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St. Patrick's Day Science

Green + Experiment = Science Fun!!

St. Patrick's DayScienceGreen + Experiment = Science Fun!!
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What strand of Science deals with green experiments?

Life Science (n.) any science that deals with living organisms, their life processes, and their interrelationships, as biology, medicine, or ecology.

Where can I find great Life Science lessons aligned to NGSS?

The Master Teacher Project @BetterLesson


The Master Teacher Project is committed to building a body of knowledge around authentic instructional practice. We recruit and select high-performing teachers across the country to share their rich, comprehensive lessons and effective strategies with teachers across the globe.


NEA and BetterLesson launch new site with over 3,000 Common Core lessons, January 15, 2014.

Perform these experiments. Do Science!

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Celery Lab

Try this Celery Experiment to understand that stems take in water.
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Viewing Plant & Animal Cells

In this lab, students prepare and observe cells from both plants and animals.
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Plant Lab

Investigate the xylem in celery in this lab.

Learn About The World Around You!

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What should students know and be able to do as a result of doing these experiments?

  • compare and contrast plant and animal cells
  • identify cell organelles and describe their function
  • construct models that represent each type of cell
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Laura Riley, NBCT

National Board Certified Teacher

Instructional Coach

Westmont Junior High

Westmont, IL

BetterLesson Science Master Teacher

Email: lriley@cusd201.org
Location: 944 Oakwood Drive, Westmont, IL, United States
Facebook: facebook.com/LauraRouleauRiley
Twitter: @lauramriley60

Making onion skin wet mount slide
Cheek Cells Lab