Worksheets for Middle School
Teachers
.
Though most
of my teaching experience is at the high school level, I recently spent some
time in a middle school classroom teaching a physical science class.
Though this is my no means a complete middle school physical science
curriculum, maybe this will at least give you middle school teachers an
age-appropriate starting point for building a curriculum.*
These worksheets are in Microsoft Word format. If you like the worksheets you see
here, you may be interested in the following:
Title of Worksheet |
Brief description of Worksheet |
MS Word - Click File Name |
Counting Atoms Sheet |
Practice
worksheet where students name ionic compounds and count the atoms of each
element present. |
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Acceleration Notes |
These
are the notes I used when teaching acceleration to my students. Not a
worksheet. |
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Another Balancing Equations
Worksheet |
Practice
with, you guessed it, balancing equations. |
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Balancing Equations Worksheet |
More
balancing equations. |
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Elements and Bonding Worksheet |
Practice
with the groups of the periodic table, valence electrons, and a brief
introduction to how bonds are formed. |
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Ionic, Covalent, Metallic Lab |
A lab
where students guess whether a compound is a metal, an ionic compound, or a
covalent compound. Includes teacher tips. |
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More Mixed Naming Fun |
Practice
naming ionic and covalent compounds. |
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Naming and Equations Review |
Review
with naming chemical compounds and balancing equations. |
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Naming Chemical Compounds
Worksheet |
Yet
more practice with naming chemical compounds. |
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Naming Mixed Ionic and
Covalent Compounds |
Still
more naming ionic and covalent compounds. |
|
Physical Science Quiz |
Ionic
and covalent properties, bonding, and naming. Also includes equation
balancing. |
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Position and Velocity vs. Time
Graphs |
Practice
making position vs. time and velocity vs. time graphs. |
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Review - Bonding, |
Pretty
much what it sounds like. |
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Salt Lab |
A lab
where the students explore the exothermic or endothermic solvation of various
ionic compounds in water. |
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Acceleration Practice Problems |
Questions
involving acceleration, velocity, and the distance traveled during each. |
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Unit Conversions Homework |
Unit
conversions problems. |
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Unit Conversions Practice |
More
unit conversions problems. |
Questions? Comments? Email them to me at misterguch@chemfiesta.com
*All worksheets © 2004 Ian Guch and Cavalcade Publishing, All Rights Reserved. As with all worksheets on this site, no resources may be used without written permission of the author, with the exception of use by teachers for their own classes. The author and Cavalcade Publishing make no guarantee as to the accuracy, safety, or educational quality of these worksheets and assume no responsibility for any consequences resulting from their use. By using these worksheets and activities, you agree to assume all liability and responsibility for their use. Though that gets me off the hook for anything that goes wrong, please make sure to always use common sense when teaching, particularly when it comes to safety issues stemming from doing labs. Of course, most important is the need for students to wear goggles at all times - if you don't have this as your standard policy, you're a bonehead.