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Free 7th grade laboratories
Water Drops on a Penny Scientific Method Lab Activity
This classic water drops on a penny lab has never been more clear, cut and dry than this! Students will identify and label parts of the scientific method and investigate which type of water will hold more drops on a penny: soapy or plain. Students will write a hypothesis, collect and record data, complete a bar graph, and a five part conclusion. This product is part of my Scientific Investigation Unit Bundle, which includes:10 Bell-ringers/Anticipation Reading GuideLesson- Lab Safety LessonLesso
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4th - 10th
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Beaks Lab Natural Selection Activity
In this fun natural selection activity students will simulate Darwin's finches and see how survival of the fittest can lead to evolution. This lab is available for free many places online, I just took bits and pieces of what worked for me and compiled it into a new format. In this lab, students will simulate birds needing to collect food. Each bird has a different beak (tweezers, clothespin, etc) and collects different food types (macaroni, beans, etc.) This lab has been left editable so you can
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Evolution Bundle
Phases of the Moon Cookie Activity
Phases of the Moon - Students use Oreo cookies (or a similar cookie) to represent the various phases of the moon. A really fun and interactive activity that can be done with a wide range of ages and abilities to help students understand the moon's phases.
Included:
- Student Activity Sheet
- Student Data Sheet
- Student Question / Analysis Sheet for Moon Phases
- Answer Key for cookie activity
Click the links below to check out more Astronomy and Space themed activities!
ASTRONOMY BUNDLE
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5th - 9th
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Respiratory System - PowerPoint, Notes and Lab
O2 is A-OK in our book... at least that's what you'll learn during our respiratory system presentation, notes and lab. WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 1-2 DAY LESSON:• EDITABLE Animated PowerPoint with daily objective, bellwork, student notes and lab instructions• NON-EDITABLE PDF notes pages and lab pages• DIGITAL GOOGLE CLASSROOM links to all items listed above which can be easily converted to Microsoft School with directions provided or altered to fit your school’s personal learning management syste
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5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
Scientific Method Water Drops on a Penny Digital Google Slides Science Lab
The classic water drops on a penny lab has never been more clear, cut and dry than this! Save paper by going digital or print: the choice is yours! Science students will identify and label parts of the scientific method on which type of water will hold more drops on a penny: soapy or plain. Students will collect and record data, complete a bar graph, and a five part conclusion. This product comes with a learning objectives slide too! This product is part of my Scientific Investigation Unit Bundl
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4th - 10th
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Barf Bag Lab: Yeast Fermentation Experiment - Cellular Respiration Lab
Your students will be talking about this fermentation lab for years to come! Not really "barf", but the mixture of cereal, yeast, and water sure looks like it when the sandwich bag bursts open! This quick and easy lesson is perfect for life science or biology students learning about cellular respiration or fermentation.Please Note: This lab is also part of my Full-Year Biology Curriculum and the Biology Unit 4: Cellular Energy!This inquiry lab involves very little preparation. Because the ferme
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7th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-7
Also included in: High School Biology Lab Experiments - Biology Lab Activity Bundle
LAB SAFETY POSTERS - Secondary Science (humor)
Grab your students attention with these FREE snarky LAB SAFETY POSTERS meant for secondary science classrooms. What's the point of being a secondary science teacher if you can't give students a taste of their own medicine, right?This poster download includes two Lab Safety sets: a pc set and a snarky set. The choice is totally yours...enjoy.The following symbols and safety guidelines are included: Plant SafetyAnimal SafetyElectrical SafetyHeat SafetyChemical SafetyGlassware SafetyEye SafetySha
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6th - 12th
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Natural Resources Unit Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
Sample ALL my resources for FREE! Learn how my products integrate to form a complete unit!Important Notes:• Save $$$ with the Earth Science Complete Curriculum• Save $$$$ with the Integrated Science Complete Curriculum********************************************************************************************************* PAYMENT PLAN & CUSTOM BUNDLES• Unit Bundles offer a GREAT value but are sold at a high price point.• I offer a 12-month interest-free payment plan to OWN my curricula and u
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3rd - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-PS1-3
FREE - Kesler Science Station Labs - Start-Up Guide
This plug and play system is designed to use the same types of science lab stations for every concept that you teach. The information and tasks can be easily interchanged based on the material that is being taught. The teacher or lab assistant simply has to exchange one unit with the next, and the stations are ready to go. It doesn't get much easier.The 8 plug and play lab stations are set up to teach, reinforce, and challenge every student using a variety of learning styles. Included in the
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4th - 8th
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Rock Cycle with Starburst Lab
This resource is designed to be used as a lab for your students to better understand the rock cycle in a fun, engaging way using candy! Perfect for an Earth Science class during a geology unit!Students will model the process of the rock cycle through a series of activities involving starburst. This lab report will guide the students through each step of the process and ask them questions along the way. Students will need to be able to draw a visualization of the rock cycle as well as explain the
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-1
Also included in: The Rock Cycle Mini Bundle
Puzzling! A Hands-On Look at the Scientific Method
The idea that science is always changing is sometimes difficult for students to grasp. This interactive, hands-on puzzle activity helps introduce the idea of the ever-changing nature of science in a fun way without all the scientific "jargon" that is sometimes attached to discussions of the scientific method.
