Middle School Science Inservice Materials

Additional materials available at https://instruction.greenriver.edu/kclay

All documents are in MS Word for PC form. Feel free to rewrite!

  1. "Toy Car" activity (addressing GLE 1.3.1 and 1.3.2)

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    Set up (handout #1 for students)

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    Teacher notes (read 'em!)

  2. The nature of Inquiry

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    The middle school inquiry form (modify at will!)

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    Rough guide to Inquiry

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    Inquiry Vocabulary

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    Mapping Inquiry

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    Teaching "Systems" (science content concepts) by inquiry

  3. Some Earth Science Concepts by Inquiry

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    Read the "Systems" by inquiry sheets above!

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    Orbits, Moon Phases, and Seasons (harder than you thought!)

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    Tectonic plates, Earthquakes, and the Earth's guts

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    The tides (no, your students don't know this!)