6th Grade General Science Lesson

Looking for a no-prep, interactive way to teach your students about the nervous system? This Nervous System Google Slides & Guided Notes resource is exactly what you need! Don't spend your limited planning time creating a presentation from scratch: researching information, finding appropriate images, creating interactive elements, etc.! With stunning visuals, engaging activities, and easy-to-follow guided notes, this resource is ready to use the moment you open the file.

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What's Included in This Resource:

• 19 Slides (Google Slides) with eye-catching graphics

• 4 pages of Guided Student Notes

• Printable PDF

• Fill-in-the-blank, labeling, and question response

• Answer Key for the Guided Notes

• Slide Presentation Notes for easy lesson delivery

• Built-in discussion questions to spark student thinking about the nervous system

• Built-in, no-prep review activity for instant assessment

What You'll Love About This Resource:

• No Prep Needed: Everything you need to teach students about the nervous system is included, ready to go!

• Engaging Content: Stunning slides and interactive notes keep students focused and involved.

• Standards-Aligned Objectives:

• Describe the main function of the nervous system.

• Identify the main parts of the nervous system and their functions.

• Identify the main parts of the brain and their functions.

• Complete Lesson: This lesson covers all the basics of the nervous system with no prep required!

How to Use This Resource:

• In-Class Instruction: Use the visually engaging slides to teach key nervous system concepts.
• Guided Student Notes: Keep students actively engaged by having them fill in the blanks and label diagrams as they follow along.
• Remote Learning: Share the Google Slides and Guided Notes digitally for an easy-to-implement remote learning lesson.
• Sub Plans: This no-prep lesson is perfect for leaving with a substitute—everything is organized and ready to go.
• Flipped Classroom: Assign the Google Slides as pre-learning and use class time for discussions and review activities.
• Review Sessions: Use the built-in discussion and review activities to reinforce learning before an assessment or quiz.
• Interactive Notebooks: Have students store their Guided Notes in interactive notebooks for future reference.

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This free nervous system lesson is part of our comprehensive Human Body Systems resource that covers all seven systems: nervous, circulatory, digestive, respiratory, excretory, skeletal, and muscular. The full Human Body Systems resource includes:

• Google Slides & Guided Notes for each individual system

• Lesson objectives for each system

• Unit objectives aligned to key science standards

• Describe the hierarchy in the human body. (NGSSMS-LS1-3)

• Explain how the body systems interact with each other. (NGSSMS-LS1-3)

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Chemical Change (Part 1)? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Line graph? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Description Skills? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

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Are you a Science teacher introducing your Upper Elementary students to Mirrors and Reflection? Notes and examples are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

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This Phases of Matter Interactive Book has students work through figuring out what a solid, liquid, and gas is and what is needed for a phase change! Students are prompted to use past knowledge to learn form their own definitions of solid, liquid, and gasses! Then, they can use the short reading to learn about the properties of each phase! At the end, students can create the template to make their very own comic about the phases of matter!

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This product includes quick notes for students who should focus on the important details of each organelle in an animal and plant cell.

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Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
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• Name of each class
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