Content-Specific Review:
Use the following links to learn more about our standards in science this year. Most are videos and a few websites that have interesting information on them!
Inquiry/Engineering Design Process (EDP):
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- How to Use Models - BrainPOP Science
- How to Use Data - BrainPOP Science
- How to Collect Evidence - BrainPOP Science
- How to Make a Claim - BrainPOP Science
- Video: Crash Course-Isolating Variables
- Video: Crash Course-Defining a Problem
- Video: Crash Course-Measurement Mystery
- Video: Crash Course-The Engineering Process
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Energy:
- PS 3.1 Sources of energy/ Energy transfers
- Solar Power | 5th Grade STEM lesson for Physical Science and Math (weatherstem.com)
- Sunlight | 3rd Grade STEM lesson for Earth, Physical, and Life Sciences (weatherstem.com)
- Solar Radiation and Wind (weatherstem.com)
- Sunlight and the Electromagnetic Spectrum | 7th and 8th Grade STEM lesson for Physical Science, Earth Science, and Math (weatherstem.com)
- Potential vs. Kinetic Energy Video For Kids | 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Science (generationgenius.com)
- Brainpop potential energy
- Brainpop kinetic energy
- PBS roller coaster https://tn.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/midlit11.sci.splenergy/energy-transfer-in-a-roller-coaster/?utm_source=SocialMedia&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=mktg_2014
- transfer of energy experiment http://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/fun-physics-for-kids-weekend-links/
- rollercoaster (d3tt741pwxqwm0.cloudfront.net)
- PS 3.2 Thermal energy and sound transfer
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- Bill Nye Episode: Heat
- Heat: Transfer of Thermal Energy Video For Kids | Middle School Science (generationgenius.com)
- Video: Conduction, Convection, Radiation
- Brainpop heat transfer
- Convection spirals http://www.monstersciences.com/energy/energy-science-experiment-heat-spirals/
- Heat temperature, and thermal energy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzLWXXt9MRA
- Turning the air upside down lesson https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_air_lesson04_activity4
- Thermal energy transfer https://tn.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lsps07-sci-phys-thermalenergy/thermal-energy-transfer/
- Thermal Energy Transfer (pbslearningmedia.org)
- Final Assignment, Part 1 : (wgbh.org)
- Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation - Wisc-Online OER
- Feel The Burn : (wgbh.org)
- Energy Transfer - Mosa Mack Science
- Sound: StudyJams! Science | Scholastic.com
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- ETS 1.2 Design solutions to minimize and maximize thermal energy transfer
Resources
ESS3.1 Sustainability of natural resources
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- Brainpop natural resources
- Brainpop fossil fuels
- Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources (weatherstem.com)
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ESS 3.2 Technology and resources
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- Brainpop wind energy
- Brainpop solar energy
- Hydropower I : the Dam Quiz (purposegames.com)
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ESS 3.3 Impact of humans on environment
Currents:
- ESS 2.1 convection patterns
- Video: Crash Course-All About Wind
- Sea Breeze (weatherstem.com)
- The Sun and Convection Currents | Texas Gateway
- Wind Quiz (weatherstem.com)
- Land and sea breeze https://www.gimkit.com/join/624cfbd993c0ad002342af17
- Video: TedEd-How Do Currents Work?
- Brainpop density
- Brainpop wind
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- The Atacama Desert (Global Circulation) lesson plan https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SMFES8mIB4NJsoU-ovMrxYzOaDlSTOVu_Lj-vKPhjcw/edit
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- Heat transfer and weather model on wind https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/utpa_breezy_activity1
- Coriolis effect http://noaacontent.nroc.org/lesson08/l8ex1.htm
- Air Masses and Wind: StudyJams! Science | Scholastic.com
- ESS 2.2 Ocean currents
- Video: Crash Course-Air and Ocean Currents
- Bill Nye Episode: Ocean Currents
- Go With the Flow: An Ocean Currents Game | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
- Ocean Currents Jeopardy Template (jeopardylabs.com)
- Brainpop ocean currents
- Ocean currents tasks http://learndbir.org/resources/Sample-Assessment-Tasks-for-MS-ESS2-6.pdf
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- Surface currents and the coriolis effect https://youtu.be/FG1GYolcg3Y
- Effects of oceacn curretns explained https://youtu.be/ptw2CEATsj4
- What causes deep currents? https://youtu.be/aVP_6ufKM-o
- Ocean currents: How they work and why they are so important. https://youtu.be/q_USR2A7Am4
- How ocean circulation affects global climate and vice vera https://youtu.be/aGdiwgmmedU
Climate:
- ESS2.3 Climate and heat transfer
- Impact of ocean currents on climate Brainpop unit How can ocean water at the equator warm the air thousands of miles north? - BrainPOP Science
- Key Points: Heat Flow and Temperature | Heat Flow and Temperature (weatherstem.com)
- Bill Dye Episode: Climates
- BrainPOP unit weather vs climate Why are there sometimes warm days during a cold winter? - BrainPOP Science
