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Learning about dimensional analysis/unit conversion/metric system can sometimes be boring and dull. How can you make it relatable? As an educator I have struggled for years to make it more fun. Through these INTERACTIVE and FUN stations, students can hands on measure a variety of objects and then convert using dimensional analysis. Included are 12 stations that evaluate students learning from massing objects to measuring heights and converting their measurements into ancient Egyptian distance m

Want to get your middle or high school students more involved in the classroom? Use this editable class job application to get your students involved in your class routine every day! These classroom jobs are designed for middle and high school students to use their talents and strengths to be leaders in the classroom. This freebie includes a 2 page editable job application for you to give your students. This has been UPDATED on August 10 for a typo :) I use these jobs every day in my classroom

The beginning of the school year is time for students to learn what you expect in your classroom. Sure, going over the expectations, policies and procedures are important, but it is also important for students to understand why these expectations and procedures are in place. The Classroom Situation Activity is perfect for grades 8-12 for one class period at the beginning of the school year or any time you want to ramp up your classroom management. This product includes 11 classroom situations s

This product features 14 signs for 7 essential class jobs for the middle and high school classroom. There is one sign for the class job and a second sign for each class job to coordinate and organize the class jobs for each class period. Each sign is color coordinated and is bright and colorful to brighten up any classroom. Every sign is the size of a page. I have added a black and white version as well. Class Jobs include- Classroom Manager, Attendance Tracker, Materials Manager, Clean Up Coord

Writing procedures can be confusing and hard for students and it can be boring and tiresome to work on writing high quality procedures. In this 2-3 day activities students will work through stations that consist of simple instructions that are written in a variety of ways- clear and concise to vague and confusing. Students not only do the stations but also reflect on how the directions are made. Then students will work on creating their own procedures for daily tasks in and out of school on Day

This word wall set is for physics, physical science, conceptual physics and middle school science forces and motion unit. It includes 40 words that represent the most important vocabulary to this unit, including advanced words for physics. Each page has 3-5 words. The words are bright and colorful and are perfect to bright up any room! Simply print out the word wall, cut it out and laminate! Words included: Acceleration, Action-Reaction Forces, Change in Direction, Change in Speed, Constant

This word wall set is for physics, physical science, conceptual physics and middle school science forces and motion unit. It includes 31 words that represent the most important vocabulary to this unit, including advanced words for physics. Each page has 3-5 words. The words are bright and colorful and are perfect to bright up any room! Simply print out the word wall, cut it out and laminate! Words included: Acceleration, Average Speed, Circular Motion, Constant Acceleration, Displacement, Fr

Do you ever want your students to reflect on recent science news in a meaningful way? This worksheet is ideal for middle and high school students to read science magazine articles and reflect on the meaning of the article. This worksheet can be used as an activity with an article that is already chosen, a substitute activity, extra credit or anything you want! It can be used with any science article in magazines such as Discover, National Geographic, Sky and Telescope and more. It is a great an

Inspire your students with this set of 10 quotes from American Olympic athletes from past and present! They will brighten up your classroom in red, white and blue! Athletes include Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Venus Williams, Michael Phelps, Hope Solo, Jesse Owens, Sanya Richards-Ross, Andre Agassi, Wilma Rudolf and Muhammad Ali. Posters are in red and blue backgrounds with white text and black clip art. Currently there are 10 posters and if you would like to request more, please let me know

This word wall set is for an intro to physics, physical science, conceptual physics or middle school science unit. These can be used all year long since they are vocabulary used every unit. It includes 25 words that represent the most important vocabulary to this unit, including advanced words for physics. Each page has 3-5 words. The words are bright and colorful and are perfect to bright up any room! Simply print out the word wall, cut it out and laminate! Words included: Physics, Dimension

One activity- so many concepts and practice! Students will deep dive into 3 correlations- reaction time vs. sleep, height vs. shoe size, and height of jump vs. mass of notebook. Students will take the data for each student in the class, graph each correlation, create a line of best fit, and determine the correlation. This is a great activity for back to school in science and math classes and can be done remotely. Students could also graph on Google Sheets (see free resource- How to Graph in Goog

14 Lab Safety Posters perfect for a high school or middle school science class. Large and easy to post and for students to read. Can easily be printed in black and white, however some are color. Includes - Read and Follow Directions - Ask for Help - Always return lab materials to proper area AND MORE!

Do you get students asking you "can you write a letter of recommendation for me?" with little to no information about what it's for, what colleges they are applying to, and what to write! Here's a FREE resource that you can send to students before you write your letter of recommendation. This form can be edited by you and specifically states where to edit. It is designed for high school students but can be edited for college.

These FREE class greeter instructions are perfect for class jobs in the high school and middle school classroom. Class Greeters are essential to help students feel like they are a part of the classroom and help classroom guests (principals, administrators, new students, etc) know what is going on when they walk in. These two FREE posters are the size of a piece of paper and can be easily enlarged. They give instructions for the who, what, where, when and why of class greeters. This product

Students often struggle with making graphs in Google sheets! Use this free resource to show students how to use Google Sheets to make a simple line graph. *Note this is made for Google Sheets, NOT Excel or a similar program*