Less than $5 5th Grade Biology Resources (by date, oldest first)

3 "mini" labs -or shortened activities- to reinforce or introduce concepts to students. These are simple activities that do not take the whole class period. Each activity is meant to help support the following concepts.

• Organism specialization
• Stored energy in plants/producers
• Specialized reproduction of fungi

Packet comes with the following:

Organism races: Teacher Guide & Student Handout (MS-LS1-2)

Plant Stored Energy: Teacher Guide & Student Handout (MS-LS1-7)

Fungi and Spores: Teacher Guide & Student Handout (MS-LS1-4)

Materials needed per group set up:

Organism Races: 20 paper clips, 2 pieces of paper, 1 pencil

Plant Stored Energy: Potato pieces, celery pieces, pear pieces, 3 clear plastic cups, iodine solution, eye dropper

Fungi and Spores: Fresh mushrooms (store bought) sharp knife, clear plastic cup, white paper, hand lens

MS-LS1-7: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

MS-LS1-7: 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.

MS-LS1-4 : 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.

Halloween Time! Bats are mysterious, fascinating and a bit scary. So, kids will love to learn more about them and to see how they live.

This packet of resources includes:

• Two-page Activity Set (Batty About Bats): with large crossword about characteristics of bats; idioms that relate to bats; second crossword about bat echolocation; fill-in puzzle about the benefits of bats; and true-false puzzle with bat facts.
• Word Search Puzzle – with 40 vocabulary words that reinforce words used in the Activity Set

FREE BONUSES

• Bat Life Cycle Poster – with original drawings and explanations
• Bat Ultrasound Poster – with graph and explanation of how bats "see" with sound
• Bat Flight Poster – with photos of Carlsbad Caverns, NM, and the amazing nightly bat flight
• Cavern and Bat Poster – with photos and original art (featuring Luray Caverns, VA)
• Famous Bats Poster – featuring the Vampire Bat and Golden-Crowned Flying Fox
• How Bats Help Humans Photo – intended for sharing on a screen (it is a very dark photo, so it might be difficult to print), this shows a bat pollinating a plant in the desert, a beautiful photo of nature

Looking for a fun way to help your students master Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms? Look no further! This 8 question vocabulary scramble and 15 question Google Slides drag and drop sorting activity can be easily uploaded into Google Classroom or printed to use with journals in a cut and glue activity. The 4 question reading comprehension passage allows students to gain further insight and check for understanding with written response questions. The 20 question Google Form quick check can be used for a grade to assess whether your students mastered the skill. This resource follows NC Standard Course of Study Science Standard LS.5.1

What's included:

• 8 question Google Slides vocabulary scramble activity with definition page (printable and digital)
• 15 question Google Slides drag and drop activity (printable and digital)
• Reading comprehension passage with 4 short answer questions
• 20 question Google Form quick check assessment

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• Body Systems and Cells Task Cards
• Body Systems Sort Activity and Quiz
• Is It Made of Cells Sort Activity and Quiz
• Levels of Organization in the Human Body Sort Activity and Quiz
• Human Body Systems BUNDLE! Includes everything

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• Inherited vs. Acquired Traits Activity
• Chemical vs. Physical Change Activity
• Conductors vs. Insulators Activity
• Abiotic vs. Biotic Activity
• 5th Grade Science Task Card Bundle
• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Task Cards

Looking for a fun way to help your students master Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems? Look no further! Start off with a 25 Google Slide presentation covering definitions and examples, perfect for a whole group lesson! Then have your students practice with a 12 question Google Slides drag and drop sorting activity that can be easily uploaded into Google Classroom or printed to use with journals in a cut and glue activity. Lastly, check your student's understanding with a 10 question Google Form quick check! This product was created for 5th grade, but I think it could work well in other grades too!

