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Hidden Figures tells the incredible untold story of Katherine Jonson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA who served roles in human computing and engineering. Their brain power helped launch astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that turned around the space race. The visionary trio crossed all gender and racial lines and inspired generations. Your students will love getting to watch it, and these materials will ensure there is aw

Help students learn about analog and digital signals with simple, low-prep activities. Students will research the characteristics and applications of the two types of waves, complete a card sort activity, and fill in a Venn diagram. Next Generation Science Standards: MS-PS4-3: Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals. NGSS HS-PS4-2: Evaluate questions a

Students are challenged to light a bulb and complete several connected activities to introduce basic concepts of current electricity. 5 E Lesson Plan Model: Engage & Explore ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . Customer Tip:*Follow the Science Classy Store! Click on the green star next to the store logo to receive upcoming sales, freebie and product launches, and email updates!

The Martian (2015, PG-13) is about an astronaut who is mistakenly presumed dead and left on Mars. Using science, engineering, and mathematics, he survives. It is an engaging movie that students will love getting to watch, and it can be used to teach students astronomy, physics, and mathematics concepts. This worksheet pulls 3 quotations from the movie and then provides students 14 mathematical exercises based on those quotations. There is an emphasis on conversions (dimensional analysis). Stu

Notes, Practice, and Assessment - key items you need for teaching Heat Transfer. Check out the Preview file for a sneak peek. There are multiple items in this bundle to help your students learn conduction, convection, and radiation. And all of these items are editable for you to customize for your needs! This set of instructional materials includes: Notes - A 16-slide PowerPoint with 2-page aligned student note-taking guide Practice Worksheet - Students identify and describe examples of co

The science show Paradigms from the creators of YouTube's MinutePhysics, MinuteEarth and Veritasium debuted in March 2018! This resource is a worksheet for students to use while viewing Episode 1: The Science of Seeing. It includes short answer and fill-in-the-blank questions. On the back is a visual activity - students can "experience" their blind spot in each eye using a simple paper exercise. It is a neat activity that closely links to the content in the video. It could also be used as