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Are you looking for a hands-on, inquiry-based lab for your middle school students that covers watersheds and human impact on water supply? Then this might be it. In this lab, students will crumple a piece of paper, use markers to draw landmarks and landforms, and spray water to simulate rain. Students will observe how water travels from areas of higher elevation to lower elevation due to gravity. Additionally, students will learn how humans impact the environment by leaving pollution on Earth's

Are you looking for a hands-on approach to review relative dating of rocks, stratigraphy, and the law of superposition with your middle school students? Then this might be it. Students will be asked to sort 15 cards by matching terms with the definitions and images. The vocabulary terms include: intrusion, fault, index fossil, folding, and erosion evidence.  An answer key and an optional template for use while sorting the cards are included. Also comes with teaching tips that explain 3 way

Are you looking for an interactive and easy way to teach your middle school students about graphs and charts? Then this might be it. This resource helps students by providing descriptions and examples of a pie chart, line graph, scatter plot, and bar graph. Students will then be challenged to create their own example of each chart or graph. Some examples will require students to collect their own data. No prep and an answer key is included. This resource also comes with 2 versions - version

Are you looking for a hands-on, inquiry-based lab for your middle school students that demonstrates natural selection? This lab will do just that as it guides students to act as birds and prey on skittles. This will show how the adaptation of camouflage helps a species survive. They will then collect data to see how the organisms with the fittest traits survive. The simulation activity includes warm up questions, step by step instructions, a data table, line graph, and reflection questions. S

Are you looking for a simple and effective worksheet for your middle school students to demonstrate real life application of reference point and relative motion? Then this might be it. Students are first asked to read this informational text. Afterwards, students are asked to identify problem solving strategies that can be used to alleviate motion sickness. PDF & Google Doc link are provided. No prep required and an answer key is included. Your students will:Apply knowledgeUse informationa

Are you looking for an engaging and inquiry-based activity to go along with your teaching of weathering and erosion for your middle school students? Then this might be it. In this WebQuest, students will be challenged by being asked to explore and answer questions about 3 informational texts ( video link, article link, and photo gallery link). Print from a PDF or use the provided google doc link. No prep required and an answer key is included. Your students will:Apply knowledgeEngage in i

Are you looking for a hands-on approach to teach your middle school students about evolution? Then this might be it. This card sort asks students to sort 30 cards (10 terms) by matching terms with the definitions and images. The vocabulary terms include adaptation, evolution, fitness, gene, genetic drift, mutation, natural selection, reproduction, trait, and variation. An answer key and an optional template for sorting the cards are included. Also comes with teaching tips that explain 3 way

Are you looking for a hands-on and engaging ways for your middle school students to learn about watersheds and human impact on water supply? Then this lab & concept map might be the ways. #1 Crumpled Paper Watershed Lab: This lab will provide students with the opportunity to observe how water travels from areas of higher elevation to lower elevation due to gravity. Additionally, students will learn how humans impact the environment by polluting on Earth's surface. This lab also includes detail

Are you looking for effective and engaging ways to teach your middle school students about contact forces, non-contact forces, and motion? Then this bundle, which includes stations, foldables, and more, might be it. # 1 Forces & Motion Concept Map: This concept map gives students an understanding of the connections between types of forces, balanced & unbalanced forces, force body diagrams, Newton's First Law of Motion, and inertia. Students receive scaffolding with fill in the blank phrases i

Are you looking for engaging and fun stations for your middle school students that demonstrate the layers of the Earth and convection currents? Then these might be it. Activities involve exploring the density of cool and warm water, sorting vocabulary cards, labeling & coloring a diagram, and watching a video. One station is teacher-led and the other three stations are student-led. All four stations will take 60-90 minutes to complete, depending upon expectations and transition timing. Create

Are you looking for engaging and simple stations for your middle school students that demonstrate tectonic plate movement and the landforms created at tectonic plate boundaries? Then these might be it. Students will complete stations that include a photo identification and mapping activity, vocabulary card sort, model creation, and video exploration. One station is teacher-led and the other three stations are student-led. All four stations will take 60-90 minutes to complete, depending upon ex

Are you looking for an engaging and no prep lab to demonstrate real life application of reference point and relative motion to your middle school students? Then this might be it. Students are asked to complete different exercises in two different trials. The first trial is to be completed WITHOUT using a reference point. The second trial is to be completed WITH a reference point. Students can use the comparison to see how reference point helps maintain balance. This is a practical, relevant,

Are you looking for some fun and engaging activities to enhance the learning of genetics, heredity, and complete dominance in your middle school classroom? The 3 following no prep activities included in this product may be what you're looking for. # 1 Baby Shark Traits Coloring Worksheet: This activity asks students interpret a chart with descriptions of heterozygous, homozygous, recessive, and dominant genotypes. Students use this information to color a family of sharks and complete a Punnett

Are you looking for an engaging and simple activity that leads your students to learn more about forces and motion? Then this might be it. This concept map guides connections between types of forces (applied force, normal force, friction, gravity), balanced & unbalanced forces, force body diagrams, Newton's First Law of Motion, and inertia. Students receive scaffolding with fill in the blanks. A word bank is provided on the cover page that can be shared if you see it fitting for your students.

Are you searching for a resource that teaches your middle school students the basics of science? This might be it. THREE activities are included that cover experimental design (controls, constant and variables), scientific measurements, and graphing and chart making. #1 All Types of Graphs and Charts - Stations or Worksheet: This resource will help students by providing descriptions and examples of a pie chart, line graph, scatter plot, and bar graph. Students will then be challenged by being

Are you looking for a hands-on, inquiry-based lab for your middle school students that demonstrates how glaciers shape Earth's surface? This lab will do just that as it guides students to move ice across sand and clay to simulate erosion and deposition. Students will make predictions & observations, and draw conclusions. There are 2 versions of the resource for you to choose from. The first version is set up to be completely student-led. The second version contains a teacher-led demonstration

Are you looking for an engaging and simple activity that helps your students learn more about natural selection and survival of the fittest? Then this might be it. This concept map helps students make connections between the steps and conditions affecting natural selection. Students will be asked to define terms, write examples, and complete fill in the blanks. Students can color clip art and clusters of similar concepts (suggestions for color coding offered on first page of product). No pre

Are you looking for an engaging and simple activity to teach your middle school students about the movement of seismic waves through the Earth's interior? Then this might be it. Students are asked to read descriptions of seismic wave movement and then draw surface waves, P waves, and S waves. Students can use dry erase markers to draw on either their desk or on a dry erase board. No prep required and a teacher guide & answer key is included. Materials needed: black, orange, green, & red dry

Are you looking for engaging and simple stations for your middle school students that demonstrate natural selection and evolution? Then these might be it. Station activities involve an exploration of real world examples, card sort, video, and informational text. One station is teacher-led and the other three stations are student-led. All four stations will take 60-90 minutes to complete, depending upon timing of expectations and transitions. Create 2 of each station if you need to accommodate

Are you looking for simple and engaging ways to teach your middle school students about relative dating of rocks, stratigraphy, and the law of superposition? Then this bundle, which includes a cart sort, stations, and a concept map, might be the ways. #1 Relative Dating Card Sort: Students are asked to sort 15 cards by matching terms with definitions and images. The vocabulary terms include: intrusion, fault, index fossil, folding, and erosion evidence. An optional template is included for s