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Free middle school physical science games
The Name Game (Getting to Know the Periodic Table)
key words: periodic table worksheets, finding elements, using the periodic table, periodic table homework, periodic table activityHave your students get to know the periodic table by matching certain clues (questions/statements) with elements. Not only does it help them associate chemical elements with their symbols and read the periodic table, but it also brings out their creative and imaginative side.- 22 questions/statements that must be matched with specific elements.- Students then must ma
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7th - 12th
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The sun worksheet activity and reading passage
Need to help your students understand why our Sun is the brightest object in the sky? Students will learn the difference between a planet and a star. They'll also understand why the sun appears to be the brightest star in our sky, even though it's not the biggest nor the brightest star. This funny resource will 'brighten' up your space unit.What's included:•1 reading passage•1 page of reading comprehension questions•1 answer key for the above•1 fill-in-the-blank version of the reading passage•1
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6th - 8th
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5-ESS1-1
Also included in: Space Unit Activities BUNDLE
Science Tools & Safety Word Search - FREE
Word searches can be a wonderful way to increase exposure to key vocabulary. Word searches can be used for homework, early finishers, etc. If you like this resource check out my other available word searches as well. Happy learning!If you enjoy this product please leave feedback. Thanks!
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3rd - 12th
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Thermal Energy & Heat Transfer Scavenger Hunt Activity FREEBIE 6th 7th 8th Grade
Are you looking for a fun FREEBIE activity on thermal energy that allows your students to review concepts and practice vocabulary linked to heat transfer and temperature? This printable and digital scavenger hunt is an engaging and student-led, low- to no-prep task that helps your students practice using key definitions. There are twelve questions on printable station cards included (three printing options). A digital version for Google Forms™ is also provided. Love using scavenger hunts with yo
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6th - 8th
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MS-PS3-4
Who's Bluffing - Elements, Compounds & Mixtures Game
Do your students need more practice with elements, compounds & mixtures? Your students will LOVE this game!!!Here are the rules:1) The class will be divided into 2 teams.2) The teacher will take turns reading each team a question.3) When the teacher reads a question to your team, all of the students who think they know the answer should stand up (or you may stand up if you want to “bluff” the other team into thinking you know the answer).4) The opposing team then gets to decide which one of
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6th - 10th
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Newton's Laws of Motion and Simple Machines Unit Crossword Puzzles Bundle
These are the concluding crossword puzzles and solutions to my four part Newton's Laws of Motion and Simple Machines Unit that I offer on TpT. These crosswords are a nice way to review important vocabulary and gives me a chance to check-in with students before the unit review game. Students usually use the provided work bundle to help them find the solution to the crossword puzzle. A word bank is provided that can be removed to make the crossword more challenging.CrosswordsPart 1 Newton's Laws
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7th - 10th
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FREE Physical Property and Matter Sort Activity Cards PRINTABLE
This file is a collection of 50 photo cards formatted for business card paper (but you can just cut if you prefer) that you can use with a bunch of different sort and categorizing. I made them years ago and had to remake because I lost the file (don'tcha hate that) but the kids wore them out! I used them initially as a Science explore activity and the students found many more valid categories than I would have. Then I guided them to sort by physical properties and then again for states of mat
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2nd - 6th
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FREE DOWNLOAD - Intro to Science Domino Puzzle - Back to School Science Activity
Students will complete a fun domino-style puzzle. The puzzle includes 20 introduction to science review questions. There are an array of topics including: branches of science, the difference between a hypothesis, theory, and law; claim, evidence, and reasoning; observation versus inference, and more. Preview the resource to see the exact questions. I have included two different sizes of domino templates. The one-page template is ideal for independent work or as a partner activity. The larger, 3-
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Back to School Science Activities - Domino Review Puzzles - Save 30%
FREE Metric System Google Hidden Picture Activity Metric Prefixes Suffixes
Review metric prefixes, base units, the SI system of measurement, and simple metric conversions using this fun Hidden Picture Reveal game. The self-grading nature of the activity is perfect for review and reinforcement or even a different sort of homework assignment. Correct answers reveal a hidden picture. This activity is designed to be used in Google Sheets and shared to your students via Google Classroom or to students own Drives. This resource is a paperless, digital review and reinforceme
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Science Skills Bundle Hidden Picture Games
Atoms and Periodic Table of the Elements Crossword Puzzle
This is the end of the unit crossword puzzle and solution for my 2000+ slide PowerPoint / Atoms and Periodic Table of the Elements Unit with HW, Notes, and much more. Questions and solutions described below. Word bank can be removed to make the puzzle more or less difficult.
