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8th grade general science homeschool curricula
Graphing Stations: Middle School Science NGSS Aligned Graphing Activities
This student-centered NGSS-aligned graphing lesson is fun and interactive! My class gave it a thumbs up! It was created specifically for Middle School grades 6-8 NGSS Practice 4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data. These graphing stations are a great way to get students to interact with different forms of data. The graphing stations include:⭐ A Graphing Notes Printable - The notes explain the different types of graphs and how they are most commonly used. This is a great resource for students to ref
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Grades:
6th - 8th
The Metric System - Metric Measurement Worksheets Practice
Ahhh, the metric system! How our students need MORE metric measuring practice! You've introduced the metric system, or perhaps reviewed it, and now you need more metric measurement practice? Perhaps your students need some worksheets to practice reading metric measurements for homework? All your metric measurement practice worksheets are here!Seven student pages to practice measuring metric length (mm and cm), mass (triple beam balance readings- in grams), and volume (graduated cylinder- of liqu
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Life Science Bundle
Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project!
Need a semester-long STEM unit? This Mission to Mars bundle includes engineering design challenges building up to a capstone project of building a habitat on Mars! Lesson Overview Transform your classroom into a team of astronauts on a Mission to Mars! This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills. Mission Control then guides your class through Stage 2 engineering design challenges with each unit a progressively more complex design challeng
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
NGSS Middle School Science Doodle Notes Bundle
Doodle notes to help build NGSS vocabulary skills. Use these science notes to parallel your lessons and add visual triggers to improve memory of content. These doodle notes specifically address the NGSS standards for middle school, while providing concrete visuals to support learners of all abilities. Each page specifically notes the Next Generation Science Standard being addressed! This can be used as a bellringer, classwork, assessment prep and can be teacher-led or done independently or in
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-3
, MS-LS1-7
, MS-ESS3-2
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Design a Mars Colony: STEM / STEAM Project Guide
Mars Colony STEM Project GuideDesign a colony on Mars! Take your STEM or STEAM classroom or program to the next level with this in-depth engineering design STEM challenge. Students will apply scientific concepts, math skills, critical thinking, research, and engineering design to plan a long term habitat on Mars. This creative and in-depth project is a great activity for your classroom or afterschool program! Part of a Mars Colony Project Bundle: This product is part of a larger bundle of activi
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project!
Ohm's Law Problems Worksheet
This worksheet will prepare students to solve simple problems including Ohm's Law calculations. By completing this activity, 9th grade science students will learn how to calculate Ohm's Law problems. Included skills:Simple problems to introduce Ohm's Law calculationsStudents solve problems using the variables voltage, current, and resistanceMetric units used in every problem including volts, amps, and ohmsTeach students to show their work step by step with columns for formula, work, and answer w
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Bundle of Lessons - Physics Problems Worksheets
Science Graph Masters: Science Graph Practice for the Middle Grades
Science Graph Masters is a creative professional resource of 50 pages of reproducible science graph and chart practice pages for students in grades 5-8. With real science data, chart/graph-reading practice and application questions, you have ready-to-go practice sheets to help prepare scientifically literate students and help with standardized test practice. These blackline masters provide real science data to teach and practice real science concepts. Created by a veteran teacher with great succ
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5th - 8th
Design a School Garden: STEM Project Guide
Design a school garden! Take your STEM or STEAM classroom or program to the next level with this in-depth engineering design STEM challenge. Students will apply scientific concepts, math skills, critical thinking, research, and engineering design to plan a long-term school garden for growing vegetables and other plants. This creative and in-depth project is a great activity for your classroom or afterschool program! Designing a school garden is a multidisciplinary project where creative and crit
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Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Cow Sheep Eye Dissection: Middle School Science Lab Nervous System Activity
This lab dissection can be used as a stand-alone activity or incorporated into your nervous system unit. The reading and lab directions include all the information that students will need. Dissection provides excellent hands-on experience for students to learn how body systems work. Dissections modeled correctly can teach students respect for animals and prepare them for upper-level science courses. This includes:Teacher notes pagePre Lab Activity & readingLab directionsStudent fill in lab w
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Cell Worksheets - Parts of Cell, Animal vs. Plant Cells, and More
This 150+-page packet includes worksheets and activities for a study of cells. It includes pages on the • Parts of a cell (cell organelles),• Animal vs. plant cells, • The function of organelles,• How cell theory developed, • Eukaryotic vs. Prokaryotic Cells, • How proteins are made, • Proteins: when something goes wrong, • Cells of the human body, • Activity ideas, • Lapbook pages • Build a Cell Board Game (or Bingo Cards) and more!• Chloroplast Anatomy• Photosynthesis (Light-Depende
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Mission to Moon - Middle School Semester STEM Unit!
