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7th grade Autumn close reading laboratories
Saving Fred First Day of School Science Lab
The Scientific Method Graphic rubric link does NOT work in the package so here is a working link to the Scientific Method graphic rubric: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C6Jd9GqY-sfsdXrGGU0EQXBUPBsZAbXeCMeUqH10-Ts/copy This is a great team building activity that requires students to work in small groups and attempt to get Fred the gummy worm into the lifesaver using only 4 paperclips. This science lab requires students to collaborate, strategies, and embrace failure. Materials you will nee
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3rd - 7th
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Thanksgiving Science: 5 Activities & Labs
Included in this package are science activities and printables to excite your students for Thanksgiving! Students will learn/engage in the following activities:Anatomy of a Turkey (NO PREP!) This activity focuses on the body system of a turkey. Students are provided body part names and descriptions. They must match these body parts with their correct location on the body of a turkey.Selective Breeding to Create a "Super Turkey" (NO PREP!) Students observe sets of turkeys with noticeabl
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Holiday Science Bundle: Activities for Every Major Holiday
Newton's Laws of Motion and Force of Motion and Energy MS-PS2-1. and MS-PS2-2.
Do you need to teach force and motion and Newton's three laws? Through these terrific labs, students will love learning about Newton's Laws and force and motion! Students will learn about colliding objects and the impact of a collision through investigation. This unit is complete for middle school NGSS, Force, and Motion. Students will love the crash lab, balloon car, and roller coaster! If you do the whole unit as suggested, it will take 14 days.This resource includes:an article on Newtonslide
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-1
Middle School Earth Science Changes to the Earth's Surface and Earth's Systems
Are you looking for an Earth Science Bundle? This is a bundle of resources on Earth Science for Middle School. Purchase together here and save 20%. This resource is designed to meet the NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: History of The Planet Earth, Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions, Earth's Materials and Systems, and the Role of Water in Earth's Surface Processes. Students will be engaged in hands-on labs and close reading passages to learn about Earth Systems and how they continua
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6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-1
Gravity and the Solar System and Motions Within Galaxies MS ESS1-2
Do you need to teach about Gravity in the Solar System? Students will love these activities on gravity in the solar system. Students will make a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and in the solar system. Gravity and Inertia work together to keep the Earth in orbit around the Sun and the moons in orbit around their planets. Benefits of this Gravity and Inertia Unit:Standards-alignedengaging activitiesEasy to useThis Unit Includes:three pages of reading passagesc
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
The Rock Cycle and Earth's System for Recycling of Materials
The rock cycle is an example of how Earth's materials are continually recycled. Students will learn about rocks and minerals and will love these engaging activities on the rock cycle and Earth's materials. This is part of the science standard Earth's Materials and Systems. Students will learn about the rock cycle through hands-on labs and close reading activities.This middle school science resource includes:nonfiction text passages on the rock cycleresponse pages with text-dependent questionshan
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6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-1
Photosynthesis Activities & Photosynthesis Diagram Photosynthesis Lab Science
Students will learn about the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and the flow of energy into and out of organisms. Students will learn about photosynthesis and The Calvin Cycle. Students will be introduced to photosynthesis, the oxygen cycle, the carbon cycle, and the parts of a leaf. This is a great middle school science unit aligned with NGSS middle school science standards. ✅This resource includes:two labslab pages4 pages of informational textinteractive notebook flapsresponse p
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-6
Layers of the Earth & Earth's Systems MS-ESS2-1 and MS-ESS2-1
Do you want to teach about Earth's Layers?Students will read rich scientific passages on the properties of the Layers of the Earth and participate in hands-on activities to learn about the composition of the Earth’s layers and how they affect changes on the Earth’s surface. This resource is aligned with the NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: Earth Materials and Systems and The Role of Water in Earth's Surface Processes. This resource includes:four pages of informational text articles on layers of the
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6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
Plate Tectonics Activities and Seafloor Spreading - Earth's Changes
Do you want to teach about Earth's changes and Plate Tectonics? Students will learn about changes to the Earth's surface due to plate tectonic activity. This unit on plate tectonics for middle school includes a lab, reading passages on plate tectonics and seafloor spreading, and plate tectonics worksheets. This plate tectonics unit includes: Six pages of informational text QR code activities 14 interactive notebook flaps 11 response pages map work hands-on activities and labs lab pages quiz answ
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
Weathering and Erosion Middle School Earth Science
This is an activity on weathering and erosion. It includes a lab, reading passages, and follow-up pages. Students will love the engaging lab on weathering! Students will see how the earth's processes like weathering and erosion have changed the surface of the Earth over time. This resource includes:informational text passages on weathering and erosiona lablab pagesFollow-up pagesanswer keysThis resource is designed to meet the standard for NGSS Earths Systems:MS-ESS2-2. Construct an explanation
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5th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
Leaf Collection Project
A fall leaf collection project to help students practice taxonomy, scientific naming, and presentation skills.
NEW OPTION: SELFIE LEAF COLLECTION! More info below.
Students will collect ten native leaves, use an online taxonomic key to identify the species, and display leaves in a book. Includes student instructions and a grading rubric.
Assign this project at least 3 weeks in advance of the due date. Here in Tennessee, it inevitably rains every weekend during prime leaf-collecting season, so
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Earth Science Rocks and Minerals BUNDLE
Save $$ with this Rocks and Minerals BUNDLE~~
A perfect way to incorporate reading skills into the content area.
