Life Science

This highly engaging activity (Google and PDF versions) using agar cubes (representing cells) explains why we are made up of trillions of cells and not just one big cell. The diffusion of “food” moving into the agar “cells” is...

These lessons are some of our favorites!  They are all classroom tested and ready for immediate implementation.  Within this series of highly engaging lessons, you will find embedded formative assessments and content rich activities which...

This is an assessment (Google and PDF versions) to evaluate the students’ understanding of the NGSS standard MS- LS1-2 This is an engaging activity in which students connect their understanding of the functions of the cell organelles...

This bundle includes 4 highly engaging lessons from our Engagers in Science unit "Cells, Cells, Cells!". These four lessons align with the philosophy of the NGSS,  including a focus on deeper understanding of content as well as application of...

This is a highly engaging unit for middle school students (Google and pdf versions) which meets the NGSS standards listed further below. It is aligned with the philosophy of the NGSS  including a focus on deeper understanding of...

This is an engaging activity (Google and PDF versions) in which students start to construct their own understanding of what a cell is and how it differs from nonliving things. The students will carry out an investigation to answer two...

Have fun and engage your students with this  lesson (Google and PDF versions) which serves as an introduction to dissection that will have your students in full participation mode!  The lesson will allow students to practice with...

Skeleton Word Find is an engaging way to introduce or review the bones of the human body. Use this during a unit on the Skeletal System, Human Body Systems, for Halloween or anytime for early finishers. This is also great to include in a sub plan. Bones...

FREE science experimental report templates for classroom use.   Perfect for scaffolding the process for students and ensuring they don't miss any key areas.   These are given to you in PowerPoint form so you can edit...

This zip file contains 16 pages of activities that are listed below which may be used to compose a unit on human respiration. All pdf files are accompanied by editable word files to suit individual teacher and classroom needs. Answer keys are included...

This zip file contains 9 different activities (26 pages of student handouts) which can be used to compose a unit for middle level science students introducing them to human excretion and human locomotion. All documents with the exception of the...

This product contains a zip file with fourteen different activities with supporting keys that provide the basis for a Middle School level Life Science Learning Unit on the topics of Heredity, Variations, Mendelian Genetics and Beyond. The activities...