7th Grade Science Activities

Build mastery in the study of waves:

Students will be engaged in the study of waves from the beginning of this unit with a hands on introductory activity.

Students will have opportunities to practice their skills with an experiment and in depth research project.

The informational text will lead to good class discussions which will lead to success when working on worksheets provided.

Culminating project requires students to explore the ways transmitting waves are used in technology. This project has options for posters, google slides, essays, and oral presentations. This project increases unit rigor.

This products aligns with Indiana Science Standards MS-PS4-1, MS-PS-2, MS-PS-3.

What's included:

• Table of contents and optional timeline.
• Introductory pattern activity.
• Informational text.
• Anchor charts (black and white and color options).
• Worksheets with answer keys.
• Sound wave experiment.
• Waves and technology project with rubrics.
• Review sheet.
• Link to editable review sheet.
• Link to Google Sheet review activity.
• Unit test and answer key.
• Link to editable test and answer key.

How is this product useful:

• Easy prep for teacher.
• Engaging activities for students.
• Worksheet questions lead to deeper level thinking.
• Easy to follow plans.
• Final project adds rigor.

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Transform your middle school ELA classroom with this comprehensive bundle of 12 highly engaging short story units. Each unit is meticulously designed to provide a full week of dynamic lessons, complete with detailed plans, interactive slides, a choice activity board, Socratic seminar questions, three STAAR-aligned essay prompts, a film vs. text Venn diagram, and the text PDF. These short stories will captivate your students and enhance their literary analysis skills, making learning both fun and meaningful.

Included Short Stories:

1. The Most Dangerous Game
2. Sorry, Wrong Number
3. The Hitchhiker
4. The Way Up to Heaven
5. Lamb to the Slaughter
6. The Landlady
7. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
8. Harrison Bergeron
9. Examination Day
10. The Pedestrian
11. All Summer in a Day
12. There Will Come Soft Rains

Bundle Features:

1. Comprehensive 5-Day Lesson Plans: Each story unit includes a detailed five-day lesson plan, ensuring a structured approach to teaching. Lessons are aligned with educational standards and include clear objectives and outcomes.

2. Interactive Slides: Engage your students with interactive slides that guide them through the story, provide context, and facilitate discussions. These slides are designed to keep students focused and involved.

3. Choice Activity Board: Each unit comes with a creative choice board, allowing students to demonstrate their understanding through various projects such as writing an alternate ending, creating a comic strip, designing a literary brochure, and more.

4. Socratic Seminar Questions: Encourage critical thinking and in-depth discussion with six thought-provoking Socratic seminar questions for each story. These questions help students delve deeper into the text and analyze its themes, characters, and literary elements.

5. Three STAAR-Aligned Essay Prompts: Each unit includes three essay prompts (argumentative, correspondence, and informational) that are aligned with STAAR standards, helping students practice their writing skills and prepare for standardized assessments.

6. Film vs. Text Venn Diagram: Enhance your students' analytical skills with a film vs. text Venn diagram activity. Students compare and contrast the short story with its film adaptation, focusing on key similarities and differences.

7. Text PDF: Each unit comes with a PDF of the short story, making it easy to provide students with the text for reading and annotation.

Why Choose This Bundle?

• Engaging Content: These short stories are highly engaging and perfect for capturing the interest of middle school students. The diverse selection of stories includes suspense, science fiction, dystopian themes, and more.
• Comprehensive and Ready-to-Use: Save time with ready-to-use lesson plans, activities, and resources. Each unit is designed for easy implementation, ensuring you can focus on teaching and engaging your students.
• Develop Critical Thinking: The activities and discussions included in each unit promote critical thinking, literary analysis, and deeper understanding of the text.
• Flexible and Adaptable: The bundle provides flexibility in teaching, with a variety of activities and assessment options to suit different learning styles and classroom needs.

Perfect for middle school humanities teachers, this bundle offers everything you need to deliver engaging and effective ELA lessons throughout the year. Enrich your curriculum and inspire your students with these timeless short stories and comprehensive teaching resources.

Kickstart the school year with this engaging and informative bundle designed to foster learning, collaboration, and community in your classroom. Packed with fun activities, this resource covers math, science, and icebreaker activity while providing valuable insights into your students' strengths and learning styles.

What's Included:

• Math Calculator
• Science-Themed Icebreaker Questions: Spark curiosity and critical thinking with thought-provoking prompts.
• Science Scavenger Hunt
• Get to Know You Bingo: Build a strong classroom community through fun and interactive icebreaker activities DICE AND BINGO.
• Get to Know You Backpack
• Tell Me About Your Child Form: Gather essential information from parents to support student success.

