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These are all the notes, labs, projects, and movies that I use to teach 7th grade science. They meet the AZ State standards.

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Scientific Method Unit

Notes   Labs
Scientific Method Notes (Powerpoint, Handout)   Fingerprint Lab
Variables Notes (Powerpoint, Handout)   Marble Ramp Lab
Graph Notes (PowerPoint, Handout)   Paper Towel Absorption Lab
Conclusion Notes (PowerPoint, Handout)   Paper Towel Lab
    Penny Drops Lab
    Rubber Band Variable Lab
    Rubber Band Shoot Lab
    Gummy Bear Lab
    Ketchup Lab
    Tootsie Roll Observation Lab
    Paper Towel Experimental Design
    Bean-O! Lab
    Experimental Design Performance Assessment , (Performance Assessment Rubric)
    Ping-Pong Lab
    Bubble Lab
Movies   Projects
Scientific Method in Action with Mythbusters   Scientific Method Cartoon
    Spongebob Experiment #1
    Spongebob Experiment #2

Rocks & Minerals Unit

Notes   Labs
What is a mineral? (PowerPoint, Handout)   Mineral ID Lab (Mineral Reference Chart)
Mineral ID Notes (PowerPoint, Handout)   Igneous Rock Lab
Igneous rocks Notes (PowerPoint, Handout)   Mineral Cut, Match, Paste Activity
Metamorphic Rock Notes (PowerPoint, Handout)   Metamorphic Rock Lab
Sedimentary Rock Notes (PowerPoint, Handout)   Sugar Cube Rock Cycle Lab
Rock Cycle Notes (PowerPoint, Handout)   Rock Cycle Comic Project
    Ride the Rock Cycle Game (From Illinois Geology Museum)
    Journey through the Rock Cycle (From ScienceSpot.net)

Rock Cycle Worksheet (pdf) and Rock Cycle Dice (pdf)

   

Mineral or Not     (Thanks to Victoria for sharing :) )

PowerPoint   Spreadsheet

    Projects
Movies   Mineral Mania
Bill Nye: Rocks & Soils   Mighty Mineral Project
Bill Nye: Earth's Crust   Making Minerals Marketable Project
Eyewitness Video: Rocks   Excavating the Web Internet Project
Bill Nye: Erosion    

Plate Tectonic Unit

Notes   Labs
Layers of the Earth Notes (PowerPoint, Handout)   Earth Puzzle Activity
Plate Tectonic Notes (PowerPoint, Handout)   Earth Layer's Foldable (Link to MJKrech Original)
Plate Movement Notes (PowerPoint, Handout)   Lithospheric Plate Activity (Pg 1, Pg 2)
Earthquake Notes (PowerPoint, Handout)   Plate Tectonic Lab
Volcano Notes (PowerPoint, Note sheet)   Logging Data Lab
     
Movies   Projects
Moments in Time: Krakatua   Holy Smokes Volcano Webquest
Pelee: Killer Volcano   Quaking & Shaking Scavenger Hunt
Nova: Day the Earth Shook   Volcano Poster Project
Nova: Killer Quake    
Nova: In the Path of a Killer Volcano    
NG: Volcano    
NG: Nature's Inferno    
NG: Forces of Nature    
IMAX: Mount St. Helens    
Dante's Peak    
The Core    

Solar System Unit

Notes   Labs
Phases of the Moon Notes (PowerPoint, Handout)   What are your ideas about the universe?
Tides (Powerpoint)    
Seasons Notes (PowerPoint, Notes Handout)   Constellation Lab (Answers)
Constellation Notes (PowerPoint)   Star Wheel & Lab Write-up
Solar System (PowerPoint, Handout, Answers)   Solar System Scale Model Lab
Star Notes   Twinkle, Twinkle Star Lab                                    
    Star Circles   (Original Lab from Science-class.net)
     
    Projects
    Solar System Internet Scavenger Hunt
Movies   Moon Observation Project
NOVA To the Moon   Moon Foldable Project - Directions & Rubric
Mars: Dead or Alive   Constellation Connection Project
Bill Nye: The Planets   Super Star Scavenger Hunt
Bill Nye: The Sun    
Bill Nye: The Moon    
Mythbusters: NASA Moon Hoax Episode    

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Date Last Modified: Thursday, April 22, 2010