What's included:

• 25 Google Slides presentation covering definitions and examples
• 12 question Google Slides drag and drop activity (printable and digital)
• 10 question Google Form quick check assessment

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• Inherited vs. Acquired Traits Activity
• Chemical vs. Physical Change Activity
• Conductors vs. Insulators Activity
• Abiotic vs. Biotic Activity
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• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Task Cards

Looking for a fun way to help your students master Abiotic and Biotic Factors? Look no further! Start off with a 25 Google Slide presentation covering definitions and examples, perfect for a whole group lesson! Then have your students practice with a 15 question Google Slides drag and drop sorting activity that can be easily uploaded into Google Classroom or printed to use with journals in a cut and glue activity. Lastly, check your student's understanding with a 10 question Google Form quick check! This resource follows NC Standard Course of Study Science Standard LS.5.3

What's included:

• 25 Google Slides presentation covering definitions and examples
• 15 question Google Slides drag and drop activity (printable and digital)
• 10 question Google Form quick check assessment

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• Heredity and Genetics Worksheets
• Heredity and Genetics Task Cards
• Heredity and Genetics BUNDLE!

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• Chemical vs. Physical Change Activity
• Conductors vs. Insulators Activity
• Abiotic vs. Biotic Activity
• 5th Grade Science Task Card Bundle
• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Task Cards

Are you looking for an easy, no-prep assignment to review Heredity and Genetics? Look no further! This engaging digital self-checking game in PowerPoint will have your students complete 25 different word problems of varying difficulty. This is perfect for whole class review, small groups, or independent work! This resource aligns with North Carolina Standard Course of Study Science Standard LS.5.3

Please note that PowerPoint is REQUIRED on the computer you plan to use in order to open and play the game.

Don't have PowerPoint? Check out this Heredity and Genetics Jeopardy Game that uses Google Slides.

Categories for Heredity & Genetics Game include:

• Vocabulary
• Inherited Traits vs. Acquired Traits
• Learned Behaviors vs. Instincts
• Mixed Review #1
• Mixed Review #2

Are you looking for more LS.5.3 resources? Check out what I have below!

• Heredity and Genetics Study Guide
• Heredity and Genetics Task Cards
• Inherited and Acquired Traits Sorting Activity and Quiz
• Heredity and Genetics BUNDLE!

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• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Worksheets
• 5th Grade Science Digital EOG Review Daily Countdown
• 5th Grade Science Unit Study Guides
• 5th Grade Science Unit Task Cards

Looking for a fun way to help your students learn Levels of Organization within the Human Body? Look no further! Start off with a 6 Google Slide presentation covering definitions and examples, perfect for a whole group lesson! Then have your students practice with a 15 question Google Slides drag and drop sorting activity that can be easily uploaded into Google Classroom or printed to use with journals in a cut and glue activity. Lastly, check your student's understanding with a 10 question Google Form quiz! This resource follows NC Standard Course of Study Science Standard LS.5.1, but I think it could work well in other grades too!

What's included:

• 6 Google Slide presentation with definitions and examples
• 15 question Google Slides drag and drop activity (printable and digital)
• 10 question Google Form quick check assessment

Are you looking for more LS.5.1 resources? Check out what I have below!

• Body Systems and Cells Task Cards
• Body Systems Sort Activity and Quiz
• Is It Made of Cells Sort Activity and Quiz
• Unicellular vs. Multicellular Sort Activity and Quiz
• Human Body Systems BUNDLE! Includes everything

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• Weather Bundle!
• Ecosystems Bundle!
• Human Body Systems and Cells Bundle!
• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Task Cards

Are you looking for an easy, no-prep assignment to review Ecosystems? Look no further! This engaging digital Jeopardy game in Google Slides will have your students will complete 25 different word problems of varying difficulty. This is perfect for whole class review and will have students thinking and working together to solve each problem!

**This resource aligns with the 2023 NC Science Standard LS.5.2 (implemented Fall 2024)**

Categories for Ecosystems Game include:

• Vocabulary
• Abiotic vs. Biotic Factors
• Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
• Biomes
• Mixed Review

Are you looking for more LS.5.2 resources? Check out what I have below!

• Ecosystems Review Worksheets
• Ecosystems Task Cards
• Ecosystems BUNDLE!

