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Middle school informational text laboratories $5-10
Climate Change & Global Warming & The Greenhouse Effect Human Impact MS-ESS3-5.
Do you need to teach your students about climate change and global warming? Students will learn about human impact on climate change and global warming with these engaging activities. They will learn about the Greenhouse Effect. They will learn about the factors that have caused global temperatures to rise over the past century. They will learn about various contributing factors to climate change.âś… The Greenhouse Effect is necessary for our planet to stay at a healthy temperature, but too much c
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
Also included in:Â 8th Grade Science for Indiana Science Standards Full Year Science Curriculum
Weather Fronts and Air Masses and Air Pressure and Weather Maps MS-ESS2-5.
Do your students need to learn about masses, air pressure, and weather fronts? This unit on weather and climate will teach these concepts. This unit will help students understand the relationship of air pressure to weather changes. This resource covers warm fronts, cold fronts, stationary fronts, high pressure, low pressure, and storms. Students will love these engaging activities on air pressure, air masses, and weather fronts.This resource includes two complete units of study.The first is air
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-5
Also included in:Â 8th Grade Science for Indiana Science Standards Full Year Science Curriculum
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
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-1
Also included in:Â Middle School NGSS Science Bundle & Bell Ringers & 5-E Lessons & Assessments
Eclipse & Seasons and Sun, Earth, and Moon and Moon Phases Activity MS-ESS1-1
Phases of the moon, seasons, and eclipses are all part of the Earth, Sun, and Moon System. Students will develop and use a model to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons. The earth, moon, and sun systems interact to cause eclipses, phases of the moon, and seasons. This unit is fully aligned with NGSS MS-ESS1-1 ❤️Included in this unit on moon phases, seasons, and eclipses.a slide showphenomenahands-on labsfour pages of informational text passagesc
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Plant and Animal Adaptations Structure and Function of Living Things - MS LS1-4
Plant and Animal Adaptations for Middle School Science - Students will learn about plant and animal structures that help them reproduce and survive. Students will learn about behavioral and structural adaptations in plants and animals. Aligns with NGSS MS-LS1-4.This resource includes:♻️ Suggested Schedule♻️ Lesson Plans♻️ Seven pages of informational text passages♻️ two slide shows♻️ strategic note-taking guide♻️ Flower dissecting lab♻️ response pages♻️ A true-false assessment♻️ answer keysTeach
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-4
Also included in:Â 8th Grade Science for Indiana Science Standards Full Year Science Curriculum
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. âś…This resource includes:two labslab pages4 pages of informational textinteractive notebook flapsresponse p
Subjects:
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
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
Also included in:Â Middle School NGSS Science Bundle & Bell Ringers & 5-E Lessons & Assessments
Fall Leaf Experiment - Photosynthesis - Seasons - Autumn Science Investigation
This is a great fall science activity. This fall experiment will explore why Leaves change color in the fall. Hint: It has to do with photosynthesis! The hands-on lab will demonstrate that green deciduous leaves have other pigments hidden within. Following the simple directions, students will see the other colors within a leaf appear. This is a really fun and easy experiment to do with simple household materials. The results are dramatic and exciting. ♻️ALSO INCLUDED:This resource also has a CLO
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 6th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-6
Also included in:Â NGSS Middle Chemical Reactions and Density Bundle
Crosscutting Concepts Online Learning
Introduce students to the crosscutting concepts for NGSS and Utah SEEd with this great distance learning unit. Students will learn about the seven crosscutting concepts and students will get to practice with each CCC using Google Interactive Slides. If you are looking for a high-quality NGSS and Utah SEEd aligned to introduce and reinforce the crosscutting concepts for upper elementary students through online learning then this is the perfect lab resource for you. The Crosscutting Concepts are:
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
Also included in:Â Science Bundle Google Online Learning
Earth's Spheres and Cycles Unit STEM Oil Spill Lab
This is a great interactive, engaging unit bundle targeted for an older age group grades 5-9. This unit displays the content in a variety of ways and has built in hands on activities. I choose to utilize the bundle as seen bellow. It is up to you how you choose to implement it into your classroom. I hope it brings you as much success as it did for me! Day 1: Introduced Earth's Cycles and Spheres Unit Read Earth's Spheres Article as class and completed comprehension check Day 2: Earth's Sp
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Owl Pellet Investigation Pack
Our Owl Pellet Printables Pack includes:The All About Owls PowerPoint explains to students the main characteristics of owls. Use this presentation to lead your students to an owl pellet investigation lab. Show your students stunning photos of owls and explain to them important science terms: nocturnal, talons, predator, prey, food chain, and more! I am a Christian scientist, so there is one slide that refers to God creating birds on day 3 of creation. You can easily delete this text box to a
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 10th
Plants Respond to Stimuli
All living things respond to stimuli. Plants respond to light by turning their leaves toward a light source, gravity, by directing the growth of their roots downward and temperature by how well the plant itself will grow. Plants Respond to Stimuli is a set of 3 labs designed to assist students in discovering how plants respond to light, gravity and temperature. Each experiment has a duration time of about a week’s worth of observations. They each require minimal materials which can be found rea
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Ultimate Halloween Science Unit!
