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8th grade science centers under $5
Solar System Create, Facts, and Fill Ins on a String Interactive Science Fun!
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
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K - 8th
Science Equipment End of the Year Reflection Activity- NOW DIGITAL!
Want your students to reflect on all the awesome things you've done this year? The growth they've made? The challenges they've overcome and the super science they have learned? This activity is perfect for the last days of school- to choose some of their favorite activities and celebrate the challenges they have overcome!Check out the options in this product for the students to choose from: A light bulb, flask or clipboard. NOW DIGITAL for distance learning!Also included in this product is a
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4th - 8th
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Halloween STEM Activity - Bone Bridge® - Halloween STEM Challenge
The Bone Bridge® Halloween STEM activity is collaborative, brain-busting work disguised as fun! This STEM challenge goes beyond Halloween. Connect it to your science lessons on skeletal system, bridges/transportation, and/or forces (specific ideas provided in the resource). The basic idea: Students work in partners or groups against a list of criteria and constraints to build a bridge for length, strength, or capacity using simple materials. This is the first resource from Bone Bridge® STEM Ch
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2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Also included in: Halloween STEM Activities - 6 STEM Challenges - Print & Paperless
Scientific Method | Scientific Method Posters | Bulletin Board
This bulletin board kit and reliable recording sheet will make experimenting a breeze. This low maintenance take on the scientific method enhances each science unit of the year. Use the predictable recording sheet with each experiment to take the confusion out of the scientific process.Included in this resource:6 scientific method posters:Ask a QuestionMake a HypothesisConduct an ExperimentCollect DataDraw a ConclusionShare Results6 color palettes100% Editable postersRecording sheetBulletin boa
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K - 8th
Scientific Method Activity Worksheets: Skittles Graphing Science Experiment
These skittles labs are a fun way to have students learn about the scientific method.Lab contents:1. Skittle Colors Lab:A. Question: Which color skittle is most common in a package of skittles?B. Developing a hypothesisC. ProcedureD. Data TablesE. GraphingF. Post-Lab Questions2. Skittles Mass and Amount LabA. Question: How accurate are Skittles packages to one another in terms of mass and total number of Skittles?B. Developing a hypothesisC. ProcedureD. Data and AnalysisE
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4th - 9th
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Science First Week Activity Gab Lab Stations First Days Getting to Know You
Use these Science Gab Lab stations to elicit conversation about science content and help your students to get to know each other during the first days or weeks of school! These stations are meant for grades 7-10 and for early in the school year, semester, or term when your students are first learning each others’ names and getting to know one another! They will appreciate the chance to talk about themselves and complete small coloring tasks along with engaging with interesting science content! T
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Back to School Bundle | Middle School Science
LEGO Challenge Task Cards {Great for STEM or fun building!}
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
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PreK - 8th
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Evidence of Evolution Stations
Get your students fully engaged as they travel on a journey to examine fossil evidence, discover how relative dating and radiometric dating work, compare homologous and vestigial structures, embryological evidence, analyze DNA evidence, research antibiotic resistance with a webquest, and even complete a geological time scale. The Evidence of Evolution Stations has students rotating to 8 different stations to analyze these different forms of evidence. Activity is designed for any middle school or
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6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-2
, MS-LS4-4
Winter STEM or Christmas STEM Activity - Snowman Stretch STEM Challenge
This Winter STEM activity is a favorite every year and the perfect way to keep your kids engaged in brain-busting work disguised as fun right up until winter vacation!Snowman Stretch Christmas or Winter STEM Challenge Activity Overview: Working against a criteria/constraints list individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build the tallest free-standing snowman possible. (Option 2: Students design and build a snowman of greatest volume or surface area possible.)Note: This is t
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2nd - 8th
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Scientific Method Activity Worksheets: Gummy Bears Science Experiment Candy Math
Scientific Method: This scientific method gummy bears lab is a fun way to have students learn about the scientific method.This lab contains the following:1. Question: What will happen to gummy bears if they are placed into different solutions: Water, Vinegar, Water and Baking soda, Water and Salt?2. Make Observations3. Developing a hypothesis4. Procedure5. Data Tables6. Graphing7. Post-Lab QuestionsImportant: This lesson is in my Scientific Method Activities Bundle(35% OFF!)Also Check ou
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4th - 10th
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Moon Phases, Eclipses & Tides
Moon Phases / Solar Eclipse / Lunar Eclipse / Tides - Includes 3 different templates to use to teach and review the phases of the moon, the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse, and how a spring and neap tide work. The templates for learning about eclipses and tides include a unique activity - students are asked to cut and paste pictures (included) to represent the position of the sun, moon, and earth during both solar and lunar eclipses as well as spring and neap tides. The extra m
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6th - 9th
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Element Families of the Periodic Table Informational Text Distance Learning
This Element Families of the Periodic Table Informational Text Activity will give your students a visual introduction to the families of the periodic table, including the element behaviors, uses, and common properties! This product includes eight mini-posters, one for each of the element families on the main group of the periodic table: Alkali Metals, Alkaline Earth Metals, Boron Group, Carbon Group, Nitrogen Group, Oxygen Group, Halogens, and Noble Gases. The mini-posters give overview informat
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8th - 10th
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HS-PS1-1
Marshmallow Challenge: A STEM Activity
Looking for a fun Back to School Activity? You students will LOVE this Marshmallow Challenge. This activity has been adapted from Tom Wujec's Marshmallow Challenge.Included in this file:Teacher NotesStudent Planning and Reflection SheetClassroom Directions PowerPoint Want to know more about how I incorporate this in my own classroom? Read all about it in this blog post!*****************************************************************************Important Information for Customers:How to get TPT
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4th - 10th
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Science All About Me FLASK+ First Day of School activity with 4 shape options
Need something fun to do on the first few days of school? Need a way to get to know your students? Try this Science Equipment ALL ABOUT ME! With 4 different shapes to choose from, this resource is a perfect opportunity for your students to get to know each other while showing their personality! It is a perfect conversation starter to break the ice in your classroom and learn more about each other!Be sure to check out the preview to see the different shapes that are offered as
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5th - 8th
Halloween STEM Activity - Bat Wings Wanted Halloween STEM Challenge
This Halloween STEM activity will keep your kids engaged & learning! Not doing Halloween activities this year? No problem! Just add this to a science unit on bats, life science, the physics of flight, or as a supplement to Stellaluna.Basic Premise:In this Halloween STEM challenge activity, students design and engineer a new set of bat wings, with the goal being to achieve maximum flight distance and/or accuracy. You can even throw in style points, if you like! It's a paper airplane challenge
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2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Also included in: Halloween STEM Activities - 6 STEM Challenges - Print & Paperless
Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation Marshmallow Lab
This investigation is meant to deepen student understanding of heat transfer! Students get to examine convection, conduction and radiation while heating marshmallows at three different stations.
