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Engage your students with one of the most exciting science labs—Elephant Toothpaste! This lab is designed to help middle school students observe evidence of physical and chemical changes in a safe, quick, and high-impact experiment. It’s always a class favorite and includes versions for in-person and distance learning. An optional extension activity provides an opportunity for students to extend their learning by designing their own controlled experiment. This flexible resource works in the

Bring chemistry to life with this Element Superhero Project — a fun and creative periodic table research activity for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade science! Students choose an element, research its properties, and design a superhero (or supervillain) whose powers reflect the element’s characteristics. This project includes both printable worksheets and fully editable Google Docs / Google Slides version for in-class or digital use. With templates for all 118 elements (plus 10 isotopes), every stud

Engage students with this fun, hands-on research project! In this Grades 7–8 activity, students research a famous scientist and create a colorful poster highlighting the scientific contributions and positive character traits of their scientist. This project includes a carefully-curated list (131 scientists!) that emphasizes diversity, featuring men, women, and BIPOC scientists from a wide variety of fields and backgrounds. Perfect for classroom or remote learning, this ready-to-go resource spark

**Product updated on 9/20/22:Fixed a broken link to the Edpuzzle video** Product updated on 8/27/20: now distance-learning friendly!!now includes 2 versions of student worksheet: one for students to use while conducting the experiment in class, and a separate version for remote learningremote-learning worksheet allows students to watch a video of the experiment in order to collect data and complete the lab worksheetI've created and included a link to a YouTube video of the experimentI've also cr

These are a labor of love from my time teaching in Hawai`i. These star maps show the four "star lines" used in Polynesian wayfinding (or navigation), wherein navigators sailed long distances without the use of ‘modern’ navigation equipment, relying instead on knowledge of the stars, weather, and other phenomena to find their way. The sailing vessel Hōkūle`a recently completed a round-the-world trip using only traditional methods of Polynesian navigation! One map shows star line, constellation,

Diverse List of Famous Scientists This is a list of 131 amazing scientists who have contributed something to the world of science, whether it be a discovery, an invention, or an idea that has improved our world. The list includes the names and fields (i.e., physics, biochemistry, etc.) of each scientist, and has been curated to include a diverse array of men, women, and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). You can use this list as the basis for a student research project. This resourc

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