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NGSS Based Simple Project that will take a few days and helpful in letting the information marinate. Good practice in following directions and determining their own grade by following a clear rubric. Good back up activity for substitute teacher as well - just print and copy rubrics as backup. Option to do a simple timeline about their life (also available for purchase-only cents) to introduce the concept if needed. (NOTE: Crossword Puzzle offered on Tpt in Addition-Look for ACTIVITY Crossword P

This board game can help students to familiarize themselves with and learn how to read the periodic table. It includes: A game board (that can be printed in black & white), playing cards (elements), game piece options, spinner, directions, and periodic table reference. Questions include practice in: Naming the elements Finding the number of protons Finding the family name Finding whether the element is a solid, liquid or gas Finding the Atomic # Finding the Period # I have successfully u

This stand alone ACTIVITY#2 of 6 teaches accuracy and precision. This one involves comparing the use of a graduated cylinder versus an Erlenmeyer flask by measuring colored water in both. This can be used as an exploration, an activity, or a lab experiment as it can be altered. The presentation consists of 12 slides including: 1 cover slide1 introduction slide that was included in the original presentation of 6 activities1 slide detailing NGSS standards covered in the original presentation1

Measuring Length Practice (5PS1-3 Crosscutting Concepts)NGSS 5PS1-3 Crosscutting Concepts Scale, Proportion, Quantity Standard units are used to measure and describe physical quantities.Directions: Write your estimation of the length (in centimeters) of each of the following items in the first column. Next, use a ruler, meter stick or tape measure to record the exact measurement of each item in the 2nd column as precisely as possible. Includes: Worksheet NGSS Basic Measurement Practice - good ve

Basic Shopping Activity or Center to practice counting on with coins using money. Addition and Subtraction. Can be changed to include multiplication. Can Be Used To Set Up Several Centers At Once. 1) Problem solving using data from pictures 2) Apply counting on with coins 3) Counting Money 4) Addition & Subtraction. Students identify dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels, & pennies. Includes lesson, shopping lists, item tags, blank item tags, student groups. Lesson and materials can be used

This simple experiment can be used in open inquiry by giving students three different sized balls and a meter stick so they can design their own experiments. Included (all black & white pages - easy to copy): (1) teacher reference page to give students much or little guidance. (2) pages for students to write a problem statement, hypothesis, experiment design, materials needed, procedure, data table (for independent and dependent variables), an area for a graph, and conclusion. Some Ideas

I used this lab to reteach convection currents as I had already covered the water cycle, local & global winds, and was introducing ocean currents. It can be used in different ways. I'm finding that some of us need more visuals to help in the understanding of concepts that are not always obviously visible. There are few materials needed. It's simply dark colored ice cubes that are dropped into one side of a beaker of water with red warm dye on the other side. The cool dense water sinks to

Very Simple Salinity (Density) Lab for a Variety of Uses. 3 Beakers - 1 Water 2 Sugar dissolved in Water 3 Salt dissolved in Water Add light object (craft jewel or other) to each container - which floats and why? Connects to many topics:DensityOcean currentsSalinityParticles (atoms) in liquidand moreINCLUDES: Worksheet (Copy double sided for 1 sheet)Answer KEYTeacher NotesGive yourself back some precious time by purchasing this item.

This stand alone ACTIVITY#1 of 6 teaches accuracy and precision. This one involves finding the mass of standard golf balls. The presentation consists of 11 slides including: 1 cover slide1 introduction slide that was included in the original presentation of 6 activities1 slide detailing NGSS standards covered in the original presentation2 slides general content on accuracy & precision with visual and examples1 student data sheet (for student groups) with questions1 master data sheet (used by tea

IV DV (Independent / Dependent Variable) Practice Worksheet. Good resource for:Introductory ExerciseWarm Up next morning after topic introducedHomeworkIn-class individual practice and review.NGSS: Appendix F Practice 1 Asking Questions & Defining Problems: to determine relationships between independent and dependent variables and relationships in models. Applies to grades 6-12. Includes: WorksheetNotes explaining IV/DVExample with answerAnswer Key - detailedMy goal is to give teachers back

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Matching 26 words A Word document so you can alter it as needed ANSWER KEY INCLUDED

Very Simple Salinity (Density) Lab for a Variety of Uses. 3 Beakers - 1 Water 2 Sugar dissolved in Water 3 Salt dissolved in Water Add light object (craft jewel or other) to each container - which floats and why? Connects to many topics: DensityOcean currentsSalinityParticles (atoms) in liquidand moreINCLUDES: Worksheet (Copy double sided for 1 sheet)Answer KEYTeacher NotesGive yourself back some precious time by purchasing this item.

Fun Math Practice - Basic Base and Exponents Focus On X2, X3, or X4 and Square or Cubed Roots Using Game Expressions & Equations Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions. Write and evaluate numerical expressions involving whole-number exponents. Prior knowledge building toward the use of scientific notation.

Measuring Length Practice (5PS1-3 Crosscutting Concepts) ModifiableNGSS 5PS1-3 Crosscutting Concepts Scale, Proportion, Quantity Standard units are used to measure and describe physical quantities.Directions: Write your estimation of the length (in centimeters) of each of the following items in the first column. Next, use a ruler, meter stick or tape measure to record the exact measurement of each item in the 2nd column as precisely as possible. Includes: Worksheet NGSS Basic Measurement Practic

CAN BE MODIFIED FOR YOUR USES. See Preview for all details. 2 pages or double sided worksheet includes:Data tableQuestionsConclusions (one is just lines for them to write, the 2nd asks them to circle the answers that pertain to their activity results).Content and teacher notes included but do not need to be printed.

Crossword Puzzle: Introduction to Astronomy EARTH Worksheet with CLUES, Word Bank & KEY MODIFIABLE (Choose to delete word bank if desired) Activity to introduce or reinforce the movement and seasons pertaining to the Earth under the subject Astronomy. Useful for reinforcement, assessment, homework or science center. Reading & writing the words are good practice and help connect the information in the brain. Printable in Portrait. Worksheet looks cleaner if you choose option to remove grid l

Intro by showing 1 Google slide with picture of the Appalachian mountains next to a picture of the Himalayas (or Rockies). Ask students which mountain range they think is oldest and why? Teacher notes and all explanations included. Discussion introduces lab which ultimately shows how erosion works. Math concepts included: surface area, averaging (mean), data table, graph practice. Uses for this resource: Intro to weathering / erosion Connect to plate tectonics - after they learn how moun

Heat Transfer: Conduction Convection Radiation Cootie Catcher / Fortune Teller Bring a smile to your class with this Fun Practice and Reinforcement Activity Students can test each other Good for science centers

This is one page of 10 questions that students answer using The Arbor Day Foundation web site - their section on "The Living Forest". ANSWER KEY INCLUDED (A 2nd page for teacher-or you can post the answers for students after assignment completion as well). This is not only a good Earth Science, Arbor Day, Earth Day, Human Impacts, Filler Activity, it can also enrich our lives with new awareness of our environmental conditions that affect the trees that so many of us are surrounded by. The bas

Erosion-Deposition 5 Simple Lab or Station Activities with KEY MODIFIABLENGSS MS-ESS2-1, 2-2 Includes background info on Erosion & Deposition for 5 stations (modify to delete stations) covers Glaciers, Water, Sand, WavesKEY includes Answers & Materials ListsPrint double sided. Make teams of 2 or more to get students thinking about erosion and deposition and the forces causing them. A thought to delete station #4 (the diagram) for 4 hands on activities givlng you 2 double sided pages for student