A Classroom Called Science

Want to engage your students in learning about the universe? This activity works great as an introductory or "Engagement" piece, or as an "Explore" to your Big Bang Unit. Students use an expanding balloon to observe how the distance increases for "galaxies" that are farther away. Most items can be found in your classroom or bought inexpensively. Includes graphing and data table practice to future hone those scientific skills! This activity directly correlates with Next Generation Science St

This activity works as a great introductory piece at the beginning of the school year. I use this with both an introductory freshman Biology and Earth Science class to help them learn the names of basic science equipment used throughout the year. Students use a key to identify various pieces of science equipment by determining if it meets the criteria.

Looking for a first day activity that isn't going to bore your students? Then this escape room is for you! This activity can be easily used in a virtual classroom or in a physical room too! Students are broken into small groups and must work together to complete the sections. Great intro to environmental science. I used it with my APES students, but could easily be used in any environmental class!

Are you struggling with engaging your students in understanding how bodies move in our solar system? LOOK NO FURTHER! This activity is great for modeling orbits of planets, moons, and satellites. Ditch that old activity where students use pushpins and sit at their desks. This activity gets students up, outside, and actively engages students in learning! No boredom here! Students will work in groups of four and use chalk, string, and their own bodies to model the orbital path of a planet. Student

Looking for a great project idea, interactive notebook assignment, or just something for your kids to do in class for a few days? LOOK NO FURTHER! This is a creative way for your students to show they understand the steps involved in the formation of our solar system. Students relate formation to a recipe, including coming up with a list of ingredients. Great for a project or just for homework. Small rubric is included. Don't want to use it? Just delete it! Still a great assignment! Let stude

Need a fun homework assignment after teaching about the life cycle of stars? Look no further! More often than not, our students do not share what they learned with their parents. This assignment requires them to teach the star life cycle to someone else! It doesn't have to be a parent (I do ask my students to teach this mini-lesson to someone over the age of 18 - brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandparents, etc... not necessarily Mom or Dad). Word bank at the bottom can easily be removed for hig

In this project, students will create a digital poster comparing Earth to another solar object (either another planet, dwarf planet, or moon).The three areas compared are interiors (layers and composition), atmosphere, and orbital data (+discovery data for the planet/moon). This multi-day assignment could be done with middle or high school students who are learning about Earth or Space Science. The following is included: Poster Information Sheet to give to studentsStudent Selection Google Form

Want to add some style to your safety rules poster or to your safety handout? Look no further! These rules pertain to a general science classroom and may not fit your necessarily (please look at the preview before you buy!).