Worksheet that guides students through how to use percent composition to determine empirical formulas with examples and practice problems. 2 sided.

Guided notes and PowerPoint I use to teach the magnetic properties of the earth. It includes information on magnetic force, the magnetosphere, as well as the theory on why the earth is magnetic. It is designed to accompany Pearson Science Explorer: Electricity and Magnetism chapter 1 section 3 but could be modified to fit any text. The PowerPoint is 8 slides and includes daily objectives and activator/bell ringer questions. The guided notes are 2 pages and include a full answer key. This lesson takes about 30 minutes depending on the level of students and the amount of discussion/explanation in class (one of my classes took 55 minutes as I explained things and they asked a lot of questions). There is a 2:05 minute youtube clip hyperlinked within the powerpoint as well. And I followed this by having my students work on a vocab packet for the magnetism chapter. MA State Framework this lesson provides a basis of understanding for: 5.6 Recognize that moving electric charges produce magnetic forces and moving magnets produce electric forces. Recognize that the interplay of electric and magnetic forces is the basis for electric motors, generators, and other technologies.

Guided worksheet that reviews determining percent composition of a compound, finding hydrate formulas based on mass from a dehydration reaction, using percent composition to determine empirical formulas, and using empirical formulas to determine molecular formulas based on experimental molar masses. Guided format with notes and examples built in for use in teaching the concept with a practice problem for each section. Great for introducing or reviewing concepts. 2 pages plus full answer key included.

This is the study guide I use with my students as they prepare for their unit test. The vocabulary includes a space for students to write the definitions as well as a space for them to draw a picture, write an example, or anything else that helps them remember. This is followed by work, power, kinetic and potential energy review questions. Full answer key work solved out and explanations included. Study guide including vocabulary is 4 pages long. Vocabulary review suggestion - print out single sided. Put numbers on the back to match up the word and the definition. Cut out and play matching!! (Numbers allow students to check their matches).

Guided notes and PowerPoint I use to introduce Viruses in 9th grade Biology. Includes objectives and essential questions. PowerPoint contains 10 slides, guided notes is 2 pages plus a full answer key. Designed to accompany Miller and Levine Biology Foundations Edition. Standards Addressed: HS-LS4-4. Research and communicate information about key features of viruses and bacteria to explain their ability to adapt and reproduce in a wide variety of environments.

Complete Unit plan with daily lesson plan outlines for 9th grade Biology unit 1 - Chemistry of Life aligned to the NEW MA 2016 State standards (easily adjusted to NGSS) including objectives, essential questions, and daily lesson plans. Designed to accompany Miller and Levine Biology Foundations Edition, but could be easily modified to accompany any text. Written in the UBD format. Designed as a 2 week unit with 9 lessons (day 10 is test day!)

Review worksheet that covers balancing, classifying chemical equations, writing chemical equations, and calculating enthalpy change from bond energies. Complete with Answer key!

Includes Daily objectives, key concepts, and sample problems using temperature scale conversions and using the heat equation. Designed to accompany Pearson Science Explorer: Motion, Forces and Energy Chapter 6 Section 1 (though it could easily be modified to fit any text. PowerPoint is 17 slides, guided notes is 3 pages. Full Answer Key included!

Quiz includes vocabulary fill in the blank, matching, and multiple choice questions as well as drawing electric circuits, solving Ohm's Law and Power questions, and identifying complete paths in a complex circuit. 3 Pages total. Thorough answer key included. Link and QR code to Quizlet set (34 words) that accompanies this quiz. It can be used to practice with flashcards, practice spelling, play review games, or take practice quizzes. Also, a one page, glossary style vocabulary list with definitions created from the quizlet set.

PowerPoint and Guided Notes I use to introduce Electric Current, Voltage, and Resistance. There is also a short activity built into the lesson using a PhET simulation to reinforce the concepts. PowerPoint is 17 slides and includes an activator/bell ringer question and daily objectives. Guided notes are 3 pages and a full answer key is included. MA State Frameworks: 5.1 Recognize that an electric charge tends to be static on insulators and can move on and in conductors. Explain that energy can produce a separation of charges. 5.2 Develop qualitative and quantitative understandings of current, voltage, resistance, and the connections among them (Ohm’s law). 5.3 Analyze simple arrangements of electrical components in both series and parallel circuits. Recognize symbols and understand the functions of common circuit elements (battery, connecting wire, switch, fuse, resistance) in a schematic diagram. 5.5 Explain how electric current is a flow of charge caused by a potential difference (voltage), and how power is equal to current multiplied by voltage.

