Dichotomy is Key – 7726
Summary This mini-project empowered students to work in collaborative groups with the goal of making their own “Personalized Dichotomous Key.” The first step of the …
CategoryLife Science
Habitat Hotel
Summary A typical garden environment holds a diversity of creatures. Contrary to popular belief, very few of these creatures are pests that cause significant damage …
Animal Research – 7090
Summary Kindergarteners began the inquiry process by picking an animal they wanted to learn more about. Students wrote a 3 to 5 sentence description about …
Genetic Avatars – 7645
Summary This lesson was a modification of a low technology activity that was used to demonstrate inheritance of human traits. The teacher jazzed up the …
Pinteresting Cells
Summary Have you ever wanted to be a Professional Pinner? Someone who gets paid to find and pin items to a Pinterest Board for a …
Genetics Debate
Summary Through amazing technology discoveries throughout the last century, the field of genetics has made monumental advances. With the advancements in genetic engineering, the ethics …
Animal Adaptations/Camouflage – 4609
Summary To explore animal adaptations in collaborative groups using 21st century skills. Students will use different styles of research such as books, databases, and online …
Element Survivor
Summary What elements do we need to survive? Element Survivor was designed to provide students with the opportunity to answer that very question. Students individually …
The Organelle Show and Tell – 4457
Summary In this lesson, the students posed as cell designers, under the pretense of their design being mass-produced to repair damaged vegetable harvests. In collaborative …
Genetic Engineering – 5310
Summary The human race has been altering the genes of organisms through selective breeding (e.g. cattle, dogs, corn) for many years. Recently, there have been …