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Need a great model and visual representation of the human digestive system? Boy do I have the LAB for you. All you need is a loaf of bread, baking soda, vingear, and water. Get ready for the "ooo's" "ah's" and "I might puke" comments. However, they will walk out of class always remembering how the digestive process works. Have fun!

Lion King(1994) is not only a classic but a great example lesson to review levels of organization in ecosystems, symbiotic relationships and food webs/chains.

Need a interactive review game for your ionic vs covalent bonds lesson. Grab some spoons and print these out. Cut them and place set in a bag. Explain the rules as provided and let your students show YOU what they know.

Need a good lab for net force or force & motion?

This aligns with TEK 6.11 B. I do this lab outside or in a gymnasium for space. Students will calculate their jump lengths and divide by the gravity of the planet to find how it will change due to the gravitational pull.

Students will use milky way candy bars to show the layers of the earth and compare the similarities in physical properties.

Gifted/ Talented Project: Plan your dream vacation. Includes math/budget skills, creativity, etc. They will love this!

Need a good force & motion lab. Aligned to TEKS for sixth grade science.

Aligned with 8th SCIENCE TEK:8.5B: Identify that protons determine an element's identity and valence electrons determine its chemical properties, including reactivity. Need a easy review activity for valence electrons and chemical reactivity? Just post to Google classroom.

I use these each day and change them up with the season. I type out what we are focusing on weekly and post to google classroom/canva for a reference for my students. I have this on the screen daily upon students entering my classroom. ENJOY!

This aligns with TEKS 6.11D- Space History/Future. This includes: an astronaut research project and a google slides presentation explaining a day in the life of an astronaut. My students loved this. I also supplemented with NASA's Mission X program which has a ton of FREE resources and activities you could add too.

Students will research a catastrophic event that has occurred from 1950 to now in either Texas, United States or World. Catastrophic events can be: tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, fire, landslides, volcanic eruptions or floods. This is geared for 8th Grade. It can be done digitally or on paper.

Students can learn Physical properties of metals, nm, & metalloids through this Whodunnit game. Print out game board, cards and guess card. I recommend laminating these too. ENJOY!

Students will answer Questions about Alternative energy sources. First to get five in a row, column or a diagnol wins!

Students will solve for speed, distance and time problems. Problems are word problems.

Practice Net force with a short 4 question worksheet. Can be used as a bell ringer

Make a copy for your students and they can differentiate physical vs chemical change!

Aligned with TEK 6.5B. Chemical Composition of Earth. Students will look at a pie chart and answer questions on the chemical composition of Earth.

Students will look at different elements and identify the physical properties.

Three unique STEM challenges, very little set up required!