Looking for more 5th Grade Science resources?

• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Task Cards and Google Forms
• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Worksheets
• 5th Grade Science Digital EOG Review Daily Countdown
• 5th Grade Science Unit Study Guides
• 5th Grade Science Unit Task Cards

Are you looking for an easy, no-prep assignment to review Heredity and Genetics? Look no further! This engaging digital Jeopardy game in Google Slides will have your students will complete 25 different word problems of varying difficulty. This is perfect for whole class review and will have students thinking and working together to solve each problem!

**This resource aligns with the 2023 NC Science Standard LS.5.3 (implemented Fall 2024)**

Categories for Heredity Game include:

• Vocabulary
• Inherited Traits vs. Acquired Traits
• Learned Behaviors vs. Instincts
• True or False
• Mixed Review

Are you looking for more LS.5.3 resources? Check out what I have below!

• Heredity and Genetics Study Guide
• Heredity and Genetics Task Cards
• Inherited and Acquired Traits Sorting Activity and Quiz
• Heredity and Genetics BUNDLE!

Looking for more 5th Grade Science resources?

• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Task Cards and Google Forms
• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Worksheets
• 5th Grade Science Digital EOG Review Daily Countdown
• 5th Grade Science Unit Study Guides
• 5th Grade Science Unit Task Cards

Looking for a fun way to help your students master Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers? Look no further! Start off with a 26 Google Slide presentation covering definitions and examples, perfect for a whole group lesson! Then have your students practice with an 8 question vocabulary sort and 15 question Google Slides drag and drop sorting activity that can be easily uploaded into Google Classroom or printed to use with journals in a cut and glue activity. Lastly, check your student's understanding with a 20 question Google Form quiz! This resource was created for 5th grade, but I think it could work well in other grades too!

What's included:

• 26 Google Slide presentation with definitions and examples
• 8 question vocabulary scramble activity with definition page (printable and digital)
• 15 question Google Slides drag and drop activity (printable and digital)
• 20 question Google Form quick check assessment

Please see my store for other popular resources!

• Inherited vs. Acquired Traits Activity
• Chemical vs. Physical Change Activity
• Conductors vs. Insulators Activity
• Abiotic vs. Biotic Activity
• 5th Grade Science Task Card Bundle
• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Task Cards

Looking for a fun way to help your students master Abiotic and Biotic Factors? Look no further! Start off with a 25 Google Slide presentation covering definitions and examples, perfect for a whole group lesson! Then have your students practice with a 15 question Google Slides drag and drop sorting activity that can be easily uploaded into Google Classroom or printed to use with journals in a cut and glue activity. Lastly, check your student's understanding with a 20 question Google Form quick check! This product was created for 5th grade, but I think it could work well in other grades too!

What's included:

• 25 Google Slides presentation covering definitions and examples
• 15 question Google Slides drag and drop activity (printable and digital)
• 20 question Google Form quick check assessment

Please see my store for other popular resources!

• Inherited vs. Acquired Traits Activity
• Chemical vs. Physical Change Activity
• Conductors vs. Insulators Activity
• 5th Grade Science Task Card Bundle
• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Task Cards

Are you looking for an easy, no-prep assignment to review Human Body Systems? Look no further! This engaging digital Jeopardy game in Google Slides will have your students will complete 25 different word problems of varying difficulty. This is perfect for whole class review and will have students thinking and working together to solve each problem!

**This resource aligns with the 2023 NC Science Standard LS.5.1 (implemented Fall 2024)**

Categories for Human Body Systems Game include:

• Vocabulary
• Skeletal and Muscular Systems
• Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
• Digestive and Nervous Systems
• Mixed Review

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• Body Systems Vocabulary Word Wall
• Body Systems Worksheets
• Body Systems Task Cards
• Body Systems Sort Activity and Quiz
• Levels of Organization in the Human Body Sort Activity and Quiz
• Human Body Systems BUNDLE! Includes everything

Looking for more 5th Grade Science resources?

• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Task Cards and Google Forms
• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Worksheets
• 5th Grade Science Digital EOG Review Daily Countdown
• 5th Grade Science Unit Study Guides
• 5th Grade Science Unit Task Cards

Looking for a fun way to help your students review Heredity and Genetics? Look no further! This resource includes 4 practice worksheets, easily copied front to back, with a variety of review activities. Perfect for homework, test review, study guide or EOG review! This product was created for 5th grade, but I think it could work well in other grades too!

Are you looking for more LS.5.3 resources? Check out what I have below!

• Heredity and Genetics Task Cards
• Inherited and Acquired Traits Sorting Activity and Quiz
• Heredity and Genetics BUNDLE!

Please see my store for other popular resources!

• Weather Bundle!
• Ecosystems Bundle!
• Matter Bundle!
• Human Body Systems and Cells Bundle!
• 5th Grade Science Task Card Bundle
• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Task Cards

Are you looking for a resource that covers NC Science Standard LS.5.3- Heredity and Genetics? Look no further! This set of engaging and hands-on Task Cards was created to help your 5th graders prepare for the NC Science EOG with 24 different multiple choice word problems! This resource aligns with North Carolina Standard Course of Study Science Standard LS.5.3

What's included?

• 24 printable task cards
• Recording sheet
• Answer Key
• Google Form version of Task Cards (completely editable and grades immediately out of 100)

Many different ways to use this in your classroom!

• Use as a center
• Test prep/EOG review
• Display in hallway for an engaging and active activity
• Use with a board game
• Play a game with the whole class
• Play SCOOT
• Use for early finisher work
• Virtual/Distance Learning
• Summer School Review

Are you looking for more LS.5.3 resources? Check out what I have below!

• Heredity and Genetics Worksheets
• Inherited and Acquired Traits Sorting Activity and Quiz
• Heredity and Genetics BUNDLE!

Please see my store for other popular science resources!

• 5th Grade Science Spiral Review Task Cards
• 5th Grade Science Study Guides
• 5th Grade Science Spiral Review Worksheets

Looking for a fun way to help your students master Inherited Traits and Acquired Traits? Look no further! Start off with a 25 Google Slide presentation covering definitions and examples, perfect for a whole group lesson! Then have your students practice with an 8 question vocabulary sort and 15 question Google Slides drag and drop sorting activity that can be easily uploaded into Google Classroom or printed to use with journals in a cut and glue activity. Lastly, check your student's understanding with a 20 question Google Form quiz! This resource follows NC Standard Course of Study Science Standard LS.5.3.2

What's included:

• 25 Google Slides presentation covering definitions and examples
• 8 question vocabulary scramble activity with definition page (printable and digital)
• 15 question Google Slides drag and drop activity (printable and digital)
• 20 question Google Form quick check assessment

Are you looking for more LS.5.3 resources? Check out what I have below!

• Instincts vs. Learned Behaviors Mini Lesson
• Heredity and Genetics Worksheets
• Heredity and Genetics Task Cards
• Heredity and Genetics BUNDLE!

Please see my store for other popular resources!

• Chemical vs. Physical Change Activity
• Conductors vs. Insulators Activity
• Abiotic vs. Biotic Activity
• 5th Grade Science Task Card Bundle
• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Task Cards

Vocabulary is an essential part of 5th Grade Science! This printable resource is perfect for displaying key vocabulary words for Heredity and Genetics! This resource aligns with North Carolina Standard Course of Study Science Standard LS.5.3

What's included?

• 10 printable vocabulary cards for Ecosystems

• Blank template incase you want to write in other vocabulary words

Are you looking for more 5th Grade Science Vocabulary Resources? Check out these vocabulary activities for each unit!

• Crossword Puzzles
• Color by Code Vocabulary Activities

Are you looking for more LS.5.3 resources? Check out what I have below!

• Heredity and Genetics Jeopardy
• Heredity and Genetics Study Guide
• Heredity and Genetics Task Cards
• Inherited and Acquired Traits Sorting Activity and Quiz
• Heredity and Genetics BUNDLE!

