A hands-on introduction to chemistry, this escape room is sure to engage middle grade students. Perfect for small groups and homeschool co-op classes.
Build your own atomic models with a few simple supplies. YOu can even turn them into mobiles! This is a great way to teach chemistry in a hands-on way!
In this post I'm sharing how I use different types of manipulatives to teach chemistry concepts in middle school science!
This set of scribble notes for AP Chemistry contains all you need for notes in Unit 1 of the AP Chemistry Curriculum. Students can color, scribble, and make visual connections as they take notes in class. This set of scribble notes is designed for use during Unit 1 of the AP Chemistry curriculum. This set of scribble notes contains: Atomic Structure Scribble Notes Electronic Structure Scribble Notes Isotopes and Mass Spectroscopy Scribble Notes Photoelectron Spectroscopy Scribble Notes Coulomb's Law Scribble Notes Periodic Trends Scribble Notes Successive Ionization Scribble Notes Composition of Pure Substances Scribble Notes The scribble notes come in two versions: Version 1 is more blank, with students needing to write in their notes during the lesson. Version 2 is more structured, with more of the notes included and/or fill in the blank notes for the students to complete during the lesson. Also included are 2 TEACHER GOOGLE SLIDES PRESENTATIONS. Version 1 is more blank for those teachers that write on their boards/screens. This could be done with a Smartboard, tablet, etc. Personally, I use the Doceri app in conjunction with an iPad and my desktop to write on my presentations from anywhere in my room. Version 2 is more complete with more filled in and more text for those teachers that will be using a pointer/clicker to click through the slides. Each teacher slide presentation also includes a variety of additional practice structures. Some notes contain Show-Me slides for use with whiteboards or other response systems. Some notes contain partner turn-and-talk and think-pair-share opportunities. Lastly, each presentation includes the Color Palette and font that I used on a slide at the end of the presentation in case you want to add any slides. Please view all preview images and read this description carefully to see what is included in this resource. Terms of Use This resource is for individual classroom use only. This product is to be used by the original purchaser of the resource. It is prohibited to copy the resource for another teacher, classroom, or school without the purchase of additional license purchases. Files may be partially or fully non-editable to protect images and other components that are copyrighted. Thanks for understanding! Like this product? Please help my store grow by leaving a review, and earn credit towards future TpT purchases. If you have any questions or feedback, please send me an email at [email protected] or ask a question here on TpT. Join my email list and receive four self-checking ideas, along with four FREE self-checking products and/or templates. Let's connect on Instagram.
Learn chemistry for kids with these fun science experiments and worksheets. Simple activity ideas for at home or in a classroom.
Scaffolding, as many of you know, is a term educational experts (or people who want to sound fancy) use to describe how to break down a concept for students so that they can reach a goal or a level you want them to. It’s like building a ladder (or scaffolding around a building being […]
These chemistry homework pages are perfect for students to practice identifying chemical changes as opposed to physical changes. On one page, students will identify from pictures common situations in lab and what type of change is taking place. On another page, students will identify physical and chemical changes happening in their every day school life. These pages could be useful for all levels of chemistry.
Atoms consist of a nucleus and electrons. The structure of atoms is essential to understand their properties and how they combine with other atoms to form bonds. These worksheets are designed such that students can use their knowledge of atomic structure to answer questions on atomic properties. A few questions also test students on the […]
A Student Made Periodic Table: To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table, the Grade 9 Science classes at Vaughan SS have created tiles of all 118 elements! These tiles were installed in the Science wing to showcase student work, encourage student engagement, and d…
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Nothing is worse than an emergency sub day because you’re sick or you have to stay home to care for someone else. Coming up with science sub plans can be a
The past few years I’ve had the opportunity to teach a course entirely through project based learning. Our local university approached a couple of schools in our district and asked us if we were interested in teaching a cross-curricular PBL program where our grade 12 students can earn college credits. Ummmm…. heck yeah! Basically, the ... Read more
Proving that fun is elemental to learning!
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!
I love teaching a split-grade class. I know this may not be a popular opinion in teaching, but there it is. In reality, many of us teach split-grade
Help parents and students out this year by giving them all of the information they need in one neat place. This listing is for a syllabus that is 100% customizable once you download it! The syllabus is all set for customization. All you need to do is change the information! Since it is customizable, you can change the fonts, wording, categories, colors, pictures, and sections to suit your needs. It is 100% editable. Since this is a PowerPoint file, you will need the program (or one that can edit a .pptx file) in order to edit it. Once it's downloaded, it's yours to customize and use year after year. You may need to download some free fonts if you do not already have them, and all of that information is provided in your files. Love this? There's more! I have tons of things you can print or edit for your classroom. Check out the links below! Classroom Decor https://etsy.me/2vn804E First Day of School Posters https://etsy.me/2vn804E I can also create a custom syllabus for you! https://www.etsy.com/listing/634895183/custom-class-syllabus-infographic
Need a Fun and Easy Science Experiment for kids? Elephant Toothpaste is perfect for your little Mad Scientist!
