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High school science projects
Element Superhero Project - Chemistry Project - Periodic Table of the Elements
Includes a Digital (Google Slide) Version and a Printable Version — All Versions are EditableThis project is an engaging way to learn about the physical and chemical properties of elements. Most element projects only mention superheroes. However, many elements align more with a villain than a superhero (Like Chlorine!). In this activity, students will have the creative freedom to personify one element on the periodic table into a superhero—or a villain. I have included a huge bundle of resources
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Chemistry Activities - Mega Bundle - Back to School Science
Paper Roller Coasters - Marble Tracks Made From Paper
Learn the principles of motion by building paper roller coasters with your students. Build marble runs using only paper and tape. The Paper Roller Coaster templates have been used in schools in all 50 states and over 30 countries. The download includes templates for building twelve different pieces, an instruction manual with over 90 color photographs, and four lessons designed for grade levels from fourth grade up through high school physics classes. The preview gives directions and template
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4th - 12th
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Frog Dissection Lesson & Model - 3D Paper Scienstructable
Ready to make your dissection lessons less messy, less chaotic and stress-free? Our hands-on, authentic, and eco-friendly 3-D paper frog dissection model lessons are the perfect way for your students to dissect and explore frog anatomy in a way that's humane, budget-friendly and easy on the planet. Each paper frog dissection model lesson includes a student-friendly reading that covers in-depth organism anatomy structure and function, a black-line and a color dissection specimen template provides
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5th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS4-2
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Also included in: Dissection - Vertebrate Animals Bundle - Distance Learning
Life Size Digestive System Model Printable for Review or Projects
Paper Models can be a great tool for reviewing structure and organization. Here are some ways to use your paper model of the digestive system:
1. Print a set on card stock. Have students work in groups to assemble the model as a review activity. No gluing or taping required - students can assemble and dissemble as much as necessary!
2. Have students work in groups or pairs to make a life size model of the human body. Provide roller paper for students to trace and cut out an outline of their bo
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1st - 10th
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STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital)
Space Lander STEM ChallengeThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge! In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concepts of shock ab
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5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
The Lion King - Food Chains & Webs, Relationships, & Biomes
**UPDATED TO INCLUDE BOTH DIGITAL (formatting updated as of 4/2024) AND PRINT VERSIONS and you can download the clips file if you don't want students to watch the entire movie** In this activity, students will be expected to watch either the entire Lion King movie or clips to complete the movie guide, which asks ecology related questions. Students will show their understanding of food chains, food webs, symbiotic relationships, and biomes as they watch a favorite movie through a science lens. Af
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
NGSS:
HS-LS2-4
, HS-LS2-6
, HS-LS2-8
HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS | Entire Year Lab Bundle | NGSS Curriculum
Full High School Physics Lab Curriculum. Every lab is editable, so you can tweak things to fit your classroom perfectly. Each of these labs requires only basic materials.Here are all the labs that I do with my Regular, Honors, and AP Students. Each lab comes with worksheets that are differentiated depending on your students. Students who are doing these labs should at least have an understanding of basic algebra and geometry. Each of these labs leaves my students excited to learn physics through
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
HS-PS3-2
, HS-PS2-2
, HS-PS3-1
, HS-PS2-1
, HS-PS4-1
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STEM Oil Spill Challenge - Earth Day STEM Activity
Oil Spill STEM Activity - Great for Earth Day! Learn about the effects of an oil spill on the environment through a hands-on engineering challenge! The goal of this challenge is to clean up all of the oil from the feathers and from the water in the time provided. Students will work in teams to devise a plan to get the oil spill cleaned up in a specified time of work. Distance learning update: Activity has been updated to accommodate distance learning including instructions on creating a material
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Grades:
2nd - 9th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 5-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
...
