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Forms of Energy and Energy Transformations Practice
This activity provides students with energy practice! it starts with identifying different forms of energy in common life scenarios and items: mechanical, kinetic, potential, heat/thermal, radiant/light, sound, electrical, nuclear and chemical. It then moves on to identifying energy transformations: the starting form and the final form. The practice is best used after the "Energy Powerpoint" and the "Energy Guided Notes". I find it important to scaffhold the practice - to do a few of each type
Grades:
5th - 9th
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The Edible Layers of the Earth Lab
This is easy and pretty much all you need is to buy is a bag of m&m's!
My students loved this and made great connections between the actual layers of the Earth and how it correlates with m&m's. There is also an answer key included. Very easy to follow directions.
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Allele Genotype Phenotype Practice 2
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis is a second basic genetics coding and interpreting practice with alleles, genotypes, phenotypes, heterozygous, homozygous, dominant and recessive. They learn interpret traits charts and apply their understandings. This practice is important leading up punnett squares. It scaffholds the basics to ensure that students are successful when they move on to using punnett squares to predict genotypes and phenotypes of offspring.
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5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS3-2
Charts and Graphs for Middle School
Included are thiry-eight graphs, charts, maps, flowcharts, tables and other graphics. These are real data maps taken from the Internet (all sources noted). Under each graphic are five questions that can be answered by using the information provided. The questions range from titles, mean, meadian, to create your own graph.
The pages can be copied back to back to make a workbook. I use this workbook as bellwork while I am taking attendance. Everyday the students answer the question. (I requi
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6th - 9th
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Sexual versus Asexual Reproduction Reading Comprehension
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis is a reading comprehension comparing and contrasting asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - genetics and cellular reproduction unit. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. It is is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article also includes diagram and examples. The article can be used for literacy gr
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
Layers of the Earth Middle School Science Worksheet
Introduction to layers of the Earth. This worksheet I use to work through in class and discover the information together. This can also be used as a homework sheet or a study guide before a test.
-Second Grade Heaven
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Reading Comprehension & Science Integrated 5E Lesson Plan
This is a Reading Comprehension lesson plan that uses Science content. The lesson plan follows the 5E Lesson Plan model. The 5 Es are Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, and Evaluation. The plan uses science content to enforce reading comprehension, however, any reading passage can apply to this lesson plan. The lesson plan applies to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and the common core standards. The lesson is designed for the average students, however it includes diff
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Also included in: Reading 5E Lesson Plan BUNDLE
Mutations and Genetic Disorders Article
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article explores genetic mutations and genetic disorders. It provides a great real-world application and extension to a genetics unit, which gives students meaning and purpose to their classroom learning. It is exciting and applicable to modern-day science progressions. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions.
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Grades:
5th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
Fingerprint Mystery Science Project
A simple and fun science fair activity that can be customized for an individual student or as a classroom project. The pages in the document are designed for the purpose of printing and attaching to a display board. Visual components help younger students understand the scientific method.
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Periodic Table of the Elements Code Puzzle
Use the period table of the elements to find the atomic number in each box. Then write the symbol for that element to solve the riddles below. This activity helps students practice using the periodic table, and lets them have fun at the same time! My students loved being "Codebreakers", and this activity made them much more fluent when using the periodic table of the elements. See if they can create their own "code" when they've finished. There are 10 different puzzles to complete, so you can us
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8th - 11th
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Edible Cell Project with Chart, Rubric and Suggestions
Creating edible cells is a wonderful way to end your unit on cell construction. Included is a list of possible items for the cell construction (aka a shopping list) a chart for the students to use when creating their cells as well as a rubric for grading. *Not intended to teach function, just to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of cell parts
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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Mitosis versus Meiosis Reading Comprehension
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis is a reading comprehension comparing and contrasting Mitosis and Meiosis. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - genetics and cellular reproduction unit. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. It is is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article also includes diagram and examples. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or h
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
Cloning Article
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article explores the genetics of cloning. It provides a great real-world application to a genetic unit, which gives students meaning and purpose to their classroom learning. It is exciting and applicable to modern-day science progressions. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for li
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
Characteristics of Life Stations
This document includes my lesson plan, a student packet, vocabulary words, and pictures needed for different stations.
Students work collaboratively to:
-analyze pictures to identify the characteristic of life.
-distinguish between vocabulary to identify related vocabulary (i.e.-reproduction: sexual and asexual).
-provide a specific example of an organism doing the characteristic of life.
-Identify statements as each characteristic of life (Note: Statements are higher level and a review of cont
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Grades:
6th - 11th
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Pre-K Water Unit Vocabulary
These are a few suggested vocabulary words that are connected to the Pre-K unit of study on water. You can use these words during circle time and also add them to your science center and writing center.
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PreK - K
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Weather Forecasting Project
With this project, the students will learn how to predict the weather and report like a weatherman through observations and guidance.
Objective:
After tracking the weather for one week, students will be able to use the data gathered to predict the weather for the next five days creating weather maps and writing a weather report.
Introduction:
Now that you have learned about how meteorologists predict the weather, it is your turn to be a meteorologist and forecast the weather for Trenton for t
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Phases of the Moon (Basic 4)
Use this activity sheet for various activities to teach your students the four basic phases of the moon. Students can color or use Oreos to demonstrate the appearance of the moon during these phases.
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
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Baby - Mother Animal Match
This is an activity for children learning to match baby animals to their mothers. This activity includes 16 different animals, all photographs of animals, rather than clip art. The animals included are: horse, cow, penguin, chicken, cat, dog, bear, deer, tiger, lion, rabbit, mountain goat, seal, arctic fox, gorilla, and elephant. There are many ways to use this activity.
1. Print the pictures, cut them out, and laminate them. Have the students match the baby animals to their mothers. Use the ca
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
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Name that Fracture!
This is a station rotation activity in which students will look at a variety of x-rays showing different bone breaks. They must identify the type of break based on the picture. UPDATED with answer key!
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Grades:
11th - 12th
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Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces
This is a hands-on, manipulative activity that will help your students understand the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces. Print them in color and laminate for long term use. Put the cards under the document camera or pull the file up onto the smart board for a class discussion or a teacher demo. Students can also work in pairs to calculate the net force of the object. I have also included a detailed answer key.
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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Ice Cream in a Bag -- States of Matter Science Experiment
Watch simple ingredients turn into ice cream in a matter of minutes! These step-by-step pictures can be used as visual directions or as an assessment tool following the experiment.
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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Necessary Nutrients
The activities in this package are a nice supplement to any nutrition unit you may be using with your class. Included is a chart of important nutrients and investigation activities for 4 of the nutrients: carbohydrates, protein, fat and vitamin C.
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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Living Environment - Holiday/Christmas Gallery Walk Review
Perfect for those last days before break - students create an "ugly" holiday sweater about a topic/unit covered throughout the year. Student groups also identify and define important vocabulary from the unit and access higher order thinking by writing short answer questions for their peers.When all groups have finished students complete a "gallery walk" of the sweaters, answering review questions along the way. Designed to take approximately 2 full 45 minute class periods but can be modified acc
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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Genetics, Heredity and Cellular Reproduction Project
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis is a project activity menu for students to do about a genetics and heredity unit. The activity guide includes a checklist of information that students need to include in their projects - genetics, heredity, traits, inheritance and cellular reproduction. It also includes a menu of creative project choices such as posters, fodables, brochures, poems, kids books, songs, comic strips, magazine or newspaper articles, powerpoints, television scri
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
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