Coco Puff Cereal, Gram Staining, Virtual Gram Staining Lab, Types and Organization of Bacteria Visual Quiz with Answers, Food Borne Illness, Food Borne Illness Activity Sam and Ella’s Cafe, Food Borne Illness Prevention, Hand Washing Practices, Hand Washing Activity with Glow Germ, Importance of Refrigeration, Proper Cooking, Botulism, Preventing Food Borne Illness Reading, Penicillin’s Discovery, Necrotizing fasciitis, Gangrene, Antiseptic, Wound Cleaning, Tooth Decay, Dental Hygiene, Proper Brushing Technique, Tartar, Flossing, Binary Fission, Step by Step of Binary Fission, Asexual Reproduction, Exponential Growth and Bacteria Activity, Bacteria Mutualism, Parasitism, Commensalism, Your Microbiome, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, Positives and Negatives of Bacteria, Endosymbiotic Theory and Cells, Box Game Reviews, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment with Answer Version so Students Can Self Assess
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Part 3: Protista: 6 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 16 Page Follow Along Work Bundle,
Eukaryotic cells, Kingdom vs. Polyphyletic Groups, Definition with images of a Protists, Protist or Not Visual Challenge, Plant like Protists, Green Algae, Brown Algae, and Red Algae, Importance of Algae, Biofuels, Differences between Algae, Plants and Cyanobacteria, Pond Life Wet Mount Slide Activity with Microscopes, Diatoms, Biomineralization, Importance of Diatoms, Alveolates, Dinoflagellates, Flagella, Harmful Algae Blooms, Euglenas, Autotrophic, Heterotrophic, Mixotrophic, Aquatic Food Chains, Importance of Phytoplankton, Difference between phytoplankton and zooplankton. Animal-Like Protists, Ciliates, Cilia, Amoebas, Pseudopods, Parasitic Amoebas, Sporozoans, Malaria, Fungi Like Protists, Slime Molds, Water Molds, Visual Quiz to Name that Protist with Answer Version so Students can Self Assess, Change the School Mascot to a Protist Project (Just for Fun), Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment with Answers so Students can Self Assess.
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Part 4: Kingdom Animalia: 17 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 25 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Note- This is a fantastic unit that is full of amazing visuals, video links, and review. It is not as overwhelming as the description below. Characteristics of Animals, No Cell Walls, Embryonic Development, Diplontic Life Cycle, Eat Food, Move, have Muscle and Nervous Tissue, Asexual Reproduction, Budding, Fragmentation, Parthenogenesis, Animal Symmetry, Bilateral Symmetry, Radial Symmetry, Asymmetrical, Types of Symmetry Visual Quiz with Hand Signals and Answers, Sketching as you go, Learning the Phylum’s of Kingdom Animalia, Placozoa, Metazoan Animals, Phylum Porifera, Phylum Cnidaria, Classes of Cnidaria and info Anthozoa, Scyphozoa, Cubozoa, and Hydrozoa, Visual Review of the Classes, Ctenophora, Phylum’s of Worms, Phylum Nematoda, Phylum Platyhelminthes, Phylum Annelida, Phylum Nemertea, Lophophorates, Hemichordata, Phylum Mollusca, Amazing visuals of Octopus and Cuttlefish, Phylum Echinodermata, Radial Symmetry, Phylum Rotifera, Phylum Tardigrade, Phylum Arthropoda, Description of Arthropods, Classes of Arthropoda, Insecta, Crustacea, Arachnida, Myriapods Chilipoda, Diplopoda, Top Ten coolest Insecta Eyes Tour, Complete and Incomplete Metamorphosis, Top Ten Weirdest Insects Tour, Insecta as Decomposers, Crustacean Descriptions, Crayfish Case Study with Live Specimens, Learning the Parts of a Crayfish, Quiz with Answer Version, Top Ten Weird Crustaceans Tour, Phylum Arachnida, Descriptions with Visuals, Top Ten Scariest Looking Spiders Tour, Scorpions and Pseudoscorpions, Class Myriapoda, Phylum Chilipoda and Class Diplopoda Descriptions, Visual Review of Arthropoda, Pond Water Wet Mount Slide Activity, Phylum Chordata, Descriptions