Fertility Crisis? | Biology Research Project Template | Digital + Print + HTML

Help students investigate the science behind human fertility and infertility with this engaging research project designed for middle school and high school science, biology, human biology, and reproductive health lessons. The topic of declining fertility and the factors associated with male and female infertility provides an opportunity for students to explore reproduction, reproductive biology, environmental factors, genetics, lifestyle, ageing, and the scientific evidence surrounding changing fertility patterns while developing research and critical thinking skills.

The structured research project template guides students through a one paragraph summary, a mathematics connection, an engineering or technology connection, a five term scientific glossary, three challenging inquiry questions, and a creative response section, helping them connect biological knowledge with data, technology, and real world scientific questions. To support differentiation, six additional inquiry questions are provided in two sets of three, with an easier set for younger students and a more challenging set for older students, allowing teachers to adapt the investigation to different abilities and classroom needs. A 20 point rubric provides a practical framework for self assessment, peer assessment, or teacher assessment, while additional teacher guidance helps make the resource straightforward to implement.

An accompanying HTML resource provides clear, useful background information that can be used as a standalone primer or alongside the research project to introduce key concepts before students begin their investigation. This ready to use human fertility and infertility science resource is an effective way to bring contemporary biology, reproductive science, data interpretation, scientific literacy, STEM connections, and independent inquiry together in one structured classroom activity.

This Fertility Crisis? science research project template (webquest) provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about the topic of Fertility Crisis? For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well.

THIS FERTILITY CRISIS? SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT TEMPLATE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS:

• Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
• To extend students
• To increase scientific literacy in your class
• A weekly reading task
• Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
• To inspire students on a particular topic
• Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS FERTILITY CRISIS? SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT TEMPLATE:

• 7 page Google doc image - textboxes teacher version with supporting appendix items
• 3 page Google doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
• 7 page Word doc image - textboxes teacher version with supporting appendix items
• 3 page Word doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
• 7 page PDF teacher version with supporting appendix items
• 3 page PDF student version with space to fill in answers
• 1 page 20 point rubric for self or teacher assessment in all three - Google doc, Word doc and PDF form
• Upgraded to include a 10 page HTML file that has pages of information to start students off on their research project.

Please note: That the Google Doc / Microsoft Doc versions are images with editable text boxes overlayed on top and this is the most effective way to keep the article sleek and well-designed and also that students cannot change things significantly.