Also included are hundreds of PowerPoint previews from the unit, bundled homework, lesson notes, and much more.
Atoms and Periodic Table of the Elements Unit on TpT (2000+ slides, HW, Notes, and much more.)
Atoms and P
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7th - 10th
Lab Safety Rules Worksheet + ONLINE Science Lab
Students will EXPLORE an online science lab. Please note that this game takes at least 45 seconds to load. Your students will click on objects around the lab to learn about lab safety rules while filling in a Lab Rules Worksheet. Please make sure the game can be played on your students' devices. It works well on chrome books.I am working on updating this game so it can be played on more platforms in the future. If it doesn't work on your students' platform, I am sorry. Maybe in the future.
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4th - 12th
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Energy Transfers Word Search *FREEBIE*
Want a fun way to introduce or review energy transfers in your classroom? How about a word search? My students always loved word searches and crossword puzzles. They were especially a great way for me to review vocabulary! The 25 science content words used in this puzzle are:1. energy2. heat3. light4. sound5. translucent 6. electrical7. electricity8. conduction9. convection10. vibrate11. radiation12, reflect13. refract14. absorb15. pitch16. volume17. opaque18. echo19. current20. circuit21. con
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3rd - 7th
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Card Sort: Types of Matter
This great hands-on activity has students sort substances into elements, compounds, homogeneous mixtures, and heterogeneous mixtures. Questions on the accompanying handout get students thinking about what led them to sort the cards the way they did, which engages metacognition.
Note: Images are from the Pickit Free Images tool in PowerPoint.
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6th - 12th
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Periodic Table Bingo: 50 Printable Cards and 12 Printable Clue Sets
This free resource from Virtual Science Teachers includes 50 unique periodic table bingo cards and 12 progressively complex clue sets, available for print from Google Slides.Bingo Card Composition: Each bingo card features elements 1-20, plus Iron, Nickel, Copper, Silver, and Gold.Clue Sets Overview: The 12 clue sets progress from basic to advanced concepts related to the periodic table:Clue Set #1: Focuses solely on the atomic number and number of protons.Clue Set #2: Adds identification of the
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-PS1-1
, MS-PS1-1
Truly Interactive Science Notebook Game: Mixtures and Solutions FREEBIE
Truly Interactive Science Notebook Game: Mixtures and Solutions FREEBIE
Using technology to build interactive notebooks.
Standards based to meet/exceed both Texas TEKS and the NGSS!
The file type is a PowerPoint Show.
This PowerPoint Interactive Science Notebook Game covers:
Defining mixtures and solutions
Identifying a mixture of substances as a mixture or a solution
Separating mixtures
Also available in my store is the Physical Science Truly Interactive Science Notebook Game which include
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3rd - 6th
The Rock Cycle Game
This is a card game using original photographs of rock types. Players use a rock cycle sheet as a reference during the game. The object of the game is to build rock cycles and win cards along the way. An important learning outcome of this game is that students will be able to explain the rock as a cycle with many combinations and outcomes. A fun game for any earth science classroom.
