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FREE Middle School Science Video Lessons - STAR** Compliant Free Middle School Science Video Lessons for Distance Learning, Remote Learning, Flipped Classrooms and Online Learning
Lesson
ID
Lesson
Name

Topics:

SES04A Earth Features

⭐ Surface Changes ⭐ Wind, Water, Ice, Gravity ⭐ Erosion / Deposition ⭐ Mountains, Valleys ⭐ Rivers, Oceans ⭐ Moving Air, Water, Ice ⭐ Glaciers ⭐ Plate Tectonics ⭐ Mnemonic Tools

SES04B Topographic
Maps

⭐ Features on Map⭐ Use for Planning ⭐ Measurement of Features⭐ Elevation ⭐Contour Interval ⭐ Steep / Shallow Slopes ⭐ Hills / Depressions ⭐ Hachure Mark/Depression ⭐ River/Valley Identification ⭐ Flood Control

SES04E Erosion
Weathering

⭐ Weathering Breaks Down ⭐ Erosion is Movement ⭐ Chemical Weathering ⭐ Mechanical Weathering ⭐ Environmental Impacts ⭐ Ice Wedging ⭐ Deposition ⭐ Stalactites / Stalagmites ⭐ River Meanders ⭐ Mnemonic Tools

SES04F Soil

⭐ Definition ⭐ Moved, Built, Destroyed ⭐ Boulders, Gravel, Clay ⭐ Sand, Silt, Clay, Sediments ⭐ Soil Contents / Makeup ⭐ Decomposers ⭐ Soil Layers ⭐ Water Soil Movement ⭐ Wind Soil Movement ⭐ Dust Bowl

Lesson
ID
Lesson
Name

Topics:

SES05B Fresh Water ⭐ Covers 70% of SurfaceWetlands, Rivers, Lakes3% is Fresh Water2% is Frozen1% is Available to UseDrinking, Irrigation, IndustryTransportation, RecreationMunicipal, Well SuppliesWater Filtration
SES05B Rivers
Watersheds
⭐ Importance ⭐ River Pollution ⭐ Manage Water Flow ⭐Rivers, Bay, Ocean ⭐Hydroelectric Dams ⭐ Headwaters, Rivulet ⭐ Tributaries, Streams, ⭐ Load, Growth, Estuaries ⭐ Watersheds, Divides ⭐ Meanders, Flooding
SES06A Renewable Resources ⭐ Definition of Renewable ⭐ Need for Conservation ⭐ Conservation’s Three “R”s ⭐ Solar ⭐ Water ⭐ Wind ⭐ Ethanol ⭐ Biomass ⭐ Geothermal ⭐ Renewable Resource List ⭐ Management of Sources ⭐ Governmental Regulation
SES06B Nonrenewable Resources ⭐ Energy Definition ⭐ Renewable / Nonrenewable ⭐ Conserve Energy ⭐ Fossil Fuels ⭐ Coal ⭐ Natural Gas ⭐ Nuclear ⭐ Details of Sources ⭐ Formation of Coal ⭐ Formation of Oil ⭐ Uranium Source ⭐ Nuclear Issues ⭐
SES06C Pollution ⭐ Definition ⭐ 3 “R”s of Conservation ⭐ Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ⭐ Point Source Pollution ⭐ Sewage, Factories, Tanks ⭐ Non-Point Source Pollution ⭐ Cars, People, Litter ⭐ Fertilizer Run Off ⭐ Household Air Pollution ⭐ Pollution Solutions ⭐
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ID
Lesson
Name

Topics:

