8th grade basic principles lectures

Basic Principles, General Science, Science

Experimental Design PowerPoint Lesson

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Haney Science

This PowerPoint was designed to help my students with their mastery of the experimental design questions found in Objective 1: Nature of Science on the TAKS test in Texas. If your students are struggling with their understanding of experimental design, this lesson can help bring them some clarity. It helps students understand how to identify the independent and dependent variables, constants, hypothesis, control group and the conclusion. It also emphasizes that factors that can keep a hypothe

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5th - 12th

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Introduction to Chemical Reactions for Middle Schoolers

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Basic Principles, Chemistry, General Science

Many students know that chemical reactions take place around them, but they do not understand what a reactant is, or how to read a simple chemical equation. This PowerPoint is primarily designed to teach students in grades 6-8 about the basics of chemical reactions, but it could also be used at the beginning of the year as a refresher for Chemistry students. The file begins by outlining how chemical reactions can be observed. Two short video clips have been embedded in the PowerPoint so that st

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5th - 9th

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Atomic Structure Powerpoint w/ Guided Notes

Created by

Kristin Lee Resources

This product is a PowerPoint that covers the basics of the structure of an atom. It covers atoms as the building blocks of matter, protons, neutrons, electrons and their location within the atom, a brief explanation of electric charges, and the charges of the subatomic particles, and finally the concept of how the numbers of subatomic particles makes an atom unique from any other type of atom. 9 slides. Should only take about 30-40 minutes. Aimed at grades 6-8, but could easily be adapted for ot

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6th - 8th

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Also included in: Middle School Chemistry PowerPoint Bundle

Distance, Displacement, Speed and Velocity - PowerPoint Introduction and Notes

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Basic Principles, Physical Science, Science

Distance, Displacement, Speed, and Velocity - PowerPoint and NotesAppropriate for a 6th-10th grade physical science class, this 16 slide PowerPoint covers motion, relative motion, distance vs. displacement, average speed vs. instantaneous speed and speed vs. velocity. This PowerPoint is FULL of discussion questions to engage your students and hold their attention. All transitions and animations have been added, so this PowerPoint is ready to go! Student note handouts are included!! So self e

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7th - 9th

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Science Lessons That Rock

Also included in: Physical Science Curriculum

States of Matter and Phase Changes

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These lessons cover states of matter and phase changes. Included in your purchase is:- 11 slide powerpoint presentation on states of matter- 18 slide powerpoint presentation on phase changes- Student note taking sheet- Phase change foldableYou might also be interested in:States of Matter Card SortPhase Change LabKinetic Theory TestBe sure to follow my TpT store by clicking on the green "follow me" next to my seller picture to receive notifications of new products and upcoming sales. Don't forget

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Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science

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6th - 8th

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Printables

Also included in: Matter Bundle

Lesson Plan - History of the Atom - WU, Notes, Power Point, HW

Created by

MsRazz ChemClass

Atomic Structure - History of the Atom, Democritus, Dalton, Thompson, RutherfordThis a mini-history lesson in describing the scientists and experiments that led to the theory of atomic structure. Dalton, Democritus, Rutherford, and Thomson as well as others are included. Please download my preview to see the corresponding students notes, power point, and homework. Your students will love how easy it is to follow with the animations and embedded video links. Full lesson - ready to be copied a

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Basic Principles, Chemistry, Physical Science

Grades:

7th - 12th

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Lectures, Homework, Lesson

Also included in: Lesson Plan Bundle: Atomic Structure

Matter: Physical and Chemical Properties PPT and Student Notes

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Matter - Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes: This PowerPoint is straightforward and exactly outlines and explains the difference between physical properties of matter and chemical properties of matter. Many examples are given of both. Physical properties are broken down into intensive vs extensive properties. Examples are given of both.Physical and chemical changes are explained in a simple and straightforward way. Many examples are given of both.Following the notes, students classify

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6th - 9th

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Also included in: Properties of Matter Bundle - Labs - Activities - Handouts - Notes - Homework