of Chordata, Chordate Features, Pharyngeal slits, Dorsal nerve cord, Notochord, Post- tail, Urochordata Sea Squirts, Lancelet Subphylum -Cephalochordate, Big Classes of Chordates, Tetrapod Evolution, Skinks, Reptilia, Aves, Amphibia, Mammalia, Agnatha, Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes, Description and Major Groups of Reptiles, Descriptions and Major Groups of Amphibians, Caecilians, Aves, Superorder Palaeognathae, Super classes of Fish, Mammals, Bring in a Stuffy Research Project, Box Game Review, Visual Tour of Animal Phylum’s, Animal Phylum Interpretive dance Dance / Charades Project, End Unit Assessment of 50 Visual Based Questions where students have to record Kingdom, Phylum, and sometimes Class of various organisms, Answers to Assessment so students can Self Assess, Class Mammalia, Therapsids, Subclasses of Mammals, Eutherian Placental Mammals, Metatheria, Prototheria, Characteristics of Mammals, Box Game Review, Orders of Mammals Worksheet, Mammal Research Poster Project, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment with Answer Version so Students can Self Assess
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Part 5: Fungi: 7 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 16 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Description of Kingdom Fungi, Absorbing Nutrients on the Outsides, Chitin in the Cell Wall, Fungi More Related to Animals than Plants, Positives and Negatives of Fungi on Going List Throughout Unit, Divisions of Fungi, Chytridiomycota / Primitive Fungi, Zygomycota / Molds and Mycorrhizal Fungi Description, Molding Bread in a Bag Project / Demo, Graphing Mold on Bread, Answers to Positives and Negatives of Fungi, Ascomycota / Sac Fungi, Fermentation, Yeasts, Fermentation Equation, Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration, Latic Acid Fermentation, Fermentation Lab with Yeast, Sugar, Water and Using Cabbage Indicator, Venn Diagram of Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration, Botulism, Dangers of Botulism, Mycophycophyta / Lichens, Fungi Algae Symbiosis, Types of Lichens, Crustose, Foliose, Fruticose, Visual Quiz with Answers for the Type of Lichen, Outside Field Trip to Identify Lichens, Deuteromycota / Imperfect Fungi, Penicillin, Basidiomycota / Club Fungi, Dangers of Eating Unidentified Mushrooms, Visual Quiz to Name that Division of Fungi with Answers so Students Can Self Assess, Making a Whimsical Mushrooms House with Correct Labels Project, Psilocybin / Magic Mushrooms Reading, Dangers of Psilocybin, Roles of Fungi, Mutualistic Symbionts, Saprobic, Parasitic, Cordyceps Fungi, Common Fungal Infections and Treatment, Fungal Reproduction, Budding, Sporulation, Diploid and Haploid Life Cycle, Sporangia, Ways to Limit Mold Growth, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment with Answer Version so Students Can Self Assess
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Human Body Systems and Health Topics Unit
85 Lessons and 11 Parts. (6th-8th Medium Difficulty).
Part 1 is about Levels of Biological Organization and has 5 Lessons and 11 Page Work Bundle. Part 2 is about the Skeletal System and has 7 Lessons and 13 Page Work Bundle. Part 3 is the Muscular System and contains 4 Lessons and 10 Page Work Bundle. Part 4 about Health and Nutrition and has 12 Lessons and 25 Page Work Bundle. Part 5 is the Digestive System and has 8 Lessons and 15 Page Work Bundle. Part 6 is the Circulatory and Lymphatic System and has 8 Lessons and 15 Page Work Bundle. Part 7 is the Respiratory System and has 14 Lessons and 20 Page Work Bundle. Part 8 is about the Excretory System and has 4 Lessons and 9 Page Bundle. Part 9 is the Nervous System and has a 13 Lessons and 21 Page Work Bundle. Part 10 is the Endocrine and Human Reproductive System and has 11 Lessons and 19 Page Work Bundle. Part 11 is about the Human Immune System and is 4 Lessons and 10 Page Work Bundle.
