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8th grade science handout pdfs
Rock Cycle Lab Activity (with Starbursts)
Rock Cycle: Modeling the Rock Cycle with StarburstsThis activity is a perfect follow up for a class who has just been introduced to the rock cycle. You will need starbursts (or other fruit chews of multiple colors) and plastic sandwich bags. Students begin with 'sediments' which they turn into a sedimentary rock, apply heat and pressure to turn it into a metamorphic rock, and then you (the teacher) will need to take them home to turn them into igneous rocks. All teacher directions, with photo
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3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
Also included in: Rock BUNDLE: Types of Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Newtons Laws of Motion Review Sheet and Real World Examples with Application
Newton's Laws can be seen all over the place! Twenty-Six real-world scenarios are included in this Newton's Laws worksheet. Students are first asked to write in the laws and determine whether each example best demonstrates Newton's 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Law of Motion. Great for homework, test review, or a sub-plan. This is a great way to tell if students really understand the laws. Product is divided into 2 worksheets. ALSO INCLUDED: An Application Challenge! Students are asked to find their own e
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5th - 9th
Oreo Moon Phases Activity (Total Solar Eclipse 2024 Craft) Lunar Cycle
Moon Phases: This Oreo moon phases activity has students learn and have fun using Oreo Cookies!
Oreo Moon Phases Activity Contents:
1. Moon Phase identification: Followed by Oreo shaping & placement
2. Oreo's around the Earth: 2 different Sun, Earth, Moon Formats:
A. One showing a persons perspective from Earth with viewing angle
B. One without the viewing angle
3. Two pages of Answers
Important: This product is part of my Moon Phases Activities Bundle: (20% OFF!
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3rd - 8th
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Scientific Method Worksheets
This resource contains 3 separate scientific method worksheets that can be used for classwork or homework. Each worksheet contains two columns. The left column describes a scenario in which the scientific method was used and the right column contains questions that correlate to what is being read in the left column. Answer keys provided for easy grading.The three scenarios/ stories provided increase in difficulty. The questions also increase in difficulty and each focus on different aspects o
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Life Science Bundle
Fun Earth Day Activity: Pop Art Coloring Sheets + Writing, by Art with Jenny K!
Art with Jenny K. is the originator of these innovative, engaging, add-a-pattern "interactive" coloring sheets. This set of “Pop Art-style” coloring sheets features a variety of Earth Day images that make a great accompaniment to your Earth Day celebrations. Students add bold patterns to different Earth Day symbols and color their designs to produce a Pop Art-styled picture. Kids love these and ask for more! These popular, unique, and contemporary coloring sheets are easy for teachers and fun fo
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K - 8th
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Protein Synthesis Guided Practice - Transcription and Translation
Let your students independently explore protein synthesis with this guided practice. One of my first attempts in flipped classroom style of learning, and I'm happy to report that it was a great success and to share this resource! This resource is great for early finishers or for differentiated reteaching, since the worksheet provides both explanation and practiceStudents will move through a simple step by step process covering first DNA to mRNA, then mRNA to tRNA. They will practice using the co
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-1
Also included in: DNA - FULL UNIT
Dot to Dot / Connect the Dots - CONSTELLATIONS
Dot- to-Dot / Connect the Dots Constellation / Stars
Connect the Stars to make the constellations
Included is a set of 9 individual items.
