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Free 3rd grade science projects
Space: Model of Earth & Moon's orbit
One of the biggest misconceptions that students have is that they believe that the Sun travels around the Earth. My students were no exception...That is why I created this model that allows students to manipulate the Earth and the moon in order to gain a better understanding. With this activity, your students will be able to orbit the Earth around the Sun as well as move the moon around the Earth. After this craftivity your students will no longer have the same misconception.If you like this act
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1st - 5th
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Super Science Experiments
Looking to spruce up your science curriculum, or have an AWESOME science fair project well you have come to the right place!
This collection of truly Super Science Experiments is just for you! It contains chemistry experiments, experiments on matter, physics, and much more!
Includes:
- 70+ science experiments and demo guides
- detailed descriptions
- pictures of experiments
- material lists
These are only the experiments I thought would be the absolute coolest ones and that students wou
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PreK - 8th
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STEM Activity Challenge Marshmallow Catapult 3rd-5th grade
STEM Project for Third, fourth and Fifth grades.In this activity students will work in groups to create a catapult from popsicle sticks. They will modify their catapult in order to produce the best launch possible. Kids will have a great time launching mini marshmallows across the room while learning about potential and kinetic energy.***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructions,
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #2 (Upper Elementary)
Marshmallow Challenge Handout
This FREEBIE includes a color and black and white handout to provide to teams of students engaging in the Marshmallow Challenge activity. This activity is great to use as an icebreaker or to engage students in critical thinking, cooperative learning, and innovative thinking. It can also be used to reinforce basic principles of physics or as a fun math activity involving measurement.
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Balloon Car STEM Challenge: Engineering Design Process
Balloon Car STEM Challenge! Challenge students to build a balloon-powered car that can travel 5 feet! This STEM challenge will take your students through the engineering design process as they brainstorm, design, build, and test with a fun and engaging project. STEM challenges incorporate math and science concepts with creativity, innovation, and critical thinking. Students are provided with a Mission Sheet and a Student Handout that guides them through the engineering design process. Included i
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3rd - 9th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
FREE STEM Activity Rosie Revere Engineer Flying Machine Challenge
FREE STEM Challenge! Integrate STEM, Writing, and Literacy in your classroom!Engage students with a real world STEM activity where they learn about how engineering works. Students design, build, and test their own flying machine to glide Rosie down a zip line.The Engineering Design Process:In this STEM activity, students follow the six step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve. Connect to a Read Aloud: Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea BeatyThis STEM Project
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2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Parts of a Map Geography Map Skills Freebie Sample
Try out two free sample pages from my Geography Map Skills Unit & Lapbook with informational text, test, & more!}! This freebie has one page of informational text about the parts of a map. It also includes a one page foldable piece for students to use in their interactive social studies notebook.
These two samples are part of my Geography Map Skills Unit & Lapbook with informational text, test, & more!} for teaching about basic map skills. Over 70 pages in the whole unit!
The
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3rd - 5th
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Solar Eclipse Hats Freebie 2024
On April 8th, 2024 a Total Solar Eclipse will sweep it's way across the United States!!! What an exciting time in History!! Help make this exciting day a little more fun and memorable with these cute little Solar Eclipse hats!!There are 2 different versions available. One color version to print, cut and wear. And, one black and white version to color, cut and wear.Happy Eclipse Day!!!Katie Mensekateblueedu.com
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PreK - 3rd
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Gingerbread Man Trap: Engineering Challenge Project ~ Great STEM Activity!
Engineering Challenge:
Can you create a trap that can catch and hold one gingerbread man cookie?
Materials: (per student)
Variety of found materials (outdoor or craft)
Scissors, tape and glue
Cardboard and paper scraps
Popsicle sticks, straws, etc.
This packet contains all the information you need to make this a great engineering activity in your classroom! Lab sheets, student and teacher instructions, and challenge signs are all included! Using simple and cheap materials, you can engage y
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2nd - 7th
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The Dot By Peter Reynolds Activities - Dot Day STEM and STEAM
Explore this growth mindset read-aloud with STEAM activities for International Dot Day! Warm-up the brain with dot and pixel art, and then dive into one (or all four) STEM challenges. These activities pair with the read aloud The Dot. Try these challenges and see where they take you!✅ What You'll Get ✅2 warm-up activities to get the creativity flowing4 STEM ActivitiesArt desk STEM activityEasel STEM activityPicture frame STEM activityPainting tool STEM activityRecording OptionsGraphic organizer
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: STEM Bundle of Activities and Challenges Read Aloud Books and Novels
The Water Cycle Activities Interactive Wheel Craft FREE
Test drive my Water Cycle Activities with this freebie or click HERE to get my BUNDLE of water cycle resources!This FREE Water Cycle Wheel is the perfect activity to help your students review what they have learned.This FREE Water Cycle packet comes with* a colored cover* a colored wheel template with text and images* a black and white cover* a black and white wheel template with text and imagesTemplates are in color, and black and white, giving you flexibility in printing. Finished wheels can b
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1st - 4th
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STEM Engineering Starter Kit for Teachers {elementary level}
Is your elementary school starting the Engineering Design Process? Does thinking about STEM make you want to pull your hair out? Do you feel confused about what STEM looks like in an elementary classroom setting? If so, this free STEM starter kit is for you! The packet includes everything I wish I had known about STEM when my school started implementing STEM in 2011. I hope it is helpful to you! I am in the process of going through all of the STEM activities I created over the past couple of yea
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K - 4th