SES11A Earth's Atmosphere ⭐ Term Origin ⭐ Makeup of Atmosphere ⭐ Balance of Gases ⭐ Greenhouse Effect ⭐ Layers of Atmosphere ⭐ Air Pressure ⭐ Air Density ⭐ Atmosphere Allows Life ⭐ Protection from Radiation ⭐ No Atmosphere - No Life ⭐
SES11B Gases in the Air ⭐ Delicate Balance ⭐ Moderates Temperatures ⭐ Holds Water ⭐ Layers of Atmosphere ⭐ Percentage of Gases ⭐ Nitrogen, Oxygen ⭐ Argon, Carbon Dioxide ⭐ Greenhouse Gases ⭐ Ozone Layer ⭐ Other Planet Atmospheres ⭐
SES11C Air Pollution ⭐ Air in Delicate Balance ⭐ Natural Pollutants ⭐ Major Air Pollutants ⭐ Greenhouse Gases ⭐ Ozone Reduction ⭐ Photochemical Smog ⭐ Acid Rain ⭐ Greenhouse Effect ⭐ Temperature Inversion ⭐ Indoor Pollution Sources ⭐
SES11D Measuring Air Pressure ⭐ Molecular Makeup ⭐ Temperature / Pressure ⭐ Predict Weather ⭐ Altitude and Pressure ⭐ Column of Air ⭐ Pressure Measurement ⭐ Barometer Construction ⭐ Sea Level / Space Pressure ⭐ Water Vapor Capacity ⭐ Why Hot Air Balloons Float ⭐
SES11E Atmospheric Pressure ⭐ Air has Mass and Volume ⭐ Column of Air “Stacked Up” ⭐ Pressure due to Gravity ⭐ 14.76 Pounds/Square Inch ⭐ Barometer and Weather ⭐ Buoyancy-Hot Air Balloons ⭐ Altitude ⭐ Crushing Pressure ⭐ Pressure and Water Vapor ⭐ Weather Prediction ⭐
SES11F Atmospheric Temperatures Atmosphere has Layers ⭐ Understanding Pollution ⭐ Measure Air Temperature ⭐ Balloons Instruments ⭐ Satellites ⭐ Troposphere ⭐ Stratosphere ⭐ Mesosphere  ⭐ Thermosphere ⭐ Exosphere ⭐ Significance of Each Layer ⭐ Mnemonic to Remember ⭐
SES11G Atmospheric Layers ⭐ Troposphere / Features ⭐ Stratosphere / Features ⭐ Mesosphere / Features ⭐ Thermosphere / Features ⭐ Exosphere / Features ⭐ Weather in Troposphere ⭐ Greenhouse Gases ⭐ Ozone Layer ⭐ Space Station Orbit ⭐ Mnemonic Device ⭐
Lesson
ID
Lesson
Name

Topics:

SES13A Air Masses

⭐ Definition ⭐ Label Formation ⭐ Formation Temperature ⭐ Formation Moisture Areas ⭐ cP - Continental Polar ⭐ mP - Maritime Polar ⭐ mT - Maritime Tropical ⭐ cT - Continental Tropical ⭐ Air Mass Movement ⭐ Jet Stream ⭐

SES13B Weather Fronts

⭐ Air Heating Land / Water ⭐ Global Wind Patterns ⭐ Local Heating ⭐ Jet Stream Influence ⭐ Warm / Cold Fronts ⭐ Stationary Fronts ⭐ Hurricanes ⭐Cyclones ⭐ Storm Genesis ⭐ Hemisphere Wind Direction ⭐ Tornadoes ⭐

SES13C Weather Prediction

⭐ Meteorologists ⭐ Prediction Issues ⭐ Weather Instruments ⭐ Anemometer ⭐ Rain Gauge ⭐ Barometer ⭐ Hygrometer ⭐ Wind Vane ⭐ Snow Gauge ⭐ Radar ⭐ Doppler ⭐ Instrument Examples ⭐ Remote Satellite Sensing ⭐ Weather Stations ⭐

SES13D Storms

⭐ Meteorologists Predict ⭐ Storm Formation ⭐ Remote Sensing ⭐ Computer Prediction ⭐ Storm / Front Mapping ⭐ Cirrus, Stratus, Cumulus ⭐ Hurricanes, Tornadoes ⭐ Thunderstorms ⭐ Lightning / Thunder ⭐ Lightning Distance ⭐

SES13E Weather

⭐ Weather / Climate ⭐ Sun is Engine ⭐ Heating Earth’s Surface ⭐ Wind Creation ⭐ Evaporation / Condensation ⭐ Humidity ⭐ Evaporative Cooling ⭐ Weather Systems ⭐ High / Low Pressure ⭐ Storm Genesis ⭐

SES13F Precipitation

⭐ Sun Causes Evaporation ⭐ Cloud Formation ⭐ Evaporation, Condensation ⭐ Water Cycle ⭐ Condensation Nucleus ⭐ Stratus ⭐ Cumulus ⭐ Cirrus ⭐ Cloud Type Characteristics ⭐ Rain ⭐ Freezing Rain ⭐ Hail, Sleet, Snow ⭐ Precipitation Examples ⭐

SES14A Energy Transfer

⭐ Ability to Do Work ⭐ Law of Conservation Energy ⭐ Not Created / Destroyed ⭐ Conduction Examples ⭐ Convection Examples ⭐ Radiation Examples ⭐ Renewable Energy ⭐ Energy Storage ⭐ Centigrade / Fahrenheit ⭐

SES14B Heating Earth

⭐ Energy Definition ⭐ Solar Energy – Renewable ⭐ Conduction ⭐ Convection ⭐ Radiation ⭐ Infrared ⭐ Visible Light ⭐ Ultraviolet ⭐ ROY G. BIV ⭐ Energy Transfer Modes ⭐  Temperature  / Air Density ⭐

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Topics:

