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Middle school physical science tools for common cores for Microsoft Publisher
Homework Expectations Letter
With the new standards and Engage NY/Eureka Math curriculum I have had many concerned/angry parent emails. Math teachers get all the complaints! This Expectations letter helps parents and students understand their role when doing homework. It also has a whole page of online resources that I use with my families. I left it as a publisher file to be fully editable.
Directions for use: I send this home the first days of school. Parents and Students sign acknowledging their roles during homework. T
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Grades:
1st - 6th
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Math Stations Accountability and Reflection Sheet
January 2015 UPDATE - I have updated this product to fit more what I need in my classroom. It gives more daily feedback and work area for the students to use. This gives me a better idea of where all my students are in the content. It also makes them more accountable to the work requirements each day.
Updated 7/30/2016 as an editable Publisher Doc
Rational:
I love guided math and using stations with my 4th graders. This time allows me to genuinely know where each student is with the content a
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Atoms, Ions, Isotopes Mini Book
This mini book is perfect for reviewing atomic structure, ions and their charge, and isotopes and mass. Make the books yourself to pass out, or have your students do it.This is the perfect addition to an interactive notebook!
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Feather Physics
This assignment introduces students to how feathers support the success of birds by providing flight, insulation and/or camouflage. This is the first assignment in a unit (available in a bundle) that considers feathers and their functions for birds from several disciplines in an integrated science class.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
Also included in:Â Feather Unit
Claims, Evidence, Reasoning Anchor Charts
This includes anchor charts to help students become familiar with the CER framework as a tool for writing scientific explanations.
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Printable - Periodic Table Elements Set
If you teach Physical Science or Chemistry, this printable set can become the perfect classroom decor! Post the whole set as a Periodic Table or post sets of elements at a time as you cover them in class (metals, nonmetals, metalloids, groups, or periods).
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Quiet Please! A Noise Pollution Activity
Students conduct an activity to determine the most effective way to control noise using shoe boxes and sound-absorbing materials. In groups, students will use one of 8 materials assigned by the teacher to sound-proof the inside of a shoebox. They will place a timer inside the box and test how far away the ringing can be heard, record the results, and then graph the data gathered.
National Science Education Standards: A, B, E, F & G
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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Seedling/Germination Lab
This is a lab that demonstrates germination and calculating the rate of germination. There are five pages, the instructions and introduction, collecting data, important terms to know, questions for the students to practice germination rate, and an answer key. You can edit it to fit your students needs. Students will also need: 1. A packet of seeds that germinate quickly (radishes, sunflowers, okra) 2. Paper towels3. Small Ziploc bag
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Plant and Animal Life Cycle Graphic Organizer
With this graphic organizer your students will be able to visually organize the life cycle of plants and animals.
This is a standard that is taught throughout elementary and middle school science.
For example, birth, growth, reproduction, and death for both plant and animal.
Students will be able to explain what each cycle is like and draw a picture.
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Grades:
K - 7th
Academic Discussion Placemat
Create a placemat for each student in your class to use during Socratic Seminars, formal and informal discussions. Teach sentence frames to students and watch them appear in discussion and writing,.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Meet the Teacher Letter
I created this letter to send home the first day to give parent's a great first impression of their child's new teacher. If you don't require the cut-off at the bottom, simply change the page size to a regular 8.5"x11" sheet. Completely editable! (Click Hyperlink of Word Cloud to go directly to website to create your own!)
NOTE: Editable file is in a .pub format so please ensure you have access to Microsoft Publisher before purchasing this item!
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Reflection and Refraction of Light Hands-On
Included is, 4 hands-on activities for reflection and 4 hands-on activities for refraction. A set of 12 task cards, a page for notes, teacher set-up instructions, 16 matching cards, student data sheets, and images to go with each activity. Task Cards:To complete this set of task cards students will read a statement and look at at picture and tell if light is reflecting or refracting. A student recording sheet and answer key are included. Reflection or Refraction Sorting:There are 16 cards with i
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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Elements, Compounds and Mixtures Brochure
Have students create this as a review project, as a learning activity, as a resource in their ISN. However you choose to use it, it is a great learning object.