The 4 pages for students include sections for the students to:
- demonstrate understanding of heat transfer prior to investigation
- predict outcome of investigation
- understand procedures for investigation
- record guided and detailed observations
- analyze the data collected
- reflect on the data col
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6th - 9th
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Reading and Interpreting Graphs Task Cards
This is a set of 24 task cards covering multiple representations of graphs including data tables, histograms, bar graphs, line graphs, and pie graphs. The questions are differentiated for a wide range of learners. Also includes a PowerPoint with one task card per slide for use as bell-ringers!With what standard does this resource align?This resource will aid students in moving towards mastery of CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4 - Model with mathematics.How do I use task cards? • Test prep • Math o
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Science Task Cards Growing Bundle
Energy Transformations (Changes) Text, Review, Examples & Sort
This interactive and hands-on sort activity will allow your students to show their knowledge of energy transformations in a kinesthetic way! Students should have a good understanding of the different forms of energy before this activity (see options below). Challenge your students to think critically to complete this sort and show you what they know. Students read about energy transformation (changes) and then will apply their knowledge in the sorting activity. This resource is great for teachin
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5th - 8th
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10 Sound & Wave Experiment Student-led Interactive Stations w/ Simple Materials
This resource is an excellent way to introduce or practice the concepts of how sound travels to grades 4- 8. There are 10 stations set up for students to move through in any order. The stations focus on how vibrations make waves and that sound waves are made of energy transferring from molecule to molecule. Also covered are types of mediums through which sound travels through best. You can set this up and do the stations together as a class (you'll need more materials this way) or as a student-l
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4th - 8th
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CELL CYCLE & MITOSIS ~ Interactive Digital Resource for Google Drive~ Biology
★Digital Interactive Resource★Go paperless with this interactive resource for Google Slides™ that will help your biology students master and review the Cell Cycle & Mitosis concepts including cell growth, cell division, the cell cycle, mitosis, cytokinesis, detailed labeling diagrams, and more. Students will drag movable objects and type to enter information as they solve over 60 problems on 19 interactive slides. Includes a detailed Teacher Answer Key. This resource will work well in high
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, HS-LS1-4
Scientific Method SORT Cut & Paste w/ Descriptions & Examples! REVIEW! DIGITAL!
This interactive hands-on resource for grades 4-8 is perfect to review or assess the Scientific Method! Details:Students sort and match the steps of the Scientific Method with the descriptions of each. Then for higher level thinking; they also match examples of a real experiment into the correct steps! The resource is set up as a cut, sort and paste to give students a kinesthetic experience with the content. Newly included- a fill in the blank review sheet for early finishers or further practic
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Introduction to Science and the Scientific Method Bundle of Sorts!
Cell Theory Microscope Stations Lab
Instead of just talking about the scientists that contributed to the cell theory, have students "travel through time" and see first hand what these famous scientists discovered. In this activity students will rotate through 5 microscope stations, draw what they see, and make qualitative observations. Please note this lab is not editable. For this lab, you will need:1. Microscopes- at least 5 but a class set is ideal 2. Prepared slides of cork cells or make your own wet mount (Hooke)3. Pond water
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8th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-1
Also included in: Cells Bundle
Halloween STEM Activity - Creature Catcher Spider Web Halloween STEM Challenge
In this Halloween STEM activity students work in partners or groups against a criteria and constraints list to design a device to catch as many “creatures” as possible. While spider web STEM designs definitely come to mind, there are many ways to catch a creature! Let your students' imagination and creativity shine by leaving the challenge open-ended.Not doing Halloween STEM activities this year?If Halloween activities are a no-go in your classroom, no problem! You can use this to start off a un
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Also included in: Halloween STEM Activities - 6 STEM Challenges - Print & Paperless
Opposable Thumb Adaptation & Natural Selection activity, application, experiment
Challenge your students to do common tasks WITHOUT THEIR THUMBS! Details: In this activity and experiment- students will see the benefit of the adaptation of the opposable thumb. The students are asked to perform various tasks as quickly as possible with simple materials. Students can compete against a partner or you can run this as a whole class activity. Application questions are included to guide students understanding of Adaptations and Natural Selection. There are 2 versions of the activit
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4th - 8th
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With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
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