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7th grade critical thinking physics homeschool curricula
Chemical Bonding and Reactions Unit
Save time and valuable energy with this HUGE bundle of CHEMICAL BONDING AND REACTIONS resources. This bundle is the 7th unit in my PHYSICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM and is designed to be followed by my Atomic Structure Unit, but is the perfect supplement to any Physical Science curriculum. This resource is just what you need to teach an engaging and student-focused NGSS Aligned Physical Science unit to your high school or middle school students. This no-prep resource is complete with everything that
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-PS1-8
, HS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
, HS-PS1-7
, MS-PS1-5
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Also included in: PHYSICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM - Print and Digital
Thermal Energy (Heat and Temperature) Lesson Plan Bundle
Bundle and SAVE with my COMPLETE HEAT AND TEMPERATURE BUNDLE! This bundle is sure to meet your needs as it includes everything you will need to teach an 8-10 day Heat/Thermal Energy Unit/Lesson.Need a digital option? No problem! This resource includes access to a folder of digital resources, making it perfect for flipped classrooms, distance learning and online courses.Included:★Editable Curriculum Map and Daily Lesson Plans★4 Fully Editable & All-Inclusive PowerPoint/Google Slides Presentat
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-PS3-4
, MS-PS3-3
Math Project-Create Own Dream Home-Blueprints and Floor Plan (perimeter & area)
Create blueprints and/or floor plans for your own dream home!!
Your little architects will love dreaming big with this project. Using their imaginations and graph paper, they will create their own blueprints.They will be learning area, measurement and perfecting those problem solving and critical thinking skills. The bonus is they won't even know it because they will be having fun.
This project is very "real life" oriented.
For the younger grades this would be better for the GT students. Or
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 9th
You Be the Judge - analyzing Supreme Court cases on the Bill of Rights
It’s one thing to simply memorize the Bill of Rights; it’s quite another to actually understand how they apply in everyday life. Teaching the former gives students words but no understanding for what they mean; teaching the latter gives students practice in critical thinking as well as a deep appreciation for their basic rights as American citizens. It is, in effect, the ultimate lesson in civics.
This activity is designed to teach students the meaning and application of the Bill of Rights by h
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Grades:
7th - 11th
Graphing Motion MS-PS2-2: PhET Simulation: Moving Man Activity
Moving Man is a great way for your students to understand graphing motion and have fun while doing it! I’ve done this lab for years and my students are always engaged and have a much greater grasp of how motion looks on a graph. PhET simulations are my go-to when it comes to online simulations. You will need a computer and the correct software (system requirements: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/help-center/running-sims).You get the key and 4 pages of simulations and questions that involve the stu
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
Middle School 3D Art Paper Mache Bird Sculptures - Painted Recycled Art Lesson!
Painted Recycled Art for Middle School Art or a 3-D High School Art Unit! Easy Papier Mache Bird Sculptures! ⭐Papier Mache is a fun art project that can be made almost for free! An engaging 3-D Spring or Summer-themed Lesson or timely Mother's Day gift item! Cardinals and Winter Birds could be created as well!Cross-curricular science lesson! Bird Anatomy!Student-tested with 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Students will have a great time making this easy-to-teach bird sculpture while learning about
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Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Paper Mache Sculpture Lesson BUNDLE! Middle School 3-D Art Project Ideas
Math Brain Teasers and Logic Puzzle Games Worksheets in Print or Digital
Here's how to keep your gifted and talented sports fanatic engaged with logic puzzles and math brainteasers. These 10 challenging sports puzzles provide great math brain teasers with fun for kids! Quick and easy setup provides no prep ease for teachers, too. Click here to save 30% off the price of individual resources with the Middle School Math bundle.Students will love solving these printable or digital worksheets and will ask for more. These worksheets will engage students with whole or small
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers in Print or Digital Worksheets
Apologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry & Physics Study Guide
I have created note taking sheets for each Lesson (chapter) of Apologia's Exploring Creation with Chemistry & Physics.This download is for:Lessons 1-14 Study GuideStudy Guide Answer KeyNotes are primarily fill-in the blank and short answer. Space is included in every lesson for recording your Try This! findings and Project planning and results.I have also included a review exercise and the lesson quiz for each chapter.I hope these help your family or class as much as they have helped ours!
