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Winter forensics Common Core RST.6-8.1 resources
Winter Solstice Activity Worksheets for the First Day of Winter
Looking for an informative, no prep activity to teach your students about the winter solstice? This print AND digital lesson includes 3 worksheets teaching students about the winter solstice. Comprehension science worksheets assess understanding of the December 21 solstice in the northern and southern hemispheres. This winter activity gives student-friendly information about what a solstice is and how it differs in the northern and southern hemispheres. Also included is an engaging activity for
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Full Year Science Curriculum
Snow Winter Weather Activity
Students and teachers love snow days, but do your students understand what snow is, how it forms, and what snowflakes look like? This lesson is perfect before holiday breaks, as science sub plans, or to complement a weather unit to teach students to use specific digital links to research and learn about the winter weather and snow. In addition, they will learn about 8 different types of snowflakes and how they form, different types of winter storms, and how to stay safe in the snow. Like this ac
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Winter Activities and Experiments
December Activities for Science
Incorporate the winter holidays into your December science units using these 5 engaging PRINT and DIGITAL science activities. Students will learn about peppermint, gumdrops, reindeer, famous scientist Ada Lovelace, and the winter solstice by reading articles and completing STEM challenges. These December activities work great as sub plans, to tie Christmas to science, or as a fun way to incorporate science before the holiday recess. Students will learn about:What a peppermint isHow a gumdrop was
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4th - 6th
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3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: Monthly Science Activities
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY Finding Anastasia Romanov LEGENDS & LORE SERIES
PRINT & DIGITAL This Cross-Curricular Active Readingarticle focuses on the FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY & IDENTIFICATION OF HUMAN REMAINS used in uncovering what happened to Anastasia Romanov after the execution of her family in 1918. History & Science collide as students are introduced to how science can be used to solve a century-old case. This resource will be the perfect addition to your forensic anthropology unit or a Body, Bugs & Bones unit, or a unit on the Russian Revolution.Re
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Forensic Course The ENTIRE WISEflamingo Forensics Product Line
Winter Science Experiments
Integrate the winter season into your science curriculum as your students test three real-life problems. Students will use materials to test which substance melts ice the fastest, which substance dissolves peppermint the fastest, and which temperature is best for hot cocoa. These cold weather inspired activities will engage and motivate your students all winter long or before and after holiday breaks or snow days! Like this resource? Check out this lesson on mittens and gloves. Students will: te
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Winter Activities and Experiments
Winter Activities and Experiments
Integrate the winter weather into your classroom this holiday season with these engaging activities and experiments that will have students research snow, solve real-life problems, and design and create prototypes. This bundle of lessons can be used as sub plans, in small group stations, or as whole class projects. This winter activities and experiments bundle includes: Winter Weather: Snow WebQuest Mittens vs Gloves Activity and ProjectSeasonal Experiments: Which temperature is best for hot co
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4th - 6th
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3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
February Activities for Science
Need engaging science activities for February? These print and digital science activities include seasonal concepts, a STEM activity, several hands-on activities, classroom demonstrations, and reading articles for students to learn more about the world around them. February science topics cover Groundhog's Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Presidents' Day, Heart Health Day, and Valentine's Day. Science topics cover measurement, engineering, hibernation and groundhogs, surface tension, changes in matter, a
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: Monthly Science Activities
Avalanches Wild Weather Activity
Teach your students about the natural disaster, avalanches, with this engaging nonfiction read, comprehension questions, and doodle sketch note activity. Students will learn about what an avalanche is, where and how it happens, as well as precautions to take to stay safe. Like this activity? Check out the bundle and save 20% by clicking here. Students will learn:What is an avalancheTypes of avalanches; slab and loose snowHow often they happenCauses Where they happenRisk and measurement scalesPre
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4th - 6th
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Expanding Universe No Prep Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Vocabulary
This lesson begins by introducing the big bang theory and going over supporting evidence. After explaining cosmic radiation it goes into how our own solar system formed from a solar nebula. The lesson concludes by touching on dark matter and dark energy. The worksheet follows along with the presentation to keep students engaged. This lesson is designed for intermediate grades.
