Maniacs in the Middle

*MUST HAVE POWERPOINT TO USE THIS RESOURCE* This pack includes everything you need to set up your interactive notebooks for any subject! This resource is editable so if your subject is not listed, you can add your own! Included in this pack: 20+ different cover options Editable coversEditable DividersDirections for EditingCheck out this blog post on my blog talking all about how I implement and manage science notebooks in my classroom. http://maniacsinthemiddle.com/science-interactive-notebooks/

DAILY GOOGLE SLIDES TEMPLATES*NOW UPDATED TO INCLUDE WIDESCREEN & STANDARD VERSIONS*Widescreen: (16:9) Traditional size Standard: (4:3) Fits SmartBoard These slides are perfect for virtual, hybrid, or in person teaching. No matter the subject or content area, these slides will work for you! These are also the slides you see me use on Instagram stories! I use them every day in my virtual 6th grade science classroom. The ones I use most often are the bell ringer slides and the days of the week. I

This marshmallow catapult STEM activity is perfect for these last days before winter break, or as a gift to your students! Students will build a catapult that launches a marshmallow into a cup of hot chocolate, or their mouth! This STEM kit costs about $1 per student to make! Included: Teacher Google Slides to use for a whole class lesson whether you are in person, virtual, or hybrid!Digital student recording sheet to post on Google Classroom (optional)Paper student recording sheet to use for in

Classroom management in middle school can be tricky!! This management system was designed specifically with middle schoolers in mind, but can be adapted for many grade levels!   Jolly Rancher Wars is a weekly challenge where my 5 classes compete against each other. They have opportunities to earn points throughout the class for positive behaviors. They can also lose points as a class for being too loud or off task. At the end of the week, whatever class has the most points wins!! Then the follow

*UPDATED TO INCLUDE: authors, writers, historians, mathematicians, artists & A DIGITAL OPTION!*Every year I find that my students think that scientists are all the same! They are old guys that wear lab coats and have crazy hair. My 6th graders come to me with very little science background. I always hear, “Are we going to make potions?” They think science is like Harry Potter with wizards and potions and I can’t help but scream!! It is my job to make them realize that scientists can have many di

A multiple day lesson to introduce cell organelles and their functions. Students learn 11 organelles of a plant cell while they build a large cell model out of construction paper. INCLUDED IN THIS PACK:Student notes sheet with picture, function, and analogy for all 11 organelles. The notes sheet is offered in two sizes: one to fit composition notebooks and a normal, 8 1/2x 11 sheet. PowerPoint with pictures, functions, analogies, and instructions for building for all 11 organelles. (POWERPOINT

Are you looking to review Newton's 3 Laws of Motion with your students? These task cards are perfect! You can use these as a review game or as normal task cards! There are 40 examples of Newton's 3 Laws of Motion included in this resource! Each card asks the students to determine what law the example is. The cards include pictures & examples that the students can relate to. With this resource, you will get detailed instructions on how to incorporate games into these task cards as a fun review

Are you looking for vocabulary words to use in your classroom? This EDITABLE word wall pack is perfect! This includes 55+ physical science words, editable vocabulary cards to add your own words and definitions, directions on how to make your own, and "Science Word Wall" letters to hang above your words! This is a *GROWING BUNDLE!* Words will continuously be added to this pack! Grab it while you can! Physical Science Words Included: Controlled Variable Hypothesis Independent Variable Dependent

These are NEW Science Safety posters that I created upon YOUR request! I have had many people ask me to remove the numbering & clipart from my safety posters. I created these & love them so much that I will be using these in my classroom this year! I added 3 more rules to this set to total 15 lab rules that are great for any science classroom! Hang them up in your science lab, or your classroom! This set includes colored posters as well as black and white to save ink! This includes letters t

This pack includes everything you need for your science notebooks this year! I have been using notebooks in my classroom for 3 years now and will never look back. Included in this pack: •3 different cover options (color & black and white) •Lab Rules •Classroom Rules •Bell Ringer Template •Reading a Scientific Text Notes •70+ Divider Options •Editable Dividers •Directions for Editing Check out this blog post on my blog talking all about how I implement and manage science notebooks in my classro

