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These twenty, self-grading, Google Forms quizzes on scientific method skills provide great formative assessment. These quizzes can easily be assigned for warm-ups or exit tickets. Each quiz has three questions about a specific skill. There are two unique quizzes of each type, including the following topics: - Scientific Method Vocabulary- Scientific Observations - Qualitative vs. Quantitative Observations- Observation, Inference, or Prediction- Testable Hypothesis- Independent vs. Dependent Vari

Prepare your students for exams with these testing verb poster. Be explicit with your expectations for answering questions! Empower your students to know how to answer each question. I created these prompts in response to a parent pointing out that her child did not understand what I was asking for on a test. Being explicit about my expectations for answering various questions prompts helped not only this student but many others be more details in their responses. Clear communication helps s

Build your student's scientific vocabulary and empower their comprehension through this visual display. The following 30 terms are included: - problem - phenomena - scientific method - inference - prediction - hypothesis - investigation - scientific question - observation - qualitative observation - quanitative observation - data - control - variable - manipulated variable - responding variable - independent variable - dependent variable - experiment - procedure - conclusion - verify - falsify

Build your students claim, evidence, and reasoning writing skills through this simple checklist. Students can use the checklist for self and peer evaluation. In this free resource, you will be provided with checklist for both print and digital (Google Drive PDF) form. The print form has both color and black and white options, as well as, an option to print 4 checklists to one page. To support your students CER writing skills, Make Them Think provides many more CER resources. Check these out

Hypothesis writing can be challenging for students. Many times students are unable to identify what can be tested through observation and measurement. This resource provides 2 worksheets for students to differentiate between testable hypothesis and those that cannot be tested through scientific experimentation. This resources is available in three versions: PDF (for print or digital PDF editing), in PowerPoint, and in Google Slides. Related Products⭐ Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning Science -CE

Looking for a fun, back to school activity that will help you get to know your students? As you receive a new set of students in your classroom, it is always a challenge to get to know them and understand how each individual learns best. Each student has unique talents and interests that can be utilized to help the student grow. This activity can help the teacher discover more about each individual students and the class, as a whole, and may give you a clue as to which students to group togethe

This concept map allows students to create connections between types of tectonic plate movements and the geographical features that result. It can be used to reinforceme the NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea ESS2.B, which is taught at Grade 4, Middle School, and High School levels. Grade 4- "Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions- The locations of mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, ocean floor structures, earthquakes, and volcanoes occur in patterns. Most earthquakes and volcanoes

These ten, self-grading, Google Forms quizzes on the engineering design process provide great formative assessment for any STEM, science or math class. These quizzes can easily be assigned for warm-ups or exit tickets. Each quiz can be assigned through email, a shared link, or Google Classroom and will provide instant, specific feedback for the student. For the teacher, Google Forms provide instant data to inform teaching. Each quiz has three questions about a step in the engineering design

STEM and STEAM teachers - Need some tools to help your students understand the engineering design process? These engineering design process PowerPoints are aligned with sketch notes to engage your students in the teaching process. The Google Forms allow for easy formative assessment, so that you can easily assess your student's understanding and misconceptions, allowing for you to reteach as necessary.

Science fair… It brings the opportunity for so much authentic, project based, cross-curricular learning, but it can also bring so many ‘ headaches. One of the first headaches to be resolved is topic selection. You want your students to pick a topic that is intrinsically interesting and will hold their attention for the duration of this project, yet so many students flail in this stage of the project- jumping from one idea to the next, scrolling through multiple websites or books but never lik

Sketch notes are designed to provide visual clues to engage students and help them retain learning about the engineering design process. There will be 5 different topics covered: - Engineering Design Process (an overview) - Before the Design- Problem Definition - Design Testing - Design Optimization - After the Design Each topic includes a 2-page note sheet. There are three different forms- blank, fill-in-the-blank, and complete- to allow for differentiati

The digestive system cards can be used for your students to model the pathway of food through the digestive system. There are three levels of play that can be used: 1) Cards that are numbered in the order of the pathway of food and include text about what occurs in each part of the pathway 2) Cards that include text about what occurs in each part of the pathway 3) Cards that only include the name and diagram Level 1 may used as an active teaching method, allowing the students to learn the p

Teaching STEM? Help your students understand the Engineering Design Process. These PowerPoint are designed to specifically help your students understand the engineering design process and the details they need to be successful in it. Included are 5 PowerPoints, each with 30+ slides on the topics: - Engineering Design Process - An Overview - Before the Design - Problem Definition - Design Testing - Design Optimization - After the Design Want to enhance student engagement and recall while usin

Engage your students in active learning about how food moves through the digestive system and how each organ works in the process of digesting our meals.

Are your students always asking what they need for today's class? This bulletin board kit provides for a visual classroom procedure that saves time and stress. The kit includes a banner and 36 materials squares that you can change based on the today's materials needs. Materials included are: pencil, lined paper, laptop, tablet, correction fluid, protractor, compass, calculator, ink pen, red pen, colored pencils, markers, textbook, notebook, binder, glue, glue stick, crayons, composition book,

Create a fun-filled, digital memory book with your class this year! Select from over 50 editable slides to personalize an album that fits your class. There are class picture slides, favorite memory slides, class memory slides, and indivdual student or activity memory slides. Each slide has places to insert picture or text for students to share their best memories of the year! Files for both Google Slides and PowerPoint

Help your students gain an appreciation for the diversity of organisms in the Animal Kingdom. Students will create a trifold museum display, including pictures, diagram, artifacts, and information about their given phylum/class of animals. Two rubrics are provided- one for collaboration and one for individual work. Add to the collaborative learning by having students learn from one another's displays. The displays can be exhibited for other students and parents. Looking for more project ru

Challenge your students to some active review of the transitions between the states of matter. Build their vocabulary skills and assess their learning through these five puzzles. This resource can be used in two ways.: 1)As only a puzzle, to review the vocabulary terms. 2)As a writing activity, which has the students place the puzzle pieces together and then write about what happens to the particles during the process. There are two versions of the puzzle pieces, one using the term boiling, a