Standards Based Fun

Save time and use this resource to help guide your first few days back to school! By using this science binder or interactive notebook setup resource, students become aware and familiar with lab and classroom policies and procedures. It is also great because you are guaranteed to have all of those valuable tools to refer to throughout the entire school year!  You can print out pages 2-10 for students to file in a designated science binder or notebook. Students can then follow along with the goog

The purpose of this lab is to work on improving your student's scientific writing skills in a fun and engaging way- students will need to elaborate, or provide as much detail as possible in their procedure. Students are also working on their writing stamina- being able to focus and write independently for extended periods of time without getting distracted or giving up.

Looking for a way to get your students outside the last week of school! This kinesiology lab does exactly that! This resource includes the following: Hands-on high engagement labTeacher prep and descriptionTentative timelineGrading sheetDuring this lab students will explore the science behind kinesiology. There will be various activities or task cards that student have to complete in order to earn points. This can be structured/graded based on completion or as a competition.  Within this resourc

This resource is great for quick and easy STEM challenges! Geared towards lower elementary, however, and age will love these fun challenges! There are 35 different ideas with the name of the challenge as well as a brief description. This is great for team building, back to school, substitute content, and more! Enjoy!

Are you looking for a way to get your students outside, active, enjoying science and learning about the interactions of Earth's spheres? This resource includes the following: Notes over Earth’s spheresStudent note taking handoutVocabulary card sortScavenger hunt- outdoorsFormative assessment over content covered in notes and activityAnswer key to formative assessmentDuring this lab students will gain knowledge over Earth’s spheres, how they interact with one another, and perform a scavenger hunt

This resource includes the following: Hands-on engineering and design egg drop labCollaborative lab role assignmentsSelf and partner reflectionMaterials listDescription of teacher prepWays to modify During this lab students will gain knowledge over the physics behind collisions and vehicle safety features. Students will first conduct research to apply to their own egg drop “vehicle”,  create a design based on their research, conduct a design matrix, build, test and problem solve, then perform th

Have you been looking for something fun, hands on, relevant, and challenging? This middle school wind turbine engineering and design challenge hits NGSS performance expectations as well as several cross cutting concepts and science and engineering practices. Within the resource students are given specific criteria and constraints to create a wind turbine that will generate as much electricity as possible. This lab was proven to be super engaging, challenging, and low prep!  During this lab stu

Students will perform a gallery walk to make their way through various lab stations. Each station will focus on making observations and creating inferences. All stations are Halloween themed to put a fun twist on it! You can focus this activity towards science or english!

This resource includes several different activities you can use to reinforce the scientific concepts of energy transfer and convection. Within the resource you will find a teacher's guide over how to use the resource and a tentative timeline for pacing. I have also included options for how you can modify my resource to best meet the needs of your classroom and students and answer keys. Standards you can use to present this resource with: ESS2-6 ESS2-1 ESS2-3 ESS2-5 There is a hands on lab where

Want to get your students outside to make observations and perform weather related field work? This is a great resource to do exactly that!  Students will start by collecting weather data from a 10 day weather forecast (weather.com will provide all of the data they need). Each student will select a different location, find it’s line of latitude, the altitude, and determine if it is located near an ocean or inland. Students will also get to work on their presentation and conversation skills by p

Within this resource you will find the tools you need to improve your students scientific writing skills. These tools include a CER (claim, evidence, reasoning) grading rubric, a table showing possible prompts for each component within the CER response, an example of how to fill out the worksheets, as well as 4 worksheets that include premade questions- based on a NGSS performance expectation and 1 worksheet where you or your students can come up with their own question.Included:Grading rubric f

Within this resource students will be able to get moving, be competitive, and be introduced into basic physics concepts. Students will be performing a relay race once carrying a cotton ball on a spoon and then a second time with a golf ball on a spoon. You will begin by dividing students into teams- about 3-4 students per team works best. Then you will pass out the first set of materials- a spoon and a cotton ball. You will need to designate and notify the students of the boundaries or where the

This review activity that isn't going to get the kids all wound up or on a computer?! This resource is designed to engage students in a dynamic learning experience that not only reinforces content knowledge but also imparts essential study strategies. This versatile resource can be seamlessly integrated into any subject and adapted for various grade levels. By incorporating eight distinct study techniques, this activity equips students with lifelong skills crucial for academic success. Objective

Have you ever had your students read a scientific text and then when they were done they had no idea what they read?! This annotating guide is geared toward breaking down readings in any content area so that your students better understand. I have students practice this with me as well as cut and glue this guide in their science notebook to refer back to throughout the school year.