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Middle school math laboratories for Microsoft PowerPoint
Boat Building STEM Activity
This activity will lead your students through the process of building a boat!
1) Brainstorm and sketch a design
2) Calculate the cost of materials needed
3) Build your boat
4) Test your boat
5) Reflect
*It's important to note that this comes in an editable PowerPoint, so you will be able to customize this activity to your needs. For example, if your class is learning about decimals in math, you could change the cost of materials to decimal numbers. Voila...cross-curricular connections! Don't w
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3rd - 6th
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Scientific Measurement Bundle (Ruler, Graduated Cylinder & Triple Beam Balance)
Students will learn how to follow correct measurement procedure and practice measurement, while learning the different types of observational methods. This bundle includes 10 handouts and 1 PowerPoint Presentation.Bundle Includes the Following: Page 1 - Guided Notes Graphic (to be used w/ ppt)Page 2 - Procedure Handout (for all three lab tools)Page 3 - Qualitative vs Quantitative Data WorksheetPage 4 - Ruler Procedure and Practice WorksheetPage 5 - Graduated Cylinder Procedure WorksheetPage 6 -
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6th - 10th
Density Inquiry Labs (Solids and Liquids) -- Density Tower
This is a fantastic hands-on inquiry lab involving the density of liquids and solids. Students absolutely love this lab and are shocked at the results. In this exploratory lab students are given four different liquids to observe, they then make a hypothesis based on their density. Students then actually test their hypothesis to see if they are correct and at the end of the lab students have an amazing-looking tower to use in order to come up with a conclusion and analyze their results. I als
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6th - 9th
Analyzing Data Interactive Notebook Pages & PowerPoint for the Scientific Method
This middle school science resource has two interactive notebook pages and a 29 slide PowerPoint about analyzing data and making good graphs in the scientific method. The INB pages and PowerPoint emphasize these important graphing concepts:a title that's a combination of the independent and dependent variablesan x-axis label that contains the independent variablea y-axis label that contains the dependent variableaccurate intervals on graphsthe purposes and uses of bar graphs, line graphs, and pi
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Scientific Method Interactive Notebook Pages and PowerPoint BUNDLE
Flip Book Transformation Project
Students create a flip book using Power Point to discover and/or apply properties of geometric transformations. The student handout provides detailed instructions on how to create the flip book which includes using the “duplicate slide” feature in Power Point. Students are required* to create a minimum of 10 slides with 4 different movements. Students are given the opportunity to choose what type of movements they use within given parameters. This choice provides the opportunity for great di
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Transformations Bundle
28 Scientific Method & Metric Measurement Stations using hardware; EDITABLE
Practice, review or assess your students ability to measure in metrics and their comprehension of the parts of the scientific method. Students answer questions about sample experiments and then measure volume (solid and liquid), length, temperature, and mass in this simple stations lab. Use things easily found around your house or in a hardware store (nails, screws, bolts, washers, sand, etc). Of the 28 stations, the last 4 are challenge stations where students measure density and a more comp
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5th - 9th
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Math Lab: Terminating and Repeating Decimals/DISTANCE LEARNING/NO PREP
This is a GREAT lab for students to discover the value of patterns in our wonderful world of mathematics! * In the lesson, students DO discover a relationship between fractions and decimals beginning with NINETEEN FRACTIONS THAT STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO DIVIDE THE NUMERATOR BY THE DENOMINATOR ON EACH.* Students learn the meaning of the terms "terminating" and "repeating" relative to decimals.* Students learn how and when it is appropriate to use the bar above repeating decimals. *
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6th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MASS, VOLUME AND DENSITY Complete LAB UNIT Student Guides and Data Charts
Let’s make measuring fun while learning mass, mass of liquids, volume, water displacement, density of solids, and the density of liquids. Each of the three main concepts are introduced and then there are many lab activities to reinforce them. This unit includes instructional pages, clear graphics, data charts, and activity pages with answers. This comprehensive, ready to go unit can be used as interactive Google slides, printed out in a packet, pasted into an interactive notebook or made into
