Troy Kummer

A super fun activity to build team working skills that can be used anytime of the year. I enjoy it as a beginning of the year icebreaker activity. Teams must stack cups in different arrangements without using their hands. Instead, they are required to work tougher and use a rubber band with four strings tied to it to try and move the cups around. I guarantee there will be plenty of laughter and tears of joy/sorrow as students excitedly work towards accomplishing the three different challenges.

All materials are completely editable to suit your own needs! This comes with the presentation slides, two articles related to the project (Newton's Laws and Conservation of Energy), and worksheets (introduction, design, questions for the articles and grading rubric). Presentation Slides (video): https://youtu.be/1pNht_ZnUoY Project Video: https://youtu.be/aFPSX5ZCzdY

Introduce properties of the cell membrane by having students perform a hands-on lab ( video link) and complete this worksheet to go along with the lab. The worksheet has students describe the structure of the cell membrane by looking at an image and answering questions on the front. On the back, there is a table that has students draw models and explain why each property observed in the Cell Membrane Bubble Lab is important to a cell's survival. T

Project where students design a thermos to minimize heat flow. Here is a link to a video that explains how the lab works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfBcqhsaVJ0 This product contains the following: - Google Slides for project - Google Docs for tasks to complete the project + Intro Worksheet - Google Slides with images used for the project Task 1 and 2: Students explain how a thermos works and design a company logo and slogan Task 3: Test 4 or more materials Task 4: Build a Thermos + Busine

This is a Google Slides Presentation for the Cup Stacking Team Building Activity. A super fun activity to build team working skills that can be used anytime of the year. I enjoy it as a beginning of the year icebreaker activity. Teams must stack cups in different arrangements without using their hands. Instead, they are required to work tougher and use a rubber band with four strings tied to it to try and move the cups around. I guarantee there will be plenty of laughter and tears of joy/sorrow

Get both the worksheet and presentation for the Cup Stacking Team Building Activity

Tallest Tower - Team Building Activity ( YouTube Video Link): Teams work together to build a tower from index cards and tape. They are given limited points to spend on supplies and must plan their tower ahead of time. After the activity is complete they can complete the worksheet and work on a word cloud for 'Teamwork'. This product contains the slides for this activity along with a worksheet for planning and reflection.

Help reinforce properties of metals, nonmetals, and metalloids with this video and worksheet combination: YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/26faogpnFIo

This is a customizable periodic table in Google Slides. There are two versions of completed periodic tables. The first table has the atomic number, symbol, and name. The second table has the same, but also includes atomic weight. The completed periodic tables come with different forms: 1) black and white (editable) 2) color coded for metals, nonmetals, and metalloids - these colors can easily be changed by changing the color fill in the key 3) color coded for element groups (alkaline, lanthanide

This is the color version of the game board. This is a game board that can be used to make review for Quizzes and Tests fun! It plays like 'Snakes and Ladders' but with a science theme. I use this in combination with a set of review questions from Quizlet, although it could be used with any set of review questions with answers. It's a great way to get students engaged in reviewing! How to Play:Students work in groups (usually 2 vs 2) They take turns trying to answer the review questions Each t

Super easy sub plan on Conservation of Energy. Just print and relax! Can be used as a preview/intro to conservation of energy (no background needed) or as a reinforcement. Contains the following: - Article on Conservation of Energy (1 page front and back) - 5 Questions from the article (ranging from recall to applying knowledge) - Claim, Evidence, Reasoning Template to answer a question based on the article - Word search for early finishers - Answer Key for questions

This is a full lesson on cell organelles. Article:The article describes cell structures (cell wall and cell membrane) along with cell organelles (nucleus, ER, ribosomes, vacuole, mitochondria, chloroplasts, lysosomes, golgi appartus). Each section has one or two questions to go along with the reading and image. Note-Taker:Organized table for taking notes (great for gluing into notebook). Color Code WS:Color code the parts of the cell as students learn about them. Video:Use this link to watch a y

Two easy-to-do labs that demonstrate how mass affects the thermal energy of a system. See experiment here: https://youtu.be/z29s2ZDgsSI Use this worksheet for collecting data, modeling observations, and showing the type of relationship between variables (directly or inversely proportional) on a conceptual graph. The data table for the second experiment is left blank for students to fill in based on the given experiment.

This is a game board that can be used to make review for Quizzes and Tests fun! It plays like 'Snakes and Ladders' but with a science theme. I use this in combination with a set of review questions from Quizlet, although it could be used with any set of review questions with answers. It's a great way to get students engaged in reviewing! How to Play:Students work in groups (usually 2 vs 2) They take turns trying to answer the review questions Each time they answer a question correctly they roll