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7th grade basic principles lessons for Easel Activities
Potential and Kinetic Energy STEM Activity
Are you looking for a memorable, easy to implement, hands-on project to teach POTENTIAL and KINETIC ENERGY. This lesson works well with STEM and NGSS standards, and quickly engages students. Students will remember the concepts, explore using readily available household materials, and then synthesize their knowledge with follow up questions where students explore those concepts at a higher level. See the concept in action here!This includes:Lesson plan and accompanying lab handouts: students c
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7th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-PS2-2
Accuracy vs. Precision Lesson Plan
This COMPLETE lesson plan will support your Next Generation Science classroom by teaching students to distinguish between precision and accuracy AND by helping them to recognize WHY being accurate and precise is so important in Science!In this lesson, you'll get a digital interactive notebook page using Google Slides (with matching printable pages!) The materials have an embedded video to help teach the concept, and an interactive options for students to demonstrate their understanding. A 25 sl
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Electricity Unit in French (Unité L'Électricité)
******this unit is in FRENCH (also available in ENGLISH)********Grade 6 Electricity Unit (based on Ontario's Curriculum). This could be used for other grades or provinces or states but has a CANADIAN focus. GOOGLE SLIDES included are the student version to share on your classroom.The pdf included has the 91 pages of student and teacher pages (answer keys etc.)The following pages are in this unit: (numbered pages are the students pages)Some of the ideas in this unit:Grandes Idées de cette Unité-
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Hypothesis Writing Worksheet
Have your students learn how to write hypotheses in the If...Then... format using the independent and dependent variable. This worksheet walks students through the process of writing a hypothesis with examples and scaffolded exercises. An answer key is also included.Note that while this is a digital activity that you can assign to students via Google Classroom is not a Google Docs file. You will have access to a PDF download.
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7th - 9th
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Fast Facts for Science - Competition in Ecosystems
This file contains bulleted notes for teachers and students. Topics covered include animal defenses, types of symbiosis, and interdependence. A student notes template (anchor chart) is included. The template has multiple formats for any size of science notebook. Assessment Options: A paper and pencil assignment is included, as well as a link to a Google Forms assignment that buyers can copy.I use this to summarize instruction in a way that students can hold on to. Often my fifth graders can't us
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Grades:
4th - 8th
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Also included in: Fast Facts for Science - Complete Bundle
Water Displacement to Measure Volume Lab
In this lab, students will learn that 1 ml = 1 cm^3 and how to use water displacement techniques to determine the cubic volume of an object.You will need beakers or graduated cylinders, and 3 different objects that can fit in your container of choice.
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6th - 8th
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Writing Questions and Hypotheses as Part of the Scientific Method
Teach your students how to write questions, hypothesize, and record information from experiments following the Scientific Method. This lesson provides a scaffolded approach to developing scientific questions and formatting hypotheses. Students read several scenarios that could lead to scientific experiments. They use the situations to identify the controls and variables, and then create questions and hypotheses based on their determinations. Use these will the whole class or as a re-teaching
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5th - 8th
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Is it Alive? Lab - an activity on the characteristics of living things
In this lab activity, students will investigate mystery objects to determine if they are living things. Students will observe the two mystery objects while they are dry, in water and in vinegar. The file includes teacher directions, student worksheet and answer key.
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: What is Life? / Is it Alive? Notes and Lab Bundle
"Are Ya Ready?" Incredibly Fun Buoyancy Lab! - {Editable}
This lab is so much fun! If your students are learning about buoyancy (which can be perfectly tied into your density unit), this lab is the absolute best way to go! Students build three small boats (out of just one incredibly common material you have already), find the mass and volume of the boats, and then see how much mass can be added before the boat sinks! The instructions and feedback questions for this lab are very easy for students to understand, so your job is to just enjoy watching yo
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4th - 8th
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Qualitative and Quantitative Observations and Inferences for Middle School
This Qualitative and Quantitative Observations and Inferences Activity comes with two pages of notes and practice, and two options for One Pagers for students to demonstrate mastery of the concepts. On the first page, students will fill in the definitions of qualitative and quantitative observations as well as practice differentiating between the two. On the second page, students will fill in the definition of an inference and practice making inferences from observations. The One Pager activit
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6th - 8th
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Fast Facts for Science - Animal Taxonomy
This file contains bulleted notes for teachers and students. Topics covered include levels of classification, kingdoms of organisms, and major animal phyla. A student notes template (anchor chart) is included. The template has multiple formats for any size of science notebook. Assessment Options: A paper and pencil assignment is included, as well as a link to a Google Forms assignment that buyers can copy.I use this to summarize instruction in a way that students can hold on to. Often my fifth g
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Fast Facts for Science - Invertebrates Bundle
Simple Machines: Pulley Systems - Minds On • I Wonder • Gallery Walk Posters
Intended as an introductory unit activity, a Minds-On • I Wonder • Gallery Walk engages students with pulley systems, by providing real world images that access prior knowledge.Engage students in a Think-Pair-Share Gallery Walk to access prior knowledge about pulley systems. Promote, higher order thinking, interaction, discussion, and collaborative learning through inquiry-based question prompts.This introductory activity allows students to start thinking about various pulley system purposes and
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Simple Machines - Minds On • I Wonder • Gallery Walk Poster Bundle
Fast Facts for Science - Aquatic Ecosystems
This file contains bulleted notes for teachers and students. Topics covered include marine ecosystems, major oceans, and freshwater ecosystems. A student notes template (anchor chart) is included. The template has multiple formats for any size of science notebook. I use this to summarize instruction in a way that students can hold on to. Often my fifth graders can't use their notes for class work or activities because they can't make sense of what they wrote. Help your students get clear science
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Fast Facts for Science - Complete Bundle
Fast Facts for Science - Birds
This file contains bulleted notes for teachers and students. Topics covered include groups of birds, their characteristics, and structures for flight. A student notes template (anchor chart) is included. The template has multiple formats for any size of science notebook. I use this to summarize instruction in a way that students can hold on to. Often my fifth graders can't use their notes for class work or activities because they can't make sense of what they wrote. Help your students get clear
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Fast Facts for Science - Vertebrates Bundle
Rock Cycle Exploration Lab - {Editable}
This lab is a very simple and fun way to teach students about the rock cycle. Students are able to see how crayon shavings (you can have students obtain these with a plastic knife or you can use a crayon sharpener) can be pressed, heated and liquified to become the various stages (sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous) of the rock cycle. My students always enjoy making new types of wax and seeing the "rocks" that they make! Have fun!
