Looking for summer PD full of ideas for your classroom? We *updated the conferences where we'll be this summer! We'd love to see you there! ^_^ *conferences last updated 3/28/2018 |
It's testing season for many! We made a video of suggestions for studying with our video playlist.
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About Our Video Handouts:
We use our video cartoons (drawn by Petunia) in our recap handouts to help students connect to the material after viewing one of our short videos. We try to develop questions that are "not google-able" (Pinky loves that term)- meaning, many of the responses are open ended and require application behind them such as asking students to put concepts in their own words or to make an illustration that is meaningful to them. The end result need not be the same!
Our handouts are a tool - and like any tool - it is how they are used that determines their effectiveness. These are not intended to be a "watch the video and do this worksheet." Our suggested way to use these handouts is to use 1-2 grid boxes at a time (our handouts have a table format so content is arranged in a grid) as classroom exit tickets in the last 5 minutes of class. Those last 5 minutes of class, which don't always get used as effectively as we all want, can really add up! In 2 weeks, that's 50 minutes of time! Have students hand the handouts to you as they walk out the classroom door and use these formative checks to give feedback the next day. Addressing your students' misconceptions can be a great way to open discussion the next morning- no grade needed.
P.S. If you're looking to include more creating and open ended discussion, have you checked out our new Unlectured Series?
We use our video cartoons (drawn by Petunia) in our recap handouts to help students connect to the material after viewing one of our short videos. We try to develop questions that are "not google-able" (Pinky loves that term)- meaning, many of the responses are open ended and require application behind them such as asking students to put concepts in their own words or to make an illustration that is meaningful to them. The end result need not be the same!
Our handouts are a tool - and like any tool - it is how they are used that determines their effectiveness. These are not intended to be a "watch the video and do this worksheet." Our suggested way to use these handouts is to use 1-2 grid boxes at a time (our handouts have a table format so content is arranged in a grid) as classroom exit tickets in the last 5 minutes of class. Those last 5 minutes of class, which don't always get used as effectively as we all want, can really add up! In 2 weeks, that's 50 minutes of time! Have students hand the handouts to you as they walk out the classroom door and use these formative checks to give feedback the next day. Addressing your students' misconceptions can be a great way to open discussion the next morning- no grade needed.
P.S. If you're looking to include more creating and open ended discussion, have you checked out our new Unlectured Series?
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Terms of Use of Video Handouts:
We are happy if handouts on this page are helpful in your classroom, and you can find our terms of use here. Please note: terms of use prohibit publicly posting answer keys made from our handouts as this is a modification of our published content (and a disservice to other teachers and students using them). Amoeba Sisters Answer Keys: We offer official answer keys for sale on Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) for a price that is less than a typical specialty coffee. This helps support us to create more things! Please note: just like most items sold on TPT, items purchased cannot be posted online publicly. Please see terms of use. New to TPT? It's free to sign up. It's also free to choose to have a 'basic seller account' where you can have the benefits of a TPT membership but also sell your own original content to support your work too! Here is our TPT *referral link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Signup/referral:AmoebaSisters (*We LOVE recommending TPT as a website that supports teacher creators. When people use our referral link, we can earn more from TPT as a referrer if they also choose to sell on TPT. This does not affect the seller's earnings.) I'm using your PDFs for daily exit tickets so I can give feedback the next day. However, what if I want my students to annotate digitally on them? (I'm a 1:1 campus) There are so many free tools for this now that work in Chrome itself! Consider the free, quick Chrome extension Kami or the free Chrome app DocHub (not affiliated with either tool). These tools allow for annotating and writing on PDFs and work well with Google products as well. Here's an example in our quick screenshot video on our Twitter page! Just a reminder though: always check the privacy policy/terms of use of any tool before using in your classroom. Handout Organization: Handouts are listed below the purple box in alphabetical order. Also, did you know the keyboard shortcut Control+F (Windows) or Command+F (Apple) will give you a "find" box in the browser where you can quickly find a topic (example: "safety")? |
Beyond Handouts:
Looking for other ways to connect students to our video content? 
Our new Unlectured Series!
Reviewing with GIFs! (from Spring 2017)
-Involving students as creators of videos or GIFs -Question template for students to design their own questions Also, check out some of Pinky's Ed Tech Favorites for other classroom tools that work well with videos. *Reminder that tools have their own terms and privacy policies. We are not affiliated with any tools listed in "Pinky's Ed Tech Favorites." |
Not all of our videos are represented below. Click above image to see full playlist.
