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8th grade critical thinking laboratories
STEM Activities & Challenges for the Whole Year! (Middle School / Jr. High)
This bundle includes 36 hands-on Junior High STEM Activities for kids in 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade. That's one engaging STEM Challenge for each week of the school year!***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here. There are 22 activities included that span all of these grade levels.The STEM activities in this bundle will challenge students to complete the given task by working in groups, although they can also be completed indi
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6th - 8th
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DNA Crime Lab! Can you solve the case?
Each group is given a long paper strip of DNA, a 3-page story of the missing necklace and directions on how to fingerprint and sequence their DNA. Scissors act as the restriction enzyme, cutting the DNA between every GGCC into varied length segments. As the segments are pasted into the corresponding rows on the sequencing board (imitating gel electrophoresis), the DNA fingerprint of each suspect will emerge. So, who stole the necklace? Be a crime stopper!With a focus on literacy and collabora
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7th - 10th
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Pangea Puzzle & Using Fossil Evidence to Observe Earth Changes MS-ESS2-2
Pangea and continental drift are so fun to learn about! Earth's surface has changed over time. Students will use fossil evidence to examine changes to Earth's surface. Students will learn about the theory of Pangea and Continental Drift. Students will enjoy this hands-on, research-based project to get students thinking about fossil records and how they help to show geologic changes over time. This unit includes:slide showQR code researchprintable puzzle activityresponse pageslesson plansinteract
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6th - 8th
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MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
CSI Forensics 2 Escape Room
In this hands on escape room activity, students solve a forensic mystery using science, teamwork, and critical thinking. In the crime scene activities, students analyze 4 different pieces of evidence and keep track of evidence and suspects. They use their power of observations to “crack the case” and determine which suspect is guilty.This activity can be done all at once in the format of an escape room to try to “beat the clock” – about 45 minutes to complete or it can be broken up into differ
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4th - 8th
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STEM Activity Challenge Spaghetti Tower (Middle School)
STEM Project for Middle School—6th, 7th, and 8th grades.In this activity, students will work in groups to build the tallest structure possible from mini marshmallows and uncooked spaghetti noodles. Not only will the students learn the importance of working together as a team, but they will discover what shapes they need to make their tower strong.***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher i
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #2 (Middle School)
Murder Mystery for Middle School: Who Killed Dr. Cosmo? M. Mystery #1
The beloved science teacher at JKF Middle School has been found dead in her classroom and YOUR Junior Crime Detectives are on the case.Using their skills critical thinking skills, deductive reasoning, and team work, the Junior Crime Detectives work in partnerships or teams to solve the murder mystery.Click here to save 20% on this activity with our 7 Activity Forensic BundleEverything you need for your Junior Detectives is included in this kit including 6 DIFFERENT case files with 6 DIFFERENT gu
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Middle School Forensics: 8 Activity Bundle (Save 20%)
Middle School Forensics: 8 Activity Bundle (Save 20%)
Super saver forensic activities bundle for CSI theme classes. 265 pages of forensic learning and activities including task cards, labs, worksheets, and PowerPoint. Ready to use in 1, 2, 3... 1 - print, 2 - complete prep, and 3 - play with your students!SAVE 20% on these activities when you buy this BUNDLEWe have included our most popular forensic activities:Unknown Solutions Lab Activity Kit (11 pages)Time of Death Solving Activity (17 pages)DNA Lesson - PowerPoint (15 slide), Student guide card
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6th - 9th
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STEM Activity Challenge CD Hovercraft (Middle School)
STEM Middle School Classroom ProjectUsing an old CD, a balloon and a water bottle (with a pop-up top), students will create their own mini-hovercraft and explore the near-frictionless properties with their group.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructions, student instructions (worksheet), grading rubrics, a demonstration video for the teacher, a materials needed sheet, and the related NGSS standards!In the teacher demonstration video, I give you an overview of the activity challe
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Middle School)
Calculating Average Speed Lab Great for Science AND STEM!
Engage Your Students with This Easy-to-Use Scientific Method Lab!Lab Overview: This lab is designed to solidify students' understanding of the scientific method in a hands-on, interactive way. They'll explore the principles of manipulating independent variables and measuring dependent variables, all while maintaining constants and considering control groups. The emphasis on claims, evidence, and reasoning makes this lab a comprehensive learning experience. Available in both PDF and Google versio
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7th - 9th
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MS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
Also included in: Scientific Method and Metric System Bundle + Ice Breakers
STEM Activity Challenge Swinging Pendulum (Middle School)
STEM Middle School Classroom ProjectIn this activity, students will work in groups to determine which factors (angle, length, or mass) affect the period of a pendulum. Through several different experiments, they will discover that only changes in length affect the period. Near the end of this project, the challenge will be for each group to create a pendulum of period 1 second by using the knowledge they’ve gained through prior experiments.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructio
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #2 (Middle School)
Egg Drop Challenge! Science Inquiry & Scientific Method! FUN & CREATIVE! STEM!
`This is a week-long science inquiry project that requires students to collaborate, innovate, and use critical thinking skills. Students absolutely LOVE THIS and it truly motivates them to work together and think outside the box. The Egg Drop Challenge is basic: can you drop an egg from 3 meters without it breaking by designing a device to hold the egg with a list of materials that are already determined. The students really get into the competitiveness of this project and come up with really in
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5th - 12th
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Engineering Design Process Chart and Worksheet
A free package illustrating and explaining the Engineering Design Process for kids. Ideal for STEM class (science tech engineering math) or maker space projects.