SES18A Earth and Moon

⭐ Earth Rotates & Revolves ⭐ Rotate/Revolve Mnemonic ⭐ Tilt  23.5° ⭐ Seasons Reverse ⭐ Moon Revolves Earth ⭐ Moon Causes Tides ⭐ Predictable Tides ⭐ Tidal Locked ⭐ Same Side Faces Earth ⭐

SES18B Eclipses

⭐ Moon revolves 29.5 days ⭐ Same side faces Earth ⭐ Greek “Failure to Appear” ⭐ Lunar and Solar Eclipses ⭐ Umbra and Penumbra ⭐ Tidally Locked Period ⭐ Why so Quick ⭐ Why so Rare ⭐ Hurt Eyes in Solar ⭐ Watch Lunar not Solar ⭐

SES19A Solar System

⭐ Claudius Ptolemy ⭐ Nicolaus Copernicus ⭐ Johannes Kepler ⭐ Orbits Are Ellipses ⭐ Our Sun ⭐ Inner Planets ⭐ Outer Planets ⭐ Asteroid Belt ⭐ Plane of the Ecliptic ⭐ Dwarf Planets ⭐

SES19B The Sun

⭐ Sun is a Star ⭐ Electromagnetic Radiation ⭐ Heated by Sun ⭐ Size of Sun ⭐ Distance from Earth ⭐ Nuclear Fusion ⭐ Hydrogen and Helium ⭐ Parts of the Sun ⭐ Sun Rotation ⭐ Eclipses ⭐

SES19C Planets

⭐ Inner/Outer Planets ⭐ Dwarf Planets ⭐ Moons and Rings ⭐ Terrestrial Planets ⭐ Gas Giants ⭐ Facts on Each Planet ⭐ Planet Test ⭐ Mnemonic Order Tool ⭐ M-V-E-M-J-S-U-N ⭐

SES19D Asteroids, Comets and Meteors

⭐ Asteroids, Comets Meteors ⭐ Genesis Materials ⭐ Similarities – Differences ⭐ Asteroids – Orbits/Makeup ⭐ Asteroid Belt - Location ⭐ Comets - Elliptical Orbits ⭐ Meteors - Shooting Stars ⭐ Meteor-Atmosphere Layer ⭐ Mnemonic

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Lesson
ID
Lesson
Name

Topics:

SPS01A Measurement ⭐ SI (System International) ⭐ Quantitative / Qualitative ⭐ Standard Metric Units ⭐ Measurement Definitions ⭐ Length ⭐ Volume ⭐ Mass ⭐ Temperature ⭐ Time ⭐ Light ⭐ Electric Current ⭐ Angles ⭐ Speed ⭐ Magnetic Field ⭐ Measurement Procedures ⭐ Measurement Errors ⭐
SPS02A Atoms and Matter ⭐ Origin of Atom ⭐ Democritus ⭐ Dalton ⭐ Atomic Particles ⭐ Proton ⭐ Neutron ⭐ Electron ⭐ Atomic Charges ⭐ Nucleus ⭐ Mass Distribution ⭐ Relative Sizes ⭐ Change State ⭐
SPS02B Compounds ⭐ Democritus ⭐ Dalton ⭐ Thompson ⭐ Rutherford ⭐ Bohr ⭐ Modern ⭐ Parts / Charge ⭐ H₂O Ratios ⭐ Chemical Reaction ⭐ Conservation of Mass ⭐ Bonding ⭐ Periodic Table ⭐ Nuclear Forces ⭐
SPS02C Physical and Chemical Changes ⭐ Physical/Chemical Changes ⭐ Physical Properties ⭐ Chemical Properties ⭐ Physical Change ID ⭐ Physical Characteristics ⭐ Physical Change Examples ⭐ Chemical Change ID ⭐ Chemical Change Properties ⭐ Chemical Change Examples ⭐ Energy in Changes ⭐
SPS03A

 

Water ⭐ Liquids ⭐ Water Molecule ⭐ Polar Molecule ⭐ “Universal Solvent” ⭐ Surface Tension ⭐ Ice Floats ⭐ Water Molecule Geometry ⭐ Container Identification ⭐ Solid/Liquid/Gas Terms ⭐ Sublimation / Deposition ⭐

 

SPS03B

 

Mixtures and Solutions

 

⭐ Mixture/Solution ⭐ Mixture Characteristics ⭐ Mixture Examples ⭐ Solution Characteristics ⭐ Solution Examples ⭐ “Universal Solvent” ⭐ Solution / Suspension / Colloid ⭐ Solute / Solvent mnemonic ⭐ Melting Point Changes ⭐ Immiscibility ⭐

 

SPS04A

 

Chemical Reactions

 

