Miller's Science Stuff

Students will research their birthstone (mineral) to learn more about mineral properties and mineral identification. Includes project requirements, list of birthstones, and answer key for all 12 months

In this project, students will explore one of the 11 sub-climates of the world: Tropical Wet, Tropical wet and dry, Arid, Semiarid, Marine West Coast, Mediterranean, Humid Subtropical, Humid Continental, Subarctic, Ice Cap, Tundra, and Highlands. Students will work in small groups (I had groups of 3-4) and research one of these climate zone and create a poster to display their findings. The requirements include two climographs using real-world data, a world map showing the locations of their su

Videos can be a wonderful way to enhance your science classroom, especially when they captivate the audience with amazing footage.  “One Strange Rock,” hosted by Will Smith, does just that. From award winning National Geographic, this story shows the Earth in an extraordinary new way, from the view of 8 astronauts who have seen the Earth from space.  This series tells the story of Earth’s past, present and future, and eloquently shows how all of Earth’s spheres are interconnected and work toget

Videos can be a wonderful way to enhance your science classroom, especially when they captivate the audience with amazing footage.  “One Strange Rock,” hosted by Will Smith, does just that. From award winning National Geographic, this story shows the Earth in an extraordinary new way, from the view of 8 astronauts who have seen the Earth from space.  This series tells the story of Earth’s past, present and future, and eloquently shows how all of Earth’s spheres are interconnected and work toget

Videos can be a wonderful way to enhance your science classroom, especially when they captivate the audience with amazing footage.  “One Strange Rock,” hosted by Will Smith, does just that. From award winning National Geographic, this story shows the Earth in an extraordinary new way, from the view of 8 astronauts who have seen the Earth from space.  This series tells the story of Earth’s past, present and future, and eloquently shows how all of Earth’s spheres are interconnected and work toget

This product provides video questions for National Geographic's "Welcome to Earth: Season 1 Episode 1: Silent Roar". This episode is seen on a remote island in the Pacific, Will Smith descends into the heart of an active volcano to investigate sounds beyond human hearing. Will discovers that everything on our planet creates its own unique sound-even if we can't always hear it.

Identify Tornado Alley on a US map and answer basic questions about tornadoes, Tornado Alley, and the Fujita Scale. Answer Key included.

Students will research an infectious disease caused by bacteria or a virus, and create a brochure that describes the disease and its characteristics. Includes project requirements and a grade rubric

Videos can be a wonderful way to enhance your science classroom, especially when they captivate the audience with amazing footage.  “One Strange Rock,” hosted by Will Smith, does just that. From award winning National Geographic, this story shows the Earth in an extraordinary new way, from the view of 8 astronauts who have seen the Earth from space.  This series tells the story of Earth’s past, present and future, and eloquently shows how all of Earth’s spheres are interconnected and work toget

This Power Point reviews the structure of the sun. It describes the interior layers: Core, radiation zone, and convection zone, as well as the layers of thew atmosphere: photosphere, chromosphere and corona. Sunspots, prominences , solar flares and solar wind are also explained. Includes diagrams and pictures of each concept.

Videos can be a wonderful way to enhance your science classroom, especially when they captivate the audience with amazing footage.  “One Strange Rock,” hosted by Will Smith, does just that. From award winning National Geographic, this story shows the Earth in an extraordinary new way, from the view of 8 astronauts who have seen the Earth from space.  This series tells the story of Earth’s past, present and future, and eloquently shows how all of Earth’s spheres are interconnected and work toget

This product provides questions to accompany the National Geographic video "Welcome to Earth: Season 1 Episode 2- Descent into Darkness". In this episode, Will Smith meets up with marine biologist, Dr. Diva Amon, and descends 3300 feet down into the ocean to explore a hidden world of color in the dark.

This is a simple lab template for students to experiment with chemical reactions. They will see how vinegar reacts with steel wool, record temperature changes, and answer analysis questions

PowerPoint includes the following Topics: Definition of atmosphere and weather Composition of the atmosphere: Gases (78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen) CO2: Effects and chart showing how the levels have increased over the past century water vapor and solid particles (particulate matter)

Weather has always played an important part of everyday life. Long before modern meteorology and weather forecasting, people found ways to predict the weather. Much of this was done through catchy phrases or poems that were easy to remember. Many of the weather sayings that developed from observations were focused around farmers and sailors because of their direct ties to nature. This lesson looks at popular weather sayings. Focus Questions • What are some weather sayings (proverbs) that people

This Slideshow describes the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration and how they work together in organisms. It provides relevant pictures and vocabulary such as autotrophs, heterotrophs, chlorophyll and fermentation.

Objective: Student will illustrate the diversity of life and the events that occurred during a specific Time Period in Earth’s History. Guidelines: You own a travel agency. Create a travel brochure that would make people want to take a vacation “back in time”. Using facts, describe your assigned time and list accommodations/ activities that are “fun for the whole family”. Includes project requirements, rubric, and class sign-up sheet

These students notes provide a graphic organizer with labeling for students to learn thestructures and functions of the human brain. It includes the Brain stem, Cerebrum, Cerebellum, and Limbic System.

Videos can be a wonderful way to enhance your science classroom, especially when they captivate the audience with amazing footage.  “One Strange Rock,” hosted by Will Smith, does just that. From award winning National Geographic, this story shows the Earth in an extraordinary new way, from the view of 8 astronauts who have seen the Earth from space.  This series tells the story of Earth’s past, present and future, and eloquently shows how all of Earth’s spheres are interconnected and work toget

Videos can be a wonderful way to enhance your science classroom, especially when they captivate the audience with amazing footage.  “One Strange Rock,” hosted by Will Smith, does just that. From award winning National Geographic, this story shows the Earth in an extraordinary new way, from the view of 8 astronauts who have seen the Earth from space.  This series tells the story of Earth’s past, present and future, and eloquently shows how all of Earth’s spheres are interconnected and work toget