Other popular 5th Grade Science resources in my store!

• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Task Cards and Google Forms
• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Worksheets
• 5th Grade Science Digital EOG Review Daily Countdown
• 5th Grade Science Unit Study Guides
• 5th Grade Science Unit Task Cards

Vocabulary is an essential part of 5th Grade Science! This printable resource is perfect for displaying key vocabulary words for Ecosystems! This resource aligns with North Carolina Standard Course of Study Science Standard LS.5.2

What's included?

• 22 printable vocabulary cards for Ecosystems

• Blank template incase you want to write in other vocabulary words

Are you looking for more 5th Grade Science Vocabulary Resources? Check out these vocabulary activities for each unit!

• Crossword Puzzles
• Color by Code Vocabulary Activities

Are you looking for more LS.5.2 resources? Check out what I have below!

• Ecosystems Worksheets
• Ecosystems Task Cards
• Ecosystems Jeopardy
• Ecosystems BUNDLE!

Other popular 5th Grade Science resources in my store!

• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Task Cards and Google Forms
• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Worksheets
• 5th Grade Science Digital EOG Review Daily Countdown
• 5th Grade Science Unit Study Guides
• 5th Grade Science Unit Task Cards

Are you looking for a resource that covers NC Science Standard LS.5.2- Ecosystems? Look no further! This set of engaging and hands-on Task Cards was created to help your 5th graders prepare for the NC Science EOG with 24 different multiple choice word problems! This resource aligns with North Carolina Standard Course of Study Science Standard LS.5.2

What's included?

• 24 printable task cards
• Recording sheet
• Answer Key
• Google Form version of Task Cards (completely editable and grades immediately out of 100)

Many different ways to use this in your classroom!

• Use as a center
• Test prep/EOG review
• Display in hallway for an engaging and active activity
• Use with a board game
• Play a game with the whole class
• Play SCOOT
• Use for early finisher work
• Virtual/Distance Learning
• Summer School Review

Are you looking for more LS.5.2 resources? Check out what I have below!

• Ecosystems Review Worksheets
• Ecosystems BUNDLE!

Please see my store for other popular science resources!

• 5th Grade Science Spiral Review Task Cards
• 5th Grade Science Study Guides
• 5th Grade Science Spiral Review Worksheets

Vocabulary is an essential part of 5th Grade Science! This printable resource is perfect for displaying key vocabulary words for Human Body Systems! This resource aligns with North Carolina Standard Course of Study Science Standard LS.5.1

What's included?

• 22 printable vocabulary cards for Human Body Systems
• Blank template incase you want to write in other vocabulary words

Are you looking for more 5th Grade Science Vocabulary Resources? Check out these vocabulary activities for each unit!

• Crossword Puzzles
• Color by Code Vocabulary Activities

Are you looking for more LS.5.1 resources? Check out what I have below!

• Body Systems Worksheets
• Body Systems Task Cards
• Body Systems Sort Activity and Quiz
• Levels of Organization in the Human Body Sort Activity and Quiz
• Human Body Systems BUNDLE! Includes everything

Other popular 5th Grade Science resources in my store!

• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Task Cards and Google Forms
• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Worksheets
• 5th Grade Science Digital EOG Review Daily Countdown
• 5th Grade Science Unit Study Guides
• 5th Grade Science Unit Task Cards

Looking for a fun way to help your students review Ecosystems? Look no further! This resource includes 4 practice worksheets, easily copied front to back, with a variety of review activities. Perfect for homework, test review study guide or EOG review! This resource aligns with NC Standard Course of Study Science Standard LS.5.2

Please see my store for other popular resources!

• 5th Grade Science Daily EOG Review Questions- 20 Day EOG Prep
• 5th Grade Science Task Card Bundle
• 5th Grade Science EOG Review Task Cards
• Weather Bundle!
• Ecosystems Bundle!
• Matter Bundle!
• Human Body Systems and Cells Bundle!