Bundle includes Close Reading passages for:
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
The Rock Cycle
What is a Mineral
Identifying Minerals
Mineral Formation and Mining
SEVEN PASSAGES IN ALL
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Interactive Notebook Folding Activities for :
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous (individual) Rock Types (groups)
Grades:
4th - 8th
Conduction Convection Radiation Heat Transfer Activity MS-PS3-3 MS-PS3-4
This product will WOW your students and challenge them! This integrated week long activity has real life applications and is engaging, rigorous, fun and easy prep! Your students will master energy transfer after this activity!It’s NGSS aligned, it’s integrated, it’s a rigorous week long 5E and relatively easy prep! I also include 12 pages of very detailed notes, a key and my email if you have any questions. Read below for the details. The following concepts are included:-Energy -Kinetic Energy-P
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6th - 9th
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Forces Motion & Energy MS-PS2-2: 5E NGSS Activity Close Reading & Notes CER
This product will WOW your students and challenge them! It’s NGSS aligned, it’s a rigorous 2 day block period 5E and relatively easy prep! I also include 8 pages of very detailed notes, a key and my email if you have any questions. Read below for the details. The following concepts are included:-Energy -Kinetic Energy-Potential Energy-Energy Transfer-Momentum-Friction-Heat-Sound- Gravitational Potential Energy- Energy of Position and Motion-Chemical Potential Energy-Elastic EnergyNGSS Standards:
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-4
, MS-PS3-2
, MS-PS2-2
, MS-PS3-1
Pumpkin STEM Challenges & Activities BUNDLE
Pumpkin STEM Challenges & Activities BUNDLE - Your Solution to Educational Excitement!Are you searching for an engaging and educational way to captivate your students' curiosity and understanding of the natural world? Look no further! Our Pumpkin STEM Challenges & Activities BUNDLE is the key to unlocking the secrets of pumpkins, offering an exciting, hands-on solution to the question: "What is the problem that this product solves?" - Problem: How can you make learning about the life cyc
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1st - 9th
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Halloween Candy Density Lab
Use halloween candy to explore and learn about density.A common confusion is that density and weight go together. Use this lab to cement the idea that weight doesn't equal density. Students will place different types of candy into a tub or beaker of water and test is they sink or float determining if they are more or less dense than water. This lab includes: Teacher directions, student task card (directions), and student lab sheets in both full page and ready to cut and paste into a science comp
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Cool Halloween Science - 10 Demos to wow your Students!
Within you will find 10 activities of such ghoulish cunning, of such frightful delight, that your students will practicaly SCREAM with excitement. They will see colored fire, hear the roar of homemade jet engines, stare in wonder at haunted lights, and feel ghostly slime with their own bare hands!
These activities have been created with the goal of making it easy for you to obtain supplies. You won't need to call up some expensive chemical supply company, most of this stuff can be found in the
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Flying Ghost Lab - Halloween Science Lab
Are you ready to have your students in awe? This super simple science experiment is the perfect lab for Halloween! Easy prep! Teaching your students: scientific methodconvection currentsdensitymetric systemIncluded in this resource: - 8 versions of a scientific method worksheet (from blank for your honors classes to filled in for lower levels) - Digital Copies in Google Slides- Teacher Notes: includes the science behind the fun and helpful tips to make your experiment day go smoothly! - Ins
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4th - 8th
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Earth Science Rocks: Reading Passages, Interactive Notebook, & Lab
This Rocks Unit is a perfect way to incorporate reading skills into the content area.
Unit includes Close Reading passages for:
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
The Rock Cycle
Suggestions for use are included, and each passage includes quick check questions for comprehension assessment
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Interactive Notebook Activities
Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic Rocks (individual foldables as well as 2 different foldables for all
Grades:
4th - 8th
Reading a Recipe (It's a trick :)
Tired of your students not reading their recipes for lab? This helps to teach them a lesson in how important it is to read before they start. If they don't read the directions, they will do a little extra work, which never killed anyone before.Spoiler: In the directions, they only have to answer questions two and nine, but they'll probably answer them all! bwahahaha!
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7th - 12th
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Fall-Themed Does It Sink or Float? Observation Activity
Teaching density can be fun with this EASY PEEZY fall-themed density activity. I created this activity so my students could have fun learning this concept. They’ll be surprised by what sinks and what floats!Includes in PDF & digitally in Easel:How to Teach Lesson Plan using the 5E ModelDoes It Sink or Float Introduction activity with answer KeyScientific Method outline that comes with “Question”, “Hypothesis”, “Materials”, “Procedures”, “Recording Sheet”, and “Conclusion” Hands – On “Results
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2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 2-PS1-1
, 2-PS1-2
Franken-circuits- story and STEAM activity
The perfect STEAM activity for the fall. Discussed the importance of science and the moral responsibilities of scientific innovations. Student's will read Dr.Fields' Creation, a story about a young scientist who creates a monster of her own using electricity. The accompanying STEAM activity has student used circuits to bring their own monster alive.
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, 4-PS3-2
Leaf Measurement, Identification and Nature of Science Activity
This activity asks students to find a leaf and Identify it through the gathering of information. Students will need to bring in a leaf (or the teacher can gather leaves for students to choose from). Students will work on their measurement and observation skills as they gather information on the Leaf. They will create a leaf rub by placing the leaf under a page of the lab and rubbing it with a colored pencil or crayon. Students will use apps or websites to identify the leaf. They will then use th
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-ETS1-1
Fall and Halloween Experiment Bundle | States of Matter and Chemical Reactions
Wizard's Brew Chemical Reactions Lab:Students will use the scientific method to observe an exothermic chemical reaction. Students will create a wizard's brew (a.k.a Elephant's Toothpaste) by combining oxygen, water and dish soap. This experiment also utilizes yeast, which demonstrates to students the exothermic reaction that occurs when yeast is mixed with hydrogen peroxide. Students will observe this exothermic reaction as their lab beakers become warmer. A non-holiday version of this experimen
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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