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Design A "Green" Island: Climate Change Project PBL (NGSS Aligned, Editable)
It is the year 2100 and climate change has become a more serious problem than ever. Global temperatures have risen higher than they have ever been in the past. A new island has been found that has been untouched by humans. In this project, students will compete to be the group to colonize that island. Their goal is to create an island that is desirable to live upon but also has a small carbon footprint. Students will be required to perform calculations and make choices about what types of food/a
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5th - 12th
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Printable LIFE SIZE Human Skeleton Model
Great as a puzzle, project, or as a classroom display!HUGE document with built-in varying degrees of difficulty. This is TWO FULL SETS of bones from head to toe. One set in realistic color, and one set in black and white, simple line drawing.The bones print in segments that are true to life size proportions (for someone around 5'3") I hand draw all of my paper model sets with great care for accuracy. Labels for three levels of difficulty are included for differentiated instruction. A complete an
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5th - 12th
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Create A Creature Ecology Project: Adaptations, Symbiosis, Food Webs
Create A Creature Ecology Project
Students will demonstrate mastery of the ecology unit by completing this project, which focuses on integrating adaptations, symbiosis, food webs, and more. The project is highly creative and should result in unique products for each group/student. The Teacher Guide provides more information on how to prepare and implement the project, but it is fairly print-and-go and can be completed as an individual or group project depending on the needs of your class. I tak
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7th - 10th
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Fetal Pig Paper Dissection -Scienstructable 3D Dissection Model
Soooweee, this pig model looks just like the real thing and is the perfect alternative or supplement to your fetal pig exploration! You'll love our eco-friendly 3D Scienstructable dissection models which can be used as a dissection-free exploration, a pre-dissection tool, or as a summative assessment for comparative anatomy. Let's get shakin' bacon!WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 5-7 DAY LESSON:• 25 EDITABLE PowerPoint slides with bellwork, instructions, notes and embedded answer key to handouts• 28 NON
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7th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS4-2
...
Also included in: Dissection - Vertebrate Animals Bundle - Distance Learning
Global Warming Climate Change Activity Bundle NGSS MS-ESS3-5 ESS3-4
SAVE MORE THAN 30% on this bundle PACKED with high-quality, rigorous climate change activities that are NO PREP and EASY TO IMPLEMENT. This activity bundle has a little bit of everything! Resources Included:Two Truths and a Lie Critical Thinking ActivityClimate Read and Respond CER ActivityAnalyze Climate Graphs WorksheetGraphing Climate Data ActivityMapping Carbon Emissions ActivityIndividual Descriptions:Climate Read and Respond CER Activity: Stimulate CRITICAL THINKING with this read and res
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-4
Partner Pairing Cards and Grouping Cards Pick a Partner
Pick a partner or do small group pairing with these fun cards!With a variety of fun ways to pair or group students, students each choose (or receive) one card and then seek out their pair or group. Forming groups for projects or STEM challenges can elicit groans from students, but by making it fun and engaging for students, this will become your go-to way for no-argue partnerships.Pick a Partner Cards may be printed at full size or at 2 pages per sheet to save paper.✅ What You'll Get ✅✅ Partneri
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K - 12th
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Also included in: STEM Teacher ❤️ Favorites ❤️ Bundle Best Sellers in One Place
Cell - 3D Models Plant Cell and Animal Cell
The Cell 3D Model Bundle includes the following cells: • Animal Cell 3D Model• Plant Cell 3D ModelThe Nitty Gritty Science Cell Model Bundle makes use of the NGSS Science and Engineering Process, it also supports the following targeted performance standard from the NGSS: MS-LS1-2. Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways the parts of cells contribute to the functionModeling can begin in the earliest grades, with students’ models progressing from concrete “pi
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5th - 10th
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STEM Catapult Math & Engineering Activity (Angles and Ratios)
Take the classic STEM challenge to the next level with design optimization and math connections! This STEM catapult challenge involves engineering, geometry, ratios, critical thinking, and teamwork in an engaging activity your students will love! Using the engineering design process along with math skills, teams of students will build two catapult designs from common materials. Each team will then test at three stations: Distance, Accuracy, and Power. Included are follow-up math problems for enh
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Grades:
