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8th grade basic principles thematic unit plans for staff and administrators
Invention Convention - Scientific Investigation - Incredible Project! {Editable}
If you are looking for one of the most incredible projects ever, look no further! Students will plan, design, and build a life-size prototype that solves a real-world problem! This Invention Convention project comes complete with rubric, judging sheet, parent consent/agreement form, and detailed instructions (all of which are editable!). This project usually takes the students about two to four months to work on, so it will be an adventure that will not soon be forgotten! (If time is a fact
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4th - 10th
Electricity & Magnetism | Editable Digital Science Mini-Unit
Students learn about potential and kinetic energy, electricity and it's inventors and innovators, how electricity gets to your home, power sources, other types of energy such as mechanical, gravitational, heat and chemical and more. This one page (front and back) Electricity and Energy Science webquest helps students develop their internet search skills while advancing their reading and understanding of informational text. This is a great introductory lesson to help students develop beginning o
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6th - 9th
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Medical Mysteries: Readings & Resources on the Fight against Disease
Medical Mysteries is a one or 1 1/2-week lesson unit with readings and associated comprehension questions, a webquest, video links, optional writing assignments, and other resources on the impact of diseases on history and people’s efforts to understand and control them.It's now a zip file, including an editable Word document so you can make changes in the lessons to better meet your students' needs.It's an introduction to the diseases that made scientific research both urgent and difficult, and
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Comprehensive 11 Day Characteristics of Life and Introduction to Cells Packet
***Sequencing error in I Have/Who Has cards corrected and answer key added 11-16-15. Please re-download the fixed version or email thescienceshoppe@gmail.com with your TPT name and we will send you an updated version. We're sorry for any problems this may have created.***
Thank you for your interest and purchase in this 5th-8th grade comprehensive Introduction to the Characteristics of Life and Cells. Your packet includes 11 days worth of PowerPoint slides, corresponding printable notes worksh
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6th - 8th
Comprehensive 15 Day Introduction to Science Packet with Test
Thank you for your interest and purchase in this comprehensive introduction to science curriculum. Your packet includes 15 days worth of PowerPoint slides, corresponding worksheets for your students, review sheets, labs, demonstrations, calendar cards, bell questions sheets, exit question cards, manipulative card sets, a set of task cards, I Have/Who Has vocabulary game cards, and a test with key. (It includes EVERY item for sale through The Science Shoppe regarding Introduction to Science.)
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5th - 8th
Mythbusters - Scientific Investigation - Incredible Project! {Editable}
Get ready to take your students on a wild and unforgettable Myth-Busting ride! This project is geared to help students apply the scientific method to myths that have been around for ages! Many of my students enjoy the hit television series “MythBusters,” and I wanted to find a way to incorporate science into practical real-world scenarios. I allow students to choose any realistic myth that can be tested (including movie myths!). Students will submit a proposal (template included), bust or co
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6th - 10th
BC Science 8 FULL COURSE (print and digital)
©Alternate Courses creates simplified curriculum including outlines, progress charts, notes, worksheets, and inquiry projects that can be used in a traditional inclusive classroom as well as for asynchronous and remote learning. Our course work meets all the learning outcomes of the new British Columbia curriculum in a simplified form for independent, self-paced work without the need for a textbook. Our student-centred projects give your students voice and choice in their learning. The PROJECTS
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8th
Social Story: How to use a Stress Ball For Emotional Regulation
Learning to regulate the body is essential for kids in learning not to throw items, yelling people and not listening to adults. One of the helpful strategies is learning to utilize a stress ball. Most kids will squeeze it repeatedly rather than squeezing it tightly and slowly releasing it. Learn today how to use a stress ball.
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PreK - 8th
Amazing Sun Fun:Solar Energy Facts & Experiments Gr 6-8 w/ 2 flapper solar oven
Specifically written with the middle school child in mind, this book will lead both the enthusiastic and the reluctant science student to a deeper understanding of the principles of solar energy. Loaded with intriguing facts and do-able, inexpensive experiments, including my signature project from At Home With the Sun, a pizza box solar oven for cooking smokeless s'mores.
SUN FACT – On average 1000 watts of solar energy fall on a 3' by 3' patch of ground – about the size of a sidewalk square.
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5th - 8th
7 Day Introduction to Science and Identifying Parts of an Experiment
Your packet includes 7 days worth of PowerPoint slides, corresponding worksheets for your students, review sheets, labs, demonstrations, and a quiz with a key.
The files are PowerPoint 2007 and PDFs in a zip file. The PowerPoint slides are compatible with Windows 7/Power Point 2007 or later. Please read the unit overview first (PDF file included). The PowerPoint slides and worksheets are broken down by subject/day to help with flexibility in teaching. Packet is appropriate for 5th grade, 6t
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5th - 8th
Social Story: Socio-Emotional Growth For Kids Lessons 1-4
The lessons consists of learning how to be a good friend, coping with anger, listening skills using the high five and box breathing to calm a scared body.
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PreK - 8th
Inclusive Learning: How to Build an Inclusive Classroom Guide
This is a slidedeck to help educators and administrators create inclusive classrooms in their school. A "How to" if you will!