Shelter Building STEM Challenge
This FREE STEM challenge is designed similarly to the other STEM Challenges in my store. I am offering this one as a free sample so that you can experience the joy of STEM with your students. The “problem” presented in this shelter building challenge was a real life situation that happened to my family and me this summer on a back country hike. We got caught out in a rain storm on a hiking trail and were forced to quickly solve the problem of building a shelter to keep ourselves and our gear
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1st - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Paper Airplane STEM challenge
Challenge students to build a paper airplane that can go at least go as far as possible. Building a Paper Airplane provides opportunities for investigation, team work, developing design skills and understanding the four forces of flight. ..................................................................................................................................................................Similar Resources:Parachute STEM challengePaper circuit activityAnemometer STEM challengeBalloon car
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: STEM BUNDLE (AIR based projects)
FREE STEM Activity Catalog and May Recommended Resources
FREE Read Aloud STEM CatalogDownload this free catalog of our two largest bundles of STEM read-alouds and challenges organized by month with clickable links to all of the books and resources. We hope it is a helpful resource for you as you implement Read Aloud STEM with your students!FREE Rosie Revere STEM ChallengeIntegrate STEM, Writing, and Literacy in your classroom!Engage students with a real-world STEM activity where they learn about how engineering works. Students design, build, and test
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA BUNDLE
Animal Craft-ivity {Animal Classification FREEBIE}
This FREEBIE Craft-ivity is to be used during your unit on Animal Classification (mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians)
With this download, you will receive templates for each of the animals listed above and pictures of each craft-ivity that you can carry out with your students.
This project has students using aluminum foil, feathers, paint, clear sandwich baggies, felt, construction paper, and other craft supplies to make learning about these 5 animal groups fun. Feel free to stop b
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2nd - 4th
FREE STEM Activity | STEM Building Challenge | Camping Theme | Design a Tent
This is a FREE activity from our Camping STEM Activities! See the description of the full resource below:These Camping STEM Activities are a fun way to get students thinking creatively and working cooperatively. They would be great to use with a camping classroom transformation or an engaging camping-themed week of learning. These 6 STEM team building challenges will have your students challenged and thinking outside of the box.In this product you will find the following activities:Design a Tent
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2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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OREO COOKIE PHASES OF THE MOON FOOD LAB
A popular lab, with a competitive twist! Educators, your students will have tons of fun learning/reviewing the phases of the moon with this engaging activity. Instead of simply cutting the cream out of each cookie, students will be tasked with a challenge (against their peers) for each of the 8 phases of the moon. I've also included a student version of the slides so that they can insert a photo of each phase they create. Why? Well, we all know that those cookies will not last very long at the e
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
STEM Raft Challenge Distance Learning
Building a Raft STEM Challenge is an activity where students construct rafts out of straws, tape, and string. Students then test their creations and redesign their rafts. Your students will love learning and will be engaged at home or at school in the Engineering Design Process. ⭐These activities can also be used for STEAM Activities, STEM After School Programs, Summer Programs, Clubs, Maker Spaces, or at home. You will save money, time, and your students will be engaged in yearlong STEM Acti
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Plants - Label the Flower, Lima Bean Observation
Here are two printables that I made using my free-hand drawings and Microsoft Word. The first is a sheet where your students can color and label the parts of a plant. The second is a lima bean observation sheet. In my class, we put lima beans and a damp paper towel in plastic bags. We then take them out to observe them every few days. I have the students draw their observations in chronological order on this sheet. Enjoy! Please check out my blog, Kindergarten Simplicty, for more ideas!
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PreK - 3rd
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Explore the Circulatory System
The heart holds many mysteries. Connect the dots to uncover one of them: how much blood flows through its chambers.
In the lungs, what waste product does deoxygenated blood exchange for more oxygen?
What happens to the oxygen in blood when it leaves the heart?
Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):
K-LS1-1. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
1-LS1-1. Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimi
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K - 9th
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Free Landforms Reading Passages
These FREE printable and digital reading passages are all about Landforms! There are two nonfiction reading passages, a set of reading comprehension questions, and a graphic organizer to guide student-led research. The landforms reading passages cover the following information:What is a landform?General examples of landformsHow do landforms change?The forces in nature that change landforms - wind, water, and iceErosion as a slow change to landformsDepositionWhat's included in this FREE landforms
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2nd - 3rd
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NGSS:
2-ESS2-1
Engineering Design Process
Free interactive flip book to plan out every step of the engineering design process. The flip book has a cover page, definition page, and blank student page for each step: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, and Improve.
Includes an engineering design process poster.
This free resource can be used with Simple Machines Bundle. It is a great addition to any project based learning.
Similar Resources:
Energy Science Unit
PBL: The Elves and the Baker
Rube Goldberg Machines
Winter Weather (Snow Science)
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1st - 3rd
A Little Owl Craft and Book {FREE!}
This fun owl craft and fact book is the perfect activity to complete alongside the nonfiction owl unit. Click HERE to grab the correlating unit.Students can make the craft and then attach the "All About Owls" book to the back of the craft. I made sure to include a couple of pages on investigating owl pellets in case you were planning on doing a little science activity.FYI: This unit is for classroom use only. You may not alter or sell these materials as your own. Thank you!______________________
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K - 3rd
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