Materials needed: crayons (at least one per student), VERY hot w
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Fast Facts for Science - Reptiles
This file contains bulleted notes for teachers and students. Topics covered include groups of reptiles, their characteristics, and common comparisons. A student notes template (anchor chart) is included. The template has multiple formats for any size of science notebook. I use this to summarize instruction in a way that students can hold on to. Often my fifth graders can't use their notes for class work or activities because they can't make sense of what they wrote. Help your students get clear
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: Fast Facts for Science - Vertebrates Bundle
Fast Facts for Science - Animal Behaviors
This file contains bulleted notes for teachers and students. Topics covered include instincts, cyclical behaviors, and learned behaviors. A student notes template (anchor chart) is included. The template has multiple formats for any size of science notebook. I use this to summarize instruction in a way that students can hold on to. Often my fifth graders can't use their notes for class work or activities because they can't make sense of what they wrote. Help your students get clear science infor
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: Fast Facts for Science - Complete Bundle
Fast Facts for Science - Arthropods
This file contains bulleted notes for teachers and students. Topics covered include kinds of Arthropods, appendages, and Arthropod characteristics. A student notes template (anchor chart) is included. The template has multiple formats for any size of science notebook. Assessment Options: A paper and pencil assignment is included, as well as a link to a Google Forms assignment that buyers can copy.I use this to summarize instruction in a way that students can hold on to. Often my fifth graders ca
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: Fast Facts for Science - Invertebrates Bundle
Fast Facts for Science - Segmented Worms
This file contains bulleted notes for teachers and students. Topics covered include kinds of Annelids, organ systems, and parasites. A student notes template (anchor chart) is included. The template has multiple formats for any size of science notebook. Assessment Options: A paper and pencil assignment is included, as well as a link to a Google Forms assignment that buyers can copy.I use this to summarize instruction in a way that students can hold on to. Often my fifth graders can't use their n
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: Fast Facts for Science - Invertebrates Bundle
Fast Facts for Science - Amphibians
This file contains bulleted notes on amphibians (Class Amphibia), their characteristics, and structures, along with an anchor chart for student notebooks.Some of the Key Terms Included:✔ Terrestrial✔ Aquatic✔ Arboreal✔ Ectothermic✔ Spawn✔ Herpetology✔ EstivationHow to Use This Product:✔ Conduct a Mini-Lesson.✔ Support a science unit.✔ Build an assessment.✔ Develop a slideshow.✔ Teach about Sponges!Benefits✔ Students get a grasp on the simplest animals.✔ A format that's adjustable for all kinds o
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: Fast Facts for Science - Vertebrates Bundle
Fast Facts for Science - Echinoderms
This file contains bulleted notes for teachers and students. Topics covered include tube feet, feeding behaviors, and methods of defense. A student notes template (anchor chart) is included. The template has multiple formats for any size of science notebook. Assessment Options: A paper and pencil assignment is included, as well as a link to a Google Forms assignment that buyers can copy.I use this to summarize instruction in a way that students can hold on to. Often my fifth graders can't use th
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Grades:
4th - 8th
CCSS:
Also included in: Fast Facts for Science - Invertebrates Bundle
Fast Facts for Science - Sea Sponges
This file contains bulleted notes for teachers and students. Topics covered include sea sponges (Phylum Porifera), their characteristics, and structures. A student notes template (anchor chart) is included. The template has multiple formats for any size of science notebook.Assessment Options: A paper and pencil assignment is included, as well as a link to a Google Forms assignment that buyers can copy.I use this to summarize instruction in a way that students can hold on to. Often my fifth grade
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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Also included in: Fast Facts for Science - Invertebrates Bundle
Fast Facts for Science - Scientific Measurement
This file contains bulleted notes for teachers and students. Topics covered include standard and Metric systems, tools for measuring, and common equivalents. A student notes template (anchor chart) is included. The template has multiple formats for any size of science notebook. Assessment Options: A paper and pencil assignment is included, as well as a link to a Google Forms assignment that buyers can copy.I use this to summarize instruction in a way that students can hold on to. Often my fifth
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: Fast Facts for Science - Complete Bundle
How to Read Liquid Measurements
The first page of this worksheet explains how to read liquid measurements in a graduated cylinder at the meniscus.The second page of this worksheet gives students practice reading liquid measurements using a variety of numeric scales.The third page of this worksheet is the answer key.
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6th - 8th
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