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Introduction to claim evidence reasoning Activity Forensic Science CER Practice
Are you looking for an engaging activity to easily introduce your students to claim evidence reasoning (CER), and scientific explanations? Students will love this forensic science solve the case CSI investigation where they write up their findings using the claim evidence reasoning CER format. What will students be doing during this forensic science claim evidence reasoning CER practice activity? They will observe a crime sceneAnalyze the police report and forensic reports Record their observat
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6th - 9th
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Invention Convention - Student Led STEM Project
Looking for a fun way to wrap up your engineering unit? This project brings inventions to life and captures imaginations as students answer the question: What does it take to invent something new?Your students will be guided through the engineering design process of designing as they solve a problem with technology! This project guides students through the following steps in a 16 page booklet:To Do Checklist Define a Problem Brainstorming SolutionsPre Conference Form with TeacherDevelop a ModelM
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Engineering - FULL UNIT
Cookie Cutter 3D Printing
Students will learn how to use the FREE online software program Tinkercad to make their own 3D printed cookie cutters. They use the engineering process to guide their instruction. Students test out their products with modeling clay before using real cookie dough! This project is complete with teacher lesson plans, student handouts, and rubric. It hits the NGSS standards for engineering and technology for grades 3-5 and middle school. The only thing you will need is a 3D printer!
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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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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Rock Cycle Story - Science/Creative Writing
Are you teaching the rock cycle and in need of an authentic assessment that integrates writing?
This is a rock cycle writing project that students love! The students will plan and write a story told from the perspective of a rock going through the rock cycle. Their stories should be creative but also scientifically accurate!
Included -
- clear directions that are divided into parts
- planning sheets to ensure that students write stories that include three accurate changes
- a short exam
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4th - 8th
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NGSS: SEP: Formative Assessment Rubrics and Student "I Can Statements"
This product contains formative assessment rubrics for each of the 8 NGSS Science and Engineering Practices and a rubric for the Engineering Design Standards for middle school students and sample “I can” learning targets for each SEP. I do not use these rubrics for final grades but rather as guides for planning instruction and goal setting with students. The NGSS are written as a grade band for grades 6-8 and represent what students should be able to do by the end of the 8th grade. The rubrics
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: NGSS and 5E NGSS Professional Development BUNDLE
Winter Animal Research Activities for Agriculture & Science
This research fun bundle leans into the excitement of the holiday season with four Animal activities. Included is a Pet-Safe Holiday Food Research activity with Poster and Presentation options, True False or Opinion Partner Activity, Ugly Winter Animal Sweater and a Compare and Contrast Santa Writing Prompt that asks students to help Santa out by compiling a list of goodies he should bring to Children who also ask for a kitten or a puppy for Christmas.Bonus: Christmas Word find for early finishe
Grades:
6th - 12th
Newton's Laws of Motion Student Choice Projects (with Rubrics)
Students will be able to show their understanding of Newton's Laws of Motion, as well as show off their creativity skills, with this project. Students will have the choice of creating their choice of product, which include Comic Books, Posters (both "old school" paper posters and electronic posters), Books, Presentations, and/or Videos/Movies. Each product also includes a rubric for assessment!
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7th - 11th
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Chemical Bonding Tic-Tac-Toe Project
Project Based Learning Summative Project - To be completed after both ionic and covalent bonding have been discussed. Learning goal for this activity1. Students will compare the process of covalent and ionic bonding2. Students will understand what takes place during ionic bonding and covalent bonding3. Students will explain how ionic and covalent bonds are same and different.4. Students will identify ions and lewis structuresCritical vocabulary you must address in your three products. Cation,
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
NGSS:
HS-LS3-1
, HS-LS4-4
, HS-LS3-2
Invertebrate Biology Art Project: Medieval Bestiary Art Project with Rubric
This is a great project for the end of the Biology Invertebrate Unit.
The students love the creative aspect and have fun inventing new animals.
The project includes full instructions, samples, rubric, and assessment.
A Medieval Bestiary is a book (usually illustrated) with symbolic and amusing descriptions of fabled beasts.
Purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is to provide the students with an opportunity to create their own page of a Medieval Bestiary which will include an image of a
Fidget Car Challenge (3D Printing Project)
Students will learn how to use the FREE online software program Tinkercad to make their own 3D printed fidget cars. They use the engineering process to guide their instruction. This project is complete with teacher lesson plans, student handouts, rubric and puzzle piece organizer. It hits the NGSS standards for engineering and technology for grades 3-5 and middle school. The only thing you will need is a 3D printer!
