4th grade problem solving astronomy centers

Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

2024 Solar Eclipse Sequencing Craft and Solar Eclipse Posters

Created by

Robin Sellers

2024 Solar Eclipse* Meet your science standards with this solar eclipse sequencing craft and solar eclipse posters. This set will help you teach your students and children about solar eclipses. This solar eclipse resource contains 5 printable solar eclipse posters that illustrate First Contact, Second Contact, Totality, Third Contact, and Fourth Contact. There is also a safety poster for the eclipse viewing that tells students not to look directly into the sun. These are the same posters in my e

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Centers

End of the Year Math Activities - Plan a Summer Vacation Summer Math Project

Created by

Love Teaching Kids

Are you looking for fun end of the year math activities? This summer math project will have your students excited about doing math. The students will plan their summer vacation using a budget sheet. They will have $2,500 to spend while on vacation with a friend. This is a great way to practice financial literacy with your kids. There is a Powerpoint attached with the flight information that is editable so you can change the flight prices and information to reflect where you live. Also includes

Subjects:

End of Year, Math, Problem Solving

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Projects, Centers

Also included in: Math Project - Plan a Vacation Real World Math Project Financial Literacy Bundle

STEM Index Card Tower Challenge - Easy Prep Project- 2 Versions

Created by

Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

This easy prep STEM Activity is surprisingly challenging! Students will have a fantastic engineering opportunity through problem-solving. Index Card Towers show your students how to persevere and redesign based on their initial thinking and planning (plus the towers are fun to build!) The best part is that your prep includes one basic material and the students take over from there. Just stand back and watch them brainstorm and build incredibly tall towers. They will groan when the tower falls, d

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Problem Solving

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Challenges Tower Problem-Solving BUNDLE Set 1 featuring Index Card Towers

Math Logic Puzzles: 4th grade ENRICHMENT - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Created by

Christy Howe

Math Logic Puzzles for 4th grade includes 14 higher order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.Math Con

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Math Logic Puzzles: 3rd grade Enrichment - [Digital and Printable PDF]

Created by

Christy Howe

Math Logic Puzzles for 3rd grade includes 15 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.--------

Subjects:

Geometry, Problem Solving, Visual Arts

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Quadrilateral Robots - Great Project Based Learning Math Activity (PBL)

Created by

Art with Jenny K

Quadrilateral Robots: Project-based Learning Math Activity, worksheets & game. My "Quadrilateral Robots" lesson is a great hands-on way for students to have fun learning about quadrilaterals. There is a quadrilateral robot art project, a "robot road" game, and high-level thinking worksheets. The quadrilateral robots are made up of parts made only from members of the quadrilateral family–squares, rectangles, parallelograms, rhombuses, kites, and trapezoids!I have included all of the colored e

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science

CCSS:

3.G.A.1

, 4.G.A.2

, 5.G.B.3

, 5.G.B.4

Space Science Stations | Sun, Earth, Moon Phases, Solar System | 4th 5th grade

Created by

The Science Penguin

Get ready to facilitate learning with informative, easy prep centers! Space Science Stations includes 9 station activities that focus on the Sun, Earth, our moon, moon phases, our solar system, and day and night.Includes guided student sheets, an answer key, quicker prep, and improved activities for your class!9 StationsRead It: Read about the characteristics of the Sun, Earth, and Moon and record information about their sizes, compositions, and gravity.Create It: Use materials to build a model

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Printables, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

Also included in: Science Stations Bundle | 4th Grade and 5th Grade End of Year Science Review

Solar System Create, Facts, and Fill Ins on a String Interactive Science Fun!

