Upper Middle School

Here is a short Quiz accessing students about; - latitude and longitude w/compass directions - time zone change - telling/writing time using the hands of a clock - location of the International Date Line. the quiz is 17 questions long with question values shown. The answer key has the break down of question values that I follow. My Latitude Longitude Exam is a scaled up version of this quiz with more questions on the above topics. My TpT posted worksheet assignments lead up to this quiz and E

This is an Exam to assess students on: - Latitude and Longitude - Use of Time Zones - Use of the International Date Line. My TpT posted worksheets and quiz lead up to this Exam. I give this to my students as a Take Home Exam where they must return the answer sheet to me in the first 3-minutes of class, but I'm sure many students could finish this in 60 minute block of time.

I show the Simpsons' TreeHouse of Horror Episode... The Raven to my classes first, YouTube link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS9XA6Dh2Vc). I then ask my students questions like: What time of year is this taking place? How do you know? (setting). Who is Lenore? Do Ravens or any birds really talk? There are so many questions one could ask, but I ask if they could piece the poem back together. The clues are from the beginnings of Poe's stanzas. Students number the stanzas in the top right c

With this product students will: - understand why we say the Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west. -understand why we have different lengths of daytime throughout the year. -calculate a speed at which the Earth rotates. (thus, The Sun appears to move). - draw the Earth in relation to the Sun for Summer and Winter solstices. -show a fuller understanding of the Earth's rotation and the effect it has on the progression of daytime vs night time.

Students will test their understanding of the Density formula be solving for all 3. Students will then test their understanding of what happens to density when and object is cut in half. (See back)

This worksheet has students; -Identify methods in which rocks are metamorphosed, -write a direct relationship between metamorphism and distance to metamorphic source -identify contact metamorphism and symbols -use a complex table to identify metamorphic characteristics and connect sedimentary rock to metamorphic rock equivalents. (full disclosure--- the complex table is a variation of the New York State Earth Science Regents Reference Table page 7)

This exercise contains 36 questions students must answer using a World Map and a textbook. My students used a 1997 desk sized Rand Mcnally laminated world map. This world map has numbered Latitudes separated by 15-degrees and Longitudes separated by 30-degrees. The laminated map is also a Robinson Projection. Their textbook describes the differences/limitations of Robinson and Mercator maps. I prefered my students to work in groups to answer these questions and then I collected one-Lab from eac

This exercise provides a brief description of Gamete formation in Meiosis and the genetic variation that results from it. The focused objective is providing Punnett Square practice and interpreting the possible traits that can result from it.

This is a Cut and Paste activity. Students will; 1. Cut and paste together 50-foot contour intervals of Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan New York to visually see the effect of elevation difference. 2. Questions I have included on this assignment are limited to Scale, gradient and glacial history. The questions can be edited. 3. I have included two maps; one with Latitude and Longitude and one without. To give the contours (lift) I recommend using corrugated cardboard. I have included recommended l

Page 1, students; - learn front symbols - weather found at front boundaries, - describe the interactions of warm and cold air masses. Page 2, students; - identify front symbols, - determine the direction fronts are moving, - describe the interactions of warm and cold air masses

This half-sheet provides an example of solving for Mass and Volume with crossing out results from cross multiplying. The back page provides an easy way to remember manipulating the Density = Mass/Volume formula.

Contour Quiz testing knowledge of, -use of contour intervals, -depression contours, -sea level, -contour lines crossing moving bodies of water, -gradient/slope -scale.

This is a double sided half-sheet designed to have students recognize the eastward and westward pattern of changing Time Zones. Students will also hand draw changing times on clock faces and describe the calendar day-change when crossing the International Date Line (IDL).

Students will be able to; -develop a clearer understanding of the Moon's Phase with respect to the Sun and Earth. - understand the cause of changes appearing on the right-hand side of the Moon with respect to phase changes. - practice naming and shading various Moon Phases. - test their understanding of predicting the next visual appearance (phase) of the Moon.

Students practice drawing basic contour profiles. This is only meant as in introductory practice to profiles. Students will also practice determining stream flow direction and measuring using scale values.

This is primarily for New York City Teachers. In this download you will find a: 1. Guide with descriptions of the geology, landscape, fauna, history of Inwood Hill and Fort Tryon parks suitable for a walking tour. The description is by no means complete but works well in the time spent walking through the parks with middle schoolers. 2. A description of the trip for parents and students. The back page is also a request for chaperones. 3. A Time Plan for travel to the park, walking through the pa

The goal of this lab is for students to: 1. recognize and discuss a design and results of an experiment, 2. collect data 3. use their own knowledge in discerning valid results and procedures. Note: The results are intentionally open to interpretation. Students will use their own judgement to accept certain data, i.e. -germs found growing outside of the paper towel, where the 'safe place' students used to store their petri dishes. Suggestion: Let students finish completing this lab before givi

Students will; - Read, jot, (annotate) a edited story of a helicopter rescue on Mount Everest after the April 25th 2015 Earthquake. - realize an increase in altitude will, (among other weather phenomena) result in a decrease in air pressure. - further their understanding of what causes air pressure to occur and decrease as altitude increases. - use math skills to determine air pressure at various altitudes. --- The last page was used on the 2016 New York State Intermediate Science Exam- I did no

Students locate the Latitude and Longitude of an area, Town or Country that is important to them. The describe why it is important and color in the State or Country Flag. I choose some examples from each class and use them to surround a large World Map/ I then use colorful yarn to connect them the students' work to the locations on the World Map. This map stays on a display wall in my classroom.

This is a Lab where students will: -Identify rocks by their texture. (Teacher must supply hand samples of rocks). -draw magnified views of rocks. -label/color their drawings. -answer questions on rock type formation.