Life Science Mini-Challenges

Mini-Challenges are short, auto-graded science activities that give students checks for understanding with immediate feedback.
Add any Life Science Mini-Challenge to your LMS in just a few clicks. Open an activity, scroll to the bottom, and use Embed (Canvas or Schoology) or copy and paste the URL link (Google Classroom). Students may retry until successful, then submit a screenshot of their score for credit.

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Testable Questions

5 Multiple Choice

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Nature of Science

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Nature of Science

4 Multiple Choice

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George Washington Carver

5 Questions

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Jane Goodall: Nature of Science & 4 Questions

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Scientific Law vs. Theory

5 Questions

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Identifying Variables

in Plant Experiment

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Variables in Bean Sprout

Experiment: 3 Questions

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Variables in Photosynthesis

Experiment: 3 Questions

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Variables in Osmosis

Experiment: 4 Questions

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Scientific Investigations

Crossword

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Cell Theory Vs. NOT

Sort

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Cell Theory

5 Questions

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Investigating Cells

5 Questions

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Plant and Animal Cells

Venn Diagram

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Plant Cell Diagram

Drag and Drop

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Parts of a Cell Vocab

Drag and Drop

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Plant Cell

Under Microscope

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Animals Cell

Under Microscope

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Phases of Mitosis

Drag and Drop Labels

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Phases of Mitosis

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Osmosis

Drag and Drop

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Osmosis

4 Questions

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Simple Diffusion

PhET Sim & 5 Questions

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Levels of Organization

Drag and Drop

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Unicellular vs. Multicellular

Organisms Sort

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Tissue Type

Sort

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Small Intestines Tissues

5 Questions

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Frog Anatomy Review

No Questions

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Frog Internal Anatomy

Drag and Drop

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Water’s Journey Through

Plants Drag and Drop

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Domain to Species

Put in Order

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Domains

Sort

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Kingdom of Eukarya Domain

Sort

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Phylum of the Plant Kingdom

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Butterfly and

Moth Dichotomous Key

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Binomial Name

3 Organisms

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Pollination

Drag and Drop

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Photosynthesis Diagram 1

Drag and Drop

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Photosynthesis Diagram 2

Drag and Drop

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Photosynthesis Diagram 3

Drag and Drop

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Photosynthesis & Plankton

Drag and Drop Labels

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Photosynthesis & Plankton

Drag and Drop Images

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Photosynthesis

Cloze

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Photosynthesis

Crossword

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Chlorophyll Concentrations

Graph & 5 Questions

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Cellular Respiration

Categorization

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Cellular Respiration

Drag and Drop

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Photosynthesis & Cellular

Respiration Work Together

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Nitrogen Cycle

Drag and Drop

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Marine Energy Pyramid

Drag and Drop

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Marine Food Chain

Drag and Drop

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Forest Energy Pyramid

Drag and Drop

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Energy Flow in Ecosystems

Drag and Drop

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Open Ocean Food Webs

Set 1: 5 Questions

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Open Ocean Food Webs

Set 2: 5 Questions

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Open Ocean Food Webs

Set 3: 5 Questions

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Grassland Food Webs

Set 1: 5 Questions

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Grassland Food Webs

Set 2: 5 Questions

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Grassland Food Webs

Set 3: 5 Questions

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We are working on new resources for populations interactions. Please check back soon!

Physical and Behavioral

Adaptations Sort

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Responses to Ecosystem

Changes Sort

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We are working on new resources for human impacts on ecosystems. Please check back soon!

From Cell to Gene

Drag and Drop

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Complete the DNA Strand

Drag and Drop

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Punnett Square: Yy x yy

2-Part Activity

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Punnett Square: YY x yy

2-Part Activity

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Punnett Square: Yy x Yy

2-Part Activity

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Natural Selection Set 1

PhET’s Sim & 5 Questions

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Natural Selection Set 2

PhET’s Sim & 5 Questions

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Natural Selection Set 3

PhET’s Sim & 5 Questions

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Natural Selection Set 4

PhET’s Sim & 5 Questions

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Evolution of the Horse Foot

From Toes to Hooves

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Whale Relatives

From Land to Water

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Homologous Limbs

Human and Cat

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Homologous Limbs

Human and Bat

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Homologous Limbs

Human and Dolphin

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Carbs, Lipids, Proteins,

or Nucleic Acids?

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From Building Block

to Cell Structure

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Protein Synthesis:

Put the Steps in Order

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Protein Synthesis

Label the Diagram

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Food Access and Health Outcomes Data Analysis

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