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6th grade science teacher manuals under $5
STEM and Maker Space Notebook for Students
Back to School STEM Resource!Want to Get Organized? The STEM and Maker Space Notebook packet for students is ready for you!Starting a STEM program at your school? Need some basic ideas to get you started?We have put together 43 pages of general information that includes an overview for teachers, support materials, and generic student notebooks for a STEM project or a Maker Space that could be used with any project. We have included:STEM and Engineering IntroductionEngineering Design Process Po
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Also included in: STEM Activities | Fifty Lessons Mega Bundle
STEM Popsicle Bridge Building Challenge- Step-by-Step Tutorial
This popsicle stick bridge building activity incorporates science, mathematics, economics, engineering, and design. Step-by-Step photo tutorial and student handouts make it easy to implement in the classroom, or at home. The "Ways to Differentiate" page allows accessibility for all students.
13 page tutorial includes the following resources:
Building Background Knowledge
Student Handout
Teacher Key
Steps to Building
Steps to Testing
Ways to Differentiate
Happy Building!
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Introduction to the Scientific Method and Claim, Evidence and Reasoning (CER)
This fun and engaging activity (GOOGLE and PDF versions) is a great way to introduce the scientific method to students with an emphasis on planning an investigation and writing a strong conclusion using the claim, evidence, and reasoning structure (CER).Students are initially guided through a “pretend” investigation which includes practicing identifying the three types of experimental variables and writing a CER conclusion. The students are now ready to design and perform investigations into two
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5th - 9th
6th Grade TEKS Checklist (9 Weeks Checks)
This TEKS checklist is perfect for the savvy Texas teacher! Keep track of the TEKS you have taught using the handy columns provided. Note dates TEKS were covered, keep data on individual students, or use as a quick reference throughout the year. Let this user friendly checklist save you time and energy so you can focus on what really matters… being the rockstar teacher you are! **These are updated yearly, if necessary, due to changes to TEKS. The TEKS Checklist includes ELAR, Mathematics, Scienc
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6th
Also included in: TEKS Checklist District Bundle Pre-K - 12th Grade (9 Weeks Checks)
Complete Guide to Organizing or Running a School Science Fair
Simple and Easy step by step guide to planning an entire school Science Fair!!As a 5th grade Science teacher, I have been the one in charge of organizing and running the school’s Science Fair each year. When I first found out that I was the sole person in charge of making sure the Science Fair ran smoothly, I almost cried! I had no idea how to put something so big together! Just a few years later, I had it down to a “Science”.Here is a packet you can use to help you put together the Science Fair
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Everything 5th Grade Science Mega Bundle (TEKS & NGSS)
6th Grade NGSS Standards Checklist and Planning
Need help organizing your 6th Grade NGSS standards in your teacher planner? Organize, plan, and reflect on your NGSS Standards for the Year with this 12 page resource. This resource includes two checklists for the 6th Grade NGSS standards. One of those checklists is on one page and includes all of the standards for the year. The second checklist is has the different NGSS Topics on its on sheet. The resource is great for Back to School Planning for the STEM classroom. If you are a an all inclusiv
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Grades:
6th
Also included in: K-6 NGSS Standards Checklists and More BUNDLE
EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT BUILDING STEM 5E PROJECT MS-ESS3-2 MS-ETS1-4
EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT BUILDING STEM 5E PROJECT MS-ESS3-2 MS-ETS1-4 This highly engaging project (GOOGLE and PDF versions) is an engineering and design activity that allows students to gain a greater understanding of why we need to build earthquake resistant buildings, and also some of the features that we can add when building structures in earthquake zones.This highly engaging STEM project follows the 5E model.Engagement:These engagement activities highlight why we need earthquake resistant buil
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ETS1-4
Also included in: Engage in STEM bundle NGSS aligned
K-8 NGSS Vertical Alignment
This product was designed to help teachers, department chairs, and administrators quickly see the progression of the Next Generation Science Standards from kindergarten through eighth grade. The standards are neatly arranged in a chart by topic: physical science, earth and space sciences, life science, and engineering design. Within each topic is an array with subtopics along the top and grade levels down the left side.
