Here is a catchy song for young students that discusses the 8 planets.
6th Grade Resources
Sixth Grade resources for teachers. Contains videos, worksheets, websites, and activities for students.
Have you ever wondered whether or not ketchup was considered a liquid or a solid. After all it can take a lot to get ketchup out of a bottle. ...
Have you ever wondered why your cat loves you to death? You know when he takes out his claws and proceeds to dig them into your flesh. This is...
In this Author's Purpose Game, students can compete against another student or computer. Students will read a small passage and decide whether it...
When you are teaching a unit on Astronomy, inevitably you are going to get into a discussion with students on the possibility of life outside of...
This is a great video overview with interesting facts about President William Taft, produced by Disney.
Here is a video from 1982, when Robin Williams gave a great comedy performance about the United States flag. Very funny and very patriotic.
In this lab I have students observe what happens to water, which represents air, warms up and what happens to water as it cools down. Using a hot...
Students will have fun researching 5 unique mammals that are funny-looking and just plain strange. Students will discover some interesting facts...
This is a fun video that displays the various international relationships that exist with the United States...or at least our perception of those...
Just came upon this cool Educational TechTip. I have been sharing documents with my students for years and always having them create copies. This...
Here is a fun poem created to show all of the elements on the periodic table. Much of the poem demonstrates where the different names came from...
This video discusses a range of astronomy topics. The main theme of it though is, how likely planets are to being habitable. Planets need to be...
This TEDEd video discusses five parasites and how they affect the host's brain. The parasites it discusses are the Gordian Worm, Rabies Virus,...
Get ready for a journey to the Earth's core with this fascinating found on EducationalResource.org....
This website gives a great example of using the commutative and associative properties of addition using Skittles. There is a video available...
Honeybees create their honey-cone out of hexagons. Why is this? This video demonstrates how bees use math to maximize space and energy.
This engaging educational resource will transport young minds to a prehistoric realm, allowing them to uncover the mysteries hidden within ancient...
How well can you or your students complete a simple mental math question under pressure? This video shows a young woman losing out on the first...
Why do we blush? This is actually a scientific mystery. This video explores some of the hypothesis out there.
This worksheet contains 20 questions that I use for reteaching students' understanding of elapsed time. There is plenty of space for students to...
This animated video does a great job of talking about the relativity of speed. This would be an excellent video to show during a physics or...
Have you ever heard of a brinicle? Brinicles are rare phenomena that occurs when ocean water freezes very quickly causing any life that gets...
Students will be engaged in hands-on experimentation and discover the principles of motion and collision through a series of captivating lab...