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

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

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.

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

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

This product provides video questions for the video "Welcome to Earth- Season 1 episode 5- Speed of Life". In this episode, Will Smith explores the Namibia Desert, where both the landscape and time seem to have stood still for over 50 million years. Will discovers that humans can only see a small sliver of what's moving around us.

In this web quest, students will learn volcano vocabulary, research about volcano formation, learn about different volcanoes and locate them on a map, compare the different types of volcanoes, and draw and label the parts of a volcano. Includes answer key

This PowerPoint reviews Sea-floor spreading, what it is, how the process works, and the evidence found by Harry Hess. It also discusses the shrinking of the Pacific Ocean and expansion of the Atlantic Ocean.

I made this crossword as an end of the year review for my 7th grade students. The crossword contains vocabulary words for weather, climate, plate tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes, rocks, minerals, scientific method, measurement, and geologic time.

In order to show their understanding and achievement of the water cycle, students will choose the format of their presentation. Objectives- Students will be able to: • Describe the steps of the water cycle. • Describe the role the Sun plays in the water cycle. • Describe the different states of water. • Include the following terms and accurately define them or use them in context: Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Clouds, Cloud formation, Surface Run-Off, Infiltration, Ground Water,

Power Point correlates with "Science Explorer: Weather and Climate" Topics include: -Warm-up question: "what is heat?" -heat transfer: radiation, conduction, convection, with examples and pictures of each -How all 3 types work together; in the atmosphere

Students will learn about the four main layers of the atmosphere, and the characteristics of each layer. They will also draw a diagram of of atmosphere's layers and describe how the atmosphere is being affected by humans.

This station lab has multiple stations where students will use book and internet resources to: -identify various rocks based on characteristics -test mineral streak -test mineral density by water displacement

Topics Include -What is a mineral? -Characteristics of minerals -How minerals are identified: Moh's Hardness Scale, Luster, Streak, crystal structure, cleavage and fracture -Mineral formation -Uses of minerals

In this web quest, students will learn about the layers of the Earth, Plate Tectonics, and Plate boundaries

With a small group of 2-3 people, students will design and create a booklet that describes the 5 main climate regions: Tropical, Dry, Temperate Marine, Temperate Continental and Polar. Includes Project requirements, grading rubric, and group sign-up sheets

In this lab, students will investigate adhesion and surface tension by comparing water droplets on a penny vs. water/soap mixture. Lab provides background information, variables, procedure, data tables, graph template, and analysis questions.