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-1
, MS-PS1-1
Also included in: Back to School MEASUREMENT UNIT BUNDLE of 18 Activities Practice Review
Physics Lab Kinetic, Potential, Graphing, Measurement 6th 7th 8th Middle School
This hands on lab titled physics Olympics was created for middle school and early high school students and is the culmination of the physics unit I teach to my middle school students. Students travel to various stations to get actual hands-on practice of physics concepts, as well as measurement and graphing review. Students go through various Olympic “events” like a discus throw with a paper plate, etc. Concepts covered include kinetic energy, potential energy, getting mass using a triple beam b
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6th - 9th
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USING DENSITY TO FIND THE IDENTITY OF SANTA’S GIFTS Christmas Activity
No prep Christmas density activity where Santa has given 8 stockings to his jewelry making elves. Each stocking has an exact volume of metal in it but Santa has asked the elves NOT to open the stockings until Christmas Eve! The elves use density to figure out what metals are in the stockings without opening them! Included in this resource:Teacher NotesThe Elves Backstory and Student DirectionsSolving for Density WorksheetDensity of 9 metals Reference ChartMatching the Metals to the Elf Based on
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4th - 7th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-1
, MS-PS1-1
bar graph pie graph graphing thermometer lab PowerPoint STEM 3 4 5 6 TX TEKS
This fun, hands-on, lab and graphing activity gets your students thinking deeply and putting their knowledge of graphing, gathering data, and following instructions to the test. Perfect for test prep! Great way to incorporate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts into a fun lesson. This lesson was created for elementary and middle school students and is great practice to help students reinforce the concepts of graphing, data gathering, creating bar graphs, creating pie graph
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3rd - 6th
6th Grade Science Bellringer (Do Now) Semester 2
These slides are warmups or 'bellringers' for the second semester of 6th grade Science. They cover the following TEKS (objectives for Texas Science): 6.8b Unbalanced Forces, 6.8d Graphing Changes in Motion, 6.8e Inclined Planes and Pulleys Change Force Needed to Move an Object, 6.11b Gravity is the force that governs the motion of our solar system, 6.11a Describe the physical properties, locations, and movements of (objects in our solar system), 6.11c Space Exploration, 6.10a Earth Structures,
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6th
FINDING THE DENSITY OF MYSTERY UNKNOWN MINERALS Practice Activity Worksheets
Review the definition of density, and going over the triangle, have the students calculate the density of each of the mystery unknown minerals. Each mineral has its mass in grams and it’s volume in cubic centimeters and the students must use the equation of density equals mass divided by volume. After they have completed the densities of each of the mystery minerals, students use them to determine which unknown mineral matches them. Once the chart is completed, they can then move on to the quest
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-1
, MS-PS1-1
Also included in: Back to School MEASUREMENT UNIT BUNDLE of 18 Activities Practice Review
Density of Solids & Liquids - Lesson Presentation, Lab Experiment...
This zip file contains materials for middle school science lessons on the density of solids and liquids as part of a unit on the properties of matter. The unit was designed for 6th graders in NYC.
Includes:
PowerPoint lesson presentation, includes additional teacher demonstration opportunity (27 slides)
1 skeleton outline notes sheet that follows with some of the presentation (possible differentiation)
1 homework assignments
1 lab experiment worksheet
Presentations serve as lesson plans that g
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Grades:
4th - 8th
GRADUATED CYLINDERS PowerPoint Liquid Measurement
COMMENTS FROM MY BUYERS• The students absolutely loved learning with this powerpoint! Very engaging!• This was an amazing resource for my 6th graders!• Very useful with my 7th graders.• The students absolutely loved learning with this powerpoint! Very engaging!This is an ANIMATED PowerPoint show (ppsx) that will help students learn measurement skills while using graduated cylinders. It is not editable.Using graduated cylinders is fun! Pass along this fun skill to your students through this Power
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: GRADUATED CYLINDERS PowerPoint and Task Cards BUNDLE
WHO'S YOUR DADDY? Corn Genetics Unit WITH Guided Inquiry Lab
50 PAGE Mendelian Genetics Unit with a Guided Inquiry Lab using an optional Chi-Squared Statistical Test.
This can be done as a lab or can just be used as a PowerPoint presentation on Genetics and/or Meiosis.
