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    Middle Schools

    Every Child, By Name and Face to Graduation

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    • Science with Mr. Lee
    • Science Assignments 2024 - 2025

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      **Late Assignments will be accepted up to the end of that unit. Any assignment turned in 2 weeks past the due date will receive a 30% reduction. Any days after end of the unit, you will receive a 0.


       

      Quarter 1

      Genetics Quiz: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SfWsPDZezEGj3olFnhId78Nfw87QakFKoO8229JtWGJUMUtTSFJVUVAwNDVBVkpOWk9GUllIM1VRViQlQCNjPTEu

      Genetics Final: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SfWsPDZezEGj3olFnhId78Nfw87QakFKoO8229JtWGJUQ1lTRThWTjNJRVVGTloxNzg5NlJESVFCVSQlQCNjPTEu

       

      Science Syllabus: Click here to open the Syllabus

       

      Lab Safety Contract: Click here to open the document

       

      Lab Safety Symbols: Click here to open the document

       

      Lab Safety Rules: Click here to open the document

       

      Lab Safety Reading Passage: Click here to open the document

       

      Lab Safety Escape Room: Click here to open the document

       

      Lab Safety Quiz: https://forms.office.com/r/z5UdjNfK8Z

       

      How do Organisms get their Differences?

      Click here to download the document

       

      Initial Model

      Click here to download the document

       

      Tulip Differences: Click here

      Cow Differences: Click here

       

      Inherited vs Learned Traits Powerpoint

      Click here to download the document

       

      Variation of Traits Homework (For Question 6 and 8, use the link below):

      Click here to download the document

      For Question No. 6

      Click here to download the document

       

      Trait Detectives

      Click here for to open the document

       

      Muscle Comparison Notes

      Click here to download the document

      How Muscles Contract

      Click here to download the document

      Muscle Comparison Graphs

      Click here to download the document

      Muscle Contraction Video

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvyM71u1UP4

       

      Protein and Exercise Documents:

      Carbs or Protein with Exercise

      Effect of Resistance Exercise on Muscles

      Greek Yogurt and Resistance Training

      How to Build Muscles

      Proteins Effect on Muscles

       

      How do diet and exercise affect muscle size?

      Click here to download the document

       

      Muscle Fatigue Lab

      Click here to download the document

       

      Ask a Farmer (Exercise)

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiklPvBCAes&list=PLSLDxqPb5NQmrim1WpiCTGGyqd8XjpOmk&index=3

      Ask a Farmer (Diet)

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa-oFLVGTYk&list=PLSLDxqPb5NQmrim1WpiCTGGyqd8XjpOmk&index=4

       

      DNA Notes: Click here for the document

       

      DNA Coloring Page

      Click here for the document

       

      Secrets of Photo 51

      Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTMR9SPK4fE&t=7s

      Worksheet: Click here for the document

       

      DNA Coloring Page

      Click here for the document

       

      Strawberry DNA LAB

      Watch the video to help perform the lab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67KXatgoNKs

      Lab Worksheet: Click here for to open the document

       

      DNA and Chromosomes PowerPoint:

      Click here to open the notes

       

      Karyotype Cutout Activity

      Click here for the document

       

      Punnett Square Notes

      Click here for the document

       

      Punnett Square Homework

      Click here for the document

       

      Punnett Square Class Practice 1

      Click here for the document

       

      Punnett Square Practice 2 

      Click here for the document

       

      Cracking your Genetic Code

      Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fq2mOCTX6k&t=1s

      Assignment:

      On a separate sheet of paper, write 20 interesting things from the video.

      Then on the back, write one paragraph about the following:

      2 sentences about the risks of getting your genetic code read

      2 sentences about the benefits of getting your genetic code read

      1 sentence about whether you would or wouldn't get yours read

      1 sentence about why you would or wouldn't get your read

       

      Simulations to see how small chromosomes and proteins are:

      Simulation 1: https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/scale/

      Simulation 2: https://htwins.net/scale2/

       

      Cow Protein Stations

      Questions for Cow Chromosome Stations:

      Click here for the document

       

      Reading 1: Click here for the document

      Reading 2: Click here for the document

       

      Cell Division Notes

      Click here for the document

       

      Study Guide 

      Click here for the document

       

      Begin Cancer Research Project

      Click here for the document


       

      Quarter 2

      Podcast Transcript

      Click here for to open the document

      Podcast Video:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p290JDDrBMA&list=PLSLDxqPb5NQl6bCQoYp3ldjo_XgP_FFOq&index=2

       

      Penguin Comparison 

      Click here for to open the document

      Rockhopper 

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdW4gOq5kz8

      Emperor 

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prTEuLSCsJ4

      Adelie

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPloAdoZsSM

       

      Penguin Comparison 

      Click here for to open the document

       

      Penguin Data Cards

      Click here for the document

       

      Predictions on Other Penguins

      Click here for to open the document

       

      Initial Explanations

      Click here for to open the document

       

      Ancient Animal Research Worksheet (Use the following 2 sites to select an Ancient Animal)

      Click here for to open the document

       