- big dipper (by 5)
- little dipper (by 10)
- cancer (by 10)
- cygnus (by 2)
- hercules (by 5)
- leo (by 10)
- orion (by 2)
- pegasus (by 2)
- taurus (by 5)
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PreK - 8th
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Chemical Bonds: Ionic Bonding and Covalent Bonding Activities and Worksheets
This download contains a 25 page STUDENT WORKBOOK! It's a book. You can highlight. There are notes. You can draw. There is practice (LOTS of practice!) There are explanations, examples, activities, a project, review, and everything you EVER wanted when teaching chemical bonds in physical science! Please, PLEASE see the preview. It shows almost all student pages of the workbook. The workbook includes:1. Overview of bonding, why it occurs, how it occurs, types of bonds2. What is a chemical formula
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Grades:
8th - 9th
Also included in: Physical Science Curriculum
Weather Map Activity - Weather, Fronts, Pressure, and Precipitation
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ This is an engaging and meaningful activity to reinforce weather and practice using and analyzing weather maps! Students create and analyze a current weather map using a live surface weather map using the provided link . Students draw in and label weather fronts, air pressure systems, and precipitation, and answer analysis question about the map to predict future weather.Great for classwork, homework, remediation, review, formative assessment, enrichment, or sub-plans. It’s hands on and
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Grades:
7th - 11th
NGSS:
HS-ESS2-4
, MS-ESS2-4
, MS-ESS2-5
Also included in: Weather Growing Bundle
Innovation and Invention Shark Tank (Upper Elementary & Middle School)
Looking for a creative twist to the normal "invention convention" or "science fair"? Do you want a cross-curricular project that incorporates science, language arts (especially persuasive writing), social studies, critical thinking, and math? Then you've found what you are looking for!
This project was developed for 4th-6th grade, but can be adapted for upper grades. It is also wonderful for Gifted and Talented students and can be used as an extracurricular activity!
This product includes:
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Codominance and Incomplete Dominance Punnett Squares Practice Worksheets
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ This is a set of 3 different handouts covering the concepts of codominance, incomplete dominance, and blood types in non-Mendelian inheritance. Each handout explains the key vocabulary and science behind each type of inheritance. Punnett square practice problems for incomplete dominance, codominance, and determining blood types are included. You will receive printable PDF versions, Google Slides versions, and answer keys.⭐ Topics Include ⭐-Incomplete Dominance-Codominance-Blood Types-Pun
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Genetics and Heredity Growing Discount Bundle
Forensics First Day of School Group Mystery Icebreaker Activity CAMP CASE
FORENSIC SCIENCE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL MYSTERY ICEBREAKER: Look no further for the perfect first day of school group activity to build teamwork, communication, and deductive reasoning skills! Students love the mystery aspect of this activity and are willing to jump right in and talk to each other to be the first group to solve the mystery of THE COMPLICATED CASE OF CAMP CLEARFIELD KILLINGS. No background of forensic science is needed, students just need to be willing to think! You may also be int
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Forensic Science The ENTIRE WISEflamingo Forensics Product Line
Chemical Bonding Cheat Sheet: How to Name Ionic and Covalent Bonds
This 2-page "cheat sheet" lays out the steps for determining names for ionic and covalent compounds when given chemical formulas. In combination with teacher instruction, this resource helps students, including struggling learners and students with disabilities, learn basic chemistry. It would be useful for any students who need help remembering the rules for naming ionic and covalent compounds. It includes helpful hints, including using prefixes and telling the difference between an element and
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Middle & High School Science Resources Bundle
Environmental Science Work Packet - Tragedy of the Commons
This 8 page workbook explores the theme of "The Tragedy of the Commons" within 6 different environmental topics. Each worksheet contains a brief reading, reflection questions and a critical thinking component. These worksheets can be used as stand alone resources to teach about The Tragedy of the Commons or as supplemental materials.PRODUCT PREVIEW ABOVE! Click Here For More Environmental Science ResourcesTopics Include:Page 1: The Tragedy of the Commons (General Introduction) Page 2: Overg
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7th - 12th
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Atomic Structure Worksheet
In this Atomic Structure Worksheet, students are asked to recall all of the information found in an element square, sketch Bohr Diagrams of atoms, calculate the number of neutrons and valence electrons in an atom, and create Lewis/electron-dot diagrams. This worksheet is intended for upper middle school and lower high school grades.
