Middle School General Science Resources

Distance Learning: Freebies of Interactive Notebook Activities for Students

By Gail Hennessey

FREEBIES to Keep the Learning Moving Forward (Part 1)

Possible activities to use with your children or students during the Coronavirus school break to help keep the learning moving forward. Stay Healthy!

This Download includes links to Interactive Notebook Activities on the following topics:

April Fool's Day

Ireland

Women's History

Amazing Book Facts

World Water Day(3/22)

Space Day

Hans Christian Andersen,Fairy Tale Writer

Chocolate!

Trees

Fake News

Elephants

Giraffes

HERE IS ANOTHER FREEBIE LIST from my website you may find of interest: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Distance-LearningFreebies-to-Keep-the-Learning-Moving-ForwardPart-2-5340292

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Brain Factoids!

By Gail Hennessey

Free Facts about the Brain for kids! Possible Interactive Notebook Activity. June is Brain Awareness Month. Appreciate your clicking to review and perhaps, download this freebie. I'd be very happy if you'd check out other resources in my TeachShare Store. I have over 25 Reader's Theater Scripts on famous men and women in history, science and language arts as well as many web quests and reading resources in the content area of social studies and science. Always happy to gain new followers! Click the green star by my photograph in the upper right hand corner. :-) Gail My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

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Nervous System Slides & Guided Notes - Human Body Systems Lesson

By Teaching Works

Looking for a no-prep, interactive way to teach your students about the nervous system? This Nervous System Google Slides & Guided Notes resource is exactly what you need! Don't spend your limited planning time creating a presentation from scratch: researching information, finding appropriate images, creating interactive elements, etc.! With stunning visuals, engaging activities, and easy-to-follow guided notes, this resource is ready to use the moment you open the file.

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What's Included in This Resource:

  • 19 Slides (Google Slides) with eye-catching graphics

  • 4 pages of Guided Student Notes

  • Printable PDF

  • Fill-in-the-blank, labeling, and question response

  • Answer Key for the Guided Notes

  • Slide Presentation Notes for easy lesson delivery

  • Built-in discussion questions to spark student thinking about the nervous system

  • Built-in, no-prep review activity for instant assessment

What You'll Love About This Resource:

  • No Prep Needed: Everything you need to teach students about the nervous system is included, ready to go!

  • Engaging Content: Stunning slides and interactive notes keep students focused and involved.

  • Standards-Aligned Objectives:

  • Describe the main function of the nervous system.

  • Identify the main parts of the nervous system and their functions.

  • Identify the main parts of the brain and their functions.

  • Complete Lesson: This lesson covers all the basics of the nervous system with no prep required!

How to Use This Resource:

  • In-Class Instruction: Use the visually engaging slides to teach key nervous system concepts.
  • Guided Student Notes: Keep students actively engaged by having them fill in the blanks and label diagrams as they follow along.
  • Remote Learning: Share the Google Slides and Guided Notes digitally for an easy-to-implement remote learning lesson.
  • Sub Plans: This no-prep lesson is perfect for leaving with a substitute—everything is organized and ready to go.
  • Flipped Classroom: Assign the Google Slides as pre-learning and use class time for discussions and review activities.
  • Review Sessions: Use the built-in discussion and review activities to reinforce learning before an assessment or quiz.
  • Interactive Notebooks: Have students store their Guided Notes in interactive notebooks for future reference.

Want More?

This free nervous system lesson is part of our comprehensive Human Body Systems resource that covers all seven systems: nervous, circulatory, digestive, respiratory, excretory, skeletal, and muscular. The full Human Body Systems resource includes:

  • Google Slides & Guided Notes for each individual system

  • Lesson objectives for each system

  • Unit objectives aligned to key science standards

  • Describe the hierarchy in the human body. (NGSSMS-LS1-3)

  • Explain how the body systems interact with each other. (NGSSMS-LS1-3)

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➡️ You may also like our other Human Body System Resources

  • Human Body Systems BUNDLE (Unit, Notes, WebQuest, & Review Game)
  • Human Body Systems Review Card Game (KABOOM!)
  • Human Body Systems Webquest Digital Project-Based Learning Activity
  • Human Body Systems Digital Memory Matching Game
  • Human Body Systems Fillable PDF & Printable Webquest and PBL Activity

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Distance Learning: Freebies of Interactive Notebook Activities for Students

By Gail Hennessey

FREEBIES to Keep the Learning Moving Forward (Part 1)

Possible activities to use with your children or students during the Coronavirus school break to help keep the learning moving forward. Stay Healthy!

This Download includes links to Interactive Notebook Activities on the following topics:

April Fool's Day

Ireland

Women's History

Amazing Book Facts

World Water Day(3/22)

Space Day

Hans Christian Andersen,Fairy Tale Writer

Chocolate!

Trees

Fake News

Elephants

Giraffes

HERE IS ANOTHER FREEBIE LIST from my website you may find of interest: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Distance-LearningFreebies-to-Keep-the-Learning-Moving-ForwardPart-2-5340292

Gail Hennessey

http://www.gailhennessey.com

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Brain Factoids!

