Middle School Lesson Plans
Middle School Lesson Plans from the 2008/09 Project
Adaptation and Evolution
Adaptation and Evolution Lesson Plan and Activity Sheet Whitney Ruppel
Weather
Exploring the Sun's Energy Lesson Plan Rachel Connelly
Exploring the Sun's Energy Activity Sheet Rachel Connelly
Exploring the Sun's Energy Graph Sheet Rachel Connelly
The Movement of Air Lesson Plan (learning the different types of weather fronts) Rachel Connelly
The Movement of Air Activity Sheet Rachel Connelly
Animals
How do animals protect themselves? Rachel Connelly
How do animals protect themselves? Activity Packet Rachel Connelly
Physical Science
Forces and Masses and Motion, Oh My! Lesson Plan Erin Cziraki- 8th Grade
Forces and Masses and Motion, Oh My! Student Activity Pack
This lesson investigates what effect varying force and mass has on the motion of an object.
Properties and Behaviors of Waves Lesson Plan Erin Cziraki- 8th Grade
Properties and Behaviors of Waves Student Activity Pack
This lesson investigates the different types and behaviors of waves using quick, simple demonstrations.
Do You Hear What I Hear? Lesson Plan Erin Cziraki- 8th Grade
Do You Hear What I Hear? Student Activity Pack
This lesson explores the interactions between sound and the ear, the process of hearing, and why there are different sounds.
Sound Waves lesson plan Whitney Ruppel- 8th Grade
Sound Waves student activity sheet Whitney Ruppel- 8th Grade
This lesson is intended to faciliate students' understanding of sound waves including their properties and behaviors. It is a good introduction that could later be applied to the concept of hearing.
Layers in the Sand Lesson Plan and Activity Sheet (long version) Erin Cziraki- 8th Grade
Image of layered sand to use with "Layers in the Sand" and "Velocity Review"
Velocity Review Lesson Plan (short version of "Layers in the Sand")
The two lessons listed above both deal with the concept of velocity and require students to measure parameters and use a formula to calculate velocity.
Earth Science
Rock Cycle Lesson Plan Erin Cziraki- 8th Grade
Rock Cycle Power Point Presentation
A fun, hands-on activity that does a great job of demonstrating the steps of the rock cycle using sugar cubes and crayons.
