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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.