I plan on doing peer grading but wanted to save it till later when they had a better idea of what I expected. But after trying to grade 120 notebooks before...
Mass vs. Volume of water. I like to have them keep this graph, then measure densities of different floating and sinking blocks, and plot those on the same...
WOW! That is really cool. I have a graph rubric I can post here when I upload it to my site, but after kids have mastered the basics, this could be a great...
Hi! I have a standard that says "Students know the evidence indicating that tht eplanets are much closer to Earth than the stars are." What would the evidence...
Hi ya'll, I would like to buy quiz buzzers to add some excitement to my classroom. Does anybody have any that they recommend? I looked on eBay and the...
I am not sure how to ge tthem sent to your. They are sent to me automatically from our central office. I will continue to share them as I get them. ...
Actually, it's a good tool to get them to master the basics to begin with; they know they have to fill in every box (or whatever) and can't really forget those...
I see your point, but lots of what kids do in school is intended to give them different skillsets.....not necessarily to parallel tasks in real life. Figuring...
Hi, here's how I handle the IN grading. Students are assigned a day each week to turn in their notebooks. I put small checkmarks on the page as I grade each...
If they orbit the sun, they MUST be closer than the stars - that don't! John Brishcar, Moderator, of: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/middleschoolscience/ ...
What I have done is collect the IN during class while they are doing an activity that will be put into the N but at the end of class. This gives me the period...
thanks- good idea Anna M. Daly 7th Grade Science Teacher Science Department Head Pleasant Hill Middle School 660 Rawl Road Lexington, SC 29072 (803) 996 4200 ...
So, when I cover atomic structure (around November), I always feel like we "take a break" from lab work for a lot of theory. What I currently have in the way...
Try our group over at PowerPoint Sharing Circle. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PowerPoint_Sharing_Circle/ Its a place for teachers to share their science...
Hi Leanna, We have two fun activities the kids enjoy. To intro the history of atomic studies and atomic structure, we have the students make "Atomic Attire" I...
Kathy, The first thing we need is a definition of what you mean by "light?" Do you mean "visible light" where we are talking refract, reflect and absorb, or ...
Hi, I teach 7th grade life science and I have heard numerous things about an egg experiment to illustrate Osmosis to students. Does anyone else have any...
It seems no matter how simple the actvity, I can't get them to give me 2 minutes peace to look at notebooks. I tried this and got to about 6 of them in one...
Thanks Charles! Yes I do mean visible light. Kathy ... Thanks Charles! Yes I do mean visible light. Kathy On Oct 2, 2006, at 8:59 PM, Charles F. Lindgren...