Our videos are FREE! Subscribe to our YouTube channel? Subscribing to our channel is also free and would make us the HAPPIEST of amoebas! :)
Reminder: Terms of use prohibit publicly posting answer keys made from our handouts. This is an editing on our copyrighted published work (and a disservice to fellow teachers and students using them).
Alleles and Genes
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: This includes material covered in biology TEKS B.6F.
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Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: This includes material covered in 7th grade TEKS 7.14B.
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Bacteria
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.11C.
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Biological Levels
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*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.10C, 6th grade TEKS 6.12E + 6.12F, and 7th grade TEKS 7.12C.
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Biomagnification
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
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Biomolecules
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.9A and 7th grade TEKS 7.6A.
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(Human)
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
[Note: This video provides the name of each organ system and overall body system functions. This can support further discussion on how these functions work together. While structure detail is not included in this brief overview, this can provide a foundation for further exploration of body system structures.]
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.10A and 7th grade TEKS 7.12B.
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Carbon and Nitrogen Cycle
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.12E.
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(Intro to)
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.4A
and 7th grade TEKS 7.12D and 7.12F | ||
The Cell Cycle (and cancer)
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This will soon be available as an Unlectured Series topic! Check back soon.
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.5A.
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Cellular Respiration
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.9B.
*Additional Note: This handout compares two different video clips: cellular respiration and photosynthesis. | ||
Cell Transport
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.4B.
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Characteristics of Life
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For this video, we offer a template for annotations which can be purchased separately and supports our work! The template provides an opportunity for students to sketch, identify key points, recognize important vocabulary, and come up with their own questions.
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Chromosome Numbers
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.5A and B.6G.
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Classification
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.8A and B.8C. Also covers material included in 6th grade TEKS 6.12C and 6.12D.
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Dichotomous Keys
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.8B and also the 7th grade science TEK 7.11A.
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Dihybrid (& Two-Trait) Crosses
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.6F
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Reminder: Terms of use prohibit publicly posting answer keys made from our handouts. This is an editing on our copyrighted published work (and a disservice to fellow teachers and students using them).
DNA, Chromosomes, Genes, & Traits: Intro to Heredity
Note: Video includes all concepts from our old DNA Structure & Function video (which did not have a handout). This video relates DNA concepts to heredity making it an ideal intro to heredity! Entire heredity playlist is here.
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.5C and intermediate TEKS 7.14A.
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DNA Replication
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included biology in TEKS B.5A.
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DNA vs. RNA
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*Note: Handout covers 2 separate videos. Front (1st page) focuses on DNA vs. RNA video & back (2nd page) on protein synthesis video.
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.6C. | ||
Ecological Relationships
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We also offer a template for annotations for this video that can also be purchased separately and supports our work!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.12A. Also covers material included in 8th grade TEKS 8.11A.
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Ecological Succession
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.11D. Also covers material included in 7th grade TEKS 7.10C.
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Endosymbiotic Theory
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SELECT TOPIC HANDOUT: Handout and accompanying answer key for this particular video are only available for purchase from TPT. Select handouts are styled just like our regular free handouts, but they tend to cover more detailed/less standard topics. For example, water properties, the endosymbiotic theory, and non-Mendelian inheritance are topics that have select handouts (with accompanying keys). This supports our work!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.7G. |
Enzymes
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.9C.
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Food Chains/Webs, Energy Pyramids, and Intro to Biodiversity
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.12C and 7th grade science TEK 7.10B.
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Gel Electrophoresis
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SELECT TOPIC HANDOUT: Handout and accompanying answer key for this particular video are only available for purchase from TPT. Select handouts are styled just like our regular free handouts, but they tend to cover more detailed/less standard topics. For example, water properties, the endosymbiotic theory, and non-Mendelian inheritance are topics that have select handouts (with accompanying keys). This supports our work!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.6H.
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Gene Regulation
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For this video, we offer a template for annotations which can be purchased separately and supports our work! The template provides an opportunity for students to sketch, identify key points, recognize important vocabulary, and come up with their own questions.
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.6D.
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Genetic Drift
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.7F
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Reminder: Terms of use prohibit publicly posting answer keys made from our handouts. This is an editing on our copyrighted published work (and a disservice to fellow teachers and students using them).
Homeostasis and Feedback
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SELECT TOPIC HANDOUT: Handout and accompanying answer key for this particular video are only available for purchase from TPT. Select handouts are styled just like our regular free handouts, but they tend to cover more detailed/less standard topics. For example, water properties, the endosymbiotic theory, and non-Mendelian inheritance are topics that have select handouts (with accompanying keys). This supports our work!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.4B.
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(OLD) Homeostasis Video
This is an old video. If learning homeostasis, we instead encourage you to use our newer "Homeostasis and Feedback" video.
