Are all academicians allured with alliteration? Use this cross-curricular online resource to simultaneously expose your scholars to parts of speech and the genetic mutation causing albinism. Initial context gives students an introduction...

Add some decoding to your scholar's review of basic life science terms in this decorder worksheet, where students match 15 words to their definitions. Words such as mammal and amphibian must be matched to their written definition. The...

For this milkweed and monarch butterfly worksheet, students complete a 9 question true/false quiz. Students may retrieve score on line.

Learners study traits of organisms including genetics and inheritance. For this genetic traits lesson, students complete a shared reading and discuss the 6 traits of uniqueness. Learners sort themselves by specific traits and chart their...

Students use candy to explore fractions and percentages.

Students explore the history, inheritance and mutations of genetics.  In this genetic instructional activity students complete experiments on DNA sequences.

In this physical and chemical properties worksheet, students read a 2 page article, identify 10 changes as physical or chemical characteristics and decide whether 3 combination of objects are chemical or physical mixtures and explain why.

Students collect and analyze data.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students collect data on three to four traits or favorites.  Students analyze their data and create a chart of graph for each trait or favorite they...

Students compare and contrast likenesses and differences to others by creating a life-size picture of themselves. In this character building lesson, students dictate a sentence about comments on sharing and display them with their...

Students identify inherited traits. In this heredity lesson, students watch a video and construct a genetic description of themselves.

Students share what they know about the human heart. In this early anatomy lesson, students discuss the location, shape, and importance of the human heart.

Sixth graders investigate how traits are passed from parents to their offspring. They list things they have in common with family members, read key vocabulary terms, create a poster of shared physical and personality traits, and watch...

Eighth graders examine the implications of the Holocaust. In this human justice lesson, 8th graders unknowingly participate in a segregation simulation and discuss its outcome. Students compare the simulation to the discrimination that...

Students, in groups, research, analyze and synthesize information on genetic diseases. After watching a video on genetics, groups perform research on a variety of genetic diseases and present their findings to the class.

Fifth graders list the traits they get from their parents and distinguish between inherited traits from acquired ones. They assess how to recognize influences that may affect body types and sizes and research on the internet heredity and...

Students explore Punnett squares and illustrate specific genotypic and phenotypic genetic outcomes. After a class discussion, students predict the probability of a specific trait being passed on by using Punnett squares. They reveal the...

Young scholars explore the similarities and differences among their classmates. They are introduced to the Civil Rights Movement-that all people be treated equally and fairly. Students discuss the importance of appreciating individual...

Students identify body parts. In this human body lesson plan, students play a game in which they point to body parts called out by the teacher. Students draw, label, and assemble body parts made from construction paper. Students create...

For this sentence completion worksheet, students choose the correct words to complete a presentation, sentences, a profile, and more. Students complete 4 sentences total.

In this fact/opinion activity, learners read definitions of each, then determine whether a set of 20 statements are fact or opinion. An answer key is included.

Students identify magnification by first using a magnifying glass and then with photos taken through a microscope. They complete a handout that leads them through each activity stated. Finally, students use their microscope to view a...