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The worksheets and activities on this page are here to help my fellow Science Teachers. Feel free to download and print the pages. You may also copy and paste into Word to customize the sheets. I will be adding to this sheet constantly throughout the year so check back often. You may e-mail me for answer keys just be prepared to prove you're really a teacher!
Tips for Teachers
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Setting up a Kickin' Classroom
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List of Educationally Useful Videos
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Inspirational Teacher Stories
Tips for Teachers
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Setting up a Kickin' Classroom
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List of Educationally Useful Videos
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Inspirational Teacher Stories
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Earth Science Reference Tables ( '09 Version) Density & Computer Stations (8 Stations version) Density & Computer Stations (5 Stations version) |
YouTube Video on why the Reference Tables are soooo important. YouTube Video showing how density changes as you change the volume of a pillow YouTube Video of measuring the density of a chocolate bar. |
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The World is Flat- An entire lecture designed to convince students that the world is flat. A Hundred Proofs that the Earth is not a Globe Making a topographic map of a section of the Earth (see YouTube video to the right).
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Youtube video on making a topo profile of a volcanic island Video on making a topographic map of a section of the Earth.
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Jimmy Buffet's Volcano Sing-a-Long PPT Lyrics to Jimmy Buffet's Volcano Lab Packet for Minerals Stations Cookie Lab- a great review of rock types (and video) To avoid students taste-testing for Halite, I inform them that I have been specifically bred with genetic enhancements to be the ultimate Earth Science Teacher. As such, I have taste buds in my finger tips which allows me to do a taste-test on minerals without the danger of swallowing anything dirty. If a student suspects a mineral is Halite, they give it to me. I roll it between my fingers, smack my lips a few times and tell them if it tastes salty or not. (The key, of course is to be able to spot the cubic cleavage of Halite as opposed to the rhombihedral of Calcite and Gypsum.) I also prepare a CLEAN sample of Halite, bash it into tiny pieces before their eyes (on a CLEAN paper towel and invite them to taste it.
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Video of the Cookie Lab |
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When 2 Cars Race (P & S Race PPT for answers) |
* Seismic Waves and Seismic Eruption are free demonstration programs available at: binghamton.edu Convection Demonstration: Make Hot Chocolate in the classroom while showing principles of plate tectonics and convection- Very Fun! P & S Race PPT answers to the worksheet as well as how to use the PS wave chart.
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Youtube video showing a demonstration of the Hawaii Hotspot. Youtube Video showing how to use three seismic stations to find an epicenter. Youtube Video demonstrating P-Waves and S-Waves.
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Sequence Puzzles: Relative Dating Craters (see PPT to the right for answers) |
Walk The Dinosaur Sing-a-Long PPT (provide your own music) Index Fossils and Correlation - using pennies and brachiopod fossils to learn about correlation with index fossils. Shades of History - a very neat way to illustrate sequence of events, correlation and volcanic time markers. Radioactive Decay with M&M's Lab (created by Michael Jantzen) |
Youtube video showing the formation of pangaea. Youtube Video demonstrating Radioactive decay |
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All Star Sing-a-Long PPT (global warming) Beds Are Burning Sing-a-Long PPT(environmental) Billy Joel's Storm Front Sing-a-Long PPT Lyrics and explainations to Billy Joel's Storm Front Dew Point/ Rel. Humid Charts PPT Water Cycle & LI Groundwater PPT Kid's Guide To The Water Cycle. This page was recommended to me by by Ms. Hayes elementary Science class who just completed a thoroughly researched project on the water cycle. And they are right! it is a great page that explains the cycle very clearly. Good find kids! Water Cycle Information On Land Thanks to Andrew and Bethany for finding this great information about the water cycle. |
Youtube Video on making a cloud in a soda bottle. Youtube video showing how to crush a can with air pressure. Using Air Pressure to suck an egg into a bottle Youtube video showing adiabatic heating and cooling Youtube video of a Tornado Machine in the classroom. Youtube video demonstrating how to put an egg in a bottle using air pressure. Youtube video on evaporation as a cooling process. Another Youtube video on evaporation as a cooling process- I didn't realize that I did it twice! |
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How Big is the Moon? |
Lyrics to Elton John's Rocket Man Rocket Man Sing-a-Long PowerPoint Why is the Space Program Important? Benjamin Franklin's The Whimsical Cook Phases of the Moon PowerPoint |
Youtube video demonstrating how you can see infrared light. Youtube video showing the Doppler Effect. Youtube video demonstrating the Big Bang. Youtube video featuring levatating worlds in the classroom to demonstrate phases of the moon and eclipses. Youtube video showing how to make and use 3-dimensional projections to demonstrate Earth's orbital plane and tilted axis. |
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99 Things to Remember for the Regents Exam Reference Tables Scavenger Hunt |
Lab Practical Review Note: Information in this PowerPoint is based on pg 2 of the Teacher's Lab Practical Manual which is "non-secure" and allowed to be shared with students according to pg 1 of the manual. |
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YouTube Video on why the Reference Tables are soooo important. Bad Astronomy by Phil Plait General Geology information for teachers: geology.com The Science of Santa: A great article to discuss the last school day before December break Stopping By Woods: By Robert Frost |
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