Suri Scientists

I use this PowerPoint as bell work (bell ringer) in my 6th grade science classroom. Each day, the students are given a different question, i.e. slide 1 on Monday and slide 2 on Tuesday. They write down both the question and answer in their science notebooks. This bell work covers the following content: observations, inferences, measuring, steps of the scientific method and variables.

Students will be placed in five groups. Each group will answer the question "Did the Trojan War really happen?" through different contents and questions. For example, one group will calculate the force and work needed to build an 80 foot tall Trojan Horse in three days. Another group will study a comparison between pictures of modern day Troy and excerpts from the Illiad (pictures taken from the University of Cinncinnati). They will use their findings to answer the major question. Then, as a cla

I use this PowerPoint as bell work (bell ringer) in my 6th grade science classroom. Each day, the students are given a different question, i.e. slide 1 on Monday and slide 2 on Tuesday. They write down both the question and answer in their science notebooks. This bell work covers the following content: matter, atoms, energy and newton's laws.

This CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) Unit has Kindergarteners helping their friend Jenny find her missing stuffed animal. They need to help Jenny eliminate places in which she might have left her stuffed animal bunny name Flopper. They sort and put events in order by number. They research about bunnies: where they live, what their footprints look like, what they eat, etc. They look at pictures for clues of Flopper being there. They make predictions about where they think Jenny left Flopper. They

This is a 20 page visual glossary for all sixth grade science vocabulary terms. I also teach an honors course so some seventh grade terms are in the glossary as well. It's a great dictionary and visual resource for the students to use in the classroom.

Using atlases, my students will engage in an "Amazing Race" themed game. They will run to different pit stops, around the playground, labeled by yellow numbered envelopes. They will use atlases to solve the clues. The clues will ask different questions such as coordinates, hemispheres, continents, countries, etc. After they get a clue right, I will send them to get the next numbered clue. They will do this until all groups have completed the final pit stop question. You can easily use any atlase

This unit has students trying to "escape" from a Zombie Apocalypse. They have a map with three "supposed" safe camps. They need to travel from their current location to one of those camps. Each state they cross through brings up a new STEM challenge for them to complete. This document comes with: - The symptom worksheet and key - A list of ten possible viruses that could be causing this Apocalypse. - Ten challenge cards - Each challenge card has the task, the time limit and the rewards/consequen

This is a listening guide for the Peloponnesian video on www.history.com. The students love watching this short video because while going through a comic book version of the war, he sings about the main events.

This is a step by step activity in which students will be divided into the following Greek city-states: Athens, Mycenae, Sparta, Troy and Crete (Minoans). They will use maps, atlases and other resources to determine the natural resources, culture and physical features of their city-state. They will present this information, in poster format, to the other four groups. After, each group will determine what resources would be beneficial for their city-state to have such as copper or textile dye, an

This worksheet discusses the plate tectonic theory, the three different kinds of boundaries (convergent, divergent & transform), what they look like and the effects of each type of boundary. This is the "key," so you can always replace the red key words with blank spaces.

- How you play the game is up to you but I suggest providing students with one to two clues a day, from the first set. On their folder “gameboard” they will write the clue number in the corresponding state, as well as the states’ name and abbreviation. They will also record this information on the states table on the left side of the folder. You make this a game by rewarding points to students who have placed the states correctly. This is meant to be an introduction to learning the location of t

Every week my students use interesting clues, latitude/longitude coordinates and atlases to figure out what country Waldo is visiting. My students use atlases but they can use other resources like iPads as well. I have an entire section in my room devoted to Waldo with atlases, clues and world flags. The students LOVE figuring out where Waldo is hiding. In this file, I have included the clues for 70 different countries. If you purchased or viewed my other Where's Waldo activity, this is an exten

I created a game in which the students use the locations in Rome as the "rooms," the famous people of Rome as the possible suspects and the achievements as the possible stolen item. In order to discover who committed the crime, where and for what achievement, students need to ask the teacher questions to eliminate possible suspects, locations and clues. For example, is the person who committed the crime a famous Roman leader who was assassinated (Julius Caesar). If the teacher says "no" then stu

This is a three part project on biomes. I introduce one part to the students at a time. The class is broken into six groups and each group is given a different biome (taiga, grassland, desert, tundra, tropical rainforest or temperate forest). They start by researching about the biomes' temperature, plants, animals, food webs, etc. Once they have this information, they will create their biome. The classroom will be divided into six sections. Each section will have one long piece of butcher paper

This CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) Unit has 1st graders using clues and maps to determine in which Biome their friend Jamie is vacationing. The students start by completing several different maps (maps of biomes, a continent map and a temperature map). Then, they research about the different major biomes. They repeatedly make new predictions about where Jamie is vacationing. They graph their class predictions. They use clues such as artifacts, flight tickets and letters to make these predictio

This PowerPoint discusses the daily life of the Mayas, including sacrifice, religion, military, education, locations, etc. I have also included my fill-in the blank notes as the last few slides.

This PowerPoint discusses the daily life of Incas, including sacrifice, religion, military, education, locations, etc. I have also included my fill-in the blank notes as the last few slides.

This packet has students think about the criteria needed for a straw bridge. It then has a budgeted list that details how much different materials cost. This makes the activity realistic because it teaches students about real life and that tools and materials come at a price.

Students will use the information they learned about Earth's different layers to write a narrative essay about their journey on the first ever voyage. They will discuss things like the vehicle used, how it got through the intense heat and what they observed in the different layers.

I got this idea from Flin Scientific. I made a bracket for the 32 of the moons in our solar system. The students are going to research and answer questions about different moons to determine who will make the playoffs, the semifinals and the championship game. Students should use the NASA website to help them answer questions about the moons such as the mass, year it was discovered, density, etc. I have attached a blank copy and answer key within this excel sheet.