Virtual Coral Reef Challenge
Virginia SOL LS.5&6
NGSS MS-LS2-1&2

Answer questions about how 10 organisms interact with the coral reef ecosystem to get the code words needed to complete the crossword.
Photosynthesis
Virginia SOL LS.4 & BIO.2e
NGSS MS-LS1-6

Learn what is used and produced as plants and other photosynthetic organisms make their own food during photosynthesis.
Cellular Respiration
Virginia SOL LS.4 & BIO.2e
NGSS MS-LS1-7

Learn about the process by which food is transformed into the energy that cells need to live in this cellular respiration interactive.
The Carbon Cycle
Virginia SOL LS.4 & LS.5
NGSS MS-LS1-6,7 &; MS-LS2-3

Go along on Cool Guy Carbon’s epic adventure as he participates in the carbon cycle as part of several different molecules.
Punnett Squares
Virginia SOL LS.10c & BIO.5c
MS-LS3-2 & HS-LS3-1

Use this Punnett Squares simulation to determine whether peas will be yellow or green and round or wrinkly.
Genetics
Virginia SOL LS.10b & BIO.5
NGSS MS-LS3-2 & HS-LS3-1

Explore why some bunnies have floppy ears and some bunnies have straight ears.
(Note: This resource is longer than most.)
Bingo: Plant Cell, Animal Cell, or Both
Virginia SOL LS.2c

The teacher reads the clues about plant and animal cells as the students mark their unique digital bingo boards.
Bingo: Respiratory, Nervous, Circulatory
Virginia SOL LS.3

The teacher reads the clues about respiratory, circulatory, and nervous systems as the students mark their unique digital bingo boards.
Frog Internal Anatomy Diagram
Virginia SOL LS.3

The teacher reads the clues about respiratory, circulatory, and nervous systems as the students mark their unique digital bingo boards.
Bingo: Abiotic and Biotic Factors
Virginia SOL LS.7a

The teacher reads the clues about abiotic and biotic factors as the students mark their unique digital bingo boards.