Human Body Systems and Health Topics Unit
Part 1: Intro, Levels of Organization : 5 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 11 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, For fun Quiz to see if student can name some Human Organs, Answers to the Quiz, Description of Anatomy, Introduction to Concept Form Follows Function, Describe how a classroom tool demonstrates Form Follow Function Activity, Description of Physiology, History of Anatomy, Body Part Name Game, Levels of Biological Organization, Cellular Organelle, Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Individual, Looking at Cheek and Onion Cells Under the Microscope, Differences between Plant and Animal Cells, Multi-cellular vs. Unicellular, Cells as the Unit of Structure of Function, Different Types of Cells in the Human Body, Tissues in the Human Body, Identifying Some Common Organs in the Human Body Visual Diagram, Organ Systems in the Human Body, Visual Quiz that Names a Level of Biological Organization, Answers to Quiz, Homeostasis, Homeostasis Activity with Pulse and Stand in Place Exercise, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment
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Part 2: Skeletal System : 7 Lessons 50 Minutes and 13 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Bones and Living, Types of Bone Cells, Periosteum, # of Bones in the Human Body Guessing, Cartilage, Functions of the Skeletal System, Skeletal System and Form Follows Function, Name that Animal based only on its Skeleton Challenge, Bones Protect Vital Organs, Role of the Skull, Traumatic Brain Injury, The Effects of Traumatic Brian Injury, Importance of Seatbelts Crash Test Video, Danger of Repeated Concussions, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, NPR interview with former NFL Player about the dangers of repeated Head Trauma Worksheet, Bones role in Blood Production, Spongey Marrow, Compact Marrow, Red Marrow, Yellow Marrow, Axial Skeleton, Appendicular Skeleton, Groups of Bones, Long Bones, Flat Bones, Short Bones, Irregular Bones, Name that type of Bone Challenge with Visuals, Osteoporosis, Bones and Connective Tissues, Tendons, Ligaments, Tendon or Ligament Visual Quiz with Answers, Building a Working Arm to learn bones, Ligaments, and Tendons, Build a Human with Pile of Bones Puzzle Challenge, Labeling Some common Bones in the Human Body, Bones of the Human Body Visual Quiz with Answers, How the Skeletal Systems Form Follow Function, Types of Joints, Fibrous Joints, Cartilaginous Joints, Synovial Joints, Six Types of Human Joints, Ball and Socket Joint, Ellipsoid Joint, Pivot Joint, Saddle Joint, Gliding Joint, Hinge Joint, Building a Biomechanical Hand Activity, Bones and Ligaments of the Hand, Matching the Joint Review, Common Injuries, Dislocations, Fractures, Sprains, Matching the Sports Injury Visual Activity, Learning Price, Pressure, Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment
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Part 3 Muscular System : 4 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 10 Page Work Bundle, # of Muscles in the Human Body, How blood vessels are woven into muscles and why, Stimulation of Action Potential, Coordinated Shortening, Types of Muscles, Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, Skeletal Muscle, Functions of the Muscular System, Posture, Good and Bad Posture, Phone Use and Posture, Review of the Functions with Visuals, Voluntary and Involuntary Muscles, Pupil Dilation Activity, Sarcomere and How they Work, Muscle Fibers, Examples with bicep and triceps, Smooth Muscles, Peristalsis Activity, Common Muscles of the Human Body with Visuals, and animated .gifs, Students stand, sit, and make movements as each common muscle is described, Review of the Common Muscles of the Human Body, Visual Quiz of the Muscles, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, Chicken Leg Dissections with Visuals and Step by Step Instructions, Dissection includes Flexion and Extension, Major Muscles, Alula, Bones, Fascia, Ligaments, Cartilage, of a Chicken Leg, Visual Review Wrap-Up of Chicken Leg, Full Unit Assessment, Answer Version to the Assessment so Student can Self Assess.