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Grades:
4th - 7th
High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Drawing Conclusions
Engage and challenge your kids with nonfiction reading passages to teach English or social studies students how to make inferences about real events! These eight drawing conclusions reading passages with questions concern people, events, or procedures related to American history and will give your kids the critical thinking practice they need to make inferences or form conclusions from reading. Higher-level short pieces help students think outside the box, and your kids will love them! Click her
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in: High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
Companion Notebook for Apologia Chemistry & Physics - Complete set
I created this notebook for my own children as well as for a Middle School co-op class. While Apologia has great notebooks, they weren't in a format that worked well for me. With this workbook, students should either fill in the blanks as they read the lesson, or they should fill in the blanks after completing the assigned pages to read.The sample file is the complete Lesson 1, including test, answer key, the experiments/labs typed up for ease of use for the instructor, as well as one of my sc
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Grades:
5th - 8th
The Fallacy Detective Bundle
The "Study Guide" resource uses the book's questions with supplemental discussion/questions. It covers all chapters(1-38) thoroughly.The "Writing and Thinking" resource has brief questions on chapters 4-37.This one though only needs the student to read the chapters. The book's questions are not used nor referred to, so it can stand alone.They both have different questions. I use one for homework and one for class time.They both supplement the text and stimulates discussion and comprehension.This
Grades:
6th - 12th
Did Pocahontas Save John Smith? An Investigation and Essay Activity
It’s a story familiar to every American child: John Smith, captured by Powhatan Indians, was about to have his head smashed in when suddenly the Chief’s daughter, Pocahontas, laid her head on his and begged her father not to kill Smith, thereby saving his life. But is it true?
The answer to that is simple: nobody really knows. In this activity, students will examine both sides of the question, analyze the arguments made for and against the veracity of Smith's story, and decide for themselves wh
Grades:
7th - 11th
Mesoamerica: the Olmec Civilization PowerPoint Presentation
4,000 years ago the Olmec civilization rose to prominence in Central America. They became the mother civilization for all of Mesoamerica. Their religion was adopted and modified by all the other cultures, as were their agriculture practices and architectural structures. As sudden as their appearance, the Olmec disappeared leaving behind many questions about their civilization.Featuring: -academic vocabulary and concepts-reflection-discussion-academic writing-questions with answersIntroduce yo
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Ancient History Growing Mega Bundle
MAKING LISTS Activity| Fun Fridays| Morning Meetings| Transitions| Quick Writes
THESE SLIDES ARE A MUST FOR ANY TEACHER WHO WANTS A FUN AND QUICK ACTIVITY AT THEIR FINGERTIPS! PLEASE CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW!❤️ COMMENTS:My kids have LOVED these! The list ideas have been great for me to teach the kids about how they could take a simple list and use an idea from it to write in so many different formats! Great job!My class loves this, and I love all the ideas! They ask to make lists now every day.We had so much fun sharing our lists. Thank you.Great attention-grabbing bellringer!