Included are two versions: color-coded and printer-friendly. The color code
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Grades:
K - 8th, Staff
Group Work Contract and Debrief Cards Activity
Tired of groups not working? Use the Groups Work! contract and assessment sheet to hold students accountable for their work within a group as well as the work they produce. Prior to any group work assignment, pass out the Groups Work! contract and review your expectations. Use the Mid-Point check strategies to monitor the groups, progress and learning. The group work check off sheet has been left editable for you to change during different group work assignments. At the end of the project, you
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: SOCIAL STUDIES STRATEGIES BUNDLE
Kinetic energy, mass, and speed investigations NGSS MS PS3-1 CER
These two investigations (GOOGLE and PDF versions) allow students to develop an understanding of the relationship between kinetic energy and mass of an object, and kinetic energy and speed of an object. As students are collecting their own data, it is more understandable compared to being given data to analyze. This activity supports the NGSS standard MS PS3-1A review (or introduction) of some of the key terms such as mass, kinetic energy, speed, energy transformations, and conservation of energ
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS3-1
Pinhole Camera: Light Rays and the Camera Obscura - no fail kit - basic science
in brief: STEM lab kit Build a pin hole camera & learn rules of geometrical optics. SIMPLE materials, no mess, 100% success!*What's Inside:1) printable students guide for building a working pinhole box2) extra slides with explanation (print or screen in class)3) question sheet and answer keylearning utilities and goals:Building manual with visual aidsDate collecting and manipulation: a structured inquiryLearning how to use geometric methods for tracing imagesIn some classes, I spiced the les
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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NGSS:
4-PS4-2
, 1-PS4-2
Sweet Scientific Method Labs With Candy
This packet contains a PowerPoint presentation, instructions for use, and two different labs. The presentation can be used with both labs to introduce or review the steps in the scientific method. As students view the presentation, they fill in key words. Students will then complete one of two labs. The M&M lab reviews the scientific process and incorporates fractions, decimals, percentages, averages, circle graphs, and bar graphs in an easy to understand format. The Skittles lab reviews
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4th - 7th
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Science Team Cooperative Collaborative Task Cards and Activities
Karen Ostlund and Sheryl Mercier combine talents to provide detailed instructions for setting up and using cooperative and collaborative learning groups for science investigations and activities at the intermediate grade levels. Task/role cards, social skills, assessment tools with rubric, and classroom management tips are provided in this package. A one -hour science lesson is also included to introduce cooperative/collaborative learning to your students.
The purpose of a cooperative learni
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3rd - 7th
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Climate Change STEM project Thermal Solar Panel MS PS3-3 MS ESS3-3 MS ETS1-2,3,4
This highly engaging engineering and design project (GOOGLE and PDF versions) allows students to design and construct a simple thermal solar panel, which they will then perform tests on to maximize thermal energy transfer.The students first learn (or review) about the difference between temperature, thermal energy, and heat.Next they are introduced to a thermal solar panel, how it works, and why it is one of the solutions to climate change. Students then work in small groups to design and constr
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-PS3-3
, MS-ESS3-3
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Engage in STEM bundle NGSS aligned
Next Generation Science Standards for Sixth Grade
Included in this pack is a one page matrix for all of the 6th Grade Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) on one page. I have also included a multi-grade level matrix as well that allows you to quickly and easily see the standards for the grade levels around grade 6.
I have compiled the standards on ONE page so that you can look through your grade’s standards with ease. Without this matrix of your standards, the standards are extremely hard to read and just one grade takes several pages of st
Grades:
6th
Hydroponics on A Shoestring Budget
Learn how to use inexpensive, readily available materials and hydroponics to grow plants in the classroom. Also learn how to incorporate plant growth into your science/ biology lesson plans.
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Please contact me if you have any questions.