Are you looking for a Halloween Science Unit that is not just themed Halloween but they actually learn real science, literacy, and Halloween Topics? If so, this is the unit for you.
The Ultimate Halloween Unit will have your students preparing for those science and literacy standards and they won't even know it!
Here is what is included in the Ultimate Halloween Science Unit:
Halloween Labs:
Students will conduct two labs that use simple to find materials. These Halloween Labs focus ha
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Types:
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
Salt on Ice
This includes a lab experiment, data collection and presentation in the form of a table and graph, plus conclusion questions. Includes assessment lists for the lab and the explanation.To student: Your job is to determine which kind of salt does a better job of melting ice. You will write a one-paragraph explanation of which type of salt works best and why it works best.
Grades:
6th - 8th
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The Water Cycle an Intergrated Science, Reading and Writing Unit
This unit contains 3 labs, two reading passages, a writing prompt,and vocabulary activity in the following formats:a literature based reading passage and expository reading passage designed to interest and instruct the students on the concept s of how water changes phases of matter and the water cycle. This unit also includes three hands on activities or labs formatted to instruct the science concept as well as the scientific process to students. These labs guide students to explore in lab #1:
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Cooking up Science: All Four NGSS 5-PS1 Activities: Matter and its Interactions
Introduce your learners to the science behind cooking with these engaging and interactive lesson plans! Based on Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core State Standards, learners will ”bake a model” to explore the properties of matter, measure and chart quantities, observe and identify unknown ingredients, and conduct investigate the results of mixing substances. From making cookies to baking muffins, biscuits and pancakes, students will love learning about science while whipping up so
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
CCSS:
NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, 5-PS1-2
, 5-PS1-1
NGSS Density And Buoyancy Workbook
NGSS Density And Buoyancy Workbook is a collection of ready to use lessons, activities, labs, graphs and problem solving worksheets. This workbook is great for supplementing your science curriculum:
This workbook includes:
Density Lesson
Calculating Density
Density Problems
Rockin’ Density Problems
Constructing and Analyzing Density Graphs Density, Sinking, Floating and Density Graphs Test Changing the Density of a Liquid worksheet
The Floating Egg Experiment
Is it a Floater or a Sinker Activ
Grades:
4th - 12th
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E-Learning What is Science Unit
This package is packed full! This unit is the digital sister package to my "What is Science Unit." This package is perfect for remote learners. This unit is a great starter unit for the science curriculum. I used this in 6th grade, however, it would be great for any grades 4-9th. I reviews the major topics of the scientific method, independent and dependent variables, pseudoscience, science, theory, and law. This is a bundle of some of my STEM labs that are nicely arranged to create a unit. Thi
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
Also included in:Â What is Science: Digital & In-Person
Science Reference Set & Posters (Middle/High School)
This amazing resource was created over many years of being in the science classroom. Every teacher wants their students to seek out resources to help them problem solve while learning and investigating solutions to scientific problems. This great resource supports students through all the necessary science skills, tools, and writing constructed responses/lab reports. You can use it when teaching a new skill and keep it as a permanent reference at their tables.All you need to do is PRINT. I post
Grades:
5th - 12th
Types:
Why Biodiversity is Important to People
This bundle includes a hands on activity as well as a literacy and writing component. Students will be given the opportunity to examine 15 common items and predict their identities as well as the category of human usage. Student answer documents, teacher guides, answer descriptions, and a slideshow of item identities are all included. Furthermore, a nonfiction text has been chosen from sciencedaily.com to deepen the connection with biodiversity and humans. This article is free from their si
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Plant and Animal Cells
This fifteen page unit on cells, cell structures, and types of cells includes all needed word information and scaffolded practice pages. Group work and a lab section are included, too.
There are also a section on Greek root words, inference questions, diagramming, science drawing, labeling, and lots of vocabulary.
Group work could be done on any of the practice pages.
MS WORD FORMAT
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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