This new series of activities about the periodic table help your students explore groups of elements in a fun way! Featured in this activity are noble gases... There is more to them than being unreactive! Download the activity to learn more!

This educational activity is based on real molecular data for MRSA resistance to penicillin, provides access to online databases and tools used in actual scientific research and incorporates the practice of scientific methodology by the students as the fundamental learning process. Furthermore, the educator can use the collection of digital resources (YouTube videos, animations and educational WebPages) developed with Blendspace to facilitate the learning process. It is suitable for grades 11-12. It is aligned with NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: LS1.A: Structure and Function,LS3.B: Variation of Traits and LS4.C: Adaptation, Science Practices: Analyzing and Interpreting Data, Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information and Crosscutting Concepts: Connections to Nature of Science. Educational materials in this resource: MRSA Teacher Guide MRSA, resistance to penicillin! Worksheet

Encourage your students to explore the evolution of fur in rabbits via the changes in allele frequencies in subsequent generations with this simulation activity! The students will use the scientific method toformulate hypotheses and put them to the test. Ideal to teach dominant-recessive heredity of traits to 11-12th grade students. It is aligned with NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: LS3A and B and LS4B and C, Crosscutting Concepts: Scientific Knowledge Assumes an Order and Consistency in Natural Systems and Science Practices: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking. The activity consists of a teacher guide with the necessary theoretical background and step-by-step procedure and a students' worksheet that helps them develop their scientific thinking.

Help your students gain insight into their nutritional habits and realize their healthy and ... not so healthy food choices! The aim of this activity is to encourage the students to read food labels in order to collect and analyze nutritional information and have them think critically about the products they buy for food. It is suggested for implementation in 7 and 8th grade. As a first step, discuss with your students about the food pyramid as a tool for recording and assessing their food choices and then use the nutritional information worksheet to practice data collection from food labels and promote informed nutritional choices.

Enable your students to explore the structure of prokaryotic, plant and animal cells by using ICTs! This activity is designed to facilitates pupils' understanding of microscopic structures that are difficult to be visualized. What is more, a concept map as an assessment activity is included. It is suitable for 7,8 and 9th grade students. It is aligned with NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: LSA1, Crosscutting concepts: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity, Structure and Function and Systems and System Models and Science Practices: Developing and Using Models and Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information. The educational activity consists of: A students' worksheet and an assessment map.

Engage your students with this educational scenario that will enable them to explore DNA structure and function through a series of suitably designed educational activities for use in the classroom/lab and during a visit to an interactive science and technology exhibition hall or a Science museum. My students were really enthusiastic about it and they even created their own materials and exhibits to explain DNA concepts! It is aligned with NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: LS3A and B, Cross-Cutting Concept: Structure and Function and Science Practice: Developing and Using Models. It consists of the following materials: 1. DNA genetic material, overview of the scenario 2. DNA Initial questionnaire 3. DNA Introductory Slides 4. Length and Structure of DNA molecules 5. DNA exhibition worksheet 6. DNA assessment questions

This educational scenario is ideal for teaching Reproduction in Science courses (grades 7, 8 and 9). It covers all the major concepts with regards to reproduction via classroom, take-home, short-evaluation, lab and extension activities. My students have always demonstrated genuine interest in this topic and found the educational activities an exciting way to explore it in depth! It is aligned with NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas LS1.A. Structure and function (1-LS3-1.) LS1.B. Growth and Development of Organisms (3-LS1-1) and LS3. Inheritance and Variation of traits (3-LS3-2 and 3-LS4-2), with Crosscutting concepts: Patterns and Cause and Effect and Science Practices: Analyzing and Interpreting Data and Constructing Explanations and Finding Solutions. The educational scenario consists of: A teacher's guide Worksheet 1: Forms of reproduction Worksheet 2: Plant and animal reproduction Worksheet 3: Human reproduction

This educational scenario illustrates scientific concepts regarding evolution. It enables the students to actively explore evolutionary paradigms, work as scientists, develop professional skills for collecting, analyzing and interpreting data. It is suitable for grades 10-12. It is also aligned with NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity , LS4.B: Natural Selection, LS4.C: Adaptation, LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience, Science Practices: Analyzing and Interpreting Data, Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions, Engaging in Argument from Evidence and Crosscutting Concepts: Connections to Nature of Science. Educational materials in this resource: Evolution Teacher Guide Worksheet 1:The birds of paradise Worksheet 2:Evolution in action in the Congo river Worksheet 3:The evolution of elephants PowerPoint presentation: Evolution of elephants evaluation

Use this assessment activity to evaluate your student's knowledge and skills concerning organisms and their environment! Students will put their capabilities to the test regarding concepts such as food chains, webs and pyramids, ecological interactions and major environmental issues. It is suitable for 8 and 9th grade students. This activity is suggested as an one-hour assessment after teaching the relevant subject. The teacher should have installed the Microsoft mouse mischief plug-in on their PowerPoint software and made sure they have enough wireless mice for all the students' groups to use. My students' really enjoy this kind of assessment because it is competitive and fun! It is aligned with NGSS disciplinary Core Ideas: LS1C, LS2B and LS2C.