Chemistry Unit--Bundled Lesson Plans

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A complete, start-to-finish chemistry unit bundled together for you! Included in this purchase: ✨3-week calendar for instruction delivery ✨Physical and Chemical Properties Complete Lesson Plan ✨Introduction to Chemical Reactions Complete Lesson Plan ✨Variables and Reaction Rates Complete Lesson Plan ✨Energy and Reactions PowerPoint and Student Note Sheet ✨Exothermic and Endothermic Lesson ✨2 Chemistry Classroom Posters ✨Student labs ✨Teacher Demonstrations ✨NASCO Order Form for chemicals (

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Lectures, Laboratory, Lesson

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5th - 8th

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Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading

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This resource provides a PPT introduction to both Wegener's theory of continental drift and Hess's seafloor spreading. PPT is 10 slides long, equipt with both background information, pictures, and animations. Two versions of notes included: One with blanks, and one with blanks filled in. Words are underlined in the PPT for students. Also included is a homework assignment on the Glomar Challenger. I like to give the students the homework ahead of time and make it due the day they take notes. This

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6th - 8th

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NGSS:

MS-ESS2-3

Also included in: Plate Tectonics Activity Bundle: Worksheets - Notes - Activities

Lesson Plan: Atomic Structure: Cations, Anions, and their Abbrevations

Created by

MsRazz ChemClass

Atomic Structure - Ions, Cations, Anions, AbbreviationsThis lesson will teach your students how to calculate the charge on an ion, to identify the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons an atom or ion has, and write the appropriate abbreviations using mass number, atomic number, and charge. Helpful example problems will help your students learn this skill with ease.This lesson plan includes:•Warm Up•Power Point Notes•Student Notes•Homework sheet•Answer keys to everything!Fully editable for

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

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7th - 12th

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Also included in: Lesson Plan Bundle: Atomic Structure

Types of Rocks--PowerPoint for Middle Schoolers

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This PowerPoint is designed to teach middle school students about the three types of rocks. The information covered goes into depth and will give students more information than what they learned in elementary school. Included in your purchase is an 82-Slide PowerPoint, full of colorful illustrations, high-resolution pictures, student friendly language, and notes for the teacher; additionally you will receive a student graphic organizer for note taking (and an answer key!). Sharing the entire Po

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Graphic Organizers

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6th - 9th

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Classification of Living Things PowerPoint

Created by

BioHero

This PowerPoint presentation is a great remote or in-person tool to help guide your students through a whole Classification Unit. It's written in student-friendly language, visual, and easy to follow. It will work for any 6th - 9th grade class studying the basics of the levels of classification, taxonomy, binomial nomenclature, and an overview of domains and kingdoms.Topics included:Background vocabularyIntro to classificationLevels of classification Scientific (binomial) names3 Domains overview

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Basic Principles, Biology, Science

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5th - 9th

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

NOTES BUNDLE - Prologue EDITABLE w/ PowerPoint

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NYS Earth Science and Living Environment Regents

This Prologue EDITABLE NOTES BUNDLE for Earth Science Regents classes includes: - 30 page guided notes with essential questions, visual aids, and checkpoint questions for students. (Word & PDF) - 30 page answer key for teachers (Word & PDF) - 122 slide PowerPoint Presentation with custom animations, links to web animations, and color-coded notes (students copy the blue!). I find this especially helpful for my special education and ELL students! Topics Addressed: Branches of Eart

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Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Special Education

Grades:

8th - 12th

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Scaffolded Notes

Chemistry of Water PowerPoint (& free student handout)

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Basic Principles, Biology, Chemistry

Updated. New and Improved!The chemistry of water is very unique. As a result of water being polar, there are several properties that help influence the internal chemistry of life. This 19 slide PowerPoint will take you through these properties of water. Polar, cohesion, adhesion, solutions, solvents, solutes, the pH scale are all discussed. This is not a simple bullet point PowerPoint presentation. This PowerPoint is filled with images and animations to better aid comprehension. Best of all, you

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8th - 12th

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Mitosis vs. Meiosis Animation PowerPoint

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Basic Principles, Biology, General Science

The eternal battle of mitosis vs. meiosis comprehension becomes a whole lot easier. In this Mitosis vs. Meiosis animation, the individual stages of mitosis and meiosis are presented together so students can see the subtle differences between each. This is NOT a typical PowerPoint with main idea bullets. This presentation is fully animated so students can visually see the differences and similarities between mitosis and meiosis. Better yet, you can preview the entire PowerPoint on my YouTube chan

