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 Unit 1: Becoming A Scientist 
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GENERAL LESSONS
NCth Grade Science Support Documents
North Carolina 6-8 Curriculum Units
Virginial SOL Lessons & Activities
Comprehensive Science Lab various Topics I
Comprehensive Science Lab Various Topics II
Comprehensive Science Lab Various Topics III
Various Science Assessments & Activities
Foss Teacher Lesson Plans
Marco Polo Lesson by Strand
SAFETY
Safety First!
SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS
Doing Science: Scientific Inquiry
Draw a Scientist w/student feedback
Mystery Boxes Lesson Plan
Apple Observation Lesson
Perception is Not Always Reality
Mystery Footprints: Great Observation Builder
CSI:Science Process Skills
Classification: Harry Potter & Jelly Beans
MEASUREMENT:
Displace In Your Face use w/United Streaming “Dr. Dad”
To Sink or Not to Sink, That is the Question
Diving Raisins
Floating Golf Ball
Density Fun
INQUIRY:
Introducing Inquiry: NSTA Mystery Film Canisters
Scientific Method Challenge
Pop! Goes the Bubbles
Paper Airplane Background
Inquiry Curricular Companions
Checks Lab: Piecing It Together
CSI: The Case of the Missing Chip
CSI: The Case of the Missing Plan
The Great Fossilve Find
False Assumptions Can Get You In Trouble
DISCREPANT EVENTS
Three Hole Bottle
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| Labs/Activities |
GENERAL
PBS Kids ZOOMsci:
Science Is HERE
Reader’s Theater Science Skits
SAFETY
Science Safety Skits: Disaster Activity
Scientific Method Rap: Must Be the Method
Scientist Wax Museum (Science Night Activity)
Lab Safety Symbols Matching Game
Lab Safety & Volume Practice Lab: Rainbow Lab
PROCESS SKILLS
Grow Metric Lab
Boys vs. Girls: Who’s Taller
Gummy Bear Lab
Metric Fun Lab
Applying All the Science Process Skills: Skittles Lab
Liquid Layers Density Lab
Seven Layer Density Column
LifeSavers Lab w/ LifeSavers Lab Sheet
Volume Practice Lab
Observation: Cartesian Diver Lab
Cartesian Diver (another version)
Measure With Your Body Parts
Mrs. Aker’s Density: Floating and Sinking Clay Activity
NATURE OF SCIENCE/SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Teaching Science Theory:Dogs & Turnips
What in Picture
Halloween Chemistry: Harry Potter Style
Case #1225: Case of the Christmas Cookie Mystery
Chromatography – Color Separation Lab
Sharpie Pen Science
Color Changing Milk
Elephant’s Toothpaste – Kid Friendly
Raft Rally: Applying the Scientific Method
Bubble Gum Lab:Scientific Method
Airplane Lab Version 1
Airplane Lab Version 2 Drips or Drops
Scientific Method: M& M Lab
SCIENCE INQUIRY & TEAMBUILDING
ZOOM PBS KIDS: Build It
CIBL: Inquiry Activities
Discrepant Events:
Science is like a Puzzle
Invitations to Science Inquiry (over 400 activities)
List of Inquiry Activities
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Sample Lab Report Graphic Organizer Version 1
Sample Lab Report Graphing Organizer Version 2
Sample Lab Journal
Multiple Entry Journal Graphic Organizer
Discrepant Event GO
WORKSHEETS
Makeup Video/Demo Alternative Assignment
Makeup Lab Alternative Assignment
Read Write Draw: Vocab Development Science Process Skills MC Quiz
Solve a Middle School Problem
Safety Cartoon worksheet
Safety Cartoon: What Not to Do in the Science Classroom
Safety Symbol Search
Nature of Science–Cake Story worksheet
Lab Equipment Matching worksheet
Metric Mania Review Worksheet
Rebecca’s Experiment: What Error’s Did She Make
Scientific Method in Action: Case Studies
Can You Decode the Super Scientists
Simpsons Fun: Controls and Variables
Identify the Variables
Dissecting the Parts of Science Experiments
SpongBob:Controls and Variables Part 1
Spongebob: Controls and Variables Part2
Bikini Bottom Experiment Sleuth: Can you Find the Mistake
Scientific Method Adaptable Test
Marshmallow Mania
Secret Mission: Parachute Drop Zone
Joe’s Cake: Scientific Method
Volume Practice Worksheet
Candy Lab: Intro to Scientific Method
SlyLock and Fox Comic Worksheet
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| Powerpoints (PPTs) |
Scientific Method
Nature of Science
Observation vs. Inference
Science Interactive Notebook v1
Science Interactive Notebook v2
Science Interactive Notebook v3
Lab Safety Expectations
Science Equipment
Mrs. Crannie’s Science Equipment
Mrs. Crannie’s Safety PPT
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| Interactives/Animations/Movies |
Lab Safety Animation
Ms. Burley’s Process Skills
Density Equation Animation
Density: Hot Air Balloons
Density: Will it Float??