3rd - 11th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
Science Experiments for a Year - Differentiated w/ 3 levels of Recording Sheets
Look no further!!! I’ve got your Science covered for the year! I know you will agree that this Science unit is incredible and your students will be begging for more! It's my students favorite part of their day and every day they can't wait to ask, "What's for Science!" Also, PERFECT for distance learning!!There are 100+ hands-on experiments that I have successfully done in my own classroom and each experiment includes lesson extensions that lead to other experiments. Every experiment includes a
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PreK - 12th
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Skeletal System - Bones of the Skeleton Project
The hip bone's connected to the thigh bone... connect all the major bones of the human body and identify major joints in this creative project where students create a skeleton and put it in a scene!WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 2-3 DAY PROJECT:• 5 NON-EDITABLE PDF pages • ExamplesSTUDENTS WILL:• Use their knowledge of the skeletal system to cut out and assemble a skeleton template• Label the bones• Identify the joints• Place the skeleton in a fun sceneCHECK OUT OUR OTHER HUMAN BODY PRODUCTS :• Human B
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5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-8
Dragon Meiosis Activity: Simulate Meiosis with Dragons - NGSS: Distance Learning
In this quick-and-easy activity, students move through the basic steps of meiosis, using coloring pencils, in order to visualize possible gametes that a dragon could produce. The activity proceeds as follows:1. Students answer pre-activity questions about meiosis2. Students use a chart, and homologous chromosomes to determine the genotype and phenotype of the parent dragon.3. Students draw what the parent looks like4. Students use colored pencils to draw, and track the movement of homologous ch
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Forensics Fun - Murder Mystery for Middle School: Getty Palace Hotel
There has been a murder the old historic hotel in downtown. The concierge has been found dead in the basement elevator. Your detective team has been assigned to the case. Can you solve the murder?Click here to save 20% on our TRIO Murder Mystery BundleUsing their skills critical thinking skills, deductive reasoning, and team work, the Junior Crime Detectives work in partnerships or teams to solve the murder mystery.Everything you need for your Junior Detectives is included in this kit including
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Atomic Theory Timeline Project | History of the Atom | Bohr Rutherford Models
The Atomic Theory Timeline Project is everything you need to give your chemistry students a nice background on the history of the atom! Students use skills of synthesizing informational text, organizing pieces of information into groups and then into a chronological order, and displaying the information in a clear and creative way.This project covers: Democritus, Aristotle and "the Death of Chemistry", Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr, and the Modern Cloud Theory.I like to show this Ted Ed vide
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-PS1-1
, MS-PS1-1
Inside the Earth: 3D Earth Structure Model Exploring the Layers
A constructivist approach to learning science concepts and systems. Designed with classroom teachers in mind, this easy to use creation project is great for class work, homework, and mini assessments. Includes samples of student work to see concept and ideas, images are not answer keys.Click here to save 22% on this model with our Super Saver Earth Science Bundle of 8 different earth science activities.Model explores the layers of the EARTH and it's components. Finished size is 7 inch in diamete
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Earth Science 3D Model Bundle: Earth Model, Volcano Model, & Soil
Periodic Table Project Design Your Own
My students love this Periodic Table project for which they design their own Periodic Table because it gives them a chance to express themselves, and to own the concept of periodicity! I always notice an increase in chemistry-enthusiasm during and after this project. I introduce this after I teach my students about the groups, periods, families and sections of the periodic table.The possible themes for this project are practically limitless because kids come up with the most interesting topics t
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Grades:
7th - 9th
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NGSS:
HS-PS1-1
Life Cycle of a Star Project - Comic Strip Activity - Fun Assessment
Students of all ages love comics. In this project, students will create a comic strip that showcases the life cycle of a star. The students may choose to create a comic following the lifecycle of either a high mass star or an average mass star. This astronomy project blends art and science to help students gain a deeper understanding of the concept. The comics will look great on a bulletin board or inside a binder or science interactive notebook.What is included?★ Student direction page (PDF + E
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Earth and Space Science Activities - Mega Bundle
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