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3rd grade physical science project pdfs
Summer STEM Challenge Solar Oven Smores - Solar Energy Activity
In this summer STEM challenge students learn about solar energy as they design and build a solar oven to cook their own smores! This thermal energy project is cross-curricular with activities that incorporate science, reading, writing, math and creativity!Click the green PREVIEW button to see what is included in this fun activity!In this activity students will work through the engineering design process, utilize teamwork, communication, creative thinking and problem solving skills.Students will
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-3
Science Experiments for a Year - Differentiated w/ 3 levels of Recording Sheets
Science Experiments for Kids for the Year!!! Looking for some fun summer activities for summer school or to end the summer boredom!! Or just some fun hands on science enrichment activities for your science block or for Science Fridays!? Let's face it...kids LOVE science experiments!!! It opens up a whole world of wonder, imagination, critical thinking, and hands on experiences!!! It's just FUN!!! This phenomenal Science Resource includes:100 + SIMPLE ExperimentsExperiments that only require simp
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PreK - 12th
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Force and Motion- Build a Roller Coaster
Do you need a fun activity that will get your students excited about learning? This engaging activity walks you through the creation of a roller coaster as students learn about force and motion.
Included in this activity:
- Activity on kinetic and potential energy
- Activity on friction
- An explanation about roller coasters
- Photos of student-built roller coasters
- Two different roller coaster activities- choose your difficulty
- A reflection page
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3rd - 5th
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End of the Year STEM Activity: Egg Drop Challenge
Do you need a super engaging, ready-to-go lesson for your science class?
The Great EGG-scape STEM Activity is perfect for busy teachers that desire to place the learning in the students' hands! This activity is perfect because there are no special materials to buy (other than eggs). You can use regular classroom materials to engage your students in this student directed activity that they are sure to love.
Challenge:
Henry and Bonita Eggstair have just opened a Skydiving Expedition business a
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3rd - 8th
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Mixtures and Solutions Sort Worksheet Activity and Craftivity
Engage your students while teaching them about the physical science concepts of mixtures and solutions! This craftivity is a great way to get in that much-needed practice and assess what they know!Check out the preview for details!Objective:For students to learn and retain the matter concepts of mixtures and solutions using an engaging activity.This Resource Covers:What mixtures and solutions areHow mixtures and solutions can be separatedExamples of mixtures and solutionsWith this Resource You'l
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3rd - 5th
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Rainbow Milk Experiment | Scientific Method
Spice up your science lessons with this simple and engaging rainbow milk magic experiment! Your download includes a printable and digital science notebook that takes students through the steps of the scientific method! Students combine milk, dish soap, and food coloring to learn all about why the colors begin to swirl and look as if they are exploding into a rainbow. Simply put food coloring into milk, dip a Q-tip with dish soap into the milk, and watch the colors swirl around!HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL
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K - 6th
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Also included in: 7 Easy Science Experiments To Teach The Scientific Method Bundle
STEM Drag Device Parachute Challenge (Engineering Design Activity)
Drag Device STEM Parachute Activity Students use the engineering design process and explore the forces of gravity and air resistance to design a drag device to slow down a payload. This challenge uses a ping pong ball to represent a rover landing on Mars. The rover must remain inside an uncovered cup during drop and impact testing. This hands-on activity is an engaging design challenge that allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering design process, and connect math topics to real-wo
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Easy Peasy Experiments to Teach Scientific Method
This packet contains seven easy (even for the scientifically challenged!)science experiments that can be used to teach the nature of science and the scientific method. The materials needed for the experiments are easy things that are you probably already have! :)
Experiments include:
Paper Play (nature of science)
Penny Spill (water properties, cohesion and surface tension)
The Incredible Egg (solutions and density)
Balancing Act (opposing forces)
Paper Magic (air properties)
Vacancy (propertie
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K - 4th
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Growing Gummy Bears - Science Experiment
In this activity, students will predict and test different liquids to see which one will cause a gummy bear to grow in size in the fastest amount of time.
