Hi all!
Happy testing season!
I bring good news with this post! I have received a bunch of requests for an option that allows students to complete the pages but facilitated by the teacher. I’ve taught my prep pages like this in the past, and love the anecdotal information I can provide through this approach, however I had to write in the answers on the board over and over again for each of the classes I taught. As you can imagine that can get exhausting doing method day after day, week after week leading up to the EOG.
ENTER: Nearpod (it’s free)!
I’ve used Nearpod for years for other lessons and love the engagement it brings to my lessons through variety of questions, tasks, activities, question-based embedded videos, and more!
So – You asked for them! They’re HERE and I’m super amped! The companion Physical Science Nearpods have launched on TPT 🙌 They are aligned to my Physical Science NC EOG Prep pages. Looking for the Earth Science? You can find the Earth Science Nearpods in my TPT shop, too! These are aligned to my Earth Science NC EOG Prep pages. (All EOG prep pages have been recently updated so if you already own them, go re-download them for the most up-to-date version!)
The Physical Science Pack and Earth Science Pack each contain 6 individual Nearpod for the following standards:
| Physical Science Companion Nearpods | Earth Science Companion Nearpods |
| 🌟 8.P.1.1 – Classifying Matter | 🌟 8.E.1.1 – Our Hydrosphere |
| 🌟 8.P.1.2 – The Periodic Table | 🌟 8.E.1.2 – Earth’s Oceans |
| 🌟 8.P.1.3 – Properties + Changes | 🌟 8.E.1.3 – Water Quality |
| 🌟 8.P.1.4 – The Law of Conservation | 🌟 8.E.1.4 – Water Stewardship |
| 🌟 8.P.2.1 – Obtaining Energy Resources | 🌟 8.E.2.1 – Earth’s Age + History |
| 🌟 8.P.2.2 –Energy Conservation | 🌟 8.E.2.2 – Earth’s Changing Forms |
I’ve been using these during the last few days as we have started our EOG prep and let me tell you – it is a TOTAL GAME CHANGER! In each Nearpod I’ve included a variety of tasks and activities and/or question-based videos for students complete as they complete their EOG review page and it:
🌟 boosts engagement
🌟 give me real-time feedback
🌟 exposes student thinking
🌟 allows me to adjust instruction *in the moment* as necessary!
They’re ready-made so you can easily add them to your Nearpod Library and launch the lesson in “Live” mode or in “Student-Paced” mode (depending on your class needs) making facilitation a breeze! Even better?! They’re editable so you can add in MORE activities, tasks, questions etc. if you’d like!
Life Science Nearpods are on the way (later this week)!
Happy learning!
Meredith is a National Board Certified Teacher and has been teaching middle grades science for over a decade. She enjoys all science curricula but life sciences are her passion. She loves creativity and organization and feels at her best in the classroom when she can infuse these aspects into her lessons to help set up her students for success.
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