Structure and Function Curriculum Resources
Explore Structure and Function concepts with our comprehensive science curriculum resources aligned with NGSS standards. Interactive and printable resources for K-12 learners across all grade levels.
Ants and Pheromones
This quiz is designed for 2nd and 3rd grade students to test their understanding of how ants communicate using pheromone...
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Hungry Organisms
This educational passage addresses NGSS K-LS1-1 by comparing plant and animal survival needs through a garden story. Stu...
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Plant Helpers
This passage explores NGSS K-LS1-1 through the interdependent relationship between bees and flowers. Students learn how ...
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Mole's Digging
This passage addresses NGSS K-ESS2-2 by showing how moles unintentionally create beneficial environmental changes. Stude...
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How Worms, Bees, and Ladybugs Help the Garden
This passage demonstrates how garden organisms form an interconnected system. Students learn how different creatures con...
Ant Colony
This passage demonstrates how ant colonies function as a system through division of labor. Students learn how different ...
Tree Ecosystem
This passage explores how tree habitats function as multilayered systems. Students learn how different animals use vario...
Earth's Resources
This passage explores how humans and other living things use Earth's natural resources. Students discover how various na...
Beehive Workers
This passage demonstrates how bee colonies function as systems with specialized roles. Students learn how different type...
Natural Curiosity about the World
This passage shows how daily observations spark scientific inquiry. Students learn to ask questions about natural phenom...
Cloud Pattern
This passage demonstrates how watching weather phenomena leads to scientific questions and investigation. Students learn...
Animals in Backyard
This passage supports NGSS K-LS1-1 learning by showcasing different animal feeding patterns. Through observations of bac...
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Spider's Food Web
This passage supports NGSS K-ESS2-2 learning through observations of spider web construction. Students discover how smal...
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Pond Ecosystem
This passage explores how pond organisms form a functioning system. Students discover how different species contribute t...
Desert Life
This passage explores the relationships between desert organisms and their environment. Students learn how different spe...
The Forest
This passage demonstrates how forest organisms rely on specific habitat features. Students discover how different specie...
Plant Responses to the Environment
In this 'Plant Responses to the Environment' word sort activity aligned with LS1.D, students explore how plants respond ...
Animal Senses and Survival Responses
In this 'Animal Senses and Survival Responses' word sort activity aligned with LS1.D, students investigate how animals u...
Plant Parts and Their Roles
In this 'Plant Parts and Their Roles' word sort activity aligned with LS1.A, students explore how various plant parts co...
Animal Body Parts and Their Functions
In this 'Animal Body Parts and Their Functions' word sort activity aligned with LS1.A, students learn about how differen...
Living Things Needs Word Sort
This foundational word sort helps young students understand what living things need to survive. Students classify 12 dif...
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Animal Responses Word Sort
This classification activity helps students understand how animals respond differently to environmental information. Stu...
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Animal Senses Word Sort
This engaging classification activity helps students understand how animals receive and process different types of senso...
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Plant Parts Function Sort
This classification activity helps students understand how different plant structures contribute to survival. Students c...
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Animal Structures Word Sort
This engaging classification activity helps students understand the different structures that make up animal bodies. Stu...
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Plant Responses
This word sort activity engages grade 3 students in exploring how plants respond to environmental changes. Students cate...
What is a Mineral?
A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a specific chemical composition and crystal structure. Minerals...
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Difference Between a Rock and a Mineral
Rocks are mixtures of minerals, while minerals are naturally occurring, inorganic solids with a specific composition and...
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Why Are Pollinators Important?
This passage explores the critical ecological role of pollinators in maintaining ecosystem stability and supporting huma...
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What Would Happen If Bees Went Extinct?
This passage examines the potential consequences of bee extinction, perfectly aligned with NGSS standard MS-LS2-4 on eco...
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Why Are Honeybees Important?
This passage explores the essential ecological and agricultural roles of honeybees, supporting NGSS standard MS-LS2-4 on...
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How Can We Help Pollinators and Stop Their Decline?
Pollinators including bees (Apis mellifera), butterflies (Lepidoptera), birds, and bats face severe threats with 40% of ...
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Wolves of Yellowstone
This passage explores the ecological concept of trophic cascades through the landmark case study of wolf reintroduction ...
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Arctic Fox Facts: What Do Arctic Foxes Eat?
This passage explores the Arctic fox's dietary adaptations aligned with NGSS standard MS-LS2-4 (Ecosystem Interactions)....
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The Narwhal: Arctic’s Unicorn of the Sea
This NGSS-aligned passage (MS-LS2-1) explores how narwhals survive in Arctic ecosystems. Students learn about specialize...
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The Fascinating Dumbo Octopus: Deep-Sea Wonder
Aligned to NGSS, this passage explores Dumbo octopus adaptations like ear-like fins for swimming at 3,000-13,000 ft dept...
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The Blue-Ringed Octopus
This NGSS aligned passage explores how the tiny blue-ringed octopus impacts its ecosystem through predator-prey relation...
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Tardigrades: Microscopic Superheroes
Aligned to MS-LS1-1, this passage examines how tardigrade cell structures (TDP proteins, DNA-repair enzymes) allow survi...
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Venus Flytrap Facts
This passage explains where Venus flytraps live in North Carolina bogs, how their snap traps work, and their unique way ...
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Pitcher Plants: Reproduction Facts
This passage describes tropical and North American pitcher plants, their liquid-filled traps, and how they get nutrients...
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