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Physical science outlines for GATE $5-10
5 STEM Activities Desert Island STEM Challenge Bridge Catapult Raft Hut STEAM
If your students enjoy doing STEM or STEAM activities, they will LOVE this set of 5 fully-planned out challenges! All five themed STEM challenges center around the story of a shipwrecked traveler stranded on a deserted island. After watching an introductory “movie trailer” and hearing the story of the shipwreck, students will read five of the traveler's diary entries. Each entry will challenge them to design and build something to help him survive and get back to civilization!These STEM challeng
Grades:
4th - 7th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Forces and Motion Unit | Newton's Cradle Science And STEM | Grade 6 7 8
Discover the Law of Conservation Energy and the Law of Conservation of Momentum with a fun marble collision science investigation. Simple supplies and EASY PREP. Expands to introduce The Laws of Motion. Explore further with an added exploration. Engage students in a STEM Challenge to create a Newton's Cradle. Includes extensive background information to guide the teacher and students to success. This is a printable PDF. Please read more about Easel below.Students will expand their knowledge
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-PS2-2
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-PS3-5
...
STEM Activities Pioneer Challenge Science Bundle Set of 5 STEM Projects
This is a set of 5 STEM challenges centered around the story of a pioneer family. After hearing about their travels west during the Land Rush of 1889, students will read about different parts of the journey. Each one will challenge them to design something to help the family build their new life.Includes 5 different STEM projects:Thirsty Travelers: Design A Water FilterHome Sweet Home: Construct A CabinWhose Territory?: Build A TowerBath Time: Solar Water HeaterDigging A Well: Design A Rock Move
Grades:
4th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-PS3-4
, 4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
...
Fun Winter STEM Activities Projects Science Parachute Tower Snowball Shooter
This set of winter STEM challenges are centered around the story of a group of stranded arctic explorers who need your students' help to survive!Begin by showing students the "movie trailer" (preview video) to build interest. After hearing the story of the failed expedition, students will read 5 diary entries. Each one presents a problem to solve and will challenge them to design something to help the group make it back to base camp.Includes 5 separate winter STEM challenges:Arctic Architect: Co
Grades:
4th - 7th
Space STEM STEAM Activities 5 Challenges Straw Balloon Rocket Parachute Bridge
This is a set of 5 space-themed STEM challenges centered around the story of a group of scientists who must travel to Jupiter to save mankind. After watching the introductory “movie trailer” and hearing the opening storyline, students will read 5 of the team's travel log entries. Each one will challenge them to design something to help them survive and save the humans back on Earth.STEM Challenges in this set:• 3-2-1 Blastoff: Design a Rocket• Touchdown: Build an Orbiter Landing Device• Don’t Lo
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Force & Motion STEM Activity BUNDLE 15 Projects + STEM Rubric Space Rome
Ancient Rome STEM Team Building Activities Set of 5 STEM Projects
This is a set of 5 different activities centered around the story of a slave living in ancient Rome. After hearing the opening storyline, students will read 5 of the slave's diary entries. Each one will challenge them to design something that will help him earn his freedom and become a Roman citizen.STEM Challenges in this pack:Road Trip: Design a TrunkFood for Thought: Create a Fishing NetCatch a Breeze: Windmill ChallengeNow We're Cooking: Construct a Solar OvenWater, Water Everywhere: Build a
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Force & Motion STEM Activity BUNDLE 15 Projects + STEM Rubric Space Rome
Energy, Work & Simple Machines Interactive Notebook
The Physical Science Interactive Notebook – Energy, Work and Simple Machines chapter showcase student's ability to:Distinguish between kinetic and potential energyDescribe different forms of potential energy – gravitational, chemical, and elasticDescribe Law of Conservation of EnergyExplain how work and energy are relatedCalculate work and powerExplain how machines make work easier and describe six simple machinesEach activity enables students to process the information given by the teacher then
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
Also included in: CORE PHYSICAL SCIENCE LESSONS (No Labs or Stations)
STEM Activities The Great Stone Age STEM Challenge 5 Themed Projects
This is a set of 5 different STEM challenges centered around the story of a clan of prehistoric humans living during the stone age. After hearing the opening storyline, students will read 5 diary entries, each written from the perspective of a different clan member. Each one will challenge them to design something that will help the clan survive on their journey to find a new cave.STEM challenges included in this pack:The Medicine Woman: Design a Digging ToolThe Gatherer: Weave a BasketThe Hunte
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Force & Motion STEM Activity BUNDLE 15 Projects + STEM Rubric Space Rome
Arctic Dogsled Racing Design Challenge - STEAM for Upper Elementary
Here’s an applied engineering challenge in which—just like in the real world of engineering—a poor design means limited success or even failure.