Looking for fun and memorable classroom rules that will stick with your kids all year long? These are perfect! I used 5 songs to use as classroom rules this school year! The rules: "RESPECT" yourself, teachers, classmates, & materials. (Aretha Franklin) "Stop! Collaborate & Listen" when your teachers and classmates are talking.(Vanilla Ice) "Don't Stop Believing" (Never give up!) Journey "Are You Ready for It?" (Come prepared for class!) Taylor Swift "We're All in this Together" (Work together

An engaging review game from our past! Spoons is an awesome way to review content. This game will help your students review cell organelles! The students have to quickly match the organelle name, picture, function, & analogy! All you need are spoons! Just print & play! This is perfect to review before a test! They will be addicted & beg to play more! Includes: 11 sets of cards, directions, & answer key Organelles included: cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, endoplasmic reticu

*For this resource to look like mine, you MUST purchase AGRestingTeacherFaceSolid from Amy Groesbeck's Font Volume 10. This font must be downloaded before you open up PowerPoint!*Editable Schedule Cards – 65+ Icons & Blank Template (PowerPoint)Make your classroom schedule stylish and simple with these editable schedule cards!This set includes over 65 different icon options for subjects, specials, and activities – plus a blank card so you can upload your own image if you want a custom icon.Everyt

This is a fun and engaging way to review the organelles of a plant cell! Students create a plant cell made entirely out of food and candy. The students use the candy to model 11 organelles. This is a multi-day lesson. 11 organelles: Cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi bodies, vacuole, mitochondria, lysosome, chloroplast, ribosome. Included in this pack: Student packet where they plan and model their candy cellEditable PowerPoint with instructions, example

This lesson is perfect to help your students learn the parts of a microscope in a more engaging way! The students are rotating through stations, writing the purpose of each part, and coloring a microscope diagram. What's included:-12 station cards -interactive notebook inserts -key -lesson instructions 12 microscope parts included:-arm -base -body -coarse adjustment knob -diaphragm -eyepiece -fine adjustment knob -mirror/light -nosepiece -objective lenses -stage -stage clips Do you call a part

*UPDATED* These bright table numbers come in 12 different styles! They include the numbers 1-16. There is a colored version or a black and white version that can be printed on bright paper to save ink! Included: Table #1-16 Team #1-16 Group #1-16 Table one-sixteen written out Team one-sixteen written out Group one-sixteen written out I attach these numbers to a pom pom ball and hang it from the ceiling with clear fishing wire. These could also be used for buckets, bins, & more!

Need a March Madness themed STEM activity for your class? Whether you are virtual, hybrid, or in person, this STEM activity will work for you! Students will walk through the step by step directions on how to create a catapult. The catapult they first design isn’t very successful. THEN, they are challenged to redesign the catapult to be successful at launching a ping pong ball into a basketball hoop.  This STEM challenge is meant to be COVID friendly as each student can complete this independent

Need a Valentine’s Day STEM activity for your class? Whether you are virtual, hybrid, or in person, this STEM activity will work for you! Students are challenged to  build a successful bridge that is at LEAST 14 cm long! The bridge is held up by 2 Dixie cups. The longest bridge wins! This STEM challenge is meant to be COVID friendly as each student can complete this independently. This STEM kit costs about $1 per student to make!*This product has been update to include options for slides that do

These are 8 inspirational quotes that can be used in any classroom! This includes the 8 quotes and detailed instructions for how to print & hang. Quotes: Goals are dreams with deadlinesGood vibes onlyIt's hard to beat a person who never gives upStand back. I'm going to try science. Be the change you wish to see in the worldDon't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon.The world needs who you were made to be. The future of the world is in this classroom.*Note: If you

*This digital lesson is a GoogleTM Slides lesson that is compatible with GoogleTM Classroom.*This is the perfect way to have your students get to know you, but in a SCIENTIFIC way! The students will learn the terms observation & inference while also learning about their teacher! LESSON DETAILS: This is a two day lesson that I completed LIVE on Google Meet with my students. Each lesson was 25 minutes. Day one focuses on the students learning the terms observation & inference. There are defini