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6th grade social studies laboratory microsofts
Boat Building STEM Activity
This activity will lead your students through the process of building a boat!
1) Brainstorm and sketch a design
2) Calculate the cost of materials needed
3) Build your boat
4) Test your boat
5) Reflect
*It's important to note that this comes in an editable PowerPoint, so you will be able to customize this activity to your needs. For example, if your class is learning about decimals in math, you could change the cost of materials to decimal numbers. Voila...cross-curricular connections! Don't w
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3rd - 6th
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CSI ROANOKE! A History Mystery Inquiry Investigation!
Immerse your students in the enigmatic tale of the Roanoke Colony disappearance with our engaging and comprehensive activity package. **Roanoke Colony Investigation Activity**Discover a thoughtfully crafted package designed to ignite your students' investigative spirit. This product offers an interactive approach to history, providing a deep dive into the Roanoke Colony mystery. **Diverse Source Material**Your students will engage with six varied sources, including diary entries, captivating im
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4th - 12th
Tectonic Plate Boundaries CONVERGENT DIVERGENT TRANSFORM Worksheets Webquest Lab
Your students will learn about Earth's layers, different plate boundaries and explore how our planet's plates move and collide. This lesson plan has a PowerPoint Presentation, chart to fill out type worksheet, types of plate boundaries map identification activity, webquest, lab AND study guide! It's all in this resource! This is a super packed lesson plan with tons of resources to tap into. The lesson plan covers the following topic:•Review of the Layers of the Earth and Convection Currents•Typ
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4th - 10th
Women in STEM Science Lesson PowerPoint Experiment Lab Report Writing Prompt
Introduce your students to Katherine Johnson: An amazing physicist and fantastic mathematician with a life story that is sure to inspire future STEM students to follow their dreams, regardless of the opposition they may face. (Yes, if you're wondering, she's one of the awesome scientists featured in Hidden Figures!)
In this package, you will receive a beautifully designed PowerPoint presentation that is ready to show to your class AND includes:
*Biographical Information
*Information on careers
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1st - 6th
Forensic Hair Analysis Activity Sheet/Lab
This is an in-depth worksheet/lab activity that includes identifying types of hair and matching hairs to other hairs.
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Forensic Hair Analysis Lesson/Lab
Archaeological Dig (Virtual)
In this lesson students will learn the definitions of artifact, and archaeologist as well as the definitions of absolute and relative dating. They will also go on a virtual archaeological dig to discover artifacts and practice using absolute and relative dating. They will also practice reading graphs, making observations and predictions. The video is about 8 minutes long, but students will need to pause it multiple times to fill out their charts based on the information in the video. Estimated t
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4th - 10th
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Lab--Banana Autopsy (SFS5a, SFS5b)
This Banana Autopsy is a great hands-on activity to get your Forensic Science students to understand the basic processes of an autopsy. You prepare the banana victims, they try to figure out the manner and cause of death. Students will follow the simple procedure, answer analysis questions, and prepare a Pathology Report on the victim.I recommend working in pairs for this lab. You need about 60 min.What you need for the lab: bananas, paper plates, plastic knives, forceps, needles & thread
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6th - 12th
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Lemon Pharaoh Mummification and Lab Report
Like many modern people, the ancient Egyptians believed in life after death. In their religion, the afterlife was a place very similar to life on earth; as a result, they began to develop the process of embalming, or mummification, in order to preserve the dead. They wanted their dead, loved-one to look the same in the afterlife as he/she did on earth. This was important so that the ka, or the soul, could find the body in the afterlife. Mummification was a ritual enacted for over 3,000 years in
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Egypt Hands On Materials
Investigate Where Earthquakes Happen Lab Activity
This is an activity that answers the questions: Is there a pattern to locations where earthquakes happen? Do earthquakes happen in places that are near each other? This activity involves writing a hypothesis and charting on a map various earthquake locations to come up with a conclusion to where earthquakes happen. This activity includes map and answer key.
***This item is also included in the Science CD that I sell separately which includes all of my Science digital products (power points
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3rd - 9th
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Map Skills Orienteering, Compass Activity Learning to find North, Camping,Summer
Objectives Students will become familiar with navigational tools and demonstrate their ability to use them to navigate successfullyStudents will become familiar with navigational tools(map and compass) and demonstrate their ability to use them to navigate successfullyStudents will become familiar with the navigational tool compass and demonstrate their ability to use them to navigate successfullyStudents will determine their pace using a pre-measured course and then practice pacingThis lesson i
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6th - 8th
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HS-ESS1-3
, MS-ESS1-1
Barn Quilt Lab
Immerse students in math, science, art and history as they learn about barn quilts and make their own. Great way to utilize cross-curricular knowledge!Included: Research/Information sheet for studentsPaint color list Basic lab sheetRubricYou will need to supply graph paperIf you do not have access to a shop you could pre-cut the boards for students and still use this lab. You could also do this with posterboard or other material. Easy to alter for your specific safety rules/requirements/needsI u
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6th - 12th
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Convection Currents in the Mantle- Videos, Worksheets AND a Lab!
