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Everything you need to teach MS-LS1. These resources were designed from the ground up to align with the NGSS MS-LS1 standards. This is the entire NGSS MS-LS1 bundle at a great price. All 8 NGSS standards are covered comprehensively.
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MS-LS1-1 Living things are made up of cells
This comprehensive Middle School 5E NGSS packet on living things and cells is designed to align with the NGSS Middle School MS-LS1-1 standard “Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells”.
Over 40 pages of student activities, questions and notes complete and compliment this engaging resource which comes already differentiated for your students.
Here’s what’s included in this packet:
- Engagement activity including I CAN (editable) objective statement
- Explore – science station lab (see below)
- Explain – editable powerpoint
- Elaborate – 2 exciting student activities
- Evaluate – differentiated assessment
- Science stations signage
Science Stations
- Watch It – What is Life? This video gives a wonderful introduction to this topic and is perfect as an engagement activity. This station will require a computer with internet access to view the video.
- Describe It – Cells Observation. This activity lends itself well to a science station. You can get them to describe all or some of the cells depending on time. 5 photos showing both unicellular and multicellular cells are included.
- Label It – Label the Microscope. A lovely activity for a station especially if there’s a real microscope on the station to compliment the activity.
- Illustrate It – For this station you can have the students draw either a prepared slide e.g. onion cells or you can use the included photo.
- Read It – Cellular Life. This is a 2 page newspaper on the history of cell theory.
MS-LS1-2 Parts of the cell and their functions
This comprehensive Middle School NGSS packet on the parts of the cell and their functions is designed to align with the NGSS Middle School MS-LS1-2 standard “develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function”.
This resource has 20 pages of student activities, questions and notes. This engaging resource comes already differentiated for your students. Just print and go.
Animation
In addition there’s a short fast-drawn animation which gives a lovely overview of the structure and function of both plant and animal cells. The animation is in mp4 format and will play on any computer. Your students will love it. This is also available here.
Here’s what’s included in this packet:
- Story of the cell animation
- Story of the cell student worksheet and answer sheet
- Parts and functions of the cell student handout
- Cell pop-up (students LOVE this, it also comes as part of Cells, Tissues, Organs INB)
- Animal and plant cell Venn diagram
- Animal and plant cell poster (labelled)
- Animal and plant cell poster (blackline so that students can label it)
- Self assessment (differentiated)
MS-LS1-3 Tissues, Organs, Body Systems
This comprehensive Middle School 5E NGSS packet on tissues, organs and body systems is designed to align with the NGSS Middle School MS-LS1-3 standard “Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells”.
This resource has 76 pages of student activities, questions and notes. Also included are beautifully illustrated posters of the major body systems (labelled and blank). This engaging resource comes already differentiated for your students. Just print and go.
Here’s what’s included in this packet:
- Engagement activity including I CAN (editable) objective statement
- Explore – science station lab (see below
- Explain – editable powerpoint
- Elaborate – 2 exciting student activities
- Evaluate – differentiated assessment
- Science stations signage
- 6 posters of the major body labelled/unlabelled
Science Stations
- Make It – At this station the students must put together the various parts of the digestive system. A completed version is included so that they can check their work.
- Read It – Here the students will read an account of the circulatory system and answer the questions on the cards.
- Match It – The students see a variety of human organs and body systems. The questions on the cards ask them to match the organ to another body system or to other organs closely associated with it. It’s designed to get them thinking.
- Describe It – The students will see a variety of tissue types and must closely observe them in order to answer the questions on the cards. This will test their powers of observation.
- Illustrate It – The students will draw a diagram of a nerve cell and muscle tissue (photo included). It’s a great way to show how two different systems connect and interact.
MS-LS1-4 How animal behavior and plant adaptations affect the probability of reproduction
This comprehensive Middle School NGSS 5E lesson plan is designed to align with the NGSS Middle School MS-LS1-4 standard “Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively”.
Over 40 pages of student activities, questions and notes complete and compliment this engaging resource which comes already differentiated for your students.
Here’s what’s included in this packet:
- Engagement activity including I CAN (editable) objective statement
- Explore – science station lab (see below)
- Explain – editable powerpoint
- Elaborate – 2 exciting student activities
- Evaluate – differentiated assessment
- Science stations signage
Science Stations
- Watch It – This is a great video that is sure to engage your students.
- Read It – at this station the students will read about the Corpse Flower. Be prepared for some of them to be grossed out.
- Research It – here the students use a computer/browser and navigate to a reliable news source where they learn about new research on how plants use scent patterns to guide bees towards nectar.
- Infer It [plant] – students read a sheet showing photos and descriptions of various plants. They must infer from the photos how the plant is adapted for successful reproduction.
