Less than $5 8th Grade Biology Resources (by date, oldest first)

Chemical and physical changes are all around us! This resource is a fun way to explore chemical and physical changes in the context of honey production. Connect chemistry and biology with this extension assignment. Perfect for end of unit or early finishers.

Students are tasked with:

• Investigating honey production through the lens of chemical and physical changes
• Filling out a response sheet that gets them identifying changes in the process and why these changes are important for bees, other animals and humans.

Note: To be successful in completing this assignment student should have prior knowledge of chemical/physical changes, signs of chemical/physical changes and beginner knowledge of reactants, products and how chemical reactions are written.

To help guide students exploration of the topic included is a Google Slides presentation that:

• Explains honey production from nectar to jar
• Gives examples of the chemical and physical changes
• Helps connect chemical and physical changes to characteristics of honey
• Has videos to help enforce concepts

This assignment is ready-to-use and easy to implement in your classroom with little to no prep. 

Includes:

• PDF printable version
• Google Slides version to assign digitally
• Google Slides about the production of honey

These science vocabulary tiles are a fun way for students to manipulate content and show off their learning!

Set of tiles comes with a mixture of 189 vocabulary and other words for students to build their own mitosis "poetry." A blank set for you or students to add more words as needed is also included.

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.

This Biology: Digestive System vocabulary and comprehension worksheet packet is perfect for giving your special education students access to age appropriate science curriculum that is differentiated to their level! This packet is meant for middle and high school students with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and autism.

Topics Included:

Digestive System

How Food Travels Through the Digestive System

If you are ready to include your students in mainstream curriculum, but don't know where or how to start, this is meant for you!

What's included?

- Vocabulary Word Sheet

- 3 levels of Vocabulary Matching worksheets (Picture to picture, picture to word, word to definition)

- 3 levels of Vocabulary Cloze Read worksheets (Picture supports, match the word, no modifications)

-1 comprehension passage with picture supports

-2 levels of comprehension questions (picture supports, no picture supports)

-1 True or False worksheet

-1 yes or no worksheet

-2 levels of the digestive system diagram

- vocabulary/ answer cards for students who may answer through pointing, gesture, or eye gaze!

ALL students have the right to access curriculum with their peers in the mainstream setting!

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This Biology: Cardiovascular System vocabulary and comprehension worksheet packet is perfect for giving your special education students access to age appropriate science curriculum that is differentiated to their level! This packet is meant for middle and high school students with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and autism.

Topics Included:

Cardiovascular System

The Heart

Blood Vessels

If you are ready to include your students in mainstream curriculum, but don't know where or how to start, this is meant for you!

What's included?

- Vocabulary Word Sheet

- 3 levels of Vocabulary Matching worksheets (Picture to picture, picture to word, word to definition)

- 3 levels of Vocabulary Cloze Read worksheets (Picture supports, match the word, no modifications)

-2 comprehension passages with picture supports

-2 levels of comprehension questions (picture supports, no picture supports)

-1 True or False worksheet

-1 yes or no worksheet

-2 levels of the heart diagram

-2 levels of blood vessel diagram

-1 how blood flows through the heart anchor chart

- vocabulary/ answer cards for students who may answer through pointing, gesture, or eye gaze!

ALL students have the right to access curriculum with their peers in the mainstream setting!

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This Biology: Respiratory System vocabulary and comprehension worksheet packet is perfect for giving your special education students access to age appropriate science curriculum that is differentiated to their level! This packet is meant for middle and high school students with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and autism.

Topics Included:

Breathing

Respiratory System

Lungs

If you are ready to include your students in mainstream curriculum, but don't know where or how to start, this is meant for you!

What's included?

- Vocabulary Word Sheet

- 3 levels of Vocabulary Matching worksheets (Picture to picture, picture to word, word to definition)

- 3 levels of Vocabulary Cloze Read worksheets (Picture supports, match the word, no modifications)

-2 comprehension passages with picture supports

-2 levels of comprehension questions (picture supports, no picture supports)

-1 True or False worksheet

-1 yes or no worksheet

-2 levels of the respiratory system diagram

-2 levels of the lungs diagram

- vocabulary/ answer cards for students who may answer through pointing, gesture, or eye gaze!

