Novelinks
The Dark Is Rising: Biopoem
How well do your learners really know the characters in Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising? A biopoem activity prompts readers to investigate the characters and their traits. Line by line, writers add the characters' relatives,...
Novelinks
Walk Two Moons: Biopoem
Middle schoolers describe the characters of Walk Two Moons as they write biopoems. Following the pattern provided, young writers depict their chosen characters' traits and experiences to make their poems unique.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Sorting Seashells
Scientists use morphological, physiological, and molecular information to continually revise organism classification. Scholars observe and learn about 20 shells. Then, they work to sort and classify the shells, building a taxonomy based...
Biology Junction
Lamarck vs. Darwin: Introduction to Change in Organisms
How are traits passed down from parents? Jean Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin envisioned conflicting theories. Learn about both scientists and their theories with an insightful presentation. Giraffes and dogs serve as examples of...
Curated OER
Genetics- You Are Unique
Learners identify inherited traits. In this genetics lesson, students participate in a discussion about traits and use a checklist to identify inherited traits. Learners complete a hand-out.
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Who Will I Be Tomorrow?
Students examine various careers and character traits. They create an Affinity Chart using career survey results, compare/contrast personality traits and character traits, and discuss why character traits are important for jobs.
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Family Tree Video
Fifth graders create a video with photos with photos of their family members. They demonstrate an explain of traits that are inherited.
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Illustrate With Character
Learners examine character traits and apply characteristics of those traits to images and quotations. They design, save and print using a desktop publishing program. They utilize reference tools to locate quotations.
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Taster/Non-taster Lab Activity
High schoolers determine if they are tasters or non-tasters and then replicate the experiment with family and peer group members. They collect data from the experiment to determine which trait is dominant.
Curated OER
All About Me
Students practice biographical and autobiographical forms of writing: autobiography, biopoem, character traits, classmate biography.
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What is Good Writing
Students identify the qualities of good writing. In this writing lesson, students use the 6+1 Traits of Writing and use a rubric to discuss samples of writing on the overhead. Students discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each writing...
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What is Good Writing?
Students assess samples of writing for each trait and discuss rationale for scoring. They comprehend that the traits of writing offer a common language for revision. Students are shown how to asses their writing and what makes good...
Curated OER
I Am Unique
Students study traits of organisms including genetics and inheritance. In this genetic traits activity, students complete a shared reading and discuss the 6 traits of uniqueness. Students sort themselves by specific traits and chart...
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Paint's Family Tree
Fifth graders learn about hereditary traits and family trees. In this heredity lesson, 5th graders act out a family tree skit and complete a 'trait summary' worksheet. Students then complete the 'Paint's Family Tree' worksheet. Students...
Curated OER
Mendel's Laws of Heredity
In this heredity worksheet, students will use diagrams and informational paragraphs about traits, alleles, and genotypes to complete 3 short answer questions.
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Super Hero Genetics
Students explore the concepts of phenotypes and genotypes. For this genetics lesson students work together to pick a superhero and determine the traits of the offspring.
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Real Family Genetics
Learners research genetic disease and mutation causing traits in family pedigrees simulated in a class activity. Students are each assigned a genetic trait and a "spouse" and must conduct research on their traits and the probability of...
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Personality Development
Young scholars identify and explore the 5 traits that define personality. In this personality traits lesson, students build a character using 3 of the 5 personality traits and present their character. Young scholars create a chart about...
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EMS Lesson 2: Outrageous Offspring
Students investigate the principles of probability that can be used to predict hereditary traits.
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Flower Power: An Introduction to Heredity
Students observe flowers and how they grow according to heredity. In this flowers lesson plan, students observe physical traits that make flowers the offspring of other flowers, and fill out worksheets according to their findings.
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Early America
Young scholars explore what a leader represents. In this social science lesson, students discuss what the traits, qualities, or characteristics are of a leader. Young scholars also understand that leaders existed in America's past and in...
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Raptors: Senses and Influences
Young scholars compare the traits of humans to raptors. In this senses and beneficial traits lesson students create a newsletter and compare raptors to aircraft.
Curated OER
Sunken Lesson: Animal Growth and Heredity Grade 5
This animal growth PowerPoint includes bulleted text organized into categories including cell division, mitosis, regeneration, sexual and asexual reproduction, life cycles, metamorphosis, and inherited traits. Diagrams are included in...
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Nature and Nurture
Students look into the role both nature and nurture play in determining an individual's traits. They examine how genes and the environment affect personality
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