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Keep your kids engaged and turn a movie day into a day of quality notes! Worksheet of questions to accompany the Bill Nye the Science Guy episode on Phases of Matter! Answer key included! Other Bill Nye Worksheets: Bill Nye: Heat

Activity that investigates phases of matter, effects of adding heat, mixing substances, and energy transformations using two PHET simulations from Phet.colorado.edu. Contains links to quickly access the simulations and multiple screenshots from the simulations to assist students in completing the activity. Most of my grade 9 students were able to finish in just less than one full class period (~45 minutes), though not quite all. My lower level students have also been able to complete, but requ

Bundled PowerPoint and Guided notes review the topics of work and power and relates them to energy. Then it describes the two main types of energy - kinetic and potential with hyperlinks to YouTube video clips, examples, and the equations with sample problems. Designed to accompany Prentice Hall Science Explorer Chapter 5 Section 1 - What is Energy? but could be easily modified to accompany any physics text. Includes Daily Objectives and Activator/Bell Ringer Question Powerpoint is 19 Slides,

Guided notes and PowerPoint I use to teach an introduction to magnetism. It includes information on magnetic force and magnetic field lines as well as basic properties of magnets. It is designed to accompany Pearson Science Explorer: Electricity and Magnetism chapter 1 section 1 but could be modified to fit any text. The PowerPoint is 11 slides and includes daily objectives and activator/bell ringer questions. The guided notes are 2 pages and include a full answer key. This lesson only takes

2 page flow chart to write names and formulas for ionic and covalent chemical compounds with examples. Includes PDF and word document for easy modification. Also includes a fill-in chart for completing with students.

This is the study guide I use with my students as they prepare for their unit test. The vocabulary includes a space for students to write the definitions as well as a space for them to draw a picture, write an example, or anything else that helps them remember. This is followed by work, power, kinetic and potential energy review questions. Full answer key work solved out and explanations included. Study guide including vocabulary is 4 pages long. Vocabulary review suggestion - print out sing

Love the Family Feud? Here's the Biology Edition!!! 2 games based on topics can be used for midterm and final exam review or do both for more final exam review fun! PowerPoints are editable, so questions can be changed, replaced, or even swapped between the two games. Follows the standard family feud style and is designed for 2-3 teams. Scoreboard built into the game for convenience. Timers are also built in for the lightning round. Includes a teacher info slide and a lightning round ques

PowerPoint & Guided Notes to accompany 6.1 Thermal Energy, Heat, and Temperature Lesson Plan Includes Daily objectives, key concepts, and sample problems using temperature scale conversions and using the heat equation. Designed to accompany Pearson Science Explorer: Motion, Forces and Energy Chapter 6 Section 1 (though it could easily be modified to fit any text. PowerPoint is 17 slides, guided notes is 3 pages. Full Answer Key included! Part of Heat Unit Other lessons in this unit: Temperat

Guided notes to accompany introduction PowerPoint (my primary free product!) and practice problems including solving for work and power, identifying when work is done, and a fill-in-the blank review section of vocab from work, power, force, etc. Designed to accompany: PowerPoint Introduction to work and power with examples and practice problemsNext lesson: 5.1 What is Energy powerpoint

Project for my High School Environmental Science class (mixed level grades 9-12) to design their dream, Environmentally Friendly Home! This is a summative assessment that combines knowledge about resource use, waste management, and even some engineering design! Students really enjoyed designing their home, and were so excited to create their blueprints on the computer, which added such a professional touch!! In addition to project assignment sheet, there are individual worksheets to guide stu

A visual graphic organizer to help students learn the 8 characteristics of all living things. Includes an answer key. ***Please provide feedback for each purchase to earn credits that can be used on future items. What are TpT credits?

Guided notes and PowerPoint I use to introduce Viruses in 9th grade Biology. Includes objectives and essential questions. PowerPoint contains 10 slides, guided notes is 2 pages plus a full answer key. Designed to accompany Miller and Levine Biology Foundations Edition. Standards Addressed: HS-LS4-4. Research and communicate information about key features of viruses and bacteria to explain their ability to adapt and reproduce in a wide variety of environments. ***Please provide feedback for

Physics Final exam review worksheet with sections on Motion, Forces, Energy, Heat, Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves. 11 Pages Total with a table to review units and scalars/vectors at the end. Will require multiple days in class to complete. INCLUDES FULL ANSWER KEY! Electricity and Magnetism Study Guide Waves: Sound and Light Study Guide Motion, Forces, and Energy Study Guide Get them all - Buy the bundle! Bundled Physics Study Guides ***Please provide feedback for each purchase to earn c

Electromagnetic Spectrum foldable, great for introducing the spectrum or review! Allows students to showcase their creativity, but can easily be taped/glued into an interactive notebook or binder for reference. Easy to print single sided template as well as student instructions, a second template with the names of the waves pre-typed (must be printed double sided), and a sample template pre-filled in. Included are both the word document for easy editing as well as a pdf version. See also: Typ

PowerPoint and Guided Notes I use in my 9th Grade Introductory Physics class to teach about heat transfer - Conduction, Convection, and Radiation. Also includes a bit about mixing substances and how temperature is affected. Designed to accompany Pearson Science Explorer: Motion, Forces, and Energy Chapter 6 Section 2 about heat transfer. Powerpoint is 14 Slides. Guided Notes are 3 Pages. Full color Answer Key included! Aligned to the following MA state standards: Particular focus on 3.1 an

PowerPoint, Guided Notes, and an activity to teach students about Electric Charge and Static Electricity. Activities use PhET simulations Balloons and Static Electricity and John Travoltage. There is also an an activity for students to actually rub a balloon on their hair and investigate what happens. Required materials: computer with internet access and a projector, 2 balloons, empty soda can, string. I did this as a whole class activity where one student went to the board to run the simula

Heat transfer foldable for learning conduction, convection, radiation. Could be used in an interactive notebook or added to a binder for review. I included the template and a set of basic instructions for where to cut and what to write that could be displayed for students or explained verbally. I also included a Word Doc version for easy editing to fit your specific needs and a PDF version.

PowerPoint and Guided Notes I use to introduce Electric Current, Voltage, and Resistance. There is also a short activity built into the lesson using a PhET simulation to reinforce the concepts. PowerPoint is 17 slides and includes an activator/bell ringer question and daily objectives. Guided notes are 3 pages and a full answer key is included. MA State Frameworks: 5.1 Recognize that an electric charge tends to be static on insulators and can move on and in conductors. Explain that energy c

Worksheet that utilizes the imaginary purple people eater monsters to give students practice transcribing and translating to identify amino acids that code for specific traits. For added fun, students are asked to draw the monsters coded for by the DNA. The worksheet is 12 pages so that each student may have a unique monster! There is a full answer key included for ease of checking student work. Additionally, I have included an excel sheet of the DNA, mRNA, and Amino Acid codes for each trai

PowerPoint and Guided Notes I use to teach about Seismic waves including P-waves, S-Waves, and Surface waves, as well as how a seismograph measures waves. PowerPoint includes 9 Slides with Activator, Daily objectives, an embedded YouTube video, and objectives review (formative assessment questions). Guided Notes is one page formatted in a 2 column style and an answer key is included! MA State Frameworks: 4. Waves Central Concept: Waves carry energy from place to place without the transfer of