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1st grade general science lectures for parents
Send Home Family Project STEM Activities - Take Home STEM Challenges in a Baggie
Looking for a fun way to engage families at home? Send home these STEM challenges in a baggie to keep your students entertained with their families. Each challenge starts with a cleverly written riddle that doubles as the directions for the STEM challenge. Simply copy the poem and add the easy-to-find supplies into a small baggie. You can send home one baggie a month OR use these activities in your classroom, too! With easy-to-find supplies like toothpicks, marshmallows, sticky notes, alumin
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K - 5th
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Playdough mat, Actions
This colourful placemat has realistic playdough images that will inspire, teach and encourage children to learn and discover actions and shapes.
Print this colourful playdough mat and laminate it.
Simply add some playdough and let your children copy, make and identify different shapes and actions.
This playdough mat will help children develop fine motor skills, learn the names of shapes and actions.
This playdough mat will promote curiosity, imagination and provide opportunities for children to
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PreK - 1st
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Animal Fact Sheets
When I first began work on these I wanted to an informative and comprehensive document with easy to read facts that could reach younger children. These are great if you can laminate them. Put them up in your science section, or combine them when you read some books (Brown Bear by Eric Carle would be a great combo!)Included: Bear, Whale, Giraffe, Gorilla,Lion, Elephant,Cheetah, Tiger,Gray Wolf, Harp Seal, Sloth, Zebra, Chipmunk, Beaver and Howler MonkeyUpdate: I have added in some charts:1. Compa
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PreK - 2nd
NGSS:
1-LS1-2
, 2-LS4-1
, K-ESS3-2
Animals in winter. Hibernation, migration, adaptation montessori materials
Winter months are cold. There is snow everywhere. What do animals do, while people reside in warm houses?Some animals sleep all winter. This sleep is called hibernation. So do frogs, snakes, bears and even some bugs.Other animals stay active in winter. They have to adopt to live and find food.Some birds, animals and insects migrate south for the wintertime. We call this migration.Try this sorting animals in winter game to teach your kids and students about hibernation, adaptation and migration.P
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Sorting activities and games BUNDLE
Forces and Motion Unit: Forces, Pushes, and Pulls PowerPoint
This PowerPoint presentation is part of the 2nd grade Forces and Motion Unit, and it provides students with an understanding of what makes things move (forces), as well as examples of forces and the effects they have in the real world (pushes, pulls, gravity). Students will complete a formative assessment through a ticket out the door at the completion of this lesson and experiment. Questions for the formative assessment are provided within the PowerPoint. For the experiment See Also: Forces an
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1st - 3rd
SCIENCE: Jack & the Beanstalk Science Fair Experiment (Plants)
This is an absolute blast to do!
My 9 year old daughter and I designed it for her science fair and it was a huge hit, but at the same time, I was teaching fairytales, so I used it as a class experiment and wow! We had SO MUCH FUN with this! There's lots of choice involved, as far as bean planting goes. There is a learning journal, a line graph to show growth and a table/bar graph to show rate of growth. You can not go wrong with this project- I even include a mock up of the tri-fold board!
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1st - 6th
Food Chains Powerpoint and Food Webs Powerpoint
Food Chains Powerpoint and Food Webs Powerpoint: This power point is a great introduction to interactions in an ecosystem. The following concepts are discussed:
The importance of the sun
The arrow in a food chain or food web
Producers
Consumers
Herbivores
Carnivores
Omnivores
Constructing a Food Chain
What would happen is one consumer was removed?
Constructing a Food Web
What would happen if there was a forest fire?
A simple definition of each concept and fun clipart is included to help student
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K - 8th
Science Fair Parent Handbook
This Parent Handbook is a great resource to assist families at your school with their child's Science Fair project. This parent guide is especially helpful for the lower elementary grade parents who may be unfamiliar with the different elements required. There is an editable cover for you to include your school or class name and the parent letter has an editable dates.
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K - 4th
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Magnetic tiles buildings plans. STEM hands-on activity. Spatial thinking.
Engaging STEM activity for children 5 to 10 years old.- 10 buildings in total - 3 projections for each building: front, back and top!- Different levels of difficultySpatial thinking involves visualizing, interpreting, and reasoning using object located in space. Ability to visualize and imagine 3D objects is one of the important features of full-brain thinking. This set of visual tasks is called to develop and improve spatial thinking.Try to build a magnetic tiles building following the Front, B
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K - 5th
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STEM Baggies Marshmallow and Toothpick Towers - September Family Project
Encourage a love of STEM by using these fun poems with your marshmallow and toothpick STEM challenge! Send these take home science baggies with students and motivate families to complete the challenge. Looking for an entire year worth of STEM challenges in a bag? Find them HERE! I place these STEM baggies on each student desk during Meet the Teacher. I encourage my new students to go home and practice with their family before we do the challenge in class. You could also send them home at Open Ho
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K - 6th
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All About Snails PowerPoint Presentation
Children love to learn about animals and insects!
