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Elementary social studies laboratory activboard activities
Native American Homes STEM ~ STEM Engineering Challenge Pack ~ Set of 9!
Why not bring STEM to your Native American Unit in social studies?
Most elementary teachers are more comfortable and knowledgeable about themes, so I have decided to create STEM challenge packs based on specific themes, like Native Americans, specifically relating to their homes!
This engineering challenge activity pack is one of many that I have created to use in my classroom! I sometimes place these challenges, one per table, and the students rotate around the room in order to complete them
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2nd - 5th
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Long Ago and Today | Then and Now Social Studies | Google Slides
Life Long Ago vs. Life Today This is a Google Slides file that covers "then and now" social studies lessons. These lessons teach about life long ago as it compares to life today. I have included 3 Google Slides Lessons that require no extra materials for students to complete, though some writing activities have a black & white print option as well. The 3 lessons could easily be stretched across more days as needed. Students will make comparisons between life long ago vs. today. The Google Sl
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K - 2nd
Boston Tea Party ~ Engineering Historical Events ~ STEM Challenge
Can you design and create a crate that will keep your tea bag dry for the longest period of time in a tub of cold water?
We are all about integration in my STEM building and blending historical events with STEM challenges is a great way to make the topics we study in social studies more engaging and interesting for the students. I am currently working on developing more of these social studies based STEM challenges. This one is focused on the Boston Tea Party!
This engineering challenge act
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â American History PERSONALIZED STEM Bundle
Engineering Greek Mythology: STEM Engineering Challenges Five Pack!
Can your students engineer some Greek Mythology? Try these five STEM Engineering Challenges to find out!
The Five Challenges Included in this Set:
- Column Construction Challenge
- Cardboard Marble Maze Challenge
- Broken Pottery Challenge
- Mythical Monster Model Challenge
- Trojan Horse Model Challenge
These challenges are a great way to incorporate STEM learning with the topic of Greek Mythology! Students must design and construct a variety of items inspired by Greek Mythology!
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4th - 6th
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The Titanic Disaster: STEM Engineering Challenges Five Pack!
Can your students engineer topics related to the sinking of the Titanic? Try these five STEM Engineering Challenges to find out!
The Five Challenges Included in this Set:
Life Vest Design Challenge
Life Boat Design Challenge
Make an Iceberg Challenge
Rivet Strength Challenge
Artifact Restoration Challenge
These challenges are a great way to incorporate STEM learning with the topic of the Titanic! Students must design and construct a variety of items related to the disaster!
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3rd - 7th
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Ancient Egypt Mummy STEM challenge
Get your students engaged in mummification while studying Ancient Egypt. Students make their own mummy in this hands on activity that brings together science and history. Students investigate what type of salt works best to preserve mummies. This is a great way to learn about Ancient Egyptian culture. In the first part, students test different salt solutions to see which works the best to preserve apple slices. They also read about the science of mummification to understand what is happenin
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4th - 8th
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Black History Bundle K-3
This bundle includes ALL of my primary Black History Units! Great for multi-age classrooms as these resources will give options for kindergarten- 3rd grade. All resources have been (or are in the process of being) updated to be accessible for virtual learning. Please see each product description below.
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K - 3rd
Engineering Ancient Egypt: STEM Engineering Challenges Five Pack!
Can your students build like an Egyptian? Try these five STEM Engineering Challenges to find out!
The Five Challenges Included in this Set:
- Mummy Construction Challenge
- Sugar Cube Pyramid Challenge
- Kid-Sized Mummy Model Challenge
- Paper Pyramids Challenge
- Reed Boat Model Challenge
These challenges are a great way to incorporate STEM learning with the topic of Ancient Egypt! Students must design and construct a variety of items inspired by Ancient Egypt!
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4th - 6th
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The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein - Economics and Retelling Activities
Who doesn't love Shel Silverstein's beloved book The Giving Tree? The Giving Tree activities include literacy and economic social studies activities. It helps first grade kids practice retelling, sequencing and identifying the moral or life lesson of the story. The Giving Tree is also a great social studies content book for learning economic concepts like scarcity, choice, opportunity cost and resources. I love using this book around Christmastime to launch a class giving project!INCLUDED IN THE
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K - 3rd
Boat Building STEM Activity
This activity will lead your students through the process of building a boat!
1) Brainstorm and sketch a design
2) Calculate the cost of materials needed
3) Build your boat
4) Test your boat
5) Reflect
*It's important to note that this comes in an editable PowerPoint, so you will be able to customize this activity to your needs. For example, if your class is learning about decimals in math, you could change the cost of materials to decimal numbers. Voila...cross-curricular connections! Don't w
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3rd - 6th
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Ancient Egypt Potato Mummy Lab Activity
Ancient Egypt Potato Mummy Lab Activity by Miss Middle School Teacher
This is a great lab to use in tandem with a lesson on ancient Egyptian mummification, as an introduction to the mummification process, or as an extension activity for students needing enrichment opportunities. The ancient Egyptians used a salt-like substance called natron during the mummification process in order to help preserve the bodies. Salts tend to absorb liquids, preventing bacteria and mold from breaking down the bod
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4th - 8th
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The Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and Responsibilities
Having to teach your students about government can be tough! This file will make it easier for you to teach and for your students to understand how our great country came to be as it is today. This file includes 3 student interactive books and a PPT to go along with it for you to use on your interactive board, interacitve flip-flaps, a booking making activity for the Bill of Rights, 2 vocabulary assessments, 1 fluency assessment, and 1 standards based assessment to help your students how to answ
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3rd - 5th
Native American Indians- The Best Power Point EVER!