Included in the Package:
Flowchart of the Engineering Design Process (1 page)
Explanation of each step of the design process (6 pages)
Student worksheet for one of the key step (1 page)
Cover and copyright page (2 pages)
This is a process that works for all STEM projects.
Ideas for STEM projects:
Back to School STEM Challenge Ideas
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1st - 12th
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Nervous System Lesson (5 Senses)
Investigating The 5 Senses - A Series of Lab Activities for the Nervous System UnitIncluded:-A student worksheet for each of the "5 Senses" labs. (Some labs have multiple activities!)-A teacher guide slideshow to facilitate and run the lesson smoothly from-Teacher tips and preparation guides for each of the lab activities-ASL alphabet-Braille alphabet-Snellen vision test posters-Ishihara Color Test for Color Blindness-data tables-guided questions/ pre and post lab activity analysis questionsThis
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Scientific Method: Guided Booklet Kit for Science Experiments
This product is also part of a STEM process bundle: Click to learn more!
This download contains more than 25 pages from which you can pick and choose to create your own scientific method booklet to guide your students through any experiment. The pages in this booklet will help your students organize and analyze their thinking during each step in the scientific method.
Here’s what this product contains:
- Scientific Method Mini-poster
- Scientific Method Experiment booklet cover
- 3 different
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Process Booklet Bundle: Scientific Method & Design Process
STEM Marshmallow Challenge
The Marshmallow Challenge is an exciting STEM design challenge that will push your students to think like an engineer, problem solve, and collaborate with their peers. Students will have to manipulate limited materials to make sure they can successfully build a structure to support a marshmallow!
The Marshmallow Challenge has been used by teachers and developers alike in classrooms, professional development meetings, on business retreats and so much more. To learn more about The Marshmallow C
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Intro Airplane Design App
This fun software app provides an incredible way to use your computer at home or in the classroom to learn STEM through our thematic unit on flight. Visit our web site too!Introduction to Airplane Design makes it easy to engage in authentic science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) by learning the fundamentals of aeronautics. Making use of interactive simulations and powerful design tools you will be pleased how rapidly one can pickup scientific concepts. Best of all, by actively doin
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8th - 12th
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HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ETS1-4
Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Inquiry Lab Editable
Now in an editable version!This is an excellent demonstration of photosynthesis and cellular respiration to help students clear up one of the biggest misconceptions in biology. It helps students understand that plants absorb carbon dioxide through photosynthesis but they also release carbon dioxide through cellular respiration. It is an easy 3 day lab but takes minimal time each day. I usually set up the lab and plan other lessons around the topic each day.Materials needed:3 test tubes per group
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6th - 12th
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Hands-On Culminating Task for Structures Unit (Cardboard Chair Design Challenge)
This is a hands-on culminating task for a Structures unit. It is a great fit for the Grade 7 Science "Structures & Mechanisms - Form & Function" strand of the Ontario curriculum, but would really work with any unit focusing on forces and the building of strong and stable structures. Students are involved in a scenario in which they are actively engaged in the planning, designing, constructing, and testing of a full-size cardboard chair while applying their knowledge and understanding of
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6th - 8th
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Properties of Matter Stations - Explorations & Experiments to Build Thinking
NEW/UPDATED: The download is now a zip drive with multiple files:
1) PDF of the entire package
2) Student Activity/Response Sheets only (FILLABLE forms!)
3) Suggested Answer Sheets only
4) Station Setup Cards only
5) Request for Supplies letter only (FILLABLE!)
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION....
This product by Miss Winning's Classroom includes:
- LABEL CARDS FOR EACH STATION with a list of materials to be set up
- a set of CLEAR, DETAILED STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS and RESPONSE SHEETS to guide students th
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6th - 9th
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Magma Mystery Lab Activity -- Escape room - Engaging - Fun Science
Looking for more escape-room labs? Try my Rock Cycle Forensics Lab!Which volcano is responsible for the terrible eruption that shocked the residents of Little Gabbro? Was it the explosive Cinncinatus Pyrklastos? The quiet, sneaky Sheila Bauhun? Or was it unpredictable Stratton Tuff? Detectives need YOUR help to find out!Engage students in an intricate lab experience, modeled after the "escape room" experience! Students must utilize the clues provided to correctly determine the culprit of this ca
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4th - 8th
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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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An EGG-Cellent Experiment for Investigating Osmosis and Tonicity
When analyzing our student's End of Course assessment scores one year, we saw that the students missed more tonicity questions than any other type. We vowed to make more activities the next year for helping them understand this somewhat tougher concept. This activity is one of them.Using the egg to investigate osmosis is one of my all time favorite lab activities. I remember it even from high school, so it must have taught me something. I designed this lab activity handout so that my students
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Cell Transport Bundle of Activities and Assessments with Differentiation
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: ECOLOGY OF DESERT Food Chains and Web BUNDLE, Biodiversity, CER, STEM
CER - The Science of Fortune Teller Fish
It's Magic! No, it is SCIENCE!This engaging lab activity will get your students thinking about what Science is, as they develop observation skills to solve the mystery of the Fortune Telling Fish! The product includes one lab sheet with directions, a student CER response worksheet, an enrichment or complete at home page and teachers' resources.
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5th - 10th
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