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7th grade science lessons for SMART Notebook
Wave Interactions - Refraction, Reflection, Diffraction & Interference
A Beginning SMART Notebook Lesson on Wave Interactions with matter including the definitions and differences between reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference. Compares how these differ in mechanical and electromagnetic waves. Includes images, linked video clips, animation and a review science song from YouTube. Must have Smart Notebook software to run.
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5th - 9th
Wind and Water Currents and their effect on Weather Patterns-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. understand that wind is the result of unequal heating of Earth’s surface as air moves from areas of high to low pressure,
2. understand how winds and the Coriolis effect influence global circulation patterns and climate,
3. explore surface and deep water currents,
4. identify some of the major water currents of the world,
5. understand how water currents affect weather.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio
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6th - 8th
Weathering Erosion Deposition Landscapes Smartboard Notebook Lesson
This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 42 slides on the following topics:
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, and Landscapes, Weathering, Physical Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Soil Formation, Erosion of Sediments, Erosion by Water, Velocity of Streams, Erosion by Wind, Erosion by Ice, Deposition, Deposition Factors, Sorting of Sediments, Deposition by Wind, Deposition by Gravity, Deposition by Glaciers, Continental Glaciers, Glacial Features, North American Continental Glaciatio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Minerals Rocks Resources Smartboard Notebook Presentation Lesson Plan
This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 24 slides on the following topics:
Minerals, Rocks and Resources, Minerals, Luster, Streak, Crystal Structure, Hardness, Mohs Scale of Hardness, Cleavage, Density, Rocks, Igneous Rocks, Igneous Rock Formation, Igneous Rock Classification, Sedimentary Rocks, Sedimentary Rock Characteristics, Sedimentary Rock Classification, Metamorphic Rocks, Metamorphic Rock Classification, The Rock Cycle, Natural Resources, Alternative Energy Sources
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Plant Tropism-Interactive Lesson
Students will identify and describe the four main types of plant tropism (geotropism, phototropism, hydrotropism and thigmotropism)
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio, animation, virtual manipulatives and other engaging experiences. Our Lessons are compete with a lesson plan and a companion quiz so you can quickly prepare and evaluate your learners’ progress.
To use these lessons you will need a free viewer from SMART
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6th - 8th
The Water Cycle-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. describe how water cycles between each of Earth’s spheres,
2. recognize that the water cycle is driven by energy from the Sun,
3. understand that phase changes (e.g., the change from a liquid to a gas) occur at different points within the water cycle when heat energy is gained or lost,
4. understand how the water cycle purifies water, and distributes water and essential minerals to Earth’s ecosystems.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage th
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6th - 8th
From Cells to Organ Systems-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. describe the organization of multi-cellular organisms from cells to organ systems,
2. demonstrate an understanding of cell specialization.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio, animation, virtual manipulatives and other engaging experiences. Our Lessons are compete with a lesson plan and a companion quiz so you can quickly prepare and evaluate your learners’ progress.
To use these lessons you will need
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Acids & Bases, Chemistry - Lesson Presentation, Mini-Lab Experiment, Videos
This zip file contains material for a middle school science lesson on acids and bases as part of a basic chemistry unit. These materials were designed for 7th grade science in New York City.
Includes:
SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentation (12 slides) with instructions for a short lab experiment, which can be revisited over multiple days.
Presentations serve as lesson plans that guide the teacher through the entire lesson. Presentations include links to related YouTube videos to increase st
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Earths Crust Earthquakes Smartboard Notebook Presentation Lesson Plan
This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 31 slides on the following topics:
The Earth's Crust, Earthquakes, Measuring Earthquakes, Mercalli vs. Richter Scale, Seismic Waves, An Earthquake's Epicenter, Earthquake Origin Time, The Earth's Layers, Earthquake Shadow Zones, Earthquake P-wave Shadow Zones, The 'Ring of Fire', Seismic Hazards, Volcanic Hazards, Continental Drift, Evidence from the Oceans, Plate Tectonics, Plate Boundaries, What Moves the Plates?, Hot Spots
My presentatio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Becoming a Scientist Unit Plan
This is the first unit that I use in my sixth-grade science class. It covers classroom expectations, lab safety rules and symbols, the metric system, and includes an experiment where student compare and test their unique designs. My students use a lab notebook, so pages are meant to be cut and glued into the notebook. However, the pages can be easily completed on their own without the notebook.
