Dan The Science Man 847

Students observe two glass jars placed under a heat lamp. One jar is full of sand and the other is filled with water. Students record the temperature of both jars over the course of sixteen minutes: 8 minutes with the heat lamp on, and 8 minutes with after the heat lamp has been turned off. Students will observe over the course of 16 minutes that "land" (simulated by the jar of sand) heats up and cools down faster than water.

Students match pictures with descriptions. For example, a picture of a solar panel matches with the description, "converts light energy into electrical energy." There are 24 picture/description pairs.

Students model different viruses using Play-Doh. Students are encouraged to first model the structure of a virus found on a hand-out, then modify their virus to increase its chances of survival or reproduction.

Guided notes / independent practice in the form of editable Slides that teach Air masses, Water Cycle, Weather Fronts, and Winds. Heating and Cooling of Land and Water Lab Hurricane Reading Response is a heavily scaffolded introduction to DBQs.

Part 1: Rearrange the parts of a story (starring an undersea sponge) to reflect the scientific method. Part 2: Match the parts of the story to the steps in the scientific method. Part 3: Determine whether each observation is qualitative or quantitative. Part 4: Determine whether each statement is an observation or an inference. Part 5: Identify the definition of an independent and dependent variable. Part 6: Identify the independent and dependent variable in each scenario.

This activity is designed to help middle school students gain awareness of the privilege in their life. Any size class works well for these lessons.Individual reflection, small group, and whole-class instruction are used.A student handout is included. Copies will need to be made so that each small group has one.This lesson is designed for a thirty-minute advisory period. This includes time for the activity, personal reflection, and discussion. It can easily be expanded to fill a 50-minute block.

This bundle includes: Lesson 1, Stereotype Party: This exercise can bring to light the ideas we have about certain professions, personality types, or people. It can also help students improve their communication skills and encourage them to interact and get to know one another better. Lesson 2, What Are You Talking About?: This exercise helps students understand how people have their own unique perspectives on the world. It demonstrates how they can change the way they talk to other students to

This bundle includes: Lesson 1, The Blindfold Game: In this activity, blindfolded students must rely on their partners to navigate an obstacle course successfully. This exercise helps to improve communication and listening skills and build trust between students. Lesson 2, A Better Way To Say It: Your students likely ask one another for help every day. But how well do they do that? This exercise can help show students that, in many cases, there’s a better way. In this exercise, students learn ho

This exercise helps students understand how people have their own unique perspectives on the world. It demonstrates how they can change the way they talk to other students to accommodate their different communication styles. Any size class works well for these lessons.A ball is needed for this exercise.Phrase cards are included.This lesson is designed for a thirty-minute advisory period. This includes time for the activity, personal reflection, and discussion. It can easily be expanded to fill a

This exercise can bring to light the ideas we have about certain professions, personality types, or people. It can also help students improve their communication skills and encourage them to interact and get to know one another better. Any size class works well for these lessons.Individual and whole-group instructional time are used.Name tags are needed for this activity.

Listen Up is an activity that helps strengthen student’s listening skills. This is an incredibly important part of good communication, and it's often ignored in team activities. The exercise also shows student members how important it is to listen to others with an open mind. Any even-numbered class works well with this exercise.Individual, partner, and whole-group instruction are used.You will need: ten index cards per pair, each with a controversial topic on it. You can print out the ones prov

Your students likely ask one another for help every day. But how well do they do that? This exercise can help show students that, in many cases, there’s a better way. In this exercise, students learn how to ask for help in a friendly, positive way. Any size class works well with this exercise.Individual, small group, and whole group instructional time are used.You will need: a flip chart and marker pens.This lesson is designed for a thirty-minute advisory period. This includes time for the activ

In this activity, blindfolded students must rely on their partners to navigate an obstacle course successfully. This exercise helps to improve communication and listening skills and build trust between students. Any size class works well for these lessons.Individual and whole-group instructional time are used.Blindfolds are used in this lesson.This lesson is designed for a thirty-minute advisory period. This includes time for the activity, personal reflection, and discussion. It can easily be ex

This bundle includes: Lesson 1: What If? In this exercise, participants answer a series of "What If?" questions to get to know the group. This activity helps new students learn about their classmates on a personal level. It can also help strengthen their listening skills.Lesson 2: Getting To Know You. This activity encourages students to share memories from their personal lives. This is a quick exercise that helps students get to know each other. It can also give them useful insights into their

This activity encourages students to share memories from their personal lives. This is a quick exercise that helps students get to know each other. It can also give them useful insights into their classmates' values, histories, and characters. Any size class works well for this lesson.Individual, partner work, and whole-group instructional time are used.Additional materials for this lesson include blindfolds and obstacles.This lesson is designed for a thirty-minute advisory period. This includes

There are two versions of this quiz, each with 11 multiple-choice questions. There are some repeat questions but they are in a different order. This allows students to take the quiz side-by-side and minimizes the chances of cheating. The quiz includes questions on forms of energy and the scientific method.

Students read a description of mechanical energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, solar energy, light energy, radiant energy, electrical energy, thermal energy, and chemical energy. Students complete a "flipbook" where they draw an example of the form of energy on the outside of a tab and, underneath, write a definition.

Students are tasked with building a real or imagined Rube Goldberg machine which must include three simple machines and six steps. Their machine must flip a light switch, put toothpaste on toothbrush, or feed a pet. Includes background information on Rube Goldberg, OK Go embedded YouTube video, example, rubric, timeline, and FAQ.

This is a kind of introduction-to-DBQ's. In a Google Form, students read short blocks of text, analyze pictures, and watch linked videos to answer multiple choice, short response, and long response questions.

Students cut-and-paste three objects and two descriptions (one qualitative, one quantitative) for each object. Also includes a definition for qualitative and quantitative observations.