- Infer It [animal] – student read a sheet showing photos and descriptions of various animals. They must infer from the photos how the animal is adapted for successful reproduction.
- Illustrate It – this station allows the students to use their imagination. They can either design a wind pollinated or animal pollinated plant. The students must justify their decisions.
MS-LS1-5 – How environmental and genetic factors affect the growth of an organism
This comprehensive Middle School NGSS 5E lesson plan is designed to align with the NGSS Middle School MS-LS1-5 standard “Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms”.
Over 45 pages of student activities, questions and notes complete and compliment this engaging resource which comes already differentiated for your students.
Here’s what’s included in this packet:
- Engagement activity including I CAN (editable) objective statement
- Explore – science station lab (see below)
- Explain – editable powerpoint
- Elaborate – 2 exciting student activities
- Evaluate – differentiated assessment
- Notes
- Homework/worksheets
Materials Needed
- Cress or mustard seeds
- Containers (petri dishes are perfect but cress will grow anywhere e.g. egg cartons, plastic cups etc).
- Kitchen roll to act as a substrate
- A little soil (most of the cress will be grown on kitchen roll but it’s good to show them the difference soil can make)
- Water sprayer/mister
MS-LS1-6 – Photosynthesis
This comprehensive Middle School NGSS 5E lesson plan is designed to align with the NGSS Middle School MS-LS1-6 standard “Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms”.
Over 45 pages of student activities, questions and notes complete and compliment this engaging resource which comes already differentiated for your students.
Here’s what’s included in this packet:
- Engagement activity including I CAN (editable) objective statement
- Explore – science station lab (see below)
- Explain – editable powerpoint
- Elaborate – 2 exciting student activities
- Evaluate – differentiated assessment
- Notes
- Homework/worksheets
Science Stations
- Read It – at this station the students will read a short account of the early experiments in the discovery of photosynthesis. It’s a fascinating story and the ingenuity of the experiments is remarkable.
- Make It – This will really help them understand the process. Full instructions provided, easily accessible materials.
- Analyze It – here the students will draw a graph based on data obtained from an experiment on the effects of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis and answer questions based on their findings.
- Explore It – this station allows the students to explore where the energy in their food ultimately comes from.
- llustrate It – at this station the students will illustrate the process of photosynthesis in their Student Record Sheets.
FOR EARLY FINISHERS – I’ve included an extra station for early finishers or for students waiting on a station.
MS-LS1-7 – Cellular Respiration
This comprehensive Middle School NGSS 5E lesson plan is designed to align with the NGSS Middle School MS-LS1-7 standard “develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism”.
Over 49 pages of student activities, questions and notes complete and compliment this engaging resource which comes already differentiated for your students.
Here’s what’s included in this packet:
- Engagement activity including I CAN (editable) objective statement
- Explore – science station lab (see below)
- Explain – editable powerpoint
- Elaborate – 2 exciting student activities
- Evaluate – differentiated assessment
- Notes
Science Stations
► Read It – at this station the students will read a short account of cellular respiration. Be prepared for drooling as smores feature in the article!
► Make It – This will really help them understand the process. Full instructions provided using easily accessible materials.
► Analyze It – here the students will draw a graph based on data obtained from an experiment and answer questions based on their findings.
► Explore It – this station allows the students to explore the connections between respiration and photosynthesis.
► Illustrate It – at this station the students will illustrate the process of respiration in their Student Record Sheets.
► Sort It – here the students are presented with a series of statements and they must sort these into respiration or photosynthesis.
MS-LS1-8 Sensory Nerves, Brain and Memory
This comprehensive Middle School NGSS 5E lesson plan is designed to align with the NGSS Middle School MS-LS1-8 standard “gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories”.
Over 55 pages of student activities, questions and notes complete and compliment this engaging resource which comes already differentiated for your students.
Here’s what’s included in this packet:
- Engagement activity including I CAN (editable) objective statement
- Explore – science station lab (see below)
- Explain – editable powerpoint
- Elaborate – 2 exciting student activities
- Evaluate – differentiated assessment
- Notes
Science Stations
- Visual Station – at this station the students will see various optical stimuli and answer questions in their student record sheets based on their observations.
- Auditory Station – at this station the students will go to a Youtube link to listen to auditory illusions and answer questions based on the clip.
- Reading Station – here the students will read a short account of how the brain sends and receives sensory messages and answer questions in their student record sheets.
- Identify Station – this station allows the students to explore and identify the functions of the various parts of the brain.
- Rapid Response Station – at this station the students will see how quickly they can respond to a stimulus. Their competitive spirit will show!
- Memorize – here the students are presented with 12 animals. They have 30s to try to memorize the position of each animal. They will need a timer (stopwatch or similar) for this station.
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