Science FREEBIES - Round 3!

It's time for some MORE GREAT SCIENCE FREEBIES!
Please enjoy the freebies featured below, both from the Science Teacher Resources store, and donated from some generous TeachersPayTeachers sellers! Visit their stores, download some FREE resources, and show them some support!

Didn't see our prior freebie posts? View them here!

Science FREEBIES!

Science FREEBIES - Round 2!  

 

And now, onto the FREEBIES!

From the STR store:

FREE Science Discourse Writing Prompts Mini-Pack!
Engage your students in meaningful discourse with this free subset of the full Science Discourse Writing Prompts Pack resource. The Science Discourse Writing Prompts Mini-Pack engages students in thinking, discussing, and analyzing/synthesizing different ideas about science process, physical science, life science, and earth science content.

FREE Stomach Model Digestion Lab!
Let students explore the stomach - by creating stomach and using it to digest actual food!

FREE Rock Cycle Simulation Lab!
Make the rock cycle fun! This lab walks students through modeling rock cycle processes, and asks them to make analogies between the activity and the rock cycle.

FREE Heat MiniQuiz
Teaching about heat, heat transfer, conduction, convection, or radiation? This short quiz is designed to assess student understanding of heat transfer and knowledge of heat transfer methods.

FREE Identifying Variable Practice!
This printable, reproducible worksheet (answer key included) can help with independent, dependent, and control variables!

  

From other generous TpT sellers:

FREE! Christmas Sound Bingo from Oddball Science
Topic:  Animals Sounds and Math


FREE! Magnet Experiment on Attraction from Tab Purvis
Topic: Magnetism


FREE! Making Ginger Ale: Yeast Fermentation Lab from Cooking With Science
Topic(s): Cell Respiration, Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Respiration


FREE! The Scientific Method Presentation from Biology Roots
Topic: Scientific Method


FREE! Astronomy Terms Domino Puzzle from Mrs. Brosseau's Binder
Topic: Space Exploration Vocabulary

NFL Sport Science and the Sunday Super Sale!

The Super Bowl is almost here!

I hope everyone is having a great week! As we get closer to Sunday's big game, I wanted to let you know about the Sunday Super Sale at the Science Teacher Resources store!

All day on Sunday, February 3, all items (including the new STR Digestive System Teacher Pack) will be 28% off!

Below, please enjoy some Sport Science, courtesy of Fox, ESPN, and the NFL! 

Super Bowl Science!

David Tyree vs. Santonio Holmes

The Science of Accuracy

Andy Dalton

 

Neck Surgery and Recovery
Peyton Manning

The Double Catch

Greg Jennings

Acceleration

Ndamukong Suh

BIG SALE at Science Teacher Resources!

Visit the Science Teacher Resources store this Saturday and Sunday (January 5 - 6) for 15% OFF ALL ITEMS!

Sale items include...

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Let's Play! (Great Online Science Games).

First of all, thanks to everyone for your support - I'm excited to report that the Science Teacher Resources store now has over 100 followers!   

Please know that I appreciate every one of you! If you're not a store follower, please click here to start following the STR store, and be the first to find out sales, new products, and more!

Now, on to the games! 

Enjoy, and feel free to share your own!

Fantastic Contraption

 Build a contraption to move the pink wheel into the pink square - that's it.

VERY addictive - one of the best physics-based games out there.

Already played it? Try Fantastic Contraption 2!

Perfect Balance

Balance all of the shapes without allowing any to fall off of the screen.

Also available: Perfect Balance 2!

 

CellCraft

Build a cell, fight off viruses, survive harsh worlds, and save the Platypus species!

Half tutorial, half game - CellCraft makes learning about cells fun! 

Powder Game

Love it, but not really sure what to say about this one.

Fun? Yup. Addictive? Sure.

No real goal, more of a lab in which to experiment.

 

Science FREEBIES - Round 2!

 It's time for some more science FREEBIES!
In addition to freebies from my store, some generous TpT sellers have offered the following FREE science resources!
Download, enjoy, and show them some support!


Featured FREEBIES from the STR store...

And FREE from other sellers!

Flight Workbook - Using the Technology Process from Top Notch Teaching
Topic: Forms of Energy, Energy Transfer

Carnivores, Herbivores, and Omnivores from Chris Pearson
Topic: General Science 

Plate Tectonics Activity: A Synthesis of the Cross Section of the Earth 
from Christina OMalley
Topic: Physical Science/Earth Science/Geology/Plate Tectonics 

Planning an Investigation and Turkey Treasure Hunt from Oddball Science 
Topic: Investigation Skills

The Scientific Method from Susan Cahalane
Topic: General Science

Life Cycle of Plants Anchor Charts from Linda Kamp
Topic:  Plant life cycle

Air Pressure Giveaway and Blog Hop!

Today, I want to take a closer look at air pressure!

Below, you'll find several amazing air pressure demonstrations (and some explanations)  - many of which you can repeat in your classroom!

You'll also find a related product from my TpT store - the Air Pressure Lab Pack. This product includes four experiments students can complete - and one comment on this post will win it FREE! (Comments/giveaway close at the end of the day on Sunday, 12/16/12).
Be sure to stop by on Monday to see if you've won!

Also, we're running a blog hop! Check out the links at the bottom of the post to follow the hop!