Scientific Method Online lab
Scientific Method:The Blackout Syndrome
Triple Beam Balance Tutorial
How Stuff Works Vidoes: Great for Incorporating Technology
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    Unit 2: Blast off to Outer Space  |
| Lesson Plans |
General:
NC 6th Grade Science Support Documents
North Carolina 6-8 Curriculum Units
Virginial SOL Lessons & Activities
Comprehensive Science Lab various Topics I
Comprehensive Science Lab Various Topics II
Comprehensive Science Lab Various Topics III
Web-based Astronomy lessons
Inquiry Curricular Companions
Science Assessments & Activities
Foss Teacher Lesson Plans
Marco Polo Lesson by Strand
EARTH’s Movements: Rotation & Revolution:
Wobbling in Circles
Earth’s Daylight
Notes on the Seasons
Reasons for the Seasons
What Goes Around (Rotation)
Tracking the Sun
The Analemma
Why Angle Changes Intensity
Around the Sun We Go
Earth’s Seasons
Earth’s Journey Around the Sun
The Shadow Knows
Tracking Sunrise and Sunset
Earthmallows
Seasons Lab
Sunlight Angles: Indirect & Direct Affect
Tilted Earth
Shifting Shadows: Why we have 24 hours in a day
MOON PHASES:
Charting the Moon
Is It Lunar or Lunacy?
Lunar Language
Moon Light Through the Month
Patterned Paragraphs
Phases of the Moon
Phases of the Moon Part II
SOLAR SYSTEM & BEYOND:
Lost in Space
Our Solar System
Scale from the Solar System to a Monster Bee
Puzzling Planets
Spacing Out the Solar System
The Solar System and the Forces Behind It
Tour of the Solar System
The Northern Lights
The Solar System and the Forces Behind It
Following in Galileo’s Footsteps
Probes to Other Planets
Gravity & Cereal:
Scale Model of Our Nearest Stars
Scale Model of the Solar System
Space Scientific Notation
How Big and How Far
Planet Paths: Studying Planetary Orbital Paths.
How Much Do You Weigh on Distant Planets?
Weightlessness Demonstration
Solar S’Mores: GreenHouse Effects
Our Sun, Our Star & Star Systems:
Sun As a Star:
In a Galaxy Far, Far, Far Away
Dot to Dot: Patterns in the Night Sky
Constellations: Pictures in the Sky
Space Exploration & Human Endeavor:
Interstellar Real Estate – Defining the Habitable Zone
Digital Images: From Satellites to the Internet
Changing Faces: Solar and Planetary Rotation Rates
Every Picture Tells a Story
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GENERAL:
EARTH’S MOVEMENTS: ROTATION & REVOLUTION
Earthmallows: Night & Day
Seasons Labs
Tilted Earth: Why We Need it
Reason for the Seasons Lab w/Lesson Plan
MOON PHASES, TIDES, ECLIPSES
Phases of the Moon Webquest
Lunar Phases Activtiy w/Lesson Plan
Lunar Lollipops Activity
Oreo Cook Moon Phases Activity
Modeling Moon Phases w/Placemat
Arranging the Moon Cut & Paste
Moon Phase Flip Books
Graphing Tides Lab
SOLAR SYSTEM & BEYOND
Best of the Solary System: Great Intro
Planet Travel Project
Planet Project: My Favorite Alien
Great Gravity
Solar System Trading Cards
Comet Webquest
Scale Model of Solar System
Scale Model of the Solar System
Centripetal Force: The Spinning Penny
Model Comet
A Comet’s Tale
Solar System: Mass & Distance Simulation Activity
OUR SUN, OUR STAR & STAR SYSTEMS
Introducing Convection:Heat & Density
Predicting Convection Currents
Star Life Cycle Activity
Rocket Races: Newton’s 3rd Law
SPACE EXPLORATION & HUMAN ENDEAVOR
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Earth-Moon-Sun Review Sheet
Reasons for Seasons GOs
Seasons GOs
Seasons Vocab
Reasons for Seasons
Space Cycles
Marco Polo Lesson by Strand
WORKSHEETS
Alien Encounter: Who Am I
BrainPop: Solar System
Eclipses Worksheet
Moon Phases Worksheet
Lunar Phases, Tides & Eclipses Worksheet
Planet Math
Stars Review Sheet
Adopt A Constellation Project
Weight on Other Planets Worksheet
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| PowerPoints (PPTs) |
Earth-Moon-Sun Jeopardy Review Game w/theme song
Changing Shapes of the Moon
Phases, Eclipses & Tides
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| Interactives/Animations/Movies |
NASA E-Clips: NASA Online Videos
Seasons Interactive
Earth-Sun Relations
Earth, Sun & Moon
Take the Moon Challenge!
