https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt en-us 2022-11-21 01:29:56 UTC 2025-04-08 20:51:22 UTC hello@padlet.com zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391863108 Do you need a little more help understanding the parts of a plant or animal cell? Here is a great interactive cell map that you can explore. Try clicking on different parts of the cell to read about how they work. ]]> 2022-11-21 01:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391863108 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391898726 How do humans and cells fit together? How is an organ different from an organ system? Take a look at this great infographic and explanations to see the different levels of organization you find in and among living things. ]]> 2022-11-21 02:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391898726 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391904500 2022-11-21 02:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391904500 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391914297 This year, you will investigate animal communication and behavior. Try watching this TED Talk from the Wildlife DJ Ben Mirin about how he uses the sounds of nature to help us better understand what is going on out there. ]]> 2022-11-21 02:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391914297 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391921027 While Crash Course might be made for High School Biology, this overview (and the plant cell one) are very informative. If you think you might be struggling with difficult content in this video, try using the Playback Speed and slow it down or rewatch it. Crash Course videos can be fast, and it's okay if you don't get everything on the first watch-through!]]> 2022-11-21 02:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391921027 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391921358 While Crash Course might be made for High School Biology, this overview (and the animal cell one) are very informative. If you think you might be struggling with difficult content in this video, try using the Playback Speed and slow it down or rewatch it. Crash Course videos can be fast, and it's okay if you don't get everything on the first watch-through!]]> 2022-11-21 02:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391921358 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391927913 Here is another great resource to understand photosynthesis. The process and science of photosynthesis can be difficult to master, and this video breaks down the information in a visual way. Instead of just reading about it, you can see some of the ways that photosynthesis works!]]> 2022-11-21 02:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391927913 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391928719 Understanding how ecosystems are balanced is essential to seeing the larger picture when studying these patterns in our environment. Though Brainpop might be for younger students, Food Fight is both a challenging game and a great way to gain a better understanding of energy and food chains in an ecosystem. See if you can create a balanced food web and ecosystem!]]> 2022-11-21 02:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391928719 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391929430 2022-11-21 02:53:56 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391929430 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391933362 - More practice for the parts of a cell?
- Visual ways to understand how living things interact?
- Videos to explain concepts from this unit in your science class? 

Then explore this section! Remember to leave a like or a comment for resources that you found helpful. ]]> 2022-11-21 02:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391933362 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391937729 2022-11-21 03:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391937729 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391945264 Welcome to the Life Science Library Hub! I'm Mr. A, your school librarian. Are you a student ( or a teacher) in 7th Grade Science this year? Then this hub is for YOU! I have pulled together some great things from around the web and the library collection to help you throughout the year. Each section is grouped either based on a unit or information about the library. Email me if you have any questions! Onwards!]]> 2022-11-21 03:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391945264 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391947366 The Smithsonian Science Education Center is a great place to look for more information on things you learn in class. This webpage provides an overview of photosynthesis that is short and gets right to the point. The infographic is really helpful for the big picture of what is happening during photosynthesis. ]]> 2022-11-21 03:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391947366 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391947694 - Fun ways to investigate ecosystems?
- More information on the cycles of ecosystems (Water, Carbon, and Nitrogen)?
- Videos to explain concepts from this unit in your science class? 

Then explore this section! Remember to leave a like or a comment for resources that you found helpful. ]]> 2022-11-21 03:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391947694 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391948549 - Games to help you learn more about heredity?
- Visual ways to see the processes of meiosis and the formation of chromosomes?
- Videos to explain concepts from this unit in your science class? 

Then explore this section! Remember to leave a like or a comment for resources that you found helpful. ]]> 2022-11-21 03:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391948549 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391948659 - Resources to investigate evidence of evolution?
- Games and interactives to explore the similarities of living things?
- Articles about genetic engineering and some real-life science fiction?
- Videos to explain concepts from this unit in your science class? 

