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A favorite of mine! This task is delightfully complex and ambiguous, forcing students to make choices without enough information and with no right answer. How will they survive on the moon for three days?
Create a new creature based on the adaptations of existing creatures from the same biome.
Which of these planets is not like others? Well, it sure looks simple at first. But each option could be the one that doesn’t fit in.
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Four clues and one hidden science word. Then students write riddles of their own.
Some of these animals are nocturnal and some are diurnal.
Let’s look at saltwater vs freshwater organisms.
Sure, students might know the difference between a producer and a consumer… but have they considered how they feel about each other? What, in a producer’s opinion, are the pros and cons of a consumer?
Four ants from around the world. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Two columns. One is an example, one isn’t. Can you figure out the hidden rule before the big reveal?
Which of these four birds is not like the others?
Which animal has the most interesting, most valuable, or strangest adaptations?
Four penguins. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Four flowers. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Your students will be surprised by the size of this turbine… and by what’s hanging from it!
Who will win in a tournament of eight plants with Interesting adaptations!?
What if a capybara and a kangaroo rat switched homes? Would their adaptations be helpful at all?
Your students will create a new flower, designed to attract a specific pollinator.
Is it a reptile or an amphibian?
Four rivers. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Let’s look at living vs non-living things.
Which of these deserts is not like the others?
Students write from the point of view of the most under-appreciated planet.
How is each of these stars not like the others?
Earth’s layers will disagree about which one contributes the most to the planet’s success.
Some of these examples are conductors and some are insulators!
