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Science Common Core L.8.1 resources
Four Brains are Better than One - Collaborative Ice Breaking Activity {Editable}
This collaborative crossword activity hits many difficult Grade 6-11 Common Core Standards for SPEAKING and LISTENING in a way that is simple, fun for the students and effective. The focus is on collaborative problem solving in small groups.***************************************************************************TEACHERS WHO HAVE USED THIS PRODUCT HAVE SAID:♥ "We love this brain game!" (Thanks Rocquina V.)♥ "I used this as an icebreaker at the beginning of the year! The students really enjoye
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6th - 12th
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New 2022 Curriculum - Grade 8 Water Systems Ontario Science Unit Workbook + PPT
This science resource follows Ontario's global and specific expectations of Ontario's grade 8 science curriculum. Students will learn about water systems by learning about various forms of water, analyzing climate and natural water systems, and researching information about our water supply, demand, quality, and sustainability, among other expectations. In addition, this workbook unit explores water bodies through inquiry-based learning. Students will research and explain the natural side effect
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7th - 8th
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Also included in:Â New 2022 Curriculum - Grade 8 Ontario Science Unit Workbook Bundle
258 middle school ELA warm ups, bell ringers and exit tickets
Get a year's worth and kill two birds with one cross-curricular stone. Can be used for warm ups, bell ringers, a quick formal assessment, or exit tickets. Students review grammar with these 252 quick edits that contain 8 errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization or spelling. Students additionally review science concepts and material and explore STEM careers. Answer keys, Power Point versions for Activeboards and two to a page paper saving .PDF versions are included.Students edit for: •
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5th - 9th
Science Calendar Making Project (also good for Chemistry, Biology and more)
This is a fun and simple research project that is appropriate for science, chemistry, biology, physics or tech classes. This project is a great way to hit many of the COMMON CORE STANDARDS for Writing and Language for Grades 6-11. Download the preview to see the entire list of common core connections.
OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT:
Students make a science (or chemistry, physics, biology, anatomy, technology or astronomy) themed calendar for the school year (September to August).
OUTLINE OF THE
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6th - 10th
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Research Paper Project: Researching an Inventor (Middle School)
This research project resource is a comprehensive packet designed for middle school students to conduct a research project on a famous inventor. It includes 21 pages of instructions, guided questions, research paper graphic organizers, and a checklist for writing essays. It also includes citation examples (both MLA and APA). Students research three aspects of an inventor’s life while citing sources used. This resource can be used to integrate language arts with social studies or science curricul
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Bundle of Language Arts Writing Resources for Middle School
Iceberg Nielsen Titanic Cross-Curricular Book Companion Novel Study
A Titanic Story - This interdisciplinary book companion and novel study includes comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts for studying the outstanding historical fiction novel, Iceberg, by award-winning author, Jennifer Nielsen. This book is an inspiring narrative account of the fateful maiden journey of the RMS Titanic. This interdisciplinary novel study opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within t
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4th - 8th
Elements 89-118 of the Periodic Table: Articles w/ Questions & Answer Key 6-12gr
One reading comprehension for each element! This package contains these elements, including all Lanthanides and Actinides:89 - Actinium ( Ac )90 - Thorium ( Th )91 - Protactinium ( Pa )92 - Uranium ( U )93 - Neptunium ( Np )94 - Plutonium ( Pu )95 - Americium ( Am )96 - Curium ( Cm )97 - Berkelium ( Bk )98 - Californium ( Cf )99 - Einsteinium ( Es )100 - Fermium ( Fm )101 - Mendelevium ( Md )102 - Nobelium ( No )103 - Lawrencium ( Lr )104 - Rutherfordium ( Rf )105 - Dubnium ( Db )106 - Seaborgiu
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Biomimicry Engineering Design Project with the UN SDGs
Challenge your students to engineer solutions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals through the lens of biomimicry! This project is built to take learning beyond the classroom, in line with the Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge, but can be a standalone engineering project. Students explore adaptations from a variety of organisms, conduct research, contact local organizations, and work as a team to create solutions to local, national, and global problems...all while connecting with nature!