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Part 4: Health and Nutrition : 12 Lessons of about 50 minutes and 25 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, CHNOPS/SPONCH biologically important elements, Carbon and Organ Chemistry, % of SPONCH Elements in Living Things, Graphing this %, CaFé, Calcium, Iron, Organic Building Blocks, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acids, Carbohydrates, Monosaccharide, Disaccharide, Polysaccharide, Sugars associated with each, Activity with Saltines and Iodine, Advantages and Disadvantages of Simple and Complex Sugars, Glycogen, Fiber, Soluble and Insoluble Fiber, Understanding Nutrition Labels, Protein, Amino Acids, Foods High in Protein, Four Important Functions of Proteins, Hormones, Lipids, Structure and Function of Lipids, Coronary Artery Disease Demonstration, Hormones, Some examples of common Hormones, Steroids, Anabolic Steroids, Some Dangers Associated with to use of Anabolic Steroids, Types of Fat, Unsaturated Fat, Saturated Fats, Trans fatty Acid, Structure of these Fats, Healthy and Unhealthy Fats, Nutrition Label and Fats, Visual Quiz of Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins, Answers to Quiz so Students can Self-Assess, Box Game Review, MyPlate, Making a Meal Activity, Examples of Healthy Eating vs. Unhealthy Meal Choices, Processed and Unprocessed Foods, Jell-O and Pineapple Juice Optional Activity, Twinkie Dissection, Students get a Twinkie and then learn about all of the Ingredients inside, Deciding or Not to eat the Twinkie, Obesity, Diabesity, Dangers Associated with Obesity, Factors that can control Obesity, Why Fast Food Sells, Visual Quiz of Famous People in History vs. Food Mascots, Box Game Review, Ways to Get Control of your Weight, Healthy Eating, Factory Farming, Positives and Negatives of Factory Farming, Eating Disorders, Anorexia, Some Dangers Associated with Anorexia, Bulimia nervosa, How to be Supportive, Crossword Puzzle, Full Unit Assessment with Answers so Students can Self-Assess
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Part 5: Digestive System : 8 Lessons of 50 minutes, and 15 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Review of Nutrients, Digestion, Saliva, Ptyalin, Chemical Digestion, Chewing Bread Activity, Mechanical Digestion, Synergism between Chemical and Mechanical Digestion, Taste Buds, Tasting Activity, Dentition, Dentition Imprint Activity, Swallowing, Bolus, Making a Bolus Activity, Safe Swallowing / Chewing, Pharynx, Epiglottis, Esophagus, Peristalsis, Stomach, Pyloric Valve, Step by Step Drawing of the Digestive System, Gastrointestinal Tract, Garden Hose Demo, Duodenum, Small Intestine, Surface Area and Digestion Demo, Pancreas, Pancreatic Juices, Enzymes, Liver, Gall Bladder, Vital Roles of the Liver, How Food gets Broken Down, Foods Macronutrients, Digestion Tic Tac Toe Review, Small Intestine, Villi, Villi and Surface Area, Ileocecal valve / sphincter, Appendix, Appendectomy, Cecum, Large Intestine, Visual Review or Organs, Digestive System Simulation, Students become and organ along the Digestive System and Digest Food (cereal in bags) by mechanical and chemical means, Visual Review, Box Games Review, Full Unit Assessment with Answer Version for Self-Assessment
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Part 6: Circulatory System : 8 Lessons of 50 minutes and 15 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Circulatory System, What Goes In, What Goes Out, What System is Comprised Of, Heart, Blood, Blood Vessels, Cellular Respiration, Respiration Equation, Parts of Cellular Respiration, Functions of the Circulatory System, Movement of Blood through the System, Circulatory System Simulation – The class is turned into a basic heart and students move through the system collecting oxygen in lungs and exchanging them for carbon dioxide in the body, Step by Step Drawing of the Heart, Naming the Parts of the Heart, Parts of a Heart Visual Quiz, Answers to the Visual Quiz, Blood Pressure, Hypertension, CPR, An automated external defibrillator (AED), Varicose veins, Alveoli, Gas Exchange, Smoking and Gas Exchange, Blood, Types of Blood Cells with Info, Blood Soup Activity where students make edible Soup with fun ingredients to represent the components of Blood, Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Platelets, Plasma, % of Each, Blood Transfusions, Antigens, Antibodies, Blood Groups, Rh Factors, Safe and Unsafe Transfusions, Lymphatic System, Organs of the Lymphatic System, Lymph, Lymph Nodes, Lymph Vessels, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, Full Unit Assessment with Answers so Students can Self-Assess