This unit also includes references to the New Generation Science Standards (public draft from June 20
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Infectious Diseases Bacteria Virus Smartboard Notebook Lesson Plan
This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 23 slides on the following topics:
Infectious Diseases, Pathogens, Uncontrollable Risk Factors, Controllable Risk Factors, Routes of Pathogen Transmission, Bacteria, Bacterial Diseases, Staphylococcal Infections, Streptococcal Infections, Pneumonia, Legionnaire's Disease, Tuberculosis (TB), Viruses, The Common Cold, Influenza (flu), Mononucleosis (mono or the kissing disease), Hepatitis, Measles, Other Pathogens, Fungi, Protozoa, Parasitic
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Human Impact on Earth's Ecosystems-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. explore how human activities have altered ecosystems, sometimes causing the extinction of living things,
2. explore how changes to the environment have different impacts on different living things.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio, animation, virtual manipulatives and other engaging experiences. Our Lessons are compete with a lesson plan and a companion quiz so you can quickly prepare and evaluate you
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6th - 8th
Chemical Bonding-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. understand how elements form chemical bonds, and the role of electrons in bonding,
2. understand why atoms are stable and unstable,
3. identify properties of elements in the periodic table,
model the formation of covalent bonds.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio, animation, virtual manipulatives and other engaging experiences. Our Lessons are compete with a lesson plan and a companion quiz so you can q
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6th - 8th
Voltage, Current and Resistance-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. define and compare and contrast voltage, current and resistance,
2. experiment with the relationship between electrical quantities,
3. understand and make calculations using Ohm’s law.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio, animation, virtual manipulatives and other engaging experiences. Our Lessons are compete with a lesson plan and a companion quiz so you can quickly prepare and evaluate your learners’ p
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Kingdoms Domains Smartboard Notebook Presentation Lesson Plan
This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 30 slides on the following topics:
Kingdoms of Life, 6 Kingdoms of Life, 3 Domains of Life, Domain Bacteria, Characteristics of Bacteria, Kinds of Bacteria, Domain Archaea, Characteristics of Archaebacteria, Kinds of Archaebacteria, Methanogens, Extremophiles, Nonextreme Archaebacteria, Domain Eukarya, Characteristics of Eukarya, Kinds of Eukarya, Kingdom and Domain Characteristics, Multicellularity, Colonies, Aggregations, True Multicellula
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Mitosis and Meiosis-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. understand the difference between somatic and germ cells,
2. understand the process of meiosis and fertilization.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio, animation, virtual manipulatives and other engaging experiences. Our Lessons are compete with a lesson plan and a companion quiz so you can quickly prepare and evaluate your learners’ progress.
To use these lessons you will need a free viewer from SMART
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Periodic Table of Elements Lesson
A lesson designed to teach middle schoolers about the Periodic Table of Elements. The lesson introduces students to the organization of the table. What information is found on the table and how it can be used. There are notes, a link to a song, a brainpop, several practice slides, several question review, and an exit slip to assess student mastery.
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5th - 8th
Fossils: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dig
This smart lesson walks students through the scientific process for digging for fossils (aka chocolate chips.) The idea is to relate this lab to the real world experience and demonstrate to students that digging for fossils is not as easy as they might have expected.
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4th - 8th
Endothermic and Ectothermic Animals Minilesson w/ SmartBoard
This is a minilesson addressing 6th grade science standards on endothermic (warm-blooded) and ectothermic (cold-blooded) animals. I used this with students as we were studying the characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates.
Included in this lesson is:
-A 9 page SmartBoard file for students to complete as a class or individually.
-A 4 page worksheet mirroring the SmartBoard lesson for students to work along.
-A 1 page reading passage on the characteristics of endotherms and ectotherms.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Sexual vs Asexual Reproduction-Interactive lesson
Students will understand and compare and contrast sexual and asexual reproduction.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio, animation, virtual manipulatives and other engaging experiences. Our Lessons are compete with a lesson plan and a companion quiz so you can quickly prepare and evaluate your learners’ progress.
To use these lessons you will need a free viewer from SMART Technologies™ called SMART Notebook interactive
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Grades:
6th - 7th
Environment Ecology Smartboard Notebook Presentation Lesson Plan
This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 31 slides and covers the following topics:
Ecology, Environmental Organization, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere, Ecosystem Components, Abiotic Factors, Biotic Factors, Producers, Consumers, Decomposers, Ecosystem Characteristics, Habitat, Niche, Biome, Terrestrial (Land) Biomes, Tundra (Polar), Taiga (Coniferous Forest), Temperate Deciduous Forest, Grassland (Savanna), Desert, Water (aquatic) Biomes, Marine (saltwater), Freshwa
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Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education
Climate-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. differentiate between weather and climate,
2. identify the five major types of climate in the world,
3. understand how elevation, latitude, ocean currents, wind and topography help to determine a region’s climate.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Forces and Motion-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. recognize that a change in speed and direction is caused by a force,
2. understand that a force is a push or a pull motion,
3. recognize that the greater the force, the greater the change,
4. recognize that the more massive an object is, the smaller the change,
5. recognize that some things move too slowly or too quickly to observe.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio, animation, virtual manipulatives an
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Gravity Smartboard Lesson
This Smartboard presentation can be used to teach gravity to students in grades 4-8. The lesson includes the following:
1) A KWL chart about gravity
2) An explanation about the difference between mass and weight
3) A 10 question quiz
4) A mass and weight comparison activity
5) Notes on the difference between mass and weight
6) Pictures of instruments that measure mass and weight
7) How to calculate surface gravity on other planets
8) An activity requiring students to put the surface gravity of
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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