ALL students have the right to access curriculum with their peers in the mainstream setting!

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This Biology: Nervous System vocabulary and comprehension worksheet packet is perfect for giving your special education students access to age appropriate science curriculum that is differentiated to their level! This packet is meant for middle and high school students with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and autism.

Topics Included:

The Nervous System

The Brain

Neurons and Nerves

If you are ready to include your students in mainstream curriculum, but don't know where or how to start, this is meant for you!

What's included?

- Vocabulary Word Sheet

- 3 levels of Vocabulary Matching worksheets (Picture to picture, picture to word, word to definition)

- 3 levels of Vocabulary Cloze Read worksheets (Picture supports, match the word, no modifications)

-3 comprehension passages with picture supports

-2 levels of comprehension questions (picture supports, no picture supports)

-1 True or False worksheet

-1 yes or no worksheet

-2 levels of the brain diagram

- vocabulary/ answer cards for students who may answer through pointing, gesture, or eye gaze!

ALL students have the right to access curriculum with their peers in the mainstream setting!

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This Biology: Cells and Organisms vocabulary and comprehension worksheet packet is perfect for giving your special education students access to age appropriate science curriculum that is differentiated to their level! This packet is meant for middle and high school students with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and autism.

Topics Included:

What are cells?

What are organisms?

Cell Division

If you are ready to include your students in mainstream curriculum, but don't know where or how to start, this is meant for you!

What's included?

- Vocabulary Word Sheet

- 3 levels of Vocabulary Matching worksheets (Picture to picture, picture to word, word to definition)

- 3 levels of Vocabulary Cloze Read worksheets (Picture supports, match the word, no modifications)

-3 comprehension passages with picture supports

-2 levels of comprehension questions (picture supports, no picture supports)

-1 True or False worksheet

-1 yes or no worksheet

-1 Multicellular or Unicellular Organism Sort

- vocabulary/ answer cards for students who may answer through pointing, gesture, or eye gaze!

ALL students have the right to access curriculum with their peers in the mainstream setting!

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This Biology: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells vocabulary and comprehension worksheet packet is perfect for giving your special education students access to age appropriate science curriculum that is differentiated to their level! This packet is meant for middle and high school students with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and autism.

Topics Included:

Prokaryotic Cells

Eukaryotic Cells

If you are ready to include your students in mainstream curriculum, but don't know where or how to start, this is meant for you!

What's included?

- Vocabulary Word Sheet

- 3 levels of Vocabulary Matching worksheets (Picture to picture, picture to word, word to definition)

- 3 levels of Vocabulary Cloze Read worksheets (Picture supports, match the word, no modifications)

-2 comprehension passages with picture supports

-2 levels of comprehension questions (picture supports, no picture supports)

-1 True or False worksheet

-1 yes or no worksheet

- vocabulary/ answer cards for students who may answer through pointing, gesture, or eye gaze!

ALL students have the right to access curriculum with their peers in the mainstream setting!

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This Biology: Cells in the Human Body vocabulary and comprehension worksheet packet is perfect for giving your special education students access to age appropriate science curriculum that is differentiated to their level! This packet is meant for middle and high school students with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and autism.

Topics Included:

Cells in the Human Body

Introduction to the Organ Systems

If you are ready to include your students in mainstream curriculum, but don't know where or how to start, this is meant for you!

What's included?

- Vocabulary Word Sheet

- 3 levels of Vocabulary Matching worksheets (Picture to picture, picture to word, word to definition)

- 3 levels of Vocabulary Cloze Read worksheets (Picture supports, match the word, no modifications)

-2 comprehension passages with picture supports

-2 levels of comprehension questions (picture supports, no picture supports)

-1 True or False worksheet

-1 yes or no worksheet

-2 levels of Cells in the Human Body Diagram

- vocabulary/ answer cards for students who may answer through pointing, gesture, or eye gaze!

