Creativity in Mind

Here is a mini circuits unit for you. It includes my guided reading and vocabulary for series and parallel circuits (use as preview or review) as well as a nice little conceptual lab for the topic. Both can be used at the middle or high school level. Enjoy!

I have started doing weekly readings with vocabulary because our assessments have changed to ones in which decoding from informational text is an imperative skill. This is my reading and vocabulary for introduction to electric current, which bridges the gap between static electricity and current electricity. It covers the basic circuit and Ohm's law.

I have started doing weekly readings with vocabulary because our assessments have changed to ones in which decoding from informational text is an imperative skill. This is my reading and vocabulary for graphing in science. This is my edition for series and parallel circuits, which also includes electrical power. I also have a conceptual lab for this material which could be used at the middle or high school level. I will bundle it to this reading separately if you are interested in a mini unit on

I created this lab to reinforce the concept of friction. This is my middle level version as it is conceptual rather than mathematical. While it uses basic lab supplies ( spring scales, masses), there are some lab-specific materials that are easy to acquire. Hooked blocks can be made very easily by screwing in hooks to little blocks of wood. Your tech ed teacher can probably help you here if you don't already have these. Also, I used pre-fab friction boards, but you can use any surfaces you can f

I have started doing weekly readings with vocabulary because our assessments have changed to ones in which decoding from informational text is an imperative skill. This is my reading and vocabulary for electric charge, which I used during my electricity unit. Add some mini static electricity experiments with balloons, hair and rice krispees and it's a fun way to start the unit! :)

I used these throughout my electricity unit for initial exposure to the content, but they can be used for review or homework or, if you need to be out for the day as well. Enjoy!

I plan to use this before the holiday break. I made another movie guide for The Nightmare Before Christmas and the students liked it a great deal. This one is shorter because it is a shorter animated feature, but it is good for one period and the cartoon is funny and festive. Enjoy!

I've used this document at the middle and high school level. Pages 1-3 are most appropriate at lower levels and I added page 4 for my high school environmental science class this year. However, I do not think page 4 is out of the realm of middle school ability either. It really just depends on how deeply you want to delve into the topic. I've included links for brief video clips and a link to a final quiz on the material. An answer key has been included. It's all set for you to use today!

A fun way to apply the Scientific Method using Mark Rober's original Squirrel (1.0) course. I have linked the you tube video in the document. The video itself is about 20 minutes in length. With a pre- and post-discussion, this is likely a two-day activity.

This is a scavenger hunt/question sheet to go with the new Earth and Space Sciences Reference Tables (2024 edition). This is for page 2; I will be creating similar activities for all of the pages as the year progresses.

I created this for my daughter's Girl Scout Troop for help with the badge of the same name. However, I realized it could help anyone who needed their students to create a script before filming a movie. When I went looking, I couldn't find much that was kid-friendly...so I made my own. You could use this for any class and any subject. What better way to learn a topic than to film a movie about it!

I used this as an introduction to invasive species in various classes during our Human Impact unit. I followed up with my "Invasive Species Television Report" project (also available on TPT). This year, with Juniors and Seniors in my Environmental Science class I even had them film themselves like a real television report.

I have used this graphic organizer at the middle school and high school levels and while it is no frills, it gets the job done! You could have students illustrate their own examples if you wanted to add an element of creativity to the document.

Have your students review the concepts of global warming and its effects, graph construction, and graph interpretation using this self-directed activity.

This is for any new teacher who needs to create a syllabus. Edit to meet your own needs!

Use these beautifully illustrated notes as your primary source of information for a unit on evolution or as a study guide.