What you will receive in this packet:
-Prediction Sheets - one for grades K-1 and one for grades 2 and up, with room to write an explanation.
-Individual gummy bear prediction paper for class graph.
-Class Graph Sheet - one filled in and one blank if you choose to use different liquids
-Observation page
-Results page
-What I Learned Paper
-H
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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Push and Pull Experiments - Science Unit - Physics - Force & Motion Activities
Explore forces with our Push and Pull Experiments Pack! Ideal for physical sciences and motion units. Includes 8 experiments, teacher guides, response sheets, homework, assessment and more! Unleash the Power of Learning with our 'Push and Pull Experiments Pack'!Dive into the world of physical sciences and motion with our meticulously designed, highly engaging, and fun-filled experiments pack. This pack is a treasure trove of knowledge, perfect for introducing young learners to the fascinating co
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1st - 4th
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Solar Oven STEM Challenge - Women in STEM History Engineering Activity
This engaging STEM challenge is a fun way to learn about pioneering women in history and incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! Students use the engineering design process and ways to harness the sun's energy by constructing a solar oven to heat s'mores! This challenge also highlights Maria Telkes, the inventor of the first system to heat a home with solar power. History, science, engineering, technology(optional), and math-- it is all included alo
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Women in STEM History Engineering Challenges Bundle
Simple Machines - Hands-On Activities for Investigating Work, Force, and Motion
SIMPLE MACHINES - Projects and Activities for Understanding Work, Force, and MotionThis science resource features engineering projects for simple machines, and also includes teaching posters, worksheets, reading passages with key science vocabulary, and construction charts with helpful photos.The 6 SIMPLE MACHINES included in this set are:Inclined PlaneLeverPulleyScrewWedgeWheel and AxleThe RESOURCE INCLUDES:Posters of Definitions, Purposes, and ExamplesStudent Worksheets for Lessons and/or Asse
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2nd - 3rd
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End of Year Project for Science from A-Z using Google Slides
Need a project to wrap up the end of the year while reviewing all your content? Encourage students to retell what they have learned using these A-Z Google Slide.29 student slides are included along with a teacher's guide.★ PLUS+ Printable Brainstorming List ★ PLUS+ Printable Suggested List of Topics for science to allow for differentiation. ★ PLUS+ Printable A-Z template pages (two per page for easy printing)Students will create A-Z slides using science topics. For each slide students will:♦ De
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2nd - 12th
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Slow Can Race STEM Forces in Motion Activity/ Experiment: Creating Friction
This interactive STEM activity is always a highlight of my forces and motion unit! This activity is perfect to reinforce the concepts of forces and friction. Students need to cover or wrap a regular can in different materials to se how they affect the speed a can can travel down a ramp. Students experiment to see how friction affects motion. Set the stage by building up the idea that this is a race- THEN explain that the SLOWEST can is the winner! Students often wrap all kinds of materials
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3rd - 8th
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Forces and Motion Lapbook {flip book}: for Science
I am so excited to bring you this fun, interactive lapbook that is perfect for teaching your students all about forces and motion! My students loved putting together lapbooks, and I know yours will too! This 28 page packet will certainly be a hit! Just add construction paper!After your students learn about the forces and motion, they can use this lapbook to show what they know! This packet covers the terms:-position-force-push-pull-motion-speed-friction-gravity-mass-weightI hope you enjoy this!
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K - 3rd
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Paper Popper Sound Science Experiment and STEM Challenge Activities
Practice scientific method, engineering, and learn the properties of sound while having fun with this Paper Popper STEM challenge activity and science lab. Paper poppers (also called Bangers) are created by folding paper and moving it in such a way that it creates a "snap." Students will explore variables and learn about how various choices in paper type will affect the pitch, volume, and timbre of the snap created.STEM Challenge Overview:Students will use the included visual directions, graph
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, 1-PS4-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Paper Roller Coaster STEM Project
Learning about Force and Motion has never been easier than with this fun DIGITAL compatible STEM project. Students will learn about the ideas of force and motion, gravity and friction. They will watch videos, take notes, and then set off to build a roller coaster completely out of paper! They will design the roller coaster, reflect on their design, and then carry it out. Students will be guided and prompted along the way. This independent project is perfect for Distance Learning, as each of
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-PS2-2
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Light and Shadow Lessons
Teach basic concepts associated with light and shadow as part of your light and shadow unit. Concepts include transparent, opaque, and translucent materials, reflection, refraction, sources of light, breaking up light, and eye safety. This resource is part of our Light and Shadow Unit Bundle.This lesson set comes with:lessons and activities on concepts such as eye safety, sources of light (natural and artificial light), transparency, opacity, translucency, shadows, breaking up light (light spect
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Light and Shadow Science Unit | Lessons and Activities | Complete Bundle
STEM Activity Challenge Marble Run (Upper Elementary)
STEM Project for Third, Fourth and Fifth grades.Working in groups students will design and build towers, ramps, and loops. They will then start marbles on the top and watch them roll, spin and drop to the bottom. Their goal will be to create a track that (safely) transports the ball to the bottom—in the most creative and unique way possible.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructions, student instructions (worksheet), grading rubrics, a demonstration video for the teacher, a mater
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Upper Elementary)
NGSS Engineering Design: Rube Goldberg Machines (Motion & Stability)
This is by far my most favorite STEM unit to teach! This also works great for distant learning and I have been over the moon with the results (examples included in the product). And if you don't know what a Rube Goldberg Machine is, no need to worry, I created a scripted, detailed unit for teachers.Combine NGSS engineering design, motion/stability and forces and interactions standards into one unit by teaching Rube Goldberg Machines! In this unit students will create their own Rube Goldberg Mach
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Grades:
K - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Changes in States of Matter Solids Liquids Gases Activity or Craftivity
Engage your students and help them learn everything they need to know about states of matter and the need to add heat and remove heat to change those states with this interactive and fun science craftivity!Check out the preview for details!Objective:For students to learn and retain the concepts of the three states of matter (solids, liquids, and gases) and how they change those states (adding heat - evaporation, melting and removing heat [cooling]- condensation, freezing) in an engaging and inte
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-2
, 5-PS1-1
Animal Research Poster Activity Project for 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grades
Here is a Ready-To-Go poster/graphic organizer for your students to research any animal. It comes in 4 Variations to meet your needs!Variations:1. Lined with Source Box.2. Unlined with Source Box.3. Lined without Source Box.4. Unlined without Source Box.Animal Research Poster Activity Sheets 8.5" x 11"Information asked for:✸ Draw the Animal✸ Diet✸ Predators✸ Interesting Facts✸ Habitat✸ Babies✸ Classification✸ Physical Characteristics✸ and Sources☑ Students add their own decorative touches to it
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2nd - 4th
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Simple Machines Flipbook and STEM Project for Grades K-3
Simple Machines including lever, inclined plane, pulley, and wheel & axle. Looking for a fun way to teach Simple Machines which includes a STEM project?? Here it is! This fun flipbook will teach your students what they need to know and then they can make their own simple machine. Color, as well as, black and white. This project is easy to differentiate. I have included pages that your students can write their own facts and draw the picture. Younger kids may want to cut and paste the pictures
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K - 3rd
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Science Fair Project - Forces Friction
Are you trying to prepare for a Science Fair Project? This fun, hands on activity/experiment will keep you students engaged and your project exciting! Race toy cars down a ramp to determine if friction changes the motion of an object!
It includes all you need for students to complete a class Science Board as well as their own, individual notebook.
Included in this 44 page pack;
Details about the packet
*Science Fair Poster Board Headings & Sub-Heading
different selections (incl color an
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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