Then explore this section! Remember to leave a like or a comment for resources that you found helpful]]> 2022-11-21 03:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391948659 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391953286 In Life Science this year, one of the newer concepts that you will be introduced to are cycles of elements or important resources (Water, Carbon and Nitrogen). Here is a great in-depth resource that explains the different cycles and why they are important for ecosystems. ]]> 2022-11-21 03:17:30 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391953286 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391957382 This is an interactive lesson that covers a big concept for the Ecosystems unit: Human Interaction with the Environment. Understanding human impact on the environment can be a tough topic to master without real examples, so this lesson provides a way for you and your teachers to explore how humans have changed their ecosystems in the Crystal River area of Florida. ]]> 2022-11-21 03:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391957382 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391963786 Food is not the only thing that moves through an ecosystem, energy does too! Understanding how energy moves through an ecosystem is central to not only the standards, but also your own place in the environment as well. Watch this video and see how energy connects you to all other living things in your ecosystem. ]]> 2022-11-21 03:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391963786 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391964808 Conservation is human action that is taken to preserve the environment and its ecosystems. In this video from National Geographic, you can learn more about conservation and ways that scientists (and you!) can take actions to preserve nature. Conservation will also be a large part of your ecosystem unit, so this is a good way to solidify your understanding. ]]> 2022-11-21 03:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2391964808 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2392681253 2022-11-21 14:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2392681253 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2392682388 2022-11-21 14:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2392682388 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2394231791 2022-11-22 14:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2394231791 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2394234308 2022-11-22 14:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2394234308 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2394239729 You will learn about Mitosis and Meiosis this year in Life Science. These are important processes that happen in cells before they divide and replicate. CellsAlive has a great interactive walkthrough where you can read about all the different phases of Meiosis and take your time exploring the different steps. ]]> 2022-11-22 14:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2394239729 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2394242229 This is probably one of the best genetics resources out there. Learn.Genetics was created by the University of Utah for middle school and high school students to explore genes and heredity. Take a look at the Build a DNA Molecule and the Make a Karyotype interactives! ]]> 2022-11-22 14:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2394242229 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2394246003 While Dragons might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of genetics and life science, this game is great practice at Mendelian genetics and Punnet Squares. You can practice some of the math and concepts from this life science unit while breeding dragons! ]]> 2022-11-22 14:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2394246003 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2394267556 2022-11-22 14:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2394267556 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2394270863 2022-11-22 14:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2394270863 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398623540 Natural Selection, or as some know it "Survival of the Fittest" is an important concept in this unit. This video highlights scientist Charles Darwin, who theorized Natural Selection and the work he did in the Galapagos Island with the many different species of finches. ]]> 2022-11-26 15:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398623540 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398627787 This Library Hub aims to connect students and teachers to new resources and information from both within and outside of the library about Life Science as it relates to their classroom explorations.

The curation and creation of this Library Hub are aligned with the Life Science standards within the New Jersey Standards for Science. Each of the broader themes within the standards (Cells, Ecosystems, Heredity, and Evolution) are represented for users to discover further. ]]> 2022-11-26 15:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398627787 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398641900 Email Mr. A with any questions you might have about this Hub or the library!

Mr. Arlt is your School Librarian. You can usually find him in the library, where he is trying to learn something new every day and bring you interesting stories. He loves reading, baking, exploring museums, and spending time with his dog, Walker. 

Before becoming a school librarian, he studied History and Theater at George Mason University in Virginia and earned a master's in Library and Information Science at Rutgers University. ]]> 2022-11-26 15:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398641900 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398660432 2022-11-26 16:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398660432 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398660608 2022-11-26 16:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398660608 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398668599 You can check these out or place a hold if you want to take a look at some of the great books that have been written about biology and life science.

Try using the following keywords in our catalog to find Life Science books:

Genetics, Evolution, Genes, Heredity, Ecosystems, Conservation, Bioengineering, Genetically Modified Organisms, Cells, Plants, Zoology

Come to the library and talk to Mr. A for more information or send him an email :)]]> 2022-11-26 16:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398668599 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398827601 An interesting article about the scientists working to find whale fossils that appeared in the middle of a construction project. The fossil record is covered in this unit and you will how scientists can use fossils to link modern-day animals to the ancient and extinct animals. ]]> 2022-11-27 01:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398827601 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398827945 2022-11-27 01:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398827945 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398828562 2022-11-27 01:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398828562 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398828778 2022-11-27 02:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398828778 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398832744 2022-11-27 02:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398832744 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398833774 2022-11-27 02:20:05 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398833774 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398834136 2022-11-27 02:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398834136 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398836184 2022-11-27 02:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398836184 zaa27 https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398836728 Do you want to understand how common traits are used to figure out ancestry? Then look at a cladogram. While there are other kinds of evidence to consider, constructing charts with common traits is an important task biologists do. This interactive gives you a chance to practice comparing and contrasting different living things. You can find this interactive at the Field Museum in Chicago!]]> 2022-11-27 02:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/zaa27/b8ur92klwgd6oiyt/wish/2398836728