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My free video comes with this engaging and interactive lesson on the difference between thermal energy and temperature. Watch as I compare the temperature and thermal energy of a cup of coffee and a pool. Download the student worksheet which also seconds as a lesson guide. Open the video from the you-tube link and you are ready to teach. Pause the video at key points to record the essential information and lead the discussion points. This can even work with a subsitute or guest teacher! Have s

This topic overview video and worksheet covers essential concepts relating to thermal energy transfer (heat). Capture kids attention and activate their prior knowledge with the real life examples and applications all throughout the video. Students will learn what heat is, the direction heat always moves and the three ways that heat is transferred (conduction, convection and radiation). Students will also learn the way that each form of heat can be slowed down or stopped. This works great as

My free video comes with this engaging and interactive lesson on the speed of light and the speed of sound. Watch as I build a full size device and conduct a race between these two forms of wave energy. Download the student worksheet which also seconds as a lesson guide. Open the video from the you-tube link and you are ready to teach. Pause the video at key points to record the essential information and lead the discussion points. This can even work with a subsitute or guest teacher! Have stu

Students learn how to correctly read a variety of different graduated cylinders to measure liquid volume. Students also learn how to read a meniscus and measure the volume of an irregular solid with the water displacement method.

Video link and student learning guide that teaches what ocean currents are and how they work (thermohaline circulation). Students will learn the basics of convection, the uneven heating of the earth and the critical part ocean currents play in the heating and cooling of our planet! Download the student worksheet which also seconds as a lesson guide. Open the video from the you-tube link and you are ready to teach. Pause the video at key points to record the essential information and lead the d

This worksheet and linked video helps students to understand and visualize the abstract concept of atmospheric high and low pressure and the types of weather that can generally be expected with each. This video uses the same real life demonstration in water that I use for my convection video but applies it specifically to the concept of high and low pressure systems and weather. Student take notes on the key concepts, diagram a high and low pressure region and reflect on the causes and effects

Video link and student learning guide that teaches the critical vocabulary of controlled experiments! First learn independent variables, dependent variables, constants, controls and repeated trials. Then practice your new skills with an experimental scenario I set introduce at the end of the video.

This video walks student's through the procedure to correctly use and read a triple beam balance. Click on the video link or copy and paste the url. The worksheet guides students though the learning activity.

This worksheet and linked video explains and illustrates how convection in the atmosphere is the cause of the wind. Students will learn what high and low pressure is, watch a real-life example of convection and then label a diagram to illustrate the formation of wind. Students also learn how the unequal heating of the earth causes convection in the atmosphere.

Download the student guide and linked video. Capture student's interest with this fun example testing which types of material work best for creating a lightweight portable shelter from the sun. I test four different materials and find an obvious winner. Learn the meaning of transparent, translucent, opaque, reflect, absorb and transmit. Practice graphing results too!

This worksheet and linked video takes the abstract nature of convection and makes it clearly visible. Students will learn how convection is driven by different densities within a fluid. Three different examples are given to help relate this concept to students prior knowledge and then deepen it with an in depth explanation. Student take notes on the key concepts, diagram a convection current and answer an extension question to demonstrate their understanding of this phenomenon.

Watch the linked video and get the whole shopping list for making your own classroom or home aquaponics system. This is a fantastic way to teach symbiotic relationships and engage students in the process in a hands on way. I build my system each year with my student's help. We have class pets and a fantastic connection to this important biological understanding.

My free video comes with this engaging and interactive introductory lesson on the basics of density! Download the student worksheet which also seconds as a lesson guide. Open the video from the you-tube link and you are ready to teach. Pause the video at key points to record the essential information and lead the discussion points. This can even work with a subsitute or guest teacher! Have students who struggle to focus? Assign this individually and have them complete the lesson with headp

Student worksheet with linked video. Learn water cycle basics with this actual working model of the water cycle. Evaporation, transpiration, sublimation, condensation, precipitation and run-off.

You may think anyone could correctly use a digital thermometer - but it actually requires proper technique. Learn how to operate the thermometer, choose correct units and follow proper procedures to ensure accurate data is taken.

Video link in downloadable student worksheet. Students will learn the correct way to use a digital scale to measure solids and liquids.