McGee's Middle

A very inexpensive Truss Building STEM or STEAM activity. Students design bridges using straws and tape. Students are given design parameters. This activity promotes using the engineering design process. Civil engineering is also introduced. This activity can be used in math during a geometry unit or in physics during a forces unit. This unit has been done with very advanced 4th graders and can be used for higher grades. It is a stepping stone for students who design truss bridges in high schoo

Create an explorer graveyard! Students will research European explorers and write an epitaph. Included: Instructional PowerPoint on epitaphs Instruction sheet and graphic organizer for research Example of explorer epitaph Rubric Resource page with internet research sites with QR codes

Wagon Train at Dusk Mini-lesson used with grade 6 My Perspectives. Lesson skills: Close reading, analyzing text, and writing a summary Lesson includes: Instructional PowerPoint - 17 slides Teacher Instruction Page - 1 sheet Student graphic organizer and sentence starters - 2 sheets

All-in-One Parts of Speech review is intended for review at the beginning of the year for middle school. The review includes: Parts of Speech PowerPoint with extra editable slides. 13 slides plus 3 editable slides Interactive Flipbooks for note taking that goes along with the PPT. Project for parts of speech. Differentiated to meet two levels.

This activity is a brief mini-lesson that helps distinguish the differences between perspective and point of view. The PowerPoint is to the point and includes a practice that is on a worksheet students use for guided practice and modeling. Included: PowerPoint that discusses difference between Perspective and Point of ViewOne page printable and key

Grimm's Fairy Tales are used to teach tone and mood. There are three (3) worksheets that start out as a hook, guided instruction, and independent work. Instructional PowerPoint (13 pages) and Answer Key are included. Interpretation of tone and mood may vary. Hook: Looking at Grimm's Fairy Tale Illustrations. There is an accompanying PowerPoint to go with the worksheet. Students look at the illustrations and write detailed descriptive sentences. From their own written words, students determin

A quick review of the plot elements and literary elements. Editable and used a font compatible with most versions of PPT. There are links to clips for most concepts. Plot Elements: Exposition, Rising Actions, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution Literary Elements: Setting, Characterization, Static and Dynamic, Mood, Tone, Characters, Conflict and four types of Conflict

GOOGLE SLIDESHOW AND GOOGLE DOC NOTES: Air Masses and Fronts - This activity is designed for students to work at their own pace and take notes. It can also be used as direct instruction. Key is included. Google Slideshow - Air Masses and FrontsGoogle Notes - Students record notes from slideshow. Completely Editable!!!Boxes expand as students type their notes. PDF of notes and answer keyStudents will learn: Air MassCause of Air Mass movementFrontsWeather that results from frontsCheck out Air Pre

This activity is a mini-lesson to help understand the definition of a mineral. The activity requires students to: Create their own classification of what is a mineral or non-mineral through discussion and observation as they sort pictures. They record their findings on a recording sheet.Notes are given in a PowerPoint after students make up their own classification reasoning. Note page or flip book is provided for note taking that follows along with the PowerPoint. Key is provided for students w