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7th grade Common Core RST.6-8.1 laboratories
Changes in Matter: Physical and Chemical Changes Lab Station Activity
Need a chemistry lab that teaches your students to identify chemical and physical changes AND aligns to Common Core standards? Your students will love this engaging, student-centered Changes in Matter: Identifying Physical and Chemical Changes station activity!Included in Purchase:★ 12 FULLY EDITABLE Lab Activities ★ Blank template to customize as needed★ EDITABLE Student Answer Document (follows Common Core standards)★ Answer Key★ Pictures to guide in set-up of lab stations★ Teacher Instruction
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6th - 9th
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PhEt Law of Conservation of Energy Skate park BASIC webquest
This is a great webquest activity for introducing the law of conservation of energy.Phet.edu is a great source of simulations for all fields of math and science. For this sim you will go to Energy Skate Park BASIC.You should spend some time playing around with the site before using it. You must also make sure your school's firewall will allow you to use HTML5 or Java applets. PHET.EDU MAY NOT WORK ON iPad!!! Please check with your IT department or run Phet.edu BEFORE purchasing this file!!! You
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS2-4
, HS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
, MS-PS2-5
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Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Analog and Digital Signals NGSS Middle School Science CER Unit MS-PS4-3
This FUN, ENGAGING and HANDS ON set of NGSS middle school activities and lessons explores and models analog vs digital signals using a spring toy (Slinky)! This mini-unit of labs explicitly shows students why digital/digitized signals are more reliable than analog signals through a CER (Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning format) that aligns to the NGSS standard MS-P4-3: Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS4-3
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
STEM Project Forces and Motion Roller Coaster Activity Engineering Digital
This lab is EASY PREP, it's hands-on, students are engaged, it includes many physics concepts, it’s STEM, AND you get two of my top selling products in one! I include detailed TEACHER NOTES, Digital and Print student copy, a Digital and Print Kinetic and Potential Energy Card Sort, an Energy Conversion Chart and a KEY for easy grading and prep. Students use parts of the engineering design process to get their marble to stop by using friction, just like a real roller coaster. Students pretend lik
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 11th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Speed Velocity and Acceleration Activity
Teach students about speed, velocity, and acceleration with this science lesson and hands-on paper airplane activity. This lesson will teach students what speed, velocity, and acceleration are, the formulas used to calculate motion, and have students review their learning through the flying of paper airplanes. In addition, students will learn how to measure motion through the activities in this lesson. Like this lesson on speed, velocity, and acceleration? Check out the force and motion unit and
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Force and Motion Unit
Physical Chemical Changes Lab Stations NGSS 5-PS1-4 MS-PS1-2 TEKS 6.5C 7.6.A
In this fun and engaging activity set of 8 experiments, students in upper elementary or middle school rotate through each of the stations and perform simple experiments to distinguish between physical and chemical changes. Students collect data on whether a physical change or a chemical reaction has occurred and record their evidence. It is best taught after students have a general understanding of what a physical and chemical change is although it can be used before to really challenge their id
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
5-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Introduction to Weather Learning Activities
This zip file contains many different activities (72 pages of student handouts which includes worksheets, quizzes, two labs and cloze notes handouts. as well as a PowerPoint with a total of 96 slides) which can be used to introduce students to basic concepts about weather. While these lessons were originally designed to correlate to the performance indicators of the New York State Intermediate Science curriculum, the components of this lesson may be easily used in other physical science or bas
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5th - 9th
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Wind Erosion Worksheets Lab and Dust Bowl Article and Activities
This cross-curricular STEAM activity bundle includes real-life examples of erosion for students to examine. They can read and write about the causes and effects of wind erosion and weathering that caused the dust bowl in the 1930's. This no-prep product is perfect for teaching students about history and science in an engaging and hands-on lab activity! Contains over 9 pages of science, reading, and writing activities plus teaching suggestions. Includes:hands-on wind erosion lab with reflection q
Grades:
4th - 9th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-3
, 4-ESS2-1
Also included in: Global and Local Wind Patterns Hands On Activities and Worksheet Bundle
Genetic Disorder Brochure Activity Project & Grading Rubric
Genetic Disorder Brochure.
