I teach 6th, 7th and 8th grade science in Georgia. I taught in Massachusetts for 8 years as well. I love teaching and finding ways to connect with students.
I teach 6th, 7th and 8th grade science in Georgia. I taught in Massachusetts for 8 years as well. I love teaching and finding ways to connect with students.
Seven stations for your students to explore magnets.
1. Magnetic or Not? Students make predictions and then test magnets on different items to see if they are magnetic.
2. Floating Ring Magnets: Students stack ring magnets so that they float and make observations about their interactions.
3. How Many Paperclips? Students test different magnets' strength to see how many paperclips they can pick up.
4. Magnetic Field Demonstrators: Students use magnets and field demonstrators to generate a magnetic field and then draw three representations of what they observe.
5. Iron in cereal: Students pull iron out of iron fortified cereal and make observations.
6. Is the Magnet Strong Enough? Students put paper and other substances between the magnet and paperclips to see if the magnets will still work.
7. Magnets and compasses: Students test the effect of magnets on compass.
Includes a sign with directions for each station.
Materials: Various magnets--Bar, Ring, Covered ring, Cow magnets, Horseshoe Magnets
Cereals that are iron fortified
Paper clips
Various types of paper (cardboard, construction paper, lined paper, computer paper, file folder)
Compasses
Ring magnets and a straw
Magnetic Field Demonstrator OR iron filings in a baggie/on a piece of paper
A one-page doodle that includes the basic information students need to know about winds: convection currents, global winds, sea breezes, land breezes, wind instruments and areas of high or low pressure.
Study guide is fill-in-the-blank, answer key included on page 2.
Use a cube to determine your destiny! Create WANTED! Posters for potential and kinetic energy, Includes the potential or kinetic card sort, the wanted poster templates, a Venn diagram template, directions for other activities. Differentiate by product, quantity, etc.
Students create THREE examples of energy conversions. On the front cover they define Law of Conservation of Energy and Energy Conversion. Two completed examples are included. Illustrate and describe your energy conversion! Rubric included!
213 Words for your word wall while exploring the deep ocean with Kat Falls' Dark Life. Read during an oceanography unit or during a unit on dystopian fiction. Each word has an illustration and a definition.
Create a foldable that allows students to take notes on the parts of waves. On the front cover label the parts, lift the flap and take notes! Product includes a cover page, blank template for students, labeled template and answer key. Also, you can increase the depth for high school or decrease for elementary!
Students use these 12 templates to create a Bloom Ball about Astronomy! This follows the Georgia Performance Standard S6E1. Students will look at geocentric and heliocentric views of the universe, the big bang theory, inner and outer planets, galaxies and our position in the milky way, asteroids/comets/meteoroids, and the moon.
Short practice sheet that includes identifying crests and troughs, measuring wavelength, wave height and amplitude and comparing two different waves in terms of amplitude and frequency. Answer key included.
12 quotes--from Carl Sagan's photo of the dot to the first photo of Earth from space...all the way to the quotes from Mrs. Turton about the scientific method. Colorful Jellyfish (or space) photos fill the background. Great for classroom decorations, or to act as a companion to a novel study of The Thing About Jellyfish!