7th Grade Science
Thermal Energy Quiz & Review Pack
Two print-and-go thermal energy quizzes (Core 15 Q + Scaffolded 10 Q) with feedback keys, an EB glossary, Honors challenges, and 9 review task cards.
CER in Science Pack
Teach students to argue from evidence: Core + Scaffolded organizers, sentence starters, EB frames, 6 scenarios with models, a rebuttal Honors Extension, and a 4-level rubric.
Middle School Science Sub Plans (3 Days)
Three self-contained days a sub can run cold — readings, 8 questions a day, Key Words boxes, Honors Extensions, and keys written for a non-science sub.
7th Grade Science Bell Ringers Set 1
Four weeks of 5-minute warm-ups — every prompt in Core + Scaffolded versions, a word bank & frames page, and a Friday Honors Challenge each week.
PhET Simulation Investigations
Four complete guided investigations around free PhET sims: teacher guides, Core + Scaffolded sheets, Key Terms glossaries with Spanish cognates, Honors challenges, CER prompts, exit tickets.
Assessment Systems
Matter & Energy Assessment Pack
A complete TEKS 7.6 assessment system: Core test (20 Q), Scaffolded test (12 Q), EB glossary & frames, Honors challenges, reteach page, reassessment, and a per-standard tracker.
Force & Motion Assessment Pack
TEKS 7.7 test, reteach, reassess, track: Core + Scaffolded tests with worked-math keys, feedback built from real student errors, and Honors Extension problems.
Teacher AI Tools
AI to Auto-Graded Quizzes
Create self-grading Google Forms quizzes with ChatGPT, Gemini, or any AI assistant — the full build system, prompts, worked example, and Apps Script template. No coding required.
AI Prompts for Teachers
34 copy-ready prompts for planning, differentiation, questions, feedback, and family communication — including the EB Frames Builder and Three-Layer Differentiator.
Bundles (Best Value)
Bundle: Middle School Science No-Prep
Sub Plans + Bell Ringers + Thermal Energy Quiz Pack in one bundle — save $7 versus buying separately.
Bundle: Teacher AI Toolkit
AI to Auto-Graded Quizzes + AI Prompts for Teachers — the complete teacher-AI starter set. Save $9.
Bundle: CER + Thermal Energy Assessment
The CER Pack + Thermal Energy Quiz Pack together — teach the argument, then assess the content. Save $4.
Bundle: 7th Grade Science Assessments
Matter & Energy + Force & Motion assessment systems in one growing bundle — Core, Scaffolded, reteach, and reassessment for both units. Save $5.
For Autism & Special Ed Classrooms
The Autism Classroom Toolkit
11 teacher-ready tools adapted for special education classrooms — behavior, safety, and communication supports from a SPED-certified teacher and ABA practice leader.
Three Ways, Every Product
Differentiation should not mean double work — or three separate tests. One standard, one class, three on-ramps:
Core
- Full rigor, full question count
- The standard as written — TEKS / NGSS
- Complete answer keys with feedback
Scaffolded (SPED & EB)
- Reduced choices, simpler language, same goals
- Sentence frames and word banks
- Key-terms glossaries with Spanish cognates
- Illustrated supports on student pages
Honors Extension (GT)
- Deeper, not more — analysis, design, argument
- Challenge problems with worked keys
- Rebuttal-level CER for advanced writers
Same standards. Every student starts together.
About Tedrick Holmes
I'm Tedrick (Ted) Holmes — a Texas classroom teacher, education leader, and retired U.S. Army Sergeant First Class. I currently teach 7th-grade science in Aldine ISD (Houston), and I build every resource in this store for the real classroom: tested with real students, answer keys always included, and every student resource differentiated three ways — Core, Scaffolded (SPED & EB supports), and Honors Extension for GT/honors learners.
Before the classroom, I led education work at the state and district level — Director of Innovative Career & Technical Education Programming at the Louisiana Department of Education, Regional Director of Operations for IDEA Public Schools, and founder of a Houston charter school project. I'm a Teach For America Houston 2024 Corps Member and a Broad Center Resident. I also serve as Chief Operating Officer of Au-Some Teacher ABA Services, supporting students with autism and their families — work that shapes how seriously this store takes special education and emergent bilingual learners.
Education & credentials:
- M.Ed., Learning Design and Technology — Texas A&M University (2022)
- M.Ed., Educational Leadership — The Broad Center (2020)
- M.A., Management and Leadership — Liberty University (2016)
- B.S., Business Administration, Cum Laude — Trident University International (2011)
- Texas Certified: Special Education EC–12 · Core Subjects (with Science of Teaching Reading) 4–8 · Business & Finance 6–12 · ESL Supplemental EC–12
- Principal Certification (in progress) — Lamar University
- Retired U.S. Army Sergeant First Class (SFC), 20 years of service — Iraq and Afghanistan deployments
From the Blog
Practical differentiation, worked end to end.
How to Differentiate One Science Test Three Ways (Without Writing Three Tests)
The exact Core / Scaffolded / Honors system used in every resource in this store — and how to run it in one class period.