Mrs K's Lesson Corner

This worksheet guides students to measure wavelength, amplitude and frequency of transverse waves. The first page of the student handout defines those wave properties and shows example measurements. The second and third pages require students to find the measurements for 8 waves. An answer key is included. Because the waves are on a grid, students do not need to use a ruler to make measurements. This sheet would be great for independent practice or homework after a lesson on the properties

This is a very straight-forward reading passage about waves, and specifically sound waves. It would be a great resource to use with close reading or active reading strategies. It has 15 questions that follow, and all answers can be found directly in the text. I created this resource for an extra review for my 6th grade students before a test. They completed the questions individually and then I put them in groups to discuss the answers, with one "leader" of each group having the answer key f

This is a simple review of the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles. It could be completed in a group or independently. Students simply cut apart the nine facts/characteristics and then glue them onto the chart under the correct cycle. It could also be an addition to interactive notebooks. This is a 2-page pdf file. The first page should be printed to give to students. The second page is an answer key. If you use this resource and enjoy it, please leave positive feedback! Thanks so much for

Are you looking for a lesson plan template that is more specific than the planner books that are found in the teacher stores? Maybe you're like me and have certain elements that must be shown on the lesson plan when administrators visit. For my school, it's a clear learning goal, assessment of the learning goal, aligned activities, and correlation to the state standard. After searching for templates online, I decided to create my own. I put it into a Google Sheet so that I can share it with

Are you looking for a way to track where all of your money is going? I created this template with a household budget in mind but it could also be used for school/departmental/classroom budgets. Another use of this spreadsheet would be for teaching budgeting skills to students of any age.This template is a Google Sheet so can be easily accessed on multiple devices. At the store and not sure if you can really afford that new pair of shoes? Pull up your budget from your phone and see. Because yo

This is a simple activity which students can do independently or in groups to review the types of mirrors and lenses. They should cut apart the rectangles on the first page and then reassemble them onto a blank paper to match the type of mirror/lens to its picture, description of how it affects light, and example of where it is found. There are six categories: flat mirror, convex mirror, concave mirror, flat lens, convex lens, and concave lens. This would be a good activity to review these op

This is a graphic organizer for students to add to their math journals to help them compare ratios, rates and unit rates. They will have a definition, examples of how they are written, and example problems using each. You may wish to give students the completed version and simply have them fold, cut and stick it into their notebook. Or, use the fill-in-the-notes version to have them fill in key words and complete the problems as you project and reveal the completed version. This is a 4-page

Do you use some type of classroom economy? Or maybe you want to start one but the thought of either tracking points or printing and cutting "bucks" is making you hesitant? I started using the free online site, Class Dojo, a couple of years ago but could never decide what to do with the points. I wanted students to be able to trade them in for prizes, but if they didn't spend all of the points at once it became difficult. I've seen great ideas for tracking points in elementary classrooms, bu

This includes note-taking sheets with review questions (Google Doc format) and slideshows that provides the notes (Google Slides format) for each of the following topics: Earth Science (Atmosphere, Water Cycle, and Weather) Life Science (Living Things and Genetics) Physical Science (Forces, Motion, and Energy) There are also answer keys given. This product is based on NC Essential Standards for 7th Grade Science released in 2012. The questions are released items from previous NC Final Exam te

This is a four-station rotation during which students will measure volume in two ways - by multiplying length, width and height of rectangular prisms and by the water displacement method for irregular objects. They will also measure mass using a triple beam balance and calculate density as the quotient of mass and volume. Included in the pdf file is one page of teacher notes, four station signs with step-by-step directions, and a two page student lab sheet. An answer key is not provided as th

This is a graphic organizer for students to add to their math journals or binders to help them solve problems with percentages. Under each flap, there is an explanation of how to solve percentage problems to either find the part, percent, or whole. Then there is a problem for students to solve and space to show their work. This is a 3-page pdf file. The first 2 pages should be printed double sided to make the foldable. The last page is an answer key. If you use this resource and enjoy it,

This includes a note-taking sheet with review questions (Google Doc format) and a slideshow that provides the notes (Google Slides format). There is also an answer key given. This product is based on NC Essential Standards for 7th Grade Science which states that students should "understand motion, the effects of forces on motion and the graphical representations of motion" and "understand forms of energy, energy transfer and transformation and conservation in mechanical systems." The questions a

This is a quick worksheet to check if students can identify the parts of an atom and know the difference between molecules, elements, compounds, mixtures and solutions. There are three versions (at-, below-, and above-level) as well as answer keys. Please leave feedback after you have downloaded and reviewed this resource. Thank you!

This is a lab activity during which students will collect data and draw conclusions about the variables contributing to the speed of a pendulum. It includes lab sheets on three levels. The medium level has students test the pendulum's length and mass. The higher level has students also test the angle from which the pendulum is released. The lower level has students compare three pendulum lengths but no other variables. I use this activity during my unit on the scientific method, but it coul

This mini unit (one week of instruction and guided practice) is designed primarily to be used in distance learning or in classrooms which are 1:1 and are able to complete assignments digitally. There are also printable versions included for most activities. Included: Weekly Lesson Plan Google Slides to Guide Instruction Activities for Small Group and Independent Practice Exit Slips, a Vocabulary Review/Quiz, and a 10 Question End of Unit Assessment Topics Covered: Biotic and Abiotic Factors Food

For this activity, groups of students will create a simple food web from cards that have the names and pictures of producers and consumers (for example, grass, mouse, hawk) and yarn. They must work together to identify all of the feeding relationships. Then, they will roll a die cube to determine which organism is removed. After removing an organism from the web, they discuss and write a short summary of the implications to the ecosystem. The summaries are all collected together onto a class

This is a lab activity during which students will collect data about whether common items (pencils, paper clips, etc.) are conductors or insulators. They set up a circuit with a battery, a flashlight bulb, and wires and then place the different items into the circuit to see if the bulb still lights. I use this activity during my unit on energy, but it could also be used to support a unit on electricity or the scientific method. Included in the pdf file is a page of teacher notes and two pages

This is a notes page for students to add to their science notebook to help them understand how to read temperatures on a thermometer and relate temperature to heat and kinetic energy. Students will fill in notes, cut apart example temperatures, and glue the examples onto the thermometer. This is a 4-page pdf file. The first page is notes for the teacher. The next two pages should be printed to give to students. The last page is an answer key. If you use this resource and enjoy it, please lea

This includes a note-taking sheet with review questions (Google Doc format) and a slideshow that provides the notes (Google Slides format). There is also an answer key given. This product is based on NC Essential Standards for 7th Grade Science which states that students should "understand how the cycling of matter (water and gases) in and out of the atmosphere relates to Earth’s atmosphere, weather and climate and the effects of the atmosphere on humans." The questions are released items from p

This includes a note-taking sheet with review questions (Google Doc format) and a slideshow that provides the notes (Google Slides format). There is also an answer key given. This product is based on NC Essential Standards for 7th Grade Science which states that students should "understand the processes, structures and functions of living organisms that enable them to survive, reproduce and carry out the basic functions of life" and "understand the relationship of the mechanisms of cellular repr