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7th - 10th
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Plate Tectonics Activity: Reading Tectonic Maps Worksheets
Reading Plate Tectonics Maps: This resource was created to help middle school students gain confidence and comfort in reading and dissecting plate tectonic maps. There are three separate maps with questions. Each handout has an answer key. With each map, students are asked to count the number of plates, find plates, decipher direction, speed, or identify land features created by tectonic movement. Use these for classwork, homework, or leave with a sub. This is a print-and-go resource. Please see
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6th - 11th
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Also included in: Plate Tectonics Activity Bundle: Worksheets - Notes - Activities
Moon Phases, Eclipses, and Tides Reading Comprehension Activity
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ This Lunar Phases, Eclipses, and Tides Reading Comprehension activity will teach your students about lunar phases, tidal locking, solar and lunar eclipses, and spring and neap tides in this engaging, informative, no-prep reading comprehension article loaded with diagrams.Students will read the 3-page article with numbered paragraphs, bolded vocabulary terms, and chunked guided reading questions. Then they will answer summarizing questions such as fill-in-the-blank questions, labeling and
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Astronomy Reading Comprehensions Discount Growing Bundle
Energy Transformation Worksheet
Students will be able to look at the picture of the device and list what type of energy goes into the device and what type of energy comes out of the device.
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Meiosis Recap Answer Key by The Amoeba Sisters (Amoeba Sisters Answer Key)
NOTE: Our meiosis video was updated July 2017. If you have used our old handout or answer key with this video---please know the questions/answers have NOT changed. We have just updated some of our images to reflect our improved illustrations from our video. Therefore this key will work with the updated handout on our website or the old handout that you may have used prior to July 2017. This is the official answer key for our website's meiosis handout. The meiosis handout for students is availabl
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8th - 12th, Staff
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Inventions Unit - Create Your Own Invention Project - Activities Questions STEM
Invention Convention: Learn about Inventors and Create Your Own Invention! This package includes engaging resources to complete an invention unit. Students learn about inventors and inventions and create their own invention project. Their "Invention to Change the World" is then displayed at a class Invention Convention. Everything needed is included - just print and teach!✅All activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts, information sheets, and detailed instructions.✅This work
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4th - 8th
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Dimensional Analysis : Two Introductory Worksheets and a Super Challenge Problem
Use these Dimensional Analysis worksheets to help teach what I believe was likely the most useful math skill that I used during my undergraduate and graduate science degrees. I think it is so important that I really try to drill it into my students' heads! At first the name "dimensional analysis" sounds daunting. They quickly learn that it's not! My students get excited when they learn that they can solve complex problems using dimensional analysis.
The first of these two worksheets is a back-f
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8th - 10th
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Owl Pellet Bone Chart
Use this bone chart to help identify bones in owl pellets. WAIT! Wish you had an illustration of owl anatomy? A lab sheet to record owl pellet findings? An explanation of what an owl pellet is and how the digestive system of the owl works (and QR codes to quickly access owl call sounds and a video of an owl casting a pellet)? Check out the following listing instead. It also includes the above Owl Pellet Bone Chart!https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Owl-Pellets-and-the-Owl-Digestive-Sys
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PreK - 10th
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Parts and Functions of the Circulatory System Worksheets and Reading Passage
Print and go worksheets and reading passages on the circulatory system. Students get everything they need to learn about the circulatory system at their own pace. This is perfect for differentiation in the classroom. The reading passages are written for upper elementary or middle school students, but the information included would be helpful for high school students as well. Topics Included ⭐ the heart⭐ arteries⭐ veins⭐ capillaries⭐ blood⭐ red blood cells⭐ white blood cells⭐ platelets⭐ function
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Recap Answer Key by The Amoeba Sisters
August 2021 ADDED NOTE: While the videos for photosynthesis and cellular respiration have been updated, the free handout and this answer key are the SAME (unchanged) and can either continue to be used with the original (old) videos or the updated (new) videos.This is the official answer key for our website's "Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration" handout. This handout for students is available for free on our website www.AmoebaSisters.com/handouts and uses BOTH our "Photosynthesis" and "Cellu
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8th - 12th
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