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
5th Grade Science (SPRING) Daily Preparatory Warm-Ups (FREE)
These 5th grade science preps (45 total) are designed for a spring exercise for about 45 to 50 days out of the STAAR test. They have been invaluable for our school, and our science scores have not been below 90% in the last 7 years. We are an urban, Title 1 school...90% plus low eco dis population, 94% minority 74% Hispanic/20% African American), 20% mobility rate, and 55% percent LEP.
There is a short write-up in the beginning with a short answer key. However, there must be accountability
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5th - 8th
Social Story: High Five Calming Guide
High five calming guide focusing on a grounding technique to help kids that feel mad, sad and/or scared. It is a great tool to help kids to return to a state of emotional regulation.
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PreK - 8th
Also included in: Social Story: Socio-Emotional Growth For Kids Lessons 1-5
Inquiry Unit (Scientific Method) Hands On! Fun!
1. Boat Lab Write-Up
2. Boat Lab Answer Key
3. Writing A Lab Report Handout
4. Control and Variable Handout
5. Control and Variables Answer Key
6. Writing a Hypothesis Handout
7. Writing a Hypothesis Answer Key
8. Mr. Peanut Lab(measuring/diagramming)
9. Mr. Peanut Lab Answer Key
10. Observation vs. Inference Handout
11. Observation vs. Inference Answer Key
12. F Test Observation Activity
13. Color vs. Word Observation Activity
14. Gummy Bear Lab (measuring)
15. Winchester Cath
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5th - 9th
Traveling Water Science Experiment
This is a science experiment that we did in my special education classroom of 4th and 5th graders. We are working on the Scientific Method and how to complete an experiment completely.
Here is what we did What needs to be noted here was that I did not do this experiment in the classroom to learn about specific capillary actions. I used it to demonstrate a full experiment using the Scientific Method. I began by displaying the posters I have made (you can find them in my store) and talked about
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PreK - 12th
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1:01:30
Science Videos, PPTs, Activities, and Task Cards Giant Bundle!
*Please note! This is an older version of THIS BUNDLE! Please purchase this newer bundle format for your convenience. Buyers who have purchased the old bundle WILL CONTINUE to get access to new science resources when they are uploaded*
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5th - 10th
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What We Must Teach Our Children In Science
Using hands on and printables in a workshop style this book will help you teach the important things. Science as a subject has tools, skills, definitions, rules, laws and constants. It's hard to know if we are truly preparing our children for entrance exams and to "do" science. In this book, learn exactly what we need to teach our children to make sure they are ready. Contains a wealth of lists, resources and ideas to save you time. Labs ready to use, graphs, drawings, pages to color, fill in ar
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2nd - 12th, Staff
Mitosis - Middle School Science - FULL UNIT
Teach students about mitosis without confusing them with the separate and different cell process of meiosis! Students will focus on the purpose of mitosis for daily growth and healing before they dive into the complexities of each step. After they record notes in their interactive science notebooks about each phase of mitosis, they will use their creativity to create a ‘motion picture’ to showcase the cell cycle.This product contains assignments that lead students toward answering a guiding ques
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7th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
, HS-LS1-4
SOCRATES IN THE SCHOOL YEAR: A COLLECTION OF KNOWLEDGE ACTIVITIES: GRS.4-10, MG
This booklet covers many issues in the science classroom. It covers many important principles, how to think, and some historical aspects. Students can do the research/ and work on the internet or at home. Teachers can assign this booklet for an independent research project. There are fun activities and challenges in this 72 page booklet. Use this booklet in lieu of an assessment. Knowledge is power!
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5th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
3 in 1 Daily planner schedule. To do list plan template. Planner notebook
Three-in-one Daily planner schedule. To-do list plan template. Planner Notebook is a beautiful collection that helps you manage your time and achieve your goal without wasting time. It is intended for teachers, students, officials and parents...Many people feel busy and overwhelmed these days. This is usually the inevitable result of poor time management and not being able to organize things properly. If you like using a printable planner or notebook to plan your daily tasks, then this template
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Designer Dirt - Creating Classroom Adobe
Combine the ancient art of adobe with the modern applications of material science! This engaging hands on - minds on unit has students exploring the properties of mud, designing and building better bricks, testing their creations and presenting their findings. It is a complete unit with all lesson plans, resources, and assessments tools. Correlations to the Common Core Standards are included.
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4th - 8th
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The great Greek matter mutter
Do you enjoy a good argument? This is the session for you!Learn from the experts: the ancient Greek philosphers and the daredevil scientists who followed in their footsteps in the great quest to understand what life, the universe and all matter is made of.This book will walk you through the fascinating story of how we have arrived at our current understanding of what matter is made of. You will split molecules to make new ones, and discover the laws of our universe that make it all possible. As
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7th - 10th
The first work shirkers
This booklet is a unit study into the story and science behind simple machines. Meet the first scientists – the people who first, probably accidentally, invented machines to do their work for them. Discover the scientific theory behind chilling out and avoiding breaking a sweat. This book covers the principles of simple machines: the lever and the inclined plane. It includes the story and theory behind the science; hands on practicals from materials found around the home; quiz, game, 'Heroes of
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6th - 9th
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