Middle School Hands-On Activities

Crash Course BIOLOGY (2012) #5: Membranes and Transport

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Crash Course Biology (2012) #5: MEMBRANES AND TRANSPORT Video Worksheet. Whether you are introducing, reviewing, or leaving it as a sub plan, my Crash Course video worksheet is a terrific solution.Your worksheet includes a direct YouTube video link! Just click and go.Key Concepts Covered in the Vide

7th - 12th Science, Biology, General Science

NGSS HS-LS1-1, HS-LS1-2, HS-LS1-3+21

Also included in: Crash Course Video Worksheets Mega Bundle | Life and Physical Science Sub Plan

Crash Course BIOLOGY (2012) #6: Plant Cells | Organelles, Photosynthesis

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Crash Course Biology (2012) #6: PLANT CELLS Video Worksheet. Whether you are introducing, reviewing, or leaving it as a sub plan, my Crash Course video worksheet is a terrific solution.Your worksheet includes a direct YouTube video link! Just click and go.Key Concepts Covered in the Video Worksheet:

7th - 12th Science, Biology, General Science

NGSS HS-LS1-1, HS-LS1-2, HS-LS1-3+21

Also included in: Crash Course Video Worksheets Mega Bundle | Life and Physical Science Sub Plan

Crash Course BIOLOGY (2012) #7: ATP and Respiration | Cellular Respiration

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Crash Course Biology (2012) #7: ATP AND RESPIRATION Video Worksheet. Whether you are introducing, reviewing, or leaving it as a sub plan, my Crash Course video worksheet is a terrific solution.Your worksheet includes a direct YouTube video link! Just click and go.Key Concepts Covered in the Video Wo

7th - 12th Science, Biology, General Science

NGSS HS-LS1-1, HS-LS1-2, HS-LS1-3+21

Also included in: Crash Course Video Worksheets Mega Bundle | Life and Physical Science Sub Plan

Marble Ramp: Height vs Average Speed STEM Investigation | Scientific Method

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TWFScience

Give students a fast, hands-on motion investigation: set up a simple marble ramp, change only the ramp height, and measure how height affects average speed. With clear test rules and simple materials, students plan a fair test, collect multiple times for each height, calculate average speed, and cre

6th - 11th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1

Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER

S.8.1-5 - Science Skills and STEM Bundle | TEKS Science 8th Grade | Texas, STAAR

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 8 science teachers who are teaching S.8.1-5 Science Skills and STEM according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their students for STAAR. The bundle will SAVE YOU OVER 50%.✅

8th Grade Engineering, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: TEKS Science 7th and 8th Grade 2024 Texas TWO-Year Bundle | STAAR Science

S.8.6.A - Elements, Compounds, Mixtures | TEKS Science 8th Grade | Texas, STAAR

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 8 science teachers who are teaching S.8.6.A Classification of Matter according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their students for STAAR. The bundle will SAVE YOU OVER 60%....

8th Grade Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.8.6 Matter Classification Bundle | TEKS Science 8th Grade | Matter and Energy

S.8.6.B - The Periodic Table of Elements | TEKS Science 8th Grade | Texas, STAAR

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 8 science teachers who are teaching S.8.6.B The Periodic Table of Elements according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their students for STAAR. The bundle will SAVE YOU OVER

8th Grade Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.8.6 Matter Classification Bundle | TEKS Science 8th Grade | Matter and Energy

S.8.6.C - Cohesion, Adhesion, & Surface Tension | TEKS Science 8th Grade STAAR

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 8 science teachers who are teaching S.8.6.C Cohesion, Adhesion, & Surface Tension in Water according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their students for STAAR. The bundl

8th Grade Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.8.6 Matter Classification Bundle | TEKS Science 8th Grade | Matter and Energy

S.8.6.D - The Properties of Acids, Bases, and pH | TEKS Science 8th Grade STAAR

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 8 science teachers who are teaching S.8.6.D - The Properties of Acids, Bases, and pH according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their students for STAAR. The bundle will SAV

8th Grade Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.8.6 Matter Classification Bundle | TEKS Science 8th Grade | Matter and Energy

S.8.6.E Conservation of Mass | TEKS Science 8th Grade | STAAR Texas | Reactions

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 8 science teachers who are teaching S.8.6.E - The Conservation of Mass according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their students for STAAR. ✅ Complete S.8.6.D - 8th Grade S...

