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Free middle school other (science) projects
Parts of a Volcano - Mosaic Craft
This is a fun, engaging way of reviewing the parts of a volcano with your class. The students are given their vocabulary words on small labels, then must create a mosaic using construction paper in order to depict the parts of a volcano.
Licenses for the font and frames have been purchased.
Grades:
K - 6th
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Science Fair Project Board Headings: Black & White Labels
I made these black and white labels for my 7th graders science fair project this year. I hope you can find them useful as well.
Enjoy,
Christine
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Grades:
1st - 12th
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Biome Book
The biome book includes a map that students need to color for areas. It covers the six major land biomes (tundra, taiga, deciduous forest, tropical rainforest, grasslands, and desert) and saltwater and freshwater biomes. The book includes a title page with a number coded map for each of the land biomes. There is a table of contents corresponding to the map. The directions are directly in between the cover page and table of contents. It explains what is desired from on each page. These can be eas
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Dichotomous Keys Dinosaurs
Challenge your students to group and classify these dinosaurs by their common/uncommon characteristics with this FUN AND FREE Dichotomous Key Dinosaurs worksheet! Allow students to practice their skills in drawing visual (pictorial) and writing text-based dichotomous keys by discerning between 5 dino-organisms. Perfect for consolidation, quick-finishers, extra credit assessment, sub plans or just for fun! Enjoy and don't forget to leave feedback! ✂ Contents+ Teacher notes: Ideas and tips for
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in: Dichotomous Keys Bundle - Doodle Notes & Worksheets
Spaghetti and Marshmallow STEM Challenge
An awesome introduction to STEM. Very simple and the kids have a lot of fun with it. I put them into groups and had them compete who could build the tallest tower. Supply quantities are flexible depending on how much time you have.
Grades:
PreK - 12th
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Science Fair Project Starter Guide
This FREE starter guide will help get your students off the ground and rolling with the science fair! It starts with a science project proposal form, and then moves the steps of the process of the science fair. It has directions and an example for students on how to write the purpose and the hypothesis before the experiment. The directions and examples for each step will greatly help your students get started and stay focused throughout the process!This also includes a PPT that is an overview o
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Choice Project (41 mini projects included) GEOSPHERE ~ Differentiated!
Culuminating activity at the end of a geosphere unit -- students choose 5 out of 41 possible choices covering topics such as: Layers of the Earth ~ Plate Tectonics ~ Rock Cycle ~ Earthquakes ~ Volcanoes. This project could easily be converted to ANY SCIENCE TOPIC, not just geosphere. All learning styles covered! Every project has its own rubric and directions, project choices range from being worth 10 to 50 points.CAREFULL -- I did not edit this to make it generic, so there are some project
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Halloween STEM: Monster Genetics
Halloween STEM: Monster GeneticsWho doesn’t love monsters? This Halloween, task your students with designing and building a unique monster using any available supplies in your classroom! The twist is that students must first flip a coin to determine which features are included in the monster design. This Halloween monster STEM activity is a perfect introduction to genetics! This fun lesson is intended to guide students in elementary and middle school through a design challenge using recycled ma
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-LS3-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-LS3-1
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Project Grading Rubric
A grading rubric to be used for projects that require a subjective types of assessments. Perfect for presentations, reports, lab projects, or anything in the arts - dance, music, visual arts or theatre.
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K - 8th
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Selective Evolution Project - Dog Breeds
This is a project I have had my Environmental Science (remedial) students in high school do for several years. They research a dog breed and then compare its features to that of another member in the order Carnivora. It takes two 50-minute class periods to research, complete, and present.
