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Free 8th grade critical thinking science resources
Free Bathroom Sign Out Sheet, Bathroom Log
Need to keep track and monitor students going to the bathroom? Here is this free resource that will let you do just that!Recently updated to include 10 different bathroom versions with different fonts! Enjoy!
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1st - 12th
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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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Moon Phases and Eclipses Notes Activity Lesson | Space Science Notebook
This space lesson focuses on identifying the different moon phases and describing the types of eclipses. This product is included in my 3 week, all-in-one Earth, Moon & Sun Space Bundle! This all inclusive astronomy printable includes two warm-ups with answers, a set of differentiated Cornell notes, a foldable-interactive activity, a slide presentation to lead the whole class, and an answer key! This product is included in my Earth, Moon & Sun Space Bundle, which includes:Table of Conten
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4th - 10th
FREE Perspective Taking Scenarios! Social Skills for Middle & High School
This is a FREE, shortened sampler version of one of my most popular sellers!Your students will get perspective practice with these 9 task cards! Each card features a situation relatable to teens, where the student must identify 3x different perspectives of both characters. Regular education teachers, special education teachers, SLPs, or other support professionals could all benefit from using these task cards with their students. These cards are specifically designed for middle and high school
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8th - 12th
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Executive Functioning Escape Room Activity
This free escape room activity is a puzzle challenge related to executive functioning skills. Students can work together or independently to solve a puzzle and discover the secret phrase to unlock the door and win the challenge in a specified amount of time. This escape room activity is ideal for small groups, advisory periods, morning work, resource rooms, or just for fun!Note that this is a free sample puzzle that includes only one challenge. If you are interested in more similar challenges pu
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4th - 8th
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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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Super Science Experiments
Looking to spruce up your science curriculum, or have an AWESOME science fair project well you have come to the right place!
This collection of truly Super Science Experiments is just for you! It contains chemistry experiments, experiments on matter, physics, and much more!
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- 70+ science experiments and demo guides
- detailed descriptions
- pictures of experiments
- material lists
These are only the experiments I thought would be the absolute coolest ones and that students wou
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PreK - 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
Following Directions Test -- Fun Activity for Beginning of the Year
This is by far, my most absolute favorite beginning of the year activity! You've probably done this in school before, but many kids have never done it! It's the "Following Directions Test."
I've written a blog post about how to use this test, so check it out for more information!
Following Directions Test Blog Post
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Save Fred! is another fun Back to School community builder!
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4th - 12th
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Book vs. Movie Compare & Contrast FREEBIE! No-Prep Worksheets | Fun Movie Day!
Book vs. Movie Printables: FREEUse these two printables after you have read the book and then seen the movie version. Great for comparing and contrasting and thinking critically about how the movie was made. A super fun, NO PREP activity for the end of the year!For more Book vs. Movie questions, click here!!More resources you'll enjoy!Compare & Contrast Task CardsELA Test Prep Task CardsELA Test Prep PostersInformational Text Structures Task CardsShiloh Book Chapter QuestionsThis product is
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3rd - 9th
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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
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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FREEBIE! Solar System Coloring Page
It's a Freebie!Solar System Coloring Pageby Tiny Space AdventuresA happy and fun solar system for the little ones to color!Solar system includes the Sun, all 8 planets.This is a PDF non-editable resource.If you like this, check out: these other fun activities from Tiny Space Adventures! The Solar System Planet Worksheets: perfectly simple, yet educational for elementary aged students. My Solar System: several activities PreK-K for counting, writing, sequencing and coloring the planets.Solar Syst
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PreK - 8th
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ESCAPE THE MUMMY'S TOMB! MINI ESCAPE ROOM ACTIVITY
This FREE Escape Room resource is perfect to leave with a sub or to use anytime you want your kids to experience some self-directed learning. It begins when YOU- the most awesome and creative teacher in the history of the world- take your class to tour the great pyramids of Egypt. The trip doesn't go exactly as planned, and now the kids must work to solve a series of FUN challenges based on reading comprehension and steeped with a variety of skills that begin with FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS!
