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2nd grade science projects for Microsoft PowerPoint
Solar System Craft
When your students complete this Solar System activity, they will have a better understanding of how the planets orbit the sun. Includes a short PowerPoint slide show that includes facts about each planet. Each slide will show the students a photograph of a planet. These slides will provide some background information before the Solar system craft is completed. Included:-A Powerpoint fact slide for each planetSunMercuryVenusEarth MarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune Pluto-A Solar System Craft-Sola
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 6th
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
Also included in: Solar Eclipse 2024 and Solar System Craft Bundle for K-1
Brood XIII Cicadas and Brood XIX Mini-Bundle
Experiencing Brood XIX and Brood XIII cicadas this year? Learn more about the fascinating cicadas 2024 emergence with this mini-bundle resource! This resource includes a digital slides presentation for PowerPoint or Google Slides™ that teaches students all about what to expect from emerging cicadas this year- including the cicada life cycle, behavior, areas affected, and interesting facts!Students will present their learning through the creation of a lap-book report or within an interactive no
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS1-1
STEM Explorers: Elementary STEM Curriculum + History Around the World
STEM Explorers Bundle - Global Engineering ChallengesPack your bags and take your students on a voyage of STEM challenges that incorporate the engineering design process with themed activities from countries around the world. This STEM curriculum includes activities that travel to each continent and explore inventions and feats of engineering from places such as ancient Egypt and Antarctica! Explore STEM career connections, ice breaker activities, and math extension problems that are all include
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Art Lesson for Kids: Paper Flying Machines Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci
This is an easy-to-use PDF presentation that helps students analyze "Design for a Flying Machine" by Leonardo da Vinci. After asking students to look at the sketch, the PDF presentation gives step-by-step visual directions that demonstrates how to create a flying machine using paper straws, construction paper, and tape.
This lesson is classroom-tested for second and third grade students, however it can be easily adapted for older or younger grade levels.
Included in this presentation is a fac
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 4th
CCSS:
Also included in: The BIG Bundle: 50 Art Projects for Kids!
STEM Engineering - Landforms PDF & Powerpoint {Elementary Grades}
STEM Engineering is not just for big kids! Your students will love this STEM design brief where they get to plan, create, and reflect on creating a landform. You will love it because the PDF includes detailed teacher directions, parent letter about the project, session outline, and more! The powerpoint introduces the STEM project to students in a kid-friendly way PLUS reviews important vocabulary that will be needed throughout the project.
If you are new to STEM, I highly suggest that you down
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Year-Round STEM Activity Calendar Bundle
Keep students engaged all year long with this bundle of STEM activities for every school break or during school closings! This bundle includes 22 weeks of unique daily STEM activities that can be completed at home. Perfect for summer holidays, spring break, or winter break to keep students learning. Spanish version included for the editable 6-week activity chart! Click here for an editable STEM journal to use with distance learning, including digital and printable versions.Each STEM calendar inc
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, HS-ETS1-2
...
Science Fair: Everything You Need..Including a Powerpoint and a lot more!
Everything you need to conduct a successful Science Fair is included in this zip file. I have created a 14 page PowerPoint to introduce Science Fair to students in elementary school. There is also a 25 page pdf file which includes the following material:A letter to you explaining how I use this resource.A Teacher Log (to manage your students' projects)A Letter to Parents51 Great Topic Ideas SheetScience Fair Proposal SheetStudent Record SheetsScience Fair Student ChecklistScience Fair Project Lo
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Engineering Design Process Bundle
This bundle include my Engineering Design Process Planning Sheet, Project Rubric and Engineering Design Process Posters all in one great resource. This bundle will set up you up for Engineering Design Success!Planner description:This Engineering Design Process Planning Worksheet can be used for any STEM or STEAM challenge. It walks the students through the process of creating using the Engineering Design Process by breaking them into simple steps. This product has expectations for the students f
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Science Fair Awards Any Age Templates Student Parent Volunteers Editable Custom
In this editable awards package, you will receive 14 colorful, editable science fair awards to give out to your students after their projects are over. You will receive the following templates:1st Place2nd Place3rd Place4th PlaceHonorable MentionBest Overall DisplayPeople's ChoiceTeacher's ChoiceMost Creative IdeaMost Practical Use in The Real WorldMost Memorable ExperimentMessiest ProjectParticipation "Thank You"anda Huge Thank You for any Volunteer that came to help outInstructions:The file is
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 8th
Art Lesson for Kids: Solar System Drawing
This is a PDF presentation file that demonstrates how to create a drawing of our solar system step-by-step, that focuses on form and movement.
