Ratelis Science
Activate the scientist within all students through minds-on and hands-on learning opportunities. Creating practical and engaging activities that are designed for, and aligned with the NGSS, is my goal. These are resources I have developed for the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) that I use in my own 8th grade physical science classroom and materials I have created that teachers in other 6th-8th grade science classes always ask to use.
I have over 20 years experience teaching science in grades 6-12 and have been actively involved in developing and teaching professional development opportunities related to science instructional best practices and differentiating for exceptional students including Visually Impaired, Special Needs, and Gifted. In addition to my regular work for district curriculum committees and numerous professional development sessions, I have presented at both the NSTA National Conference in Chicago in 2015 on and the NSTA Regional Conference in Milwaukee in 2017.
I take pride in my materials and guarantee satisfaction. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me at science@ratelis.com"
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Vocabulary Dominoes: Thermal Energy and Energy Transfer NGSS MS-PS-3-3 and 3-4
$3.00I designed these three sets of dominoes to be used for review of vocabulary related to thermal energy, types of energy, and the transfer of thermal energy. Also as practice for identifying types of thermal energy transfers (conduction, convection and...$3.00 -
Escape Room: Thermal Energy NGSS MS PS-3-4 "Bake Sale"
$4.00This is an escape room or series of puzzle challenges designed to have students practice critical thinking skills and apply science concepts related to thermal energy from NGSS MS-PS-3-4. Comes with 6 puzzles but only 4 are required for the story line so...$4.00 -
Speed, Net Force, and Newton's 2nd Review Puzzles NGSS MS-PS-2-2
$3.50A set of 7 puzzles that have students practice critical thinking skills and apply concepts related to Newton's 2nd law, determining net force from a diagram, balancing forces from a net force diagram, determining if forces are balanced or unbalanced,...$3.50 -
Variables, Density and Metric System Review Puzzles NGSS SEP Skill Boosters
$3.50Set of 8 puzzles. Topics include metric system unit conversion, time unit conversions, reading a graduated cylinder, solving density problems, and identifying variables from a research question or short description of an experiment. The puzzles are...$3.50 -
Thermal Energy Review Puzzles NGSS MS-PS-3-3, MS-PS-3-4, and MS-PS-1-4
$3.50A set of 7 puzzles that have students practice critical thinking skills and apply concepts related to Thermal Energy including keywords such as conduction, convection, radiation, temperature, joules of energy, kinetic energy of particles, and the...$3.50 -
Observations, Variables, Experiments Task Cards NGSS SEP Science 64 Questions
$4.00Are you looking for a versatile tool to boost student engagement in your middle school classroom? Task cards are the perfect solution! This set of 64 questions is designed to align with NGSS middle school physical science standards focusing on science...$4.00 -
Potential and Kinetic Energy Task Cards: NGSS MS-PS-3-1 and MS-PS-3-2
$4.00Are you looking for a versatile tool to boost student engagement in your middle school classroom? Task cards are the perfect solution! This flexible set of 80 questions aligns with NGSS Middle School Physical Science MS-PS-2 related to potential and...$4.00 -
CER for NGSS Thermal Energy MS-PS-3-4 Writing Prompts with Data Analysis
$5.00Writing a scientific explanation using the claim, evidence, and reasoning format (CER) is easy with this prompt that connects to NGSS Physical Science standards. This product contains three different Constructing Explanations or CER prompts for...$5.00 -
Analyzing and Interpreting Data: Using Graphs Card Sort
$2.50Students often struggle with deciding which type of graph is the best choice for different types of data. In this 5e Explore activity students work collaboratively to complete a card sort. Students are challenged to figure out the image of a...$2.50 -
NGSS SEP: Analyzing and Interpreting Data #2: Reading Tables and CER
$3.506 worksheets with a graphic organizer for helping students analyze data and use it to create a scientific explanation using NGSS Physical Science content. Each data set in this series has a written short introduction that should help with the...$3.50 -
Escape Room: NGSS MS PS-3 "Haunted School House Hunters"
$4.00This is a Halloween Themed Escape Room designed to have students practice critical thinking skills and apply concepts from NGSS MS-PS-3 and NGSS SEP analyzing data. Students will identify different types of energy (Thermal, Sound, Chemical, Nuclear,...$4.00 -
Potential and Kinetic Energy Science Review Puzzles NGSS Skill Boosters MS-PS-3
$3.50A set of 8 puzzles that have students practice critical thinking skills and apply concepts related to types of energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, and the relationship between mass and speed to total kinetic energy. The puzzles are designed to...$3.50