David Vessell
K-12 Subject Area: Biology | Science
Grade Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th,
Teaching Duration: NA
Type of Resource: Activities
File Type:
PDF Document File
Be sure that you have an application t
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Grades:
3rd - 10th
Application of Digital and Analog Signals for Information Transfer 5E MS-PS4-3
Students live in a digital world but the majority of them do not understand what that means. These engaging lessons (GOOGLE and PDF versions) allow students to develop a concrete understanding of the differences between analog and digital devices, and how analog text, sound, and images are converted to digital. This activity supports the NGSS standards MS PS4-3 and HS PS4-2These 5E lessons are launched with an anchor phenomenon which is revisited during the unit. A number of activities (shown b
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Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-PS4-2
, MS-PS4-3
Investigating Chemical and Physical Changes in the Kitchen NGSS MS- PS1-2
These engaging activities (GOOGLE and PDF versions) allow students to gain a greater understanding that the everyday substances that we drink and eat are chemicals and that chemical and physical changes are commonplace. These activities can be done at home or in school.Students will read about the differences between chemical and physical changes. They will then carry out 8 activities using foods commonly used in the kitchen and they will decide if the changes they observe are chemical or physic
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
Middle School Science Syllabus Template
The Middle School Science syllabus template is your starting point to both plan your school year for yourself and also provide your learners with a curriculum outline for your class. Use this middle school Science syllabus template to list your class content, assessments and language goals, but also state general class expectations, such as homework, grading, communication etc. This resource is a 6th grade science syllabus template, but can be used for all middle school classrooms The middle sch
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6th - 8th, Staff
Also included in: Teaching Tools For Science
Muscular System Word Wall Vocabulary
arn about the vocabulary related to the human muscular system with a printable science word wall.Time for a Review of Muscular System Vocabulary Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to help your students learn about the human body? Why not put up a science word wall and use it for daily vocabulary review games and activities? With a set of 36 printable vocabulary words, your students can explore the fascinating components of the muscular system and develop a solid foundation for understand
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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6th Grade Ohio Science Standards Checklist
6th Grade Ohio's New Learning Science Standards Checklist!This resources is a great way to stay organized throughout the year and make sure you are teaching every part of the Ohio New Learning Science Standards. Once you teach a standard you can check it off and move on to the next!
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Grades:
6th
Teacher Notes for IQWST PS1 Types of Light Rays with Learning Targets
Interested in more tips and strategies for implementing this curriculum in your Science 6 classroom? Check out my complete set of teacher notes for PS1!Just started implementing Activate Learning’s IQWST in your middle school classroom and need some help facilitating inquiry-based learning? Sounds like you need my notes for the Types of Light Rays learning progression a part of IQWST Sci 6 PS1 Can I Believe My Eyes? From someone with 4+ years of experience teaching this curriculum, this 8-pag
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Grades:
6th
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NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
Also included in: BUNDLE Teacher Notes for IQWST PS1 Complete Set with Learning Targets
Teacher Notes for IQWST PS1 Brightness + Shadows with Learning Targets
Interested in more tips and strategies for implementing this curriculum in your Science 6 classroom? Check out my complete set of teacher notes for PS1!Just started implementing Activate Learning’s IQWST in your middle school classroom and need some help facilitating inquiry-based learning? Sounds like you need my notes for the Brightness + Shadows learning progression a part of IQWST Sci 6 PS1 Can I Believe My Eyes? From someone with 4+ years of experience teaching this curriculum, this 8-pa
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Grades:
6th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
Also included in: BUNDLE Teacher Notes for IQWST PS1 Complete Set with Learning Targets
Teacher Notes for IQWST PS1 Light Ray Behaviors with Learning Targets
Interested in more tips and strategies for implementing this curriculum in your Science 6 classroom? Check out my complete set of teacher notes for PS1!Just started implementing Activate Learning’s IQWST in your middle school classroom and need some help facilitating inquiry-based learning? Sounds like you need my notes for the Light Ray Behaviors learning progression a part of IQWST Sci 6 PS1 Can I Believe My Eyes? From someone with 4+ years of experience teaching this curriculum, this 11-pa
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Grades:
6th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS4-2
Also included in: BUNDLE Teacher Notes for IQWST PS1 Complete Set with Learning Targets
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