Created by

Danielle Knight

Solar System: On A String Interactive {Create, Facts, and Fill Ins}The entire solar system is included in this pack.Once assembled your students will love that it will actually look like the solar system in the order in which the planets appear. There are dashed guidelines for cutting and on the back of each planet is a fill ins page. Requires 8.5 by 11 paper total of 14 pages – one set of full color art and one set of black line art for your students to color.The back of each planet asks – how

Subjects:

Astronomy, Reading

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

Space STEM Challenges and Activities

Created by

Kim Carroll

Engineering~Math~Art~Science These 8 STEM/STEAM Space activities and challenges are a perfect way to integrate more STEM strategies into a space unit. These activities can be used throughout a unit as each topic is covered (moon phases, planets, orbits, asteroids, constellations, etc.) or at the end of the unit as culminating activities. Each activity includes a student direction page with all materials listed, a sign to label the centers, reflection/follow-up pages for students to complete, a

Subjects:

Astronomy, Engineering, Science

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Problem Solving

Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle

LEGO Challenge Task Cards {Great for STEM or fun building!}

Created by

A Special Toolbox

I am really excited to show you some cute, older-kid friendly LEGO Challenge Task Cards! These are bright, colorful, and can appeal to older students without looking too primary. Don’t’ have LEGOs? That’s okay! These can be used for any building materials you may have—unifix cubes, plastic Flake Discs (Amazon), Bunchems (Amazon or Target), Wiki Stix, pipe cleaners, play-dough, etc. Get those kids engineering and manipulating. They work great as an independent station for special education, a STE

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 8th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

Math Problem Solving [Book A]

Created by

Teacher Thrive

This resource is a set of 50 non-routine math problems that require students to utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills. Each and every problem is completely unique, and can be solved in multiple ways. The Importance of Problem Solving Incorporating non-routine problem solving into your math program is one of the most impactful steps you can take as an educator. By consistently allowing your students to grapple with these challenging problems, you are helping them acquire essenti

Subjects:

Printables, Task Cards, Centers

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Solar System and Planets Reading Passages | The Solar System Worksheets

Created by

Shelly Rees

This Solar System and Planets Close Reading Packet has everything you need for a complete reading and science unit in your classroom. Differentiated reading passages, writing activities, no prep worksheets, and coloring pages are at the heart of this one-stop resource for learning about each planet!Please click the PREVIEW above for an idea of everything included in this loaded resource!If you have never used Close Reading or even if you are already a pro, this 110+ page packet truly is for you!

Subjects:

Astronomy, Close Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Printables, Independent Work Packet, Centers

CCSS:

RI.4.1

, RI.4.2

, RI.4.3

, RI.4.4

, RI.4.6

...

Also included in: Solar System and Planets Activities Bundle | Solar System Project

Phases of the moon foldable sequencing activity Northern Hempishere lunar cycle

Created by

Wonder at the World

Help your students recall the phases of the moon in a hands-on way with this set of differentiated foldouts. The finished foldouts look great in an interactive science notebook and can be used to support learning about space, the solar system, the Earth's moon/lunar phases, or World Space Week. Plus it's a little different to a standard cut-and-paste worksheet!This printable activity has 4 options for you to choose from so that you can best match the needs of your students. All are for the North

Subjects:

Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Printables, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

Also included in: Space foldable cut and paste activities lunar phases, solar eclipse 2024 planets

Perimeter and Area Construction Zone {Classroom Transformation}

Created by

Joanne Miller

Want an easy prep, high engagement classroom transformation? This perimeter and area construction zone is just for you! Students will participate in hands-on learning activities to strengthen their understanding of the concepts of perimeter and area. List of possible resources included, but tape measures or rulers and printables are the only things needed to get started! RESOURCE INCLUDES: •eight pages of photo directions and tips•student recording sheets •assessment/quick check/two levels with

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Problem Solving

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Also included in: Perimeter & Area and Volume Construction Zone Bundle {Classroom Transformations}

4th Grade Math Word Problems | Math Spiral Review | Math Test Prep YEARLONG

Created by

Tanya Yero Teaching

This 4th grade math word problems contains 5 questions for each math standard. The questions are designed to help build conceptual understanding. These questions can be used for whole class lesson starters, 4th grade math small groups, rotations, homework, math spiral review and math test prep.Math word problems help students take math understanding to the next level. And these Power Problems were designed to do just that. Not all math word problems are created equally, it is important that word

Subjects:

Grades:

4th

Types:

Math, Problem Solving, Science

CCSS:

...

