A teacher facilitation guide for the Animal Systems unit, providing specific hooks, competition-based strategies, and management tips to re-engage disinterested students during interactive activities.
A visual presentation deck to launch the Snack Strategy mini-project, introducing the mission scenario, phases of data analysis, and success criteria.
A guided two-page worksheet for students to document their snack data project, featuring sections for collection, manipulation, visualization, and ethics.
A comprehensive project guide for the Snack Strategy mini-project, including standard alignment, step-by-step instructions, and a grading rubric.
An informational text about snow leopards, featuring subheadings, a range map, a lifecycle timeline, a labeled diagram of adaptations, a fast-fact box, and an author's note. The text explores the habitat, physical traits, and conservation of this elusive predator.
Answer key for the Pyramid Builder's Challenge Worksheet, providing classification solutions and step-by-step mechanical advantage calculations.
Teacher instructional guide for the Pharaoh's Fulcrum lesson, including learning objectives, pacing, K'NEX integration tips, and discussion prompts.
Student worksheet for classifying lever types in Ancient Egyptian engineering scenarios, calculating mechanical advantage, and documenting a K'NEX lever build.
Reference information sheet for students explaining the three classes of levers, their components, and the concept of mechanical advantage through an Ancient Egyptian lens.
Instructional slide deck for 'Pharaoh's Fulcrum' lesson, exploring the three classes of levers through Ancient Egyptian engineering and mechanical advantage principles.
Teacher answer key for the Microbe Match Adapted Worksheet.
Adapted graphic organizer for special education students, featuring a cut-and-paste sorting activity to compare bacteria and viruses.
Simplified vocabulary matching activity for special education students, featuring fewer terms, visual icons, and larger text.
A teacher facilitation guide for the Solar Shadow Lab, featuring setup instructions, common pitfalls, a discussion guide, and a complete answer key for the student worksheet.
An introductory slide deck explaining the properties of UV radiation, the chemistry of cyanotype (sun paper), and the objectives of the solar shadow lab.
A comprehensive lab write-up template for a sun paper (cyanotype) experiment, featuring sections for hypothesis building, variable identification, data collection via sketching and ranking, and reflective analysis.
Facilitation guide for teachers, including learning objectives, a detailed 60-minute instructional sequence, and differentiation strategies for varied learners.
Graphic organizer for students to compare and contrast bacteria and viruses based on characteristics like size, reproduction, and treatment.
Teacher answer key for the Microbe Match-Up Worksheet.
Vocabulary matching activity where students match key microbiology terms (microbe, bacteria, virus, antibiotic, etc.) with their definitions.
Introductory slide deck covering germs, the differences between bacteria and viruses, how they affect the body, and basic prevention methods.
A compact exit ticket for the Celestial Currents lesson, featuring 3 critical thinking questions about comparative geomorphology and liquid properties in space.
A multi-page independent research log where students investigate specific landforms across the solar system (Vid Flumina, Jezero Crater, Baltis Vallis, Kraken Mare, Kasei Valles, Hadley Rille) and document their physical properties.