In this activity, students are asked to investigate the density of the planets. Students are asked to identify which planets will float in water by calculating their densities.
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CHOICE BOARDS
Geography Activities for Middle School
Help students explore the world and develop their geography knowledge with this packet of geography activities for middl...
ASSESSMENT
Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms
Exit tickets are a form of assessment that are often used informally to assess how well students grasped a lesson, what ...
ACTIVITIES
Test Prep Strategies, Tools, and Practice Questions
Help set your students up for academic success with this packet of test-taking tips, test preparation strategies, and pr...
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LESSON PLANS
Do Plants Sweat Like People Do?
You know that plants need water to survive, just like people and animals do.
VIDEOS
Avoiding Annoying Classroom Distractions: The Ticketing System
Use tickets as positive reinforcement. That way, students will better understand good behavior in the classroom.
REFERENCE
How Do I Love Thee?
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
MAPS
National Park System of the United States
Name, location, and year authorized Acreage Outstanding characteristicsAcadia (Maine), 1919 46,998.
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New Planetary System
New planet has a mass 45 times that of Earth by Liz OlsonIn 2007, scientists announced that they found five planets circ...
Science: Developing a Classification System
In this activity, students are given a table listing characteristics of dogs and asked to develop a classification syste...
