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Middle School TEKS Team-Building Challenge: 11-Station Journey

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Cover: Middle School Science Icebreaker Station Activity, illustrated with an ice cube beside a claw hammer
Title slide to open a first-week rotation
Station 1, Who Has: students find classmates matching 10 prompts, such as owning a dog, and record names on a passport
Mingling task so students learn classmates' names
Station 2, Build Tall: students build the tallest tower from 20 popsicle sticks; 3, 2 or 1 points for 1st to 3rd place
Engineering challenge; have a ruler ready to measure
Station 3, Paper Airplane: students design and build a plane, then get one flight attempt from point A to point B
Set up start and finish points before class
Station 4, Word Search: students complete the word search left at the station, show the teacher and keep their copy
Quiet station; print the word search separately
Station 5, Create a Map: students draw an overhead map of the school grounds and label key areas for 2 points
Map-drawing task checked by the teacher for points
Station 6, Foil Animal: students sculpt any animal from foil, earning 2 points for great work and 1 for satisfactory
Hands-on modeling; supply sheets of aluminum foil
Station 7, Venn Diagram: group members answer 10 questions, like favorite movie, then compare answers in a Venn diagram
Group talk station for finding common ground
Station 8, Riddle Me This: students must correctly answer 2 of 4 riddles and show the teacher to earn two points
Problem-solving stop; provide the four riddles at the table
Station 9, Science Fact: students research an original science fact to present; 2 points if mind-blowing, 1 if interesting
Research stop; allow devices or library books
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Grade 6, 7, 8

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Middle School TEKS Team-Building Challenge: 11-Station Journey

Introducing a dynamic way to kick off the school year or shake up the classroom routine with our Middle School TEKS Team-Building Challenge. This collection includes 11 interactive station activities tailored to align with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for middle school. These stations come ready for easy implementation both in-person and online, complete with fully formatted Google versions for digital access.

Every station is designed to promote cooperation, setting a tone for the semester and/or offering a refreshing change of pace from regular class activities.

Your Comprehensive Package Includes:

  • A suite of 11 Interactive Stations available in PowerPoint, Google, and PDF formats

  • A point-based system where students earn rewards for task completion, emphasizing teamwork

  • An engaging method to establish a positive class culture at the term's outset

  • An environment ripe for fun and cooperative learning experiences

How to Use Them:

  • Put your students into groups of 2-4

  • Place the 11 stations around the room and instruct the groups to move from station to station completing the activities

  • Great way to create a fun and inclusive learning environment

I've used these stations in my classroom to great success. It gets my students out of their seats, engaging in science, and learning to work together.

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