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When started in 2013, we made this homeostasis video and above accompanying handout. If your students are creating videos, you may want to show them this old video as it shows a very simple beginning. Petunia has no artistic background; she was learning how to draw for the love of it. Pinky recorded her voice from a cell phone without any planning beforehand. We cherish our journey, and we keep track of our milestones!
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Incomplete Dominance, Codominance, Polygenic Inheritance, Epistasis
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SELECT TOPIC HANDOUT: Handout and accompanying answer key for this particular video are only available for purchase from TPT. Select handouts are styled just like our regular free handouts, but they tend to cover more detailed/less standard topics. For example, water properties, the endosymbiotic theory, and non-Mendelian inheritance are topics that have select handouts (with accompanying keys). This supports our work!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.6F
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Meiosis
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
NOTE: Handout questions have NOT changed but images were updated on this handout!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.6G. | ||
Mitosis
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.5A.
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Monohybrid Crosses
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.6F
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Multiple Alleles (ABO Blood Types)
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.6F
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Mutations
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.6E.
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Natural Selection
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.7C and B.7D.
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Osmosis
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.4B
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Reminder: Terms of use prohibit publicly posting answer keys made from our handouts. This is an editing on our copyrighted published work (and a disservice to fellow teachers and students using them).
Pedigrees
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: This is an advanced biology concept, but it overlaps with material covered in biology TEKS B.6F.
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Photosynthesis
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Answer Key on TPT. Proceeds go to support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.9B.
*Additional Note: This comparison handout covers two different video clips: cellular respiration and photosynthesis. | ||
Plant Reproduction
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Answer Key on TPT. Proceeds go to support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.10B.
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Plant Structure & Adaptations
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For this video, we offer a template for annotations which can be purchased separately and supports our work! The template provides an opportunity for students to sketch, identify key points, recognize important vocabulary, and come up with their own questions.
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.10B.
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Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
This is an older video! You can find all concepts from this covered in our 'Cells (Intro to)' video.
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NOTE: This is an older video. Please check out the newly revised Cells video with matching handout near the top of this page.
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.4A. | ||
Properties of Water
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SELECT TOPIC HANDOUT: Handout and accompanying answer key for this particular video are only available for purchase from TPT. Select handouts are styled just like our regular free handouts, but they tend to cover more detailed/less standard topics. For example, water properties, the endosymbiotic theory, and non-Mendelian inheritance are topics that have select handouts (with accompanying keys). This supports our work!
We are excited to announce our new Unlectured Series offers this topic! Check it out here. |
Protein synthesis
Video above was updated with improved drawings and audio! You can use the free student handout with either this new video above (recommended) or the old protein synthesis video.
The new Unlectured Series (below) uses these new drawings. 
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*Note: Handout covers 2 separate videos. Front (1st page) focuses on DNA vs. RNA video & back (2nd page) on protein synthesis video.
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.6C. | ||
Safety (General Lab)
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*Texas teachers: This can correlate with many process TEKS related to science lab safety.
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Sex-linked Traits
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Answer Key on TPT. This helps support our creating!
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.6F
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How Cells Become
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For this video, we offer a template for annotations which can be purchased separately and supports our work! The template provides an opportunity for students to sketch, identify key points, recognize important vocabulary, and come up with their own questions.
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Specialized Cells
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SELECT TOPIC HANDOUT: Handout and accompanying answer key for this particular video are only available for purchase from TPT. This supports our work
*Texas teachers: Covers material included in biology TEKS B.5B
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Speciation
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SELECT TOPIC HANDOUT: Handout and accompanying answer key for this particular video are only available for purchase from TPT. Select handouts are styled just like our regular free handouts, but they tend to cover more detailed/less standard topics. For example, water properties, the endosymbiotic theory, and non-Mendelian inheritance are topics that have select handouts (with accompanying keys). This supports our work!
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Viruses
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*Texas teachers: Covers material included in TEKS B.4C.
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More Amoeba Sisters Projects
We're so excited to be building our Unlectured Series! This resource promotes questioning, discussion, and creating in the classroom. We offer them for sale on TPT to continue to support our work.
Created April 2017: Click the purple button above! We think reviews can be great with visuals---and this completely free educational resource in Slides uses our Amoeba Sisters GIFs (animations)! These can make GREAT warm-ups and exit tickets, and they also can be powerful in facilitating discussion.
While you can present this in your classroom, you will not be able to edit/print them. Need individual GIFs for a presentation in your classroom? Visit our GIFs page. |
Need a PDF of the questions? You can download the below PDF file (not animated).
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