36 STEM Challenges BUNDLE - For the Busy Teacher

Created by

Science and Math Doodles

HUGE SAVINGS by buying this Bundle, individual challenges sell for $1 each! If you are looking for some great no-prep challenges to push your students to problem solve in a hands-on setting as a project-based learning while having lots of fun, get this bundle! Students LOVE these!This STEM Challenge Bundle is easy to follow and each of the 36 challenges come in 3 different options.They each take about an hour to complete and allow students to problem solve and have fun at the same time! It foll

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Centers

Phases of the Moon Cut and Paste, Moon Calendar, Experiment, Moon Facts Book

Created by

123kteach

Are you looking for an easy way to explain facts about the moon and the moon phases? Students are naturally curious about the moon. These high-interest, low prep activities will explain the moon and the moon phases in a way in which students can easily make connections and understand. You can also use this as a digital resource for your students in Google Classroom for remote learning. As students learn about the phases of the moon they can follow up with this wide variety of differentiated act

Subjects:

Astronomy, General Science, Science

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RI.1.2

, RI.1.4

, RI.1.5

, RI.1.6

, RI.1.7

...

NGSS:

1-ESS1-1

, 2-ESS1-1

, 3-ESS2-2

Also included in: Sky Bundle- Sun, Moon, Constellations, Solar System, Daytime, Night-time Sky

Table Talk Math Problem Solving Discussion Cards

Created by

Joanne Miller

Bring math conversations and engagement to life with these table talk cards! These open ended questions will guide students to delve deeper into math concepts, deepen their understanding, and enhance discussion with their peers. These cards give students a chance to lead discussions and take ownership of their learning.Students engaged in mathematical conversations are beneficial and effective for so many reasons:•allows students to take risks•increases academic vocabulary•work collaboratively t

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

For All Subject Areas, Math, Problem Solving

36 Tangram puzzles

Created by

LessonSense

This package contains 36 tangram puzzles to be recreated by the students. Each page has 2 boxes, in it are both the puzzle (in black) and the solution (in color). This game practices spatial awareness, geometric concepts, problem solving, shapes and mathematical concepts like symmetry and congruency.There are 36 tangram puzzles in this package, a mix of figures, animals and objects. Tangram is a dissection puzzle consisting of seven flat shapes, called tans, which are put together to form shapes

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Created by

Christy Howe

This BUNDLE contains 44 Math Logic Puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math in grades 3-5.This bundle is a perfect,

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Word Problems

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

GATE, Centers

Real World Math Task Open Ended Problem Solving Challenge Set 1- Print & Digital

Created by

The Teacher Studio

Whether you call them "open ended math challenges" or "real world problem solving tasks" or "rich math tasks", engaging math problems that apply multiple standards are not easy to find. In fact, if you are looking for challenging math problems and tasks that keep your students engaged, apply the math you have taught, and meet your math standards--I can help you out! My guess is that you are looking for a low-prep, ready-to-print (or send digitally) math project that has just the right amount of

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Open Ended Real World Math Challenges Problem Solving Sets 1-3 - Digital & Print

11 Minecraft Logic Puzzles

Created by

Prime and Pi

Looking for some fun Minecraft activities? These Minecraft logic grid puzzles are a great way for students to be introduced to the technique of utilizing logical process rather than educated guesses to achieve answers. They foster critical thinking, which transition into math and problem solving skills. This set of 11 logic puzzles is ideal for all students, not just the Minecraft minded. There are 3 levels of worksheets in this set. The easier one is great for younger students or can be used a

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Other (Math), Problem Solving

Grades:

1st - 7th

Types:

Elementary Lesson Plans - Classroom Confections

Multi-Step Word Problems 4th Grade 5th Grade Math Worksheets Story Problems

Created by

This word search pack is called Mastering Multi Step Word Problems {Helping Kids Learn to THINK}. What is the purpose of this multi-step word problem pack? To aide in the problem solving thinking process when solving multi-step word problems. It should be suitable for 4th and 5th grade to help them think about and solve multi-step word problems.Watch the PREVIEW VIDEO in its entirety. WATCH VIDEO HERE========================**NOTE- you can now purchase this pack as part of my 4th grade math meg

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types: