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Science Common Core 6.SP.B.5a resources
Water Bottle Flipping Math and Science: 4th - 6th Grade
My 5th & 6th graders FLIP for this math & science lesson! Students gather data using the scientific method to discover if a 1/3 full or 2/3 full water bottle will result in more upright landings. After writing their hypothesis, students flip water bottles 1/3 full and 2/3 full 20 times for each condition. They create class line plots of their data and find the median, mode, and mean of upright landings for both conditions. After analyzing their results, they write their conclusions. An e
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4th - 6th
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Middle School Data Analysis Reading Graphs Worksheets
Reading graphs and interpreting data is challenging. Teach your science students to master comprehending and analyzing charts, graphs, and diagrams in just a few minutes a day! This mega pack gives students a graph or chart and five questions to help them read and analyze it.***This is the print version.***Click here to see the print and digital bundle with four FREE bonus charts!If your students are like mine, they collected data well during a scientific investigation, but struggle to underst
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-LS2-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Middle School Science Graphs Worksheets Print and Digital Bundle
Heredity & Genetics Unit - Hands-on Activities, Reading Passages, and Worksheets
In this unit, students will explore the fundamentals of genetics and heredity. The objective of the unit is that students will be able to identify and explain the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction.This unit bundle consists of 6 lessons and a final project which can be used as a unit assessment. The bundle also includes a bonus short response formal assessment.In the first lesson, students explore the basics of DNA and terminology used when learning about genetics.In
Middle School Science Digital Graphs Worksheets
Teach your students to master comprehending and analyzing charts, graphs, and diagrams in just a few minutes a day! This digital mega pack of charts, graphs, tables, and diagrams includes five questions to go with each data set. Use with Google™ Slides.***This is the digital version only.***Click here to see the print and digital bundle with four FREE bonus charts.If your students are like mine, they collect data well during a scientific investigation, but struggle to understand and interpret
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-LS2-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Middle School Science Graphs Worksheets Print and Digital Bundle
Middle School/Upper Elementary Scientific Method and STEM Fair Unit
This unit was designed as a way to incorporate STEM into a more traditional Science Fair model with connections to STEM careers. Students are encouraged to choose a topic that they are deeply interested in and they learn how to connect scientific thinking to concepts outside of science class. They are also introduced to future STEM careers and community resources. The unit is directly aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Common Core.
In order to help students achieve t
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4th - 11th
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42 Blank Graph Templates: Horizontal & Vertical Bar Graph, Line Graph, Printable
Looking for an array of printable graph templates for all your future bar and line graph needs? Look no further! With 42 different templates ranging for bar graphs, to line graphs, varying in X values and Y values, this combination should be the last graph download you need to worry about for your class. These graphs can even be used as Histograms, Dot Plots, Scatter Plots, or a variety of other graphs to suit the needs of your classroom.I created this template to require all the basics of gr
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4th - 12th
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What's the Verdict: Sharks vs. Lightning? Modes of Center, Spread, and More!
Put it to the test! Use the age-old expression: "You are more likely to get struck by lightning than to be bitten by a shark!" to learn and practice Measures of Center, Measures of Spread, Measures of Shape, and Statistical Graphing including:MEANMEDIANMODERANGEOUTLIERS [Using IQR +/- 1.5(IQR)]QUARTILES [lower quartile (IQ-1) and upper quartile (IQ-3)]INTERQUARTILE RANGE (IQR)MEAN ABSOLUTE DEVIATION/ M.A.D. ft. ABSOLUTE VALUESYMMETRY/ASYMMETRY OF DISTRIBUTIONCLUSTERS AND GAPSBELL SHAPED CURVE AN
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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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Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
NGSS:
HS-PS1-8
, HS-PS1-1
, HS-PS1-4
, HS-PS1-6
, MS-PS1-4
...
Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Greece Geography 6th Grade Statistics Box Plot Histogram Mean Median Activity
Enrich your study of Ancient Greece using 6th Grade stats skills to analyze Greek climate data. Calculate Measures of Central Tendency (mean, median, mode, range) and Mean Absolute Deviation. Master Data Display with Box and Whisker Plots, Histograms, Dot Plots, Stem and Leaf Charts. Write Statistical Questions. Analyze Data Distribution and Data Variability.All with climate data (temperature and precipitation) from Greece!This Print and Go STEM/STEAM PBL resource includes 70+ pages of climate d
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-6
Heredity - Dominant and Recessive Mendelian Genetics Activities and Worksheets
This lesson is designed to give middle school students an introduction to Mendelian genetics, with a focus on dominant and recessive traits. The lesson is best taught after students have already covered the basics of DNA, cell anatomy and cell division, including meiosis. The objective of this lesson is that students will be able to determine the correct phenotype or genotype for a given trait based on their understanding of dominant and recessive traits. They will also be able to predict likely
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS3-2
Digital Earth Day Math Activity | Middle School Edition
This digital Google Slides Earth Day activity is for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students to celebrate Earth Day in Math. There are 5 tasks for students to complete that cover the following topics:Ratios, Percentages, Statistics (Data Analysis of Dot Plots).About This Product:-Google Slides activity-1 cover/title slide-2 student activity slides5 Mathematical tasks-Short facts are incorporated into questions to allow students to learn about Earth Day while completing Math tasks-Skills utilized in thi
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Math Activities Seasonal Holiday Bundle CCSS Aligned
China Geography 6th Grade Statistics Box Plot Histogram Mean Median Activity
Enrich your study of Ancient China using 6th Grade statistics and Probability skills to analyze China climate data. Calculate Measures of Central Tendency (mean, median, mode, range) and Mean Absolute Deviation. Master Data Display with Box and Whisker Plots, Histograms, Dot Plots, Stem and Leaf Charts. Write Statistical Questions. Analyze Data Distribution and Data Variability.All with climate data (temperature and precipitation) from China!This Print and Go STEM/STEAM PBL resource includes 70
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-6
Box and Whiskers Plot Weather Project
This is an engaging Data and Statistics Project that integrates math and science. Students will have an opportunity to showcase their knowledge about what they have learned from the Data and Statistics Topic and more specifically Box and Whisker Plots. This project requires students to record the weather in cities around the world and the U.S. using weather.com, give the weather forecast for a specific world and U.S. city, create Box and Whisker Plots with 5-Number Summaries, and make an iMovie
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-5
Hurricanes, Fractions to Percents, Statistics, Graphing: Katrina & Co. Tasks 1-5
These statistic tasks related to hurricanes are perfect for math centers, individual or partner work. Katrina and Company, Tasks 1-5, consists of 5 activities dealing with analyzing data related to the 2005 Record-Breaking Hurricane Season of 27 named storms. Students use charts to record information on 4 questions: (1) What percent of storms were in each category? (2) What percent of storms made landfall in the U.S.? (3) What percent of storms lasted the longest? and (4) What percent of storms
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Graphing and Analyzing Data: Katrina and Company: Bundle
Amplify Science/Math Natural Selection: Elk Histograms and Data Interpretation
This worksheet will work well for students who are part-way through the Natural Selection Unit of Amplify, or students who need some practice interpreting data and representing it in histograms or bar graphs. This would also work well for a day where you had a sub. Students will be asked to find answers to questions by looking at data as well as determine if there are any patterns in the data. They will also realize that different forms of data representation lends itself to finding patterns mo
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-2
, MS-LS4-4
Also included in: Amplify Natural Selection Bundle
Mesopotamia Geography 6th Grade Statistics Box Plot Mean Median Mode Activity
Enrich your study of Mesopotamia using 6th Grade stats skills to analyze Mesopotamian climate data. Calculate Measures of Central Tendency (mean, median, mode, range) and Mean Absolute Deviation. Master Data Display with Box and Whisker Plots, Histograms, Dot Plots, Stem and Leaf Charts. Write Statistical Questions. Analyze Data Distribution and Data Variability.All with climate data (temperature and precipitation) from Iraq and Turkey!This Print and Go STEM/STEAM resource includes 70+ pages of
