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The digestive system can be a bumpy ride, riddled with organs that help the body digest the food we eat.  In this activity, students choose one organ from the digestive system organ trail and make a wanted poster that profiles that organ.This is a great research project for students to learn about different organs of the digestive system while also allowing for fun and creativity! I have used this during virtual learning and in person learning. Students research an organ from the digestive syst

DESIGN THE HERO, DEFINE THEIR SUPERPOWERS, DETERMINE THEIR SIDEKICKS, AND DENOUNCE THEIR NEMESIS!Choose an organ of the muscular or skeletal system and turn it into the latest and greatest superhero! This is a great research project for students to learn about different organs of the human body while also encouraging creativity! Students research a muscle or bone human body to learn the form, function and location of the organ as well as other organs it works with and diseases/injuries that can

During Survivor Week, students complete 2 challenges per day within a tribe. Each tribe earns points based on how they perform in the challenges and the tribe with the most points at the end of the week wins! Along the way, students will need to use teamwork, problem solving skills, communication, and academic knowledge. Each day, tribes will participate in a voting ceremony where all tribes discuss and vote for one tribe loses two points (no one gets voted off the island). There are also bonus

Encourage creativity and fun with these three body systems projects! All three projects are editable, and can be completed virtually or in person. This bundle includes:Wanted on the Organ Trail: A Digestive System ProjectCirculatory and Respiratory System: Postcard ProjectMuscular and Skeletal System Project: Superhero Trading Cards Timeline:Each individual project takes about 2 class periods to complete. All together this product will provide over a week's worth of class time with little to n

In this station activity, students will practice analyzing different styles of graphs. All of the graphs correlate to weather and climate, so this is perfect for a weather and climate unit, but can also be used during a graphing unit, test prep, or for a graphing refresher. For in person learning, print copies of each graph and distribute around the classroom. Students can work in groups to analyze each graph and answer the questions on the student worksheet. For virtual learning, link the prov

Students imagine they are an oxygen molecule traveling from the air, through the human respiratory system, circulatory system, and into a cell. They can choose one stop on their journey and send a postcard from that location. This is a great research project for students to learn about different organs of the circulatory and respiratory system while also allowing for fun and creativity! Students research an organ from the circulatory or respiratory system, learning the form, function and locati

This product includes a Google Slide file with 6 different free classroom reward tickets ready to print! Edit the blank ticket template to make additional rewards. Tickets included:homework passmusic passcharging passask for an answerquiz retakeextra creditblank templateUse year after year by updating the tickets with a quick edit, copy on colored paper to quickly distinguish between tickets, and make new tickets anytime. Other Products You May Like:Survivor Week - critical thinking and team bui

This poster set introduces students to 35 exciting science careers, highlighting the incredible diversity in STEM opportunities across seven themed focuses: art, math, history, reading and writing, sports, nature, and entertainment. Each poster features a career title, a brief summary of the role, the average salary, and educational requirements, paired with vibrant, inclusive illustrations that showcase a variety of scientists in action. Designed to spark curiosity and broaden horizons, this

Lights, Camera, Action! In this project, students will be researching a severe weather event and producing a public service announcement (PSA) commercial to inform the public of the hazards that coincide with this event. Students will be making a video to showcase what they learned about the topic and to communicate safety information to the general public. The project concludes with a film festival, where all the PSA videos are shown and critiqued by their peers. I encourage students to brin

Bring the totally radical energy of the 1980s to your graphing review with this interactive Genially website activity! This low-prep resource guides students through a refresher on parts of a graph, types of graphs, and how to read and interpret data—all wrapped in neon vibes, retro graphics, and 80s fun. Students click through the interactive website at their own pace while completing the included note sheet, perfect for interactive notebooks. As they explore, students record definitions, exam

Engage your students with a quick, easy, and fun lesson on the 4 scientific variables!: independent variablesdependent variablesconstantscontrol groupTimeline:This lesson takes one class period - the assignments can be homework or classwork. This Resource Includes:Animated Google Slide presentation of scientific variables. Interactive Notebook guided notes that go along with the presentation.Two practice assignments which include 4 short stories each related to pop culture and literary fiction.

Bring creativity and critical thinking to your classroom with the Toy Energy Transfer Model Project! This engaging resource challenges students to explore how energy is transferred and transformed in everyday toys. With 30 fun and diverse toy topics to choose from, students will analyze and illustrate the energy changes that make their chosen toy work. Perfect for energy units, this project promotes STEM skills by encouraging students to think critically about energy transformations—such as ki

In this activity students will answer questions about the identifying properties of matter, solve puzzles, determine if two "gemstones" are the same substance, and practice their scientific conclusion writing skills. Students will find links on the Google Site, and answer the questions on the self grading Google Form. Correct answers will provide students with a clue. They will decode the code with the cipher, also found on the Google Site. Once students have decoded the clue, they will need t

This engaging teaching resource includes a doodle note sheet and an editable Google Slide deck, designed to help middle school students grasp the concept of classification of matter. The doodle note sheet is perfect for interactive notebooks, encouraging hands-on learning and visual organization as students explore elements, compounds, homogeneous mixtures, and heterogeneous mixtures. The editable Google Slides provide a visually appealing and easy-to-customize presentation for classroom instruc

Allow your students to explore air pressure and wind with 8 fun, hands on activities! This is a station activity meant to reinforce or introduce air pressure and how molecules travel from areas of high pressure to low pressure to produce wind. The directions include 8 stations. I prefer to have students work in small groups of 3-4 and rotate through the stations over 2-3 days. Each station will take between 10-15 minutes to complete. This resource includes:student worksheet with space for stude

Students learn about what causes the seasons on earth and compare conditions on Earth to other planets in this three phase activity. PHASE 1: Students navigate an interactive simulation that shows how axial tilt, revolution, rotation, and latitude affect the angle of light on the surface of Earth. They will work through critical thinking questions either on paper, or on a self grading Google Form. PHASE 2: Students learn about the different axial tilts of the planets in our solar system and c

Add some flair to your digital or paper planner this year by using these bright and colorful stickers! There are two files included in this product with 21 teacher planner stickers. They are both PNG files, one has an offset for easy uploading to Cricut Design Space for print and cut stickers using label paper. The other has no offset which is perfect for digital planners! Make as many copies of each sticker as you need by cropping/cutting and pasting. The current stickers included in this pr

In this activity, students will use their observation skills to determine the contents of sealed boxes. This is a great activity to use in the first week of school to introduce observations and inferences, to refresh memories after a long break, or just for fun! You will need to prepare the mystery boxes ahead of time. Once the boxes are prepared, they will last years! I purchased small square packing boxes from my local supermarket, labeled them with numbers, and placed different objects in eac

This resource showcases a diverse collection of 24 scientists from across the globe, spanning various disciplines, cultural backgrounds, and historical periods. Designed to inspire and educate middle school students, it highlights how these remarkable individuals have shaped science through groundbreaking discoveries and innovations. By emphasizing the variety in fields, ethnicities, and timeframes, this resource aims to foster an appreciation for the universal nature of scientific exploration

This resource includes graphic organizers for 6 different types of energy. Each organizer includes the two factors that impact the relative amounts that energy as well as a quick, simple practice question that helps students understand how to tell when each type of energy increases and decreases. In this file, you will find full sheet and half sheet options for each graphic organizer as well as keys for each. I use the half sheet version which saves paper and is perfect for attaching into stude