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6th grade physical science laboratories for Microsoft PowerPoint
Electric Circuits Slides Lesson, Notes, Lab - Simple, Series, Parallel Circuits
This Electric Circuits lesson is a great way to teach your students about Energy and Electric Circuits. Students will learn about energy with circuits and discover how to build a simple circuit and the difference between series, parallel, and simple circuits. This resource can also be used alongside the FOSS Energy Kit.The lesson includes the following information about Circuits:Ways we use electricity on a daily basisEnergyA Battery as an Energy SourceHow to Build a Simple CircuitMatterAtoms: P
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Plate Tectonics - Graham Cracker Lab
Step-by-step visual PPT, student lab worksheet, exit ticket, as well as video clips and visuals! Your students will have tons of fun while learning!!
I love having my kids do hands-on activities in class but I am always make sure that these activities are structured. This lab is no different; it's a great way to make sure your students are the one's learning while similarly making sure you don't go crazy! Perfect balance of teacher structure and student learning!
Students will use shaving crea
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Physical Science Middle School Science NGSS Science Lessons Year Long
This is a bundle of resources on Physical Science for Middle School. Purchase this physical science curriculum and save 20%. This resource is designed to meet ALL the NGSS standards for Physical Science for Middle School. Includes Structure and Properties of Matter, Chemical Reactions, Forces and Interactions, Energy, Waves, and Electromagnetic Radiation. Save 20% on this bundle! This set is perfect for schools that teach physical science in 8th grade. The units included in this bundle have:Les
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, MS-PS2-4
, MS-PS2-3
, MS-PS3-2
, MS-PS4-1
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Matter Unit
Matter Unit: This is a huge product covering an entire Matter unit. This is specifically tied to North Carolina Essential Standards, or NC Essential Standards for 6th grade. The PPT is designed to cover in detail the unpacked standards.
This unit will be a great asset for any upper elementary or middle school Matter unit. Check the preview to see the topics covered, listed on the 3 pages of unpacked standards.
Included Resources:
-unpacked standards
-lesson plans in EATS format
-assessments
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: NC Science Bundle- Entire Year - All Standards- Powerpoint and Word Wall
Newton's Laws of Motion and Calculating Speed Distance and Time MS PS2-2
In this unit, students will learn about Newton's laws of motion and calculate speed, distance, and time traveled. Students will participate in a hands-on lab in which they will measure the time it takes to travel a certain distance and calculate speed. Students will apply this information to Newton’s three laws of motion. This unit also touches on potential and kinetic energy. The speed equation is introduced, and sample problems are included. Students will also identify variables in the experi
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
BEGINNING OF YEAR SCIENCE / SCIENCE INTRODUCTION UNIT PPT
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SCIENCE INTRODUCTION
BEGINNING OF YEAR
This is a 166 PPT for starting off your science class. This is a great introduction to middle school science. I use this PPT unit in the beginning of the school year to get students excited about Science class. The purpose is for the students to gain a brief understanding to what science is, the purpose of science, types of scientists, the scientific method, scientific models, difference between theories and laws and j
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: NC Science Bundle- Entire Year - All Standards- Powerpoint and Word Wall
5th Grade Science NGSS 5-ESS1-1: Brightness of the Sun and Stars
5th Grade Science NGSS 5-ESS1-1 Brightness of the Sun and Stars is an engaging and interesting lesson which includes videos, engaging PowerPoint presentations, a lab, and science literacy reading. This lesson is in 5E format, and is aligned with NGSS Standard 5-ESS1-1 as well as Common Core Standards for ELA and Mathematics.This unit is for 5th grade NGSS Performance Expectation 5-ESS1-1. Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due
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Grades:
4th - 7th
NGSS:
5-ESS1-1
Also included in: NGSS Fifth Grade Science Curriculum Bundle | Phenomena-Based Lessons!
Glow Lab
This is a thermal energy experiment to determine if the temperature of water affects the luminance of a glow stick. This lesson takes around 45 minutes. Through this lesson, the students will learn that hot water makes a glow stick glow brighter than cold water. The students need to have some background knowledge of the movement of particles of a liquid. This product is editable so that you can use it with items you have in your classroom. For example, if you would rather use graduated cylinder
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-4
Viscosity and Volcanoes Lab
Viscosity and Volcanoes Lab: Utilize cheap supplies to learn about viscosity, temperature, and volatiles in different types of magma.
Give your students an opportunity to truly understand why different volcanoes have different eruption styles. This lab download includes differentiated lab handouts to ensure that students are learning in their zone of proximal development.
Students will learn about different properties of magma in the lab and compare the materials they test to basaltic, andes
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Change in States of Matter: PowerPoint with INB Notes & Lab
Change in States of Matter Includes: Animated PowerPoint, Six Page Mini-Book for INB Notes, & INB output activity, Changes in Matter Lab w/ Data Table & Graphing, Crossword Puzzle, Writing Assignment, and Vocabulary Word Cards for your Word Wall.This lesson builds on the previous States of Matter Lesson. Students will be engaged in the animated PowerPoint and mini-book notes that follow the PowerPoint. Students will apply change in matter concepts in the lab that is also included. Not
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Grades:
5th - 8th
STEM Challenge: Egg Drop PPT - Grades 5-8
The Egg-ceptional Packaging Egg Drop STEM Challenge is sure to provide lasting memories for your students as a fun Easter, spring break, back to school, end of school, or anytime it is warm outside activity! Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, measurement, and scientific engineering skills!