      Prehistoric Animals Ancestors and their Modern Relatives Site 1

      https://www.boredpanda.com/digital-art-animals-prehistoric-fauna-ancestors-past-present-roman-uchytel/

       

      Prehistoric Animals Ancestors and Their Modern Relatives Site 2

      https://www.boredpanda.com/digital-art-extinct-animals-size-comparison-roman-uchytel-part-3/?cexp_id=73753&cexp_var=35&_f=featured&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

       

      Data Strips

      Click here for the document

       

      External Penguin Traits w/ Stickers

      Click here for the document

      Internal Penguin Traits w/ Stickers

      Click here for the document

       

      Fossils to Animal Reconstruction Article

      Click here for to open the document

       

      Bill Nye "Fossils"

      Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YewWGhXltz0&t=1221s

      Worksheet: Click here for the document

       

      McCittrick Fossil Find

       

      Relative Dating of Rocks Powerpoint

      Click here for the document

       

      Fossils to Animal Reconstruction Article

      Click here for to open the document

       

      Relative Dating Homework

      Click here for the document 

       

      Making of a Theory Homework

      Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZnuJnXIxCM

      Questions: Click here for the document

       

      Law of Superposition Video for Puzzles

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EadTLGMu3LI&t=343s

      Relative Time Puzzles

      Click here for the document

       

       

      Who Dunit Mystery

      Click here for the document

       

      Darwin Nuts and Bolts Notes

      Click here for the document

       

      Darwin Worksheet

      Click here for the document

       

      Rock Correlation Cutout Layers

      Click here for the document

       

      Animal Adaptations PPT

      Click here for the document

       

      Adaptation Videos

      Octopus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS-USrwuUfA

      Mimicry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyzsbSJyRKs

       

      Bird Beak Lab

      Click here for the document

       

      Animal Fur and Skull Stations

      Worksheet: Click here for the document

      Beaver: https://animalia.bio/american-beaver

      Red Fox: https://animalia.bio/red-fox

      Coyote: https://animalia.bio/coyote

      Mountain Lion: https://animalia.bio/cougar

      Muskrat: https://animalia.bio/muskrat

      Ringtail Cat: https://animalia.bio/ringtail

      Black Bear: https://animalia.bio/american-black-bear

      Badger: https://animalia.bio/american-badger

       

      Warmup #39 Watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnYSMhR3jCI

      1) How many human generations has there been since leading up to us?

      2) Where does the most ancient human mitochondrial DNA come from?

       

      Lesson 5: How might other things be connected to ancient organisms?

      "Day 1" Cards

      Horse: Click here for the document

      Whale: Click here for the document

       

      "Day 2" Cards

      Horse: Click here for the document

      Whale: Click here for the document

       

      Comparison by Location vs Time

      Click here for the document

       

      Finch Data Set

      Click here for the document

       

      Finch and Darwin

      Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcM23M-CCog&t=679s

      Worksheet: Click here for the document

       

      PHET Simulation (Natural Selection)

      Link: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/natural-selection

      Worksheet: Click here for the document

       

      Origin of Tetrapods

      Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK8XGEDcTfo

      Worksheet: Click here for the document

       

      Evidences of Evolution Notes:

      Click here for the document

       

      Review Packet:

      Click here for the document

       

      Animal Adaptations and Ancestry Project

      Click here for the document


       

      Quarter 3

      Measurement Lab

      Click here for the Document

       

      Part 2: Mass Measurement Lab

      Click here for the Document

       

      Unit Conversion Page

      Click here for the document

       

      Metric System Notes (WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO FOR HELP!)

      Click here for the document

      Metric Conversion Chart

      Metric Conversion CHART

      Youtube Video to Help

      Click here for the link

       

      Dimensional Analysis Maze Homework

      Click here for the document

       

      Dimensional Analysis Notes

      Click here for the document

      Dimensional Analysis HELP VIDEO

      Click here for the video

       

      Dimensional Analysis Practice

      Click here for the document

       

      Escape Room!

      Station 1: Click here for the document

      Station 2: Click here for the document

      Station 3: Click here for the document

      Station 4: Click here for the document

      Student worksheet: Click here for the document

       

      Extra Credit Opportunity

      Click here for the document

       

      Distance vs Displacement Notes

      Click here for the document

      Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z-EIcdJ9VY

       

      Distance vs Displacement Lab Worksheet 

      Click here for the document

       

      Distance/Displacement Scale Map Worksheet

      Click here for the document

       

      Google Maps Worksheet

      Click here for the document

       

      Velocity/Distance Graph Notes

      Click here for the document

       

      Graph Match Up

      Click here for the document

       

      Review Quiz (1/2 points earned back if completed)

      Quiz Corrections: Click here for the document

       

      Review Motion Graphs

      Click here for the document

       

      Slope Notes

      Click here for the document

       

      Slope Worksheet

      Click here for the document

       

      Motion Velocity Homework

      Click here for the document

       

      Speed Challenge Lab

      Click here for the document

       

      Distance, Speed, Time Calculations Worksheet (Use the DST triangle)

      Click here for the document

       

      Velocity and Acceleration Notes

      Click here to open the notes

       

      40m Dash!

