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Free 8th grade science flash cards
Adaptations and Natural Selection Task Cards
This engaging, hands-on science task card set challenges your students to learn the basics of adaptations and natural selection including animal behaviors, Charles Darwin, and much more. This resource contains 32 different cards. These cards are great for review, rotations, partner work, or independent study. Included in this set is the following:-Charles Darwin and Natural Selection-Instinct vs. Learned Behaviors-Camouflage and Mimicry with examples-Structural, Behavioral, and Physiological Ad
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Science Task Card Bundle
Speed, Velocity and Acceleration Task Cards
8 easy and 8 medium task cards on speed, velocity and acceleration (units, calculations, distance-time graphs, velocity-time graphs). Answers included. Using task cards is a great way to engage your learners. As the questions are on separate cards, they can stay focussed. Use the ‘medium’ and ‘challenge’ cards in conjunction with rewards to keep them motivated. Use these in groups or for revision at the end of a topic.Three versions included: Single page (e.g. for projector use), four per page (
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7th - 10th
Rocks and Mineral Flashcards
This product on TpT is for a set of Rock and Mineral Flashcards. I also have two PowerPoint visual quizzes meant for these flashcards. (My rock cycle, Types of Rocks, Minerals, Properties of Minerals posting). Also included are hundreds of unit PowerPoint slides, the unit bundled homework, unit notes, and much more.Geology Topics Unit on TpTGeology Topics Unit Geology Topics Unit in Spanish Minerals -Gypsum -Halite -Quartz -Amphibole -Sulfur -Talc -Hematite -Topaz -
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6th - 10th
Greek Roots Interactive Flash Cards Digital Resource
These Greek & Latin roots PowerPoint flash cards work like traditional flash cards except instead of using plain ol' text, these flash cards use interesting, colorful, funny images and animations to teach your students the meaning of Greek and Latin roots.How does it work?Write the ten Greek & Latin roots and their English meaning on the board. Tell students to number their paper from one to ten. Explain to students that you are going to show them an image. They are to choose which Greek
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5th - 8th
Levels of Organization virtual card sort
This is a card sort for the levels of organization. For each level of organization there is a description and 3 pictures to match up.Virtually students can do it independently or I also had them do it virtually in breakout rooms in small groups. I do this by adding multiple copies of the same slide and labeling each slide for which breakout room they are in. This makes it easier to see the whole class working and check for correctness.* I show "Ameoba sisters" as a review prior to students perfo
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6th - 8th
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Phases of the Moon Pictionary
Take a break from worksheets and get your students involved and engaged with Phases of the Moon Pictionary. This allows students to practice illustrating and identifying the phases of the Moon and related ideas like tides and Earth and Moon motions. Pictionary can be particularly useful for students who are struggling to connect to vocabulary terms and to draw the phases of the Moon correctly. Phases of the Moon Pictionary can also serve as a valuable formative assessment as the teacher circulat
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3rd - 10th
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Animal and Plant cell organelle structure and function
Power point of animal and plant organelle structure and function.
plasma membrane Barrier between outside and inside of cell
Semi-permeable - made of phospholipids and proteins
cell wall Rigid structure outside the cell membrane
Provides structure/support for plants, fungi & bacteria - made of cellulose, porous, not selective
Nucleus Leader - control center of cell
Contains instructions for making proteins
houses chromatin (blue prints) or strands of DNA
Assembles ribosomes from subunits
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4th - 12th
FREE Space Themed Printable 5x7 Cards - CLASSROOM DECOR
▶▶ What is this? ▶▶This includes 10 FREE Space Themed Printable Cards for your classroom with eye catching graphics and colors.▶Great for decorating your classroom this fall!▶Each card has a consistent border with a fun, colorful and clear graphic representing each planet with 2 bonus cards for the sun and an asteroid. Each card is measured at 5x7 inches. **Please note – I tried my best to size the planets correctly in relation to one another, but due to the small area I had to work with, their
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PreK - 8th
Continent Three-Part Cards, Montessori World Study
Just in time for Earth Day! Here's a freebie to help your little ones study our world. These cards will help your child explore the seven continents. This simple set includes fourteen cards, two for each continent. The continent colors are designed to match your Montessori continent puzzle material.I have continents coloring pages, too! They are a wonderful extension for this work. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/ALL-7-Continents-Globe-Coloring-Pages-Montessori-World-Study-3761948Hav
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PreK - 8th
FOSSIL TASK CARDS
24 fossil task cards
Based off of 5th grade Texas TEKS
These are great for centers, gallery walks and scoots!
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2nd - 8th
Google Slides: Labeling the Parts of a Plant
This engaging digital activity will help children learn about the parts of a plant. This resource is great for a distant learning science lessons, learn vocabulary, and as an extension activity. The students can easily move the text boxes to the correct location of the plant and check their progress with the answer key on the next slide.The diagram includes the following terms:StemRootLeafFlowerFruit This product is editable. You can easily add questions, delete questions or change any of the qu
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1st - 8th
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Solar System Vocabulary Word Wall Cards
These Solar System Vocabulary Word Wall Cards are a wonderful addition to any solar system unit!
