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Free 8th grade critical thinking science resources for Easel Activities
Christmas Would You Rather Questions to Print FREEBIE! Fun Holiday Activity!
Here are 20 Fun Would You Rather Questions to use with your students. These are great discussion starters for when you have a few extra minutes. They can also be used for classroom polls or journal prompts.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:1 Page with 20 Would You Rather QuestionsGreat for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teachers are saying: ✏️ "My students loved this resource. I’m sure they weren’t even thinking
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1st - 8th
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Thanksgiving Would You Rather Questions with Poll FREEBIE
Here is a set of 20 Would you Rather Questions about Thanksgiving. Great for discussion starters, class polls and journal prompts.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:List of all 20 Would You Rather ChoicesDIGITAL:Classroom PollGreat for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teachers are saying: ✏️ "My students love this activity and shared with some others at home! with all the stressful things going on at this point in t
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1st - 8th
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Black History Month African American Scientist Biography Article and Worksheet
Teach students about an important Black female scientist with this African American scientist reading and questions. INCLUDES BOTH GOOGLE AND PRINT VERSIONS! ⭐Check out our Black Scientists BUNDLE!⭐Dr. Jane C. Wright was an African American doctor during a time when females, especially Black women, were shunned by most in the science fields. Despite this, she revolutionized cancer research, and her work has had implications for cancer treatment to this day. Dr. Jane C. Wright is a woman whos
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Scientific Method Worksheet and Scientific Method Activity UNIT
FREE Halloween Would You Rather Questions Print, Easel, and Google Slides
Here is a set of 20 FREE Would you Rather Questions about Halloween. Great for discussion starters, class polls and journal prompts. What's Included:Print copy Easel Assessment (great for a class poll!)Easel Activity - digital activity that requires students write about why it's there favoriteGoogle Slides digital activity - more challenging for advanced technology users! The students move move around a flashlight to try and read the questions.Great for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th, 7th, or 8th g
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1st - 8th
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Maze Run Escape Room Logic Puzzle Game Challenge Activities Freebie Pack No Prep
Maze Run Escape Room Puzzles provide a fun brain boosting challenge for students. Great for School Party Activities, Puzzle Competitions, Extra Credit, Individual or Team Building Activities! These escape room games are designed to help exercise problem-solving, critical thinking, and focusing skills. It is a great way to keep the students busy and help build/improve essential skills. There are 4 Fun Unique Levels of the Maze Run to choose from. Each level is different and as the levels increase
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Thanksgiving Gratitude Worksheet FREEBIE - Print or Use with Digital Easel
Go beyond, "What are you thankful for?" with these fun worksheets. The first one asks children to think of things they are thankful for that meet specific criteria. The second has an ABC format.Not only do these questions facilitate flexible and fluent thinking, but they also get kids to think more deeply about all the things they have to be grateful for. This activity is a good one for Thanksgiving, but could be used at anytime of the year.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:2 Gratitude WorksheetsDIGITAL:
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3rd - 8th
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States of Matter - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Do your students struggle with scientific literacy? Do you find yourself at a loss for how to promote vocabulary retention? Are waning attention spans becoming a larger and larger problem in your classroom from year to year? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this resource is for you. I believe that teaching literacy is the job of every teacher, not just the heroes in English and Language Arts. And the only way we can help our students improve is by modeling and giving them chanc
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5th - 8th
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MS-PS1-2
Also included in: Physical Science Reading Comprehension Bundle
Lab Safety Notes Activity & Slide Lesson- Scientific Method Science Lesson
This ready to print and go Lab Safety science lesson allows science teachers to clearly and consistently communicate to their science students what their expectations and procedures are for future labs.This 60 minute ready-to-go lesson printable includes two warm-ups with answers, a set of differentiated Cornell notes, a creative lab safety slogan activity, a slide presentation to lead the whole class and an answer key!This product is part of my Scientific Investigation Unit Bundle, which includ
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4th - 10th
Scientific Method Vocabulary Search Activity | Seek and Find Science Doodle
Students will enjoy learning about the Scientific Method with Seek & Find Science Doodles. Great for student engagement and retention. Use at the beginning of the year or for a quick review for science fair! Your students will love searching for science and will have a fun coloring sheet when they are done! This is a No Prep Activity! Perfect to use in interactive notebooks- just print and go! Includes- Scientific Method Doodle/Color Sheet with key terms- Student assignment page - Teacher/s
