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Laboratory interactive whiteboards
Visible Light Waves, Rainbows - Lesson Presentations, Lab Experiments, Videos
This zip file contains materials for middle school science lessons on visible light waves, rainbows and the color spectrum, as part of a unit on waves and energy. The unit was designed for 7th graders in NYC.
Includes:
2 SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentations (in one file; 23 slides total) including teacher descriptions of 2 short lab experiments or demonstrations.
*PowerPoint version of lesson presentations now included!
Homework assignment
Presentations serve as lesson plans that guide t
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Grades:
4th - 8th
NY State Biology Lab Guide - Relationships and Biodiversity
NY State Regents Living Environment Course has four required labs that are provided by the state. However, the state does not provide these labs in an accessible electronic format anywhere that I can find. Therefore, I have created a lab guide that goes along with the "Relationships and Biodiversity Lab" that has the answer key to the entire lab along with helpful pictures, tables, and diagrams. This 20 page guide is designed to help both teachers and students through the lab in an understand
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Types of Chemical Reactions
TYPES OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS -Super Funny Interactive Notes and Demos!You will have so much fun teaching your students about the different types of chemical reactions! This lesson makes each type of reaction a "love story analogy". In this cute and hilarious lesson plan, your students will learn all about the different types of reactions, their unique characteristics, examples of each reaction, catalysts, pH scale and much more!Don't miss out on the opportunity to engage your students by taking i
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Earthquakes: Seismic Waves - Lesson Plan, Presentation, Lab Experiment
This zip file contains materials a for middle school science lesson on earthquakes and seismic waves as part of an Earth science unit. The unit was designed for 7th graders in NYC.
Includes:
1 full lesson plan
1 SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentation (13 slides) including lab experiment with Slinky's
-PowerPoint version of same presentation (13 slides)
1 lab experiment worksheet and activity handout
Presentations serve as lesson plans that guide the teacher through the entire lesson. Pre
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Chemical and Physical Changes - CSI Lab: The Case of the Missing Cake - SMART Bd
Teaching chemical and physical changes? This product frames the content in a fun, hands-on scenario where the students will be investigating to determine which suspect stole the missing cake. Students will be observing and classifying physical and chemical changes during this lab as well as using 21st century skills, such as collaboration and critical thinking.
→ Read a blog post about this lab here!
Lab Material Summary:
Powdered Sugar, Baking Soda, Corn Starch, Baking Powder, Water, Vinegar,
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Classifying Matter: Pure Substances and Mixtures
This lesson introduces the concept of matter as either a pure substance or a mixture. Students examine different types of mixtures found in their everyday lives. Students also have the opportunity to engage in a laboratory inquiry activity in this lesson, which examines the difference between heterogeneous and homogeneous substance. The lesson is designed to meet Alberta Education requirements in Grade 8 science, but can be used and modified to fit your own needs!This interactive lesson contai
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Buoyancy PowerPoint - Sinking, Floating, Mass, Weight, Density
An editable and interactive buoyancy powerPoint to help teach your students about buoyancy, buoyant forces, mass, weight, gravity and density. There are 10 slides, containing definitions and pictures. Check out my other sink & float products to compliment this one:Buoyancy Lesson PlanBuoyancy Observation SheetBuoyancy Teaching Bundle (included PPT presentation, experiment and lesson plan)OR, buy all of these products in my buoyancy unit:Mega Buoyancy Unit Bundle (everything you need to teach
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Topographic Maps - Lesson Presentations, Lab Experiments & Activities
This zip file contains materials for middle school science lessons on the creation of topographic maps and profiles as part of an Earth science unit. The unit was designed for 7th graders in NYC.
Includes:
-3 SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentations, in one file (35 slides total). Includes information for students to create a 'mountain' and then a topographic map.
*PowerPoint version of same presentation file (35 slides) added. Text is plainly formatted, so you will need to resize text and a
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Mink Dissection
This is the presentation I created to help my students through each major step of a mink dissection.
While the presentation came in handy, I also modeled each step for them, but tried not to show them TOO much as I went-- there's something great in the discovery being theirs.
As they started opening each mink, I would call them back, show more pictures on the board, or model through mine a bit more, quizzing as I went.
(The first day is the toughest as students have to find the trachea and e
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Radiation Solar Beads Experiment
Teaching about forms of energy or UV rays? Play with solar beads! Students will see the beads change color when they are exposed to UV light. In this experiment students will test different variables (sunglasses, sunscreen, shade) and measure the color change of the beads. Included in this download is a powerpoint presentation and lab worksheet students fill out when they are outside with the beads. Materials needed: Solar beads, plastic bag, sunglasses, sunscreen, and a sunny day!You might also
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in:Â Energy Bundle
Lunar Cycle and Moon Phases Activity - Science Task Cards
This Predicting the Lunar Cycle Activity will have your students engaged in academic conversations and kinesthetic learning as they complete 24 task cards to identify the sequence of events in the lunar cycle. Students will analyze diagrams of the Earth, Moon, and Sun to determine which phase of the moon is visible. This is a great activity to hang around the classroom and have students work in pairs to complete. The questions within this task card set are rigorous and standards based to help yo
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Also included in:Â 8th Grade Science Task Cards Bundle
STEM Challenge - Make a Boat 3-Day Challenge SMART Notebook - Grades 5-8
The Make a Boat STEM Challenge is a 3-day (42-minute periods) engineering and design exercise that will get your students thinking before or after a long break, back to school time, or for those days before the end of the school year. Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills!