Leave a comment below to let me know what you think about them!
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PreK - 8th
Card Sort: Types of Matter
This great hands-on activity has students sort substances into elements, compounds, homogeneous mixtures, and heterogeneous mixtures. Questions on the accompanying handout get students thinking about what led them to sort the cards the way they did, which engages metacognition.
Note: Images are from the Pickit Free Images tool in PowerPoint.
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6th - 12th
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DNA and Gene Expression Card Sort
In this product you will have access to sort cards representing the following concepts:gene, DNA, RNA, DNA Replication, Base Pairs, DNA Polymerase, RNA Polymerase, Central Dogma, mRNA, rRNA, tRNA, Transcription, Translation, Anticodon, Mutation, Codon, Intron, Exon, Chromosome, Chromatin, Nitrogenous Base, Epigenetics, Nucleotide, and SplicingFor each concept there are 3 associated sort cards:An illustration, definition, and a hint (with more specific details about the concept).Sort Cards are ex
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8th - 11th
Parts Of The Ear: Vocabulary
Work with your students on self advocacy skills using these vocabulary cards to teach about the parts of the ear. Students will match the term with the correct picture of each part of the ear. Vocabulary included: pinnaauditory nerveear canalear drumcochleamalleusincusstapes
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Parts of the Ear: BUNDLE
Parts of a Cell Trading Cards
This set of 20 cards can be used to review structures that make up cells. Use some or all of the cards provided. Each card features the name, place for an illustration, description of physical features, “abilities” (a place for students to describe the function of the structure), and where this structure is located. There are also 4 blank cards included in case you’d like to add more specific structures.Students will amaze you with their creativity! I have had students physically draw/write out
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7th - 10th
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DNA and Genetics Flashcards
These are the unit Flash Cards for my DNA and Genetics Unit that I offer on TpT. These are great for students who may need them and support staff. Also included are PowerPoint Freebies and the bundled homework package and lesson notes from the full unit.
A few of the flashcards, DNA, RNA, Nucleotides, The Four Base Pairs, Mitosis, All of the Phases of Mitosis with Visuals, Cancer, Meiosis, Crossing Over, Gregor Mendel, Traits, Heredity, Purebred, Heredity, Phenotype, Genotype, Sexual Reproduc
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7th - 10th
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Energy Task Cards
These energy task cards include "Forms of Energy", "Potential and Kinetic", and "Energy Transformations". You may adjust the printer settings to print to the size you feel appropriate or use this PDF file as a whole group review by projecting it onto your screen.
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5th - 8th
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Card Sort: Comparing Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
This is a basic card sort to help students compare sexual and asexual reproduction. They can use it to differentiate between the two basic types of reproduction. They can also use the completed card sort to complete a Venn Diagram that forces them to interpret similarities (i.e. both produce offspring) between the two types of reproduction.
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6th - 8th
Lab Equipment Sort & Match 3-Way Puzzles: 8 Item Free Sampler
This free three-way matching activity asks students to identify the image, name, and use of 8 different pieces of laboratory equipment often used in general science, chemistry, and biology classes.BeakerErlenmeyer FlaskGraduated CylinderTest TubeVolumetric FlaskVolumetric PipetteTongsMortar & PestleThe puzzles print well in both colour and black and white. To prepare, print the pages corresponding to the items you select and separate the pieces. Printing on card stock and/or laminating will
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7th - 12th
Bacteria and Virus Sort
This activity gives you 15 slides of either a bacteria or a virus. Students will look at slides and write down what they think the slide is (bacteria or virus). This is a good introduction to bacteria and virus lessons.
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7th - 10th
Soil Science, Erosion, Particles, Weathering Flash Cards
These flashcards are one small part of my Weathering, Soil, Soil Science, and Soil Conservation, Unit.Procedure: Teacher prints up individual or table group copies of the flashcards. Students record the name of the term on the back. Students then cut out the flashcards. Students need space to lay out a set of cards. Each flashcard includes the name of the term, description, and picture. Students need to align all three. A reminder is provided for students to start with a small set of cards
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5th - 8th
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Light and Waves Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle for Middle School
This item includes:Table of 21 essential vocabulary terms and definitions (.pdf)Crossword puzzle (.pdf)This list of terms is designed to align primarily with the following NGSS standards for middle school:MS-PS4-1. Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.MS-PS4-2. Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.MS-PS4-3. Integ
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
, MS-PS4-2
, MS-PS4-3
Weather and Climate Flash Cards
This is the Flash Card Set for my Weather and Climate Unit on TpT. I hope they can assist your students. It's and editable document so you delete or add as you need. Also included is a preview of my weather and climate unit that includes the bundled homework, notes, PowerPoint previews, crossword puzzle and more. Weather and Climate Unit This bundled homework chronologically follows the the 4,000+ Slide PowerPoint presentation that I offer on TpT. This PowerPoint is the roadmap to an exciting
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5th - 8th
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