This product presents a scenario to the students where the CEO of the Egg-ceptional Packaging Plant is needing scientists to design an egg package that would protect
Grades:
5th - 8th
Thanksgiving STEM Challenge: The Great Turkey Race - PPT - 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
Also included in: STEM Challenge Seasonal Bundle, Volume 1 - Grades 5-8 - PPT
Lab: Paperclip Element, Compound, and Molecule Lab
Update (9/12/16) - The answer key had some mistakes, but now it has been fixed!This lab uses the wonderful paperclip as a way to represent elements! With this lab activity, students will first use the Power Point to start their 'lab write-up'. When the written portion of their lab is complete, students will break up into six groups rotating to different stations. Each station has FOUR sandwich bags with different combinations of colored paperclips clipped together. Based on which paperclips make
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Bundle: Atoms and the Periodic Table
NGSS 5th Grade 5-PS1-1 5-PS1-2 5-PS1-3 5-PS1-4 Matter & Its Interactions Bundle
This bundle contains four NGSS aligned lessons which cover 5th grade NGSS performance expectations 5-PS1-1, 5-PS1-2, 5-PS1-3 and 5-PS1-4 for Matter and Its Interactions. Three of the lessons are in 5E format. Product DescriptionsNGSS 5-PS1-1 Matter is made up of particles too small to be seen. Aligned 5E Lesson Plan, Develop a model to describe that matter is made up of particles too small to be seen. Students will do experiments to demonstrate that there is matter present even though they canno
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Grades:
4th - 6th
NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, 5-PS1-2
, 5-PS1-1
STEM Survivor 2-Day Design Challenge PowerPoint 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
Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Convection, Conduction, Radiation Lesson Bundle
This unit includes 3 lessons (50 minutes each) and 7 pages of printable work bundles. The Work Bundles have students fill-in critical notes, conduct exciting hands-on activities about heat transfer, answer questions, make and interpret graphs, includes games, built-in quizzes, and much more. The work bundles chronologically follow the detailed and interactive set of slideshows. Answer Keys, materials list, video links, and much more are provided. Everything you need to run a fantastic learning
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, MS-PS3-3
, MS-PS3-5
Introduction to Weather Learning Activities
This zip file contains many different activities (72 pages of student handouts which includes worksheets, quizzes, two labs and cloze notes handouts. as well as a PowerPoint with a total of 96 slides) which can be used to introduce students to basic concepts about weather. While these lessons were originally designed to correlate to the performance indicators of the New York State Intermediate Science curriculum, the components of this lesson may be easily used in other physical science or bas
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Science Bell Ringers Science Skills Lab Safety - Scientific Method
Do you want to review science concepts like lab safety, variables, and the metric system? These bell ringers can be used as a quick review of science concepts and as conversation starters. This set includes Lab Safety, Variables, Scientific Investigation, and the International System of Measurement (Metric System). These are great for test prep! There are 50 bellringers in the slide show presentation. Answer sheets in a variety of formats are included. Answer keys for each warm-up are included.
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Solar Energy - Energy Transformation – How We Use Energy From The Sun
This Solar Energy package shows how solar energy is transformed to heat and electricity. The package includes an editable, interactive PowerPoint presentation, a solar energy lab, Solar energy reading comprehension articles, and an Illustrated solar energy vocabulary and crossword puzzle. This package covers what solar energy is, how solar energy is used, and its environmental benefits and challenges. These materials are aligned with Common Core, and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) a
Grades:
4th - 6th
NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, MS-PS3-3
, 4-PS3-2
Also included in: NGSS Renewable Energy Bundle Grades 4 - 6
Introducing Lab Safety Station Activity and Notes - 2 Versions
This is one of the first sets of notes my students complete. This assignment can be done as stations, which is what I do or you can hide the station slide and have students to complete the notes as you present it. I like to have my students move throughout the room and print off two copies of each of the stations to allow students to copy the notes freely. I have included the .doc to allow you to edit the assignment with your own lab safety equipment locations. ==================================
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: UPDATED! The Ultimate Back to School Science Bundle - NO STRESS!
Christmas STEM Challenge: Jingle All The Way - PPT - 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
Also included in: STEM Challenge Seasonal Bundle, Volume 1 - Grades 5-8 - PPT
Sound Waves - Lesson Presentations, Lab Experiment, Computer Activity, Videos
This zip file contains materials for middle school science lessons on sound waves, including behavior, pitch and density, intensity and decibels, as part of a unit on waves and energy. The unit was designed for 7th graders in NYC.
Includes:
2 SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentations (all one file; 16 slides total)
-PowerPoint version of same presentation now added
1 Lab experiment description and student worksheet
1 Interactive computer activity description and student worksheet
1 Homework ass
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Starburst Rock Cycle Lab
Use this fun and creative lab to model the Rock Cycle!! Students will love it and you will too!!
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Work, Power & Force - Lessons, Lab Experiments, Lots of Practice
This zip file contains materials for middle school science lessons on forces, work and power, including math calculations 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 on Work & Force (14 slides)
*PowerPoint version of this presentation added!
SMARTboard .notebook presentation on Work & Force (27 slides)
*PowerPoint version of this presentation added!
2 lesson plans, different from
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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