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Here is an example of our first Ancient Twitter. Students choose a scientist to research and then create a tweet as if they were that scientist. The tweets are meant to tell us a little about that scientist and their life. Then we share one scientist's tweet each day as students walk in the room.

Use any or all of these labs to help students practice the scientific method. Some come with helpful hints or what to write as research, variables, constants, etc. I have also used portions of this as a hands-on summative assignment instead of a test.

Here are over 30 questions and answers that you can use throughout the year as bell ringers or at the end of the year as part of your state test prep/final exam review. Answers are included. These questions are aligned to the 8th grade science curriculum.

17 questions to give your students orally or written. Answers included! Students could answer these with a partner, on their own, as a bonus assignment, or even as a class competition. This resource can also be used to help students sketch lunar and solar eclipses.

presentation or pdf explaining lake effect snow

These posters will help you build a classroom mindset promoting kindness, effort, and positivity. I like to post one each week for the first half of the year and then revisit them for the second half as we grow as learners and people. Students can train their brain to believe in themselves and others.

Use this presentation to analyze the height, weight, and age of various athletes. Students will then calculate averages and determine "the ideal athlete for each sport" OR which sport a skateboarder, horse jockey, and figure skater, might prefer to their own.

Can your students guess each biome just by reading these poems? Each gives the key abiotic factors in a fun way.

Use this sheet to practice identifying observations (qualitative and quantitative) and inferences.

Powerpoint to introduce or review 8 simple lab safety rules.

Interactive attendance chart that is great to use with a SmartBoard or Mimio!