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7th grade critical thinking science simulation activboard activities
Editable Jeopardy Template Google Slides & PowerPoint Test Prep Game Keep Scores
This template is different from the others because you can keep team scores! All you have to do is add questions to whatever topic you cover in class. It is also different from most others because the value amount will disappear after it has been clicked, preventing a question from being asked again. This is compatible with any version of PowerPoint and can be used for any topic in class.Update: This now includes a Jeopardy Template for Google Slides. A score feature is not available for th
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PreK - 12th
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Wave on a String PhET Lab
This virtual PhET Wave on a String Lab provides students opportunity to experiment with the various components of waves and the relationships between their anatomy, motion, and energy. It's SO important to see waves in motion to understand them! This virtual lab is a great way to help students to visualize the motion of transverse waves and to give them the opportunity to manipulate waves in order to see the relationships between wavelength, frequency, and wave speed. The lab provides both a gui
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7th - 9th
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MS-PS4-1
Growth Mindset Escape Room | Middle and High School
Want a fun and engaging way to teach perseverance, grit, teamwork and why having a growth mindset is important? This Growth Mindset Escape Room is the perfect challenge for middle and high school students to both teach the concepts of a growth mindset and to have fun. ● ● ● Students are given the a scenario where their school is taken over by the evil Dr. Dread, with the only way out is to use their brain power before it turns to mush. By working together, and figuring out the clues, studen
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Escape Room Counseling Bundle | Friendship Growth Mindset Career
Oregon Trail: Simulation Game
Super engaging slideshow game to get students thinking about what life on the Oregon Trail was like. You lead the class with 13 scenarios, and students make decisions and keep track of survival points. A great way to introduce the Oregon Trail to students. It includes 42 slides, directions, and a student handout to record survival points. I use this activity with my 8 graders a few details might need to be edited if used with younger grade levels.Takes about 1 hour.
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Western Expansion Games Bundle: Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Lewis and clark
Jeopardy Template (Google Slides & PP), Money Wheel, Smarter than a 5th Grader
Games Bundle: Jeopardy, Money Wheel (which plays like Wheel of Fortune), and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?Jeopardy Template:Keeps scores on a Mac and a PC (Microsoft PowerPoint)Google Slides version: A score feature is unavailable for the Google Slides version as creating one for that platform is impossible.Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?:A score feature is available on the PowerPoint version (Mac & PC)A score feature is unavailable for the Google Slides version as creating one for
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K - 10th
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Speciation Activity: Students model Mutation, Natural Selection, and Evolution
Students often have trouble with the concepts of Natural Selection and Evolution of a species. Where do new traits come from? Does the environment cause mutations to happen? Or does the mutation come first? How does geographic isolation lead to speciation? This is a fun, easy, low-prep activity that allows students to experience the process of evolution (speciation) due to random mutation and geographic isolation. Students get a solid understanding of where new traits come from and how changes i
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6th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-LS4-2
, HS-LS4-1
, HS-LS4-4
, HS-LS4-5
Budgeting Board Game for Financial Literacy - Students Practice Real Life Skills
Empower young minds with the ultimate guide to shaping their dream lifestyle! This resource isn't just a bunch of financial planning worksheets. This game is designed to show pre-teens and teens the real-life impact of personal financial choices on their future. It's a game-changer for helping them grasp the art of budgeting as they transition into adulthood.Over the course of the game, students embark on a journey where they'll make a series of decisions, each one carrying the power to shape th
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6th - 12th
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Lunch Bunch Games | Friendship Escape Room
This Friendship Escape Room is the perfect challenge for upper elementary and middle school students to build teamwork and learn about positive friendship skills. This challenge is meant to be given in a shorter time span than other escape rooms and is perfect for those lunch time groups! Students are given the a scenario where there school is infected with Bully Fever and to release the antidote students need to work together to solve the challenges, release the keys and solve the secret co
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Escape Room Counseling Bundle | Friendship Growth Mindset Career
Math Early Finishers Activity - The Equation Station