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With this earth science lesson, students will learn about minerals in their everyday life, read an article about minerals, learn about the importance of mining, and view a map to view major mineral deposits of the world.

*This lesson is part of the MS-3ESS-1 Unit.

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Save time and money with this amazing bundle of 20 interactive and engaging activities, designed to enhance your world history classroom! This package helps supplement your existing curriculum, lessons and units, covering key periods from The Age of Exploration to Revolutions, and provides a rich variety of learning tools to captivate your students and deepen their understanding of history.

Topics covered in this bundle:

1. The Age of Exploration
2. Civilizations of the Americas
3. The Gunpowder empires
4. The Scientific Revolution
5. The French Revolution
6. Latin American Revolutions
7. Vocabulary Review
8. Projects and Activities for any unit!

Product Overview: This bundle includes a wide variety of activities to suit different learning styles and classroom needs:

• Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical texts and topics with guided questions and activities.
• Worksheets & Notes: Comprehensive resources for classwork and homework.
• Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deeper investigation into historical topics.
• Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Reinforce vocabulary and key concepts in a fun, engaging way.
• Classroom Games: Interactive games that make learning history exciting.
• Detailed Teacher Guides: Easy-to-follow guides for smooth lesson implementation.
• Answer Keys & Rubrics: Simplify grading and provide clear expectations for students.
• ..and so much more!

This bundle is perfect for:

• New teachers wanting to build a solid collection of activities!
• Experienced teachers looking for new ways of teaching a concept!
• Homeschooling Families

Be sure to check out the previews for all activities to see how they are perfect for your classroom!

Make your Christmas Holiday Party Crafts fun with this engaging, hands-on Christmas Snowflake Kids craft making activity! This includes 2 low-prep Christmas Snowflake kids crafts templates perfect for having fun for the Christmas holiday. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make this activity perfect for centers or substitute days, too!

Lead your students in fun craft making with 2 snowflakes by cutting out the pieces, coloring, gluing the parts together and decorating. Students will love putting together their snowflake activities together by using their problem solving skills through these fun activities, and won't even realize how much they're having fun! Use it after reading a story about snowflakes, catch snowflakes on black paper or sing a song about snowflakes. Print in black and white.

Here's what you'll get:

• 2 snowflake designs

• easy to follow directions

Your students will be crafting Christmas holiday snowflake crafts with a variety of common classroom materials. They'll be engaged and having a great time together!

These activities use materials readily available in most classrooms and homes and includes printable templates to create each activity.

Prep is quick and easy... Just print the elf pages, cut everything out, color, decorate, gather the materials listed, and you're ready for a fun and engaging class! Print in black and white for coloring and in color for easy assembly. You can make these into puppets, dance around the room with them while listening to Christmas music, or use to decorate your room with.

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→ Pin the Nose on the Reindeer Game
→Christmas Holiday Build a Nutcracker Craft Activity
→ Christmas Build a/Crown/Mask Santa, Christmas Tree, Gnome, Reindeer, Elf,Snowman

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A fast an easy way to introduce vocabulary to your students! Print and hand out, and an answer key is included.

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Engage your students with this hands-on Speed, Distance, and Time Lab! Perfect for math or science classes, this activity includes:

• Interactive Exploration: Students measure their own speed and graph the results.
• Bonus Extension: Includes an optional activity for climbing stairs to extend learning.
• Editable Format: Fully customizable Google Doc to fit your classroom needs.

This versatile lab makes learning speed, distance, and time engaging and practical for students while reinforcing graphing skills!

Looking for a** Women's History Month**-themed, engaging and informative reading comprehension activity? This scavenger hunt is designed to help students practice skim reading, looking for context clues, and learn some useful vocabulary.

It’s perfect for EFL / ESL students at the B1/B2 level and can also be used for native English classes at grade levels 5 - 7. With low prep, just print and hang, it contains 10 reading passages about 10 Influential Women in Science.

The scavenger hunt is designed so that students have to revisit and reread the reading passages multiple times when looking for code words. The answer to each question is located on a different reading passage card. Once students have answered all the questions, they unscramble the letters to reveal the final answer - the name of the murderer.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

♥ 10 reading passages

♥ answer sheets

♥ mission page

♥ directions

♥ teacher answer key

♥ conclusion

This scavenger hunt includes short articles about:

♦ Marie Curie

♦ Ada Lovelace

♦ Rosalind Franklin

♦ Katherine Johnson

♦ Chien-Shiung Wu

♦ Rachel Carson

♦ Alice Ball

♦ Barbara McClintock

♦ Jane Goodall

♦ Vera Rubin

Options for use:

☻Independent Work

☻Pair Work

☻Sub plan

☻Stations

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Bellwork template for middle school science. Easy to edit each day with whatever information you need.