Platypus PowerPoint with Activity and Study Guide
Get ready to explore the world of the Duck-billed platypus, one of the most bizarre and mysterious mammals in the world from eastern Australia and Tasmania. Platypus facts include that they sport a tail like a beaver, bill and feet like a duck, and lay eggs like a bird! Platypuses give birth to furless babies called puggles. What's Included:One Quick Start GuideOne 23-slide animated PowerPoint (both PPTX and PDF file types)One 20-page fillable student activity and study guideOne 26-page EDITABLE
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3rd - 8th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-4
, 4-LS1-2
Earth Day Activities |Vocab| Critical Thinking | Writing |Print PDF or Digital!
Teach your students about the importance of Earth Day! Students will be able to do the following with this engaging print or digital activity: 1. Define 5 vocabulary terms related to Earth Day, use them in a sentence, and draw a picture. 2. Use critical thinking and real-world skills to create and list things we can do on Earth to reuse, reduce and recycle.3. Respond to an Earth Day writing prompt in paragraph or short-answer form.
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3rd - 9th
Scientific Method Activity, Poster, Lesson Plan, Word Search: ESL & All Students
This bundle includes 3 resources about the scientific method. A lesson plan explains how your students can ask a real scientist questions about the scientific method and how it is used in real life. A research project provides background info about some founders of the scientific method and gives students practice writing research reports. The scientific method poster, word search, and writing task resource helps students learn scientific method vocabulary and is especially beneficial for Eng
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5th - 8th
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Trampoline Park Field Trip Lesson Plan 6th-8th [reading, writing, math &science]
Field trip time! This is a narrative writing lesson plan for a trip to a trampoline park. It includes standards, learning targets, essential questions, plans, and narrative writing paper. UPDATED! Now includes more standards, learning targets, essential questions, plans, planning sheet, and narrative writing paper.
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6th - 8th
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MS-PS3-5
#1 • The Telescope – an independent learning activity - Grades 6, 7, 8
'Through the Lens' is a series of independent, interactive learning activities designed to expand understanding of telescopes and fuel curiosity and wonder for cosmic exploration. Through the Lens #1 introduces Copernicus, Lippershey, Galileo, and Kepler and is the first of three engaging bite-sized activities to complement science, current events, career education, and beyond.The Telescope — Humble Beginnings Lead to Big Cosmic Discoveries — Delve into the realm of telescopes with our engagin
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6th - 8th
Elements 1-10 of the Periodic Table: Articles w/ Questions & Answer Key, 6-12gr
One reading comprehension for each element! This package contains these elements:1 - Hydrogen ( H )2 - Helium ( He )3 - Lithium ( Li )4 - Beryllium ( Be )5 - Boron ( B )6 - Carbon ( C )7 - Nitrogen ( N )8 - Oxygen ( O )9 - Fluorine ( F )10 - Neon ( Ne )Each element has a story about its discovery and offers something unique to the scientific world. Who discovered it? How did it get its name? How did we study it? Is it dangerous? What's unique about it? These passages answer these questions and c
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Elements 71-88 of the Periodic Table: Articles w/ Questions & Answer Key, 6-12gr
One reading comprehension for each element! This package contains these elements, including all Lanthanides and Actinides:71 - Lutetium ( Lu )72 - Hafnium ( Hf )73 - Tantalum ( Ta )74 - Tungsten ( W )75 - Rhenium ( Re )76 - Osmium ( Os )77 - Iridium ( Ir )78 - Platinum ( Pt )79 - Gold ( Au )80 - Mercury ( Hg )81 - Thallium ( Tl )82 - Lead ( Pb )83 - Bismuth ( Bi )84 - Polonium ( Po )85 - Astatine ( At )86 - Radon ( Rn )87 - Francium ( Fr )88 - Radium ( Ra )Each element has a story about its disc
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Elements 57-70 of the Periodic Table: Articles w/ Questions & Answer Key, 6-12gr
One reading comprehension for each element! This package contains these elements:57 - Lanthanum ( La )58 - Cerium ( Ce )59 - Praseodymium ( Pr )60 - Neodymium ( Nd )61 - Promethium ( Pm )62 - Samarium ( Sm )63 - Europium ( Eu )64 - Gadolinium ( Gd )65 - Terbium ( Tb )66 - Dysprosium ( Dy )67 - Holmium ( Ho )68 - Erbium ( Er )69 - Thulium ( Tm )70 - Ytterbium ( Yb )Each element has a story about its discovery and offers something unique to the scientific world. Who discovered it? How did it get i
