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Free middle school general science resources for parents
STEM Baggies Marshmallow and Toothpick Towers - September Family Project
Encourage a love of STEM by using these fun poems with your marshmallow and toothpick STEM challenge! Send these take home science baggies with students and motivate families to complete the challenge. Looking for an entire year worth of STEM challenges in a bag? Find them HERE! I place these STEM baggies on each student desk during Meet the Teacher. I encourage my new students to go home and practice with their family before we do the challenge in class. You could also send them home at Open Ho
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K - 6th
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STEM Family Night Free Planner
STEM Family Event Planning PacketThe Nuts and Bolts of Planning a STEM Event!*Updated July 2022*Ready to have a Family STEM night at your school? We have been successfully organizing and planning these events for many years and have created a freebie timeline checklist to help you plan a successful STEM celebration at your school. With hints, tips, and resource ideas, this packet will get you started for great family event!"This is such an impressive resource! You have thought of EVERYTHING! Tha
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PreK - 10th, Staff
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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PG13 Movie Permission Slip - Editable
Permission slip to be used for showing PG-13 movies. Document can be edited on Microsoft Word.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Science Safety Rules & Contract
This Science Safety Contract includes:
1. Student contract (to be signed by each student and his/her parent or guardian)
2. Print-out of the Science Safety Rules that can be copied and inserted into each student’s notebook for easy reference.
3. Tips and background information to help you utilize this important tool in your classroom.
A Note from Teresa
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Science Safety is the first priority of every good science
Grades:
4th - 12th
Science Fair Presentation Board Labels
This is a set of labels for a Science Fair Presentation Board. These labels would be best for an experimental Science Fair. Each label highlights different steps in an experiment (steps in the Scientific Method).
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1st - 12th
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It's Science Fair Time Again!
Do you want to set up a science fair at your school? Then this is the product for you! This product includes:
Teacher Notes
Grading Sheet
Sample Parent Letter
Steps to the Scientific Method
Sample Reminder
Entry Form
Scientific Method Quiz
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Zoo Explorer Scavenger Hunt
This 9-page FREEBIE has the following goodies inside:3 Pages of Zoo Scavenger Hunts- These are lightly divided. One page is for mammals, one for reptiles/amphibians/insects and one for birds. They feature a large picture for pre-readers, and the word and a checkbox for readers to reinforce early letter/sight word recognition. ABC Scavenger Hunt- This page is for your writing/reading students. They are challenged to record as many animals for each letter of the alphabet as possible. Tell Me Abou
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PreK - 6th
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Classroom Pet Permission Slip
If you have classroom pets, it's best to have students and parents sign a classroom pet permission slip at the start of the year. Students often want to hold and care for certain types of pets and to ensure parent permission and student understanding of rules, this permission slip will keep you covered. All of the parts of the form that you need to personalize are in red and it's kept simple by being just a one page document. Some classroom pets are not to be handled (for example, I have a taran
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K - 12th
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Secondary Parent-Teacher Conference Form
Parent-Teacher Conferences can be stressful, so I created this form to keep the conversations on track. If you have a list of parents who will be attending, you can fill this form out for each student. That way, you'll have a plan for what to talk about when parents arrive. Or, if your school does not have parents sign up in advance, you can print out a stack of these forms and fill them out during your conference. Either way, this sheet will help you keep the conversations focused and make conf
Grades:
7th - 12th
Navigating Canada's Food Guide
This slideshow informs students onproper ways to nourish theirbodies and highlights optimaleating habits, drawinginspiration from the officialwebsite of Canada's Food Guide.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Science Fair Workshop Grades 3-6
Here is a powerpoint I use to connect home and school. This is a workshop for both the students and their parents or family members. It is a brief overview of the Scientific Method, Science Fair Topic Ideas, and Display Ideas with Photos of previous students and their projects. Feel free to share with your families or download and modify to meet the needs of your district's science fair regulations.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Scientific Method / Science Fair and Graphing Notes
I use this when I teach the scientific method and I also send it home when it's time for the science fair. It helps students and parents know what is expected with a science experiment. *Problem, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, Data Table, Graph, Conclusion*
Also included are examples and descriptions of a data table, bar graph and a line graph with instructions for making each one.