Moon Shadow – Solar Eclipse
Moonlight Madness
Tides: Sun, Earth, Moon Interaction
Moon Phase Movie
Phases of the Moon Cartoon
Moon Phases: Sun, Earth Moon Interaction
Harcourt: Phases of the Moon Interactive
Reason for the Seasons
Exploratorium: Solar Eclipses
Black Holes
Amazing Space Activities
Interactive Space Map
Scholastic Science Interactives
Comet tour
Astroventure
Solar System Interactive
Spin Around the Solar System
UEN Student Interactives
Engineering Interact:Earth & Beyond
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 Unit 3: Journey to the Center of Earth
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| Lesson Plans |
General:
NC 6th Grade Science Support Documents
North Carolina 6-8 Curriculum Units
Virginial SOL Lessons & Activities
Comprehensive Science Lab various Topics I
Comprehensive Science Lab Various Topics II
Comprehensive Science Lab Various Topics III
Inquiry Curricular Companions
Science Assessments & Activities
Foss Teacher Lesson Plans
Marco Polo Lesson by Strand
MINERALS:
Cookie Mining Lesson + handout
ROCKS
My Science Box: ROCKS
Backyard Rocks: Great Rock Intro
Rocks 5E’s Lesson Plan
Rocking Rock’s Lesson
Let’s Take a Rock Apart!
Making Sedimentary Rocks!
Layers of Sedimentary Rock
Classifying Rocks
Edible Rocks Lesson Plan
Thirsty Rocks
Roger the Rock
PLATE TECTONICS
My Science Box: Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics Lesson Plans
Pangaea “All Lands”
Pangaea Puzzle
Edible Earth
Edible Four Layer Earth
Earth’s Layers: Modeling the Unseen
Stressful Situations:Plate Tectonics Bread Lesson
Snack Tectonics
Landforms in a Tub
Moving the Earth
Modeling the Layers of Earth w/Density Column
Virtual Field Trip
Mountains “Fold, Fault, Erupt, and Erode”
VOLCANOES:
Are We Falling Apart? Exploding Volcanoes
Making Volcanoes
EARTHQUAKES
Plot that Quake
Keep on Standing!!
