Foldables are a great tool for middle school science student. They encourage active learning and enhance note-taking skills.
10 very structured STEM projects for middle school with directions, check-ins and rubrics to make your life easier!
Here is everything you need to do the Kool-Aid Solubility Lab with your Physical Science class. This is a fun and engaging science activity.
While studying microbiology might not be on the top of your middle school or high school kid's to-do list, you can entice them into the topic by talking about
I have a confession to make. During my years in the science classroom, I was never able to sustain a long-term warm-up or bell-ringer routine with my
How to overcome math phobia in your science class by making lessons fun and logical so the students understand that math is just a tool.
If you've never tried an escape activity in your middle school classroom, here is a full length escape activity you can try for free! Review and reinforce weather vocabulary with this free escape activity.
From now until tonight at 9 p.m. central time, my newest product, "Modeling Chemical Equations" will be free in my Teachers Pay Teachers Store, saving you $4.50. In this interactive lesson, students will use manipulatives (Snap Cubes, Legos, colored paper cut into squares, small candies, etc..) to demonstrate what happens during a chemical reaction, by building the parts of a chemical equation. This lesson reinforces the concepts of reactants, products, yields, atoms, compounds, molecules, subscripts, coefficients, and the law of conservation of mass. It comes in both a PowerPoint and PDF document so that you can print the blank mats for students to build upon and project the activity mats (and answers) up on the screen for the entire class. I hope you enjoy! Please leave me some positive feedback and enjoy the freebie! Click on any of the pictures below to be taken directly to the FREEBIE! And hurry....because at 9 p.m. Central Time, this Flash Freebie turns into a pumpkin!
The Restaurant Entrepreneurship Project is still my all-time most favorite project that I have ever used in my classes. In this project, high school or middle school Family and Consumer Sciences students will explore the requirements for childhood nutrition by designing their own family-oriented, ki...
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When I was in middle school, I had an amazing 8th grade science teacher who made the class so engaging and fun. Although I can remember in detail many of the activities we did, one thing really stuck
Before I started teaching high school, I taught middle school science for 14 years and my absolute favorite topic to teach students is genetics. The “a-ha” moments when they learn about Punnett Squares, the ability to connect to their own lives, and the amount of creativity that I can add to my classroom add to […]
In this blog post I'm sharing a great list of free websites where you can find seed ideas for science phenomena to teach to the NGSS!
Taxonomic Classification of Living Things can be used as a quiz, test, or WS. Students will answer questions about domains and kingdoms, identify pictured cells as prokaryotic or eurkaryotic, and more. Ideal for middle school.
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CER is an awesome format to teach science students, but CER examples are lacking. CER stands for Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning. It is a great format for writing explanations is it serves to tie together findings, data, and scientific principles. I am beginning to use CER with my classes and I love it. Unfortunately, while…Read More →
You want your students to demonstrate mastery of a concept of skill. However, it’s not so important how they demonstrate it. That’s a perfect opportunity to differentiate and give students some choice. One opportunity for student choice is a choice board. In a choice board, students are given a range of options to demonstrate theirContinue reading "Creating a Choice Board"
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When we ask students to review each other’s work and give feedback, we often hear…“Why did you do that?” or“It’s just wrong.” or“It’s good” (even when it’s not). Teaching students to give effective feedback is hard and takes a lot of student practice. And then more practice. If you are using project based learning in ... Read more
This Health EDventure poster illustrates the different components of the inside of the mouth. This is an inside view of the mouth with a description of each component and their functions.17 in. x 11 in. poster...