Melissa Volesky
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Grades:
K - 6th
Meet the Teacher Templates Editable Letter Science| Science Back to School
Science teachers, start back to school with a bang and make a great first impression with your students and parents! Make meeting the teacher beautiful and exciting with these FREE meet the teacher templates letter. They are perfect for back to school or meet the teacher sessions! This is an editable PowerPoint document with pre-filled text that you can easily edit to reflect your teacher profile. Instructions for editing are included in the document.What is included in the FREEBIE?✅8 different
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Grades:
7th - 11th
Middle School Lab Safety Contract
Are you looking for a lab safety contract that hits the major points, but in a way your middle schoolers can understand? I have my students take this home, go over it with parents and then both have to sign. Students are safe and held accountable. Enjoy this free resource to use in your classroom.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Create Your Own 3D Animal Cell Model: A Step-by-Step Educational Guide
Embark on a fascinating journey into the world of biology with our "3D Animal Cell Model" project guide. Perfect for students and educators, this comprehensive tutorial offers a hands-on approach to learning cell anatomy. Discover how to craft a detailed animal cell model using accessible materials like styrofoam, clay, and toothpicks. This guide walks you through each step, from creating a sturdy base to labeling each cell part, making complex biological concepts easy to understand and visually
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7th - 9th
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Philosophia Naturalis pro Liberi - PREVIEW
Philosophia Naturalis pro Liberi is a Survey of Natural Philosophy and the Sciences for Children. This text is designed as a year-long survey study of the sciences for elementary aged students (grades K-6). The text looks at the sciences through the classical lens of philosophy, teaching them to look at the "big picture" and consider the role and implications of scientific laws, phenomena, and principles in the real world and in their lives. Philosophia Naturalis pro Liberi is taught from a clas
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Lab Safety Contract
Set clear expectations for proper lab rules and guidelines.
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6th - 9th
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Animal Cells vs. Plant Cells Venn Diagram
Need to process previous cell learning? Check out this simple Venn Diagram comparing cell types! This graphic can be easily printed or used on a presentation for individual or whole-class processing. This is best suited for grades 6 and 7.
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Grades:
6th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
Solar System Walk
Create planets and walk the solar system in this fun and interactive activity meant to give students a better idea of the relative sizes of planets and distance in our solar system. Great for a fun activity with younger students and older students. Helps to teach large numbers and planet order. Helps us understand Earth's place in the solar system. A roughly half-mile walk can take you from the Sun to Pluto, if you scale down the distances enough. In this model, 1 inch equals 100,000 miles.
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2nd - 12th
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NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ESS1-1
Osmosis Eggsperiment Worksheet
Osmosis and diffusion are presented in this worksheet. With permission from Carolina.com, I've put together this preview or review for students, teachers or parents that goes along with the free activity Osmosis Eggsperiment by Scott Eddleman Director of Product Development and Innovation at Carolina. This worksheet is free to distribute to teachers, parents, and students but Carolina retains the copyright to the work except for Commons photos.
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6th - 9th
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Teachers: Inform Your Students of Your Expectations
This slick brochure is designed for biology students and parents but can be adapted for any middle or high school class with little effort. The brochure, appropriate for open house or opening of school, gives essential information on the school and teacher, class procedures, guidelines and consequences for behavior, and examples of vocabulary students can expect to see on their state exam. My classroom motto: high expectations, no excuses can be highlighted when you present the brochure. A p
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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Science Fair Family Letter
This is an introduction letter that I have used with families to communicate Science Fair due dates, expectations, and contact information. I hope that you find this helpful!
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Grades:
4th - 12th
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Also included in: Science Fair Bundle
Welcome Google Slides
This is a fun way to introduce your self on the first day. This google slide includes the following: Class rules ExpectationsConsequences RewardsJobsOtherYou are able to change it to your liking.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Science Jim's Learn to Observe
In science, writing, speaking, drama, or almost any pursuit there is no skill that is as important as the skill of observation. To be able to really perceive the world around you takes skills and talents that most of us don’t pay much attention to and certainly don’t exercise. Let Science Jim take your class for little observation boot camp as he shows them two very important things; 1) they are probably not the best observer they can be and 2) skills and exercises to make them a better ones.
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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