8th Grade Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.8.6 Matter Classification Bundle | TEKS Science 8th Grade | Matter and Energy

S.8.6 Matter Classification Bundle | TEKS Science 8th Grade | Matter and Energy

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 8 science teachers who are teaching S.8.6 - The student understands that matter can be classified according to its properties and matter is conserved in chemical changes that occur within closed systems. according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (T

8th Grade Basic Principles, Chemistry, Physical Science

S.8.7.A Newton’s Second Law: Force, Mass, Acceleration | TEKS Science 8th Grade

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 8 science teachers who are teaching S.8.7.A Newton's Second Law of Motion according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their students for STAAR. The bundle will SAVE YOU OVER

8th Grade Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.8.7 Relationship Between Force & Motion Within Systems | TEKS 8th Grade

S.8.7.B - Newton’s Laws in Real-World Systems | TEKS Science 8th Grade | STAAR

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 8 science teachers who are teaching S.8.7.B - Newton’s Laws in Real-World Systems according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their students for STAAR. The bundle will SAVE Y

8th Grade Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.8.7 Relationship Between Force & Motion Within Systems | TEKS 8th Grade

S.8.7 Relationship Between Force & Motion Within Systems | TEKS 8th Grade

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 8 science teachers who are teaching S.8.7 - Force, motion, and energy. The student understands the relationship between force and motion within systems. according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agen

8th Grade Basic Principles, Chemistry, Physical Science

S.8.8.A Wave Properties: Amplitude, Frequency, & Waves | TEKS Science 8th Grade

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 8 science teachers who are teaching S.8.8.A - Wave Properties: Amplitude, Frequency, & Waves including the Electromagnetic Spectrum according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to pr

8th Grade Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.8.8 - How Energy is Transferred Through Waves | TEKS 8th Grade | STAAR

S.8.8.B - Application of Electromagnetic Waves | TEKS Science 8th Grade | STAAR

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 8 science teachers who are teaching S.8.8.A - Wave Properties: Amplitude, Frequency, & Waves including the Electromagnetic Spectrum according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to pr

8th Grade Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.8.8 - How Energy is Transferred Through Waves | TEKS 8th Grade | STAAR

S.8.8 - How Energy is Transferred Through Waves | TEKS 8th Grade | STAAR

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 8 science teachers who are teaching S.8.8 - Force, motion, and energy. The student knows how energy is transferred through waves. according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare

8th Grade Basic Principles, Chemistry, Physical Science

S.8.9.A - The Life Cycle of Stars & Star Classification | TEKS Science 8th Grade

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas 8th grade science teachers who are teaching S.8.9.A - The Life Cycle of Stars & Star Classification according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their students for STAAR. The bu

8th Grade Astronomy, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.8.9 - The Characteristics of the Universe and its Components | TEKS 8th Grade

Ecology Case Study - Coral Bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef | Reading

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Ecology Case Study "Coral Bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef"This resource provides a brief look at how coral bleaching is impacting the Great Barrier Reef and marine ecosystems around the world. Students will explore the causes and consequences of this environmental issue while building scientific

7th - 10th Biology, Earth Sciences, General Science

Also included in: Ecology Case Study Bundle – Real-World Environmental Science Readings

Ecology Case Study - Invasive Zebra Mussels in the Great Lakes | Reading

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Ecology Case Study "Invasive Zebra Mussels in the Great Lakes"This resource provides a focused look at how invasive zebra mussels have disrupted the Great Lakes ecosystem, affecting both aquatic biodiversity and human activity. Students will explore the causes, ecological impacts, and economic conse

7th - 10th Biology, Earth Sciences, General Science

Also included in: Ecology Case Study Bundle – Real-World Environmental Science Readings

Ecology Case Study - The Reintroduction of the California Condor | Reading

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Ecology Case Study "The Reintroduction of the California Condor"This resource provides an in-depth look at the reintroduction of the California condor, one of the most remarkable wildlife recovery efforts in modern conservation history. Students will explore the causes of the condor’s decline, the s

7th - 10th Biology, Earth Sciences, General Science

Also included in: Ecology Case Study Bundle – Real-World Environmental Science Readings

Ecology Case Study - Urbanization and Habitat Fragmentation | Reading

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Ecology Case Study "Urbanization and Habitat Fragmentation"This resource provides an insightful look at how urbanization and habitat fragmentation affect ecosystems and wildlife populations around the world. Students will explore how expanding cities divide natural habitats, disrupt animal movement,

7th - 10th Biology, Earth Sciences, General Science

Also included in: Ecology Case Study Bundle – Real-World Environmental Science Readings

Ecology Case Study - Rewilding Wolves in Yellowstone | Reading

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Ecology Case Study "Rewilding Wolves in Yellowstone"This resource provides an engaging look at how the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park transformed an entire ecosystem. Students will explore how removing and later restoring a top predator caused major changes in animal populatio

7th - 10th Biology, Earth Sciences, General Science

Also included in: Ecology Case Study Bundle – Real-World Environmental Science Readings

Clean Water Filtration STEM Investigation | Scientific Method 6th, 7th, 8th

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TWFScience

Give students a fast, hands-on engineering investigation: build a low-cost water filter, change only one design choice at a time (layer order, thickness, sealing, or adding charcoal), and measure which design makes the clearest water the fastest—all while staying under a classroom budget cap. With t

6th - 11th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1

Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER