Back to School Science Activities for Middle School

If the first day and couple weeks of school stress you out, these back to school science activities for middle school are for you!

“Don’t smile until Thanksgiving.”

“Spend the first day of school doing something engaging.”

“Work on procedures before you work on content.” 

“Build relationships, but also be firm.” 

Trying to figure out what advice is right for your classroom is challenging enough. Let planning all of your back to school science activities for middle school students be a breeze! 

This awesome, no prep bundle is the perfect start to your school year. And, it’s designed especially for middle school! These back to school science activities for middle school students introduce and build skills your students will need for the rest of the year, including graphing and CER! 

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Awesome Back To School Science Activities Include: 

✨The best, no prep, first day of school graphing activity that allows students to learn a little bit about each other while using graphing skills.

✨ Activities that assess and reinforce graphing skills to save yourself the frustration all year long

✨Entertaining lab safety review so kids know expectations for lab behavior

✨Clear CER lessons so that students know how to find and use evidence to support a claim - making your life easy every time they need to do so after

✨An engaging lab so that students can practice lab skills and CER skills

✨The difference between qualitative and quantitative data with an opportunity for hands on student practice

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Start Your First Day of School Off Right!

Don’t stress about what to teach the first two weeks of school! This back to school science activities for middle school is what you need for an easy, smooth start to your school year!