This would also be good for middle school or upper elementary when studying evolution. It may take longer for younger students.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Invasive Species Research Project Paper (NO PREP)
Are you in need of a no-prep, research writing project on invasive species? This is perfect for you and your students! This product includes 12 pages to support you and your students throughout the project! What is included? Project timeline and how to use each page Parent/guardian LetterParent/guardian Interview Project cover pageKWL ChartNotes PageRough draft/writing organizer (& student self-check)- There is an organizer for writing one paragraph OR five! Final draft page In need of more
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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DNA Genes & Traits -Make your own DNA
When my students were learning about Genes and Traits I had them create their own DNA! Engagement went way up and students could physically see how DNA is unique but still a structure. HOW TO:On the sheet provided, you will have students follow the directions -gathering the Pipe cleaners they need for each trait they identify with. Students will then bend their pipe cleaners to form what looks like a DNA strand. First they will make the sugar phosphate backbone (Take two black pipe cleaners and
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
Animal Rights & Welfare Research Project
In this activity students chose an animal rights or welfare issue or organization to research. Students work collaboratively in partners or groups to create a visually appealing and informative presentation to share with their peers.Product Includes:Google Docs for electronic usePrintable PDFProject & Presentation RubricsTeacher GuideGrading RubricMaterials Needed: Individual internet access & device to create a presentation.======================================================Key Word
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Physical and Chemical Changes Activity: Identify Changes in Your Favorite Recipe
Looking for an engaging way to teach physical and chemical changes?Our Google Slides activity allows students to choose their favorite recipe and identify the physical and chemical changes that occur during the cooking process. This activity is designed to be both interactive and personal, allowing students to showcase their interests and personalities while also demonstrating their understanding of scientific concepts. By selecting a recipe that is meaningful to them, students will be motivated
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4th - 8th
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Octopus Paper Dissection
Here is the latest installment of my paper animal dissections which are becoming popular these days for different reasons. Even thought the octopus isn't a standard animal that is dissected in Biology classrooms, it could be dissected in Marine Bio and AP Bio. Advanced 8th grade science and regular Biology classrooms could also do this activity as an added-on activity when doing the frog or fetal pig for comparison, when learning about classification and the different classes in the animal kin
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
, HS-LS1-2
Biome Project Student Research Slides
A small collection of slides with linked information on 4 different biomes for students to explore: tundra, rainforest, desert, & taiga.
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Gummy Bear Science Lab
In this scientific lab, middle school students explore the concepts of volume, mass and density. They will place a gummy bear in a cup of water over night and compare the measurements of the gummy bear before placing them in the water, and then again after allowing them to soak. Follows the scientific process and incorporates inquiry based learning.
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6th - 8th
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Monster Genetics
This is the perfect project for those working on complete dominant and recessive traits. On day 1, students will use coins to flip and determine whether the genotype for each monster parent. On day 2, students will use the traits they received during the coin flip to cross Punnett Squares in partners. They will finish by creating a "family portrait" in which they will include each of the trait they had gotten. All directions are printed on student packets making the project easy and fun for bot
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Alien Food Web
Students create a food web using the species provided from this alien ecosystem. On the directions document are the names of all the organisms and who eats whom. Choose which image you would like each organism to be named as. The autotrophs are the Chupie, Krarb, Kakkox, Truffula Tree, and Sysheo Flower (alien plants). The food web will work by labeling any of the organisms how you choose (not all organisms provided will fit into the food web, there is excess of autotrophs and heterotrophs).
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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Renewable Resources Science Research Project (Distance Learning)
This is an independent research project designed to help students delve into renewable resources such as wind power, hydroelectric power, and solar power. Students can choose one energy source and then research it. A choice board is provided so students can choose which format they would like to use to submit their final project.A rubric is provided both in the original document as well as a link to a Google Form version of the rubric. If you choose to complete this on the computer, the Google F
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Technology Timeline Assignment
This is a student assignment whereby the students use a variety of nonfiction resource books and the internet to research different forms of technology. This assignment focuses on the exploration of extreme environments: desert, space, deep ocean, polar regions and volcanoes; however you could alter it to fit the needs of your classroom and students.
Included in this document:
Title Page
Assignment Outline
Suggested Resources
Student Planning Page
Teacher Marking Rubric
If you download this
Grades:
5th - 10th
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Past, Present and Future of Technology. A PBL and DI Science project,
This project is driven by best practice in Project Based Learning and Differentiated Instruction. Students are given a guiding question "How will a current technology evolve in the next twenty years and affect society?". They then work in teams to research the past, present and future of their chosen technology. This download includes a teacher's guide, timeline, student handout of research packet, example of completed project, scoring rubric and peer evaluation form. This download is in Microso
Grades:
8th - 10th
It's a Monumental Task! PBL Project
This project works at the middle or high school level, and teaches concepts related to matter through student self-discovery. It's differentiated to three different scaffolding/ability levels.
Highlight physical and chemical properties, the phases of matter, and types of matter through materials science by challenging students to pick materials to build a monument!
We integrated this with our Civic/History class, our English/Language Arts class, and with Art. The project for Civics relates
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Science: Forces of Nature Project (Science Project, Science Assessment)
This is a Science project that can be used per The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1–8 – Science and Technology 2022. It can be used as a unit or culminating task or project. My students enjoy this project as it gives them choice in both force of nature and project for presentation, and it gives them autonomy to develop their inquiry and research skills.I hope you enjoy this free resource. I would really appreciate it if you could take a moment to provide a review of it below. Thank you!Have an a
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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