The Dynamic Earth
Shoe Box Earthquake Lesson
WEATHERING & SOIL FORMATION:
Weathering Landforms
Weathering:Shake, Rattle and Roll
How is Soil Classified
What is Soil Made Out of
Soil Lab & Quality
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| Labs/Activities |
General:
Planet Earth Packet: Various Labs, Activities & Worksheets
Earth Science Labs& Activities
Minerals
Might Minerals
Mineral Identification Lab
Mining for Minerals Lab
Fairly Simple Mineral ID Lab
Rocks
Rocks and Minerals are Connected Lab
Earth’s Materials: Rocks
Simply Sediments Activity
Ride the Rock Cycle Activity
Simply Sediments Activity
Sedimentary Rock: Making Detrital Rocks
Igneous Rock: Cooling Rate Lab
Metamorphic Rock Formation: Tension, Shearing, Compression
Journey on the Rock Cycle Worksheet
Crayon Rock Cycle Lab
Crayon Rock Cycle Lab (another version)
Rock Cycle Journey: Crayon
Rock Cycle Rolling the Dice Activity
Law of Superposition Core Sample Cake Activity
Rock Layer Cake
Intro to Plate Tectonics:
Earth Layers Model: Milky Way Lab
Pangaea Activity
Plate Tectonics Activity: Snickers Lab
Plate Tectonics Lab: Cracks in an Egg
Model of Sea Floor Spreading
Evidence for Plate Tectonics
Volcanoes & Earthquakes
What Causes Volcanoes & Earthquakes
Volcano: Film Canister Volcano Lab
Volcano Project
3 Types of Stress: Bubble Gum Lab
Earthquake Webquest
Alka-Seltzer Rocket
Weathering & Erosion
Weathering in Action: Steel Wool
Weathering Lab: Effect of Temp. on Alka Seltzer
Surface Area & Weathering Lab: Alka Seltzer
Erosion:Craters
Erosion: Landslides..The Whoosh Factor
Erosion: Exploring Sand Grain Size
Erosion Lab
Glaciers: Movers and Shagers
Soil Formation
Soil Composition Lab
Edible Soil Layers Lab
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| Graphic Organizers/ Worksheets |
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Rocks & Minerals Graphic Organizer
Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Word Organizer
Earth Layers Foldable Graphic Organizer
WORKSHEETS
Journey on the Rock Cycle
Volcano: Review and Reinforce
Volcano: Draw & Label Parts
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| Powerpoints (PPts) |
Intearctive Rock Cycle Powerpoint
Plate Tectonics Intro
Plate Tectonics:Snickers Lab
Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics Part II
3 Types of Rocks
Layers of the Earth
Rocks & Minerals Jeopardy Review Game w/ theme song
Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Erosion & Weathering
Weathering & Erosion II
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| Interactives/Animations/Movies |
Plate Tectonic animations
Volcanoes & Tectonic Activity Animation
Dynamic Earth Interactives
Volcano Lab Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker
Volcano Extinction Simulation
Earthquake Simulation
UEN Student Interactives
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 Unit 4: Circle of Life 
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| Lesson Plans |
General:
NC 6th Grade Science Support Documents
North Carolina 6-8 Curriculum Units
Virginial SOL Lessons & Activities
Comprehensive Science Lab various Topics I
Comprehensive Science Lab Various Topics II
Comprehensive Science Lab Various Topics III
My Science Box: Ecology
The Planet Wakyabi
Project WET Lessons
Ecosystem Curricular Companion Unit
Population Dynamics Unit Plan
Science Assessments & Activities
Foss Teacher Lesson Plans
Marco Polo Lesson by Strand
Population Dynamics
Food Chain Checkers
Adaptation Investigation
The Web of Life
Oh Deer!w/student data sheet
Balance of Nature
SchoolYard Safari
Adaptation Artistry
Catch Me If You Can
Cycling of Matter & Photosynthesis
Water Cycle Experiments
Chlorophyll Activity
My Science Box: Photosynthesis & Respiration
What Do Plants Get from the Air
How Do We Know Plants Use Carbon Dioxide
Exploring Density of Salt and Fresh Water
Using the Carbon Cycle Interactive Game in the Classroom
Carbon Dioxide – Sources and Sinks
HUMAN IMPACT
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GENERAL:
POPULATION DYNAMICS:
Abiotic vs. Biotic Activity: Trail Adventure
Explore Your School’s Woods
Symbiosis Cartoon:Commensalism, Mutualism, Parasitism
Food Chain Rummy Game
Create A Food Web/Energy Pyramid Activity
Population Dynamics Activity: Rolling the Dice
Circle of Life Activity: Interdependence
Biome Research Project: Who’s My Mate
Exploring Biomes Research Chart
Human Impact: Water Pollution Cleanup
Natural Selection:Candy Dish Selection
CYCLING OF MATTER & PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Water Cycle Skit Activty
Water, Water, Everywhere and Always on the Move
Water Cycle: How Clean is our Drinking Water
Carbon: Is Too Much Of A Good Thing Bad?