This is a very informative power point. Great for a thematic unit on Native American Indians due to all the detail, visuals, and facts that it has. It describes each Native American region's climate, landforms, and natural resources. It also describes in detail each Native American region in terms of housing, clothing, food, transportation, arts and crafts, tools and weapons, religion as well as customs. Regions Discussed in depth:Southwest Native Americans (total of 12 slides)Plains Native
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1st - 5th
5 Themes of Geography, Terms Word Search Puzzle Activity Bundle Worksheets
This word search puzzle worksheet is perfect if you need something to keep your students occupied. This worksheet will help your students learn more and improve their vocabulary.After searching for the words, your students should be able to solve the secret message by filling out the blanks with the unused letters. The words are hidden in various directions - horizontally across or backward, vertically up or down, diagonally up, down or backward. Some words will also overlap or intersect, which
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4th - 7th
US Bingo I Know the 50 States Group Activity w/ 35 Bingo Cards!
Need a fun way to review the 50 States? Print the Bingo Cards, and show the slides!! Students will see: the shape of each state, where it is located in the US, its state flag, and its state motto.Their job is to identify it and cover it on their Bingo Cards! A great review and there are enough slides to play at least twice. Then play a game where students race each other to identify the states. Both games are great reviews of our US states! **************************************************
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4th - 7th
Georgia 3rd Grade Economics Review Jeopardy Game-CRCT!!
Review game created to cover all of Georgia 3rd Grade standards dealing with Economics. Topics included are natural, human, and capital resources, entrepreneurship, saving vs. spending, taxes, banking, budgeting, goods and services. This is a great review for those tests coming up!!
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2nd - 5th
Fire Safety | Google Slides
Fire Safety Digital Activities Resource engages students in learning about fire safety both in person or virtually via Google Classroom or via screen share in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or your preferred virtual platform. This no prep resource can be used for students independently, small group, or whole group.Included in this pack:Fire safety learning target slideLearn about Fire Safety (5 min video)Learn about Fire Fighters (10 min video)Fire Drill at School (5 min video)Virtual Field
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in:Â Year Long Learning Slides Bundle
Christmas and Holidays Around the World Passport and Directed Drawings
This Holidays Around the World resource includes a digital and a printable version. It was created for Seesaw, PowerPoint, and as a PDF document. This resource can be used with a Smartboard, computer, iPad or tablet. It includes the cover for the passport, flag, directed drawing (8 steps) and lines for them to write a fun fact about each country.Countries included:United States - reindeerMexico - poinsettia Italy - la BefanaGermany - gingerbread cookieAustralia - koalaIsrael - dreidelThe Netherl
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K - 2nd
Landforms | Mountains Valleys Deserts Coasts Activities, Slides & Worksheets
Landforms Activities including Flip Books, Google Slides lessons, and worksheets to learn Mountains, Valleys, Deserts, and Coasts - This is an interactive Google Slides Lesson (55 slides) with 21 accompanying B&W printable worksheet activities. Google Slides include the following:14 slides to teach Mountains8 slides to teach Valleys13 slides to teach Deserts15 slides to teach CoastsGraphic Organizer to Show All LandformsThis product includes a Google Slides file that can be used for teaching
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K - 2nd
The Wigwam - Native American Homes STEM - STEM Engineering Challenge Pack
Why not bring STEM to your Native American Unit in social studies?Build a Wigwam - Can you create an accurate model of a wigwam using the materials provided?Materials: (per group)-Craft sticks and/or real sticks-Misc. supplies from outdoors-Cardboard base-Brown paper bags-Tape, scissors, and glueMost elementary teachers are more comfortable and knowledgeable about themes, so I have decided to create STEM challenge packs based on specific themes, like Native Americans, specifically relating to th
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2nd - 5th
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The Tipi (Teepee) - Native American Homes STEM - STEM Engineering Challenge Pack
Why not bring STEM to your Native American Unit in social studies?Build a Tipi - Can you create an accurate model of a tipi using the materials provided that can be moved from one location to another?Materials: (per group)-5 bamboo skewers or sticks from outside-Brown construction paper or brown paper bags-Yarn -Glue, tape and scissors-Cardboard baseMost elementary teachers are more comfortable and knowledgeable about themes, so I have decided to create STEM challenge packs based on specific the
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2nd - 5th
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Islamic Empire Trade Routes Map Activity for Social Studies and History
The Islamic Empire is arguably one of the most prominent and influential times of history in the Middle East. As we study the Islamic culture and the rise of the empire, we notice that geography has a huge role in many different aspects.This product gives students the opportunity to practice map and math skills as they try to figure out the best trade route to take from Mecca to Cordoba, Spain. Their goal is to spend the least amount of money possible. The provided maps have all the city locatio
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Social Studies and History Large Bundle of 20 Activities and Worksheets
Georgia Social Studies | Me on the Map | City, County, State, Country, Continent
My Place on the Map - lessons for identifying and locating city, county, state, country, and continent - This geography unit is an interactive Google Slides Presentation (76 slides) with 18 accompanying B&W printable worksheet activities.This product is ideal for the early grades. This product includes an interactive Google Slides file that requires no extra materials for students to complete, though I have included black & white printable worksheets to go along with the slides. I plan t
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K - 3rd
Water Wheel STEM Activity
In this STEM challenge, students have fun playing with water as they build a working water wheel and connect science and engineering with history and social studies. There are two different ways you can lead the STEM challenge. For younger students or if you are short on time, students can follow the provided directions to build a water wheel. If you have more time and want more of a challenge, you can have students design and build their own working water wheel following the Engineering Desig
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3rd - 7th
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