This PowerPoint slide show is all about snails. The slideshow includes many photographs, the life cycle of snails, their appearance, habitat, diet and other interesting facts. The slideshow is created to meet students' on their level so they can explore on their own. But, that doesn't mean you can't teach from it. Your students will love to see all the vivid photographs of snails. They will be fascinated with the facts. Also, if you have visitor
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PreK - 2nd
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Make A...Mat
If you LOVED the Actions Mat, here is the next mat you need!!This colourful placemat has realistic playdough images that will inspire, teach and encourage children to identify different concepts.Print this colourful playdough mat and laminate it.Simply add some playdough and let your children get creative. Copy, make and play.This playdough mat will help children learn a variety of different concepts. It will promote curiosity, imagination and provide opportunities for children to learn throu
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PreK - 1st
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Stages of Water: Solid, Liquid, and Gas - 4 Days of Lessons and Worksheets
This product is perfect for teaching kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students about the 3 stages of water: solid, liquid, and gas.This product includes 1 PowerPoint, 1 recording sheet for an experiment, and 4 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint.The PowerPoint can be broken into 4 days of lessons:1 - What is a solid?2 - What is a liquid?3 - What is a gas? Plus, a POP Quiz for students to test their knowledge and determine whether something is a solid, liquid, or gas4 - What is a water particl
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K - 2nd
Printable Solar eclipse 2024 Mandala Coloring Pages Sheets -Fun April Activities
Fun mandala coloring pages to print at home ! Take a look at our huge range of designs, from beautiful flower mandala patterns to Solar eclipse mandalas, holiday-themed designs, intricate geometric mandalas, and many more! We invite you to create something beautiful and restore your inner calm with one of our printable mandalas.WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE30 coloring pages ( PDF + PNG )Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paperHigh-resolution imagesUnlimited printsGrea
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1st - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
The Complete Science Fair Planner | Workbooks | Projects | Judging | Awards
Everything you need to get your students on the right track for the science fair and award them at the end. Students will create original experiments at their level. The perfect guide for science fair coordinators from start to finish.You will need Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Microsoft Publisher to open and edit some of the programs. Please make sure you have these before purchasing. If you do not have Publisher, you may use the included Google Slide link.You will get all 3-grad
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K - 6th
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Science and Kids Yoga Curriculum Bundle
Kids love to learn about the world around them. Topics like plants, space, weather, and the elements tie so well into yoga themes. How can we plant seeds in our lives? How does our internal weather (moods) change the world around us? When and where can we find space in our bodies and lives?Each week presents a theme with a science focus along with a social-emotional component.
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K - 7th
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All About Spiders PowerPoint Presentation
Children love to learn about animals and insects!
This PowerPoint slide show is all about spiders. The slideshow includes many photographs, the lifecycle of spiders, their appearance, habitat, diet and other interesting facts. The slideshow is created to meet students' on their level so they can explore on their own. But, that doesn't mean you can't teach from it. Your students will love to see all the vivid photographs of spiders. They will be fascinated with the facts. Also, if you have visit
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PreK - 2nd
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Science Family Night Bundle: Fun STEM Activities
Elevate Your School's STEM Event! Introducing the "Science Family Night Kit," an all-inclusive package filled with interactive STEM activities that promise to make your school event a hit. Designed for hands-on learning, this kit is perfect for school-wide events, classroom activities, or home-school collaborations, providing everything you need to explore scientific concepts in a fun and engaging way.Key Features:Teacher Directions: Detailed guides for setting up and running each station.Engag
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Family Night Bundle
Characteristics of Life Powerpoint, Living or Nonliving Powerpoint
Characteristics of Life Powerpoint, Living or Nonliving Powerpoint:
With this Powerpoint, introduce students to the seven characteristics of life and Mrs. Nerg…
M- Movement
R- Respire
S- Sensitive
N- Nutrition
E- Excrete
R- Reproduce
G- Grow
A simple definition of each characteristic and fun clipart is included to help student make connections. I also have students draw a picture of what they think Mrs. Nerg might look like. This is a perfect introduction to a discussion of living and nonli
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PreK - 8th
All About Bees PowerPoint slide show
Children love to learn about animals and insects!
This PowerPoint slide show is all about bees. The slideshow includes many photographs, the lifecycle of bees, their appearance, habitat, diet and other interesting facts. The slideshow is created to meet students' on their level so they can explore on their own. But, that doesn't mean you can't teach from it. Your students will love to see all the vivid photographs of bees. They will be facinated with the facts. Also, if you have visitors
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PreK - 2nd
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Matter and its Properties - Google slides - Grades 1, 2, 3
A complete presentation with definitions, video explanations (YouTube videos), educational games, and application of skills (sorting in multiple ways, identifying patterns, compare and contrast). Sections include: 1. What is Matter?2. How can we sort matter?3. What materials are objects made of?4. What are the properties of matter?5. Use of senses to observe properties6. Identification of properties7. Compare and contrast objects based on their properties
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1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
2-PS1-1
, 2-PS1-2
Dinosaurs Coloring page - Tyrannosaurus Rex
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Art Copyright R. Zapata
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PreK - 2nd
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Blooming Flower Experiment
If you are looking for a fun and easy science experiment to teach the scientific method at the beginning of school...check out this resource! Your students will be engaged in a fun and purposeful science experiment while learning about the scientific method and what a scientist does. This resource includes anchor charts (large and small), interactive notebook templates, lesson plan with materials and directions, classroom photos and vocabulary cards. And...there's even a parent letter that you c
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Back to School Toolkit: THE BUNDLE
STEM Family Night Free Planner
STEM Family Event Planning PacketThe Nuts and Bolts of Planning a STEM Event!*Updated July 2022*Ready to have a Family STEM night at your school? We have been successfully organizing and planning these events for many years and have created a freebie timeline checklist to help you plan a successful STEM celebration at your school. With hints, tips, and resource ideas, this packet will get you started for great family event!"This is such an impressive resource! You have thought of EVERYTHING! Tha
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PreK - 10th, Staff
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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