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8th grade science classroom management pdfs
Reward Coupons for Positive Classroom Management (Editable!)
Classroom rewards made easy! Your students will love these 40 unique reward coupons for positive classroom management, and you will love how much money it saves you! These reward coupons focus on rewarding students with privileges that make them feel special, increasing intrinsic motivation and making your classroom run much more smoothly. This makes them perfect to pair with any classroom management system and in PBIS schools. These coupons are now EDITABLE so you can customize the coupon titl
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K - 8th
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Physical and Chemical Changes - Science Color By Number
This activity requires students to answer 20 questions that relate to physical and chemical changes. The students will read each scenario and choose whether or not the event is a physical or a chemical change. Once finished, students will use the answers to color the corresponding parts of a fun, flask coloring page. Included:➤ Student Question Sheet➤ Student Coloring Page➤ Teacher Keys★★★ Save 25% by purchasing my PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL CHANGES BUNDLE ★★★How is this product useful?✔ Excellent
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5th - 8th
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All About Me Science Flask - First Day of School Science Activity
Engaging Back to School Science ActivityYour students will answer "all about me" questions within a flask graphic organizer. Students can color and attach an optional chemical reaction topper. Displaying the flasks on a bulletin board will make your science classroom pop!Science Distance Learning OptionThis resource also includes a digital Google™ Slide version of the flask graphic organizer. Included:➤ Printable "All About Me" Flask ➤ Optional Chemical Reaction Topper➤ Digital "All About Me" Fl
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Back to School Science All About Me - Bundle | Distance Learning
Growth Mindset Escape Room Activity - reading comprehension, collaboration
Engage students in hands-on growth mindset activities and challenges with this fun and exciting escape room activity! This activity will help you facilitate conversations about perseverance, commitment, and achievement! ⭐️ 2023 Update: This resource now includes a Digital Growth Mindset Escape Room Activity!This download includes teacher directions, student directions, and all of the printable resources necessary to hold an escape activity in your classroom.BEFORE THE ESCAPEPrep your students an
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Ultimate Growth Mindset Bundle for Secondary
Algebra Word Wall | Algebra 1 Vocabulary
This algebra 1 word wall shows vocabulary and concepts in action and in the context of related words. The visuals can be added to your math bulletin board all at once or throughout the school year to support student learning.With references for domain and range, increasing and decreasing, interpolate and extrapolate, quadratics, graphing exponential functions, slope, y-intercept, x-intercept, origin, grid, graph, table, x and y axis, linear equations, linear inequalities, multiplying polynomials
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8th - 9th
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Also included in: All Math Word Walls Bundle | Math Bulletin Board Vocabulary Grades 2-11
Back to School Icebreakers and Activities for Middle School
Icebreakers and back to school activities for middle school! This resource contains 11 ice breaker activities which are perfect for the first week back to middle school. Create a positive classroom culture by working individually or as partners and groups. All are easy to prep and great for and middle school student! Nothing is subject specific, so you can use this for any class, including homeroom. What's included in the Back to School Activity Pack?1. 11 Icebreaker Activities for Middle Sch
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Back to School Starter Pack for Middle School
Stars & Constellations Coordinate Plane Graphing Pictures Activity Ordered Pairs
Graphing the Constellations: This activity integrates Math and Science by teaching students about coordinate graphing as well as the constellations! The constellations are precisely positioned so that their positions match that of their actual positions in the sky! This can even be used as a constellation star map! UPDATE (10/12/16): I have tweaked many of the pictures to make it easier for students to connect the dots for each constellation. Please re-download to receive this update.This act
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4th - 9th
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Zones Toolbox Inspired by Zones of Regulation
This Zones tool box is the perfect way to implement Zones of Regulation in your classroom! This tool box offers a fun and engaging way to teach students about self regulation and help with classroom management. I have heard amazing reviews from this product and it has helped me TREMENDOUSLY in my own classroom.Included in this pack:- Zones bracelets (bracelets that remind students different tools to self regulate)- Cut and pastes (identify the zone, what are my triggers?)- Awards (I stayed in th
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K - 8th
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Picking Partners | Partner Cards | Partner Match
Do you ever have trouble picking student partners in class? Or does it just take too long? Or maybe you feel guilty when a student feels left out? PROBLEM SOLVED!Students will love this idea to randomly select partners within your classroom! Two different options included. Easy as print, laminate, and glue onto popsicle sticks for easy use. Put in a jar and have students choose a stick. ⭐️ PARTNER MATCHES INCLUDED: (44 total cards - 22 partners)-Bread & Butter-Macaroni & Cheese-Milk &
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PreK - 8th
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Also included in: Small Group and Partner Pairing | Partner Cards Bundle
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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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
Also included in: Rock BUNDLE: Types of Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Winter STEM Activities and Challenges with Paper ❄️ Snowflakes ❄️
**BEST SELLER!** Winter STEM / Snowflake STEM activities! Create a variety of snowflakes with these 3 STEM engaging challenges. For these challenges, the only material that is necessary is plain paper. This is a great companion activity if you are reading about Snowflake Bentley (Wilson Bentley).✅ What You'll Get ✅Teacher Instructions and sample imagesWarm up activities: How snowflakes form in nature (1 page informational text)Cutting practice page (if your students need it, recommended!)Which f
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3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Solar System Create, Facts, and Fill Ins on a String Interactive Science Fun!