ALL students have the right to access curriculum with their peers in the mainstream setting!

Your opinion is important to me! Please leave me a rating/ review so that I can create and enhance my products to meet the needs of your classroom! THANK YOU!

This FREE Biology: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells sorting worksheet is perfect for giving your special education students access to age appropriate science curriculum that is differentiated to their level! This activity is meant for middle and high school students with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and autism.

If you are ready to include your students in mainstream curriculum, but don't know where or how to start, this is meant for you!

What's included?

- Prokaryotic/ Eukaryotic cell sorting worksheets

-answer key

ALL students have the right to access curriculum with their peers in the mainstream setting!

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Practice the difference between structure and function and bring the excitement of Halloween into your classroom with this engaging and educational lesson plan! Perfect for middle school science classes, this lesson aligns with NGSS and Tennessee State Science Standards, making it a valuable addition to your curriculum.

In this hands-on activity, students will dissect and compare the structures of candy corn and real corn kernels. Through observation, discussion, and a taste test, students will explore the differences between natural and artificial products, and learn about the functions of various seed parts.

Key Concepts Covered or Practiced:

• Practicing making observations and differentiating between structure and function
• Structure and function of seed parts
• Sensory observation and descriptive language

Lesson Includes:

• Lesson Plan Slides: Instructions and tips to guide you through the lesson.
• Lab Worksheet: A comprehensive worksheet for students to record their observations and reflections.
• Slides Presentation: A visually appealing presentation to enhance your lesson and keep students engaged.

Add a Sweet Twist to Your Science Lessons! Make learning memorable with this unique lesson that blends education and fun. Your students will love the opportunity to explore science concepts while enjoying a tasty treat.

NGSS and Tennessee State Standards:

• NGSS MS-LS1-4 and Tennessee 6.LS1.3: 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.

Wanting to use cK-12's online textbook to teach life science? These worksheets go along with the free online textbook. These engaging and thorough worksheets are perfect for homeschools or teachers that want to add some enrichment or in-seat work for sub days!

Included are 15 pages of resources going over sections 2.1 - 2.24 of the cK-12 Middle School Life Science online textbook. Perfect for homeschool!

The unit is divided into 9 lessons, each with a separate page for students to use to as they are reading. Each page includes a lesson summary and questions to answer while reading. Perfect to use while reading or as a study guide!

Topics included:

1. Biochemistry
2. Basic Unit of Life: The Cell
3. Cellular Organization
4. Transport of Materials
5. Photosynthesis
6. Cellular Respiration
7. Cellular Energy
8. Cell Cycle
9. Meiosis and Reproduction

Also includes:

1. Biblical connection - Bible verses that highlight God's creation and science
2. Hands-on activity - lab or other hands-on experiment that can be done at home
3. Enrichment activity - critical thinking activity for students that need to be enriched
4. Assessment - 10 multiple choice questions to assess learning of the unit (with key included)
5. Another assessment serving as checkpoint half way through the lesson

NGSS Middle School

• MS-LS1-1: Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cell; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells
• MS-LS1-2: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways the parts of cells contribute to the function
• MS-LS1-6: 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
• 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 organisms
• MS-LS2-3: Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem
• MS-LS3-2: Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation

Looking for an interactive activity for Earth Day? This activity and worksheet takes the students on a tour of numerous ecosystems using Google's 3D Expeditions. It can be self-paced with students answering questions along the way or teacher-led with you in the front acting as the tour guide. Perfect for a sub plans or a last minute Earth Day lesson plan.

This activity includes...

