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Forensic Entomology Lab Investigation: Time Since Death Using Pipe Cleaners
This lab is one of my favorites in Forensic Science! If you are looking for something hands-on that encourages students to analyze data, use scientific practices, then think critically about each death scenario, this lab is for you!The teacher should read this document until the end, which includes an answer key and description of the pipe cleaner "bugs" needed for each case. The students will learn how forensic entomology is used in real crimes, as the age of the larvae found on the body helps
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Forensic Pathology & Death Investigation Forensic Science Unit Bundle
10 CER DESERT Ecosystem Image Writing Prompt Bell Ringers Graphic Organizers
Here are 10 CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning)DESERT ECOSYSTEM photo writing prompts for critical, scientific thinking that can be used as bell ringers, early finishers, introductions, review or even as an assessment. . Each slide has an image, the main question and a graphic organizer for the students to fill in the claim, evidence and then reasoning. The second slide for each image supplies a place for the students to write the completed CER paragraph.****Please see my blog post on how I teach C
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6th - 9th
Also included in:Â ECOLOGY OF DESERT Food Chains and Web BUNDLE, Biodiversity, CER, STEM
Newton's Laws of Motion Games (Lab Activity/Inertia Focus)
Fun mini-games to demonstrate Newton's 1st law of motion. All needed items are typically found in a science or math classroom. Trial record and percentage conversion tables included. Can also be used to review percentages and the scientific method.
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4th - 9th
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10 CER RAINFOREST Ecosystem Image Writing Prompt Bell Ringers Graphic Organizers
Here are 10 CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning)RAINFOREST ECOSYSTEM photo writing prompts for critical, scientific thinking that can be used as bell ringers, introductions, review or even as an assessment. . Each slide has an image, the main question and a graphic organizer for the students to fill in the claim, evidence and then reasoning. The second slide for each image supplies a place for the students to write the completed CER paragraph.Included in this resource:What is CER?10 Images with Ques
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in:Â ECOLOGY RAINFOREST BUNDLE Interactive Food Webs, Biodiversity, STEM, Abiotic
10 CER CHEMICAL SCIENCE Image Writing Prompt Activities Bell Ringers #1
Here are 10 CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning)CHEMICAL SCIENCE photo writing prompts for critical, scientific thinking that can be used as bell ringers, introductions, review or even as an assessment . Each slide has an image, the main question and a graphic organizer for the students to fill in the claim, evidence and then reasoning. The second slide for each image supplies a place for the students to write the completed CER paragraph.Depending on your needs and timeframe, students can use eviden
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Grades:
7th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-3
10 CER CHEMICAL SCIENCE Image Writing Prompt Activities Bell Ringers #3
Here are 10 CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning)CHEMICAL SCIENCE(Set#3) photo writing prompts for critical, scientific thinking that can be used as bell ringers, introductions, review or even as an assessment . Each slide has an image, the main question and a graphic organizer for the students to fill in the claim, evidence and then reasoning. The second slide for each image supplies a place for the students to write the completed CER paragraph.Depending on your needs and timeframe, students can use
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Grades:
7th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-3
10 CER CHEMICAL SCIENCE Image Writing Prompt Activities Bell Ringers #2
Here are 10 CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning)CHEMICAL SCIENCE(Set#2) photo writing prompts for critical, scientific thinking that can be used as bell ringers, introductions, review or even as an assessment . Each slide has an image, the main question and a graphic organizer for the students to fill in the claim, evidence and then reasoning. The second slide for each image supplies a place for the students to write the completed CER paragraph.Depending on your needs and timeframe, students can use
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Grades:
7th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-3
Water Filter Experiment- packet
This experiment is great for understanding water filtration. We use 2 liter bottles with the bottom cut off. Students preplan in their groups what materials to use and how to place them in the upsidedown 2 liter. Once the prepare their "filtration system", I pour dirty water in and we collect it (glass baby food jars work great because you can see inside) out of the small opening at the bottom. Students then evaluate what they could improve, empty the 2 liter and try again. We compare all of the
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3rd - 6th
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Save Fred Scientific Inquiry Lab Quick Write-Up
A super fun activity that is good for introducing the scientific method. You will need paper clips, gummy worms, gummy life savers, and a plastic cup. Watch the you-tube video then have students write up their observations!
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5th - 9th
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Cajas de Cartón thematic questions for interpersonal speaking or writing
Cajas de cartón is a story about a teenage migrant worker who longs to be a student. The story is found in AP books and on-line. These are high level, thought-provoking questions designed for AP, IB, or Native speaker courses.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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10 CER LIFE SCIENCE Image Writing Prompt Activities Bell Ringers Organizers #3
Here are 10 CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning)LIFE SCIENCE photo writing prompts for critical, scientific thinking that can be used as bell ringers, introductions, review or even as an assessment. . Each slide has an image, the main question and a graphic organizer for the students to fill in the claim, evidence and then reasoning. The second slide for each image supplies a place for the students to write the completed CER paragraph.****Please see my blog post on how I teach CER in my classroom. U
Grades:
7th - 9th
Root Beer Float - States of Matter Experiment
States of Maater ExperimentMaterials: Ice cream and Root BeerVery simple to do in class, the personal ice cream cups are at your local grocery store 24 of them for around 6.00 and a 2 liter bottle of root beer costs around 99 cents! Message me if you have any questions!
