Grades 6-8
Science Labs Made 4 Middle School Vol. 1
I have put together 11 of the “funnest” labs I do with my students in a SUPER EASY to follow way! Each lab comes with a student activity lab sheet that is set up to follow the scientific method with Materials, Problem, Hypothesis, Procedures, Conclusion AND a Teacher Information sheet with helpful tips on set up, procedures, and some personal touch ideas that really make each lab a hit!!!
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the A to Z Teacher Stuff Store - Download Now!) | Body Basics: The Human Body  |
Lesson Plan
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A series of experiments about the human body
http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/body/
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
| | Creative Chemistry Egg Races |
Lesson Plan
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Three egg race activities: Balloon Rockets, Build a Lighthouse, and Firewriting.
http://www.creative-chemistry.org.uk/activities/eggraces_main.htm
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
| | Dinosaur Detectives |
Lesson Plan
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Learn about paleontologists, their discoveries, and theories. Includes discussion questions, extensions, printables, links, vocabulary.
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/dinosaurdetectives/in...
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Dissecting Owl Pellets |
Lesson Plan
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Students will examine owl pellets and what their diet consisted of, specifically rodents. This will further their understanding of simple food chains as well as bone structure and identification.
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/life8.html
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
| | Electricity & Magnetism |
Lesson Plan
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A series of experiments about electricity and magnetism
http://web.archive.org/web/20040603203002/www.galaxy.net/~k12/electric...
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
| | Lesson Plans for Forest-Minded Teachers |
Lesson Plan
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More than 30 tree-related lesson plans in PDF format.
http://www.idahoforests.org/plans.htm
Grade Level(s):
Preschool, K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
| | Measuring Rain with a Rain Catcher |
Lesson Plan
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Students will make a rain catcher and examine and graph rain levels within one month to calculate the average percipitation at their home.
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/earthspace6.html
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Ocean Oasis Teacher's Guide Activity 8 |
Lesson Plan
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Activities for classes demonstrating how desert plants conserve water--a supplement to the film Ocean Oasis.
http://www.oceanoasis.org/teachersguide/activity8.html
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
| | Rain Forest Museum and Menagerie |
Lesson Plan
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As part of a Rain Forest Action Club, students choose an area to research, become experts on a topic or area of study, and create a mini-museum of their findings to present to the community.
http://www.earthwatch.org/ed/pm/lessons/hornmuseum.html
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | T-Rex |
Lesson Plan
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Learn about the Tyrannosaurus rex, predators and scavengers. Includes discussion questions, extensions, printables, links, vocabulary.
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/trex/
Grade Level(s):
6-8
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The Ocean Floor - Science
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Lesson Plan
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Students make a model of the ocean floor with this hands-on science activity.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/492.shtml
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | The Science of Sound |
Lesson Plan
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A series of experiments about sound and its application to animals, musical instruments and communications.
http://web.archive.org/web/20041010041521/www.galaxy.net/~k12/sound/
Grade Level(s):
1-2, 3-5, 6-8
| | Waste Not, Want Not!! |
Lesson Plan
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Natural resources - focuses on trees
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/class/edis/590s4/Hughes/wastenot.ht...
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Weather Around the World |
Lesson Plan
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Students will learn a few key weather terminology and a variety of climates through examining and recording weather characteristics in a variety of communities around the world.
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/earthspace4.html
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
| | What's the Matter? - Intro to Chemistry |
Lesson Plan
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A series of experiments and modeling exercises in elementary chemistry. It provides an introduction to atoms and molecules, the phases of matter, and chemical reactions and touches on the chemistry of the human body, photosynthesis and nuclear energy.
http://web.archive.org/web/20041019002056/www.galaxy.net/~k12/matter/i...
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
| | When Dinosaurs Ruled |
Lesson Plan
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Students will learn about the plants and animals of the Mesozoic age. Includes discussion questions, extensions, printables, links, vocabulary.
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/dinosaursruled/index....
Grade Level(s):
6-8
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