Includes: Teacher notes page, reproducable directions sheet, grading rubric, and class sign up sheet.
Students select one disorder to do their research on and create a brochure to be shared with the class. Students give a 3-5 minute presentation to the class on their disorder and the brochures can be passed around the class. Requires students to do research, use computers, be creative, and be able to explain to fellow students.
Can be done individually or in teams.
Ch
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Water Phase Change Lab
This is a great 40-minute lab that ANYONE at ANY school can do with their middle school science students!
Purpose:
⭐Reinforce the idea that ENERGY is required for a phase change
⭐Record data and turn that information into a graph
⭐Interpreting a phase change graph
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Included in your purchase:
•Complete teacher instructions
•Teacher To-Do List
•Materials List
•Student lab instructions
•Analysis questions
•Teacher answer key
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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NGSS Synthetic and Natural Resources Investigation and STEM Project MS-PS1-3
This phenomena-based, low prep and engaging NGSS and STEM Investigation and Project teaches middle school students that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society in various ways MS-PS1-3. This incredible activity has been newly updated as a digital PDF with worksheets for home or distance learning! Students are presented with the phenomenon of floating garbage in the sea through a video clip and investigate one of several listed materials in the trash to ultimately learn
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-3
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Drought Article and Questions on Resource Availability Worksheet NGSS MS-LS2-1
This digital PDF is a fun and engaging, cross curricular science lesson on resource availability and its effect on the growth of organisms that requires students to read an article on how California’s drought has had effects on plants and animals. Great for distance learning, it illustrates how the lack of a resource, such as water, can affect populations and includes cause and effect questions as well as a Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning CER question. It can be used as a complete lesson, sub pla
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Plate Tectonics Activities Lab Stations NGSS Middle School MS-ESS2
This NGSS middle school plate tectonics lab stations activity and worksheets incorporates earthquakes, convection currents, volcanoes and even hot spots to gather evidence to develop a deeper understanding of the strand MS-ESS2 Earth Systems. It is a HIGHLY ENGAGING lesson that rotates middle school students through 5 stations related to plate tectonics and how the earth is constantly cycling Earth’s materials and moving energy!In this activity, students: investigate and model convection current
Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Graphing Activity: Historic CO2 Levels (Paleoclimate)
A great activity for Earth Day in the middle school, or for teaching climate change in an Earth Science class!----------------------------------------------------Middle school students often know that CO2 levels on earth are rising, and that there is a lot of concern about how the climate will change as a result of this increase.However, most students are not aware of the historic and cyclical changes of CO2 here on Earth that affect history climates, often referred to a Paleoclimate.-----------
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6th - 9th
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Science and Engineering Practices: Watersheds
Tired of the same old Watershed activities you've seen for the last 25 years? Here are 8 brand new ideas you can use ☺!Based on the NGSS's Science and Engineering Practices, this product includes lots of practice with concepts relating to ☔Watersheds☔!------------------------------------------Included in this product:✨One activity for each S.E.P. (285-minutes total!) -- Topics include analyzing a variety of maps to determine watershed information, types of soil and how they affect watersheds, us
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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Science and Engineering Practices: Nebular Theory and Solar System Formation
Updated Oct. 2023!Based on the NGSS's Science and Engineering Practices , this product includes lots of practice with concepts relating to ✨Nebular Theory and Solar System Formation✨!------------------------------------------Included in this product:✨One activity for each S.E.P. (230-minutes total!)✨Teacher instructions✨Materials list✨Answer key------------------------------------------Why S.E.P.s?★Give students multiple ways to demonstrate learning★Allow students to DO science rather than memor
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Science and Engineering Practices GROWING BUNDLE!
