Scientific Notation

Are you looking for a fun project to review atomic structure with your students? Well this is it. In this project, students create a trading card for an element on the periodic table. They create a character, design attacks based on the elements properties and fill out the statistics. This was my students favorite project last year and the display outside my classroom received lots of positive comments. Additionally this project can be adapted in different ways... It can be hand-drawn or de

A review worksheet that covers key concepts about cellular respiration & photosynthesis. Students color-code information & create a helpful study sheet later. Topics Covered:Cellular RespirationPhotosynthesisIncluded:1-Page WorksheetColor-Coded Answer KeyBenefits:Ready to use with no prep. Just print and go.Perfect for sub plans when you don't want to lose instruction time!Goes perfectly with my Cellular Respiration & Photosynthesis Notes.

A complete set of visual guided notes that covers endo- & exothermic reactions. Simple organization & visuals makes these notes great for visual learners and English Language learners. Topics Covered:Temperatures, Heat & the Relationship Between ThemExothermic Reactions & Physical ProcessesEndothermic Reactions & Physical ProcessesHow Energy, Bonding & Chemical Reactions are RelatedIncluded:4-Pages Visual Guided Notes4-Page Completed VersionBenefits:Ready to use with no prep. Just print and

This is my students favorite project of the year! This project is a fun way to have students apply their interests to learning about the periodic table. The student periodic table has 34 elements, 8 groups & 5 periods. As part of the project students have to organize their elements into groups and create trends down a group. A Google Doc Template of the Periodic Table allows students to complete the project electronically or can be printed out for hand-drawn tables. Please note there are 2

A complete, detailed set of visual guided notes that covers elements & the periodic table. A great lesson to start your periodic table or atomic structure unit. Topics Covered:Elements, Atoms & Atomic StructureDevelopment of the Periodic TableReading the Periodic Table (Info about Elements)Organization, Periods & GroupsFamilies & Materials (metals, nonmetals & metalloids)Perfect for sub plans! Adapt the notes to your needs. Present the notes over a couple days or pick the pages you want t

A complete set of guided notes that covers valence electrons using visuals and step-by-step procedures. Simple pictures make them great for visual learners or English Language learners. Topics Covered:What are Valence ElectronsDetermining Valence ElectronsDrawing Lewis Dot DiagramsIncluded:3-Pages Visual Guided Notes3-Page Completed VersionBenefits:Ready to use with no prep. Just print and go.Perfect for sub plans when you don't want to lose instruction time!Students can color in pictures & text

A complete set of guided notes that covers the 2 major categories and 6 different types of chemical reactions. Purposely designed to fit will multiple methods of categorizing reactions so students can understand the bigger picture. Also teaches students to identify reactions from the chemical equation using reactants, products and state symbols. Clear examples are given. This resource goes well with the Types of Reactions Color by Number Worksheet and the Balancing Word Equations & Beyond W

A complete set of visual guided notes that covers covalent bonding. Perfect for a middle school or general science classroom. Simple organization & layout makes these notes great for visual learners or English Language learners. For an advanced version, see my high school notes on Covalent Bonding. Topics Covered:Sharing Electrons & Covalent BondsMoleculesReading Lewis StructuresIdentifying Covalent Compound FormulasIncluded:3-Pages Visual Guided Notes3-Page Completed VersionBonus Worksheet &

A 2-page worksheet where students practice balancing, finding the sum of coefficients and identifying types of chemical reactions. Students use their answers for the type of reaction to correctly color in an illustration. For lessons that covers these concepts, see my Balancing Reactions Notes & Types of Reactions Notes. Included:2-Page Worksheet2-Page Answer KeyBenefits:Fun engaging activity that allows students to practice multiple skills.Ready to use with no prep. Just print and go.Perfect

These visually appealing guided notes introducing mixtures & pure substances. The notes are supported with simple pictures that make them great for visual learners or English Language learners. Topics Covered:What are mixtures & pure substances.How to distinguish between mixtures & pure substances.Heterogeneous & homogeneous mixturesSolutions, solutes & solvents.Types of pure substances.Included:4-Page Visual Notes on Mixtures & Pure SubstancesComprehensive Teacher KeyBenefits:Ready to use wit