- Climate Zones & Ocean Currents Video For Kids | Middle School Science (generationgenius.com)
- Brainpop climate types
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- Do ocean currents influence climate lesson plan https://www.adp.noaa.gov/sites/adp/lessons/ADP_LessonPlan_Climographs_Cook.pdf
- Heat is on cause and effect climate lesson plan https://www.calacademy.org/educators/lesson-plans/the-heat-is-on-cause-and-effect-and-climate
- Climate zones map https://layers-of-learning.com/climate/
- Ocean and climate Teachers - Legends of Learning
- Play Games | NASA Climate Kids
- Meet the Greenhouse Gases! | NASA Climate Kids
- Tennessee Climate (weatherstem.com)
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Weather:
- ESS2.4 Describe cycling of water through earth's systems
- Brainpop unit water cycle What causes a lake to dry up? - BrainPOP Science 80 min
- Water Cycle Video For Kids | 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Science (generationgenius.com)
- Brainpop unit on plastics in the ocean also human impact How do we solve the problem of plastics in the ocean? - BrainPOP Science
- Brainpop water cycle
- Water Cycle and Weather (weatherstem.com)
- Brainpop ground water
- ESS2.7 Predicting local weather patterns Video: Crash Course-Air Masses, Jet Streams, Fronts
- Video: Crash Course-Climate vs. Weather
- Brainpop unit weather patterns Why aren’t weather forecasts always right? - BrainPOP Science
- Air Masses & Weather Fronts Video For Kids | 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Science (generationgenius.com)
- Brainpop humidity
- Brainpop weather
- Brainpop temperature
- Weather Fronts (weatherstem.com)
- Forms of Precipitation (weatherstem.com)
- air pressure basics video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcMd5rRr2I0
- weather 101 video air pressure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mHEry8tSPM
- Air mass and front lesson plan https://betterlesson.com/lesson/631782/air-masses-and-fronts
- https://betterlesson.com/lesson/632045/3-air-masses-and-fronts-meet-in-the-sky-oh-my
- NGSS weather https://ngss.nsta.org/DisplayStandard.aspx?view=topic&id=37
- Video: Crash Course-Severe Weather
- Brainpop unit predicting hurricanes Are Atlantic hurricanes most likely to occur in summer or winter? - BrainPOP Science
- Brainpop tornado
- Brainpop thunderstorms
- Brainpop hurricanes
- Hurricanes and Flooding (weatherstem.com)
- Measuring the Wind (weatherstem.com)
- El Niño and La Niña (weatherstem.com)
- severe storms http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/winter_storms/
- Air Masses and Fronts: StudyJams! Science | Scholastic.com
Earth's systems:
- ESS 2.5 Impact of humans on water cycle, landforms, and other atmospheric systems
- ESS 2.6 Role of greenhouse gases of temperature and habitability
Life Science:
- LS 2.1 Impact of variables on population
- LS 2.2 Competitive, symbiotic, and predatory interactions
- LS 2.3 food webs and chains
- Video: Food Chains and Webs
- Video: Classifying Organisms
- Video: Crash Course-Decomposers
- Brainpop food chains
- Brainpop food webs
- Brainpop energy pyramid
- Food Webs Video For Kids | 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Science (generationgenius.com)
- LS2.4 Biotic and abiotic patterns in ecosystems
- Coral Bleaching | NASA Climate Kids
- Mr. Nussbaum - World Biomes Interactive (mrnussbaum.com)
- Mr. Nussbaum - World Deserts Interactive (mrnussbaum.com)
- Build a Biome (switchzoo.com)
- Biomes | World Biomes | The Wild Classroom
- HHMI Biome Viewer
- Biomes (pbslearningmedia.org)
- Abiotic vs Biotic Factors - Group sort (wordwall.net)
- Organisms and Environments - Competition of Abiotic and Biotic Factors | Texas Gateway
- Brainpop taiga
- Brainpop tropical rainforest
- Brainpop tundra
- Brainpop desert
- Brainpop savanna
- Brainpop mountains
- Brainpop land biomes
- Brainpop ecosystems
- LS 2.5 invasive species
- How do invasive species affect their ecosystems? - BrainPOP Science Brainpop unit invasive species in water
- Brainpop invasive species
- Tennessee Aquarium Warns of Danger Posed By Invasive Carp
- List of Invasive Species in TN
Biodiversity:
- LS4.1 Changes to biodiversity
- Brainpop unit biodiversity What does an ecosystem's biodiversity tell you about its health? - BrainPOP Science
- Bill Nye Video: Biodiversity
- TedEd: Why is Biodiversity So Important?
- Video: Crash Course-Big Changes in the Big Apple
- Video: Crash Course-Big Changes in the Big Forest
- ECOPLAY AND BIODIVERSITY https://app.legendsoflearning.com/teachers/games/learning-objective/1629
- Biodiveristy for Kids
- Generation genius Maintaining Biodiversity Video For Kids | Middle School Science (generationgenius.com)
- Impact biodiversity on resources brainpop unit Why are people working to prevent the extinction of the monkey puzzle tree? - BrainPOP Science
- Wolves of Yellowstone
- Learning to protect biodiversity
ETS 1.2 solution for maintain biodiversity
All Content Review:
- CNN 10: a student-friendly news show
- Kids National Geographic
- Kids NASA
- PBS Kids Design Squad (STEM games and activities)
- Watch these shows on Animal Planet: "The Zoo" and "The Aquarium"
- Play Gimkit! - Enter game code here | Gimkit https://www.gimkit.com/join/624fb29cd3c8e40023079f94
- https://quizizz.com/join/game/U2FsdGVkX1%252FHgIFqL7RLS1%252BN5F76j8q%252B26G7y6LN9ijLS3NlLceGWQ%252F1RjgkUadR?gameType=async