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5th - 8th
Water Drops on a Penny Scientific Method Lab Activity
This classic water drops on a penny lab has never been more clear, cut and dry than this! Students will identify and label parts of the scientific method and investigate which type of water will hold more drops on a penny: soapy or plain. Students will write a hypothesis, collect and record data, complete a bar graph, and a five part conclusion. This product is part of my Scientific Investigation Unit Bundle, which includes:10 Bell-ringers/Anticipation Reading GuideLesson- Lab Safety LessonLesso
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4th - 10th
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Word Search Mini Escape Room Puzzle Game Pack - No Prep Easel Activity Freebie
This fun mini-word search escape room activity is great for individual skill building or team building. This quality word search escape room puzzle is designed to be as one escape room activity or can be combined with other escape room activities that may work with this type of puzzle.A great way to expand your escape room adventure! It is a 3 in 1 Puzzle Escape Room. A fun way to help exercise students’ problem-solving, critical thinking, and focusing skills. Great to help keep students busy wh
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Periodic Table of Elements Scavenger Hunt Puzzle #1 Find the Hidden Element
A Periodic Table of the Elements Scavenger Hunt Puzzle all about searching for and finding elements.Part of a series of original and engaging activities designed to introduce and familiarize students with the Periodic Table. Provide students with copies of the Scavenger Hunt Puzzles, an updated Periodic Table, and off they go! No prep.Puzzles may be completed prior to any lesson on the Periodic Table and are most effective when used together. The complete bundle also serves as a worry-free less
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5th - 10th
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The Water Cycle - Worksheet | Easel Activity & Printable PDF
This worksheet contains various questions to help your students learn (or review) basic concepts about the Water Cycle.You can access the answer key, a Word document (printable & editable), and a Google Slides link of this content from the following resource:The Water Cycle - WorksheetIn this worksheet, students will answer questions about the following terms:WaterWater VaporWater CyclePrecipitationTranspirationEvaporationCondensationGroundwaterInfiltration✨ This engaging worksheet can easil
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4th - 9th
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MS-ESS2-4
Also included in: Earth Science Worksheets Bundle - Easel Activities and Printable PDFs
Natural Resources Unit Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
Sample ALL my resources for FREE! Learn how my products integrate to form a complete unit!Important Notes:• Save $$$ with the Earth Science Complete Curriculum• Save $$$$ with the Integrated Science Complete Curriculum********************************************************************************************************* PAYMENT PLAN & CUSTOM BUNDLES• Unit Bundles offer a GREAT value but are sold at a high price point.• I offer a 12-month interest-free payment plan to OWN my curricula and u
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3rd - 9th
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MS-ESS3-1
, MS-PS1-3
, 4-ESS3-1
Periodic Table of Elements Scavenger Hunt Puzzle #2 All About Me, Myself, & I
A Periodic Table of the Elements Scavenger Hunt Puzzle all about me, myself, and I.Part of a series of original and engaging activities designed to introduce and familiarize students with the Periodic Table. Provide students with copies of the Scavenger Hunt Puzzles, an updated Periodic Table, and off they go! No prep.Puzzles may be completed prior to any lesson on the Periodic Table and are most effective when used together. The complete bundle also serves as a worry-free lesson plan for subst
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4th - 10th
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Problem and Solution Text Structure Passage - Digital & Print
Download this quick and easy text structure lesson! Your middle school students will read a high-interest article about weather science while practicing problem and solution text structure, and the activities are perfect to print or use in Google Classroom.(If you love this free sample, don't miss the rest my Weather Reading Passages for Nonfiction Text Structure and Weather Nonfiction Bundle - Text Structure and Text Features!) This resource includes a digital Google Slides version! (Link in PD
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6th - 8th
Scientific Investigation Scientific Method Notebook Set-Up | Science Unit
This science freebie printable product features my notebook set-up for my Scientific Investigation Unit Bundle and includes the following: table of contents, score sheet, and student/parent notebook descriptions. An editable version of the table of contents and score sheet are provided too! This product is part of my Scientific Investigation Unit Bundle, which includes:10 Bell-ringers/Anticipation Reading GuideLesson- Lab Safety LessonLesson- Lab Materials and MeasurementLesson- Metric Measureme
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4th - 10th
Free Animal and Plant Cell Labelling Doodle Notes | Coloring Worksheets |
Free Animal and Plant Cell Labelling Doodle Note | Printable Handouts | Digital Compatible for Distance Learning | Learn the Organelles the fun way! (4 worksheets)Topics Covered: Organelles, Plant Cell, Animal Cell, Mitochondria, Centriole, Plasma Membrane, Golgi Body, Golgi Apparatus, Endoplasmic reticulum, Vacuole, Nucleus, Chloroplast, Cell WallCheck out these free plant and animal cell doodle printables! This is for elementary to middle school students as it only has the basic organelles.
