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Science Lessons for Middle School Shopping Guide
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Don't know exactly what you need for science lessons? This guide will give you plenty of ideas. You can get a good overview of what our shop carries at your specific level. Just click on a resource and it will take you to it, so you can read the description!
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Light Energy: Reflection Nonfiction Text and Hands-On Activities MS-P4-2
By Science and STEAM Team
- Do you need materials to teach about light reflection that are fun and engaging?
- This resource comes with an informational text complete with graphics to aid in students' understanding of this concept.
- There are also instructions for several hands-on activities that will really get your students engaged and thinking.
- Materials needed: mirrors, laser pointer, flashlights, aluminum foil, spray bottle with water
- Check out the preview to see if this resource is right for you and your students.
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Light Energy: Absorption Nonfiction Text and Hands-On Activity MS-P4-2
By Science and STEAM Team
- Do you need an activity to teach about the absorption of light that is fun and engaging?
- This resource comes with an informational text complete with graphics to aid in students' understanding of this concept.
- There is a hands-on activity that will really get your students engaged, collecting data, and thinking.
- Materials needed: 2 soda cans per group (one black, one white - covered with paper or spray painted), long thermometers
- Check out the preview to see if this resource is right for you and your students.
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Light Energy: Refraction Nonfiction Text and Hands-On Activities MS-P4-2
By Science and STEAM Team
- Do you need materials to teach about the refraction of light that are fun and engaging?
- This resource comes with an informational text complete with graphics to aid in students' understanding of this concept.
- There are also instructions for four hands-on activities that will really get your students engaged and thinking.
- Materials needed: pencil, clear glass or beaker, water, magnifying glasses, regular glasses, penny, shallow bowl, tape, a container of water, prisms, and white paper
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Light - LASER Handouts and Quiz
By Science and STEAM Team
This resource includes LASER terms handout for students, an electromagnetic spectrum worksheet and mini-poster. There is a uses of LASERs mini-poster. An end of unit LASERs quiz and answer key is included.
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Light Energy: Ultraviolet Light Nonfiction Text and Hands-On Activities MS-P4-2
By Science and STEAM Team
- Do you need materials to teach about Ultraviolet Light that are fun and engaging?
- This resource comes with an informational text complete with graphics to aid in students' understanding of this concept.
- There are also instructions for several hands-on activities that will really get your students engaged and thinking.
- Materials needed: sunglasses (one pair), black construction paper, UV color changing beads, plastic or leather cord, UV flashlight (optional)
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Infrared Light Nonfiction Text and Hands-On Activities
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- Do you need materials to teach about infrared light that are fun and engaging?
- This resource comes with an informational text complete with graphics to aid in students' understanding of this hard concept.
- There are also instructions for several hands-on activities that will really get your students engaged and thinking.
- Materials needed: remote controls, infrared thermometers
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Spring Cicada's Life Cycle Nonfiction Text and More
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Students will learn about the life cycle of the periodic cicadas! These amazing insects only appear every 17 years! There is an article, questions with an answer key, suggested videos, and more!
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Brood X Is coming this spring! This non-fiction text about cicadas, the noise they make, and their life cycle. There are also engaging videos for students to watch. You can share this resource with your students through Google Classroom™ or Google Drive™. Students can then type directly on this document and share it back with you.
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Back to School Common Science Misconceptions
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This common science misconceptions activity is a great way to start your science year!
The idea is that science always searches for the truth. Just because most people believe something, or for our whole lives we thought something was true doesn’t necessarily mean it is.
Students will learn to question everything.
There is a poster that explains what a misconception is, six common misconceptions and the fact, and a tips and suggestions sheet for teachers. There is also a follow-up worksheet for students to write a misconception and the fact surrounding that misconception.
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Valentine's Day Measuring the Speed of Light with Chocolate
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This resource gives directions for a cool science experiment: measuring the speed of light! It includes a worksheet for students to show their calculations and a poster of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Scientific Method AND Water Properties LAB - Students LOVE!
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Need an activity that is engaging, hands on, requires critical thinking and peer collaboration? THIS IS IT! This is a great lab that utilizes all of these and would be great for an observation! This lab will walk through the scientific method steps, research and analyze the properties of water and other liquids. Students can see how the molecules of each liquid will react with substances. Once the experiment is completed and the students have their results, they collaborate with two other groups and record their results to compare. This eliminates having to do the experiment more than once, although I do emphasize that in an experiment, results need to be able to be repeated for it to be considered proven.
This can be used as an introductory lab for water properties for older students.
Scientific Knowledge Crossword w/Key
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Need something with no prep work, educational and get the students brains thinking? Easy print and go review basic scientific knowledge including some of the scientific method steps! This can be used individually or with a partner - it reviews basic knowledge of science. This would be from the first chapter or two of any science textbook. It has the crossword and an answer key - enjoy!
By Reece's Tech Shop by Scott Reece
Are you trying to encourage your students to use more scientific words in your classroom? Do you want to help them increase their scientific vocabulary? Then encourage them to try new words by using the "Talk Like A Scientist" poster! This 18x24 poster includes 15 words with a definition and synonyms.
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Talk Like a Mathematician!
By Reece's Tech Shop by Scott Reece
Students will use a chair, a board and car with interchangeable wheels (like a LEGO or K-Nex car) to examine the affects of the inclined plane. Students will run experiments, collect data, and do mathematical calculations including mechanical advantage to complete the activity.
The Packet includes:
Materials List
Procedures Instructions
Data Collection Table
Debrief Sheet
Electromagnetic Waves Anchor Chart
By Colleen Burdette
Display wave information:
These anchor charts are excellent references for students. They can be displayed as reference throughout your electromagnetic wave unit.
What's included:
- Wave characteristics anchor chart. (color and B&W)
- Wave spectrum anchor chart. (color and B&W)
- Wave movement anchor chart. (color and B&W)
- Visible light movement anchor chart. (color and B&W)
How is this product useful:
- No prep for teacher.
- Good reference for classroom.
- Multiple pages can be printed on one sheet for student notebooks.
Like this resource? Check out the full unit.
Electromagnet Waves and their Applications Unit
Atomic Parts Vocabulary Foldable
By Brittany Henderson
This is a foldable that covers the vocabulary associated with the part of an atom. Perfect for use in interactive notebooks. Is formatted to fit a standard composition notebook.
By Brittany Henderson
FOUR "mini" labs -or shortened activities- to reinforce or introduce concepts to students. I call these activities “mini labs” because they are simple activities that do not take the whole class period. They are also activities that are safe for use in the classroom and do not have to be done in a lab or with any specialty equipment or materials. I often use these demonstrations to lead into new content, that way as we cover material I can refer back to the things that my students have experienced first hand.
This particular lab focuses on introducing the following concepts:
Matter Takes Up Space
Two Substances Form a Mixture
Density and Volume
Change of State
(Indirectly the Properties of Matter)
Includes: teacher information, materials list, procedures, helpful tips for facilitating the activities and student handouts/lab sheets
Materials needed for these Mini Labs:
Balloons, Cups, Water, Sugar, Clay, Small Bowls, Paper Towels, Stopwatch, Chocolate Coated Candies