- Middle Schools
- Science with Mr. Lee
- Science Assignments 2024 - 2025
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Attention
**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 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?
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Initial Model
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Tulip Differences: Click here
Cow Differences: Click here
Inherited vs Learned Traits Powerpoint
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Variation of Traits Homework (For Question 6 and 8, use the link below):
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For Question No. 6
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Trait Detectives
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Muscle Comparison Notes
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How Muscles Contract
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Muscle Comparison Graphs
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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 do diet and exercise affect muscle size?
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Muscle Fatigue Lab
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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
Secrets of Photo 51
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTMR9SPK4fE&t=7s
Worksheet: Click here for the document
DNA Coloring Page
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:
Karyotype Cutout Activity
Punnett Square Notes
Punnett Square Homework
Punnett Square Class Practice 1
Punnett Square Practice 2
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:
Reading 1: Click here for the document
Reading 2: Click here for the document
Cell Division Notes
Study Guide
Begin Cancer Research Project
Quarter 2
Podcast Transcript
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Podcast Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p290JDDrBMA&list=PLSLDxqPb5NQl6bCQoYp3ldjo_XgP_FFOq&index=2
Penguin Comparison
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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
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Penguin Data Cards
Predictions on Other Penguins
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Initial Explanations
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Ancient Animal Research Worksheet (Use the following 2 sites to select an Ancient Animal)
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Prehistoric Animals Ancestors and their Modern Relatives Site 1
Prehistoric Animals Ancestors and Their Modern Relatives Site 2
Data Strips
External Penguin Traits w/ Stickers
Internal Penguin Traits w/ Stickers
Fossils to Animal Reconstruction Article
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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
Fossils to Animal Reconstruction Article
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Relative Dating Homework
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
Who Dunit Mystery
Darwin Nuts and Bolts Notes
Darwin Worksheet
Rock Correlation Cutout Layers
Animal Adaptations PPT
Adaptation Videos
Octopus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS-USrwuUfA
Mimicry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyzsbSJyRKs
Bird Beak Lab
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
Finch Data Set
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:
Review Packet:
Animal Adaptations and Ancestry Project
Quarter 3
Measurement Lab
Part 2: Mass Measurement Lab
Unit Conversion Page
Metric System Notes (WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO FOR HELP!)
Metric Conversion Chart
Youtube Video to Help
Dimensional Analysis Maze Homework
Dimensional Analysis Notes
Dimensional Analysis HELP VIDEO
Dimensional Analysis Practice
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
Distance vs Displacement Notes
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z-EIcdJ9VY
Distance vs Displacement Lab Worksheet
Distance/Displacement Scale Map Worksheet
Google Maps Worksheet
Velocity/Distance Graph Notes
Graph Match Up
Review Quiz (1/2 points earned back if completed)
Quiz Corrections: Click here for the document
Review Motion Graphs
Slope Notes
Slope Worksheet
Motion Velocity Homework
Speed Challenge Lab
Distance, Speed, Time Calculations Worksheet (Use the DST triangle)
Velocity and Acceleration Notes
40m Dash!
Velocity and Acceleration Homework
Velocity vs Time Graph Worksheet
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Newton's 1st Law Notes
Net Force Worksheet
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law Powerpoint
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
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:
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"Wonder" Walk-around
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Patterns Worksheet (1 side is for you, and the other is for a family member)
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Moon Phases Notes
Moon Journal (Begin from April 1st)
MoonGiant.com
Moon Phase Flip-book
Moon Phase Oreo Activity
Eclipse 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)
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:
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
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
Sunspot Worksheet
Season Simulation
Link: https://sepup.lawrencehallofscience.org/space-unit-a-year-viewed-from-space/
Simulation Directions:
Simulation Worksheets:
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
Stellarium Web
Constellation Printable
https://lsa.umich.edu/content/dam/ummnh-assets/ummnh-docs/Constellation%20Flashcards.pdf
Constellation Creation:
Sun Documentary
Worksheet: Click here for the worksheet
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTWsRKMbKwc
Size and Scale of the Universe Notes
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
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/10/world/colliding-galaxies-gemini-north-image-scn/index.html