PowerPoint and Guided Notes I use in my 9th Grade Introductory Physics class to teach about phases and the changes between them- solids, liquids, and gases. . Designed to accompany Pearson Science Explorer: Motion, Forces, and Energy Chapter 6 Section 3 about phase changes. Powerpoint is 16 Slides. Guided Notes are 3 Pages. Full color Answer Key included! Aligned to the following MA state standards for High School Introductory Physics: Particular focus on 3.3 but all are covered. 3.1 Explain how heat energy is transferred by convection, conduction, and radiation. 3.2 Explain how heat energy will move from a higher temperature to a lower temperature until equilibrium is reached. 3.3 Describe the relationship between average molecular kinetic energy and temperature. Recognize that energy is absorbed when a substance changes from a solid to a liquid to a gas, and that energy is released when a substance changes from a gas to a liquid to a solid. Explain the relationships among evaporation, condensation, cooling, and warming. 3.4 Explain the relationships among temperature changes in a substance, the amount of heat transferred, the amount (mass) of the substance, and the specific heat of the substance.

This is the study guide I use with my students as they prepare for their unit test. The vocabulary includes a space for students to write the definitions as well as a space for them to draw a picture, write an example, or anything else that helps them remember. This is followed by heat review questions. Full answer key with work solved out and explanations included. Study guide including vocabulary is 7 pages long. Also includes 3 powerpoint slides including 2 days' activators and a slide of the daily objectives that accompany this unit. Vocabulary review suggestion - print out single sided. Put numbers on the back to match up the word and the definition. Cut out and play matching!! (Numbers allow students to check their matches). Aligned to the following MA state standards for High School Introductory Physics: 3.1 Explain how heat energy is transferred by convection, conduction, and radiation. 3.2 Explain how heat energy will move from a higher temperature to a lower temperature until equilibrium is reached. 3.3 Describe the relationship between average molecular kinetic energy and temperature. Recognize that energy is absorbed when a substance changes from a solid to a liquid to a gas, and that energy is released when a substance changes from a gas to a liquid to a solid. Explain the relationships among evaporation, condensation, cooling, and warming. 3.4 Explain the relationships among temperature changes in a substance, the amount of heat transferred, the amount (mass) of the substance, and the specific heat of the substance.

PowerPoint and Guided Notes I use in my 9th Grade Introductory Physics class to teach about phases and the changes between them- solids, liquids, and gases. . Designed to accompany Pearson Science Explorer: Motion, Forces, and Energy Chapter 6 Section 3 about phase changes. Powerpoint is 16 Slides. Guided Notes are 3 Pages. Full color Answer Key included! Aligned to the following MA state standards for High School Introductory Physics: Particular focus on 3.3 but all are covered. 3.1 Explain how heat energy is transferred by convection, conduction, and radiation. 3.2 Explain how heat energy will move from a higher temperature to a lower temperature until equilibrium is reached. 3.3 Describe the relationship between average molecular kinetic energy and temperature. Recognize that energy is absorbed when a substance changes from a solid to a liquid to a gas, and that energy is released when a substance changes from a gas to a liquid to a solid. Explain the relationships among evaporation, condensation, cooling, and warming. 3.4 Explain the relationships among temperature changes in a substance, the amount of heat transferred, the amount (mass) of the substance, and the specific heat of the substance.

Class activity where students perform the roles of RNA polymerase to transcribe DNA into mRNA. Then the mRNA travels to the cytoplasm, where a ribosome and some tRNA await to translate it into Amino Acids. Provides great review of the processes as well as emphasizing the roles of the 3 types of RNA. Also great for launching discussions about mutations and other important topics. Activity requires some prep work the first time. I recommend in the activity directions that the pieces be laminated for ease of reusing and the pieces be printed on colored paper, but this is not required. Students, other teachers, and administrators love this activity and the finished product is a great display item.

PowerPoint and Guided notes to teach about major energy forms in my 9th grade Introductory Physics class. Designed to accompany Pearson Science Explorer: Motion, Forces, and Energy Chapter 5 Section 2, but could be modified to fit any text. Guided notes provide modification for those who require it, but also can help all students better learn the material. Word document to provide differentiation options. MA state frameworks: 2.1 Interpret and provide examples that illustrate the law of conservation of energy. 2.2 Interpret and provide examples of how energy can be converted from gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy and vice versa.

