A collection of supplemental activities to reinforce foundational concepts of DNA, inheritance, and genetics. Students will practice vocabulary, sequencing biological structures, and verifying facts through interactive worksheets.

Students act as 'Marine Bio-Engineers' to design and build artificial reef structures that support a healthy ecosystem on Mystery Island's coast, focusing on biotic and abiotic interactions.

Students design and build 'Food Web Restoration' models to visualize and explain the flow of energy from producers to multiple consumers on Mystery Island.

Students design and build 'Weather Shields' to protect a model plant from extreme temperature and precipitation changes on Mystery Island, exploring how environmental factors affect organisms.

Students act as 'Botanical Engineers' to design and build seed models that can travel through the air to reach new parts of Mystery Island, focusing on seed dispersal methods.

Students design external structures for a 'Mystery Organism' to help it meet its basic needs (food, water, shelter) on Mystery Island, focusing on the link between structure and function.

A foundational science lesson for Kindergarten students to identify and demonstrate the forces of pushing and pulling through visual aids and hands-on movement.

An introductory lesson on tiger-related vocabulary, focusing on conservation, biology, and habitat through kid-friendly definitions and syllable practice.

An introductory lesson on the importance of native plants for local ecosystems, designed for K-2 students. Includes hands-on garden design projects and visual aids for ecosystem services.

An outdoor sensory experience where students use natural materials to create 'mud pies,' focusing on texture, composition, and imaginative play.

Students compare and contrast the textures and molding properties of homemade playdough and kinetic sand through tactile exploration.

A deep dive into non-Newtonian fluids as students mix cornstarch and water to create oobleck, exploring how it changes from solid to liquid.

Students explore density and mixtures by creating mesmerizing sensory bottles using oil, water, and various floating objects.

A comprehensive 3rd-grade science lesson that transforms students into junior meteorologists, covering weather phenomena, measurement tools, and forecasting through hands-on observation and data analysis.

A structured literacy lesson focused on the letter C /k/ and glued sounds -an and -am, using the decodable text 'The Cat Can'. This lesson follows a backwards planning approach to ensure students can decode and encode CVC words and nasalized vowels.

A comprehensive 2-week science lesson for 3rd grade focusing on plant structures, their functions, survival needs, and the complete life cycle of seed plants. Students will investigate how plants interact with their environment and soil to thrive.

An engaging introduction to the water cycle for 2nd graders, featuring a hands-on experiment, a narrative story about a water droplet, and visual aids to explain evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

A concise, 5-day science unit covering plant structures, life cycles, environmental needs, and soil types designed for 20-minute instructional blocks.

Students synthesize their knowledge by investigating how plant structures adapt to different environments for survival.

A look into the reproductive structures of plants, focusing on how flowers and seeds ensure the next generation of survival.

Students examine leaves to understand their role in making food for the plant and breathing through stomata.

Through a classic celery investigation, students explore how stems support plants and transport water and nutrients through xylem.

Students investigate different types of roots to understand how they anchor plants and absorb water and nutrients from the soil.

A vibrant introduction to weather patterns for Kindergarteners, focusing on observation and daily tracking. Students explore different types of weather through visual aids, movement, and a weekly weather journal.

An engaging science lesson for 2nd graders that explores the life cycles of plants, butterflies, and frogs. Students will observe, sequence, and describe the stages of growth and change in the natural world.

Synthesizes weather patterns into the cycle of the four seasons. Students will learn to distinguish Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring through visual changes in nature and a sorting activity.

Explores how air moves (wind) and introduces cold weather patterns (snow) through creative 'blow painting' and seasonal clothing sorting.

Introduces students to basic weather types (sunny, rainy, cloudy) through visual observation and a hands-on 'rain cloud in a jar' experiment.

An introductory weather lesson for 1st graders focusing on observation, basic patterns, and the water cycle. Students act as meteorologists to identify weather types and track daily changes.

An introductory weather lesson for 1st graders focusing on observation, the water cycle, and basic forecasting through hands-on activities and visual learning.

An introductory science lesson for 1st graders focusing on weather patterns, the water cycle, and basic meteorological observation. Students explore different weather types and create their own weather tracking tools.

Students explore the mechanics of the water cycle and daily weather patterns through guided experiments and systematic observation.

Students use evidence gathered throughout the week to construct and present arguments for why and how we must protect our natural resources.

Learning specific, actionable ways that humans can protect water and air resources through recycling, reducing waste, and conservation.

Understanding the importance of clean air, identifying sources of air pollution, and observing the effects of dirty air.

Exploring the specific uses of water, how it can become polluted, and initial ideas for keeping it clean.

Introduction to water and air as natural resources, identifying where they are found in our environment and why they are essential for life.

An inquiry-based science lesson for kindergarten students to explore the natural world using their five senses, aligned with benchmark SC.K.N.1.2. Students will act as 'Nature Detectives' to observe and describe their environment.

A hands-on lesson where 2nd-grade students become 'Earth Architects' to build and compare models of mountains and hills. Students will explore the physical characteristics of these landforms through tactile construction and observation.

Students explore and design ways to slow down or prevent wind and water from changing the land using plants and structures.

Students investigate how wind can pick up and move Earth materials like sand and dirt to create new landforms like dunes.

Students discover how flowing water, from rain to rivers, moves soil and carves paths through the land over time.

A K-2 lesson introducing students to the unique biodiversity of island ecosystems through storytelling and visual exploration, emphasizing species identification and environmental care.

Students differentiate between inherited traits, learned behaviors, and acquired physical traits through complex scenarios and data analysis.

Students investigate and explain the difference between inherited characteristics and learned behaviors using specific examples like eye color versus fetching a ball.

Students explore likenesses between parents and offspring, identifying simple physical traits they share and identifying things they must learn from their environment.

A mini-project lesson where students act as data detectives to collect, analyze, and ethically report on classroom data.

A hands-on investigation into the science of sound, where 3rd graders explore vibrations, how sound travels through different materials, and the mechanics of hearing through interactive experiments and instrument building.

A comprehensive lesson exploring the sense of sight through a detailed reading passage and STAAR-aligned comprehension questions designed for second grade.

Introduces energy sources like the sun, wind, and fossil fuels, and how we use them to power our world using simple language.