Lesson Overview Transform your classroom into a team of astronauts on a Mission to the Moon! This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills. Mission Control then guides your class through Stage 2 engineering design challenges with each unit a progressively more complex design challenge as students arrive at and explore the Moon. The final phase is to tackle the Stage 3 Moon Colony project.Units are aligned to science and math standards along
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Work and Power Problems Worksheet
By completing this activity, 9th and 10th grade physical science students will learn how to calculate work and power problems. Students will solve problems using the variables force, time, distance, and power. Metric units are used in every problem including Newtons, seconds, kilometers, and Watts. Teach students to show their work step by step with columns for formula, work, and answer with units. Important informationAnswer keys always includedNo need for calculators; perfect way to review
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8th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-PS2-1
Also included in: Bundle of Lessons - Physics Problems Worksheets
CER - Claim Evidence Reasoning Introduction Humpty Dumpty Mystery
Writing in science using the CER method helps students understand material better and learn how to support their ideas with evidence. This type of writing is helps students meet NGSS standards which require students to engage in argument from evidence. Students are guided through the CER process with a fun and engaging mystery about Humpty Dumpty. Did Humpty fall or was he pushed? Lesson includes a bellringer on cell phones designed to help students better define the components of Claim, Evi
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Wind, Currents, and Climate Interactive Notebook
This product has been updated!This file includes all of the foldables, diagrams, and notes contained in my interactive notebook. Most foldables are editable word documents. Photos are included of all foldables in use.Contents:Air Pressure & ConvectionWindGlobal Wind Patterns (Wind Belts and Calm Regions)Global Winds and SailingJet StreamsLocal WindsWind ReviewGeography Affects ClimateOcean Currents and ClimateMountains and Climate (Rain Shadows)Other interactive products:Clay Stresses: A Pla
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Relative Age of Rock Layers - Law of Superposition - Stratigraphy Workbook
Bring the relative age of rocks to life! Teach the Laws of superposition, cross cutting relationships, original horizontality, and lateral continuity with ease! This workbook will be your life saver!This resource contains 11 student pages (plus a 12th cover page) that are meant to be used as a student workbook. Index fossils and relative dating are discussed. The four rules of stratigraphy are explained in detail, as well as the three basic types of unconformities. Finally, there is review tying
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Earth Science Curriculum
Design a Mars Habitat STEM / STEAM Project Guide
Design a habitat on Mars with our STEM project guide! Take your STEM or STEAM classroom or program to the next level with this in-depth engineering design STEM challenge. Students will apply scientific concepts, math skills, critical thinking, research, and engineering design to plan a long term habitat on Mars. This creative and in-depth project is a great activity for your classroom or afterschool program! Watch the video and learn more about this project here. Designing a Mars Colony is a rea
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Grades:
4th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Mission to Mars Planning Game (Mars Habitat STEM Project)
Mars Colony Project Guide + Planning GameCan you keep a team of colonists alive and happy on Mars? Students work in teams to complete the ultimate project-based learning STEM experience: planning a long-term settlement on Mars! These activities can be used as a companion to the Mars Colony Project, which provides handouts to guide students to brainstorm and plan design solutions for a Mars colony. This Mission to Mars Planning Game product dives deeper into possible colony solutions, adds an int
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Grades:
4th - 9th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project!
Planets of the Solar System | Coloring Activity | Craft | Poster | Decor | Space
Planets of the Solar System Coloring Activity - Digital and Print VersionTry out this fun and engaging coloring activity. Students will research and find a few facts about each planet and list them next to the illustrations. They will then color the planets of the solar system. This space themed coloring activity is great for getting students to research planets as well as helping them remember the order of the planets. Topics: Planets of Solar System, Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptu
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Grades:
PreK - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
BUNDLE Periodic Table Coloring Book Rules Cards and Fearless Guide To The Table
This bundle includes everything you need to help introduce the periodic table to your child of any age. These items are sold separately in my store or you can purchase them here as a bundle. Sold separately, the items total $20. This bundle is $15.
*You get The Periodic Table of Elements Coloring Book
*The Science Rules Cards: Chem Edition (beginner, intermediate, advanced)
*The Fearless and Simple Guide To The Periodic Table
I also have lots of fun things to make and do with these items, avail
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Grades:
2nd - 12th
Bundle of Lessons - Physics Problems Worksheets
This bundle of worksheets will prepare students to solve simple physics problems including speed, acceleration, momentum, force, energy, work, power, power, heat, electric power, Ohm's law, and wave speed. By completing these activities, 9th and 10th grade science and conceptual physics science students will learn how to make calculations in a simple, step by step format designed to build student confidence.Included skills:teach students to show their work step by step with columns for formula
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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More Force Problems Using Newton's 2nd Law of Motion Worksheet
This worksheet will prepare students to solve simple problems including force calculations using Newton's 2nd Law of Motion. By completing this activity, 8th and 9th grade science students will learn how to calculate force problems. Included skills:Simple problems to introduce force calculations using Newton's 2nd law of motionStudents solve problems using the variables mass, acceleration, and forceMetric units used in every problem including kilograms, kilometers, and Newton-meters (Joules)Te
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Bundle of Lessons - Physics Problems Worksheets
Strawberry DNA Extraction Lab
Strawberry DNA Extraction Lab
Where would we be without our DNA? Yet, it's nearly impossible to grasp its importance if we can't see it. This lab comes to the rescue with a fun and interactive way of extracting DNA from the humble strawberry. Students will learn how to extract this macromolecule from the fruit and will get to see it first hand. This lesson can be completed with students of all ages and does not require complex equipment - so it can even be done at home! Beware - after doing
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Think Like a Scientist BUNDLE!
Think Like a Scientist Activity: Learn the skills scientists use on a regular basis, like observation, classification, inferring, and predicting. This product includes a printable PDF, a digital interactive PDF (can be used on programs like Adobe Reader and Preview (Apple) and a Google Version to be shared on Google Classroom. There is also a Google Slides presentation that goes along with the notes sheet.These practice activities give your students an opportunity to use their brain in ways they
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Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-4
Genetic Disorder Brochure Activity Project & Grading Rubric
Genetic Disorder Brochure.
Includes: Teacher notes page, reproducable directions sheet, grading rubric, and class sign up sheet.
Students select one disorder to do their research on and create a brochure to be shared with the class. Students give a 3-5 minute presentation to the class on their disorder and the brochures can be passed around the class. Requires students to do research, use computers, be creative, and be able to explain to fellow students.
Can be done individually or in teams.
Ch
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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