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Part 6 Blood Cells Lesson that follows the Work Bundle
Part 7: Respiratory System, Dangers of Tobacco : 14 Lessons of 50 minutes and 20 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Respiratory System Basics, Oxygen, Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration, Functions of the Nose, Step by Step Drawing of the Respiratory System, Exhale, Inhale, Epiglottis, Larynx, Vocal Chords, Sound Production, Trachea, Structure Function, Bronchus, Lungs, Alveoli, Asthma, Diaphragm, Build a Diaphragm Activity, Visual Quiz of the Respiratory System, Answers so Students can Self Assess, Tidal Volume, Vital Capacity, Lab Activity with Breathing and Balloons, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment, Answer Version of Assessment so Students can Self Assess, Part 2 of the Unit examines the Dangers Associated with Tobacco Use, What is Cancer?, Lifestyle Choices to help aid in the prevention of Cancer, Skin Cancer, Dangers of Skin Cancer, Ways to avoid UV Exposure, Dangers of Tanning, Abcde’s of Understanding Skin Moles and Cancer, Dangers of Smoking, Starting Anti-Tobacco Campaign Project, Dissection of a Typical US Blended Cigarette, Case Study on the Filter and how they don’t work, Facts about Smoking, Start of Ad Campaign Portion of Unit, Students watch Anti-tobacco ads and reflect on their usefulness, Visual Tour of some harmful chemical in cigarettes, Full Ingredient List, Nitrosamines, How Chemicals Impact DNA, Visual Tour of the Negative Health Impacts Smoking Can Cause, Stroke, Heart Disease, Smokers Lung vs Non-Smoker, Coating of Alveoli in Tar, Neck Breathers, laryngectomy Laryngectomy, tracheostomy, Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis, Danger of Second Hand Smoke, Berger's Disease, Hairy Tongue / lingua villosa, Tour of the the nastiest hairy tongues out there, Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco, Mouth and Throat Cancer, Dangers of Smoking while Pregnant, Comparing Twins Study, Vaping, Dangers of Vaping, Popcorn Lung, Wet Lung, A lot Still Unknown, Case Study on JUUL, Nicotine Levels in Vaping / e-juices, Nicotine and the Adolescent Brain, Anti-Tobacco Campaign Projects, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment
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Part 8: Excretory and Integumentary Systems :4 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 9 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Removal of Waste, Kidneys, Nephron, Diagram of Nephron, Parts of a Nephron and Function, Homeostasis, Urine, Urine Color, Ureters, Bladder, Urethra, Liver, Gall Bladder, Bile, Cirrhosis of the Liver, Integumentary System, Skin, Parts of the Skin, Finger Prints, Finger Print Activity, Hair, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment with Answer Version so Students can Self-Assess
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Part 9: Nervous System Nervous System, Stimulus Activity, Neuron, Electrical and Chemical Signals, Step by Step Drawing of a Neuron, Build a Neuron Activity, Neuron Class Simulation / Sending a Signal from Neuron to Neuron, Types of Neurons, Interneuron, Sensory Neurons, Motor Neurons, Action Potential, Receptors, Central Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System, The Brain, Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), CSF and Egg Demo, Build a Brain Activity, Step by Step Drawing of a Brain, Spinal Column, Spinal Cord Injury, Parts of a Brain, Lobes of the Brain, Functions of the Brain, Step by Step Drawing of an Eye, Parts of the Eye, Lens, Near and Far Sightedness, Cataracts, Glaucoma, Rod and Cones, Night Vision Activity, Parts of the Eye Visual Review, Observation, Inferences, Optical Illusions, Smell, Smell Activity, Dangers of Inhalant Abuse, The Science of Hearing, Step by Step Drawing of the Ear, Parts of the Ear, Noise Induced Hearing Loss, Listening Trial Study Activity, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment with Answer Version so Students can Self-Assess
