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Free 7th grade science games for Microsoft Word
Save Fred! Community and Teamwork Builder
Save Fred! is a great community builder and review of the Scientific Method. I've used this activity at the beginning of the year for 2 years with my 5th graders. They LOVE saving Fred and talk about it for the rest of the year!
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This goes along with the Save Fred! lesson on my blog.
Save Fred! Blog Post
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The Following Directions Test is another fun Back to School activity!
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3rd - 8th
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Charles Darwin Natural Selection Activity -- Student Choice Adventure Game
Students will play an Evolution through Natural Selection choice game (via google forms) to see if they have what it takes to be a naturalist and explorer just like Charles Darwin. They will encounter many tough decisions on their journey to the Galapagos Islands, with their choices changing how the rest of the game will play out. The better their choices, the more likely they will be successful. As they play the game, students will come across scenarios that will allow them to come up with the
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5th - 12th
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Food chains and food webs activity cards
An activity to help students learn the differences between food chains and food webs, using a ball of yarn and images. Start off by handing out 2-3 cards to make a simple food chain, then slowly hand out more cards to create a complex web.
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4th - 7th
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Template for Avery Label 5260 - Card Organization Stickers (FREE)
This is an editable MS Word document set to print on Avery Label 5260 (30 labels per sheet in 3 columns x 10 rows). One label fits perfectly on the back of any task or activity card larger than a standard business card.Text on document is ready and set for printing. Document can be edited so you can include the name of the card set AND set number/letter as well as card count. OR you can hand write in once labels are printed. Thank you for taking time to leave feedback on this free activity. I v
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6th - 9th
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Nature Scavenger Hunt
Nature scavenger hunt includes two different types of hunts. The first is an actual physical scavenger hunt where kids have to bring items in to be counted. The second one is a photo scavenger hunt. Parents or children can take pictures on their smart phone.
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K - 8th
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Periodic Table Battleship
This is a great way to get kids to practice using the words period and group while getting acquainted with the periodic table. At a higher level you can have them practice the family names such as Noble gases or Alkali metals instead of Group numbers.
Another hint for memory is to write the words in their notes this way:
G
R
O
U
PERIOD
so they can have a visual reminder of which one goes up and down and which one goes side to side
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5th - 10th
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Decorate Your Lab Coat
This get to know you activity is a great way to build relationships with your students. Students are given a blank lab coat to decorate. They can include their favorite hobbies, foods, sports, interests, etc. Students always have fun and are engaged with this activity!
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5th - 12th
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Geologic Time Scale Game
Students review prehistoric time periods by answering questions as they travel around a game board. 25 game cards, with answers, are included. Students create their own game boards. There are ideas to make this activity interesting and fun! In addition, there are blank cards so the teacher (or students) can create more questions. Questions cover concepts like time periods, fossils, and prehistoric life. If you like this game idea, you might like some of my other sets. Check out my store
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6th - 8th
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Plate Boundary Game
This is a game based off Paper, Rock, Scissors. Instead of using paper, rock, scissor you use the three common types of plate boundaries (Convergent, Divergent, and Transform). It is great for students who have trouble remembering vocabulary and is very kinetic.
When I play this game, I have a class set of arrows (2 per student) but you can have students use their hands as well. The rules are on the hand out. Cover the rules about which plate boundary beats which. Have students stand back to b
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5th - 8th
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Deductive Reasoning Game
A fun activity used to help students understand and use deductive reasoning skills to draw a conclusion. Originally this game was used while discussing deductive reason in my Forensic Science class which is essential in criminal cases, but this can be used in any science class.
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7th - 12th
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Interactive games: Science 6 Review
These 15 interactive games can be used at a computer, with the whiteboard or an MPC cart. Created by Kathy Applebee, they can be used for review of the science 6 SOLs for Virginia or comparable classes.
Type in the URL and play. Rags to Riches are similar to Who Wants to be a Millionaire, challenge board is like Jeopardy and the cloze activities have multiple choice drop down menus.
Topics include the water cycle, solar system, properties of water, atoms, force & energy, atmoshere and na
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4th - 8th
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Natural Selection/ Ecology Pokémon Card Game
This is a card game created to help students better understand organism's resource requirements. Each organism has resource requirements based on their size and trophic level. Organisms higher up the food chain have higher resource requirements. Students use colored materials (blue for water/green for food/brown for shelter) to represent the resources gained in a week. I used M&Ms with my classes and it worked great! Students draw 10 randomly. If they collect all of the resources necessary t
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5th - 12th
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Interactive games: Life Science Review
by Kathy Applebee
These 23 interactive games can be used at a computer, with the whiteboard or an MPC cart. Created by Kathy Applebee, they can be used for review of the science 6 SOLs for Virginia or comparable classes.
