7th Grade Resources

A hearty bowl of cereal gives you the energy to start your day, but how exactly did that energy make its way into your bowl? It all begins with...

In this activity students take simple sentences and use metaphors and similes to enhance their sentences, making them more interesting,...

This SciShow video discusses what Demodex mites are, how we get them on our skin, and why they would choose our faces to live.  This video teaches...

Here is a great video that introduces volcanoes.  It is very visual and the music fits.  This is the video I show to get students excited to learn...

This is a great video on economics to help introduce needs and wants to students. It gives a real life example that kids can relate to.

I built my own laser light sound visualizer. Using a tone generator and multiple tones you can create some awesome light patterns. We showed this...

This is a quick video that discusses the discovery and history of the Great Salt Lake.

Try this word problem with your students  to see if they can solve the word problem given in this movie, "Little Big League."  This video is sure...

This clip explains the reasons and story of the case of Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas during the Civil Rights Movement.

This is a great clip to open a discussion about conflict of character vs. society. 

This is performance of the official state song of Arizona.

This video does a good job explaining what is meant by natural selection in the evolutionary process and why scientists believe in the Theory of...

This video would be a great one to use if you are going to introduce the food web and predator/prey relationships.  It has some great footage of...

Have you ever wondered why dogs pant?  This video would be great to show your students when you are talking about animal adaptations and how their...

This is a great video to help introduce or review adjectives.

Students will draw and diagram the different phases of the moon depending on how the Earth, Sun, and Moon are positioned relative to one another...

In this activity students are going to find a small rock, decide what rock type it is, weight it, place it in a tumbler and then over a two week...

If you don't know why stars can look like they are twinkly, then this video would be great to watch and show to your students.

This is a great clip to open a discussion about conflict or character vs. character.  Harry Potter vs. Volermort

In this compare and contrast activity, students will read two articles or two books, or watch two short Youtube videos about two animals. ...

This is a short video that does a good job describing the Yellowstone Supervolcano. It does a great job showing the potential of large magma...

This video demonstrates how to create a geyser that you can show to your students. I have used this demonstration for multiple levels of science....

This is a great video to show during your unit on adaptations and evolutionary changes.  This video demonstrates how sharks have evolved over time...