In the Iditarod Sled Challenge, students apply their background knowledge of physical science and use logic and imagination to construct a miniature sled that will deliver “serum” to Nome, Alaska, just like Balto once did.
Use this challenge in conjunction with your study of the arctic or the Iditarod--or as a stand-alone engineering challenge for the
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
Also included in: Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!
Science Menu Choice Boards and Menus for Enrichment and Early Finishers - Easel
Looking for engaging science choice boards? These no-prep and differentiated science tic-tac-toe menu boards include activities that are perfect for early finishers, gifted students, and enrichment. Choice board menus are great for reviewing and extending what you've taught in class, making this bundle an excellent resource during the back to school season or at the end of the school year.Everything you need is included! Your students will love completing the meaningful activities in these scien
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 4-LS1-1
, 5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
...
AIR -- An Incredibly Cool STEAM Unit for Upper Elementary!
Balloon cars, hovercrafts, gliders, prototypes, zip-lines and air rockets, helicopters and more . . .
Here is a full unit with more than 20 hours of critical thinking and hands-on activities designed specifically for all 21st Century Learners and nonverbally gifted learners. STEM teachers: this unit guides students through the engineering process time and time again—elementary style!
Not only is this unit packed with critical thinking opportunities and rich in deeper understanding of physica
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
Also included in: Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!
STEAM -- Snap n' Shoot Marshmallow Soccer Game
Kid-built in a few hours . . . this goalie, net and goal, and cool marshmallow “snapper” is a complete kid-built soccer game. We don’t have to use our imagination here! Our snapper really shoots the marshmallow ball, and our goalies really defend.
Use this building project as a challenging independent study for upper elementary, as a whole-class engineering project, or use it to make math and science applications like percentages, measurements and geometry, action/reaction, trajectory, etc.
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
CCSS:
Also included in: KID CREATED GAMES Standards-based STEM and Math Games Bundle
SURVIVOR Challenge SPY Training STEM STEAM for GATE 4th to 8th Grades
Talking about too fun for school! I had 4th and 5th graders skipping recess for this one!
Let’s combine an engineering challenge, physics background, creativity and engineering, and three dimensional building skills to create a Survivor-type challenge and training for professional spies. Here we have the engineering process--complete and in miniature!