Cell Unit - Parts of a Cell & Cell Organelles with Labs, Activities, Worksheets
This bundle is a perfect way to introduce the basics of cells to any middle school science program. Included in this bundle are all the tools necessary to teach your students: * The basics about cell theory and cellular differentiation* The basic differences between plant and animal cells* The roles and functions of vital cell organelles* How to successfully use a microscope (and how to make one!)Students will explore and read all about cells and their organelles. They will have multiple opportu
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-1
Rocks and Minerals Identification Lab Activity for Earth Science Unit
Engage your students in the intriguing world of geology with Rocks and Minerals Identification Lab Activity, designed to deepen their understanding of mineral properties and identification. Through hands-on experimentation, students explore a variety of mineral characteristics, including hardness according to the Mohs scale, streak, cleavage, magnetism, luster, electrical conductivity, and more. With the aid of a comprehensive key, students embark on a journey to identify 12 mystery minerals, ho
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, HS-ESS1-6
, MS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS3-1
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Electromagnetism Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Laboratory Sheet
This lesson is an introduction on the principles of electromagnetism. It first goes over how electromagnets are created using solenoids and the relationship between electricity and magnetism. It also goes over how we used electromagnets in our everyday lives. The worksheet follows the power point presentation. The laboratory teaches students how they can create their own electromagnet using classroom materials.
Key Terms Include:
Electromagnetism
solenoids
electromagnets
magnetic field
electri
Grades:
5th - 9th
Science and Engineering Practices: Coriolis Effect
Based on the NGSS's Science and Engineering Practices , this product includes lots of practice with concepts relating to ☁️Coriolis Effect️☁️!
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Included in this product:
✨One activity for each S.E.P. (170-minutes total!)
✨Teacher instructions
✨Materials list
✨Answer key
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Why S.E.P.s?
★Give students multiple ways to demonstrate learning
★Allow students to DO science rather than memorize information
★Differentiate
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in: Science and Engineering Practices GROWING BUNDLE!
Materials Matter: A "Properties of Matter" Unit (PBL) for MS
Materials Matter: A Project-Based “Properties of Matter” Unit for Middle School with Distance Learning OptionSummary:You are a new fashion designer hoping to specialize in jewelry or “wearable art” for the stars. Teen idol and pop singing sensation Divano Singh has decided to give you your big break. He wants a piece of wearable art that will set him apart at the next Teen Choice Music Awards. He has given you free reign both with the design and the materials used. To quote Divano, “I don’t c
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
Evolution by Natural Selection M&M Interactive Lab Report | Hands-on Activity
Looking for an interactive Evolution by Natural Selection Science Lab experiment? Our Interactive M&M Lab Report allows students to explore the process of Evolution by doing a fun M&M game.Welcome to a world of pure imagination! Where M&Ms are bugs that live in a rainforest. Each group of different colored M&Ms represents a different insect species. As your teacher reads each global issue, one color or species of M&M will become extinct. Observe what happens when the environm
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-1
Scale Model of Solar System Lab Activity NGSS Middle School MS-ESS1-2 MS-ESS1-3
TRY ME FOR FREE!!!! This NGSS aligned two-day lab activity is a FUN, EYE-OPENING, and mathematically accurate way to model planet size and orbits in our solar system and incorporate the Performance Expectations for MS-ESS1: MS-ESS1-2. Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system and MS-ESS1-3. Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system as well as the Crosscutting concept of Scale, Proporti
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Grades:
4th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Cell Processes: Active and Passive Transport
Are you trying to teach why the cell membrane is important? Teaching students how cells transport molecules across the cell membrane? How about teaching the importance of modelling? Use text based passages with questions, labs, graphic organizers, and modelling activities to learn about diffusion, osmosis, endo- and exocytosis and how the cell membrane functions. For use with Microsoft and Google platforms (not affiliated). This product can be used for online learning as well as in-person. Digit
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
Also included in: Cells Bundle Set-Digital For Virtual/ Distance Learning and In-Person
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