A differentiated early finishers or centers activity! Perfect for 3rd grade an above!Students are provided with a set of numbers, and they create as many equations as they can. ** A digital version is now included in Google Slides!**Here is how it works!*Students find as many equations as possible.*Equations can be addition, subtraction, multiplication or division.*They can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.*Equations must include at least 3 numbers and no more than 6 numbers.*When an equati
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3rd - 8th
CELLS CSI Investigation - Examining Plant and Animal Cells
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In this lesson, students will be given a mystery to solve, based on their knowledge of cells. To solve the mystery, they need to know the major differences between plant and animal cells. Students apply their knowledge to a "real-life" scenario in which they must classify cells as plant or animal. Students will record their conclusions in a forensic lab report similar to one that could be used in court. This is an excellent activity for the end of a unit on plant and animal ce
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4th - 7th
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Day and Night Earth's Rotation Activity
Rotation, Day and Night and Time Zones become clear with this spinning paper model perfect for Interactive Notebooks (INBs). This lesson plan and hands-on simulation involves students spinning a mini-model of the Earth as it experiences daylight and darkness. It gives kids a visual representation of why we have time zones!
Includes:
Lesson Plan
Spinner Printable
Student worksheet
Teacher Answer Key
Check out the preview document to see the paper Earth spinner included in this product.
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4th - 7th
HEREDITY Creature Features - Inherited and Environmental Traits
Use this simple but highly engaging activity to help students make the connection between inherited traits and the similarities between parents and their offspring.
Students will flip a coin to simulate the genetic traits being passed on to the offspring of two made-up “parent” creatures.
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Teacher Instructions
Parent Creatures Posters
Student Sheets
Answer Key
Sample Student Work
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5th - 8th
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The Virtual Biodiversity Game
Students can use this Google form to make choices that determine how many species survive or go extinct in their ecosystem. Through 5 rounds, students are exposed to concepts such as biodiversity, biomes, climate, niches, pollution, and human impact. Students make choices and can see the impact it has on biodiversity (the number of species)This interactive activity is a great introduction to biodiversity. It is a great tool to get students thinking about what contributes to increased or decrease
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-1
, HS-LS4-6
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
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National Parks Virtual Field Trip with Reading Passages, Explore 5 US Parks
Take a virtual road trip to learn about the top 5 most visited National Parks in the United States! Students will use multiple print and digital sources to draw information to answer questions about the National Parks. A reading passage is included for each of the five U.S. National Parks your students will visit. A printable and Google Slides version are included in this file. Students will learn about the following:Great Smoky Mountains National ParkGrand Canyon National ParkZion National Park
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5th - 8th
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Frog Paper Dissection
This activity is a perfect alternative to dissection or as an elaboration or evaluation. I have taught Biology for 36 years, and have done many real dissections of many different animals, but have changed my mind on whether students need a real frog to dissect in high school. Recently, I have given this activity to my students instead of doing a real dissection, and they have fun, stay safe and don't hurt any animals! Students who were absent during a real dissection could do this activity to
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7th - 12th
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Atmosphere Virtual Lab: Air Pressure & Temperature
Looking for a no prep activity where students analyze data? In this virtual lab, students collect and analyze data from two digital lab activities about air pressure and temperature in the atmosphere to answer the question: How does altitude affect temperature and air pressure?After collecting and graphing the data, students read the included passage about air pressure and temperature in the atmosphere to support writing their CER argument to explain how altitude affects temperature and pressu
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-5
Also included in: Weather and Atmosphere Bundle for Middle School
Human Population and Resource Consumption Natural Capital & Resources MS ESS3-4
This resource is focused on the increasing human population and its impact on the consumption of natural resources. Students will learn why the human population has grown and the impacts on resource use. This resource includes a simulation of human population growth and natural resource consumption. This resource is aligned with NGSS MS ESS3-4 and Utah SEEd 8.4.2. ✅ They will learn about natural capital and human resources.This Human Population Unit includes:A slide show on human population grow
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-4
Genetics and Heredity Lab: Celebrity Babies and Punnett Squares!