Grades:
4th - 7th
Newton's Laws of Motion Unit Activity and Worksheets Newtons First Law Activity
A physical science packet for a unit on Newtons Laws of Motion. This packet contains a PowerPoint presentation, activities, worksheets, and more to teach a full unit on Newton’s Laws of Motion. Includes 1st, 2nd and Newton's third law. Perfect for middle school and ninth grade physical science teachers, and secondary teachers could use the resource as a supplement to their curriculum.Resource aligns to NGSS MS-PS3-1, MS-PS2-2This resource contains• 80+ slide PowerPoint presentation• Newton’s La
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Grades:
6th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
, MS-PS3-1
, MS-PS2-1
Also included in: Physical Science Curriculum Middle School Science Bundle NGSS
Bundle de Forces et de Mouvement - BC Curriculum
Conçu spécifiquement pour les éducateurs abordant le monde passionnant des forces et du mouvement dans le nouveau programme d'études de la Colombie-Britannique pour la 6e année, mais pouvant également être utilisé pour les cours de sciences au collège dans n'importe quelle école du monde entier. Ce bundle complet est votre ressource ultime pour offrir une expérience d'apprentissage engageante et transformative à vos élèves. Plongez dans le domaine captivant de la physique en guidant vos élèves à
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Atomic & Nuclear Physics: Exploring the Building Blocks of Matter -
'Atomic & Nuclear Physics: Exploring the Building Blocks of Matter' provides information about atomic and nuclear physics. It begins by explaining how atoms are essential for life, as we inhale oxygen atoms and release carbon dioxide atoms through the process of respiration. The structure of an atom is described, with a nucleus composed of protons and neutrons, and electrons orbiting around the nucleus. The concept of energy levels and excited states of electrons is introduced, where electro
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Macbeth - The Mock Trial drama curriculum
Have you ever thought about putting one of the characters in a Shakespeare play on trial? With this drama curriculum students can read a 30-minute play of Macbeth (included) to get familiar with the storyline and characters, act it out, then choose a prosecution and defense team and go through the lessons to create their case and put Macbeth on trial for the murder of King Duncan.We've done formal mock trials with middle school students, so I know what the kids are capable of doing. I've found l
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Electricity and Magnetism Unit NGSS MS-PS2-3 and MS-PS2-5
A full unit on Electricity and Magnetism. This packet contains a Powerpoint presentation, activities, small project, task cards, assessment, and more. Perfect for middle school science teachers, but other grade-level teachers could use the resource as well. The packet contains all of the resources listed below.Upgraded June 2023 - added several more slides to PowerPointThis resource contains• 115-slide PowerPoint presentation• Over 15 teaching demonstrations for electricity and magnets• Simple C
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Physical Science Curriculum Middle School Science Bundle NGSS
Jack and the Beanstalk - The Mock Trial drama curriculum
Why just perform a play when you can take it a step further by creating a mock trial with this drama curriculum? A mock trial is a great way for students to dig deeper with the characters in a fairy tale play and its conflict. The Case: After losing her husband and being left with nothing, the Giant’s wife is suing Jack for the loss of her property. Can you put together a case and gather witnesses that can save Jack, or will you represent the plaintiff and help the Giant's wife win the case?We'v
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Newton's Laws of Motion PowerPoint Middle School Physics Newton's First Law
A PowerPoint presentation on Newton's Laws of Motion. This physical science resource covers all three laws of motion, Newton's first law of motion. The 80+ slide presentation uses engaging images, gifs, instructional videos, and gives students a real sense of the laws of motion. Optimum for middle school physics, but other grade-level teachers could use the resource as well. Covers the topics listed below. This resource was updated Mar 2022 (from 54 to 80+ slides)Newton's First Law of MotionIner
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-1
Also included in: Middle School Physics PowerPoint Bundle
Think You Know Your Rights? A Bill of Rights critical thinking worksheet
It’s one thing to simply memorize the Bill of Rights; it’s quite another to actually understand how these Amendments apply in everyday life. Teaching the former gives students words but no understanding for what they mean; teaching the latter gives students practice in critical thinking as well as a deep appreciation for their basic rights as American citizens. It is, in effect, the ultimate lesson in civics.This worksheet is designed to teach students the meaning and application of the Bill of
Grades:
7th - 11th
Design Your Own Home - Architecture Unit
Students learn the basic stages of designing a house, from planning to final design, in this two week unit. Critical thinking plays a large role in this activity. The unit has a strong emphasis on the preliminary planning stages of designing a home: spaces that are necessary vs. those that are amenities; defining public vs. private spaces; room locations and relationships; and working within a square footage budget. Just as an architect does, students will develop a preliminary floor plan, refin
Grades:
6th - 12th
Light and Optics Bundle - BC Curriculum
Introducing the Ultimate Light and Optics Experience! Embark on an educational journey with our meticulously curated bundle of 9 dynamic slideshows! Our slideshows are thoughtfully designed to cater to every learning style, ensuring an engaging and comprehensive learning. Key features: 9 engaging slideshows Comprehensive coverage Captivating visuals Concise notes Interactive online activities with QR codes Differentiated to meet the needs of different styles Exercises and formula applications
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Grades:
7th - 9th
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