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Part 10: Endocrine and Reproductive Systems 11 Lessons of 50 minutes and 19 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, The Endocrine System, Endocrine and Nervous System Working Together, Venn Diagram of Each, Glands of the Endocrine System, Location of Glands of the Endocrine System, Hormones, Exocrine Glands, Endocrine Glands, Activities in the Body, Adrenaline, Adrenaline Roller Coaster Activity, Dopamine, Dangers of Methamphetamine, Important Hormones, Exocrine Glands, Hypothalamus, Pituitary Gland, Metabolism, Thymus, Thyroid, Adrenals, Pancreas, Diabetes, Ovaries, Testes, Reading Article about Puberty, Body Stability and Counterbalance Hormone, Testosterone, Estrogen, Box Game Review, The Reproductive System, Sugar Baby Project, Functions of the Reproductive System, Male and Female Gametes, Step by Step Drawing of the Gametes, Fertilization, Haploid, Diploid, Step by Step Drawing of the Male and Female Reproductive Systems with Important Vocabulary, Review with Visuals, Puzzle Activity, Menstrual Cycle, Ovarian Cycle, Events of the Menstrual Cycle, Embryo, Embryonic Development, Amniotic Sac, Sonogram, Placenta, Caesarean Section, Dangers of Smoking and Drinking while Pregnant, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, Life’s Greatest Miracle Movie Sheet, End Unit Assessment with Answer Version for Self Assessment
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Part 10 Endocrine and Human Reproductive System Quiz Game that concludes the Work Bundle
Part 11: Immune System 4 Lessons of 50 minutes, 10 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Joesph Lister, Parts of the Immune System and their Locations, Agents that the Immune System Defends Against, Importance of the Skin as a Barrier, The Nose and Mucous, Saliva, Friend from Foe Achievement, Inflammatory Response, Bee Stings, Step by Step Drawing of the Immune System, Leukocytes, Phagocytes, Lymphocytes, B Cells, T Cells, Dendritic Cells, Antibodies, Immunity, Influenza Case Study, Active and Passive Immunity, Vaccines, Virus Prevention, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, Full Unit Assessment with Answer Versions for Self Assessment
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Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases Unit
30 Lessons, 4 Parts (7th-9th More Difficult).
Part 1 Explores Viruses and has 8 Lessons and 22 Page Work Bundle. Part 2 Investigates Bacteria and 10 Lessons and 16 Page Work Bundle. Part 3 is about STD’s, HIV and has 6 Lessons and 13 Page Work Bundle. Part 4 is about the Human Immune System and Parasites and has 8 Lessons and 21 Page Work Bundle.
Part 1: Viruses : 8 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 22 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Computer Viruses, How Computer Viruses are Similar to Viruses, Infectious Agents, Viruses, Bacteria, Parasites, Fungi, Toxins, Tour of Infectious Diseases Through History, Bubonic Plague, Spanish Influenza, Smallpox, Polio, Limited Virus Evolution, Structure of a Virus, Capsid Coat, Envelope, Protein Coat, DNA/RNA, 3D Art Build a Bacteriophage with Nuts, Bolts, and Paper Clips, Size of Viruses, Why Viruses Are Not Living, Virus Shapes, Filamentous Viruses, Isometric (or icosahedral) Viruses, Enveloped Viruses, Head and Tail Viruses, Visual Quiz with Answers to Name that type of Virus, Step by Step Viral Replication, Puzzle Challenge Activity, Virus Receptors, Retrovirus, Lytic Viruses, Lysogenic Viruses, Diagram of Lysogenic Viruses, , SARS, MERS, Case Study of the Covid-19 Virus, Public Service Message Project, Ebola Virus Disease Case Study, Bush Meat Video from Vice News, and Worksheet / Video during Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak 2014-2016 in Liberia Western Africa, Zika Virus Case Study, Reading Article About Viruses and Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle, Full Unit Assessment with Answer Version so Students can Self-Assess
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Part 2: Bacteria : 9 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 15 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Size of Bacteria compared to the tip of a pin, Archaea, Groups of Archaea, Halophiles, Methanogens, Thermophiles, Psychrophiles, Archaea vs Bacteria Venn Diagram, Domain Eubacteria, Parts of a Bacteria Diagram Step by Step, Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic, Bacteria Identification and Organization, Cocci, Bacilli, Spirilla, Vibrio, Mycoplasma, Cyanobacteria, Importance of Cyanobacteria, Standing Visual Quiz for Types of Bacteria, Organization of Bacteria, Diplococcus, Streptococcus, Tetrad, Activity that Organizes Bacteria with Coco Puff Cereal, Gram Staining, Virtual Gram Staining Lab, Types and Organization of Bacteria Visual Quiz with Answers, Food Borne Illness, Food Borne Illness Activity Sam and Ella’s Cafe, Food Borne Illness Prevention, Hand Washing Practices, Hand Washing Activity with Glow Germ, Importance of Refrigeration, Proper Cooking, Botulism, Preventing Food Borne Illness Reading, Penicillin’s Discovery, Necrotizing fasciitis, Gangrene, Antiseptic, Wound Cleaning, Tooth Decay, Dental Hygiene, Proper Brushing Technique, Tartar, Flossing, Binary Fission, Step by Step of Binary Fission, Asexual Reproduction, Exponential Growth and Bacteria Activity, Bacteria Mutualism, Parasitism, Commensalism, Your Microbiome, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, Positives and Negatives of Bacteria, Endosymbiotic Theory and Cells, Box Game Reviews, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment with Answer Version so Students Can Self Assess