      Click here for the document

       

      Velocity and Acceleration Homework

      Click here for the document

       

      Velocity vs Time Graph Worksheet

      Click here to open the document

       

      Newton's 1st Law Notes

      Click here for the notes

       

      Net Force Worksheet

      Click here for the document

       

      Newton's 2nd Law

      Click here for the notes

       

      Newton's 3rd Law Powerpoint

      Click here for the notes

       

      Bill Nye "Momentum"

      Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a8Pw4iEP1c

      Worksheet: Click here for the worksheet

       

      Newton's 2nd and 3rd Law of Motion Homework

      Click here for the documen


       

      Quarter 4

      Manhattanhenge

      Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b6yjyANrkQ

      Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1H-vBtxKCI

      Video 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvm96EIUDqA

      Powerpoint:

      Map: Click here for to open the document

       

      "Wonder" Walk-around

      Click here for to open the document

       

      Patterns Worksheet (1 side is for you, and the other is for a family member)

      Click here for to open the document

       

      Moon Phases Notes

      Click here for the notes

       

      Moon Journal (Begin from April 1st) 

      Click here for the document

      MoonGiant.com

      https://www.moongiant.com/

       

      Moon Phase Flip-book

      Click Here for the Document

       

      Moon Phase Oreo Activity

       

      Eclipse Notes

      Click here for the notes

       

      Moon Phase Classroom Activity

       

      Bill Nye "Moon"

      Worksheet: Click here for the worksheet

      Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3iXRTp8J_4&t=699s

       

      NASA Challenge: Click here for the document

       

      Tides PPT (After Eclipse Notes)

      Click here for the notes

       

      Begin Moon Scavenger Hunt Webquest

      Worksheet: Click here for the document

      Links:

      Origins of the Moon: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/lunar-origins-simulations

      Brightest Star: https://geographyhost.com

      Moon Facts: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov

      Moon Interior: https://moon.nasa.gov

      Moon Surface Features: https://www.forbes.com

      Moon Surface Features pt 2: https://www.iop.org

      Moon Atmosphere: https://www.nasa.gov/

      Moon Weather: https://www.nasa.gov

      First Lunar Landing: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com

       

      SBAC Practice Problems:

       

      Moon Phase Quiz:

      https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SfWsPDZezEGj3olFnhId78Nfw87QakFKoO8229JtWGJUOVdXQU9XMjRaWThaTkpOOURHSThJQ0pWTiQlQCNjPTEu

       

      Planet Walkaround

      Worksheet: Click here for the worksheet


      Mercury: https://science.nasa.gov/mercury/

      Venus: https://science.nasa.gov/venus/

      Mars: https://science.nasa.gov/mars/

      Saturn: https://science.nasa.gov/saturn/

      Uranus: https://science.nasa.gov/uranus/

      Jupiter: https://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/

      Neptune:  https://science.nasa.gov/neptune/

      Pluto/Dwarf Planet: https://science.nasa.gov/dwarf-planets/pluto/

       

      Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors PPT

      Click here for the notes

       

      Asteroid Launcher Simulator

      https://neal.fun/asteroid-launcher/

       

      Asteroid Video and DART

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHcuNiyOMrc

       

      Could Humans Survive the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid?

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiO7Vyq8Rn8

       

      Sun Notes

      Click here for the notes

       

      Sunspot Worksheet

      Click here for the worksheet

       

      Season Simulation

      Link: https://sepup.lawrencehallofscience.org/space-unit-a-year-viewed-from-space/

      Simulation Directions:

      Click here for the worksheet

      Simulation Worksheets:

      Click here for the worksheet

       

      NJ.com

      https://www.nj.com/advice/2025/05/todays-daily-horoscope-for-may-5-2025.html

      Chicago Sun Times

      https://chicago.suntimes.com/horoscopes/2025/05/05/horoscopes-today-monday-may-5-2025

      Washington Post

      https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/horoscopes/

       

      Constellations iSPY

      Click here for the worksheet

       

      Stellarium Web

      https://stellarium-web.org/

       

      Constellation Printable

      https://lsa.umich.edu/content/dam/ummnh-assets/ummnh-docs/Constellation%20Flashcards.pdf

       

      Constellation Creation:

      Click here for the worksheet

       

      Sun Documentary 

      Worksheet: Click here for the worksheet

      Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTWsRKMbKwc

       

      Size and Scale of the Universe Notes

      Click here for the document

       

      Light Year Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsRQHlt3BkI

       

      Universe Scale Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Are9dDbW24

       

      Galaxy Sorting Activity

      Worksheet: Click here for the worksheet

      Stations: Click here for the stations

       

      Galaxy Webquest

      Worksheet: Click here for the worksheet

      Sites:

      https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/milky-way-overlay/

      https://www.livescience.com/galaxy

      https://universe.nasa.gov/galaxies/types/

      http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-is-a-black-hole-58.html

      ScreenRemoteLearning

      https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-shows-milky-way-is-destined-for-head-on-collision/

      https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/10/world/colliding-galaxies-gemini-north-image-scn/index.html

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