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This worksheet challenges students to correctly complete a rock cycle diagram by placing terms from a word bank into the diagram. This is a great resource for differentiated instruction. If you want to increase the difficulty, you could withhold the word bank and see if students can fill it in.

Albert Einstein once said that "Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think." I believe that my students may not ever have to identify the minerals in an igneous rock again, but I know they will have plenty of life problems to solve, That's why I created and proudly display this poster in my room. The poster measures 8.5" X 44" and can be printed on 4 regular sheets of paper. I laminated mine before putting it across the top of my bulletin board. Enjoy

This one kills at the geology conferences! This a funny 11" X 17" poster to place on your door for students to see as they leave your classroom. Of course, they won't get it until after to teach them that gneiss is the name of a metamorphic rock. You might notice that the word "gneiss" has been filled in with banding texture, as is common with gneiss rocks. Anyway, just a bit of silly decor for your room.

The rock cycle is a very common topic in general science, physical science, geology, and earth science. These task cards will help students understand the three types of rock, how each rock type is formed, and much more. This product includes: * 36 Task Cards * Rock Cycle Diagram * Suggested Activities * Recording Sheet * Answer Key If you like this activity but would like to assess your students on the Rock Cycle in other ways, try these great products: Rock Cycle Quiz and Answer Key Rock C

This foldable is a great way to help your students distinguish between transverse and comressional waves. It's very easy to make and all the directions you need, as well as the key, are included. Just print and go. If you like this foldable, try my other one: Weather Fronts Foldable

36 Task Cards featuring questions about the Layers of the Atmosphere. Each question conforms to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) so you know that your students are studying the right material. These Task Cards include: * Suggested activities * Layers of the Earth diagram * Recording Sheet * Answer Key

Here is a great way to review Plate Tectonics in a variety of ways. You could use these cards as a whole class review, individual student remediation, on the spot check for understanding, or you could create science stations. You have everything you need including: * 36 multiple choice cards * Tectonic Plates map * Response Sheet * Answer Key All questions conform to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

Human Body Organ Systems Multiple Choice Task Cards * 59 Cards * Recording Sheet * Answer Key Each question conforms to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Topics Include: ~Levels of Organization ~Respiratory System ~Circulatory System ~Digestive System ~Excretory System ~Skeletal System ~Muscular System ~Immune System ~Nervous System ~Reproductive System

76 Life Science: Plants, Animal and Cells Multiple Choice Task Cards Great for Middle School Science Class All questions conform to the Next Generation Science Standard (NGSS). Includes Topics Such As: 1. Cellular Basis for Life 2. Cellular Function 3. Contrasting Plant and Animal Cells 4. Levels of Organization 5. Plants 6. Animals 7. Biological Classification System

Super fast and easy to use project for your science class. Just download, print, and hand out to your students. Your students are given the job of Director of Tourism for a planet or moon of their choice. Their task is to create an attractive brochure to entice the people of Earth to visit their home planet or moon. The students can do whatever they want, however, they must at least follow the 6 criteria posted in the directions. To make grading fast and easy, a rubric has been provided for you

Showing Bill Nye the Science guy videos in class is a great way to introduce or reinforce science concepts. Here is a video quiz to give your students either during or after you show the video. This one is geared toward Episode 33: The Planets and Moons. There is also an answer key provided to make grading a snap. I hope you find this resource helpful.

This is an easy lab to get your students to discover and draw invisible magnetic field lines around a typical bar magnet. All you need is a magnet and a compass.

Here is a great little lab that uses the concept of a controlled experiment to tackle the age old question, "What heats up faster, light or dark-colored objects?" This lab required very little materials and can be done in as little as a day. This document includes a pre-quiz, complete lab directions, a post-quiz, a lab set-up guide, paper T-shirts, and an answer key. I hope this made your day a little easier.

Hello fellow teachers...This quiz is meant to be a follow-up assessment to the "Plate Tectonics Worksheet with Questions" activity. Students should be able to answer all questions by carefully analyzing the plate tectonics map. An answer key is provided for for teachers to quickly grade each quiz. Hope this makes your day a little easier.

Hey fellow teachers...The Rock Cycle diagram is a useful tool to help students understand how rocks are continuously recycled from one type of rock to another on the Earth's surface and deep within its interior. This quiz is meant to be used as a follow-up assessment to the "Rock Cycle Worksheet with Questions" sheet. Each question can be answered using the included rock cycle diagram. Teachers can check the students' work using the provided answer key. If you like this, check out my Rock Cyc

This is just a simple worksheet that introduces or reviews the similarities and differences between mixtures, compounds, and solutions, along with examples and practice.

Here is a short lesson on Density. It includes a worksheet for class practice and then a quiz that closely resembles the practice. These should be used after the concept of density has been taught.

FUN whole class activity! Being able to make observations and then inferences based on those observations is a very valuable skills to have in the science classroom, other subjects, and in life. This activity is a great way to introduce these skills or to reinforce them. The activity is led by the teacher from a SmartBoard or projector and can be easily completed in one class period. The file is designed so that the teacher simply clicks through the slides and the students follow along.

This short activity is a very fun way to introduce the importance of following directions in the classroom. I use it in my science classroom, but you can easily alter it to fit the subject you teach. In short, some students will actually follow the directions. The other students will not follow the directions and painstakingly, and uselessly, try to completely each task before time is up. Meanwhile, you and the first students will silently snicker at one another. It's a blast!

Greetings fellow teachers. Here is a topic that most (if not all) middle school science teachers have the pleasure of teaching…the Periodic Table of Elements. It’s a great introduction or review of the Periodic Table, its function, parts, and how it’s organized. Subtopics include an explanation of elements, atoms, protons, neutrons, electrons, nuclei, energy levels, periods, groups, atomic numbers, atomic weights, element symbols, metals, nonmetals, and metalloids. Included here is a tut