A middle school science lesson exploring evolutionary trade-offs through the lens of the Galapagos Flightless Cormorant. Students analyze why some species lose complex traits like flight and debate the benefits of specialization.
A 5-week science sequence that integrates Virginia SOL LS.5, LS.6, LS.7, and LS.8. Students choose a deciduous forest animal to research, build a representative piñata, and compile a weekly portfolio connecting their organism to food webs, biogeochemical cycles, ecological relationships, and environmental dynamics.
A comprehensive lesson and activity set focused on Chemistry and Physics Pioneers who revolutionized our understanding of matter and energy. Students explore complete profiles, play a collaborative matching game, conduct research using scaffolded templates, and design their own cards with a guided project and rubric.
A step-by-step project packet and evaluation rubric guiding students to design, write, and present an original Chemistry or Physics Pioneer trading card.
A high-impact 7th-grade STEM unit exploring biomechanics, the human skeletal-muscular leverage system, and pioneering prosthetic innovations. Students design and build physical mechanical limb models to solve real-world accessibility challenges.
An interactive, middle school biology lesson exploring photosynthesis. Students discover how chloroplasts act as solar kitchens, transforming water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight into glucose and oxygen through hands-on modeling, guided notes, and visual organizers.
Scaffolded research card templates for students to conduct independent research on a pioneer of their choice, detailing stats, portraits, achievements, and quotes.
A comprehensive review of human body systems and homeostasis. This lesson guides students through the levels of organization, individual body systems, system interactions, and related diseases with interactive diagrams.
An interactive collaborative matching game featuring 24 cut-out cards (Names, Breakthroughs, and Quotes) for 8 pioneers, complete with a student recording sheet.
A focused review unit on the fundamental building blocks of matter, emphasizing the properties, locations, and charges of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
A set of 8 ready-to-print, beautifully designed reference cards featuring Chemistry and Physics Pioneers with their fields, key discoveries, stats, and inspiring quotes.
A science lesson examining why equatorial regions are hot and polar regions are cold. Students analyze the angle of insolation, Earth's axial tilt, atmospheric depth, and the unique altitude exceptions near the equator through a structured graphic organizer designed for digital or print completion.
A comprehensive 2-page teacher reference guide. It provides content background, classroom pacing suggestions, discussion prompts, and complete answer keys for the guided notes, laboratory, graphic organizer, and quiz.
