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8th grade math laboratories for Easel Activities
How Much Sugar is in Bubble Gum Measuring Mass Scientific Method Experiment
In this Activity, students practice measuring the mass of bubble gum before and after its chewed, then make some calculations to determine the percentage of sugar in the gum- definitely a crowd pleaser! This activity is great for everyone- students get to chew gum and teachers get students to practice measuring mass, and calculating averages and percents!I think real BUBBLE GUM like double bubble works best for this! THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF THE FOLLOWING BUNDLE:Metrics Measuring Bundle: Introdu
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Metrics Measurement Bundle: Teach & Review length, volume, mass, density
Skittle Radiometric Decay Half-life Lab
Did you know you can use Skittles candy to demonstrate absolute dating and radiometric decay! Buy a 1-4 lb bag at your local bulk warehouse store for savings. This lab is a great way to show how isotopes decay by shaking a plate full of random skittles. Students use Skittles to observe "Isotopes" decay over each half life. At the end of the lab (and only IF they have done all their work) they can enjoy their "daughter products". Skittles were used because they are durable, hypoallergenic, and th
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-PS1-8
, HS-PS1-1
, HS-PS1-4
, HS-PS1-6
, MS-PS1-4
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Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Scientific Method Activity Practice Data Analysis Qualitative and Quantitative
This activity has students collect QUALITATIVE and QUANTITATIVE DATA about the candy in a mixed pack, such as Skittles or M&Ms. There are many candy activities out there, but none quite covered the quantitative and qualitative skills I wanted my middle school students to practice, so I designed my own! This lab is designed to be simple so that students can master beginner lab and data collection skills.In this activity, students will:READ an article about the differences between qualitativ
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Introduction to Experimentation Activity Set for Middle School Science
Inverse Function Investigation with Desmos.com
In this online investigation, students use Desmos.com as a substitute for the traditional graphing calculator to investigate properties of inverse functions. This is a great introductory activity into inverse functions as it gives students a visual understanding of what a function and its inverse can look like. In the activity, students are instructed to create a table of values for a function, create the table of values for the inverse function, and graph the line y=x. In so doing, students
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8th - 9th
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Geometry - Graphing Special Lines-Parallel and Perpendicular-Two Investigations
This activity contains two investigations. First Investigation:• On the graph provided, students graph each of the pairs of points and draw a line through the pair of points.• The students study the two lines and conjecture that the two lines are parallel.• Then the students find the slope of the two given lines to notice that when the lines were parallel the slope of the two lines are equal.• Students repeat these three steps with four more points. • After students know that two parallel lines
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8th - 10th
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Geometry - Area and Perimeter - An Exploration on the Geoboard
This activity is designed to be used with a geoboard (11 x 11 pegs). An alternative for geoboards is included in this package (index size cards with 11 x 11 geoboards). Students explore the meaning of perimeter and area by constructing polygons on the geoboard with rubber bands or drawing line segments that represent the rubber bands on the index size cards. The activity can also be used with Communicator Clearboards, available from Educator's Outlet and a copy of a student grid. After the st
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6th - 9th
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Bread Mold Experiment
This activity was used to go along with a "Characteristics of Living Things" unit. This product contains directions for setting up an experiment that explores how moisture affects the rate of mold growth on bread. Students are required to identify the parts of the experiment, form a hypothesis, and collect data over the course of 1-2 weeks. This product also contains a graphing component, where students create a double line graph to show how moisture affected mold growth over the course of th
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5th - 8th
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AREA OF TRIANGLES USING GEOBOARDS
This activity will lead middle school students through constructing triangles and rectangles that are related to each other to determine a method for finding the area of a triangle. There are three parts of the investigation:• Finding the area of triangles where there is one horizontal and one vertical side• Finding the area of triangles where there is one horizontal or one vertical side• Finding the area of triangles of general triangles.The investigation ends with the students summarizing what
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6th - 8th
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Slinky Sound Unit w MythBusters Video Lab
Transform your classroom into an exciting laboratory of sound exploration with our comprehensive "Slinky Sound Unit." This resource takes the fascinating world of sound and makes it come alive for your students by incorporating engaging activities, hands-on experiments, and captivating MythBusters videos.Key highlights of the "Slinky Sound Unit with MythBusters Video Lab" include:Interactive Learning: Immerse your students in a world of auditory discovery. This unit is designed to encourage acti
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
, HS-PS4-2
, HS-PS2-1
, MS-PS4-2
, HS-PS4-1
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Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Stacking Cups Analysis - an authentic in-depth discovery of linear equations!