Type in the URL and play. Rags to Riches are similar to Who Wants to be a Millionaire, challenge board is like Jeopardy and the cloze activities have multiple choice drop down menus.
Topics include cells, organs and systems, resources, genetics & heredity, populations, org
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5th - 9th
Human Body Systems BOARD GAME
Your class will enjoy playing this game learning and reinforcing scientific concepts. The game is designed for 2-4 players and takes approximately 30-40 minutes to play.
You will get a printable file for the game board, playing cards, playing instructions and game preparation information.
You will need playing dice and tokens. I usually use legos or small animal manipulatives.
SEE my other Science Games
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4th - 8th
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Transverse and Longitudinal Waves Matching Game
This is a quick activity to review the similarities and differences between transverse and longitudinal waves. Students have three headings (Transverse Waves, Longitudinal Waves, and Both). Students get 15 different descriptions of the wave type/(s) and just like a Venn diagram, they place the descriptions under the headings. The activity is re-usable and saves resources by printing on one page containing the heading and descriptions along with an answer key on a separate page. TIP: If you plan
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6th - 10th
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Mitosis/Meiosis Gummy Worm Cell Mats
A delicious way to practice the phases of mitosis using gummy worms! Put this double sided page in a transparent plastic sleeve and let kids move gummy worms around to represent the phases of mitosis. Scaffold this activity by walking through what each phase should look like with the worms. After, play a friendly competitive game with one partner setting up a specific phase while the other closes their eyes. The winner with the most correct identifications wins the worms! YUM!Double the mats and
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7th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-1
, HS-LS1-4
Mitosis/Cell Cycle Minute To Win It Review Game
This activity includes 6 mini-games in the style of the popular TV show "Minute to Win It." Each mini-game reviews concepts of the Cell Cycle and Mitosis, focusing on vocabulary, phase recognition, and ordering of steps.
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7th - 12th
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Food Chain Game!
Students love learning about balanced food chains through playing this game. I play it every year with my 6th grade students. You act out three different food chain scenarios and it perfectly illustrates the energy pyramid and the important of having a large number of lower level producers/consumers and a small number of upper level consumers!
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4th - 10th
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Heredity Scavenger Hunt
Fun and engaging ACTIVE game to get kids collaborating and learning heredity vocabulary. Also includes a few punnett square/probability problems. My students really like this game as a review before a test or an intro to a new unit, as it forces them to look up words/concepts in their book or review assignments from class, and it's competitive and active.
Some vocabulary words included are heterozygous, homozygous, phenotype, genotype, co-dominance, incomplete dominance, punnett square, probabil
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7th - 9th
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Respiratory System Bingo Game
-Respiratory Bingo Game for Elementary, Middle School or High School Human Body Unit.
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4th - 10th
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Rotation and Revolution
I wrote this song to help students to understand the difference between rotation and revolution with a higher level that includes the planets as well. It can be taught from kindergarten all the way up to junior high. There are accommodations for each level of understanding. This is a fun way for your students to gain a better understanding of our solar system and how it works.
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PreK - 8th
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Evolution Game
My 8th graders love this printable evolution game that we play as a class. They get to use their creativity to explore why certain organism survive and others do not. The game is played through rounds in which certain traits are good or not depending on the circumstances. Those who go extinct can come back as a modified version of a surviving student's organism. I have not yet had a class get bored with this activity and the ending round is always fun- what happens when humans come along. :)
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7th - 10th
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Toothpick Bridge
Tired of thinking of icebreakers?! Here is a funway to motivate your students to think and become co-creators of knowledge.
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1st - 7th
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12 Ecology Review Games
Looking for simple review games for your ecology unit? This Word Doc includes 12 word search, crossword, and jumble games that are appropriate for middle and high school biology.
Games included:
What is Ecology? - crossword
Energy in Ecosystems - word search
What is Ecology? - jumble
Cycles of Matter - word search
Producers & Consumers - jumble
Community Interactions - word search
Biomes of the World - jumble
How's the Weather? - cross word
Biodiversity - cross word
Community Interaction
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7th - 10th
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