Cameron Lazar

130 slides for every day of school. This power point is intended to be used as bell work for students critical thinking. It has been developed over a 4 year time period and consists of quotes, facts, and thought provoking statements intended for student reflection. Upon entering the classroom have one slide projected, and create a routine where students have 2-3 minutes to reflect upon the slide. About 50 of the slides also contain a Standardized Science question to answer along with the cri

The power point is in the form of a jeopardy game, where students can select point values under different scientific categories. When the student selects the box it connects to the slide that posts the question. Select the question and it posts the correct answer. The game also works perfect on a smart board. The best part is you can modify the questions and answers at any time for any content area/topic and use it over and over. It a great review and preparation tool. Enjoy!

This is a 2-3 week project that requires the students to explore the manipulation of the physical measurements of mass, volume, density, temperature, texture, and shape. It is an exploratory and typically collaborative group project. The students will design their crime scene, develop evidence, create their own experiments, and eliminate suspects based on their physical property experiments. The best part is at the end they give their entire portfolio to another group to solve their crime, an

Aligned with 5-8 grade Social Studies Standards and integrating ELA Common Core State Standards, this unit transforms educating your students from teacher-directed to student-directed. You are the King of Spain, and the students must justify why you should select their group to explore the Atlantic Ocean for new lands. The project requires: students to use ELA CCSS integrated into SS by writing a manuscript to prove their case, in which, students must persuade by elaborating on the purpose for

This is a great 1-2 week project that requires students to work collaboratively to conduct research on a topic of their choice that is aligned with how humans impact the earth. Students select another group to debate with on the opposite side of the human impact issue, and after their research and trial/evidence preparation time the groups have a trial with a jury of their peers to determine the winner. The project is presented clearly in a rubric form; assigning point values to each section o

This is a excel document you can use at the individual level for one student, or to track the entire school's RTI process. All you need to do is modify the headings to fit your school/class and the visual graph will automatically adjust to show student performance. You can type in what you want the baseline to be for student expected progression, and the graph will show how your student/s are progressing in relation to the mean. It can be applied to any content area as well as academic perfor

This activity gets students engaged with the science fair process. They are provided unique detailed projects that require them to make a hypothesis, identify dependent and independent variables, and conduct (hypothetical) experiments to solve. They will have to analyze the problem you provide them with, and use critical thinking/science fair skills to come up with a way to solve. All you have to do is facilitate the process. The problems are detailed and very engaging for your students. Th

Great project for differentiation and accommodating to various learning styles, and it was a ton of fun every year I did it with my students. Students can work in collaborative groups to either build a model house or a piece of artwork demonstrating their understanding and application of the standards.

This is an excel sheet you can use for all your classes to have them check out computers from a laptop cart or a computer lab. It accounts for any damages they notice upon check out, and leaves you with a log of who was on which computer during each period for accountability.

This mini-project is an introductory project to cells. It requires students to research the difference between plant and animal cells, to make a graphic picture of each, and to write a story integrating the ELA CCSS by using metaphor in the story to represent the function of all cell parts.

This powerpoint is an introduction to yourself and your class. It can be used for any subject area, and is easily modifiable. It has students set goals and describe themselves to you as a culminating activity, and space to place a team building activity.

This power point introduces the different types of energy and energy transfer. It then presents to students how to calculate potential and kinetic energy and offers sample questions to practice as a class. Students then are prompted to find and object in the room and calculate the energy of that object. Ends with energy from the sun with direct web links to visualizations.