During this lesson students will:
- Learn the order of the planets in the solar system.
- Learn how to create movement in art.
- Learn how to turn a circle into a sphere.
- Practice shading and blending with chalk pastels.
- Use references to find color clues.
- Use drawing skills and their imagination to create a solar system-inspired work of art.
The
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: The BIG Bundle: 50 Art Projects for Kids!
Reading Comprehension STEM mega bundle
UPDATE - Now with a DECODABLE READER version of most stories included. The rest to be updated asap. Want to save time and teach reading comprehension and STEM together? I developed this program to simplify my planning. With Reading Comprehension STEM, you'll have a full year of lessons that'll keep your students engaged and inspire them to learn more. Easy to prep, and developmentally sequential, this bundle provides reading, writing, and STEM lessons for grades 1-3. Connecting STEM and ELA
STEM Magnet Race Car
Students engineer a race car and track.Using some creativity and some magnets, students race a car around a paper plate track. A great activity for STEM lessons and cooperative learning.
Materials:
• Large paper plate
• 2 round magnets
• Popsicle stick
• White cardstock
• Scissors, markers
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
Animal Bundle (Classifying, Endangered, Nonfiction book, Invent Animal, Habitat)
Thank you for looking at the Animal Bundle (Non Fiction Resources). You will SAVE over 30% with this six product bundle that includes Classifying Animals - PowerPoint & Activities, Endangered Animals - PowerPoint & Activities, Ecosystems, Biomes, and Habitats - PowerPoint & ActivitiesInvertebrates - PowerPoint & ActivitiesInvent an Animal Project, Write a Non-fiction Animal BookCamouflage: Animal Adaptations - PowerPoint and Activitiesand a couple FREE bonus items.It includes a
Grades:
1st - 6th
Plant Life Cycle
This 'Diary of a Plant' unit includes a plant diary, Life Cycle of a Plant PowerPoint, cut and paste activities, and more! It will literally bring plants to life. After beginning with a PowerPoint presentation with real photographs showing the life cycle of a plant, students will plant a bean seed and keep a diary of the plant. The Plant Diary is a tab book designed for young learners. It includes spaces to draw pictures of the plant growth and record very simple data, such as "How many time
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 4th
Space Choice Board - Sun, Moon, and Stars - Editable Extension Activities
Are you looking for an engaging space resource to challenge your high-achieving students or to make time meaningful for early finishers? Are you hoping to find activities that cater to varying learning styles and free up time for yourself to enrich or remediate? Look no further!WHAT'S INSIDE?This is an editable choice board focused on SPACE. It is based on 2nd and 4th grade science standards in Georgia, but you can edit to fit the needs of your classroom. 18 unique tasks were designed to engage
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
States of Matter Choice Board - Editable Extension Activities
Are you looking for an engaging matter resource to challenge your high-achieving students or to make time meaningful for early finishers? Are you hoping to find activities that cater to varying learning styles and free up time for yourself to enrich or remediate? Look no further!WHAT'S INSIDE?This is an editable choice board focused on MATTER. It is based on 2nd grade science standards in Georgia, but you can edit as needed to suit the needs of your grade level. 18 unique tasks were designed to
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Grades:
2nd
Types:
Animal Research Project with EDITABLE PowerPoint Templates and Timers
This product is a great way to get students engaged in an Animal Research Project! In this Product:➔Animal Research Booklet Cover Page, Table of Contents, Classification, Diagram, Habitat, Map, Diet, Fun Facts, Glossary, and Bibliography➔Research and Notes Pages 17 pages of Notes and Research Pages templates to allow students to collect notes for their projects➔Rubric ➔EDITABLE PowerPoint Templates with Editable Timers - These PowerPoints are a great way to inform stu
