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If you want a fun way to engage students in writing a Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) responses, then you have found the perfect activity! Your students become crime scene investigators collecting evidence for who may have stolen an invaluable painting by exploring an interactive crime scene in Google Slides. They practice argument, collaboration, critical thinking, and forming conclusions from evidence. If you and your students are new to CER responses, there is a helpful guide included in this

Fully engage your students with Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) and practice argument in your classroom with an interactive Crime Scene Investigation! This activity is an Interactive Google Slides adventure that students use to analyze a crime scene, collect evidence, examine suspects and then form a CER response to who they think the culprit was that took a millionaire's dog away. I created this due to popular demand after creating my Great Museum Heist practice (see the link below). I use this

This Bundle includes inquiry labs, Interactive Notebook activities, practice assignments, Cornell Notes, lab stations, a PowerPoint, and more! A complete scientific method unit that works for any 5th-8th grade classroom practicing inquiry, safety, the steps of the scientific method, variables, measurement, metric conversions, writing hypotheses and conclusions, and making graphs. All activities have teacher directions, student directions, and answer keys when applicable. Activity Includes:CSI Me

This PowerPoint presentation is a great remote or in-person tool to help guide your students through a whole Classification Unit. It's written in student-friendly language, visual, and easy to follow. It will work for any 6th - 9th grade class studying the basics of the levels of classification, taxonomy, binomial nomenclature, and an overview of domains and kingdoms. Topics included:Background vocabularyIntro to classificationLevels of classification Scientific (binomial) names3 Domains overvie

This activity has 40 Scientific Method Warm-ups that can be used for bell-ringers, exit tickets, or task cards. Get your students' brains activated with a large variety of discussions, challenges, practices, drawings, and more. This editable PowerPoint is geared toward any 4th-8th grade class studying the scientific method, measurement, safety, experimental design, and other topics related to the inquiry and the scientific process. Warm up Topics:SafetySteps of the scientific methodMeasurement p

This Digital InterActive Notebook for Classification has it all: Graphic organizers, practice dichotomous keys, practice flow charts, study tools, guided notes, reflections, vocabulary review, a background reading, and more. This can easily be your primary resource for your whole Classification unit! The PDF download has a Google Slides link to the student resource. The Google Slides are ready to use, but also easy to customize. What's included:Link to Google Slides - Student copy Digital Noteb

CSI Measurement Lab Stations is an activity for students to use various measurement tools in the science lab to solve crimes. It covers mass, volume, length, and temperature. This is a great way to get hands on review or to prepare students for a year of inquiry and collaboration. Teacher setup is required, and the teacher will need access to common lab supplies such as a balance, graduated cylinders, beakers, thermometers, and meter sticks. *There is a bonus set of measurement Cornell notes an

Challenge your students to survive "The Which One Won't Kill You Game!" This game is the perfect way to get even the least motivated students into a unit on classification of living things. Students will be challenged to select which organisms they think are harmless, all while learning about venomous, poisonous, or dangerous organisms. Upon selecting each organism, students learn more information about the individual species they selected and just how deadly it can be. This game can of course b

Combine science and magic with the Harry Potter Measurement Lab! Students will help Harry & friends pass their O.W.L. Exams by problem-solving and using different forms of measurement at each station. Students will get a chance to review and practice mass, volume, temperature, and length. Lab works well for any 5th-8th grade science or math class learning measurement, metric units, and measurement tools. Lab includes:Student lab copy & directionsTeacher directions & tips *Bonus! Measurement

My students have a lot of fun learning the parts of animal cells and plant cells! I have struggled finding good diagrams for my students to label, color, and study off of, so I created these diagrams for my 7th grade students to use as study tools. They are large, easy to see the organelles, and can be used in a variety of ways. Activity includes: 2 cells to label and color - 1 plant cell and 1 animal cellx3 varieties of optional "study tool flaps" to cover all the answersAlternate size diagrams

