Sassy Science Teacher

This is a practice sheet I use when teaching the parts of a wave. Students must distinguish between wave types, label the parts of the wave, and answer a few questions. This can be used as a formal or informal assessment.

This is a graphic organizer to use after teaching about the Behavior of Waves. Students must identify the wave behavior in the illustration and give a detailed explanation about how they came to that conclusion using evidence. A clue is given for each to aid with the image. This could be used as a formative or summative assessment. It is a word document so you are able to change the pictures, if desired.

This is a good review for students after introducing Elements, Compounds, & Mixtures. Students must distinguish between several groups of pure substances, elements, compounds, and types of mixtures. This can be completed in pairs or used as a station when conducting a lab.

This is a graphic organizer I use when teaching about the Behavior of Light Waves. Students must give a explain how light waves behave in a medium then illustrate real life examples. This could be used as a formal or informal assessment of student comprehension. Please contact me with any questions!

This is a foldable I use when introducing the Behavior of Waves. This foldable is designed to be printed front and back. Students will complete the back of the sheet according to each of the wave behaviors then cut each flap to expose the characteristics of light or sound waves. My students refer back to this foldable often throughout our waves unit. **Follow my store for other great physical science resources!**

This is a fun *discovery* lab I've used with my students at the beginning of Properties of Matter. Students will use gum drops (or any gummy candy) and toothpicks to build molecules and compounds. The students work in small groups of 3-4 and are given Ziploc bags of candy to use. As a team, they have to build the molecules and compounds listed in the table. There are several other tasks the students must complete on the table, as well. My advanced students can name the compounds and deter

This is an exciting culminating project I use after completing our unit on Forces and Motion. With this project, students research the design of a roller coaster, design their own roller coaster, and make it come to life in class! For the construction, all you need is gray pipe insulation - cut in half, duct tape, and marbles. A rubric is included to help guide students so they'll know what is expected of them. There are guided steps to ensure students are including (and labeling) the forces

This graphic organizer is one used with Newton's Laws of Motion. It helps students chunk important information about each of Newton's Laws. There is enough space to add the requirement of an illustration to challenge students! Can be used as an informal assessment. Can be adapted for all grade levels.

This is a quiz over Potential and Kinetic Energy. It can be used as a formal or informal assessment. It includes a challenge problem in which students will draw an illustration of the energy conversion.

This is an enrichment activity in which students will use their creativity and critical thinking skills to design a contraption based on the creativity of a Rube Goldberg design. A rubric is included along with a brainstorm sheet. I use this after teaching simple machines. Students love having the opportunity to exercise their creativity. Watch this COOL video to get students excited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w This could be modified for any age group. Please contact me

This is a summative assessment I use after teaching about Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes. The test is composed of multiple choice, fill in the blank (physical or chemical) and several constructed response questions based on a diagram. Students will answer multiple choice questions examples of physical and chemical changes, weight and mass, and states of matter. They will fill in a table consisting of examples of physical and chemical changes. There are two constructed respons

These task cards are a fun way to introduce or reinforce the Behavior of Waves; specifically, reflection, refraction, and diffraction. This is a set of 18 task cards that students can use to reinforce their knowledge of reflection, refraction, and diffraction. Task cards are versatile and can be used for centers, scoot games, collaborative groups, or whole class activities. They can be used as a "time-filler" for those early finishers or even as assessment tools. With this activity, there are

This is a worksheet I use after teaching Conduction, Convection, and Radiation. These are often confused so students need as much practice as they can get. Students must identify which type of heat transfer the statement is describing. This can be used as a formal or informal assessment. Please contact me with any questions!

This is a cut and paste activity I use after beginning our waves unit - GREAT for kinesthetic learners! Students cut and sort the 28 descriptions and examples of waves to create a graphic organizer. A graphic organizer idea is included at the top of the sheet or you adapt this to fit another type of graphic organizer like a Venn diagram. I use this activity as part of an interactive notebook. It helps with my average and below average learners to practice wave types and characteristics.

This is an awesome resource I use when teaching about Energy and It's Transformations. Energy transformations are often difficult for middle school students to comprehend. With this activity, students first identify what form of energy is demonstrated by the object in the picture. To add to the challenge, then, students must identify a transformation that would be likely to occur for each of the objects. This would be very useful in small groups, pairs, or individually to assess student lear

This is an Extension Menu created for students of ALL ability levels. It could easily be adapted for use with any age group. This choice board is differentiated in that it is aligned to three forces and motion standards but is cross-curricular. My students LOVE this choice menu because of the variety of ways to demonstrate their learning. It can also be used as a "time-filler" for those who finish first! This could be used as a formal or informal assessment, as well. SAMPLE ACTIVITY: Sir I

Choice boards are an awesome way to engage students and provide a variety of ways for them to "show what they know." I always find that my students absolutely LOVE having choices to demonstrate their knowledge. Their dialogue when working on these tasks will blow you away. This choice board includes: WAVE TYPES AND PROPERTIES, ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM, WAVE BEHAVIORS, MAGNETISM & ELECTRICITY AND A MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORY WITH CONCAVE & CONVEX LENSES, ECHOLOCATION, HOW THE EYE WORKS, FREQUENCY

Intro to Matter and Change of State - I Have, Who Has is a GREAT and FUN way to reinforce important vocabulary! The set has a total of 24cards. My students LOVE "playing" this "game!" This is a fun and exciting vocabulary strategy that can be implemented several ways. When playing "I Have, Who Has," students enjoy interacting with one another and reviewing important vocabulary. This allows you to assess student knowledge, informally. In my classroom, we've played this as a large group and in

This extension menu is created to focus on Motion - specifically potential and kinetic energy and velocity and acceleration. It requires students to apply what they've learned, creatively! My students LOVE this because they get a CHOICE on how they'll demonstrate mastery of the standard. It incorporates several choices that include writing for those of you who are feeling the writing initiative! This is created for students of ALL ability levels. It could easily be adapted for use with any

This is a vocabulary strategy I use with my students. This strategy challenges students to do more than just state a definition. To study, my students create KIM strips then cut them into pieces and match them up. This is an awesome study tool for students to use in class when they have "extra time," or even at home as a study technique. For long-term use, teachers can create KIM strips for vocabulary and laminate them. Cut them out and store in Ziploc bags for students to use in small grou