Note: This activity is a part of our bigger Spies unit. Watch for the unit to be published this spring. It is going to be recess-skipping co
Grades:
4th - 8th
CCSS:
Also included in: KID CREATED GAMES Standards-based STEM and Math Games Bundle
Forces and Motion Unit | Grade 4 And 5 Newton's Cradle Science And STEM
Discover energy and momentum with a fun marble run science investigation. Simple supplies and EASY PREP. Explore deeper with a further exploration. Engage students in a STEM Challenge to create a Newton's Cradle. Includes extensive background information to guide the teacher and students to success. This is a printable PDF. Please read more about Easel below.Students will expand their knowledge of forces and motions by observing the transfer of potential energy to kinetic energy. Through han
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 7th
Types:
NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 4-PS3-3
, 4-PS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Basic and Advanced TinkerCAD Handouts
3D printing is coming to your classroom! TinkerCAD is a free CAD resource that you can quickly use as a class or individual to produce simple objects for 3D printing!Teachers can set up a class in TinkerCAD to quickly import files, and students can export files to 3D print on the schools 3D printer or at a local library. This set of handouts covers the basic controls of TinkerCAD, as well as the advanced features and design methods for your advanced students. This set of handouts includes dual e
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
NGSS:
HS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, HS-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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Also included in: TinkerCAD 3D Printing Lesson Bundle
Forces And Motion Unit | Grade 2 And 3 Newton's Cradle Science And STEM
Discover kinetic and potential energy with a fun marble science investigation. Simple supplies and EASY PREP. Explore deeper with a further exploration. Engage students in a STEM Challenge to create a Newton's Cradle. Includes extensive background information to guide the teacher and students to success. This is a printable PDF. Please read more about Easel below.Students will expand their knowledge of forces and motions by observing the transfer of potential energy to kinetic energy. Throug
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Forces And Motion Unit | Grade K And 1 | Marble Run Science And STEM
Discover forces and interactions with an engaging marble-run science investigation. Simple supplies and EASY PREP. Explore pushes, pulls, and collisions with a fun further exploration. Expand with an age-appropriate STEM Challenge. Includes extensive background information to guide the teacher and students to success. This is a printable PDF. Please read more about Easel below.Students will discover that a push or pull is needed for things to move. They will observe gravity and collisions in
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-PS2-2
, K-PS2-1
Candy Cane Science and STEM BUNDLE
This is a bundle of a candy cane science experiment to dissolve candy canes plus 2 STEM activities: candy cane chair challenge and candy cane crane challenge.Candy Cane ScienceWhich liquids will dissolve candy canes? Try it and find out! This science experiment has been provided with differentiated and editable options so that you can use the experiment that works best for your students.✅ What You'll Get ✅Teacher instructions and lesson planEditable recording page options 9 pre-made recording
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
David Weisner's THE THREE PIGS - Primary GATE with Caldecott Books
Not sure if I had more fun with this or the kids did! Huh? This must be another Primary GATE with Caldecott lesson from Portable Gifted and Talented. Woo hoo!
• Students make a wolf that actually huffs, puffs, and blows down a straw house while they learn about physical science.
• Students create a cool, creative, and witty POP-up story extension which saves the life of one of the three pigs.
• Students learn to orient themselves to cardinal directions, about the position of the sun in the
Grades:
1st - 5th
***BUNDLE*** K-5 NGSS Checklist ALL Elementary Grades INCLUDED
These are all checklists for the NGSS for K-5 grades. It provides an area where you can write the date it was taught. Great resource for planning units to look at the standards.
Grades:
K - 5th
Properties of Air Experiments Power point
Worksheets include an explanation for the different properties of air and experiments to demonstrate:
Air is fluid
Air takes up space
Air can be compressed
Air exerts pressure
Air has mass
Air acts differently when hot and cold
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Grade 8 Science STAAR Comprehensive Review and Workbook
Elevate your students' preparation for the STAAR exams with my comprehensive review package. It was specifically designed to align with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards. This all-encompassing resource is designed to not only provide a thorough overview of the pivotal topics but also to deepen student understanding through a structured review and practice workbook, complete with an answer key for seamless self-assessment and teacher guidance.Product Overview:My STAAR revi
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Grades:
8th
Ohio 8th Grade Science I Can Statements Bundle
This is a collection of all my listed I can statements for teaching 8th grade science in Ohio. It includes statements for all of the phsycial science standards, earth science standards, and life science standards.
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Grades:
8th
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Wave Characteristics & Interaction of Waves
A worksheet, handout or outline that could be used as individual work, homework, group work and teacher lead instruction covering principles, interactions & characteristics of waves such as diagramming and explaining transverse and longitudinal waves, resonance, and standing waves, explaining and analyzing the relationships between frequency, wavelength and energy, defining and diagramming reflection, refraction and diffraction, constructive interference and destructive interference, . Ques
Grades:
6th - 12th
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