Avery Learning Lab

This is a compilation of review questions for the main units taught in 8th grade Science. Includes questions from the Hydrosphere Unit, Earth and Evolution Unit, Cells and Microbiology Unit, and Chemistry Unit. I used it as a guide to help my students review their knowledge of what we learned during the school year. It also makes helpful suggestions for how to study. My students found it very helpful. Could use sections of the review sheet for other science grade levels and courses if you find a

This activity is similar to a lab and is designed to be done in groups. You will need any type of cereal with more than one color in it, a hard candy such as M & M's or Smarties, vinegar, and baking soda for the activity. Students will use these items following the instructions given, to figure out whether each combination is a physical or chemical change. Then this will help them decide if it forms a mixture or a compound. There are Analysis and Conclusion questions to do once the activity i

This is a power point with information about viruses, bacteria, protists, and fungi. It includes, information, pictures, and questions for periodic checks on student understanding. It gives a good overall view on Microbes. There is more information on Diseases associated with microbes in my "Spread and Prevention of Disease" power point.

Brief review of Metabolism, BMI, and how the body systems work together to help us get energy from our food. There are several flow maps to help illustrate the concepts. There are also 9 questions on the last 3 slides for students to answer based on the powerpoint.

This is a basic review Power Point on photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Has several illustrations and a comparison of Aerobic vs. Anaerobic respiration.

A great simple lab about how temperature, size, and volume can effect the rate of a reaction. This lab is done using Alka-Seltzer tabs (or other effervescent tabs). It includes the data tables and Analysis and Conclusion questions. It was originally designed to be done in groups but it can be done by individual students.

This is a power point that I use in 8th grade Science to teach about abiotic and biotic factors, as well as populations and communities. We have already touched on ecosystems at this point in the course, so you will see reference to that. I also would often have the students brainstorm all the things that they think are included in an ecosystem or community, before we start the power point. Then as we go through the slides they enjoy seeing all the factors they missed, and all the ones they were

This is a basic power point on Protists and Fungi. It includes information, examples, pictures, and questions to go along with the power point There is a chart that can be used to go along with it. It is linked within the power point but I also have a copy posted here on TpT for free (Protist/Fungi chart) if it won't open through the power point. This power point really helps the students to compare and see the differences between these less known microorganisms. Some of the information in t

Fantastic Lab that students love and is one of my favorites! Since I always do these two together you get two labs together. The first is a lab to demonstrate Osmosis. You use eggs that have been soaked in vinegar to dissolve the shell, then soak them in other liquids. The results really bring home how water moves in and out of a membrane. When you pop an egg open to show them how far the food coloring got in, you will have the attention of every eye in the room. The prep for this lab takes 7-

This is a basic power point on viruses and bacteria. It has examples, pictures, information on it. Please see my Spread and Prevention of Diseases powerpoint for more info. on the Disease aspect of viruses and bacteria. The Bacteria and virus information is also included in my Microbiology Power Point along with other microbes if you are doing a Microbiology unit. I always include questions to spot check students understanding as we are reviewing the power point.

This power point is an overview of the types, spread, and prevention of diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, and protists. There aren't a lot of examples of diseases in it, but it does have the more common ones, as well as good details about each. It includes questions throughout to check student understanding. It also contains several pictures. It touches on the ways that we transmit diseases, prevention of disease, treatment, and contagious vs. non-contagious. It is a good overview to th

Basic Power Point on trophic levels. Briefly covers what each level is ex. producer, primary consumer, etc. Has several visuals of trophic pyramids. Also uses a visual to demonstrate the loss of energy at each level (left with 10% of previous level's energy). There is a slide that asks the student to come up with their own pyramid as well.

This test is focused on compounds and bonding. It includes how compounds are formed and why certain elements form compounds; writing formulas for ionic and covalent compounds; naming compounds based on formulas; naming acids; resonance structures; expanded and sub-octet Lewis structures; polarity; electronegativity; bond type; relationship between VSEPR model theory, hybridization, and molecular shape; identifying sigma bonds, pi bonds, and lone pairs. Questions are in short answer format, alon

Three questions/writing prompts for Nuclear Chemistry. Covers the scientists who helped to advance this area of Chemistry, difference between fusion and fission, and effects of disasters at nuclear power plants on the safety regulations in place now. Will require research on the part of the student to complete the writing assignment.

This Practice has been a huge success with several of my tutoring students. It is a no frills practice that involves both adult and student participation. White boards work best for me, as my students love any chance they can get to use one of my white board posters. However, you can also use plain paper for this. You simply pick the sound or sounds you want to work on. You write a word on the board missing a letter. You say the word then have the student pick out what letter they think should

this is a short document I have use in Earth and Environmental Science. It would also be appropriate for middle grades students. There is a brief description of how the Rock Cycle works along with a visual. Then there is a matching activity involving pictures of rocks and the students identify them as sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous. The 3rd page consists of 2 more rock cycle diagrams and the key to the matching activity.

This is a Power point presentation on the formation of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks that I have used in my Earth Science class. It gives basic information as well as visuals. Very straightforward and simple for the students to follow.

Looking for a good way to have students understand the Law of Conservation of Mass? Here it is! In this lab students use baggies to demonstrate a "closed" system. They are able to create an exothermic and an endothermic reaction, while demonstrating the law of conservation of mass. This lab also helps to show how mass could be lost as a gas during a chemical reaction, throwing off the conservation of mass law. The lab is designed to be done in groups. All materials for the lab can be obtained fr

This sheet includes: Molecules to Moles to Mass conversions for elements and compounds. There are equations and examples for each. It also includes percent conversions, empirical formula, molecular formula, and hydrate conversions (Equations and examples for each). I gave this as a handout to my Chemistry students to help them study. They felt that this was enormously helpful.

Basic Rubric for presentations in Chemistry or other Science class. This one was originally designed based on the chapters we were doing but the first column could be edited to reflect whatever areas your groups are presenting. The criteria are listed below. The idea was for each groups to review a topic but they had to include an activity or interactive with their review. Students rated each group on their presentation as well as their own. I also rated them and used these to determine the