Each day is a different theme, learning target, and success criteria space. Monday-Wednesday includes spaces for upcoming important dates. Each day features a spot to put a funny meme or a YouTube timer.

Monday: Spiral review

Tuesday: Experimental design

Wednesday: Word wall (vocabulary)

Thursday: Graph and data analysis

Friday: TNReady question and article

I usually keep a running file for each quarter and just copy each week's slides. Then I hide the slides I'm not using.

Blast Off on a Virtual Solar System Adventure: Engage, Explore, and Expand Your Knowledge!

Calling all space explorers! Buckle up for an unforgettable virtual field trip where you'll journey through our cosmic neighborhood, the solar system! This interactive adventure is designed to ignite the curiosity of students of all ages.

Here's why this virtual field trip is out of this world:

• Immerse Yourself in Space: Explore planets, moons, and other celestial wonders with stunning visuals that will transport you right into the heart of the solar system.
• Become a Space Expert: Learn fascinating facts about each celestial body, from the scorching surface of Venus to the swirling storms of Jupiter's Great Red Spot.
• Unlock the Mysteries of the Cosmos: Unravel the secrets of space and delve into unsolved cosmic riddles that will boggle your mind!
• Test Your Space IQ: Put your newfound knowledge to the test with a fun and engaging quiz that will solidify your understanding of the solar system.
• Space from Anywhere: Explore the wonders of the cosmos from the comfort of your classroom or home – no spacesuit required!

Whether you're a seasoned space enthusiast or a curious newcomer, this virtual field trip is guaranteed to:

• Spark a lifelong fascination with space: Ignite a passion for astronomy and inspire students to dream big!
• Boost critical thinking skills: Engage with thought-provoking content and ask questions that will propel your understanding of the universe.
• Make learning fun and interactive: Learn through an engaging and dynamic experience that goes beyond traditional textbooks.

Don't miss this incredible opportunity to embark on an unforgettable virtual adventure and become an expert on our amazing solar system!

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Cause and effect, character traits, and critical thinking are the focus of this Conspiracy Theory Role Play Game. Students develop and define their beliefs and opinions, sort fact and fiction, use character trait role play cards, debate and argue their points of view, think about community responsibilities, question ethics and morals, and use cooperative learning to save planet Earth with this fun, educational, fact-based scenario about conspiracy theories. Includes: Directions Fact-Based Newspaper Article Conspiracy Theory Scenario Cause & Effect Worksheet Conspiracy Theories Worksheet Role Play Cards (optional directions are included) Character Traits Handouts (Positive & Negative) Character Reflection Sheet Optional Writing and Illustrating Activity Fact versus Fiction Excellent for AP, dual credit, GT, homeschool groups, flipped classes, ELA, History/Social Studies, Journalism, Science, STEM, STEAM! Use for building and assessing cause and effect, character traits, critical thinking, facts, logic, time management, writing, working with research based information and citations of research materials. Meets CCSS and state ELA guidelines. Makes learning engaging and interactive. Use with Circular Reporting on TeachShare for a complete lesson plan on how we believe and how media plays a role in what we believe.

These photosynthesis comic strip templates are a great idea for teachers and students learning about photosynthesis.

It includes 7 comic strip templates, a direction page, and a rubric for grading. It can be used in the classroom for hands-on projects, during science units on plants, or for assessments.

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Explore the foundations of biology with Cell Theory and the Discovery of Cells (Unit 2)! This 7th-grade science resource features 7 fill-in-the-blank passages that engage students and reinforce key concepts like the principles of cell theory and pivotal discoveries in cell biology.

Each passage encourages active learning, while the included answer key ensures easy grading and review. Ideal for classwork, homework, or assessments, this no-prep resource supports differentiated instruction and builds students’ understanding of fundamental scientific ideas. Perfect for busy teachers looking for effective, ready-to-use materials!

Students will research analog and digital signals, their applications and pros and cons. It also has students take their new knowledge to compare and contrast the two.

This project has QR codes that are able to be scanned for easy retrieval of resources. Students also can use other teacher provided information or find their own.

Distance learning?

• No problem! This activity now includes Google Slides & Easel by TeachShare digital options!

Resource includes: Student activity and Teacher Key

Two Forms of Use Included

1. Printable PDF

2. Google Slides

Next Generation Science Standard MS-PS4-3: Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on a basic understanding that waves can be used for communication purposes. Examples could include using fiber optic cable to transmit light pulses, radio wave pulses in wifi devices, and conversion of stored binary patterns to make sound or text on a computer screen.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include binary counting. Assessment does not include the specific mechanism of any given device.]