Key Terms Include:
- Big Bang
- Hubble's Law
- Cosmic Background Radiation
- Solar Nebula
- Planetesimal
- Dark Matter
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5th - 9th
Winter Science Fact or Fiction? CER Toolkit Middle School Winter Myths Activity
❄️ Set the Record Straight About Winter's Scientific Mysteries! ❄️ Our Winter Science - Fact or Fiction? CER Pack is your essential companion for middle school science educators during the winter season. It's designed to help your students debunk common scientific misconceptions that often circulate during the colder months - a perfect fit for January through March!From unraveling the truth about body heat myths to shedding light on the mysteries of animal hibernation, from investigating freezin
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6th - 9th
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MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS2-1
Predator vs Prey WebQuest and Virtual Inquiry Lab
Introduce your students to forensic analysis and help them understand what scientists and biologists are really looking for when they classify predators and prey! This WebQuest was developed through collaboration between the Slow Cheetah Skeletons museum Director of Education and me, an upper elementary teacher. This WebQuest will allow your students to observe real-life animal skulls and identify the key features that help the animal survive. Students will stay engaged while working on cross cu
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3rd - 8th
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4-LS1-1
, MS-LS2-2
, 5-LS2-1
, MS-LS1-4
, 3-LS4-2
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Forensics in the Classroom: A Unit for Middle Schools
This printable unit includes Teacher notes, printable Information cards for centers, and printable student sheets so they can build a Case File as the work. Also included is a complete shopping list for materials, as well as supplementary activities to take forensics into your language and drama curriculum. Students will use inquiry skills to explore real forensic techniques, working collaboratively to solve a fictional crime.
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6th - 8th
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Winter Science Activity Projects
Integrate the winter season into your science classroom with these three activities that will have students test how warm mittens keep your hands in cold weather, whether or not mittens are warmer than gloves, and an NGSS aligned STEM activity that allows students to design and create a mitten or glove to keep their hand warm in cold temperatures. Like this activity? Check out my other winter resources to engage your students during the cold weather season. Students will: learn which hand coveri
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4th - 6th
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3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: Winter Activities and Experiments
Galaxies No Prep Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Vocabulary Matching
This lesson goes over the different types of star clusters and galaxies we can see in our observable part of the Universe. It also explains how scientists use scientific notation to help measure the smallest atom to how far away quasars are. The worksheet follows along with the power point presentation to keep students engaged. This lesson is designed for late elementary through intermediate grades.
Key Terms Include:
-binary systems
-three star systems
- eclipsing binary
-open cluster
-globul
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4th - 8th
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Science and Engineering Practices: Winter Activities
Those awkward, high-energy days before winter break...they can either be long and difficult, or fast and fun. Harness your students' energy and give them something refreshing to do!Based on the NGSS's Science and Engineering Practices, this product includes lots of practice with concepts relating to ❄️The Winter Season❄️!------------------------------------------Included in this product:✨One activity for each S.E.P. (240-minutes total!) -- Topics include the phenomena of freezing bubbles, the an
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Science and Engineering Practices GROWING BUNDLE!
Comprehensive Genetics Information Worksheet: Explore Heredity, DNA, and Gene Ex
Immerse yourself in the rich content of our Genetics Information Worksheet, meticulously designed for high-level understanding while offering support for diverse literacy levels. This resource, an integral part of our comprehensive workbook (available for separate purchase), guides students through the introduction to the concept of genetics. Perfect for inclusive learning, download now to enhance genetic knowledge effortlessly!This content has been written to support students with lower literac
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6th - 10th
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MS-LS1-5
, HS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
CER Poster - Claim Evidence Reasoning Poster Template
Students will make a poster showing their understanding of Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning. You can choose any size of paper. You can have students work alone or together. This could be a great activity to use as a pre-assessment and a post-assessment (at the end of the year).
I would strongly encourage that students include drawings and color.
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Not Grade Specific
SCIENCE WRITING/ RESEARCH PROMPT: METEOROLOGY: GRAUPEL/SNOW
This is a good writing prompt for the winter. It investigates a type of snow called graupel. Science is amazing! Excelsior!
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5th - 8th
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The Science Fair Mystery: A Deceitful Display
Welcome to an exciting adventure in the world of forensic science!The Science Fair Mystery is a fun, forensic science mini-course consisting of four hands-on activities designed to engage middle school students.In Mr. Phillip’s classroom, somehow the fruit fly specimens for one of his students' upcoming science fair entry are loose, causing the class to be disrupted, and a number of unanswered questions from his students. While looking into the situation, Mr. Phillips gets a suspicious feeling t
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7th - 9th
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MS-LS2-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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