Molly'sMiddles

A lab for students to observe and describe the differences between sugar and salt under a microscope. Includes the ID of an unknown (either sugar or salt).

Students design a lab that will show Newton's 3rd Law using the materials provided.

Stations for Newton's 3 Laws and practicing the action and reaction forces. My in class demos included releasing a balloon and making the "whoosh" bottle experiment attached to a car to power it forward. The last demo was having students jump forward and then stand on a small gym class scooter and try to jump, demonstrating that when you jump you are really pushing off the earth even though you can't see it.

Check understanding on the cause for the seasons.

Stations that show Newton's 1st Law

Google slides for notes on the cause of the seasons, Earth's tilt, Revolution, Rotation, Solstice, Equinox. Printable exit ticket on the last slide.

A fun and quick project to demonstrate understanding of Newton's 1st Law.

Students come up with a lab that shows Newton's 2nd Law.

A cover page for the microscope packet I use for 5th and 6th graders. I name all my microscopes and my students love having ownership for "Mike" or "Susan". It keeps them engaged and helps them to clean up appropriately because they don't want anything to happen to their character.

Here is a project I use to cover the solar system with my middle schoolers. I primarily use it with 7th/8th graders but it could work for younger grades as well. Included is a modified version of the project, an example, and a resources doc.

Slides to introduce solar and lunar eclipses.

Template for students to design a lesson to teach the class, based on what they learned during our moon unit.

2 page short quiz on classification and taxonomy. Works for 5th graders up through 8th grade.