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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

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

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

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

From the steps of the scientific method, measurement, conversions, graph making, and hypothesis writing, strengthening a conclusion, and controls & variables, this truly is a full unit worth of material presented in a visual and engaging way to students. This contains almost 70 slides full of warm-ups, vocabulary lessons, practice problems, examples, and more. The information is presented in an easy-to-understand format that works for any students from grades 5-8 who are learning the scientif

Introduce or review the steps of the scientific method in an easy-to-follow, visual format. This graphic organizer makes learning the steps of the scientific method fun for a variety of students of all ages. I included a lot of variations of the notes to meet different classroom needs. I also know that there are so many different ways teachers phrase the steps of the scientific method, so I kept this as a PowerPoint format to allow teachers to edit the wording or even the number of steps. Inclu

Review the purpose, tools, & units for mass, volume, length, & temperature with the My Measurement InterActive Notebook Flipbook. This study tool is great for any grade between 4th-8th that is studying measurement and the scientific method. I was always looking for a good way for students to study the definitions, tools, and metric units associated with these types of measurement. Unlike some flipbooks and study tools, you will find that this is quick and easy for students to set up. Acti

Looking for a way to simplify metric conversions? This activity includes very simple directions on how to do metric conversions, a mnemonic to help remember how to convert, 2 sizes of printable mnemonic posters, guided practice problems, and independent practice problems. This works for both beginners and students who need a refresher. It works great as a reference tool in an InterActive Notebook as well.