THIS LAB IS BEST USING THE REAL EARS OF CORN BUT CAN BE DONE WITH THE PHOTOS AT THE END. CORN EARS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANIES OR YOUR GARDEN. :)
This lab covers the following concepts:
1. Corn Genetics, Monohybrids and Dihybrids
2. Corn (Plant) Reproduction (Ani
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Finding Volume Of REGULAR AND IRREGULAR OBJECTS Review Worksheets
Back to school measurement review activity finding the volume of regular and irregular objects using length x width x height and water displacement. Here are two worksheets for practice or assessment. Included in this resource:Volume of Boxes using Length x Width x HeightAnswersWord Problems for Solving for Volume Using Water DisplacementAnswersAre you looking for other science resources? NGSS aligned activities? Science classroom decor or clip art? Please check out the rest of my store at SCIE
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3rd - 6th
How to find the volume of a solid using the liquid displacement method
This is a short, animated, PowerPoint slide show, demonstrating the method used to find the volume of an irregular solid (a swimmer doll) using liquid displacement. The original volume of water in the graduated cylinder is measured, the swimmer races over to the graduated cylinder and jumps into the water, the water level rises, and the new volume of the water is measured. The subtraction of the two numbers is shown, along with the results.Note - It is also part of my bundled packages of lesson
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4th - 8th
Scientific Method Classroom Lab: Pulse Rate
Looking for an interactive/fun classroom lab that isn't going to break your pocket book/classroom budget? If so, this is the lab for you!
Combindation of PowerPoints/PDF's this lab will walk you through two days worth of interactive activities where students:
1. Come up with a question.
2. Create a hypothesis.
3. Plan their experiment.
4. Experiment.
5. Collects/Records Data
6. Makes observations about data.
7. Asks new questions based on data.
All questions will deal with heart-rates based o
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5th - 10th
STEM: Simple Machines Pulleys Experiment Using Legos
STEM hands-on learning. Middle school students love it !!
Powerpoint step-by-step directions to build an inclined plane using Legos.
Students build using the "Simple and Motorized Mechanisms Base Set W991756" available through Lego Education.
Levers, inclined planes, gears & friction powerpoints and scientific method experiment packets for each also available.
All experiments use the same Lego Base Set W991756.
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6th - 8th
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STEM Water Balloon Launch Experiment
Water Balloon Launch Experiment is perfect to get students outdoors and excited about science. This is such a fun and engaging experiment. I use it at the end of the year, but it can be used whenever. This experiment can take as short as two days or you can extend it out to four days depending on time constraints and how you set it up. I go through a ton of teacher tips in this product. This is a great STEM or STEAM project and there are so many different concepts you can work on through it.My
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Triangle Classification Lab
Students will use Exploragons to construct triangles and to identify the triangles as acute, right, or obtuse and equilateral, isosceles, or scalene. It also emphasizes that the angle sum of triangles is 180 degrees.
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5th - 7th
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The Metric System, Scientific Measurement of Length, Volume, Mass, Temperature
This is a PowerPoint presentation of the metric system, along with lecture notes, worksheets, and answer keys. It includes the reason scientists use the metric system (historical measurement), and detailed descriptions of the measurements for length - meters, mass - grams, volume - liters and cubic centimeters, and temperature. Slides in the presentation describe how to use a metric ruler, how to use liquid displacement to find volume, how to convert between Fahrenheit and Celsius, and how to co
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Scientific Method with Presentation of Data, a student-guided discovery
This PowerPoint presentation details the steps of scientific method, and goes into details about each step, including how to come up with a hypothesis, variable, and control, as well as presentation of data in graphs, bar charts, and and tables, creating one from scratch. It also includes detailed lecture notes and worksheets, along with the answer sheets, instructions for writing a lab report, and an exciting teacher-guided self-discovered experiment that demonstrates to students the way to com
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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