Ms Resnick

Students will use their knowledge of physical properties while using a dichotomous key to identify the flavors of jelly beans. This is fabulous opportunity for students to engage in a hands-on activity incorporating their knowledge of physical properties with jelly beans! Depending on your school's policy and classroom allergies, you can let the students taste test the jelly beans after the investigation! Please see my other activity, "What is a Dichotomous Key?" to help to create some knowl

Students learn about dichotomous keys and how to use them as a tool to identify unknown matter using physical properties. This activity is a great introduction to dichotomous keys and works well with "Using a Dichotomous Key to Identify Jelly Beans!" activity.

Allow students to choose from 11 different Weather Measuring Tools. INCLUDED: * Articles from USA Today on each of the 11 tools! (Thermometer, Mercury Barometer, Aneroid Barograph, Sling Psychrometer, Hair Hydrometer, Rain Gauge, Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge, Anemometer, Aerovane, Weather Balloon, Weather Satellite) * Graphic Organizer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This activity promotes research and reading comprehension skil

Have students show off their knowledge of clouds by creating a Cloud Wanted Poster. There's a criminal cloud on the loose! What is this criminal cloud wanted for? Allow students to get creative by using information about their cloud type to show details with illustration and words! Rubric and Planning Sheet included! Rubric has a column for students to self assess their work before handing it in!

10 Basic Cloud Types Information Sheets Cloud Types include: Low: Cumulonimbus, Nimbostratus, Stratocumulus, Stratus, Middle: Cumulus, Altocumulus, Altostratus, High: Cirrocumulus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus Information sheets include very friendly language when describing cloud types, height of cloud, and photographs. Great supplemental reference tool to hand out with a cloud project! I sent these home for parents to have as a reference and they loved it!

Parallel and Series Circuits: Will the bulb light? Explain whether a diagram is an example of a parallel or series circuit using science vocabulary! Hands on: Show that you can create a complete circuit! Rubric included

56 Pre-made Atmosphere and Weather Vocabulary Flashcards! These pre-made flashcards have simple definitions/explanations. There is so much vocabulary involved when teaching Atmosphere and Weather to your students. Wonderful for differentiation of instruction as students often struggle when creating their own flashcards and/or study tools. You can simply delete some of the definitions and have students write the definition on the flashcards or you can distribute the cards with definitions t

10 Basic Cloud Types Information Sheets Cloud Types include: Low: Cumulonimbus, Nimbostratus, Stratocumulus, Stratus, Middle: Cumulus, Altocumulus, Altostratus, High: Cirrocumulus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus Information sheets include very friendly language when describing cloud types, height of cloud, and photographs. Great supplemental reference tool to hand out with a cloud project! I sent these home for parents to have as a reference and they loved it!

Have students show off their knowledge of clouds by creating a Cloud Wanted Poster. There's a criminal cloud on the loose! What is this criminal cloud wanted for? Allow students to get creative by using information about their cloud type to show details with illustration and words! Rubric and Planning Sheet included! Rubric has a column for students to self assess their work before handing it in!

Scientists will show their knowledge of clouds through a Cloud Wanted Poster Activity. Scientists will be given supplemental information on specific cloud to assist in the creation of an awesome Cloud Wanted Poster! Differentiation of Instruction: Scientists have an opportunity to show their knowledge about a specific cloud type through illustration and writing! Suggestion for organization of posters: Distribute color-coded poster templates for low-level clouds, mid-level clouds, and high-l

Challenge students to create a Lightning Safety Poster after learning about lightning! Use this rubric to allow students to self-assess and for you to grade their posters!