My Pet Rock: A Science Homework Project
Are you looking for a way to build excitement for a class study of rocks and minerals? I developed this highly engaging "Pet Rock" project to get my 3rd graders excited for our science unit on rocks and minerals. This recently updated product includes scaffolds to support lower students and leveled reading articles and reflection worksheets. Students will do an at-home, or in-class, project to find a pet rock, conduct simple experiments on their rock, measure their rock, write about its characte
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
4-ESS1-1
, 4-ESS2-1
Healthy Eating and Nutrition Activities Lapbook
Nutrition unit lesson plans for teaching healthy eating habits are easy to write this year with a fun and engaging lap book project! Learning about the food groups is easy to organize with the mini-books in this resource. Also works well in your existing science interactive notebooks!This Nutrition Lapbook Includes Mini-Books For: Vocabulary Lists KWL Chart Plate guide tabbed book Where you get vitamins from stacked book Cultural nutrition mini book Cover sheet in color or black and whiteCreate
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
My First Science Fair Project Guide (grades 2-4) complete guide
Complete Guide to your students' first science fair project. This resource is meant for grades 2-4.
The printable includes directions and and example for every step of the science project. They will have a guide to look at every step of the way. They are great for homework, or graded checkpoints throughout the process of the science fair project.
I have also included a Teacher power point that can be used to preview each step of the process, or as a projection to give the students another plac
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 4th
STEM / STEAM Activity: Straw Rockets - A Look Into Aerospace Engineering
Are you looking for a great STEM or STEAM activity for your classroom? This is my second STEM/STEAM activity in the “FULL STEAM AHEAD” series! I know that this product will help spark your students’ LOVE of STEM!
My students had a blast with this as they got to learn about what an Aerospace Engineer does and actually become one! This product contains the following:
Presentation Slides Include:
1. A quick look at what an Aerospace Engineer does
2. Engineering/STEM Design Process Poster
3. Slid
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Animal Report and Animal Classification Bundle
This is a bundle of two of my animal research resources: Animal Research Printables and Animal Classification Resources. Animal Research Printables: These are animal research printables for primary students who are doing a project about an animal of their own choosing. This is a fun animal research project to do at the end of the year. Click here to see the individual listing. Included in this unit:★ choosing your animal (suggestions for planning)★ printables for noting animal topic ideas, inc
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Physical Changes to Matter (making a paper pumkpin)
This teacher-led activity is great for Science TEKS 2.5A (classify matter by physical properties, including shape, relative mass, relative temperature, texture, flexibility, and whether material is a solid or liquid), and 2.5C (demonstrate that things can be done to materials to change their physical properties such as cutting, folding, sanding, and melting).
Students will begin by identifying physical properties of an orange sheet of construction paper, and then change it (folding and cutting)
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
Science Fair Project Headers and decor-Editable
Editable Science Project Headers are super cute easy to use! *Bonus-Colored Border (4 colors), Science Project Cover page (2), and Science Clip Art for decor (7). This resource includes the following:
17 Large Headers (Editable) in color
Big Question with light bulb clip art and plain (2)
Hypothesis
Research
Procedure
Variables
Materials
Observations
Data
Graph
Results
Conclusion
Recommendations
Next Steps
Abstract
Introduction
Problem
Purpose
17 Small Headers (includes all categories abov
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
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