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Critical thinking laboratories for Microsoft Word
Newton's Laws of Motion Games (Lab Activity/Inertia Focus)
Fun mini-games to demonstrate Newton's 1st law of motion. All needed items are typically found in a science or math classroom. Trial record and percentage conversion tables included. Can also be used to review percentages and the scientific method.
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4th - 9th
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Save Fred Scientific Inquiry Lab Quick Write-Up
A super fun activity that is good for introducing the scientific method. You will need paper clips, gummy worms, gummy life savers, and a plastic cup. Watch the you-tube video then have students write up their observations!
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5th - 9th
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Cajas de Cartón thematic questions for interpersonal speaking or writing
Cajas de cartón is a story about a teenage migrant worker who longs to be a student. The story is found in AP books and on-line. These are high level, thought-provoking questions designed for AP, IB, or Native speaker courses.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Root Beer Float - States of Matter Experiment
States of Maater ExperimentMaterials: Ice cream and Root BeerVery simple to do in class, the personal ice cream cups are at your local grocery store 24 of them for around 6.00 and a 2 liter bottle of root beer costs around 99 cents! Message me if you have any questions!
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Not Grade Specific
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Mystery White Powder Lab for Forensic Science Toxicology Unit
This is an inquiry based Forensic Science Lab that takes place during the Toxicology Unit. Students will be modeling the techniques of a Forensic Toxicologist by creating their own method of identifying household white powders that may all look the same. It is student driven and student led. This started as a remote learning lab, so it is written in a way that students could do it at home. The teacher would need to provde and variety of white powders and testing materials that students request.
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9th - 12th
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Gas Law Lesson Launchers that will AMAZE--6 Detailed Lessons with Images
Are you looking for a way to get your students excited about Charles's Law, Boyles' Law, and Bernoulli's principle? Use these 6 gas law lesson launchers to engage your students in the concepts you are about to teach. This two page packet includes detailed instructions and images that will make you the teacher all the kids are talking about. There's everything from an explosion to flying fire to water that defies gravity, and it's all related to the gas laws and lessons on air that you'll be te
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1st - 10th
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Detecting Osmosis and Diffusion Potato Lab Exercise
Students will conduct a simple experiment to be able to understand hypotonic, hypertonic and isotonic solutions. Graphing their data, students will be able to make predictions about concentrations of solutions.
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6th - 12th
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Edible Simple Machines
This activity is SUPER FUN for all students! Students are asked to use everyday food items to create the six simple machines. The corresponding worksheet will require students to record their creations and think outside the box to make new machines. This activity can be used mid-unit for a hands-on experiment or at the end of the unit to asses students. Enjoy!
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3rd - 5th
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Lab PSI CSI - A Deflated Football Science Experiment
Superbowl Science. Deflategate PSI CSI
What deflated the footballs? Students will examine and analyze real data of the temperature effect on pressure of NFL footballs.
Students who are ready are encouraged to take this further to link the deflation to Charles' law, which explains this property of a gas.
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5th - 10th
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Before and After: Leavening Agent No-Bake Cookie Dough Experiment
What happens if you try to bake our no-bake cookie dough recipe? Help students discover the role and significance of leavening agents in a baked product with this prediction sheet. If there are no eggs, baking powder, or baking soda in this recipe, what will they bake like in terms of texture, spread, and structure?
I do this experiment after a no bake cookie dough demo. Students write their "before" predictions while I put the cookies in the oven. After the cookies bake, the "after" section i
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5th - 12th
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Student Designed Experiment Critique Protocol
This protocol can be used for critiquing experiments that students have designed. This resources includes a guide for students to critique their own work, a procedure for peer critique and a rubric. This worksheet can also be modified for teachers to easily provide feedback. Uses an inquiry framework for experimental design and claim, evidence, reasoning language for analysis of experimental plans.
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7th - 10th
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Lavoisier and Conservation of Mass Explored through Six Lab Stations
This is a complete lesson plan with teacher guided questions, a six station easy set up lab and answer key to student worksheet. (Total 16 pages). This lesson gives middle school students an introduction to Lavoisier and Conservation of Mass. Materials are readily available from home and students are allowed to as a small group explore six different stations with worksheet questions to answer at each.
