Mixing up Partners

In science, there are so many opportunities to collaborate! I always tried to encourage my students to form pairs based on interests rather than previous friendships. Who knows who you might be missing out on?

Here are some questions you could pose to your students to have them form new pairs relatively quickly:

Candy Corn: Yes or No?
Zombie or Vampire?
Pirate or Ninja?
Beaches or Mountains?
Ice skating or Building a snowman?
Listening to music or Reading a book?
England or France?
How many languages do you know?
Video games or Computer games?
Black licorice: Yes or No?
Are hot dogs sandwiches: Yes or No?
Superpower: Flying or Speed?

Before they begin their work, they could have a chance to explain their answer to their partner. It would be a great way to break the ice.

***UPDATE: I made this into a freebie you can get here! ***

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Nitrogen and Carbon Cycle Foldable

I was inspired to create foldables for my 6th graders on the carbon and nitrogen cycles after viewing one created by the blog " The Inspired Classroom ". She had created a much cuter one for the water cycle. Please forgive my pictures, descriptions, and handwriting. :) If you would like a free copy of the nitrogen foldable or carbon foldable , you can find it at My Teachers Pay Teachers.

Biomes Foldable

I had way too much fun making this. My students are going to be learning about these biomes next and I created this example of the finished product and one with the pictures/words without the cuts. I photocopied the sheet and shrunk it to 75%. The students will cut it out, fold down the extra space on the left side, and glue it in their notebooks. Underneath each tab, they will write characteristics of the biomes. I am clearly on a foldable kick! Thank you snow days. :) I did create a digital version of this for you to download on my Teacher Pay Teachers. It's free!

Rubric Maker

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