⭐ Definition ⭐ Reactants / Products ⭐ Predictable Outcomes ⭐ Chemical Names / Symbols ⭐ Words / Symbols / Drawings ⭐ Chemical Name Genesis ⭐ Chemical Equations ⭐ Conservation of Mass ⭐ Synthesis / Decomposition ⭐ Single / Double Replacement ⭐

 

SPS04B

 

Chemical Equations  ⭐ Writing Chemical Equations ⭐ Describing Reactions ⭐ Coefficients ⭐ Subscripts ⭐ Balancing Reactions ⭐ Types of Chemical Reactions ⭐ Law of Conservation of Mass ⭐ Conservation Example ⭐ Periodic Table ⭐ Decode Periodic Table ⭐

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STAR lessons are systematic - integrated into classroom instruction. Use the PreQuiz to provide a baseline of previous knowledge (A), methodical presentation of important concepts (B), a research based process document (C), video review of process document (D) and post learning assessment (E). 

Lessons are designed for Flipped Classrooms, Blended Classrooms, Homeschooling, Remote Learning, Absentee Remediation and  in-class presentations. They can be used online or on paper.

 

Prior  Knowledge PreQuiz

 
           

  ⭐ Establish a baseline for assessment.
⭐ Google Quiz and paper based versions with Answer Keys.
⭐ Embedded metacognition for level of confidence.
⭐ Easily auto translate Google Form into many languages.
⭐ Data analysis to show areas of class wide competence.
⭐ Google Analytics available for curricular modifications.
⭐ Easy "Snapshot" of prior knowledge class before lesson.
⭐ Effortlessly identify students that have mastered content
.
 
 

A

   
     
     
     
     
     
               
     
  Previous knowledge assessment .  Provides a baseline to quickly get an assessment of prior knowledge before new learning.  
 

Present the Lesson

 
           

  ⭐ Slides read verbatim for reinforcement and ESL assistance.
⭐ Video delivered by YouTube with edited closed captioning.
⭐ Videos and Slides easily auto translated into many languages.
ㅤ▶️ Videos have a teacher presence visible as narrator.
ㅤ▶️ Videos present ways to remember content (ROY G. BIV etc)
ㅤ▶️ Highlighted cursor to point out features in slides.
ㅤ▶️ Full color images and moving images for presentation.
ㅤ▶️ Video in Presentation Mode to limit YouTube distractions.
⭐ Editable slides for classroom use in GSlide and PowerPoint.
 
 

B

   
     
     
     
     
     
               
     
  Systematic Video and slide presentations: Concept introduction, anticipatory set, core background knowledge, relevancy, content and closure.  
 

Process the Learning

 
           

  ⭐ Google Doc™, Microsoft WORD™ Worksheets .pdf printouts
⭐ Multi-color worksheet with video help students reflect:
ㅤ▶️ Students process questions and highlight key words
ㅤ▶️ Record slide number - document source for answers
ㅤ▶️ Answers with readable text, spell check and  pictures.
ㅤ▶️ Start and complete online or printout and complete.
ㅤ▶️ Use research skills for inserting pictures of concepts.
ㅤ▶️ Extension exercise for overriding concepts.
⭐ Integrated video help for worksheet completion.
 
 

C

   
     
     
     
     
     
               
     
  Students research and record learning: Multimodal lesson guide documents answers.  Paper, online or both.  
 

Present Review and / or Correct

 
           

  ⭐ Review is research based on Dr. Ruby Payne's
      "A Framework for Understanding Poverty”
⭐ Highlight, Answer, Source and Picture with narration.
⭐ Video delivered by YouTube with edited closed captioning.
⭐ Videos and Slides easily auto translated into many languages.
ㅤ▶️ Videos have a teacher presence visible as narrator.
ㅤ▶️ Highlighted cursor to point out features in slides.
ㅤ▶️ Full color images and moving images for presentation.
ㅤ▶️ Video in Presentation Mode to limit YouTube distractions.
⭐ Editable slides for classroom use in GSlide and PowerPoint.
 
 

D

   
     
     
     
     
     
               
     
  Video review of worksheet. - Google and PowerPoint slides used in video review are provided for in-class use.  
 

Learning Assessment PostQuiz

 
           

  ⭐ Document learning.
⭐ Identical questions as in PreQuiz.
⭐ Google Quiz and paper based versions with Answer Keys.
⭐ Embedded metacognition for level of confidence.
⭐ Easily auto translate Google Quiz into many languages.
⭐ Data analysis to show areas of class wide competence.
⭐ Google Analytics available for curricular modifications.
 
 

E

   
     
     
     
     
     
               
     
  Post learning assessment: Five question quiz identical to PreQuiz to directly measure learning.  

 

 

 

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