Fun Biology Jigsaw Puzzle Template Puzzles is an engaging and creative activity pack designed for young learners. This unique resource combines the fun of jigsaw puzzles with the creativity of coloring pages. Children will delight in solving the jigsaw puzzles to reveal adorable images of fall Leaves Lettering setting. After completing the puzzles, they can express their artistic skills by coloring the pictures in vibrant hues.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 Pages

• ( PDF + PNG )

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

Key Features:

• Concise 4-Paragraph Format: Breaks down topics into manageable sections for maximum understanding. Written at a 7th grade ESOL student level but suitable for a wide range of learners.
• Four Comprehension Questions: Encourages critical thinking and tests knowledge effectively.
• Answer Key Included: Simplifies grading and ensures accurate evaluation.
• Multi-Purpose Use: Ideal for lessons, homework, assessments, or review activities.
• Wide Topic Range: This is one assignment from a series of 20. Buy different topics to use for group projects / study guides and more.

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Dive into the fascinating world of climate change with Dr. Brownstorm's engaging unit on the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA)!

This comprehensive package is designed for Grade 6 students, with a focus on English Language Learners (ELL), making complex climate concepts accessible and fun.

What's Included:

1. Detailed lesson plan with clear objectives and main ideas
2. Colorful, informative PowerPoint presentation
3. Student handout with questions (regular and ELL versions)
4. Answer key for teachers
5. Engaging analogies to explain complex concepts (e.g., the marble jar for return periods)
6. Data analysis activities using real climate graphs
7. Discussion prompts for class engagement

Key Features:

• ELL-friendly language and explanations
• Visual aids to support learning
• Interactive elements to keep students engaged
• Real-world data from the GBA region
• Connections to students' daily lives

This unit covers:

• Temperature changes in the GBA
• Rainfall patterns and extreme weather events
• Future climate predictions
• Impacts of climate change on communities

Perfect for:

• Science classes studying climate and weather
• Geography units on regional climate patterns
• Interdisciplinary studies linking science and social studies
• ESL/ELL classrooms focusing on scientific vocabulary

Aligned with Grade 6 curriculum standards, this unit will turn your students into climate detectives, exploring the mysteries of our changing planet!

Get ready to inspire the next generation of climate scientists with Dr. Brownstorm's exciting journey through the Greater Bay Area's changing climate!

Are you looking for an effective way to teach kids about the geography and diversity of our planet? Our 7 Continents of the World Worksheets are the perfect educational tool! This comprehensive worksheet pack provides detailed activities for exploring each of the seven continents, helping children understand the unique characteristics, cultures, and geography of Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

Ideal for classroom geography lessons, homeschooling, or at-home learning, these worksheets offer an engaging and interactive way to learn about the continents. Each worksheet is designed to be informative and fun, making geography accessible and interesting for young learners.

What’s Included in the 7 Continents of the World Worksheets Pack:

• Asia Worksheet: Explore the largest continent with activities focused on its diverse cultures, landscapes, and major landmarks.
• Africa Worksheet: Learn about Africa's rich history, vibrant ecosystems, and famous sites like the Sahara Desert and Nile River.
• North America Worksheet: Discover the geography, countries, and unique features of North America, from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes.
• South America Worksheet: Delve into the diverse landscapes and cultures of South America, including the Amazon Rainforest and Andes Mountains.
• Antarctica Worksheet: Investigate the icy continent of Antarctica, its wildlife, and the significance of its polar environment.
• Europe Worksheet: Explore Europe's varied geography, historical significance, and major cities.
• Australia Worksheet: Learn about Australia's unique wildlife, the Outback, and its coastal wonders.

Features:

• Detailed Worksheets: Each continent worksheet includes activities and information to enhance learning about its geography, culture, and landmarks.
• Engaging Activities: Interactive tasks such as mapping, coloring, and matching exercises make learning fun.
• Educational Content: Provides key facts and insights into each continent, fostering global awareness.
• Printable Templates: Ready-to-use worksheets for immediate implementation in lessons or activities.

Help your students embark on a global journey with our 7 Continents of the World Worksheets, and watch them explore and learn about the diverse and fascinating continents of our planet in a fun and educational way!

IN ADDITION, this resource includes a helpful tip sheet about "Child Development and Play Activities." Through this resource, parents will gain practical insights into how different types of play contribute to their child's overall development. The information sheet provides simple and engaging ideas for fostering cognitive, physical, social, and emotional growth through play. By incorporating these activities, young learners can develop essential skills while enjoying the fun and creativity that play brings to their everyday lives.