By Gail Hennessey

Free Facts about the Brain for kids! Possible Interactive Notebook Activity. June is Brain Awareness Month. Appreciate your clicking to review and perhaps, download this freebie. I'd be very happy if you'd check out other resources in my TeachShare Store. I have over 25 Reader's Theater Scripts on famous men and women in history, science and language arts as well as many web quests and reading resources in the content area of social studies and science. Always happy to gain new followers! Click the green star by my photograph in the upper right hand corner. :-) Gail My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

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National Preparedness Month (National Disasters)

By Beth Hammett

Get students thinking about National Preparedness Month (September) with these writing activities that include black and white images for coloring. Handouts include: What is an: earthquake, fire, flood, hurricane, tornado Tips for Survival Emergency Alert Response and its 3 initials Beach Warning Flags and meaning Fire Warning Chart and meaning Homeland Security Warning and levels Don't Drown, Turn Around musical activity My Emergency Code My Fire Escape Plan Hurricane Preparedness Activity My Emergency Contact List Excellent for use as discussion starters for National Preparedness Month! Reviewing this information might save lives!

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Human Skeletal System Poster using Scientific Names Freebies

By Teacher Ever Creative

Use this poster along with this worksheet for engaging and effective lessons on the skeletal system.

Learning objectives: Identify the bones of the human skeleton.

The bones includes: skull, jaw, clavicle, humerus, rib cage, vertebra, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges, pelvis, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals and metatarsals.

Includes:

  • The skeletal system poster

Label the bones worksheet

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Renewable and Non-renewable Energy Sources Worksheets | No prep FREEBIES

By Teacher Ever Creative

Use this worksheet for students to classify energy resources into renewable and non-renewable categories. Teachers can use this resource to supplement their science curriculum on energy.

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Identifying Vertebrate and Invertebrate Animals Worksheets | Animal Kingdom

By Teacher Ever Creative

This resource can be used to assess whether your students can identify vertebrate and invertebrate animals. It can supplement your science unit on the animal kingdom. These worksheets are simple yet effective for reinforcing what students have learned in class.

By working through these worksheets, your students can identify vertebrates and invertebrates by circling and coloring the animals' pictures accordingly.

Teachers can use this resource for enrichment, review, homework, and assessment.

It is suitable for various grade levels as well as special education.

Includes:

  • Identify vertebrates and invertebrates animals (2 pages)
  • Answer keys

Check out similar differentiated worksheets:

  • Sorting Vertebrates and Invertebrates
  • Sorting Vertebrates and Invertebrates Differentiated
  • Vertebrates Classification and Characteristics

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Human Skeletal System Worksheet | Identify Human Skeleton Activity FREEBIES

By Teacher Ever Creative

This handy worksheet is perfect for introducing the human skeletal system. Its objective is to help learners identify the correct human skeleton.

Includes:

  • Identify and color the skeleton
  • Answer key
  • 2 pages

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Functions of Human Bones

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Science Bell Ringer Template

By Danielle Mortimore

Bellwork template for middle school science.

Each day is a different theme, learning target, and success criteria space. Monday-Wednesday includes spaces for upcoming important dates. Each day features a funny meme.


Monday: Spiral review

Tuesday: Experimental design

Wednesday: Word wall (vocabulary)

Thursday: Graph and data analysis

Friday: TNReady question and article


I usually keep a running file for each quarter and just copy each week's slides. Then I hide the slides I'm not using.

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FREE Scientific Method Anchor Chart and Lab Report Template Science Special Ed

By Alyssa Stamm

This FREE Scientific Method Anchor Chart and Lab Report Freebie is a great way to introduce science content and provide inclusive academic opportunities for your special education class! Students can work with their lab group to complete the lab report and receive credit in a mainstream class!

If you are ready to include your students in mainstream curriculum, but don't know where or how to start, this is meant for you!

What's included?

-Scientific Method Anchor Chart

-Lab report template

ALL students have the right to access curriculum with their peers in the mainstream setting!

Your opinion is important to me! Please leave me a rating/ review so that I can create and enhance my products to meet the needs of your classroom! THANK YOU!

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Earth's Layers Oversized Graphic Organizer

By Brittany Henderson

Enhance student comprehension of the Earth's layers with this large, specialized graphic organizer. Designed to support and communicate learning effectively, this graphic organizer offers an innovative layout that provides plenty of room for both writing and drawing. It's the perfect tool for a range of educational activities and objectives related to the layers of the Earth.

This oversized graphic organizer features:

  • Ample room for writing and drawing
  • Graphics about the layers of the Earth

Once completed, these graphic organizers make a striking display, adding a unique touch to your classroom or hallways. The versatile design is perfect for a range of learning activities.

This oversized graphic organizer is perfect for:

  • Note taking
  • End of Unit Review
  • Projects
  • Research

Includes:

  • 2 letter size pages that combine to make one larger image
  • Size when complete: Approx. 11x14

This oversized graphic organizer is an excellent resource for reinforcing the layers of the Earth and engaging students in their learning process!

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ABCs of Science

By Amanda G

This single page is a great way to get students started on science either at the beginning of the year or the beginning of a new unit. This form can be used one of two ways: 1. students use two colors and use this like a KWL. One color for what they think they know and one for what they have learned. 2. Simply adding new science words to the page as they learn them. Please don't forget to take a look at the other items I have available in my store!

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