Solar System: On A String Interactive {Create, Facts, and Fill Ins}The entire solar system is included in this pack.Once assembled your students will love that it will actually look like the solar system in the order in which the planets appear. There are dashed guidelines for cutting and on the back of each planet is a fill ins page. Requires 8.5 by 11 paper total of 14 pages – one set of full color art and one set of black line art for your students to color.The back of each planet asks – how
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Grades:
K - 8th
Kinetic and Potential Energy Doodle Notes | Energy Transformations | Cornell
These scaffolded Kinetic and Potential Energy Cornell Doodle Notes can be used to cover the concepts of energy as the ability to do work, mechanical, kinetic, and potential energy, and the specific types of energy, including elastic, chemical, gravitational, and nuclear potential energy and thermal, sound, radiant, and electrical energy. These notes also cover the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy transformations, and the relationship between kinetic and potential energy as a roller coaster
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Grades:
7th - 9th
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MS-PS3-5
, MS-PS3-1
Also included in: Physical Science Notes Doodle Notes Middle School Science Cornell Notes
Classroom Expectations and Belief Subway Art: We Believe Bulletin Board Display
These belief statements can change an entire classroom culture. Rather than introducing or creating ‘class rules’, these basic tenants are ideals my class holds about our classroom, our work together, and the world. Short, sweet, and easy to remember, these phrases have tremendous power. Within the first few weeks of school, we discuss (as a class) the implications of these statements asking “How will my actions reflect these beliefs?” The statements included in this pack – WE BELIEVE… (header i
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3rd - 12th
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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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Calm Down Tools: Social Stories & Visual Supports for Self-Regulation & Behavior
If you have ever worked with students who have difficulty with self-regulation, you probably wish you could just tell them to calm down. This kit is designed to allow you to do that by teaching them the skills of why being calm is important AND HOW to achieve it. These 4 social narratives and visual supports are designed specifically to support your behavior management strategies and to teach students to manage their own behavior. Specifically, the tools will teach using a calm down routine t
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K - 10th
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8th Grade Math Word Wall | 8th Grade Math Classroom Vocabulary
This 8th grade math word wall shows vocabulary and concepts in action and in the context of related words. The visuals can be added to your math bulletin board all at once or throughout the school year to support student learning.With references for scatter plots, correlation, function vs not a function, combining like terms, one/zero/infinite solutions when solving equations, exponent rules, transformations, triangle sums, Pythagorean Theorem, systems of equations, squares, cubes, D=RT, rationa
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Grades:
8th
Also included in: All Math Word Walls Bundle | Math Bulletin Board Vocabulary Grades 2-11
Growth Mindset Activities and Resources for the Secondary Classroom
Create and embrace a growth mindset in your secondary classroom with these engaging classroom resources and activities. These growth mindset activities were created especially for middle school and high school students, and they can be used all year long to reinforce a growth mindset in the classroom.Introduce your students to a growth mindset with the growth mindset student survey and reflection activity. From there, have your students complete an assortment of the included growth mindset activ
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Growth Mindset Bundle - Secondary Growth Mindset Activities & Resources
Science is Weird - Bulletin Board Classroom Posters
Show your students how strange, crazy, and weird science can be by decorating your bulletin board with these 40 posters. Each poster gives a surprising or weird fact related to science. You can choose to either set up a larger display with the included banner or use the smaller poster for a weekly interactive bulletin with one fact a week to last you the school year! Students will definitely take notice of these eye-catching posters, and it may even inspire them to do further research! INCLU
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6th - 8th
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Human Body Systems Activity: Biology Digital Escape Room (Science Breakout Game)
This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of the human body systems. Full "Letter" sized cards as well as smaller sized cards are provided.Update: This escape room now includes a fully digital version. Don't worry, you can still choose to complete this escape room entirely through printing.An editable template of the questions is also now available so you can adjust the escape room to meet the needs of your classroom!Important: Please view the Video Preview (f
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6th - 9th
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STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital)
Space Lander STEM ChallengeThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge! In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concepts of shock ab
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Food Chains, Food Webs, Energy Pyramids - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Do your students struggle with scientific literacy? Do you find yourself at a loss for how to promote vocabulary retention? Are waning attention spans becoming a larger and larger problem in your classroom from year to year? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this resource is for you. I believe that teaching literacy is the job of every teacher, not just the heroes in English and Language Arts. And the only way we can help our students improve is by modeling and giving them chanc
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Also included in: Ecosystems - FULL UNIT
Earth Science Interactive Notebook - Complete Bundle
SCIENCE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK FOR EARTH SCIENCEThis product is a compilation of ALL Earth Science Interactive Notebook chapters. This download will save you 20% off the individually listed chapters!Each activity enables students to process the information given by the teacher then allows them to use self-direction to apply their new knowledge. The engaging activities always vary in order for all students to use and benefit from different learning styles. Activities included correlating with the
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Grades:
5th - 10th
First Day of School - I Am Unique Fingerprint Writing Activity
Prepare yourself for back to school with these "all about me" fingerprints! Each student can showcase how unique and wonderful they are!Choose 1 of the 3 fingerprint templates. (loop, whorl, arch). Students write about themselves on the lines of the fingerprint.This is perfect for the first week of school. This can be used in English, Art, Science, or any other subject. Students can share their fingerprints to find out how awesome their peers are.Bonus: includes 8 writing prompts!UPDATE! Ther
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Grades:
4th - 12th
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Importance of learning science
Learning science is particularly important for students as it equips them with the essential knowledge and skills to make sense of the world around them. Science education is not just about memorizing facts. It fosters critical thinking, inquiry, and problem-solving abilities. These skills are not only useful in school but also in everyday life beyond the classroom.
Benefits of learning science
Learning science offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. In fact, it helps students:
- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
Teaching with science resources
One of the best parts about science class is all of the possibilities for hands-on, collaborative learning! Think: labs, experiments, inquiry-based activities, and design challenges. These activities encourage students to explore scientific concepts by observing, asking questions, and conducting investigations. Additionally, with small group centers, students can engage in group experiments, discussions, and projects that require them to collaborate, share ideas, and solve problems together.
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