• Teacher notes and instructions
• Brief history of Earth Day
• Suggested activities for students to do at home for Earth Day
• Student worksheet featuring instructions and 24 short answer questions
• Bonus activity at the end

Tennessee State Standards

• 6.LS2.1: Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
• 6.LS2.4: Using evidence from climate data, draw conclusions about the patterns of abiotic and biotic factors in different biomes.
• 6.LS2.6: Research the ways in which an ecosystem has changed over time in response to changes in physical conditions, population balances, human interactions, and natural catastrophes.
• 6.LS4.1: Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.

NGSS - Middle School

• MS-LS2-1: Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
• MS-LS2-3: Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
• MS-LS2-4: Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Looking for a ready to go lesson about levels of organization of life from cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, to organisms? This interactive lesson will have your students testing their sight using color blind tests. It includes...

• Google Slides that start with a phenomenon: color blindness, then goes onto notes after students have observed and questioned how the eye works.
• Tips and links in the speaker notes.
• Two handouts (phenomenon sheet and fill in the blank notes sheet: links found in speaker notes)
• Links to color blind tests
• Interactive activities to make the lesson engaging

Tennessee State Standards

• 7.LS1.4 - Diagram the hierarchical organization of multicellular organisms from cells to organism
• 7.LS1.1 - Develop and construct models that identify and explain the structure and function of major cell organelles as they contribute to the life activities of the cell and organism.

NGSS - Middle School

• MS-LS1-2 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-LS1-3 - Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

Teach biomes with Halloween creatures! This is the Google Slides for the Halloween Creature Biomes. This lesson is perfect before or after Halloween. Students will use graphs and context clues to figure out which biome each creature belongs to.

Includes...

• Instructions for in class and distance learners.
• Worksheet for students to fill out
• Answer key
• Tips in the speaker notes

Tennessee State Standards

• 6.LS2.4 - Using evidence from climate data, draw conclusions about the patterns of abiotic and biotic factors in different biomes, specifically the tundra, taiga, deciduous forest, desert, grasslands, rainforest, marine, and freshwater ecosystems.

NGSS - Middle School

• MS-LS2-1 - Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
• MS-LS2-3 - Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Teach biomes with Halloween creatures! This lesson is perfect before or after Halloween. Students will analyze graphs and use context clues to figure out which biome each creature belongs to.

Includes...

• Worksheet for students to fill out
• Script for kicking this engaging and fun activity off
• Keys in the speaker notes

Teacher note: I would print these, laminate them and put them in file folder with the creature file number on them to make them more mysterious and really get students excited about it! Each group gets one creature and then must identify which biome it belongs to. Buy the bundle for the slides that go along this activity!

Tennessee States Standards

• 6.LS2.4 - Using evidence from climate data, draw conclusions about the patterns of abiotic and biotic factors in different biomes, specifically the tundra, taiga, deciduous forest, desert, grasslands, rainforest, marine, and freshwater ecosystems.

NGSS - Middle School

• MS-LS2-1 - Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
• MS-LS2-3 - Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Do you need an engaging and interactive activity for your science class? Try out this animal cell coloring poster, where students can also practice defining the functions of the organelles.

Coloring is a great way to enhance memory, which will help your students remember the organelles and their functions.

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This Animal Cell Collaborative Poster promotes TEAMWORK and COMMUNICATION, while teaching students about the organelles in animal cells.

This activity includes 25 images that make up a large animal cell, meant to display on a bulletin board or on the wall.

Size is 53" x 39 "

All images include numbers so that students are using a consistent color code. If a student's image does not include a number, they will have to talk with their classmates to determine what colors they need to be using. This really encourages TEAMWORK and COMMUNICATION.

How to Use This Product (page included with purchase):

• Print out the 25 images from the pdf document
• Pass out the “Animal Cell Collaborative Poster Guide” that includes the color code
• Once students have the coloring completed, arrange images according to the table included. The correct corresponding position can be found on the top left corner of each image
• Staple the final product to a bulletin board. You can also tape your images to the wall

You and your students will be PROUD of your final display!

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Define and Color Cell

In this project, you will research a specific type of cell (animal, plant, or microorganism), learn about its structure, function, and role within an organism, and create a visual and written report to showcase their findings. This project also includes a presentation component!