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Engage your middle school students in an immersive, science based Choose Your Own Adventure activity where they apply real-world problem-solving skills to survive earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions! This highly interactive Earth science lesson reinforces plate tectonics, seismic activity, and natural disaster preparedness through a combination of leveled reading passages, vocabulary-building activities, and hands-on decision-making challenges.What’s Included in This Resource?✅ C

In this student-paced lesson, students become doctors in a medical clinic working to diagnose three patients. Each patient is "seen" in a short video interaction with their doctor, where their symptoms, exam findings, and test results are reviewed. Students will then explore the information in the lesson (which linked in their slides) to help lead them to their diagnosis. Students will then practice their Claim-Evidence-Reasoning skills. Finally, students will select one of the patients and edu

This complete, ready-to-use Buoyancy 5E Lesson helps students understand why objects float, sink, or remain suspended through inquiry, modeling, and real-world application. Designed for middle school science, this resource is fully digital or printable, making it perfect for self-paced learning, substitutes, or interactive classrooms. Students explore buoyancy using visual phenomena, a PhET simulation, leveled reading, and project-based learning, then demonstrate understanding through multi

This middle school science lesson introduces students to light refraction, prisms, and wave behavior using a structured 5E instructional model. The lesson is designed to align with NGSS standards MS-PS4-2 and MS-PS4-1, helping students explore how light bends when it moves between materials and why different colors refract at different angles. Students will engage with key concepts through leveled reading passages (4th, 6th, and 8th grade), the PhET Bending Light simulation, hands-on vocab

Comprehensive lesson on the external and internal structures of the human heart, designed for both high school anatomy & physiology and introductory college biology courses. This resource blends direct instruction with interactive practice, making it perfect for lecture, review, or test prep. ✨ What’s Included: PowerPoint Presentation – clear, student-friendly slides covering external landmarks, heart chambers, valves, and major blood vessels Direct Links to Free Resources – online open-acc

Celebrate Halloween while teaching students about tables and graphs. Students will work through four stations: Tables, Line Graphs, Bar Graphs, and Pie Graphs. Each station will review the concept, have students analyze a table or graph to conclude the data, and then create their table or graph based on the data provided. The material is provided as PowerPoint slides with a PDF student handout and an optional Canva Template link to enable editing. The teacher copy includes the answers.

Looking for a complete, ready-to-go middle school science lesson on the digestive system and nausea & vomiting? This Interactive Small-Group Lesson engages students in diagnosing a medical mystery while reinforcing key science concepts through hands-on activities, leveled texts, and creative projects. Aligned with NGSS MS-LS1-3 and MS-LS1-7, this lesson builds real-world skills in observation, evidence gathering, and systems thinking. What's Included: Interactive Small-Group Medical Mystery

In this introductory lesson, students learn what Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) is, why it's used, and are given examples of how it can be used to describe familiar topics. This lesson is applicable to science and social studies. The lesson is presented in multiple formats to ensure an inclusive learning experience, including slides (both regular and interactive, with Immersive Reader integration to provide translation and text reader functions). EASEL slides contain audio. For students who are

In these 12 student-paced lessons, students will work with a partner to use their Claim-Evidence-Reasoning skills to fact-check videos from the internet. They will analyze the information in the video for false or misleading statements, and then conduct their own internet search to verify whether those statements are factually correct or not. Each student will take notes separately while conducting their own search, and then compare notes with their partner before writing their final CER stateme

In this student-paced lesson, students will work with a partner to use their Claim-Evidence-Reasoning skills to fact-check a video from the internet. They will analyze the information in the video for false or misleading statements, and then conduct their own internet search to verify whether those statements are factually correct or not. Each student will take notes separately while conducting their own search, and then compare notes with their partner before writing their final CER statements.

In this problem-based lesson, students become doctors in a cardiology clinic working to diagnose three patients who have congenital heart defects. Each patient is "seen" in a one-minute video interaction with their doctor, where their symptoms, exam findings, and test results are reviewed. Students will then explore the lesson on how to examine the heart, the different types of congenital heart defects, and their associated symptoms. Students will use higher-order thinking as they practice their

Engage your students in a high-interest, real-world classroom debate with this ready-to-use Space Tourism Debate, inspired by a recent Blue Origin spaceflight featuring an all-female, diverse crew of civilian astronauts. Students will explore the question: Should space tourism be celebrated as a scientific breakthrough—or criticized for its environmental and ethical costs?This flexible and thought-provoking lesson is perfect for science, ELA, social studies, or STEM classrooms. It fosters e

Elevate life science education with this comprehensive digital toolkit! This NGSS-aligned product offers learning objectives, rubrics, and guiding questions for every middle school life science standard. Available in a customizable Canva template link and a convenient view-only link, this resource streamlines lesson planning while promoting student engagement. Unlock the potential of hands-on learning, critical assessment, and tailored instruction. Perfect for educators seeking a seamless and ef

Elevate your middle school science teaching with this comprehensive guide covering the spectrum of NGSS Physical Sciences standards. Inside, you'll find meticulously curated learning objectives, accompanied by purpose-built rubrics written as "I can" statements, to empower students to use the rubrics for self-assessment. This essential toolkit allows educators to deliver impactful science education that aligns seamlessly with NGSS requirements, fostering student mastery and curiosity. Teachers c

Unleash the power of comprehensive science education with our all-inclusive middle school NGSS-aligned bundle! This curated collection encompasses learning objectives, rubrics, and guiding questions for every standard, ensuring a holistic approach to science learning. With customizable Canva template links and user-friendly view-only links, this bundle transforms lesson planning and teaching into a seamless and effective process. Elevate student engagement, mastery, and assessment while embracin

Elevate science education with this NGSS-aligned Earth and Space Sciences guide! This digital gem features comprehensive learning objectives, rubrics, and guiding questions for each standard. Delivered as a customizable Canva template link and a hassle-free view-only link, this resource empowers educators to seamlessly integrate targeted instruction.

This lesson gives students a structured way to tie concepts presented in the movie "Ratatouille" to the NGSS standards students are learning in class: MS-LS1-2: Developing a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and how parts contribute to its function.MS-LS1-5: Concentrating on how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.MS-LS1-8: Focusing on sensory receptors responding to stimuli and sending messages to the brain.MS-LS4-4: Covering how genetic variat

Enhance your teaching toolkit with FOUR problem-based lessons! This set comes complete with a detailed lesson plan, perfect for use as a SUB plan – directions and links included. Plus, access engaging Blooket and Gimkit games for added learning fun. Use these lessons for formative assessments and data collection. Discover the power of Pear Deck interactive slides, now integrated with Immersive Reader for text reading and auto-translation functions. Login, activate Immersive Reader in Settings an

Looking for a complete, ready-to-go middle school science lesson on the nervous system and headaches? This Interactive Small-Group Lesson engages students in diagnosing a medical mystery while reinforcing key science concepts through hands-on activities, leveled texts, and creative projects. Aligned with NGSS MS-LS1-3 and MS-LS1-8, this lesson builds real-world skills in observation, evidence gathering, and systems thinking. What's Included: Interactive Small-Group Medical Mystery Acti

This bundle has everything you need to start the school year off right: "Getting to Know You" enables students to share about themselves by creating a social media-style post. "Would You Rather?" helps you break the ice with students and get to know some of their preferences. The "Freezer Pop Lab" is a great introductory lab that will excite students to learn science. The "Intro Lesson on Claim-Evidence-Reasoning" will introduce students to CER, providing detailed explanations of each component