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Not Grade Specific
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Mystery White Powder Lab for Forensic Science Toxicology Unit
This is an inquiry based Forensic Science Lab that takes place during the Toxicology Unit. Students will be modeling the techniques of a Forensic Toxicologist by creating their own method of identifying household white powders that may all look the same. It is student driven and student led. This started as a remote learning lab, so it is written in a way that students could do it at home. The teacher would need to provde and variety of white powders and testing materials that students request.
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9th - 12th
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Engineering Design Paper Airplane Challenge
No prep STEM Challenge!Use this resource to guide students in a hands-on exploration of the engineering design process by making paper airplanes. This is a great way to introduce engineering design, STEM challenges, or be used to help with concepts like mean, median, mode and range. Utilize scratch paper, graded work from a previous semester, or misprint paper as the only necessary supply for this challenge.
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Engineering Design Paper Airplane Challenge BUNDLE
Gas Law Lesson Launchers that will AMAZE--6 Detailed Lessons with Images
Are you looking for a way to get your students excited about Charles's Law, Boyles' Law, and Bernoulli's principle? Use these 6 gas law lesson launchers to engage your students in the concepts you are about to teach. This two page packet includes detailed instructions and images that will make you the teacher all the kids are talking about. There's everything from an explosion to flying fire to water that defies gravity, and it's all related to the gas laws and lessons on air that you'll be te
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1st - 10th
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Detecting Osmosis and Diffusion Potato Lab Exercise
Students will conduct a simple experiment to be able to understand hypotonic, hypertonic and isotonic solutions. Graphing their data, students will be able to make predictions about concentrations of solutions.
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6th - 12th
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Edible Simple Machines
This activity is SUPER FUN for all students! Students are asked to use everyday food items to create the six simple machines. The corresponding worksheet will require students to record their creations and think outside the box to make new machines. This activity can be used mid-unit for a hands-on experiment or at the end of the unit to asses students. Enjoy!
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3rd - 5th
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Lab PSI CSI - A Deflated Football Science Experiment
Superbowl Science. Deflategate PSI CSI
What deflated the footballs? Students will examine and analyze real data of the temperature effect on pressure of NFL footballs.
Students who are ready are encouraged to take this further to link the deflation to Charles' law, which explains this property of a gas.
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5th - 10th
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What Do I Teach on the First Days of School in Science: DAY TWO
Day Two of the WHAT DO I TEACH ON THE FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL IN SCIENCE Series. The plans may be used with the series or may be used as an individual instructional lesson.
This lesson on the importance of questioning in science begins by tapping into the student's natural curiosity. Multiple activities and static electricity demonstrations are conducted using a PLASMA BALL.
This complete packet includes:
LESSON PLAN
(a) Rational
(b) Cognitive Student
(c) Engag
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Before and After: Leavening Agent No-Bake Cookie Dough Experiment
What happens if you try to bake our no-bake cookie dough recipe? Help students discover the role and significance of leavening agents in a baked product with this prediction sheet. If there are no eggs, baking powder, or baking soda in this recipe, what will they bake like in terms of texture, spread, and structure?
I do this experiment after a no bake cookie dough demo. Students write their "before" predictions while I put the cookies in the oven. After the cookies bake, the "after" section i
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5th - 12th
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Magic Milk Scientific Experiment and Lab Report (Differentiated)
Science Lab report comes in 2 levels! My kids loved the magic milk experiment and it is something they wanted to do over and over again! The slide show that goes with it is also posted on my page for free!
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PreK - 8th
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Student Designed Experiment Critique Protocol
This protocol can be used for critiquing experiments that students have designed. This resources includes a guide for students to critique their own work, a procedure for peer critique and a rubric. This worksheet can also be modified for teachers to easily provide feedback. Uses an inquiry framework for experimental design and claim, evidence, reasoning language for analysis of experimental plans.
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7th - 10th
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Economics Flipped Lesson One "Economic Decision Making"
High School Economics - Economic PrinciplesEconomic Decision Making Unit includes high-interest power point files, video links, a vocabulary term list, vocabulary quiz, a student workbook and teachers guide to flipped classrooms delivered in a format that's easy to present. On their own, students will answer questions, using video links, graphs, political cartoons and other visuals to help them understand all of the important features of Economic Decision Making from the basics of scarcity to th
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Grades:
10th - 12th
Lavoisier and Conservation of Mass Explored through Six Lab Stations
This is a complete lesson plan with teacher guided questions, a six station easy set up lab and answer key to student worksheet. (Total 16 pages). This lesson gives middle school students an introduction to Lavoisier and Conservation of Mass. Materials are readily available from home and students are allowed to as a small group explore six different stations with worksheet questions to answer at each.
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4th - 8th
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