Are you feeling as 'done' as I am? Those last weeks of middle school are killer. Here are some of my favorite ideas for the last week (or two) of middle school science. These are time tested, student approved, still learning activities that include opportunities for review, collaborative work, critical thinking, and perhaps the most important-- student buy-in and FUN! Best of luck and may the odds be ever in your favor!
1. Pringles Ringle Challenge: This takes about a half an hour. I do this on one of my last days with my 8th graders. A good time is ALWAYS had. Here are some pictures. A great lesson in physics!
2. Kahoot: In 8th grade I do a kahoot that has questions from ALL of middle school science. It takes a while to make, but it's totally worth it and I re-use it every year. If you want to look at mine, my username is MrsReichley, and my end of year game is called 8H Trivia.
3. Blow up a watermelon! This is my last day of school activity with my 8th graders before they graduate from middle school. I make each of the 3 homerooms a team, and each team gets a watermelon and a ton of rubber bands. Make sure students wear safety goggles for this one. Students work as a team adding rubber bands to the middle section of the watermelon until the pressure of the rubber bands snaps the watermelon in half. Always a good time.
Survival Activities
These activities will have your ENTIRE class engaged. I haven't met a person yet who wasn't.
Have a great end of the school year! I hope some of these ideas are useful!
Crazy.Science.Lady
