Heather Ward

In this activity students will read the below description, label the parts of the seed & then color the parts according to the key. Students can choose what colors they color each part.This activity is usually done prior to our lima bean dissection or as a review. It can also be used as an assessment. "A seed holds a tiny new plant (embryo) inside. The new plant is surrounded by a supply of food (cotyledons). Some seeds have 1 cotyledon and some have 2. Depending on the number of cotyledons,

In this Powerpoint, students will learn how all living things are classified and named. Students will be introduced to classification using a grocery store scenario as well as classification of their home (country, state, city, neighborhood, street etc.). Students will learn Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. There are also some historical references to different plant names. SC State Standard: 6-2.2Recognize the hierarchical structure of the classification (taxonomy) of orga

In this 15 question quiz students will demonstrate their knowledge of the 5 layers of the atmosphere: troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere. Students have an answer box to choose from and will fill in the blank. At the bottom of the quiz, students will list the layers of the atmosphere in order from Earth's surface outward. Easy to read and kid friendly! Includes questions such as....Meteors burn up in the _________. The coldest layer is the ____________. The layer in

This PowerPoint explains how convection affects weather patterns and climate.Students must know that because warm air near Earth’s surface rises and then cools as it goes up, a convection current is set up in the atmosphere. There are three atmospheric convection areas in the northern hemisphere and three in the southern hemisphere: arctic region, temperate region and tropical region. Students will learn the wind belts located in that region: polar winds, trade winds and westerlies. Colorful gr

Colorful & kid friendly! This Powerpoint presentation is to be used along with guided notes (fill in the blank). Students will learn the various gases that make up the atmosphere, the changes in atmospheric pressure and the changes in atmospheric temperatures. Students will then learn the details of each of the five layers: troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere & exosphere. Colored graphics are included. You may want to have students copy one of the drawings of the layers on a sepa

This PowerPoint introduces students to the world of Vascular and Non Vascular Plants! As part of our study on Plants, we learn about each plant group and why plants are classified into each group. In this presentation you will find many colorful photographs and explanations of the internal structure of a vascular plant, including diagrams of the xylem and phloem. Students will also learn about the group of plants that are nonvascular and how their internal structure is different in the way they

15 question multiple choice quiz that covers conduction, convection and radiation. Be sure to white out "conduction convection and radiation" on last labeling questions & include A B C. Answer key is provided.

36 question study guide that directly correlates with the "Energy Test" listed in my store. This study guide covers forms of energy, energy transformations, heat transfer, simple machines & electricity/magnetism. All the answers are included for students to check their work.

Students will complete a frequency table and histogram that corresponds to data collected through the use of rolling two dice (Statistics Lesson). To get the data for this frequency table, students will roll two dice and multiple the numbers rolled together. The product of these two rolls will be the data point. Students will write down each product, rolling their dice a total of 45 times. Students will then fill in the frequency table and graph on a histogram. We used an online dice. This helps

Students will summarize the relationship of the movement of air masses and frontal boundaries to storms. Students must know that the interactions between air masses and fronts result in various weather conditions. Students will take brief notes about air masses & fronts then complete a handout using this PowerPoint and the website http://www.phschool.com/atschool/phsciexp/active_art/weather_fronts <----- preview this! Its great! You can download the Fronts and Airmasses handout from my store

Students will learn the stages of the water cycle through this colorful, kid friendly PowerPoint. The steps included are: Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Transpiration, Runoff, Groundwater and Surface water flow. Students will fill in the blank using the notes guide posted in the store. Colorful photos and easy to read from student desks. Web animation link is included! Although this animation is not created by myself I use it every year & usually have students write down the definitio

* once downloaded, plant picture will be right side up * In this activity, students will be required to color and label two illustrations of a vascular and non vascular plant. On the vascular plant, students will label xylem, phloem, true roots, true stem, & true leaves. Students will also label the non vascular moss. After labeling, students will use the key to color each part of both types of plants. This can be used as an independent activity after your lesson, homework assignment or even an

The multiple choice assessment allows students to demonstrate their understanding of both plant processes, photosynthesis & respiration. There are 27 questions. The last 6 questions are to be used with photos that should be placed on the SmartBoard for students to identify (I just google imaged to select a few). These are the terms they had to identify for the last 6. a) Photosynthesis b) Cellular Respiration c) Stomata d) Guard Cells ab) Xylem ac) Transpiration I also used scantrons to gra

PowerPoint presentation connected to South Carolina State Standard 6-5.1 (Explain how mechanical ( potential and kinetic ), chemical and electrical energy can transform from one form to another because of the law of conservation of energy). Colored photographs and examples are given of various transformations. GREAT go to for review and can be used to introduce and teach topic.

This 37 questions multiple choice test covers the following topics studied during our energy unit: forms of energy, energy transformations, heat transfer, simple machines and electricity & magnetism. This test is structured to be taken on scantron but scantron directions can be easily erased. A study guide is included in my store. The study guide is directly aligned with the test. Answers to the test are not included. Along with the test are several relevant review or extra credit questions abou

These fill in the blank notes are to be used with the Earth's Atmosphere PowerPoint posted in the store. Students fill in the blank with the missing word from the PowerPoint. Skeleton notes/fill in the blank/diagram.

Use this Rube Goldberg Rubric to guide students in designing their own simple machine contraption. Students must come up with a Goldberg-like machine that features all 6 simple machines. They will draw the series of machines and label each step with letters. Once machine has been drawn, students are to write a paragraph that explains how the machine works while including each letter.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of absolute value as well as positive and negative integers. Students will have negative and positive absolute values along with negative and positive integers that must be ordered from least to greatest and greatest to least. Although ordering integers comes easy to most students, placing absolute value with negatives inside and outside the absolute value signs, gives students more of a challenge. Great partner activity that allows students to check ea

These teacher made questions are to be used with the Discovery Education United Streaming Video "Classification of Living Things". This can be found on Youtube! This very kid friendly video shows students how living things are classified using a castle tour of King Philip's castle. The video discusses the 5 Kingdoms of Life, scientific naming and taxonomy! My kids are in 6th grade and love it. King Philip gives a tour to two students of his castle and uses the different rooms etc to explain clas

* download will fit on 1 page * In this activity, students will create an acrostic poem about the characteristics of life. They will use the word "organism" to form sentences that explain the characteristics that make something a living thing. There is an example for you to print to show your students! We also spent about 5 minutes talking about what an acrostic poem is. I provided other examples of acrostics on the SmartBoard, some where science related, others were not. My students went to the