This product presents a scenario to the students where the captain of a sight-seeing boat company is in need of a better boa
Grades:
5th - 8th
Valentine's Day STEM Challenge: Cupid's Catapult - Grades 5-8 SMART Board Lesson
Just updated on 1/3/16! Looking for a great Valentine's Day activity that incorporates collaboration, critical thinking, drawing, measurement, and scientific engineering skills this February? Try Cupid's Catapult STEM Challenge.
This product presents a scenario to the students where Cupid needs the students to build a catapult to launch piercing hearts a far distance. The students are given a materials list of common household items that they may use in the process of developing their protot
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Valentine's Day STEM Challenge: Cupid's Catapult - Grades 3-5 - SMART Bd
Looking for a great Valentine's Day activity that incorporates collaboration, critical thinking, drawing, measurement, and scientific engineering skills this February? Try Cupid's Catapult STEM Challenge.
This product presents a scenario to the students where Cupid needs the students to build a catapult to launch piercing hearts a far distance. The students are given a materials list of common household items that they may use in the process of developing their prototype. Students complete t
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Earthquakes: Locating the Epicenter - Lesson Presentation, Lab Experiment
This zip file contains materials a for middle school science lesson on earthquake epicenters and how to locate an epicenter using triangulation as part of an Earth science unit. The unit was designed for 7th graders in NYC.
Includes:
SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentation (11 slides)
1 lab sheet with diagrams (5 pages)
Presentations serve as lesson plans that guide the teacher through the entire lesson. Presentation includes links to related YouTube videos to increase student engagement.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Mineral Identification - Lesson Presentations, Lab Experiments, Videos
This zip file contains materials for middle school science lessons on the characteristics of rocks and minerals (luster, hardness, streak, fracture vs. cleavage) as part of an Earth science unit. The unit was designed for 7th graders in NYC.
Includes:
-3 SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentations, in one file (32 slides). Includes 2 part mineral identification lab with optional 3rd day to practice using reference tables to identify minerals.
-Mineral identification lab sheets and reference tab
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Christmas STEM Challenge: Jingle All The Way - SMART Board - Grades 5-8
This Christmas STEM Challenge: Jingle All The Way will get your students thinking and team-building in those days leading up to Winter Break! Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills.
This product presents a scenario to the students where Santa needs a new sleigh. Students are asked to design a sleigh that is lightweight and sturdy out of common household items that can tolerate the weight of the
Grades:
5th - 8th
Thanksgiving STEM Challenge: The Great Turkey Race - SMART Board - Grades 5-8
The Thanksgiving STEM Challenge: The Great Turkey Race will get your students thinking and team-building in those days leading up to Thanksgiving Break! Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills.
This product presents a scenario to the students where the turkeys on Farmer Dave's farm must win a race to prevent them from being the main entree at a Thanksgiving feast. The turkeys decide they need a
Grades:
5th - 8th
Waves - Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction - Presentation, 4 Lab Experiments
This zip file contains materials for a middle school science lesson on waves and the concepts of reflection, refraction and diffraction, as part of a unit on waves and energy. The unit was designed for 7th graders in NYC.
Includes:
-SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentation (14 slides) including teacher descriptions of 4 short lab experiments or demonstrations.
-PowerPoint version of same presentation, HOWEVER the file was converted from the .notebook file and the font types, sizes and colors do
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Pulley (Simple Machines) - Lesson Presentation, Lab Experiment, videos
This zip file contains materials for middle school science lessons on the use and function of the pulley as part of a unit on simple and compound machines, and energy. The unit was designed for 6th graders in NYC.
Includes:
SMARTboard .notebook presentation, including a differentiated lab experiment (10 slides)
2 homework and/or class activity assignments
1 skeleton outline notes with activities (could be used for differentiation, not directly correlated to .notebook presentations though)
Pres
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Fall STEM Challenge: The Great Pumpkin Slinger - SMART Notebook - Grades 5-8
Looking for a great fall STEM activity that incorporates collaboration, critical thinking, drawing, measurement, and scientific engineering skills? Try the Great Pumpkin Slinger Fall STEM Catapult Challenge.
This product presents a scenario to the students where a local radio show wanted to launch pumpkins for distance but needed a way to do so. Students are challenged to construct a "pumpkin slinger" or catapult. The students are given a materials list of common household items that they ma
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Grades:
5th - 8th
STEM Survivor 2-Day Design Challenge SMART Notebook Lesson
The STEM Survivor 2-Day Design Challenge will get your students thinking and team-building before or after a long break, back to school time, or for those days before the end of the school year. Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills!
This product presents a scenario to the students where a couple has been stranded on an island and must design a retrieval device out of materials washed up on the
Grades:
4th - 9th
Inclined Plane & Screw Simple Machines - Lesson Presentation, videos, lab
This zip file contains materials for middle school science lessons on the inclined plane and screw (simple machines) as part of a unit on simple and compound machines, and energy. The unit was designed for 6th graders in NYC.
Includes:
SMARTboard .notebook presentation, with a hands-on experiment (12 slides)
2 homework and/or class activity assignments
Presentations serve as lesson plans that guide the teacher through the entire lesson. Presentations include links to related YouTube videos to
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Tissues, Organs, Systems- 3 Lesson Presentations, Plan, Lab, Computer Activities
This .zip file contains materials for middle school science lessons introductory lessons on organs and organ systems, as part of a unit on living things. The unit was designed for 6th graders in NYC.
Includes:
1 SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentation on Organs, especially in relation to cells and tissues (7 slides)
1 worksheet for a fun, interactive online game about organs (2 pages)
1 SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentation on organ systems (4 slides)
1 worksheet for interactive internet
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Grades:
4th - 9th
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