Note: This is a Microsoft Publisher File. It can be opened and edited using Microsoft Publisher Software. Students can either write on a printed version or edit on the computer and print a final copy.
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
3 mini books: Heat, Transfer of Heat, and States of Matter
Set of 3 foldable mini books meant for note taking (instructions for folding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21qi9ZcQVto)
The first mini book is about "Heat" with the following pages:
1)Temperature (define temperature and kinetic energy and respond to and activity where students take the temperature of a (sealed) cup of sand before and after shaking vigorously for 2 minutes.
2)Thermal energy and heat (define both)
3)Conductors and Insulators (define both)
4)Measuring temperature tools and scal
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Physical Science gifted projects
These 3 gifted projects are great for challenging students to learn more about Physical Science. Includes 2 projects on Newton's Laws and 1 project on Demetri Mendelev.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
ELA CCSS Book Studies: Argument Writing, Text Complexity, Subjects Matter
Are you looking for resources to have teachers think deeply about next steps for instruction in regards to the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts?
This resource is an advertisement for three book studies and the moderating questions to facilitate discussions amongst participants. The file is a publisher file that can be edited to fit your needs. The titles addressed in this are: Teaching Argument Writing, Text Complexity, and Subjects Matter.
Subjects Matter is a great book if
Grades:
6th - 12th
Gravity and Weight on other Planets
Introduction to gravity's effect on weight. This short lab allows students to make their own connections between weight and mass, as well as, the mass of an object is proportional to its gravitational pull. MS-ESS2-4 Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.MS-PS2-4. Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of in
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-4
, MS-ESS1-2
Science "Motion" Story Project
Aligned with Essential Standard 5.P.1 for 5th grade
This project requires students to write a narrative story about an animal or character of their choice. Students must use proper science vocabulary, as well as key narrative elements, in their story.
Rubric provided.
Grades:
4th - 6th
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AWESOME SCIENCE LAB TOOL! MSDS Student Summary Sheet
MSDS Student Summary SheetThis MSDS Summary Sheet is a great way to review the importance of safety and awareness in a lab (and elsewhere). The MSDS Summary Sheet allows students to highlight & filter important information - that is essential for lab preparedness - while working with potentially dangerous substances in a laboratory. Students use this to summarize actual MSDS sheets in order to prepare for upcoming labs. In higher level science courses, I assign this task as part of the stu
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Fling a Cow! Simple Machine Experiment Booklet
The students use the booklet to walk through the history of catapults, then work together to design their own catapult so they can fling a plastic cow!
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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Wave Behavior Museum Walk
Students analyze images to determine wave behaviors. Including:
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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Newton's Laws Infographic Template
To solidify Newton's three laws of motion, we created infographics (posters) to explain and the laws and show examples. This resource is a template that I provided to give their posters structure. Students had to include the basic definition of each law, a title (ex:"Newton's 1st Law") and a picture example. Students had to use color and make their infographic visually appealing as well as accurate. We did this activity as a review after going over each of the laws and reinforcing with labora
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Grades:
8th - 9th
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3x3 Review Energy Puzzle
Great activity for returning after a break. Students will cut out the square and try to place them back in order based on the definitions. Star square is the center. For easy checking the outside words all match. Vocabulary used:EnergyKinetic energyPotential energyMechanical energyHeatJoulesRadiationTemperatureLaw of conservation of energyConductionConvectionCelsius
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Magnetism Tri-fold Brochure Test Preparation Middle School
This is a detailed tri-fold brochure all set for student use. It covers the most important information on Magnetism in a middle school level or at a remediation level in high school. It is set up to be completed, checked and kept by teacher until a week or two before end of grade testing. It is a great review because it is work they did and likely forgot they did. Excellent test preparation.
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
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