Come let's explore the world of genetics by creating Celebrity Babies! Students will use Punnett Squares and the concepts of heredity to become genetic counselors for some of the most popular celebrity couples of today! Included in this activity is: 1. Student Lab Worksheet2. Teachers' Guide3. Baby Templates4. Celebrity Couples (w/simulated genotypes)*Updated December 2022- New Celebrity Couples! 32 Celebrity Couples! Students LOVE this activity and will definitely leave your classroom with a
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HS-LS3-3
, HS-LS3-1
NASA Space Centers Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth Exploration)
Take your students on a virtual field trip to three different NASA space centers across the United States. Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, informational text, video, and visuals, your students will learn about NASA, research and contributions, space travel, and significant events.This virtual field trip covers::: NASA Headquarters:: Mary W. Jackson :: Field Centers :: Langley Research Center:: Apollo Lunar Landing:: Landing on the Moon:: Margaret Hamilton:: Johnson Space C
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5th - 7th
Also included in: End of Year Virtual Field Trip Bundle (Google Earth Exploration)
Halloween Science Game Teaching Biodiversity
The perfect game for Halloween (or any time of year)!In my classroom, this game not only produced lots of laughs, but provided an excellent illustration of biodiversity within an ecosystem that I referred back to often as an example in later class periods.This game consists of two simulations. Each student during each simulation will have a card with a monster. The teacher lurks about the room as a disease. Some monsters are immune to the disease, and some are not. If implemented well (that mean
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5th - 8th
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Acids and Bases PhET Virtual Lab
Acid, Base, or Neutral? In this virtual lab, students will use the "pH Scale" PhET Simulation to determine the pH of 12 common substances. Students will also:⚗️Test their pre-existing knowledge of Acids & Bases⚗️Read a pH scale ranging from 0 - 14⚗️Classify substances as a Strong Acid, Weak Acid, Strong Base, or Weak Base⚗️Explain how Water can raise or lower the pH of an Acid or BaseCheck out the Simulation here: pH ScaleNOTE: Please select "Macro" for the Standard pH Analysis.Purchase incl
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-1
Also included in: South Carolina 7th Grade Science Growing Full Activity Bundle
World Map Printable,ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS,distance learning, Coloring ,Countries
World Map Printable, ACTIVITIES FOR KIDSdistance learning♥♥ I love designs that makes you feel good. ♥♥ This printable Beautiful Activates with World Map! include coloring the world map map, illustrate places over the word to match in world map around the world. educational Sheets that include the world map spaces for your kids to fill in the appropriate names of the continent and oceans on.Instant Download -Letter size- 10 SHEETS!DRAW,CUT,PAINT, WRITE LEARN ABOUT THE WORLD!♥ 1 PDF include 10 A
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? PowerPoint and Google Slides Template Game
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?: This is a template that can be edited to whatever topic you like. This can be used for any subject: English, Math, Science, History, etc.Update: A Google Slides version of this game is now available; however, due to the limitations of Google Slides, a score feature is impossible to create. A score feature is on the PowerPoint Version though.Important: This Game is available as a bundle with "Jeopardy" and "Money Wheel" at the following link:Games Bundle: Jeo
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K - 10th
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PhET States of Matter Basics Activity Guide / Distance Learning
PhET States of Matter: Basics ACTIVITY GUIDE Now includes both printable PDF and Google Slides versions! The PhET: States of Matter Basics Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation on States of Matter. Students will examine the motion of atoms and molecules of various substances in their solid, liquid, and gas state. Your students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy introduction from you. Just print the activity guide or share from your G
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5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-3
, MS-PS1-1
Also included in: PhET Activity Guides Chemistry BUNDLE / Distance Learning
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