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4th - 9th
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4-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-2
Earth Science Anchor Charts Free, Earth Science Posters, ESL Strategy
Earth Science Sampler 8 FREE Anchor Charts Great as Bellringers, Word Walls, Study Guides, and Concept Boards | Great for ESL Students | Google Link for Distance Learning This product is a sample of the hundreds of Earth Science Anchor Charts available for purchase. Follow, visit, and leave feedback! Sign up for email updates and follow me on TPT for updates.INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING Earth’s SpheresOcean Floor TopographyStates of WaterAir PressureTilt and TidesEclipsesNatural ResourcesEnergy Cons
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Earth Science Anchor Charts BUNDLE (Earth Science Bundle), NGSS Posters
Thanksgiving Logic Puzzle Freebie
To show my appreciation for my fellow teachers and TpTers, I made this Thanksgiving Favorites freebie. Visit our YouTube channel for examples of how to solve a cryptogram and a grid logic puzzle. (Not specific to these puzzles, but still helpful!)That Rocks Teaching YouTubeThis product has been updated with the EASEL feature, perfect to use with distance or virtual learning! It can be assigned to students in a Google Classroom. You can either use the digital overlay already created, or create
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Activities Bundle
Free Qualitative and Quantitative Observations Activity: The Scientific Method
This short activity gives students a chance to review qualitative and quantitative observations and then work together to practice identifying each type of observation with everyday objects. The objects can be anything the teacher has available in the classroom. Directions and activity information are included in the document.If you liked this activity, then you might also like these related resources:Qualitative and Quantitative Interactive Notebook PagesQualitative and Quantitative Observation
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Qualitative and Quantitative Observations Bundled Science Package
Free Leap Day Logic Puzzles
Have fun celebrating Leap Day or Leap Year on February 29 with these fun logic puzzles for middle school! You will get one cryptogram, one leap day word search, one 5x5x5 grid puzzle, and one Leap Words activity.These puzzles are great for middle school students to use after a test, for extra credit, or for fast finishers.The puzzles has the EASEL activity ready to go and use with your Google Classroom!Visit our YouTube channel for examples of how to solve a cryptogram and a grid logic puzzle.
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6th - 8th
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Nonfiction Passage with Text Features - The Sun - Digital & PDF
Looking for a reading passage with LOTS of nonfiction text features? Use this handy, free text features activity to teach eight kinds of text features as students learn about one of the most fascinating objects in our solar system - the sun!(If you love this freebie, check out the rest of my Solar System Nonfiction Reading Passages Bundle!)This free nonfiction reading passage includes a variety of common text features, including a title, headings, a footnote, a diagram, a caption, and more. It a
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Nonfiction Unit - Solar System Reading Passages
Human Respiratory System ACTIVITY Worksheet - FREE (Science, Biology)
This free interactive activity on human respiratory system comes in two-sides foldable format, is fun and will help students label the parts of this human body system. Observing, identifying and labeling human organs by pinpointing their exact location in the human body is a good way to understand the human systems.UPDATE/NOTE: Explore other activity / worksheets, task cards, all-in-1 packs and bundled teaching resources on human body systems by visiting the following links:Respiratory System –
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5th - 8th
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Importance of learning science
Learning science is particularly important for students as it equips them with the essential knowledge and skills to make sense of the world around them. Science education is not just about memorizing facts. It fosters critical thinking, inquiry, and problem-solving abilities. These skills are not only useful in school but also in everyday life beyond the classroom.
Benefits of learning science
Learning science offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. In fact, it helps students:
- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
Teaching with science resources
One of the best parts about science class is all of the possibilities for hands-on, collaborative learning! Think: labs, experiments, inquiry-based activities, and design challenges. These activities encourage students to explore scientific concepts by observing, asking questions, and conducting investigations. Additionally, with small group centers, students can engage in group experiments, discussions, and projects that require them to collaborate, share ideas, and solve problems together.
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