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5th - 8th
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Hidden Figures - Movie Watching Guide and Assessment
This set of 20 questions will help your students take notes on the significant historical, scientific, and mathematical events in the movie Hidden Figures. There are easily 20 more questions that can be asked, I just happened to focus on these. You might give your students the assignment to come up with three questions of their own that aren't included in these 20, and have them provide the answers as well. If you notice any inaccuracies and / or inconsistencies, please email me at virginia.co
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6th - 12th
FREE! Common Core Mathematical Practices Classroom Posters
8 Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practices Classroom PostersRemind students of these valuable Math Practices with these colorful and simple legal-size posters. Each practice has a specially designed icon to help students not only remember the 8 Math Practices, but use them as well.You can print all 8 posters in color at your local office/print center on 8.5 x 14 white card stock for around $5-$6.You might also like:Tangram Fraction Task CardsIt Takes Two to TangramPattern Block Fraction
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K - 12th
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St. Patrick's Day Would You Rather Questions
Here are 20 Fun St. Patrick's Day themed Would You Rather Questions to use with your students. You can use them digitally with the Google Slides Version or you can print them to pass out to the students. These are great discussion starters for when you have a few extra minutes. Teacher Tip: Share the digital version as a collaborative file with editing rights and your students can drag a gold coin to mark their choice.Use for discussion, classroom polls or journal prompts.You can get 200 Would
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1st - 8th
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Periodic Table Elements in Pictures Scavenger Hunt Digital Distance Learning
This Get to Know the Elements Periodic Table in Pictures Scavenger Hunt worksheet goes with the beautifully illustrated Periodic Table at http://elements.wlonk.com. I wanted a way to incorporate the table into my introductory chemistry unit, so I made this worksheet!This activity gives the students the chance to study the table, learn which everyday items contain which elements, and notice certain characteristics like which elements are found in the human body, which are found in the Earth's cru
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6th - 8th
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The Rock Cycle Doodle Notes | Science Doodle Notes
This science graphic organizer will aid in student concept retention, focus, creativity, and engagement. Students will use this graphic organizer to identify and define the rock cycle. I have also included space for students to give examples of each type of rock and to define the processes involved in forming sedimentary rocks - weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation, and compaction. Students will gain experience in synthesizing information and creating their own tangible connections in th
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5th - 9th
FREE - Exit Ticket Template - Editable
Here is a quick product that I made that you can give students as an exit ticket out the door each day. The Word file is editable so that you can put whatever information you want on the ticket. Simply "ungroup" the objects and edit. You may also add a new text box or objects also.You Might Also Like…Blank Interactive Notebook TemplatesSeasons and Earth's Orbit ActivityEnergy Transformations Card Sort ActivityConnect with Kesler Science LessonsBe sure to follow my TpT store by clicking on the
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1st - 12th
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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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FREE 101 ANIMAL VOCABULARY Word Search Puzzle Worksheet Activity
Kids always love finding something. Let's challenge your students to look for 101 animals hidden in this word search puzzle. The 101 animal vocabulary words are: Alligator, ant, badger, bat, bear, bee, beetle, butterfly, camel, centipede, chicken, chimpanzee, clams, cockroach, coral, cormorant, cow, coyote, crab, crow, deer, dog, dolphin, dove, dragonfly, ducks, eagle, elephant, elk, fish, flamingo, fly, fox, frog, giraffe, goat, goldfish, goose, gorilla, grasshopper, hamster, hare, hawk, hedgeh
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2nd - 9th
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Marshmallow Challenge Handout
This FREEBIE includes a color and black and white handout to provide to teams of students engaging in the Marshmallow Challenge activity. This activity is great to use as an icebreaker or to engage students in critical thinking, cooperative learning, and innovative thinking. It can also be used to reinforce basic principles of physics or as a fun math activity involving measurement.
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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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.
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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.
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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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