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Bundle: The Scientific Method-Notes/ Four Labs/Questions/Assessment/Word Search
Product 1: The Scientific Method Guided NotesThese guided notes for The Scientific Method provide a step-by-step framework for students to understand and apply the scientific method. The notes are designed to be used as a teaching aid and are perfect for use in both classroom and homeschool settings. Each step in the scientific method is explained clearly and concisely, using easy-to-understand language that students can relate to. With this resource, you can be confident that your students will
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7th - 10th
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Claim evidence reasoning activity writing CER in science with graphic organizer
Are your students struggling with writing their CER (claim evidence reasoning) paragraphs? Do they have difficulty using evidence to support their claim and then using reasoning to link the evidence to the claim? This claim evidence reasoning CER activity will help your students learn how to write a claim evidence reasoning paragraph. Help guide your students through the whole CER process with the included teacher presentation which takes them through -pulling out information from a reading pass
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Alien Baby Project - Genetics
In this engaging and hands-on activity, your students will embark on an extraterrestrial journey exploring the fascinating world of genetics and heredity. This project takes learners through a series of steps where they get to create their very own unique alien parents, cross them with a partner's creation, and observe the genetic outcomes of their alien offspring.Here's a breakdown of the steps involved:Step 1: Make an Alien ParentStudents will unleash their creativity as they design their own
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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STEM Rubrics Editable Printable Digital Sticky Note Engineering Design Process
STEM rubrics in a variety of formats (including editable options)! I have gathered rubrics from across different STEM resources, added some new ones, and provided editable options for both printable and digital rubrics.Use these rubrics as a way to set expectations with your students for STEM projects and challenges, and to provide meaningful feedback for them as they grow in their understanding of the engineering design process and working collaboratively as part of a team.✅ What's Included ✅12
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2nd - 12th
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Weather and Climate STEM Unit
This is the perfect unit for teaching Weather and Climate! This unit is hands-on and includes labs and technology activities for the students. Teacher resource pages, rubrics, and answer keys are included to make it easy for the teacher to prepare for! This unit will last for 11 plus NGSS Aligned for Middle School: MS-ESS2-6.Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climatesMS-
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5th - 9th
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Climate Change Solutions Unit (Human Impacts MS-ESS3-3 & MS-ESS3-4)
What's In This Unit Package?1. Before The Flood Movie (2015) Notes2. Before The Flood Movie (2015) Post-Viewing Discussion Questions 3. Slide Show: Outlines the steps to running a mock climate change solutions conference where students research and present 10 different climate change solutions and an example of how to organize their presentations4. Exploring Solutions to Climate Change Conference Teacher / Lesson outline5. Resource guide with links to helpful resources per solution 6. Climate Ch
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
UBD Memoir Unit
This unit was designed in Understanding by Design format with a Literacy focus on Memoirs.
The unit is aimed towards a 5th grade level but standards can be adjusted for any other grade (1-8).
Unit includes teaching points/lesson topics for each day for Reading and Writing Workshop, overall end of unit assessment/project/rubric, standards, and much more!
The unit is cross curricular with science and social studies where students research a scientist then place themselves in their shoes to writ
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1st - 12th
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CER Poster
CER method can help students explain opened respond like a pro. This CER poster not only add to classroom deco but it is also a visual for student to constantly see the requirements of using CER method like the pro they are.
Grades:
4th - 12th
Volcano Project
This summative assessment/project-based assessment will challenge students to create a geographically realistic volcano model, with detailed explanations and accurate lava flow. In-depth rubric included! Use this instead of a volcanoes test or let students choose which activity will be their assessment--a test, volcano project, or volcano informational video! Note: this download only includes the model volcano activity plans and rubric. Visit my store to see the video volcano activity and other
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6th - 12th
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Food Chain/Web Model Creation with Rubric
Essential Question: What roles do organisms play in an ecosystem and how does energy flow throughout each ecosystem?Learning Target: I can build a model of a food chain or a food web given a scenario in order to demonstrate how energy flows from one organism to another.The resource includes a rubric for the project, checklist for students, the cut-outs for 4 different food chain biomes with the option to make 3 of those biomes into food webs biomes (For a challenge group), and well thought out s
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Food Chain/Food Web Model Creation Project
Science Lab Report Template
This lab report template is a go-to for any science class grades 6-12. The template incorporates CER and graphing skills in science. The easy-to-follow graphic organizer style template will allow students to practice writing a well organized lab report. Included is a single-point rubric that can be used for grading.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Rube Goldberg Project
You are to design and build a machine that will complete a simple task in a minimum of 10 steps using the design restrictions outlined on this assignment.
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8th - 12th
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Greenhouse Class- Student Management Participation Materials
This activity is designed to span the course of a school year and allow students in greenhouse classes to all experience workplace leadership. Each week, students will rotate through being class manager and management trainee, learning and teaching how to accomplish different tasks in a leadership role. Materials Included:Annual calendar schedule (start at opposite ends of your roster for pairings after week 1)Manager/Trainee Weekly Task ChecklistStudent Reflection WorksheetSupervisor (Teacher)
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6th - 12th
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Solar Ovens: Science, Engineering Design, Collaboration, & S'mores!
This package includes a week's worth of lesson plans, assessments, and activities centered on an overarching project of Solar Ovens. Students will engage in the engineering design process, data collection and analysis, communication through group work and formal presentations, and deepen their understanding of energy transfers and conversions and chemical and physical changes. Your students will LOVE the opportunity to make s'mores and call it science - who wouldn't?**Rubric, Lesson Plans, Modif
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-PS3-3
, MS-ESS3-3
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