Hello!This is a great lesson plan that covers that following topics:1) Definition of Heat Transfer2) Types of Heat Transfer-Radiation-Conduction-Convection3) How convection currents work4) Convection currents in the Earths mantleIt shares short videos you can watch as a class, includes a journal entry, worksheet, review PowerPoint document and TWO labs! Once lab is more simple while the other is more complex. You can choose to do one OR both the labs! It's super straight forward and easy to foll
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5th - 10th
Hidden Figures video viewing worksheets and after activities
Hidden Figures tells the story of three female mathematicians in the early years of the space program. Their contributions to science, technology, engineering and mathematics led to some of NASA’s greatest successes. Hidden Figures is the 2016 PG-rated adaptation of an incredible but true story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe). The film is set in the early 1960s when workplaces were still segregated. Despite the social and p
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6th - 12th
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MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in:Â Movie Bundle: video viewing worksheets and afterward activities
Stroop Effect Experiment
The Stroop Effect is a phenomenon that occurs when "interference" between contradicting information causes your brain to process things more slowly. For example, when you are asked to read the word "RED" written in red, it's a lot easier than reading the word "RED" written in blue.In this experiment, your students will love learning about neuroscience and psychology while recording each other's reaction times! It is a great way to teach about Scientific Method, Scientific Inquiry, and Experiment
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6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
Apple Mummy Activity
Students will work in pairs to hypothesize ways to preserve a piece of an apple (based on how ancient Egyptians would do it) and then attempt to actually mummify a piece of an apple over a four week period. Each week they will complete a "journal entry" in their packet and examine the progress of the preservation. Also includes concluding questions for students to answer at the end of the four weeks.
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4th - 8th
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Rocks and Minerals Complete Unit Bundle
Rocks and Minerals Complete Unit Bundle**All materials for Earth Science Rocks and Minerals Unit at a 40%+ discount**Includes the following:2x Presentations w/Guided NotesRock Classification Laboratory5x Practice WorksheetsRocks and Minerals BINGO Game2x Crossword Puzzles w/Answer Keys2x Word Search w/Answer Key
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6th - 12th
Busqueda de Tesoros (Scavenger Hunt) Los Mayas
MISSION: You are an Archaeologist on a special Scavenger Hunt! Your mission is to find valuable information. Work with a partner to answer all questions correctly. Complete your assignment accurately and efficiently and the both of you shall be rewarded!
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6th - 12th
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Apple Mummification Lab - Report
This interactive lab allows students to integrate the key concepts of mummification in ancient Egypt with mathematics (measurement/basic calculations) and science (hypothesis/results).Click here to access the FREE objective and directions page ----> https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Apple-Mummification-Directions-6981854
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3rd - 7th
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Scientific Method Experiment: Licks to the Center of the Tootsie Pop
The Scientific MethodAn extreme scientific experiment is about to solve a world question!!How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? Students investigate how many licks and how long it takes to get to the center of the Tootsie Pop sucker. There is a student handout WITH a teacher answer key. It also walks students through simple math such as mean, median, and mode. You can adapt this as needed. Students are placed into experimental groups and watch certain videos. Compare
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6th - 12th
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Crustal Features / Land Forms Minecraft Virtual Engineering Project
Using Minecraft Education, students will go on an expedition to discover how various landforms look. They will practice identifying features in the landscape and making their own versions of those land forms. For this activity you will need technology that you can download Minecraft education onto. If you don't have access to that you can definitely project your desktop screen onto the board and students can observe. This resource is a great way for students to explore science in a virtual (semi
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3rd - 8th
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Triangulation of Desk Evidence
After reviewing the presentation on crime scene sketching and evidence location students participate in this realistic activity by creating a rough sketch as well as a scale drawing. These drawings are used by the students to identify the location of the crime scene evidence by both coordinate location and triangulation.
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6th - 12th
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Scientific Method Inquiry Mystery Tube Activity
The Mystery Tube lab is the perfect activity during the first few days of class as an introduction or a refresher of the scientific method and how to produce a basic lab report. This activity is perfect for any science class or introduction to research methods for psychology classes. Included in the package are photos and instructions for the assembly of the tube, a reproducible student lab sheet, key, and instructions for running the activity.
Students will make observations, develop a hypothe
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6th - 12th
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Archaeologist for a day activity
Fun activity that introduces students to how archaeologists figure out things about the past from found items and artifacts. Usually used with a unit on Ancient people and archaeology. Requires some minimal "prep work" that includes making 4-5 trash bags made of "artifacts". Once created these bags can be reused for each class period or from one year to another.
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5th - 9th
Colonial Butter Making Activity
This cross curricular lesson handout follows the scientific method and allows students to learn about a common chore in Colonial times- making butter!
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2nd - 6th
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Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
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