Reinforce inquiry, measurement, and CER writing in your class with this easy prep STEM lab. You will need jelly beans and several small jars, containers, or cups. Students will problem-solve the best way to prove the amount of jelly beans in the container without being able to open it. This works well with 5th - 8th graders, but can be easily adapted to work for a variety of age groups. Lab Includes the following: Teacher directions for set upStudent lab copyBlank CER and guided CER formStudent

Prepare your students for a year of inquiry and labs as they help Harry Potter & his friends with their experiments! Students will practice independent variables, dependent variables, controlled variables, and control groups. They will also analyze experiments for errors and find ways to improve the designs of experiments. This practice is geared toward any 5th-9th grade science class studying these concepts. This activity now includes a modified version for your younger or less experienced wi

Candy Crush is an engaging way of getting students to practice the inquiry process. This involves forming hypotheses, designing and controlling an experiment, using measurement, identifying variables, analyzing and displaying data, and forming good conclusions. Students will collaborate to investigate the problem "Which candy is strongest?" Teachers will need to provide the candy for students to experiment on, measurement tools, and safety gear. This lab can be best used at grade levels 5-9, but

Get equipped for your whole year of Life Science with digital notebooks for every unit. The digital notebooks contain notes, diagrams, practice pages, review activities, games, study tools, and more. These digital notebooks have been my main resource for students over the past few years. What makes these different than most digital notebooks is that they come with a wide variety of activities, are extremely easy to customize for your students, and are all written in student-friendly language. Di

Whether you are doing remote learning or in-person instruction, the Ecology Digital Notebook can serve as a powerful tool to help guide your students through an entire Ecology unit. It is written in student-friendly language and will work for any 5th through 8th grade class studying topics such as energy flow, food webs, population changes, biomes, human impact and pollution, invasive species, symbiosis, and other ecology-related topics. This activity contains graphic organizers, guided notes, r

Teach the characteristics of life in a way that elicits discussion, is easy to understand, and is visually engaging. This PowerPoint contains more than just the information about the requirements for life. PowerPoint contains:2 different engagement activitiesThe requirements with examples and definitions A mini "Alive or Not" game to practiceA mnemonic to easily remember the characteristicsDirections for an extension research activity about viruses being alive or notNote: I will be posting many

The BRAND NEW Body System and Organ Flash Cards and Games are an awesome tool to help students learn and review the names and functions of all of the body's main organs. With 15 different games, 24 different organs, and 3 different styles of flash cards, you will definitely find a variety of ways to support your students' learning. Students can cut and paste to make their own flash cards or use the teacher sets for a variety of fun activities. Resource includes printouts for small, medium, and

The Scientific Method Cornell Notes are easy fill-in-the-blank style notes. The notes cover the following topics: The steps of the scientific methodHow to write a good hypothesisWhat items graphs needHow to write a good conclusionAn Answer KeyThere are visuals for students, a column to write in their own thoughts and questions, and space for a summary at the bottom. * Please note: these notes are part of my Scientific Method Unit Bundle as well. If you already purchased that, you already own t

The Scientific Method Digital Notebook is a Google Slides activity that includes safety, scientific method steps, controls and variables, measurement, hypothesis and CER practice, graph practice, metric conversions, lab templates, study tools, and more. Contains editable visual slides for every topic. I'm also excited to share that this includes a new review game that my students love: The Floor is LAVA!!! Activity comes as a PDF with links to a Google Slides Student Copy, Google Slides teache

Get your students ready for a year of inquiry, using measurement tools, and designing controlled experiments! This Scientific Method Unit Bundle is everything you need for an entire scientific method unit including Guided Cornell Notes, practice problems, worksheets, 2 Inquiry lab templates, over 10 ideas of inquiry labs to use in your class, and much more! Click the links in the list below and you will see more specific details about some of the individual items. Activities Included: Scientifi