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STEM Challenge Earthquake Resistant Structures Project- 3 Versions

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This STEM activity features an earthquake simulation with students building and shaking! You will love the shake tray instructions and ready-made lab sheets. This engineering project is one of our favorites! Your students will love building the

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

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STEM Flood Barrier Challenge - Real Life Activity

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This STEM challenge features experimenting first and designing using the experiment data to make decisions! This is a spectacular event with students measuring liquids, analyzing data, and then building a barrier to control a small flooding event.➡️

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

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STEM Challenges BUNDLE Natural Events Problem-Solving Activities

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What a great STEM Challenge bundle this is for you! It combines three fabulous natural events that kids love - earthquakes, flooding, and volcanoes! These STEM projects are engaging and full of learning! Note: These three challenges may be purchased

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$10.00

$8.00

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Rocks, Minerals, and Volcanoes Nonfiction Reading Task Cards

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Informational Text Features and Rocks, Minerals, and Volcanoes! This set of reading selections and 52 task cards is perfect for working with your study of rocks and minerals!Please Note: This package can be purchased as part of a money-saving

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Earth Sciences, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$4.25

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Volcanoes Escape Room Engaging Upper Elementary Activity

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

Are your elementary students loving Escape Rooms or Locked Box challenges? Mine beg for more! This one is perfect for adding some zest to your study of Landforms, Volcanoes, Hawai’i, and a way to tie it all together with problem-solving and a STEM

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Geography, Problem Solving

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$5.50

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Weather - Create a Booklet

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Stormy weather ahead! This package is a TERRIFIC resource for reading informational text, writing about reading, adding details to writing, vocabulary studying, using nonfiction text features, hands-on cutting and gluing, and more! Students read

Subjects:

Reading, General Science, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Posters

$5.50

110

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Weather Escape Room Engaging Upper Elementary Activity

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Resources for busy teachers like you- already made for you! If your students are loving Escape Rooms they are going to flip over this one! It's all about weather. Add a little bit of science, some math problems, and matching idioms to their meanings

Subjects:

General Science, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$5.50

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STEM Quick Challenge Volcanoes

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

It’s a Volcano Challenge! Build a model that will be tested by creating a lava flow! It’s a great culminating activity to use with your students after a study of landforms, volcanoes, or the US state of Hawai’i. You will love the budget feature and

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

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Volcanoes Reading Passages - Digital & Printable

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

Are you ready to print and have students reading in a matter of minutes? Or do you need to use reading passages in a digital format for distance learning? This resource is the perfect answer! This set is all about Volcanoes. NOTE: THIS RESOURCE IS

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Internet Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.2, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.7, RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.4, RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.4

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Weathering and Erosion Task Cards

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What a great time-saver ready to go for you! It's the perfect way to keep your students engaged and learning all about weathering, erosion, and deposition. Kids love rocks and minerals and getting messy so this set is perfect! You will \Ideas for

Subjects:

General Science, Problem Solving

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$3.50

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Volcanoes Reading Passages Print & Read

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

If your students love volcanoes as much as mine do, this Print & Read resource is going to be perfect for you! This has been designed for those students you have that love non-fiction reading. You are going to love the format using non-fiction

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.7, RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.4, RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.4

$4.00

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Weather Reading and Escape Room Bundle

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

What a great time-saver and money-saver this bundle will be for your study of weather! This amazing bundle has a Weather Escape Room, a Quick STEM Challenge, and a Weather Print and Read resource.➡️NOTE: The3 resources in this bundle can be

Subjects:

Reading, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$9.50

$7.50

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Volcanoes Reading and Escape Room Bundle

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

What a great time-saver and money-saver this bundle will be for your study of! This amazing bundle has a Volcano Escape Room, a Quick STEM Challenge, and a Volcano Print and Read resource.➡NOTE: All three of the resources in this bundle may be

Subjects:

Reading, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$9.50

$7.50

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Volcanoes Flipper Book

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

Here is a perfect booklet for using with your study of Volcanoes! Create a six-page mini booklet with your students to research and learn more about volcanoes. This is a fabulous way to introduce or reinforce your student’s knowledge of a science

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Other (Science)

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

$3.25

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Weather Reading Passages - Digital & Printable

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Internet Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.4, RI.5.1, RI.5.3, RI.5.4

$5.50

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Weathering and Erosion Boom Cards - Digital

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

This set of Boom Cards features 38 cards to practice weathering and erosion. These digital self-checking Boom Cards are such a great way for students to practice their knowledge of weathering, erosion, and deposition.The Boom Cards include:12

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, General Science, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Internet Activities, Task Cards

$3.50

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Weather Vocabulary, Tools, Types of Weather Task Cards

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

Are you studying about weather? This set is perfect for your students to practice weather vocabulary, identify forms of weather events, take a closer look at weather instruments, and do some research with fabulous open-ended tasks.Ideas for UseThis

Subjects:

General Science, Problem Solving

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$3.50

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Escape the Tornado No-Locks Informational Reading Breakout

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

Are you looking for a highly engaging weather-related activity - with a focus on nonfiction reading? This Tornado Escape is a fabulous paper/pencil breakout featuring informational reading about tornadoes and tasks that will keep your students

Subjects:

Literature, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.4, RI.5.2, RI.5.4, RI.5.7

$3.75

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Escape the Hurricane Escape No-Locks Informational Reading Breakout

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

Are you looking for a highly engaging weather-related activity - with a focus on nonfiction reading? This Hurricane Escape is a fabulous paper/pencil breakout featuring informational reading about hurricanes and tasks that will keep your students

Subjects:

Literature, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.4, RI.5.2, RI.5.4, RI.5.7

$3.75

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Volcanoes Reading and STEM Bundle with Volcano Models STEM Challenge

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

This fabulous informational text and STEM bundle of two resources is a great way to keep students engaged. Students will read about volcanoes and complete comprehension activities during your reading block. Add the STEM Challenge to build a model of

Subjects:

Reading, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$7.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching for 30+ years! This includes the regular classroom and a specialist position. Grades I have taught:

Grades 3, 4, and 5
Grades 1-2 STEM
Grades 3-5 STEM

MY TEACHING STYLE

I think we learn best by trying something and learning from mistakes.

Hands-On
No Fear of Failure
Learn by Doing

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Creating resources for busy teachers has been the greatest adventure!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Masters Degree in Elementary Education

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

"If anyone ever tells you your dreams are silly, just remember there is a millionaire walking around who invented the pool noodle". And he probably would have been an excellent student in a STEM Lab!

GRADES

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Other (Science), Social Studies, Other (Specialty), Geography, Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, End of Year, Engineering, Classroom Community