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4th - 8th
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Electricity Lab Packet: Electric Circuits
Use this electricity discovery lab to teach your students about the flow of electrons, conductors, insulators, circuits (series, parallel, and short circuits) as well as about having a growth mindset. They will work in groups (I recommend groups of 4) to complete 7 missions as a team. Each student has their own electricity lab packet and must all complete each mission and get signed off by a teacher before moving on to the next mission.
Basic materials include batteries, battery holders, lig
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3rd - 6th
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How to Write a Lab Report Lesson Plan
This is a quick way to teach middle school scientists how to write a lab report. You go over the main parts (Introduction, Purpose, Materials, Procedure, Data, Analysis, and Conclusions), using an osmosis lab as an example.
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● Present and explain data and findings using multiple representations, including tables, graphs, mathematical and physical models, and demonstrations.
● Draw conclusions based on data or evidence presented in tables or graphs, and make inferences based on patter
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6th - 8th
Claim Evidence Reasoning Lab Report Peer Review
This worksheet and rubric can be used for a peer review process after a lab report based on the claim evidence reasoning format has been written. The peer review process encourages communication, collaboration and critical thinking about science. The protocol can be used with any science class and is easily adapted to other claim evidence reasoning writing formats. Learning Targets: 1. I can apply the claim, evidence, reasoning format to my writing.2. I can assess the work of my peers using a r
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7th - 10th
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Qualitative vs. Quantitative Lab Experiment
Students will complete a lab in order to work with qualitative and quantitative data, which will help them understand these terms by doing something hands on.
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Not Grade Specific
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2nd Grade Rock Center
This fun activity is designed for 2nd grade Science Curriculum. This is a sedimentary rock center where students make peanut butter and jelly and marshmallow sandwiches, to mimic sedimentary rocks. This activity includes steps to the center, pictures and an I can statement.
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2nd
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Exploring the Layers of Earth - Student Lab Handout
This student lab handout is designed to compliment the "Exploring the Layers of the Earth" teacher lesson plan. The student handout provides step-by-step procedures so students can participate in a hands-on lab activity. Diagrams, charts, and questions are included to provoke thought and deeper understanding.
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6th - 8th
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Leaving Agent Experiment
An experiment to explore the chemical reactions produced with different leavening agents commonly used in the kitchen. Explores the base used as well as the gasses produced. 9 different leavening agent/liquid combinations to explore. Eight conclusion questions to answer after the experiment is finished. This activity can be done individually or in small lab groups.
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9th - 12th
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Design Challenge-Aircraft Decoy
In this activity, students will use various materials to construct and test a balloon powered aircraft. This is a group activity in which groups of 2-4 students works best. There is a pre activity worksheet in which students use the internet to research Unmanned Arial Vehichles and a post activity entitled, Reflective Memo.
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7th - 12th
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First Grade Common Core Science Lessons and Experiments (Quarter 3)
This product takes the scientific method, simplifies it into a first grade curriculum, and connects common core standards to every lesson. This product contains 20 lesson ideas with many experiments and a corresponding standard for each lesson. The full version (80 lesson plans--20 per quarter) can be purchased for $3 per quarterly outline or $10 for the whole year. Many other engaging resources will be available from my store, so check back often!
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1st
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SPANISH Electrical Engineer STEM Challenge!
Finally some Spanish RESOURCES!!! STUDENTS have learned about Electrical circuits, uses of energy and Reflection and Refractions. Well it's time to apply everything they've learned into this STEM Challenge! :) Students will design and create a house that has all uses of energy. Students will also wire the house using appropriate circuits such as parallel and series. Students will include items in the house that uses reflection and refraction to help the house be magnificent and helpful to live a
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4th - 6th
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Walking in the Shoes of a Smoker
This product is a lab style activity that I love doing with my students. It's super engaging and plays to multiple styles of learners. This bundle includes prep questions, the lab directions and recording sheet, analysis writing activity and teacher rubric.This product is a Word Doc and is fully editable.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Scientific Method Sheet
Scientific Method Sheet / Lists All Steps in Order with Definitions and Provides Adequate Writing Space for ELD & Non ELD Students. Primarily Used for a Group Setting When a Science Experiment is Being Conducted! :) Worksheet Should be used Before, During, & After Experiment, As Well As Projected Throughout Experiment for Student Recollection of Procedure. Also, for Advance Learners: on Backside is Scientific Variable Factors with Definitions & Student Input, Depending on Experim
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3rd - 6th
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