Middle School Physical Science Resources

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

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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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TWFScience

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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TWFScience

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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TWFScience

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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TWFScience

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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TWFScience

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

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

Beetle Genetics STEM Investigation | Scientific Method | 6th, 7th, 8th

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TWFScience

Give students a fast, hands-on genetics investigation: simulate beetle heredity, change only the parent genotypes, and use Punnett squares to predict and compare offspring outcomes. With print-and-cut genotype cards and clear scaffolds, students run multiple monohybrid crosses, extend to one dihybri

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

Adaptations by Design - Extreme Environments | STEM Investigation 6th, 7th, 8th

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TWFScience

Students will design a biologically plausible organism, choose one extreme environment, and justify how its adaptations solve real environmental pressures. With a trait bank, word bank, a structured CER, and a Survival Index that rolls into a class bar graph, students connect structure → function →

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.8.9.B - Galaxy Types & The Milky Way | TEKS Science 8th Grade | STAAR, Texas

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TWFScience

This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas 8th grade science teachers who are teaching S.8.9.B - Galaxy Types & The Milky Way 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 YO

8th Grade Astronomy, General Science, Physical Science

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

S.8.9.C - The Origin of the Universe - The Big Bang | TEKS Science 8th Grade

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas 8th grade science teachers who are teaching S.8.9.C - The Origin of the Universe and the Big Bang Theory 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 b

8th Grade Astronomy, General Science, Physical Science

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

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

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TWFScience

This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 8 science teachers who are teaching S.8.9 - Earth and Space - The Characteristics of the Universe and its Components according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their studen

8th Grade Astronomy, Basic Principles, Physical Science

S.8.10.A Sun, Water, & Atmosphere: Weather and Climate | TEKS Science 8th Grade

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas 8th grade science teachers who are teaching S.8.10.A - Sun, Water, and Atmosphere: How Energy Shapes Weather and Climate according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their students

8th Grade Earth Sciences, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.8.10 Earth, Ocean, & Weather Interactions That Shape Climate | TEKS 8th Grade

S.8.10.B - Global Wind Patterns and Local Weather | TEKS Science 8th Grade

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas 8th grade science teachers who are teaching S.8.10.B - Global Wind Patterns and Their Impact on Local Weather 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.

8th Grade Earth Sciences, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.8.10 Earth, Ocean, & Weather Interactions That Shape Climate | TEKS 8th Grade

S.8.10.C Ocean Currents, Air Masses, & Tropical Cyclones TEKS Science 8th Grade

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This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas 8th grade science teachers who are teaching S.8.10.C - Ocean Currents, Air Masses, & Tropical Cyclones including Typhoons and Hurricanes according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to pre

8th Grade Earth Sciences, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.8.10 Earth, Ocean, & Weather Interactions That Shape Climate | TEKS 8th Grade