Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Angiosperm Anatomy

Product can be found here = http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Flowering-Plant-Anatomy-1660222



Sunday, January 18, 2015

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Introduction to science

For new classes or even new units, these presentations which include videos and activities are helpful for getting students into a scientific mindset.
The first is my favorite - "Thinking Like a Scientist." which includes two short videos. It is found at TpT for $1.00 Here:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Thinking-like-a-scientist-1620489

Next, is a short presentation on the nature of science Based on the principles Richard Duschl wrote about in 1985, which the NSTA and others have heralded, this presentation introduces students to what science can and cannot do. Found for free here:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Nature-of-Science-927819

Next is a presentation which includes activities and gets students ready to make arguments based on evidence. This presentation includes discussion activities, as well as slides which cover: CER (Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning), Measurement issues (Reliability, Validity, Bias), and Logical Fallacies. $1.50 on TpT here:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-to-Argue-1608773 

Lastly, a short video which can be looped to play in the background as students file into class, this product is animated, simple, fun and free:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/What-is-a-Scientist-923281



Classification

Beginning with the big divisions, domains and kingdoms. Found here =

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Domains-and-Kingdoms-of-Life-1615438

Next comes the classification of the animal kingdom into major phyla. Found here =

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Major-Phyla-of-the-Animal-Kingdom-933471

After that, classifying vertebrates (or chordates) into major groups. Found here =

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classifying-Chordates-1615010

Also, if studying insects instead of vertebrates, there is a classification lecture on the major groups/orders of insects found here =

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Insect-Orders-949834

Enjoy!

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Free lab report instructions and grading rubric

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Lab-report-directions-and-rubric-1635062

Free at TpT