The Creative Chemist

Help students understand that Tall Tales are exaggerations about real people and places by using this map of real landmarks mentioned in Steven Kellogg's retelling of "The Tall Tale of Johnny Appleseed." This map demonstrates how Johnny's westward movement was paralleled by American pioneers. Use this as an activity to follow a reading of the book, or have students follow along on their map as the book is read aloud. You might also be interested in these other resources from the Creative Chemist

This product includes three first day activities: a student information sheet, an ice breaker game and a basic lab activity. The information sheet and game are designed to be used between first day business such as discussing classroom expectations and passing out textbooks. The laboratory activity is designed as a fun and easy to prep activity for getting students thinking about experimental design and the special properties of water.

This card sort is used here as a pre-assessment, activity and post-assessment of student's understanding of the difference between chemical and physical properties. The pre-assessment is for gauging the class understanding of the difference between chemical and physical properties. The activity is for students to work individually or with a partner practicing identifying physical and chemical properties. The post-assessment is for individual assessment at the end of you chemical and physical pro

The product was created for use with my Dewey Decimal Mini Unit for Middle School, however, it could be used as a free-standing lesson. This is meant for students who have a familiarity with decimals and have used the Dewey Decimal system to find books in the library before and are ready to learn more about how books are classified and shelved. It gives a brief history of the accomplishments of Dewey, what a decimal means in and out of the library, describes how books are classified in the sys

This card sort is used here as a pre-assessment, activity and post-assessment of student's understanding of the difference between chemical and physical changes. The pre-assessment is for gauging the class understanding of the difference between chemical and physical changes. The activity is for students to work individually or with a partner practicing identifying physical and chemical changes. The post-assessment is for individual assessment at the end of your chemical and physical change unit

Join the Li'l Chemist as she investigates solutions. This investigation includes two simple experiments: color mixing and chromatography that introduce the concept of solutions as mixtures of distinct substances. Each experiment takes the students through the steps of the scientific method asking them to form a hypothesis, make observations and draw conclusions. Each experiment is followed by further explanation and an art extension activity. In the art extension, students will use their observa

This is a one page guide for students for how to write each section of a lab report. The entire lab report is valued at 100 points. It is indicated throughout the value of each component.

Wondering if your students really understand their science vocabulary terms? In this atoms, ions and ionic compounds vocabulary practice activity, students must demonstrate that they have a concrete understanding of vocabulary words used in the study of atoms and ions by not only providing a definition for each word but an accompanying illustration. This can be easily differentiated to include fewer words or by adjusting the expectation that only definitions or illustrations be included.

Wondering if your students really understand their science vocabulary terms? In this states of matter vocabulary practice activity, students must demonstrate that they have a concrete understanding of vocabulary words used in the study of states of matter by not only providing a definition for each word but an accompanying illustration. This can be easily differentiated to include fewer words or by adjusting the expectation that only definitions or illustrations be included. Check out these othe

This is the answer key for the quiz found in my Dewey Decimal Mini Unit for Middle School.