Microorganisms Comic and Doodle Notes Activity

Retire your ordinary 5th and 7th-grade life science word search and posters, and unlock the mysteries of microorganisms with engaging comics! These print-and-go science comic, worksheets, and coloring sheets work wonders with struggling readers, English language learners (ESL, ELL), graphic novel lovers, and everyone in between.

Perfect for interactive notebooks, this lesson aligns with NGSS Standards and is the ultimate life science resource to make learning a captivating endeavor.

Comics have the power to grab attention and deliver information in an approachable manner. The pairing of illustrations and small snippets of words MAKES INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE to a wide audience of learners.

Product Overview

Spark curiosity and interest in your classroom and examine single and multicellular microorganisms with comics! All around us, there is a whole world of living organisms out there that we are unable to see. Readers will examine a variety of types of microorganisms, revisit the meaning of unicellular and multicellular, and learn why microorganisms play an important role in the biodiversity of an ecosystem.

In this download, you will find content, guided notes, drawing activities, a bonus project, an Easel activity, rubrics, and answer keys. Your students will jump at the opportunity to read content in comic form!

This Microorganisms Comic and Doodle Notes Activity includes-

Visual Content-

1. A fully colorized comic is great for projecting on the front board
2. Doubles as a printable and a life science anchor chart poster
3. A black-line version easy to print and makes a perfect science coloring sheet

Guided Notes

1. Students can take notes while they learn
2. Fill-in-the-blank style
3. Great for interactive science notebooks/journals
4. Answer Key included

Doodle Notes Worksheet

1. Assess comprehension with this unique learning tool.
2. Students demonstrate their understanding by following drawing prompts.
3. Another great addition to interactive notebooks
4. Includes answer key

BONUS! Life Science Word Search

Easel Activity

1. Upload the Guided Notes directly to your virtual classroom.
2. Gives students the ability to work from home

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What makes Cool School Comics such an impactful learning tool?

They are FUN! 

• This is the most crucial benefit.
• Students are more willing to participate and more engaged.
• The content STICKS.

Visual learning is EFFECTIVE. 

• About 65% of the population consists of visual learners.
• Visual information is processed faster.
• Students who SEE information are more likely to retain it.

EASY to implement! 

• These lesson plans are complete and ready to go, requiring minimal prep time.
• You only need to make copies, upload supplementals to your virtual classrooms, and set up the hands-on activities.
• Lots of flexibility! You can print these as posters, add them to interactive notebooks, hand them out to students, or share them virtually. There is plenty of room for modifications.

ACTIVE LEARNING

• Every lesson plan has a low-prep, wallet-friendly, hands-on component.
• Instructions are in a visual format
• Follow-up questions or a lab report are always included

Comics make content ACCESSIBLE

• Naturally differentiated, comics accommodate a wide range of learning abilities and styles.
• Great for classrooms with a diverse population of learners
• They can simultaneously rope in both your gifted and struggling students (and everyone in between).
• Reluctant readers gravitate toward comics.
• Comics help English Language Learners (ESL, ELL) and some SPED students find success.

Be the hip teacher seizing the graphic novels craze. Your students will LOVE it!