Inspire kids & teens will these FUN chemistry experiments that can be done at home! Favorites include glow-in-the-dark experiments, chemistry activities using fire and vortex experiments!
Are you looking for a fun way to kick off your year to Chemistry? Here are two demos that you can do for your classes to help get them excited about Chemistry and science! These are very simple to …
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Use phenol red to observe plant photosynthesis. As plants consume carbon, the indicator will change from yellow to red. Materials are easy!
There is so much in this Gummy Bear Sacrifice demonstration! No fail, it is a memorable way to grab your students’ attention during the first or second week of school! It also fulfills the following important goals: students learn how to draw and label scientific diagrams students learn why it’s so important to follow lab safety rules students learn the names of some of the common pieces of lab equipment students gain the background knowledge necessary for understanding the science safety contract students are motivated to create their own safety rule poster I teach 8th grade physical science, and my classroom has gas and working bunsen burners. We also have the basic chemistry lab equipment that is necessary for this demonstration. So, I am writing this for a teacher who has access to these things in the classroom. Of course, this is way more exciting for students as a live demo, but if you don’t have gas or the other equipment necessary, you can certainly follow the rest of the instructions below and then show this demonstration as a video. (I found this one: Gummy Bear Demonstration) Step 1 Gather and set up these materials on a demonstration table or […]
First five minutes of your chemistry unit? Planned! With this set of daily bell ringers, you'll engage your students and get them thinking! This class starter resource includes open-ended questions, removes the intimidation, and makes students feel welcome. My favorite way to begin a lesson is with a conversation about something interesting to open my lesson. I find that it helps engage students to begin using their science skills as a warm-up. NOT SURE? Click here to try the first set FREE! This resource includes 5 types of starts to spark conversation. This open-ended resource will practice common science skills with your students in a quick, engaging manner. 5 Types of Science Skill Starters: MAKE GROUPS: Students will determine a way to sort the items. ASK QUESTIONS: Encourage them to be curious MAKE OBSERVATIONS: Practice noticing details GUESS: Help students feel comfortable brainstorming ideas MAKE PREDICTIONS: Use information to hypothesize an answer Enjoy sparking meaningful science conversations this school year!
These high school chemistry worksheets are full of pictures, diagrams, and deeper questions covering all aspects of stoichiometry! This unit is meant to cover the basics of stoichiometry, the mole concept, empirical and molecular formulas, percent composition, limiting reactant problems, and percent yield problems. This unit is designed to help students practice these skills that are important for the rest of the year in chemistry. This unit is part of my Differentiated Chemistry Whole Year Homework Bundle. These are non-editable PDF files. Each PDF file contains the student page, the answer key, and my terms of use page. Please see my preview for more details. Frequently Asked Questions: 1. Why should you purchase this bundle? - This unique homework sheet unit (as part of my whole year bundle) will help you teach a cohesive and consistent program all year. - These homework pages were carefully designed with a wealth of images! I have created many of the images myself and other images are licensed from professional designers. These homework pages are not plain worksheets with text questions that can be easily copied from a textbook. Each page is meant to help students to learn chemistry in a very visual way. Students circle, color, and analyze pictures and diagrams in ways that are far superior to plain text textbook questions. 2. What does this unit contain? This unit contains 16 pages (I am working on posting them to be sold separately as well): 1. Introduction to the Mole 2. Calculating Molar Mass from a Chemical Formula 3. Mass to Moles 4. More Mole Calculations 5. Writing Empirical Formulas from Chemical Formulas 6. Percent Composition from Chemical Formula 7. Decipher the Empirical Formula: Two Ways 8. Molecular Formula from the Empirical Formula and Molar Mass 9. Percent Composition, Empirical Formula, and Molecular Formula 10. Stoichiometry: Moles to Moles 11. Stoichiometry Word Problems: Given Moles of Reactants 12. Stoichiometry Word Problems: Given Mass 13. Stoichiometry Word Problems: Given Volumes and Densities 14. Limiting Reactant Problems: Step by Step 15. Limiting Reactant: A Big Word Problem 16. Percent Yield from Actual and Expected Yields 3. How many pages does this unit contain? This unit contains 16 student pages plus an answer key for every page. 4. What will the format of each page be? Each page will be unique. Each is designed to roughly cover the material that I would teach in an hour long class period. These are terrific for daily homework assignments because they don’t take too long to complete. These pages have been carefully designed in Illustrator. I have created a unique set of questions to help students to review material taught in class and think deeper about the material. Many of the pages ask students to highlight or color something, to identify items in a diagram, to match related concepts, or interact with a topic in a new way. Many of the pages ask students to connect more than one concept; they are intended to help students see the bigger picture in each unit. A few pages ask students to use the internet to do a little research. If you own any of my other resources, don’t worry about repeat pages. These homework pages are truly unique and separate from my activities. These homework pages will truly complement any activities or resources you already have or use in your class. 