Free Bill Nye Science Curriculum | Diversity of Animals | Unit 1 Week 1

This Free Bill Nye Science Curriculum | Diversity of Animals | Unit 1 Week 1 is a 5-day curriculum that is part of a larger 4-week unit titled ‘Foundations of Biology.’ It is meant to accompany the viewing of Bill Nye the Science Guy episodes from the 1990s. Although these are classic videos and are dated, students still find them entertaining and connect with Bill’s timeless quirkiness. This is a free sneak peek for the entire full year science curriculum I’m creating week by week. If this preview fits your classroom, the full Bill Nye science curriculum is the best next step.

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Note: This product does not include access to the videos, however they can be easily found on various streaming video platforms.

This resource is part of the 6 month, 24 week, Full Science Curriculum using Bill Nye Videos here.

This Free Bill Nye Science Curriculum | Diversity of Animals | Unit 1 Week 1 includes:

• 4 Video Guide worksheets to accompany Bill Nye the Science Guy episodes (~25min each)
• With answer keys, Google Slides versions and PDF print versions.
• A Full 5 Day Lesson Plan including NGSS and DOK Alignment (~20 pages)
• Day 5 Differentiated Quizzes in Google Forms/Slides, DOCX and PDF Formats
• 24 Question Multiple Choice Quiz (self graded on Google Forms)
• 8 Question Short Answer Quiz
• A Preview of the 6 Month Full Curriculum (including all 63 NGSS standards that are met)

General Tips for Using this Free Bill Nye Science Curriculum | Diversity of Animals | Unit 1 Week 1:

• Print one, double-sided video guide for each student
• Preview the next question on the video guide as you complete each one, this can help students pay attention to important upcoming events.
• Pause at the half way point as designated on the video guide, encourage students to debate, discuss and talk about their ideas before writing their answers.
• Discourage students from simply copying answers.
• Randomly choose a student to share their answer and defend it if necessary.
• If time allows, feel free to rewind and show important parts of the movie again for additional analysis.
• On average, this video guide will require about 20 minutes total.

This free resource covers Unit 1 Week 1 in the schedule below:

Unit 1: Foundations of Biology

• Week 1: The Diversity of Animals
  • Day 1: S04E13 Amphibians
  • Day 2: S03E18 Birds
  • Day 3: S01E03 Dinosaurs
  • Day 4: S03E15 Fish
  • Day 5: Review & Assessment

• Week 2: Life Systems and Cycles
  • Day 1: S05E06 Life Cycles
  • Day 2: S03E03 Plants
  • Day 3: S04E10 Flowers
  • Day 4: S05E03 Genes
  • Day 5: Review & Assessment

• Week 3: Insects, Reptiles, and Invertebrates
  • Day 1: S02E11 Insects
  • Day 2: S04E15 Invertebrates
  • Day 3: S02E18 Reptiles
  • Day 4: S04E06 Spiders
  • Day 5: Review & Assessment

• Week 4: Mammals and Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Day 1: S03E13 Mammals
  • Day 2: S03E20 Animal Locomotion
  • Day 3: S04E03 Marine Mammals
  • Day 4: S02E06 Food Web
  • Day 5: Review & Assessment