Physical Science Interactive Notebook- NGSS Middle School Science Curriculum

This comprehensive Physical Science Year Unit Plan is prepped and planned from start to finish guiding you and your students through a discovery of 6 unit plans covering: States and Phases of Matter (Periodic Table of Elements, atom structure, bonds), Forces of Motion (Laws of Motion, Gravity, friction), Energy (Simple Machines, Conservation of Energy), Electricity (circuits, currents) and Light and Sound Waves.

Each unit with its backwards design allows students to create a working portfolio or science interactive notebook. No two student notebooks will look like!

New or veteran science teachers benefit with this all-in-one, ready-to-print-and-go science resource to use instantly, while offering student and teachers autonomy and flexibility.

For teachers who need to modify the units or topics, editable versions of the notes, slide presentation, tests and quizzes are all included in each unit plan.

Each UNIT consistently includes:

• Pacing Guide
• Table of Contents
• Student Score Sheet
• Pre-assessment/Post-Assessment
• 5 Lessons
• Boom Cards/Digital Task Cards
• Projects with directions and rubrics
• Summative Assessment (Editable Test)
• Reflection Activity

Each LESSON includes:

• 2 warm ups (pre-post assessments)
• a set of notes (editable version included)
• a slide presentation (editable version included)
• an activity (write/art/color/reflection)
• Formative Assessment (5 multiple choice questions)
• essential questions

UNITS and topics include:

MATTER

1. Lesson- Properties of Matter
2. Lesson States of Matter
3. Lesson- Atom Structure
4. Lesson- Bohr's Diagram
5. Lesson- Atom Bonds
6. Lesson- Periodic Table
7. Lesson- Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
8. Lesson- Chemical Reaction
9. Project- Phases of Matter Comic
10. Project- Atom Model
11. Activity- Periodic Table Battleship
12. Project- Chemical Reaction Restaurant Menu
13. Activity- Periodic Table Brain Break Activity
14. Activity- "The Last Element Standing"
15. Project- Chemical Reaction Holiday Menu
16. Parts of the Atom Coloring Notes and Slides
17. Periodic Table Coloring Notes and Slides

FORCE AND MOTION

1. Lesson- Speed and Motion
2. Lesson- Acceleration and Velocity
3. Lesson- Force and Friction
4. Lesson- Net Balances
5. Lesson- Newton's Laws of Motion
6. Activity: Obstacle Coarse Challenge
7. Project- Trivia Board Game Review

ENERGY

1. Lesson- Law of Conservation of Energy
2. Lesson- Kinetic and Potential Energy
3. Lesson- Work
4. Lesson- Power
5. Lesson- Simple Machines
6. Energy Cartoon Project
7. Lab: Kinetic and Potential Energy Ball Drop

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

1. Lesson- Electricity
2. Lesson- Electrical Current
3. Lesson- Electric Circuit
4. Lesson- Batteries
5. Lesson- Magnets and Electromagnets
6. Creative Writing Cartoon Project

WAVES- LIGHT AND SOUND

1. Lesson- Waves
2. Lesson- Property of Waves
3. Lesson- Property of Light
4. Lesson- Refraction and Diffraction
5. Lesson- Sound
6. Project- Trivia Board Game
7. Absorb and Reflect Light Lab Activity
8. Cootie Catcher- Type of Waves
9. Cootie Catcher- Parts of Waves

SCIENTIFIC PROCESS

1. Lesson- Lab Safety Lesson
2. Lesson- Lab Materials and Measurement
3. Lesson- Metric Measurements
4. Lesson- Scientific Method
5. Lesson- Controlled Experiment
6. Lesson- Magnets and Electromagnets
7. Creative Writing Review Project

Plus, a Physical Science Coloring Page and ABC Vocabulary Word Wall are included!

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