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-6
Mesopotamia Geography 6th Grade Statistics Mean Median Mode Box Plot Activity
Enrich your study of Mesopotamia using 6th Grade stats skills to analyze Mesopotamian climate data. Master Data Display with Box and Whisker Plots, Histograms, Dot Plots, Stem and Leaf Charts. Calculate Measures of Central Tendency (mean, median, mode, range) and Mean Absolute Deviation. Write Statistical Questions. Analyze Data Distribution and Data Variability.All with climate data (temperature and precipitation) from Iraq and Turkey!This Print and Go STEM/STEAM PBL resource includes 120 pages
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-6
Skittle Statistics MS Excel Mini-Lab
This is a 1 class MS Excel lab for a computer or math class. You can have the students explore the distribution of different color Skittles in class. This is a great mini-lab or half-day activity when you school ends up with a weird schedule day. Tell them they can't eat till the Skittles till the end of class, or they will distort their numbers. Also make sure they don't throw them or shove them up their nose (Yes, stuck Skittles are hard to extract, ask me how I know..)The goal of this lab is
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Lluvia de Colores (Actividad para aplicar método científico)_Español
En ocasiones necesitas una actividad que no utilice muchos materiales y que no genere un ambiente formal como lo es la experiencia de laboratorio. Esta actividad fue pensada en lograr esto y que a la vez los estudiantes apliquen el método científico. Incluye: 1.Hoja de trabajo imprimible a color PDF2.Hoja de trabajo imprimible en blanco y negro PDF3.Hoja de trabajo en formato digital PPT4.Guía para el maestro PDF y PPTPuedes complementar esta actividad con los recursos del método científico di
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6th - 12th
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Rome Geography 6th Grade Statistics Box Plot Histogram Mean Median Mode Activity
Enrich your study of Ancient Rome using 6th Grade stats skills to analyze Italy climate data. Calculate Measures of Central Tendency (mean, median, mode, range) and Mean Absolute Deviation. Master Data Display with Box and Whisker Plots, Histograms, Dot Plots, Stem and Leaf Charts. Write Statistical Questions. Analyze Data Distribution and Data Variability.All with climate data (temperature and precipitation) from Rome!This Print and Go STEM/STEAM PBL resource includes 70+ pages of climate data
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-1
, MS-ESS2-6
Force and Motion STEM Unit
The Force and Motion Interdisciplinary STEM Unit connects to the universal theme of Change. Students will learn through force and motion lessons that change can be planned or spontaneous, evolutionary or revolutionary and that one change stimulates another. Students will learn about Sir Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion. They will engage in multiple discovery learning centers that include simple experiments about force and motion concepts. Using a problem solving strategy, students will so
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6th - 8th
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Heredity- Incomplete and Co-Dominant Genetic Traits Activities and Worksheets
This lesson is designed to give middle school students an introduction to Mendelian genetics, with a focus on incomplete dominance and co-dominance. The lesson is best taught after students have already covered the basics of DNA, cell anatomy and cell division, including meiosis. It is also recommended that students cover basic dominant/ recessive genetics prior to this lesson. The objective of this lesson is that students will be able to determine the correct phenotype or genotype for a given t
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS3-2
Best Ever Bird Beak Lesson
Students will enjoy participating in this engaging exploration that helps them understand the diversity of the animal kingdom and the concept of adaptation. They will mimic the feeding habits of birds with various types of beaks to learn how species have adapted to their environments. Options allow the lesson to be extended through the grade levels from primary to middle school and into math, technology, and engineering for a full S.T.E.M. experience.
Grades:
K - 6th
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 3-LS3-2
, 3-LS3-1
, MS-LS4-6
Rome Geography 6th Grade Statistics Mean Median Mode Box Plot Histogram Activity
Enrich your study of Ancient Rome using 6th Grade Statistics and Probability skills to analyze Italy climate data. Master Data Display with Box and Whisker Plots, Histograms, Dot Plots, Stem and Leaf Charts. Calculate Measures of Central Tendency (mean, median, mode, range) and Mean Absolute Deviation. Write Statistical Questions. Analyze Data Distribution and Data Variability.All with climate data (temperature and precipitation) from Rome!This Print and Go STEM/STEAM PBL resource includes 120 p
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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