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Elements 37-56 of the Periodic Table: Articles w/ Questions & Answer Key, 6-12gr
One reading comprehension for each element! This package contains these elements:37 - Rubidium ( Rb )38 - Strontium ( Sr )39 - Yttrium ( Y )40 - Zirconium ( Zr )41 - Niobium ( Nb )42 - Molybdenum ( Mo )43 - Technetium ( Tc )44 - Ruthenium ( Ru )45 - Rhodium ( Rh )46 - Palladium ( Pd )47 - Silver ( Ag )48 - Cadmium ( Cd )49 - Indium ( In )50 - Tin ( Sn )51 - Antimony ( Sb )52 - Tellurium ( Te )53 - Iodine ( I )54 - Xenon ( Xe )55 - Cesium ( Cs )56 - Barium ( Ba )Each element has a story about its
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Elements 21-36 of the Periodic Table: Articles w/ Questions & Answer Key, 6-12gr
One reading comprehension for each element! This package contains these elements:21 - Scandium ( Sc )22 - Titanium ( Ti )23 - Vanadium ( V )24 - Chromium ( Cr )25 - Manganese ( Mn )26 - Iron ( Fe )27 - Cobalt ( Co )28 - Nickel ( Ni )29 - Copper ( Cu )30 - Zinc ( Zn )31 - Gallium ( Ga )32 - Germanium ( Ge )33 - Arsenic ( As )34 - Selenium ( Se )35 - Bromine ( Br )36 - Krypton ( Kr )Each element has a story about its discovery and offers something unique to the scientific world. Who discovered it?
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Elements 11-20 of the Periodic Table: Articles w/ Questions & Answer Key, 6-12gr
One reading comprehension for each element! This package contains these elements:11 - Sodium ( Na )12 - Magnesium ( Mg )13 - Aluminum ( Al )14 - Silicon ( Si )15 - Phosphorus ( P )16 - Sulfur ( S )17 - Chlorine ( Cl )18 - Argon ( Ar )19 - Potassium ( K )20 - Calcium ( Ca )Each element has a story about its discovery and offers something unique to the scientific world. Who discovered it? How did it get its name? How did we study it? Is it dangerous? What's unique about it? These passages answer t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Conversation Starters Package on Bad Habits- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on bad habits.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of bad habitsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and tra
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on Netflix.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of NetflixActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on sitcoms.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of sitcomsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Warm-up with a Critical Thinking Game (Diamonds, Secondary)
What better way to ease into a new unit than to play a game. Yes, even at Secondary, your students will learn and enjoy learning complex terms and concepts without even realising it.Meanwhile, you can wander around the classroom relating to your students on a more personal level while they are involved in besting themselves and supporting their group members.This is an easy WARM-UP to prepare and use. The steps, templates, and resources are all included and this you're going to love this game.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
The Science and History of Eclipses - 6 Readings w/ Questions and Answer Keys
Eclipses are captivating celestial events that have fascinated humanity for centuries, inspiring awe, wonder, and scientific inquiry. As teachers, we have the opportunity to harness this natural curiosity and engage our students in the wonders of astronomy through the exploration of eclipses.These articles explore the science, history, and cultural significance of eclipses, providing educators with valuable resources to enhance their classroom teaching. From the ancient observations of ec
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Importance of learning science
Learning science is particularly important for students as it equips them with the essential knowledge and skills to make sense of the world around them. Science education is not just about memorizing facts. It fosters critical thinking, inquiry, and problem-solving abilities. These skills are not only useful in school but also in everyday life beyond the classroom.
Benefits of learning science
Learning science offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. In fact, it helps students:
- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
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One of the best parts about science class is all of the possibilities for hands-on, collaborative learning! Think: labs, experiments, inquiry-based activities, and design challenges. These activities encourage students to explore scientific concepts by observing, asking questions, and conducting investigations. Additionally, with small group centers, students can engage in group experiments, discussions, and projects that require them to collaborate, share ideas, and solve problems together.
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