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
Students answer four vocabulary completion questions and then analyze scenarios to calculate net force, determine the direction the box is moving, and whether it is a balanced or unbalanced force.
20 questions, answer key provided.
This is a great resource for students to glue into their interactive science notebooks. Page one includes a brief reading with information introducing students to the concepts of potential and kinetic energy.
Students then define key terms, answer questions and interpret diagrams. The resource gets glued into their notebooks as an excellent study guide. Great for teachers who do not have textbook sets to send home with their students!
Colorful bulletin board that says "Keep Calm and Do Science" in periodic squares! Each square has the chemical symbol, etc. as well as a picture representing a product that can be made from the element.
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!
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.
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!
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.