5 Life Science Sub Plans: Engaging Articles and Worksheets

List Price $20.46 SAVE OVER 30% on this bundle of READY-TO-GO and NO PREP life science sub plans contains 5 resources that are perfect to leave on days when you cannot leave a more specific plan. Each includes an informative and ENGAGING article with a corresponding worksheet that asks text-dependent questions.

Each included resource has both a digital Google Slides and a printable version.

Included Articles (All include a student worksheet):

  1. Top 10 Strangest Examples of Symbiosis (NGSS MS-LS2-2)
  2. Top 10 Fascinating DNA Facts (NGSS MS-LS3-1)
  3. Top 10 Coolest Vestigial Structures (NGSS MS-LS4-2)
  4. Top 10 Weird Human Body Facts (NGSS MS-LS1-3)
  5. Top 10 Coolest Animals Adaptations (NGSS MS-LS1-4)

These resources are PERFECT AS SUB PLANS because:

  • The life science topics and “top 10” format are engaging for kids and relate to the real world.
  • NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE is required – all the information kids need is included in the text.
  • Clear answer keys are included, making it easy for any sub to review.
  • Each article supports literacy, reading comprehension, and vocabulary acquisition.
  • All included lessons are linked to NGSS science standards.
  • No copies are needed! Digital Google Slides versions are provided for all lessons.
  • Using the paper version? Spend less time at the copier! Each article is separate from the student worksheets, so you only need to make one class set of the readings. They can be reused class-class.

Teacher Notes:

  • These life science sub plans are not editable.
  • All answer keys are included.
  • A link to each Google Slide version is included with each downloadable PDF.
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Related Standards:

  • NGSS MS-LS1-3: Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
  • NGSS 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.
  • NGSS MS-LS2-2: Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
  • NGSS MS-LS3-1: Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

 

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Grade Levels: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 NGSS Standards: MS-LS1-3, MS-LS1-4, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS3-1, MS-LS4-2