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Plate Tectonics Jeopardy is a Jeopardy review game for sixth through eighth grade students. It includes review for earth's interior, plate tectonics, continental drift, volcanoes and earthquakes. This is a great review to use before a content test, or before achievement assessments. The content aligns with national earth science standards.

This Smart Notebook File contains an entire year of bell ringers (fully editable) with a key. Topics included are: Scientific Inquiry, Lab Tools and Safety, Cells, Rocks and Minerals, Distance and Time, Energy, Matter plus extra bell ringers focusing on Scientific Inquiry. The bell ringers are specifically aligned with sixth grade standards, but could easily be adapted for 5-8. If you don't have access to Smart Notebook, I also have a PDF file.

This Escape Room is a fun and interactive way for students to test their knowledge on density, as well as mass, volume and buoyancy. Download Includes Teacher InstructionsUser Guide20 multiple choice questions5 "puzzles" for each of the 5 levelsStudent answer sheetAnswer KeyLink to digital Escape Room/ Breakout

This file contains a Powerpoint presentation covering the topics of matter, atoms, substances, compounds, elements, mixtures and solutions. Additionally, the file contains a guided notes worksheet that students can fill-in while the material is being presented from Powerpoint. The guided notes allow students to spend time listening and participating in class versus getting bogged down with copying notes. Additionally, these guided notes make a great study tool once they are filled-in.

CHAMPS is a well known classroom management system which focuses on classroom management and minimizing students issues so that teachers are able to focus on teaching instead of dealing with discipline. CHAMPS requires that teachers explain student guidelines for each activity through the CHAMPS acronym which gives clear guidelines and student expectations for each activity. This SmartBoard slide gives teachers a way to quickly go through guidelines. It can be used within SmartBoard Lessons,

These science standards posters help to bring the science standards to life. They are perfect for showing students, parents, and administrators the academic standards for the State of Ohio 6th Grade Science. Additionally, they are color coded by science strand. The illustrations and color coding help students make sense of the standards throughout the year. These can also be printed for individual student notebooks. These posters align perfectly with Ohio 6th Grade Standards but may work wel

I have, Who has Plate Tectonics is a review game used to help students reinforce the concepts of plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes. The game includes cards that students read and interactively answer. Listening to each card allows students to extend their learning from the knowledge to application level.

This dodgeball game is a review of several plate tectonics concepts including: Earth's interior, continental drift, the theory of plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes. This game is a great tool for review and is different from other review games because it is more interactive for students. There are twenty questions with answers included. The best part is that this game is fully editable. A few questions can be changed to suit individual unit needs, or all questions can be deleted and t

Compound Ratios is a review worksheet giving students the opportunity to practice their understanding of Compounds and Elements, as well as their understanding of Ratios. This could be used as a cross-curricular assignment for science and math, or it could be used for either subject independently. Additionally, this could be used as a homework assignment, partner activity, or as a center.

The Mighty Minerals Project is a differentiated project in which students work in teams of 4 to create a presentation (sales pitch) regarding a specific mineral. Each student in the group will have a set of individual objectives, as well as a responsibility to assist with the group presentation. This is a culminating project on minerals, for use after students have knowledge of minerals' characteristics, properties, uses and formation. Each of the individual tasks suits a different level of s

This PDF file contains an entire year of bell ringers, and includes a key. Topics included are: Scientific Inquiry, Lab Tools and Safety, Cells, Rocks and Minerals, Distance and Time, Energy, Matter plus extra bell ringers focusing on Scientific Inquiry. The bell ringers are specifically aligned with sixth grade standards, but could easily be adapted for 5-8. This is a PDF file for anyone who does not have access to Smart Notebook. If you would like a digital copy, the Notebook file would be b

I have, Who has? Cycles is a review game used to help students reinforce the concepts of The Water Cycle, The Carbon and Oxygen Cycles and The Nitrogen Cycle. The game includes cards that students read and interactively answer. Listening to each card allows students to extend their learning from the knowledge to application level.

Astronomy Cycles Jeopardy is a FULLY EDITABLE Jeopardy review game for fifth through eighth grade students. It includes review for rotation, revolution, day and night, the seasons, phases of the moon, eclipses and tides. This is a great review to use before a content test, or before achievement assessments. The content aligns with national earth science standards.

I have, Who has Rocks and Minerals is a review game used to help students reinforce the concepts of rocks and minerals. Content is included on types, formation and uses of rocks and minerals as well as knowledge on specific types of rocks and minerals. The game includes cards that students read and interactively answer. Listening to each card allows students to extend their learning from the knowledge to application level.

I have, Who has The Water Cycle is a review game used to help students reinforce the concepts of The Water Cycle. The game includes cards that students read and interactively answer. Listening to each card allows students to extend their learning from the knowledge to application level.

Changes in Matter...A Video Project gives students the opportunity to display their knowledge of the three states of matter and the phase changes of matter by creating a short video for their classmates to view. The project packet includes project guidelines, peer evaluation sheets and a rubric. This video project is fully editable and could be adapted to many different content areas.

This is a Jeopardy Board Template for Smart Notebook that can be edited to review any subject/ content area. Categories and questions can be edited while retaining all links within the presentation. A daily double and final jeopardy questions are included.

Science Guidelines for Group Work is a set of printables that give students clear guidelines for working in groups in the science classroom. These can be laminated for use year after year!

This lab uses wooden blocks and clay to model the different types of stress on Earth's crust as well as the different types of faults. Additionally, students are challenged to create different land forms created from stress, such as mountains and valleys. The lab also connects stress and faulting with previously learned Plate Tectonics concepts. Feel free to email me with questions and/ or for an answer key!

Alien Math is a hands-on activity in which students discover the principles of area, surface area and volume.