Enjoy!

Air Pressure is STRONG!

Wish you could do this in your classroom?

Well, you can! (Sort of).

See the next video!

The Amazing Smooshing Can!

I usually use this demo to introduce air pressure.
As students learn, they are able to explain what happens!



Another great air pressure demo for the classroom!

Low air pressure created by the burning oxygen leaves relatively high pressure outside.
This high pressure pushes the liquid into the cup!



Some engaging labs for students from my TpT store!

One lucky commentor on this post will receive a FREE copy of this lab pack!
Be sure to stop by on Monday to see if you've won,
leave your email in your post,
or send it to me at ScienceTeacherResources@ymail.com.
I promise no spam - I'll just need to contact you if you win!

Another great demo!
(and some more detail on how air pressure works)

 

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Head to the next blog in the hop: Live Teach Create 

Find a broken link?

Want to start at the beginning?  

Click here!

I nevur Make misteaks.

My third year, my tenth year, and my eleventh year.


The third year was by far the worst incident of the three. About 20 minutes before the kids arrived, I turned on all nine sinks and sat down to get some work done. (Science teachers in my school had to do this every couple of weeks to keep some foul smell from making its way out of the drains). The sound of nine running sinks filled the room - loud, although somewhat relaxing. After about 7 or 8 minutes, I got up from my desk to shut them off...

My tenth and eleventh years involved incidents nearly identical to each other. A new project-based curriculum involved 7th grade science students growing basil hydroponically - without soil. (Pretty cool - learn more here). Plants were to be suspended in nutrient solution, which would flow from tank to tank via pumps. Anyway, I helped one of our 7th grade teachers set up her pumps just in time for her first class of the day...

Those were the three times I flooded classrooms.

The tenth and eleventh years were minor, as far as floods are concerned. They were cleaned up in a matter of minutes, although there were kids in the room both times. My third year was a very different story. Unbeknownst to me, a couple of the sinks had paper towels left in them, which clogged the drains. That year, I didn't flood one classroom - I flooded two. Mine was cleaned up and ready to use that day. The one below me was out of commission for about a week. (Did you know that ceiling tiles fall down, one by one, when soaked with water?).

I like to tell stories like these at the start of the school year.
"Hey kids, don't worry if you make a mistake in here. Listen to this."

Seven Years.

"Would anyone like more time on the quiz?"

Silence.
"Ok. Please circle the first letter of your first name and pass up your quiz."
"Why do you always make us circle the first letter of our first name?"
"To make sure there's a name."

Seven years.

That little gem took me seven years to figure out.

Once in a while, just to keep things fresh, I'll switch to the second letter. Or the last letter. When I'm feeling really zany, I'll switch the circle to a box. Or even an underline.
That's right - an underline. 

Watch out, kids. Today's a crazy day.

Now, every class has asked me (multiple times) why I have them do that. I always give the same response, word for word: 

"To make sure there's a name."

The class then gives me the sterotypical, "Oooooooohhhhhhh."
Then one student raises his or her hand, and in a concerned voice says, "I accidentally circled the second letter. Is that ok?"

I love middle school.

 Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

Correct Horse Battery Staple (awesome science websites)

My brother showed this one to me. Awesome.

It's from

 xkcd.com 

A very cool (and addictive) math/science web-comic.

I especially like the What If section, self described as "Answering Your Hypothetical Questions With Physics, Every Tuesday." 
Disclaimer: I've browsed the site, but can't vouch for 100% kid-friendliness.

Planet-Science.com

Cool and amazing videos, experiments, and a special section for parents and teachers!

HowStuffWorks.com

Ok, so you may have heard of this one, but I had to include it.

It's too awesome not to.Wonder how anything (real or imagined) works?

You can probably find out here.

 

Popular Science Image Galleries 

Some of the most amazing pictures on the web. 

For a longer chain of cool images, check out their Year's Most Amazing Scientific Images.

Science FREEBIES!

 Today, I'd like to share with you the freebies available in my and other Teachers Pay Teachers stores. I'm hoping to add more soon, so please follow my blog or check back!

Identifying Variable Practice
This worksheet is a designed as practice identifying variables, although it may be used as an introduction or homework.
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Heat MiniQuiz
This short quiz is designed to assess student understanding of heat transfer and knowledge of heat transfer methods.






Rock Cycle Simulation Lab
This lab walks students through modeling rock cycle processes, and asks them to make analogies between the activity and the rock cycle.

Science FREEBIES generously donated by other TpT sellers:

Please visit their stores and show them some support!

Static Electricity Lab from Tara L

Topic: Static Electricity, Energy, Electrons

Non-Fiction Text-Feature Scavenger Hunt from Margaret Vaughan - iHeartLiteracy

Topic: Understanding Your Science Textbook or Scientific Articles

Magnetism Word Search Puzzle from Marcia Murphy
Topic: Physical Science, Magnetism

Surface Area in the Body from Cate O'Donnell

Topic: Surface area in lungs and small intestine. 

Science Experiment - Investigating Floating and Sinking from Top Notch Teaching

Topic: Floating and Sinking 

How to Interpret Graphics from Biology Roots
Topic: General Science

Plant Life Cycle Anchor Charts from Linda Kamp
Topic: Life Cycles