Are you looking for a fun project to apply learning about ecosystems? In this project, students design a unique ecosystem with its own organisms, organize the organisms in a food web, and identify ecological relationships. This was a popular project with my students who loved the creativity involved. Additionally this project can be adapted in different ways... It can be hand-drawn or designed on the computer.Student can use AI to generate pictures.There are options to simply or add to the proje

A straight forward set of visual guided notes that covers cellular respiration, food & how it provides the energy living things need. Simple organization & visuals makes these notes great for visual learners and English Language learners. Bonus discussion prompts & answers are included to stretch student understanding & make connections between ideas. Topics Covered:Cellular Respiration Definition & ReactionWhere Cellular Respiration OccursStages of Cellular RespirationHow Food Provides

A 2-page worksheet that covers valence electrons & Lewis dot diagrams. The worksheet builds off of the idea of Bohr diagrams and extends thinking to how valence electrons affect the reactivity of elements. Topics Covered:Valence ElectronsLewis Dot DiagramsIncluded:2-Page WorksheetAnswer KeyBenefits:Ready to use with no prep. Just print and go.Perfect for sub plans when you don't want to lose instruction time!Goes perfectly with my Valence Electrons Guided Notes.

A complete set of visual guided notes that covers physical & chemical changes and reading chemical equations. Simple pictures make them great for visual learners or English Language learners. Topics Covered:Physical Changes & ExamplesChemical Changes & ExamplesReactants & ProductsSubscripts & CoefficientsReading Chemical EquationsIncluded:4-Pages Visual Guided Notes4-Page Completed VersionBenefits:Ready to use with no prep. Just print and go.Perfect for sub plans when you don't want to lose i

A 4-page worksheet that covers balancing chemical equations. Perfect for middle & high school chemistry classrooms. Simple organization with plenty of space to show work or keep an inventory. For a lesson that covers these concepts, see my Balancing Reactions Guided Notes. Included:4-Page Worksheet4-Page Answer KeyBenefits:Plenty of space for students to show work or keep an inventory.Ready to use with no prep. Just print and go.Perfect for sub plans when you don't want to lose instruction ti

Students love the immediate feedback of this self-checking activity that uses a periodic table to identify elemental information and determine the number of subatomic particles. On the Google Sheets version, rows turn green if all the information is correct! It is great catches student errors & encourages them to find their mistakes. Two Worksheets in One!There is an easier worksheet with familiar elements that are near the top of the periodic table & a more challenging worksheet with les

A complete set of visual guided notes that covers ions & ionic bonding. Perfect for a middle school or general science classroom. Simple organization & layout makes these notes great for visual learners or English Language learners. For an advanced version see my notes on Ionic Bonding. Topics Covered:Types of IonsFinding Ion ChargeIonic BondingIdentifying Ionic Compound FormulasIncluded:3-Pages Visual Guided Notes3-Page Completed VersionBonus Worksheet & Answer KeyBenefits:Ready to use wi

This is my students favorite project of the year!This bundle contains both versions of the project: Middle to Early High School and Advanced High School. This project is a fun way to have students apply their interests to learning about the periodic table. The student periodic table has 34 elements, 8 groups & 5 periods. As part of the project students have to organize their elements into groups and create trends. For the middle & high school version, students to create elements with groups

Help students design & write a solid lab procedure! This organizer asks students to identify variables & controls AND pushes them to think about the details such as what equipment will be used to collect measurements & how often measurements are taken. The purpose of the organizer is to push students from basic procedure writing to writing detailed procedures that collect sufficient, relevant data & can be replicated by others. There are 2 parts of the organizer. The front asks students

Here is a ready-to-go project that has students create a cartoon about a character that is undergoing a change of state. In the project, students have to describe their character, the substance it is made out of and the change of state it is undergoing. They have to explain how particle spacing, particle movement, kinetic energy & temperature change during the change of state. This is a great project for days when you are absent or want students to review concepts about matter. Tons of Reso