MAB

MAB. Individual practice drawing conclusions and interpreting data presented in the forms of data charts/tables, pie charts, line and bar graphs. Graphs and charts taken from a variety of sources. Practice includes 9 different graphs or charts with questions about each.

Student activity to investigate the properties of "oobleck" to determine if it is a solid or a liquid. Oobleck is made of cornstarch, water, and green food coloring - mix slowly until the consistency of pancake batter. I also have students read the Dr. Suess book "Bartholomew and the Oobleck".

This is a challenge activity for students to use a variety of materials to create a building that will be subjected to an "earthquake" to see how it fares. Students need to make a blueprint, build their structure, transfer their structure to an earthquake shake table (I made my own as they are expensive. I suppose you could also just shake a desk...), watch the destruction, and answer analysis questions. A rubric for the challenge is included. This is a fun challenge for hands-on learners

Powerpoint format 100+ slides on the topics of weathering (mechanical and chemical), soils (types and formation), and erosion (mass movements mostly). Includes lesson essential questions for each of the 3 main parts, good visuals, a few short lab activities, content for notes, and summarizing strategies embedded (yellow slides and frayer diagrams). Also has a link to iheartsoil.org PSA videos - you can get free stuff from this website too! Used successfully with 7th grade science students. M

Scientific method notes pages for students. Scaffolded notes numbered with the steps of the scientific method with details and graphics. Teacher answer guide to what information should be filled in is included.

A document that is formatted for printing as a booklet (folded in half and stapled for page turning). The pages review/extend student knowledge of phases of matter and phase changes. Pages of assembled booklet include: melting, freezing, evaporation, condensation, a phase change diagram with interpretation questions, a graphic of the water cycle for labeling, a Venn diagram for comparing and contrasting 2 of the phase changes, and particle arrangement in the 3 main phases. The back cover is o

Double Dice is a review game applicable to any subject matter. It is also ready for the differentiated classroom with 1 cube containing simpler phrased tasks and lower oder thinking tasks and the other cube template containing higher level thinking tasks. Included in the word document are 3 basic things: 1. the student sheet. 2. two versions of the task cube (high and low) 3. two cubes set up with Earth Science topics - layers and plates, earthquakes and volcanoes. I print and assemble th

MAB This is a literacy/english push in to my science class. Use with Sopris West “Step up to Writing” program section “Great Short Answers”. I used with tools 1-35a-c and assessment tool 10-11a from the intermediate program. I use the tools/pages first, then use the following cards of answers (printed and glued to colored index cards, which I laminate) to 6 separate questions included. Students work in groups of 2-3 and respond as prompted. Questions and answers are on an earth science theme,

A double set of 16 questions for review of concepts covered in soil formation and erosion unit. It is a double set due to differentiation of questions. The 16 questions are the same in both sets, but for some, they are open-ended or fill in, while the others are multiple choice or have other hints added for arriving at the same answers. I print them out, cut them apart, and laminate them. I split the class into 2 groups - telling them it is so thay do not have to wait or fight over question

Use when discussing input and output along with types of energies (mechanical, light, sound, chemical...). Includes a table set up with 5 pictures to see/visualize in students minds and then determine the input and output of each. Extend with more if you like and/or have students make up their own. Good review of terms dealing with energy conversions. No math involved.

A double set of 16 questions for review of concepts covered in minerals and rocks unit. It is a double set due to differentiation of questions. The 16 questions are the same in both sets, but for some, they are open-ended or fill in, while the others are multiple choice or have other hints added for arriving at the same answers. I print them out, cut them apart, and laminate each set on different colors of paper. I split the class into 2 groups - telling them it is so they do not have to wait or

This is a student sheet to be used with any informational article to enhance literacy in content areas. There are 4 quadrants to the sheet - text structure, article summary, talking to the text bookmark responses, and new/unfamiliar words. The preview file is a PDF of some sample student work that used this sheet. The master sheet for talking to the text bookmarks is included. Time for activity completion depends on the length of the article chosen.

A set of questions of basic weather questions to use with a generic game board or any other review game. Each card has the question with the answer below it for students to ask each other. MAB

pictionary cards to be printed double-sided for reveiw of layers of the Earth, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, minerals and rocks. Cards are set up in microsoft word for printing front to back and then cutting apart. Lamination is recomended. There are a total of 38 word cards.

MAB Word splash sheet and follow-up page about qualities that successful scientists (and student scientists) have. Students should Think-Pair-Share to fill out the blank area of the splash sheet - some possible words a teacher can suggest are included. Then, the follow-up sheet has students choose 4 words from the spash to expand upon by answering: why a scientist needs that quality and what they can do to develop that quality in themselves.

This quick activity has students explore some simple and familiar toys to be able to articulate and describe motion. Relative speed, direction, and type of motion is sought after.