Starting with a simple question, your class will embark on a three-to-five-day authentic learning experience that will allow your students to develop an intuitive understanding of rate of change, initial value, forms of linear equations, systems of linear equations, and their solutions! Ready?This is a three-part learning experience.In Stacking Cups students independently* try to answer the question "How many cups does it take to make a stack as tall as your teacher?" by taking measurements and
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7th - 10th
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Density Unit
This 32 page unit includes 2 labs - density column and floating soda cans - as well as 6 worksheets to practice calculating density, mass, and volume, and 1 worksheet reviewing mass and volume. All answer keys included. This unit could easily fill 7-8 class periods and is suitable for grades 4-8.This Density Unit is a natural follow up to our previously published Mass and Volume Unit. Related Products• Density Bundle of 10 activities• Density Calculations 2 player digital game• Density Calcula
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4th - 8th
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5-PS1-3
Zombie Motion, Speed and Acceleration Physics Lab Set
Have you had days where your students seem like zombies? Why not have them act like zombies to study the physics of motion?!This lab set contains all the note sheets, labs and follow up to study speed, motion, acceleration and the start of Newton's Laws!You can change this to study the motion and force of zombies, though I did this with the physics cars I had. I also found that red, black and blue dry erase markers can be used to make a quick zombie makeup set. You can scare students or have the
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-3
, HS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Trig - Law of Sines - PARTNER PAIRS
Partners will work on separate columns of problems that will result in the same answer to check each others' work.There is a set of 10 problems for each partner to complete. 6 problems are on finding missing sides and 4 problems are on finding missing angles.The RELAY RACE has some of these same problems. The RELAY has 32 different problems. This product has 20 problems.Posted: 11/5/14 so 50% off through 11/8/14
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7th - 11th
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Density Lab Middle School- 5 Exploration Activities
Students will review density through five different explorations. You can set these explorations up in stations, as a multi-day lab, or as class demonstrations. One of the explorations can be extended so that students are required to measure the mass, volume, and density of solid cubes. Included:Teacher InstructionsStudent Density Exploration Sheets w/ questionsTeacher Answer KeyMaterials needed: Exploration 1- helium filled balloon, regular balloonExploration 2- 2 cubes different volume, same m
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5th - 8th
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Paper Airplane STEM Lab
A super simple paper airplane STEM Lab! In this lab, students are given a chance to create their own paper airplane using a sheet of printer paper and paperclips. Then, it's off the airport to see who can make their plane fly the furthest. Lab Instructions: Teacher I usually have my students complete The Force Fours of Flight and questions first to kind of build background knowledge and to kind of get them hooked. Plus, it allows them to already be familiar with the forces of flight prior to the
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3rd - 12th
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Kit-Kat Density Lab
How better to learn about density then with candy bars? Kit-Kat bars are peanut-free, even though no one eats them in class. I purchase mini, regular and king-sized Kit Kat bars for the class. This lab allows students to explore density. In groups of 4, they measure the candy bar's length, width and height with the ruler. They measure its mass with the triple beam balance. Using a calculator, they find the volume of each candy bar and then the density. What they find is that each candy bar
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5th - 8th
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Hero's Engine Energy Unit
For science teachers, energy is a hard unit to teach. Hero's Engine shows how energy in converted from one for to another. For this I used the Engine set I found in my storage area, but you can look around or find other engines available in your school district. I did this as a demo, but you can expand it in a chemistry lab.This unit includes all the worksheets that you'll need to study for energy, and can be used to introduce alternative energy.Easel Activity: This is now updated with an Easel
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, HS-PS3-4
, HS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-2
, HS-PS3-1
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Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Density Reading, Lab and Inquiry Activity
This is a series of density activities that will work as a virtual lesson.-Reading with calculations and questions throughout-Mini lab, meant to be done at home in student's kitchen without teacher involvement-Inquiry questions
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6th - 10th
Density Lab
Density lab with online or traditional lab opportunities. Great experience calculating Density as well as aquire an understanding of mass and volume. Can use to guide through understading displacement. Great indepenent, group, or whole class activity.This download includes lab instructions, lab sheet, teacher info, and vocabulary. Great resource to complete traditional lab and supplement online for students who missed lab day. Or use Digital lab version which includes simulator giving stud
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6th - 8th
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Stacking Cups - apply linear functions without even knowing it!
The question is simple: how many cups does it take to make a stack as tall as your teacher? By striving to answer this question, students develop an intuition for rate of change, initial value, and solving linear functions.Get to know Stacking Cups⭐ Student-driven discovery⭐ Perfect for groups⭐ Highly accessible⭐ Online-learning friendly⭐ Layered complexity for just the right challenge Love Stacking Cups? Follow it up with Stacking Cups Analysis for a multi-day authentic learning experience desi
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7th - 10th
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Metric Scavenger Hunt
Help your students internalize metric measurements with this fun scavenger hunt!
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3rd - 8th
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