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8th - 12th

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Simulations

Also included in: 20% off bundle: Mitosis and Meiosis

Volcanoes

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Need something to pique your student's interest in volcanoes? This 18-slide PPT delivers ALL the basics on volcanoes: how volcanoes form, types of volcanoes, where they form, type of magma and eruption. Content includes discussion of silica rich vs silica poor. LOTS of pictures in presentation.Vocab words included in presentation include: plate boundaries, subduction, hot spot, volcano, vent, crater, silica, basaltic magma, granitic magma, andesitic magma, rhyolitic magma, shield volcano, cinder

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6th - 10th

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NYS Earth Science and Living Environment Regents

Also included in: Types of Volcanoes - Volcano Bundle (with Student Workbook!)

NOTES BUNDLE - Atmospheric Energy EDITABLE w/ PowerPoint!

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This Atmospheric Energy EDITABLE NOTES BUNDLE for Earth Science Regents classes includes: - 14 page guided notes with essential questions, visual aids, and checkpoint questions for students. (Word & PDF) - 14 page answer key for teachers (Word & PDF) - 71 slide PowerPoint Presentation with custom animations, links to web animations, and color-coded notes (students copy the blue!). I find this especially helpful for my special education and ELL students! Topics Addressed: Energy,

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Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Physical Science

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8th - 12th

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Scaffolded Notes

Homeostasis PowerPoint (& free student handout)

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Anatomy, Basic Principles, Biology

2020 -- Updated and Improved!The body's ability to maintain a constant internal environment is the topic of this PowerPoint presentation. This is not a basic bullet point PowerPoint. This 31 slide presentation is filled with graphics and animations to better aid comprehension. Homeostasis, Negative feedback loops, positive feedback loops, insulin and diabetes are discussed throughout this presentation. Better yet, you can view the entire PowerPoint on my YouTube channel prior to purhase to make

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8th - 12th

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Ozone Layer and Ozone Layer Depletion PowerPoint (free handout included)

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Basic Principles, Biology, Earth Sciences

This PowerPoint presentation will guide the students through a description of the Earth's ozone layer and the concept behind ozone depletion. Better yet, you can preview the entire presentation on my YouTube channel prior to purchase to make sure it suits your needs. Click to view the full PowerPoint There are 3 files in this purchase: 1) The actual PowerPoint 2) Fill in the Blank style student handout (Word format) 3) Fill in the Blank style student handout (PDF format) Keywords: Ecology E

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7th - 12th

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Basic Principles, Biology, General Science

Ornithology: Introduction to Birds

Created by

Mrs Lowery

A 50-slide presentation meant to be used over 2 or 3 days with supplemental activities or games. Day one could be the morphology and day two could be the taxonomy, or it could be easily taught in three sessions. Lots of creative commons licensed images. Covers 10 common orders of birds, introductory anatomy, and morphology.

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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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NGSS MS PS1-3 Synthetic Materials PowerPoint

Created by

King's Science

NGSS MS PS1-3 Synthetic Materials PowerPointMAIN IDEA- Natural resources undergo a chemical process to form synthetic materials. Examples of new materials could include new medicine, foods, plastic grass, and alternative fuels. PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter Each pure substance has characteristic physical and chemical properties (for any bulk quantity under given conditions) that can be used to identify it.Ex.) Silver-Malleable, luster, conductive, melting point, nonflammable, etc.PS1

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Scaffolded Notes

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6th - 12th

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NGSS:

MS-PS1-3

MICROSCOPE LESSON

Created by

Science Girl

This ultra awesome animated microscope lesson teaches students the parts of the microscope and magnification of objective lenses It also includes pictures of a microscope's field of view and magnified pictures of an elodea leaf. Students are sure to love learning about how to use a microscope!

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Basic Principles, General Science, Science

Grades:

4th - 12th

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

Physical and Chemical Properties--1 Day Lesson

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This Teacher PowerPoint is designed to introduce middle school students to chemical and physical properties and changes. --------------------------------------- This product is also part of a 170-minute bundle! Check it out to get even more for your money! --------------------------------------- Concepts Covered with this PowerPoint and Graphic Organizer: ★Physical Properties--definition, examples, pictures, student activity, student lab, questions ★Physical Changes--definition, examples, analog

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