I was lucky to be part of a cooperative effort spearheaded by Brain Waves Instruction, Literary Sherri, and Getting Nerdy with Mel and Gerdy. Each page gives a chance to 'meet' a secondary seller, and a printable, ready to teach freebie. My page includes 4 immediately usable exit tickets. These are part of a larger e-book with TONS of resources, across subject areas (see below for details). They have compiled 3 FREE Meet and Teach e-books profiling SECONDARY teacher-authors and sharing print-and-teach resources from 25 TpT stores in each e-book. The e-books center around ELA, Math & Science, and Humanities (Social Studies, Art, Foreign Language, and more ELA). In them you'll find a 'meet' page completed by each seller that includes responses to 5 prompts. You'll get to learn a bit about each seller like their favorite book or things that make them happy. Then, each seller provided you with a 1-page resource that you can use in your classroom. These e-books are filled with awesome teachers, little insights into each sellers' life, and resources that are easy to implement in your classroom. They're pretty amazing. Of course, you don't have to take my word for it, you can find them here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Meet-and-Teach-eBook-ELA-Grades-6-12-Free-1468027 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Meet-and-Teach-eBook-Math-Science-Grades-6-12-Free-1466695 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Meet-and-Teach-eBook-Humanities-Grades-6-12-Free-1466589 Download each free e-book and you'll get a chance to meet and teach resources from these teacher-authors: An InLinkz Link-up >
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 chances to practice. Read out loud together, annotate, and spark classroom discussion today! I created this line of guided reading resources to help teachers, parents, and students by providing a detailed yet easy to read (avg. reading level: grades 6-8) reference on a variety of topics. The questions that accompany the text are designed to be rigorous and require students to predict, reflect, connect, and think critically about the information being presented. Let's get our students reading, writing, and integrating vocabulary with this resource that is compatible with multiple styles of teaching. Your purchase includes both PDF and digital copies that are perfect for pre-reading, homework and review, or even sending to absent students. Topics covered in this resource include: Mass Volume Weight Density Who is this resource for? This resource can be used by classroom teachers, tutors, and parents of students in grades 6-9. It comprehensively covers the mentioned topics, and includes several comprehension and extension questions that will lock in learning. How Can I Use this Resource? Emergency Sub Plans An independent work station in a set of stations Flipped Classroom pre-reading Whole or small group opportunity to model and teach Close Reading strategies and annotation Differentiation – Assign this reading as reteaching for students who have yet to show mastery. Homework Creation of Independent Work Packet for students who are not able to be present for direct instruction. Extension activity for early finishers or for students who show a special interest in the topic Use as a square on a Choice Board Interactive Notebooks: Print 2 pages in one and cut apart. Glue mini pages into notebooks with room for annotations on the side Interactive Notebooks: Print entire PDF as a mini booklet and add to notebooks using these simple instructions. What's Included? Purchase includes a printable PDF file in color with answer key. On page 2 of this resource you will find a link to a student friendly Google Slide version of this file. You will be able to copy this file and use it with Google Classroom or any other paperless initiative. Please take a look at the preview file to see more of this resource. This is an Easel Resource Too We know you're busy, so this resource has already been prepped for use in Easel by TPT. That means that in the Easel Activity, all non-student pages have been removed and answer boxes have been added where they're needed. You can assign this resource to your students as a fillable PDF just seconds after purchasing, with no extra steps on your end. NEW! Audio Recording! In an effort to further support scientific literacy, this resource has been updated with a link to a read aloud version of the text. This feature is not only great for differentiation, but also provides an abundance of benefits for students. Students who are read to have better listening comprehension, longer attention spans, larger vocabulary, and improved reading fluency. After downloading this resource, share the included audio link with students, their families, or play it aloud in class! What's Next? If you enjoy this resource, consider checking out some of my other guided readings! Or submit a request for a topic you'd like to see in a future product. More questions? Email me at [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More on Density: Virtual Lab (Best Seller) Sink or Float Density Lab ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To stay updated on sales and new products, please follow my store: My TpT Store Connect and chat with me! My Blog Newsletter My Facebook Page On Pinterest Instagram
