A 6th Grade Science Lesson on How Your Brain Processes the World
Understanding how the human brain processes information from the environment is a core component of middle school life science. This 6th grade science lesson on sensory processing offers a structured way to introduce students to the biological mechanisms that connect... read more
Teaching 6th Grade Science Using Embryos and Evolution
When you have a student who needs to revisit specific evolutionary concepts, finding a quick, targeted activity is often the hardest part of the day.This Embryos and Evolution lesson is a solid resource for 6th grade science classrooms, especially when you are... read more
6th Grade Science Lesson on Anatomical Evidence and Evolution
It is common for 6th grade science teachers to struggle with how to introduce the concept of evolutionary relationships through skeletal remains.When you start your unit on biological evolution, you want a clear way for your students to move beyond simple... read more
6th Grade Science Lesson on How Food Powers Your Body
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. This is the text of MS-LS1-7, and it sounds heavy, but it is just a formal way of... read more