Secondhand Science

These coloring sheets about free body diagrams and net force are a great way to introduce students to these concepts in physical science. I use these coloring sheet as a low-tech alternative to digital resources for the flipped classroom model. Often students color the sheet and write a summary for the concept as homework the night before a lab that covers the same material the next day. This provides them some basic knowledge to help them effectively communicate about the concept during the lab

This Properties of Matter coloring sheet can be used as a way to introduce students to examples of physical and chemical properties of matter. I have my students choose to either color the sheet (at least 70% for full credit) or write a summary of what they learned from the sheet for homework or classwork before we begin delving into the material. Either way, it helps students look at the information in depth so when they come to class, we can have meaningful conversations about physical and che

This coloring sheet about friction is a great way to introduce students to this concept in physical science. I use this coloring sheet as a low-tech alternative to digital resources for the flipped classroom model. Often students color the sheet and write a summary for the concept as homework the night before a lab that covers the same material the next day. This provides them some basic knowledge to help them effectively communicate about the concept during the lab and can serve as notes for up

Help your students discover some of the organizational patterns of the periodic table through observation and grouping! Cards are all printed on one page to allow students to easily fit them on one standard size notebook page or glue across two composition style notebook pages. Students can create their own groups based on the patterns they see within the cards or you can have them glue down the cards in the correct pattern and have them look for patterns. This activity could easily be incorpora

Students can use the graphic organizer to help them explore topics related to pH, acids, and bases. This product could be used in correlation with a reading passage, sent home as homework for the flipped classroom, or used as a formative assessment during experiments or direct instruction. It could also be a center activity while learning about acids and bases or the basis of a cooperative learning experience where students teach a mini-lesson based on their learning. The possibilities are en