With this puzzle, students will be given 4 puzzle pieces and instructed to create a symmetrical shape with those pieces. Just when they think they've succeeded, a wrench (in the form of a
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7th - 11th
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Save Fred! Engineering and Design Challenge
Fred is a gummy worm that is not such a great swimmer and has fallen off his boat! Can you help save him? The challenge is to work with your teams using only the tools provided (paperclips) to flip Fred's cup back over, get Fred's life preserver on, and get him back in his boat! An introductory engineering and design challenge activity that I have used with great success in second through 8th grade classes. The engineering process is emphasized, focusing on the ideas of iterations and constr
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1st - 8th
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Scientific Method Drops on a Penny Experiment
Quick and easy experiment to introduce or review the steps of the scientific method. In this two part lab activity, students investigate how many drops of water will fit on the surface of a penny. They then choose one variable to change and repeat the experiment and see how their changing variable affects their results. Covers the following steps of the scientific method: Asking a question, creating a hypothesis, performing an experiment and collecting data, analyzing data and drawing conclus
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Science Practices Bundle for Middle School: Nature of Science
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Stations {FREE}
These stations will keep your students MOVING! Designed to fit in one class period, your students will build on what they have been taught in the classroom concerning weathering, erosion, and deposition. This is a great way to reinforce material in your Earth Science classroom, or a great way to review for state standards assessments. You can opt to use these activities as stations and simply use them as labs or activities to enhance what you already have planned in the classroom. This bundle in
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4th - 9th
Graduated Cylinders - Measuring the Volume of a Liquid {FREEBIE}
Having a hard time finding assessments for measuring the volume of a liquid? I always pair this assessment with real, hands-on practice in the classroom. I’ve also used it to introduce this topic with the assessment first so the students know how to read the graduated cylinders before you give them one with water in it. There are 6 questions on this one page assessment and an answer document that goes with it. You can use them as exit tickets, homework, class practice, final assessments or in a
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3rd - 9th
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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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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
Scientific Method Lab | Water Drops on Penny | Science Notebook | Middle School
The classic water drops on a penny lab has never been more clear, cut and dry than this! Save paper by going digital or print: the choice is yours! Students will identify and label parts of the scientific method on which type of water will hold more drops on a penny: soapy or plain. Students will collect and record data, complete a bar graph, and a five part conclusion. This product is part of my SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION COMPLETE CURRICULUM.Want to try this activity digitally?! Try it for free h
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Scientific Method Notebook | Science Digital Bundle | Middle School
Genetics: Observing Human Traits Lab {Free}
This is a 2-page quick lab activity for recording observable dominant and recessive traits. Students will first determine and record their phenotypes for 16 different traits. Then they will record and determine the frequency of dominant and recessive traits of their classmates for 9 of the traits. Designed for standard level biology. Differentiated introduction included.
We usually go through the personal traits inventory as a class before the students walk around the room and interview th
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6th - 10th
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Science Lab Safety FREEBIE First Day of School Activity {BREATHING FIRE MYSTERY}
Back to school science doesn't have to be boring, and science lab safety procedures have never been so hot! This lab demonstration is not for the faint of heart.***Disclaimer: Please get administrative approval prior to doing this demo if you have safety concerns. This is meant to be a demonstration only, and students should not attempt this on their own. I am not responsible for any damages you or your students may cause.***Make sure your students never forget lab rules and literally BREATHE FI
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6th - 10th
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Microscope Introduction, e-Lab - Distance Learning
Do your students struggle with the proper use of microscopes? Our introductory lab on microscope usage and slide preparation will have your student viewing specimen like an old pro. WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS LESSON:Data CollectionData AnalysisResults and ConclusionsSTUDENTS WILL:Learn the parts of a compound light microscope, how to use the different objective lenses and what not to do with a microscopePractice what they learn when they view a newspaper “e” under low, medium, and high powerDraw wh
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4th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
SNAPs Lab Stations Guide
About this Product• The guide provides an overview of SNAPs Labs • The guide details best practices important to executing SNAPs Labs• The download includes editable and digital documents important to all SNAPs Labs• The guide includes suggestions to help troubleshoot common difficulties and issuesImportant Notes:• Download a FREE SNAPs Lab Stations Activity to learn more about my labs• Save $$ with the NGSS Science Lab Stations Bundle ($500 for 200+ labs)The goals of the setup guide include: •
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Physical Science Lab Stations Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable
Lab Safety Rules Poster Assignment
This is the directions and rubric that I give to my students for their beginning of the year Safety Poster assignment. This is a great assignment for a few reasons: it makes for perfect classroom décor early in the school year and for Back to School night, it really drives home the Safety Rules because students are surrounded by them hanging around the classroom, it gives you a chance to read students’ writing early on in the school year, and it’s an easy grade for which most students do well–
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6th - 8th
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METRIC CONVERSION CHART: Mass, Volume, Length, Temperature
Use this GREAT resource to help students convert from metrics and into metrics! This simple concise tool can be kept as part of a binder or notebook all year!
This product pairs nicely with my HUGE METRICS BUNDLE! Check it out!
Metrics Measuring Bundle: Introduce & practice length, volume, mass & density!
Other metrics measuring resources:
Measuring Metrics review Length, Mass, Volume including station practice
Measurement Challenge Review, metrics and customary (inches) -measure a ca
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6th - 12th
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Straw Rocket Lab - Newton's Laws of Motion
This is a fun inquiry lab in which students investigate the effect of fins on rocket flight. They make 4 identical paper tube rockets and then change the fin configuration to produce stable flight. Finally, they have to hit a target with their rocket.
Expect it to take 20-30 minutes, but you can extend it by investigating the effect of the length of the nose cone or changing other variables. It costs pennies to do and you can get all the supplies at any grocery store. All you need are 1 cle
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4th - 12th
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