Photosynthesis Lab
Case of the Disappearing Chlorophyll
Yeast Experiment: Plants..me want Sugar
Energy Flow: Root Beer Anyone..
HUMAN IMPACT:
Tackle Trash: This isn’t Football
Filthy Water Lab
Greenhouse Effect In A Jar
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| Graphic Organizers/ Worksheets |
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
WORKSHEETS
FoodWeb Worksheet
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| Powerpoints (PPTs) |
Producers, Consumer, and Decomposers
Food Chain vs Food Chain
Water Cycle
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| Interactives/Animations/Movies |
Biodiversity: Everything Counts
Mission: Biomes
Land Biomes Interactive
World Land Biome Interactive
Interactiongs among Living Things
Flamingo: Food Chain
UEN Student Interactives
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 Unit 5: ENERGYzer: It keeps going and going 
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| Lesson Plans |
GENERAL:
NC 6th Grade Science Support Documents
North Carolina 6-8 Curriculum Units
Virginial SOL Lessons & Activities
Comprehensive Science Lab various Topics I
Comprehensive Science Lab Various Topics II
Comprehensive Science Lab Various Topics III
Physics Simulation Teacher Submitted Lessons
EnergyQuest Lesson Plans
Inquiry Curricular Companions
Science Assessments & Activities
Foss Teacher Lesson Plans
Marco Polo Lesson by Strand
ENERGY TRANSFER:
Bing! Bang! Boom!
Convection Currents
Heat ? It?s as Easy as ONE, TWO, THREE!
How Hot Is It?
Insulators: Hot Chocolate AnyOne
Heat: Which Color is Faster
Solar Oven
Too Hot to Handle
Lance Armstrong: The Energy Changer
Enlightening: Harnessing the Sun’s Energy
ENERGY RESOURCES/CONSERVATION:
GeoMuffin
Energy Contracts
Shrinking Habitat
The Three R’s
LIGHT:
Hands-On Optics
Teacher Zone Optics
“I’ll Build You A Rainbow”
Bending Beams of Light
Bending Light
Enlightening Explorations
Enlightening Explorations, Part II
Enlightening Explorations, Part III
I’m So Bright I Wear My Shades Indoors!
Lemon Light
Light in Color
Laws of Light
Flinn Sci: Color & Light
SOUND:
Making Waves, Making Music, Making Noise
Sizing up Sound ? STRAW’N & STRING’N
Sound WaveS Splash
Sound Waves: Old MacDonald Style
Creating Sound Vibrations
Battle of the Bands
Good Vibrations
When It Comes to Sound, I’m All Ears!
What’s Your Pitch?
Sound, Are You There: Gas, Liquid, Solid?
Sounds Like Fun
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GENERAL
Various Energy Activites
ENERGY TRANSFER:
Energy Transfer: Hot Chocolate Lab
Insulation Lab
Energy Transfer: Circuits Lab
Adventures in Energy Skate Park
Energy Skater Lab: Conservation of Energy
The Ramp: Potential and Kinetic Energy Simulation Activity
Roller Coaster Physics Investigation
Roller Coaster: Marble Fun
Newton’ Three Laws Lab
Newton’s Challenge
Rocket Lab: Applying Newtons 3rd Law
Projectile Motion: Marshmellow Catapult
Building Electric Circuits
Ice Cream Lab
STATE OF MATTER
Moving Molecules Simulation Activity
States of Matter: At Home Balloon Lab
Melting Parts Lab
Ooblect Lab-Goo Yuk!
LIGHT:
Light Lab:
Light and Sound Wave Simulation Lab
SOUND
Music Lab
Waves on a String
Musical Instrument Project
Musical Straws
Musical Bottles Lab
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| Graphic Organizers/ Worksheets |
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERSWORKSHEETS |
| Powerpoints (PPTs) |
Types of Energy
Matter Vocabulary
3 Types of Energy Transfer
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| Interactives/Animations/Movies |
Forces in Motion
Heat Transfer by Conduction
States of Matter Animation
Light: Operations Optics
Electromagnet Activity Changing Electric Circuits
Design Your Own Roller Coaster
Physics Simulations
Projectile Motion
Galileo Drops the Ball
Lunar Lander
Roller Coaster: Energy
Energy Stations Lab
UEN Student Interactives
Engineering Interact:Sound, Light
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