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Life has been crazy busy lately as always, but I am so proud of myself today! I left school at 4 PM, stopped at the grocery store for a few items on my way home from school with my oldest, and then came home and made a delish dinner of spaghetti and meatballs, italian garlic flat beans, salad, and french bread. I also helped my middle with his homework. In other words I was able to do my most important job, and that's being a mom! I brought nothing home from school with me so I can take a mental break from all the Common Core research I do (well I will probably spend some time on Pinterest tonight). I had PT conferences last Thursday and they went really really well. I do love my students this year. I have one class that makes me smile every single day (even on the crazy days), because so many of them come in every single day excited and happy and looking forward to my math class and they say hi to me and ask how my day is going. It's crazy, but true and I just love them for that. As busy, and challenging at times, as it's been it has been a good year. I found an amazing resource for some middle school math foldables here. We used two of the foldables in class a few weeks ago and I have to say the kids loved them and they were a great study resource for the quiz we had covering ratios and rates as well as stem-and-leaf plots (with measures of central tendency). Measures of Central Tendency Foldable The back of the foldable with a Stem-and-Leaf Plot added to match what we were doing Inside, following my color scheme LOL! Ratio/Rate/Proportion Foldable I have been really stressing lately about a major shift our instructional delivery method for math at the middle school next year. This afternoon I met with my principal and the director of instruction, two ladies that I admire and greatly respect, and I have to say I am feeling much better about everything. I am really excited for the innovative approach we are going to be taking next year. It will be tons of work, but so exciting and I feel much calmer about the process after spending some time this afternoon chatting with both ladies. I have been finding some amazing CCSS resources for middle school math (with links to take you to other levels), so be sure to check out my Pinterest boards via the link above. Hope you are having a great Monday. It feels good to be wearing my mommy hat for the evening!
Jen has just finished her Physics block and now we have moved on to Chemistry, this is what she has been busy with over the last week. This was an amazing experiment. We filled a round glass bottle with water, stuck a cork onto the bottle and inverted it into a large and sturdy glass. We …
FREE Cellular Respiration Worksheet, Guided Notes, Bell Work, Power Point, Exit Quiz, Online Activities, Lesson Plans and much much more! Aerobic Respiration and Anaerobic Respirations.
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Your kids will love reading about popular soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo with our fun reading comprehension! This is a basic text that goes through who he is, how he has become such a huge soccer star, and key points in his career. Once they've read the passage they will complete the differentiated comprehension questions. This no-prep close reading activity is perfect for both remote learning and classroom work. Included: - 1 page reading passage - 2 x differentiated comprehension questions (1 page each) - Answer key Check out our Messi reading comprehension! Check out our Neymar reading comprehension! ------------------------ Please don’t forget to rate this product and provide feedback to earn credits that you can use toward future purchases on TpT. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
This March, in honor of Women's History Month, LiveScience is taking a look at the accomplishments of some of the most inspirational women in science.
I like to use this student information sheet at the beginning of the school year as part of my back to school activities. It is a great way to get to know my students a little better! You can also view a full preview of this handout :) ****************************************************************************************************************************************** If you like this product, you may also be interested in these additional Classroom Management Resources! CLICK HERE: Classroom Management Resources BUNDLE AND SAVE: Over 30% discount! SEVEN of my most popular Classroom Management Resources! CLICK HERE: Classroom Management Resources Bundle ****************************************************************************************************************************************** Thanks for visiting, Lori Maldonado
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Ce document couvre l'unité sur les propriétés des liquides et des solides en sciences, niveau 2e année (ONTARIO). Les contenus d'apprentissage couverts : Identifier des substances dans l'environnement en tant que solides et en tant que liquides. Décrire les propriétés des liquides. Décrire les propriétés de l'eau à l'état liquide et déterminer les conditions qui provoquent le passage d'un état à un autre. Reconnaître les symboles internationaux. Explorer les propriétés de différents liquides et des solides. Faire des expériences avec des solides et des liquides, en faisant dissoudre un solide dans un liquide Dans le fichier, il y a : - Mur de mots (24 fiches/mots) - Affiches expliquant certains concepts (7 affiches) - Cahier de l'élève incluant: - Fiches imprimables (9 activités) - 6 expériences - 1 fiche expliquant les symboles internationaux --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N'oubliez pas de donner votre feedback et accumuler des crédits pour vos prochains achats sur TpT. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Je vous recommande de suivre notre boutique TpT afin d’être informé à propos des nouveaux produits, des produits GRATUITS ainsi que des SOLDES!
