Seventh grade science

Are you homeschooling 7th grade? Me too! This will be my first year with a seventh-grader. Today, I am sharing some of our favorite homeschool resources to use with 7th graders. I hope you find som…

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Videos for science

What a chemistry activity for kids? Learn the Periodic Table of Elements with kids in a fun way by playing the Periodic Table Battleship game!

In this blog post I'm sharing my favorite and best classroom prep tips for your middle school science classroom!

Use these six classroom management strategies in your science classroom on the first day of school. Back to school for new science teachers.

Movies is often much more engaging than lecturing to your students. Having students actually see extinction happening in the documentary Racing Extinction is much more powerful than me talking about it. While I don’t usually show full length movies in my classroom (more often clips), they can be a great supplement to your curriculum. I’ve ... Read more

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FREE Middle School Science Resources Hello middle school science teachers! Are you looking for free science worksheets? How about some free ...

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Are you tired of scouring the internet for useful resources that your middle school science students will love? Well, now your search is over! Discover 10 amazing resources (9 websites and a movie) that are sure to enhance any middle school science classroom. Each resource includes a link and a short summary about their benefits and how to use them successfuly with your science students. Discover everything from interactive activities, to video shorts, to projects you can do in the…

I've rounded up a handful of my favorite engaging science activities for the first days of school that will grab your middle school scientists by their brains and help you to get to know them!

Sometimes, direct instruction in science is exactly what you need to do in order to get students to understand certain concepts. In Earth Space, Life science and physical science classes, middle school students need to learn difficult science standards that can be taught explicitly. You can transform your direct teaching style to get students more engaged in the learning process. Learn about how you can direct instruction in science to boost engagement.

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Have you ever looked through your pacing guide and the middle school science topics that you need to teach and just said, I have no clue...

Free lesson plans 5th grade forces

As a middle school science teacher, I always love teaching the scientific method to my students. There are so many routes you can take with teaching it, and I’ve tried many of them. If you’re gearing up to teach the scientific method, then you might benefit from reading this post. (See what I did there?) You probably have many questions. When should I teach the scientific method? What all should I include in my unit? What order should I teach the topics of the scientific method? How do I go…