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Part 2 Bacteria Quiz that concludes the Work Bundle
Part 3: HiV, AIDS, STD's : 6 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 13 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Treatment / anti-retroviral therapy (ART), Worldwide Facts of HIV and AIDS, Origins and Spread of the HIV Virus, How HIV Attacks the Immune System, How HIV Spreads through a Population, Class Simulation Activity on How a Virus Spreads through a Population, AIDS -Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Opportunistic Infections, STD’s, STI’s, Viral, Bacterial, and Parasitic STD’s and STI’s, Abstinence vs. Prevention, Learning About STD’s Class Sing Along, Wrap-Up and Intelligent Choices, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, Full Unit Assessment with Answer Version so Students can Self-Assess
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Part 4: Immune System, Parasites, Disease Prevention : Joesph Lister, Parts of the Immune System and their Locations, Agents that the Immune System Defends Against, Importance of the Skin as a Barrier, The Nose and Mucous, Saliva, Friend from Foe Achievement, Inflammatory Response, Bee Stings, Step by Step Drawing of the Immune System, Leukocytes, Phagocytes, Lymphocytes, B Cells, T Cells, Dendritic Cells, Antibodies, Immunity, Influenza Case Study, Active and Passive Immunity, Vaccines, Virus Prevention, Case Study on the Mosquito, Parasitism, Complicated Life Cycle of Parasites, Case Study on the Zombie Snail, Endoparasites, Ectoparasites, Examples with Visuals of many Parasites across the globe, Case Study on the Sea Lamprey, Brood Parasitism and the Cowbird, Perfect Parasite Presentation Project, How Diseases are Spread, Case Study on the Tick and Lyme Disease, Case Study on the Hantavirus, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, Full Unit Assessment with Answer Versions for Self-Assessment
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Entire Life Science Curriculum
This curriculum includes 10 full units of study in Life Science for students in grades 5-10. Each unit contains a slideshow road map that delivers a truly interactive science experience. Students follow the slideshow with a printed or digital work bundle that chronologically follows daily lessons. As the teacher advances through the slideshow, students fill-in critical class notes (red colored slides), answer questions, complete diagrams, takes built-in quizzes, and much more. Exciting activities are spread throughout, and visuals in the slideshow and work bundle make set-up, and follow-up questions a snap. Lesson planning just becomes staying ahead of the class with a simple materials list. The slideshows and work bundle are designed to work together, and keeps the learning organized. Students quickly learn how the lessons run and fall into a productive routine. Besides exciting and meaningful activities, units have built-in quizzes, review games / assessments, amazing video links, step by step diagrams, graphing exercises, fun projects, answer keys, crosswords, flashcards, rubrics, self-reflection, and much more. Everything you will ever need to run an amazing four years of science is included.
The entire curriculum arrives in editable .doc or pptx. and updated every year. This curriculum contains 394 lessons of about 50 minutes, and thousands of pages of corresponding work bundle. The layout of slides, color coding of text, one step at a time approach, and built-in review keep everyone on track and the class moving in a positive direction. The corresponding visuals between the slideshow and work bundle allow the student to know exactly where they need to be. It's a low stress, but highly organized learning experience for everyone, and one that will engage your brightest, and struggling students alike. Every lesson and work bundle can easily be converted to a Google slideshow or Google .doc. Please view the positive feedback below and visit the curriculum tour link to learn more about this one of a kind curriculum.
Life Science Curriculum (10 Units of Study)
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