Science Etc.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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6th - 8th
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Mystery Photo Science Warm Up Free Sample
Includes 9 different Mystery Photos. Finding pictures that are high enough resolution to make quality "Mystery Photo" warm-ups is time consuming! Save time and have a set of mystery photos ready to go!Sharpen your students' observation skills and practice making inferences with this fun and engaging warm-up. I use these challenges every Friday. My students love these and now walk in and exclaim, “It’s Mystery Photo Friday!”If you enjoy this warm-up activity for your class, you can find more M
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5th - 10th
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Matter and Energy Crossword Puzzle
This is the end of the unit crossword puzzle for the Matter and Energy portion of a larger Unit that I offer on TpT. For some reason the solution has disappeared so its just the puzzle which is the fun part. A word bank is provided. Please see the entire unit described below in the preview.
Matter, Energy and the Environment Unit (3,500 Slides) on TpT
Matter, Energy, and the Environment Unit
This unit includes all of the lessons below in one organized folder....
-Matter, Energy and the Envi
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7th - 10th
Science Skills Crossword Puzzle
This crossword puzzle and solution is one very small part on my 2,500 slide Science Skills Unit.Word Bank can be removed to make the crossword more difficult:base, blood, Celsius, Centimeter, Decameter, Decimeter, density, eat, electron, flammable, glassware, goggles, Gram, Hectometer, hypothesis, inference, Kelvin, Kilometer, light, Liter, magnification, Meter, method, Metric, Millimeter, notation, observation, outside, safe, science, stage, stereoscope, vapors, waterAlso included are hundreds
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5th - 8th
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Space Word Search *FREEBIE*
Who doesn't love a word search?! Kids of all ages enjoy doing word searches. Your scientists will love this word search on space!
The 14 words included in this search are:
solar system, universe, galaxy, milky way,
sun, stars, moon, asteroid, rotate, planets
orbit, axis, light year, revolve
NGSS: 1-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-1
Thank you so much for downloading my product! I hope you and your students love it! Happy teaching! :)
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2nd - 6th
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Electricity & Magnetism Vocabulary Matching Game
This product is a vocabulary matching game to review key science vocabulary terms associated with Electricity & Magnetism.
Created with an upper elementary science classroom in mind, this resource could always be used to differentiate instruction for primary or middle school classrooms as well!
This resource can be used in centers, sent home for extra practice, or to review before a test.
If you liked this freebie, please check out some of my other science resources:
Changes In Matt
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3rd - 6th
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Jeopardy Game Review- Earth Moon Sun System
Jeopardy PowerPoint Review Game with themed visual and sound effects board Features NY Earth Science Regents Questions and the categories are: Rotation & RevolutionTides Phases of the Moon Insolation & Seasons Latitude & Longitude Earth-Sun-Moon System Connects directly to Unit 5: Earth-Sun-Moon Systems of the New Visions Curriculum Teacher has the option to lead and project the Jeopardy game or students may download and play in small groupsCan be used for various quiz, test, and re
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8th - 12th
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HS-ESS2-1
(FREE) Nature of Chemical Reactions Puzzle Matching Review Game
This is a great self checking activity that can be used to review the nature of chemical reactions!
Note: This activity will be a part of the Physical Science Growing Bundle of Puzzle Matching Review Games Vol. #2 Chemistry
that is now discounted in my TPT store! Be sure to check out the whole set of Chemistry related puzzle review matching games! Also make sure that you check out Physical Science Growing Bundle of Puzzle Matching Review Games Vol. #1 Physics !
Physical Science Growing Bun
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Physical Science Bundle of Puzzle Matching Review Vol #2 (Chemistry)
Static Electricity - Device-Based Scavenger Hunt Activity - Let the Hunt begin!
Static Electricity - Device-Based Scavenger Hunt Activity. This activity is the coolest thing I've created and your kids are going to love it, mine do. Think of a scavenger hunt, then add devices (Smartphones, Chromebooks, Laptops, or Tablets), engaged students, and learning through assessment and you have this resource.Quick Disclaimer. In order to use this activity, your classroom must have at least 1 device per 3 students. Smartphones, Chromebooks, Laptops, and Tablets will all work perfectly
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7th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Physics Digital Scavenger Hunt Bundle - Digital Science Activities
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