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One of the tricky parts of teaching students about solubility is helping them to understand concentration of solutions and saturation. If a student is testing solubility but adds more solute than the solvent can dissolve, they may incorrectly conclude that the solute is not soluble in that solvent. This online digital simulation will help them to understand concentration and saturation. Students will be able to select a variety of solutes and add them to a solvent until the solution reaches s

Let students get to know each other through super heroes and villains! Each student will get to select a super power and decide how they will use - to be a hero or a villain. They will also think through ways that they can use their power to have some fun and the downsides to having their super power. They finish by drawing themselves as their super hero or villain self! My kids love this activity - it's a great ice breaker and students share their super hero or super villain selves. You'll

This activity doubles as a Getting to Know You for students and a lesson on making careful observations! Partners will interview each other with some simple questions while being told to pay attention to their partner during the interview. Once the interviews are finished, students will be quizzed on how well they observed their partner! What color was their partner's shirt? Was their partner wearing glasses? Is their partner wearing shoes or sandals? Going through this activity is a great

The Popcorn Puzzle is meant to be completed after students have learned about the three types of heat transfer - conduction, convection, and radiation.  In this fun activity, students will observe how popcorn can be made using each type of heat transfer and attempt to identify which method of heat transfer is being used in each demonstration. Students will also be able to create models relating each type of heat transfer to the popcorn popping method.My students LOVE this activity - especially