PowerPoint, Guided Notes, and an activity to teach students about Electric Charge and Static Electricity. Activities use PhET simulations Balloons and Static Electricity and John Travoltage. There is also an an activity for students to actually rub a balloon on their hair and investigate what happens. Required materials: computer with internet access and a projector, 2 balloons, empty soda can, string. I did this as a whole class activity where one student went to the board to run the simulation under the direction of their classmates. If you are a 1-1 school, they can do these on their devices individually and then you discuss as a class. PowerPoint is 15 slides and includes 2 days' activators and objectives. Notes are 4 pages. Activities are built directly into the lesson with hyperlinks in the PowerPoint. Full answer key included! MA State Frameworks: 5.1 Recognize that an electric charge tends to be static on insulators and can move on and in conductors. Explain that energy can produce a separation of charges. 5.4 Describe conceptually the attractive or repulsive forces between objects relative to their charges and the distance between them (Coulomb’s law).

4 page foldable that compares Photosynthesis, Cellular Respiration, and Fermentation including detailed diagrams of each. Created in a coloring book style with some fill-ins for students to review.

PowerPoint I use to teach students about the parts of an atom and what makes something magnetic (and how it can also be de-magnetized). Includes a short activity using the PhET simulation "Build an Atom" (PowerPoint includes a hyperlink to the sim) that we did together as a class. I like to have a student come up to the board to run it while I fill in their note paper and have the class direct them what to do and they come up with the answers to the questions together. If you have a 1-1 classroom, each student could do the activity individually and then discuss what they found as a class. PowerPoint includes Activator/Bell Ringer questions and daily objectives. PowerPoint is 12 Slides. Guided notes with the activity is 3 pages long and a complete answer key is included. MA State Framework this lesson provides a basis of understanding for: 5.6 Recognize that moving electric charges produce magnetic forces and moving magnets produce electric forces. Recognize that the interplay of electric and magnetic forces is the basis for electric motors, generators, and other technologies.

Study guide for Electricity and Magnetism Unit Review or Final Exam practice. Includes FULL answer key! Study guide is 6 pages and answer key is 6 pages. Standards addressed: 5. Electromagnetism Central Concept: Stationary and moving charged particles result in the phenomena known as electricity and magnetism. 5.1 Recognize that an electric charge tends to be static on insulators and can move on and in conductors. Explain that energy can produce a separation of charges. 5.2 Develop qualitative and quantitative understandings of current, voltage, resistance, and the connections among them (Ohm’s law). 5.3 Analyze simple arrangements of electrical components in both series and parallel circuits. Recognize symbols and understand the functions of common circuit elements (battery, connecting wire, switch, fuse, resistance) in a schematic diagram. 5.4 Describe conceptually the attractive or repulsive forces between objects relative to their charges and the distance between them (Coulomb’s law). 5.5 Explain how electric current is a flow of charge caused by a potential difference (voltage), and how power is equal to current multiplied by voltage. 5.6 Recognize that moving electric charges produce magnetic forces and moving magnets produce electric forces. Recognize that the interplay of electric and magnetic forces is the basis for electric motors, generators, and other technologies.

Study guide for waves unit or final exam including properties of waves, EM spectrum, and sound waves. Accompanies the Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Sound and Light text. Standards addressed: 4. Waves Central Concept: Waves carry energy from place to place without the transfer of matter. 4.1 Describe the measurable properties of waves (velocity, frequency, wavelength, amplitude, period) and explain the relationships among them. Recognize examples of simple harmonic motion. 4.2 Distinguish between mechanical and electromagnetic waves. 4.3 Distinguish between the two types of mechanical waves, transverse and longitudinal. 4.4 Describe qualitatively the basic principles of reflection and refraction of waves. 4.5 Recognize that mechanical waves generally move faster through a solid than through a liquid and faster through a liquid than through a gas. 4.6 Describe the apparent change in frequency of waves due to the motion of a source or a receiver (the Doppler effect). 6. Electromagnetic Radiation Central Concept: Oscillating electric or magnetic fields can generate electromagnetic waves over a wide spectrum. 6.1 Recognize that electromagnetic waves are transverse waves and travel at the speed of light through a vacuum. 6.2 Describe the electromagnetic spectrum in terms of frequency and wavelength, and identify the locations of radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet), ultraviolet rays, x-rays, and gamma rays on the spectrum.