5. How do I handle homework? First of all, I don’t grade it. I learned in my early teaching years that when I grade homework, I am rewarding students who copied off of their one studious friend the period before my class, and I am penalizing students who have limited educational time outside of school. I often give time at the end of the period to work on “homework” pages. Often, I start off the next day’s class with the answer key projected onto some sort of screen (ELMO or projector) so that students can check their answers as they walk in. My students know that they will do better in my class if they do the homework and I care about effort more than being correct. 6. What if you want to grade homework? Are answer keys included? Are they easy to grade? Answer keys are included (for almost all of the pages, where it makes sense to have an answer key). I designed these pages to be pretty simple to grade, if you want to do that. 7. Why is each homework page only one page? In my time as a teacher, I have noticed that for some reason, homework assignments that have more than one side of a page are just neglected by students. If I hand out a one sided homework page and tell them, here’s your homework, they say, yay, it’s just 1 page! They will often at least start it if not finish it before the end of the day. I really think there is a psychological barrier to starting an assignment with two sides. Call me crazy, but test it out! Try giving my homework assignments and watch your class actually do their homework! If you want to give two pages, you can print these out and then copy 2 back to back for your students. A way to save paper would be to print all of the homework assignments and copy them as a packet. This is great to give students all at once in the beginning of the unit, so they have every page in advance, which works great if they’re absent! Check out my Chemistry Doodle Notes for some engaging resources that thoroughly explain Chemistry concepts in a versatile way! Contact Us If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us on the question and answer section of my store and we will get back to you quickly! 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My kids weren't really interested in learning about cells until I said slime. Okay, it was a fairly cheap trick since I knew they loved slime. But I also knew that slime would be the perfect way to learn about cells. I can't say I've ever touched cytoplasm but it sounds very slime-like to me.
At the end of this energy transformations lesson plan, students will be able to demonstrate the transformation of energy from one form of energy to
So one of my goals this year was to put student work up on the walls in my classroom. You see, with 200+ students, how do I put all students' work up? Well that's just it... I don't. I was already collecting sample work from students (you know, keeping the REALLY good ones to show next year's students what their final product should look like), but wasn't doing anything with those samples aside from keeping them in a drawer until the following year. That's when I decided that it was time to put those samples up on the wall. I realized that I don't have to put up samples from EVERY student... meaning, I don't have to put up the eye-sores non-sample work. Below are pictures of what now adorns my very colorful and educational wall. I have already referenced projects on the wall several times... And my 8th graders are reminded of the science they forget from learned in 7th grade. Fun, right? And after receiving numerous emails requesting templates to make some of the foldables shown above, I decided to make a few tutorial posts. You see, my students are AMAZING artists and therefore none of the above projects required templates. Just instructions. So here they are. Organization of Life Foldable Tutorial Cells Foldable Tutorial Cell Cycle Foldable Tutorial Happy Projecting! (I know, I totally made that word up.)
This sounds really nerdy but I absolutely love the Periodic Table. I think it’s one of the most fascinating tools in science and I love bringing it to life for my students. I have created a lot of resources around the Periodic Table because as a young student I never really appreciated its usefulness. Through college and grad school, I really did. This ‘Periodic People’ activity has become a favorite lesson and definitely my favorite way to introduce the concept of the Periodic Table as a table of patterns! This activity was adapted from the Oakland Schools Chemistry Resource Unit. The original activity includes a perfectly useful but more simplistic version of the ‘Periodic People’ cards. Somewhere along the way, I found the cutest set of these that had been re-drawn by an artist named Renee Kimpel. She had them on her blog for free download. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find Renee and her blog again to give her proper credit (if you do know about this blog or where the re-drawn Periodic People can be found, please leave this in the comment section below!). I am providing a FREE DOWNLOAD of this resource, so be sure to scroll […]
This activity uses beads to represent atoms, providing tactile learners with a concrete representation of how atoms of different elements join to form molecules of a compound. It also provides a basic introduction to chemical symbols and formula writing as students must both interpret and write formulas for chemical compounds as they represent them with beads of six different colors. This product from Hoop There It Is includes: Notes for teachers regarding setup as well as pictures of the activity to serve as an answer key (pg. 2-5) Printable student handouts (pg. 6-8) Students may complete this activity individually or in pairs. Suggestions are included for how to accommodate colorblind students.
This Color Changing Acid-Base Experiment is a fun science experiment with endless possibilities. This is great for kids of all ages.
Looking for a resource to help your students learn about the mass number, and atomic number of an element? In this doodle sheet your students will learn (or review) the terms 'mass number' and 'atomic' number and what they mean. Your students will color & complete this page, and add it to their science notebook or binder, so they can review it whenever they need to! This set is also available as part of my Atoms, Elements, Bonding Notes Bundle You might also like: Atomic Number & Mass Number Coloring Page Structure of an Atom Coloring Page Rate of Reaction Notes Atomic Number and Mass Number Interactive Notebook For free products and news about upcoming sales, subscribe to my email list All of the graphics in this product are my own
