Joined November 10, 2015
cathyschneider
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Flip Quiz
This is a website that is a jeopardy style board but can be played online. You can create your own boards - but here are some review boards for grade 7, 8, 9, and 9KE science that you are welcome to use. My students use them as review before unit tests. Can be played as a group or individual.
Inquiry Process
This is what I give my students to introduce the inquiry process. We then spend time going over parts of it - variables, drawing graphs, inferences etc. The second page is the checklist they are to use before they hand in a lab writeup (or partial writeup)
Alien baby
A different way of looking at traits, genetics and not worrying about how well they can draw!
Create an Organism
Students need to create an organism to fit into a particular environment. They have a chance to be very creative as they describe the organism's niche.
Element Facebook Project
I used this with my K&E students to research an element. It could be used with any grade and modified. I found the template online and then made adjustments to it. My students worked on this through google docs. My email address is on the assignment so feel free to ask questions (and you will need to remove it if you use the template)
Simple hands on science activities
My presentation from the science conference that gives you some ideas for simple cheap hands on activities that can used in junior high science (or modified for upper elementary). Feel free to contact me if you have questions.
50 dollar planetarium
Students create their own star patterns and legends that are then showcased in a homemade planetarium. Works for grade 6 or 9 science or even social if you study legends and stories.
Acid Base Neutralization
A short easy activity that will have students remember the products of mixing an acid and a base.