Cleverly Science

This is a 3-dimensional foldable that will allow students to see why we have seasons based on the location of the Earth on its orbit. Students will be able to identify the time of the year in both the northern and southern hemispheres of the Earth, and be able to clarify the misconception that our seasons vary due to the distance from the Earth and the Sun. Students will be able to see that the tilt of Earth's axis is what causes our seasons. Use this foldable to address solstices and equinoxes

Engage your students with the periodic table by using this student personalized periodic table! Each student can customize their periodic table. A review of basic atomic concepts, periodic table history, and categories including metals, non-metals, and metalloids is included inside the foldable.

In this Project Based Learning activity, students will explore, research, hypothesize, test, and communicate their results to solve a global issue. This unit includes all steps in the project based learning process, and covers a span of multiple areas such as science, math, and geography. Start your students on an adventure to solve water shortage issues in several areas of our world, and watch their ideas come to life! This PBL will take anywhere from 2 weeks to 4 months depending on the inquir

This activity is focused on potential and kinetic energy. In part 1, students will read through the scenario and answer the questions using mathematical calculations. Part 2 of the activity involves drawing the scenario from Part 1.Connections will be made between potential energy and work, and potential energy and kinetic energy. Other connections may be seen with velocity and solving using different methods. This activity will surely have your students discussing, critically thinking, and util

Chevron Classroom Inventory List, part of chevron binder collection. This form is in pdf format, but can be typed in and printed out. Great for using in the science classroom for glassware and other laboratory inventory. Can also be used as a generic classroom inventory for any other items that students use throughout the year.

This periodic trends foldable is a great addition to your trends lesson or activity. Use this as a visual for students to learn the four trends, and add definitions for reinforcement.

In this formative assessment, students will learn about the types of scientific models in science including physical, conceptual, and mathematical models. The correct procedure for using this formative assessment is to first instruct the students that they will have 5-7 minutes to fill out the “I know” portion of their formative assessment. This is a silent activity where no discussion is taking place and it is solely based on their prior knowledge. After the 5-7 minutes has been completed, the

Keep track of your student's individual progress on specific TEKS while covering a unit. By using this data form, you can place grades or a rating scale in each box next to the student's name to measure growth and address areas of concern. This form is for TEKS 8.11 A-D in 8th grade Science. Each TEKS is listed in a column of its own, along with the description of that TEKS.

Ignite your student's interest in human body systems and the interaction of systems though this investigative, case study-based, and innovative project based learning lesson! This lesson focuses primarily on the Endocrine system, yet incorporates various body systems. Additionally, this lesson serves as a outstanding interdisciplinary activity that involves many areas of study.

This graphing foldable may be used for middle school science, and discusses the steps to making a line graph. This document comes with a foldable that fits perfectly inside their composition notebooks! Also included is a guide containing important concepts and the steps in detail for students to follow.

This inquiry lab will have your students on a role-playing adventure where they are each assigned an important role in the chemical engineering lab. In this lab, they will take on the task of figuring out the issues with several chemical equations. They must first research important terms, and then build the existing equations. By using their inquiry skills, they must understand that each equation is not balanced. Their task is to fix this issue by utilizing the law of conservation of matter and

Here is the updated Chevron Calendar for the new 2014-2015 school year! This calendar contains August 2014-July 2015.

This activity is a perfect way to introduce the laws of motion and get your students thinking creatively! Use this foldable to introduce, reinforce, and identify the laws of motion by using examples, drawings, and explanations for each law. Take your students to the next level by having them create their very own story. Use the creative writing opportunity included in this foldable to evaluate student understanding of the laws of motion. An example is included in your download!

This tool will help guide you through the Project Based Learning lesson process by providing steps in the PBL planning. Use this tool to plan your next unit project for your classroom. Each step will guide you through the steps of creating your own project, and will help to outline your lesson so that it follows the engineering process. To see completed examples, check out my existing PBL lessons in my store!

Chevron lesson planner part of chevron organization binder. This 1 page product contains the title "Lesson Plans", "Week of ______ to _______", and individual slots for each day of the week.

Students can use inquiry to develop laboratory activities to determine the identification or meaning of a new concept. In this activity, students have been selected as a research representative of “MARS Company” to conduct research on their M&M products. The chocolate division of the MARS Company has determined that further research on their M&M product is favored, and they would like for you to conduct some type of research on the differences and complexity of their product. MARS will be lookin

This document can be used before or after lab activities to measure student learning. Formative assessments used before labs will address key concepts that the students will need to keep in mind as they are conducting the lab, and also address the concepts that students anticipate they will be struggling with. Formative assessments used after labs will summarize key concepts that the student should have obtained from conducting the lab, and also address concepts that students struggled with. Thi

Part of the Chevron Binder collection. Use this parent contact log to record simple information such as student name, date, contact information (email address or phone number), whether contact was made, and the reason for contact. There is an additional space at the bottom of the paper for notes.

In this activity, students will brainstorm together to determine their own version of the term "Science". Students will then try to determine the steps to the scientific method using their prior knowledge. Use this activity to determine the scope of their knowledge before the concept is introduced to the students. Great start up activity for the beginning of the school year! Good for class discussion.

Part of the Chevron Binder collection. Use this page to take notes for any event or topic. This document has place for a title, date, and a large writing area for your notes.