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High school science project pdfs
STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital)
Space Lander STEM ChallengeThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge! In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concepts of shock ab
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Life Size Digestive System Model Printable for Review or Projects
Paper Models can be a great tool for reviewing structure and organization. Here are some ways to use your paper model of the digestive system:
1. Print a set on card stock. Have students work in groups to assemble the model as a review activity. No gluing or taping required - students can assemble and dissemble as much as necessary!
2. Have students work in groups or pairs to make a life size model of the human body. Provide roller paper for students to trace and cut out an outline of their bo
Grades:
1st - 10th
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Real World Robot Research Project for Middle School Robotics and STEM Sub Plans
Why do we need to know about robots? What are robots used for today? What are examples of robots in everyday life? This real-world robot research project will help your middle school students discover answers to these questions and more!Get all the Intro to Robotics resources here and SAVE! In this engaging project, students meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as they research a real-world robot of their choice. Your students will use assigned web
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Grades:
6th - 9th
HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS | Entire Year Lab Bundle | NGSS Curriculum
Full High School Physics Lab Curriculum. Every lab is editable, so you can tweak things to fit your classroom perfectly. Each of these labs requires only basic materials.Here are all the labs that I do with my Regular, Honors, and AP Students. Each lab comes with worksheets that are differentiated depending on your students. Students who are doing these labs should at least have an understanding of basic algebra and geometry. Each of these labs leaves my students excited to learn physics through
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Types:
NGSS:
HS-PS3-2
, HS-PS2-2
, HS-PS3-1
, HS-PS2-1
, HS-PS4-1
...
Partner Pairing Cards and Grouping Cards Pick a Partner
Pick a partner or do small group pairing with these fun cards!With a variety of fun ways to pair or group students, students each choose (or receive) one card and then seek out their pair or group. Forming groups for projects or STEM challenges can elicit groans from students, but by making it fun and engaging for students, this will become your go-to way for no-argue partnerships.Pick a Partner Cards may be printed at full size or at 2 pages per sheet to save paper.✅ What You'll Get ✅✅ Partneri
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K - 12th
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Also included in: STEM Teacher ❤️ Favorites ❤️ Bundle Best Sellers in One Place
STEM Catapult Math & Engineering Activity (Angles and Ratios)
Take the classic STEM challenge to the next level with design optimization and math connections! This STEM catapult challenge involves engineering, geometry, ratios, critical thinking, and teamwork in an engaging activity your students will love! Using the engineering design process along with math skills, teams of students will build two catapult designs from common materials. Each team will then test at three stations: Distance, Accuracy, and Power. Included are follow-up math problems for enh
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 11th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
STEM Oil Spill Challenge - Earth Day STEM Activity
Oil Spill STEM Activity - Great for Earth Day! Learn about the effects of an oil spill on the environment through a hands-on engineering challenge! The goal of this challenge is to clean up all of the oil from the feathers and from the water in the time provided. Students will work in teams to devise a plan to get the oil spill cleaned up in a specified time of work. Distance learning update: Activity has been updated to accommodate distance learning including instructions on creating a material
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 5-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
...
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Science Experiments for a Year - Differentiated w/ 3 levels of Recording Sheets
Science Experiments for Kids for the Year!!! Looking for some fun summer activities for summer school or to end the summer boredom!! Or just some fun hands on science enrichment activities for your science block or for Science Fridays!? Let's face it...kids LOVE science experiments!!! It opens up a whole world of wonder, imagination, critical thinking, and hands on experiences!!! It's just FUN!!! This phenomenal Science Resource includes:100 + SIMPLE ExperimentsExperiments that only require simp
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PreK - 12th
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Inside the Earth: 3D Earth Structure Model Exploring the Layers
A constructivist approach to learning science concepts and systems. Designed with classroom teachers in mind, this easy to use creation project is great for class work, homework, and mini assessments. Includes samples of student work to see concept and ideas, images are not answer keys.Click here to save 22% on this model with our Super Saver Earth Science Bundle of 8 different earth science activities.Model explores the layers of the EARTH and it's components. Finished size is 7 inch in diamete
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Earth Science 3D Model Bundle: Earth Model, Volcano Model, & Soil
Atomic Theory Timeline Project | History of the Atom | Bohr Rutherford Models
The Atomic Theory Timeline Project is everything you need to give your chemistry students a nice background on the history of the atom! Students use skills of synthesizing informational text, organizing pieces of information into groups and then into a chronological order, and displaying the information in a clear and creative way.This project covers: Democritus, Aristotle and "the Death of Chemistry", Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr, and the Modern Cloud Theory.I like to show this Ted Ed vide
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-PS1-1
, MS-PS1-1
Engineering and STEM Careers Research Project and Activities for Middle School
Teaching students about exciting STEM careers is one of the most important things we can do to inspire our next generation of scientists and engineers! But, what does it mean to have a career in STEM? What are some STEM career examples? You can answer these questions and more with this multi-day research project. Grab all the Engineering resources and save today!In this project, students meet science, reading, and writing standards as they research an engineering career of their choice and creat
Grades:
6th - 9th
Scaffolded Natural Disasters Research Project Extreme Weather
Students will research specific facts about a natural disaster and create a brochure (either on paper or digital) about it. Are your students curious about natural disasters like volcanoes and earthquakes? This project will help students learn about different natural disasters around the world. This is great for helping all students access grade level content! Students will love learning about extreme weather and natural disasters in this scaffolded research project.This Natural Disaster Brochur
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8th - 10th
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Instagram Post & Profile Templates
Engage your students by incorporating their love of social media into your lessons! Your students can create full or half page single Instagram posts or create an entire profile! What's included with your download:Tips on how to implement into various subjectsPrinting tips Full-sized Instagram post template (8.5" x 11")Half-page Instagram post template - two templates per pageFull-page Instagram profile template See this template in action in my Not So Boring Bacteria Bundle with the Bacteria I
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Super Social Media Template Bundle
Middle School Science - Human Brain: Build-a-Brain Hat Foldable
BUILD a BRAIN Hat is a fun and fully engaging hands-on activity where students apply their knowledge of the Anatomy of the Human Brain to create an actual hat they can wear on their head.CLICK here to SAVE 20% on this activity with our Brain-iac Bundle.Our Build-a-Brain Hat activity takes from 2 to 5 classes (based on 45 min work time window) depending on your students, set up, and ability to work independently or in teams. This packet includes 3 levels of creation for easy differentiation or va
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Human Brain: Brain-iac Fun Learning BUNDLE - Save 25%
Life Size Heart and Lungs Paper Model Printable Pulmonary Circuit Blood Flow
Print out a full color version as a classroom model, or print the coloring book style for students to color, label, and assemble themselves!
Anatomy models are expensive. My paper models are a great replacement and make learning fun, too!
This model includes the internal and external anatomy of the heart foldable, but also includes a set of lungs that attach to the pulmonary arteries!
It also fits in the my printable Life Size Skeleton Model's rib cage!
Note: If you just want the heart folda
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4th - 12th
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Christmas STEM: Elf Zipline (Engineering Design)
A fun Christmas STEM Challenge for the winter holidays! Students will design a zip line vehicle to save an elf from a high place. This hands-on activity is an engaging design challenge that allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering design process, and connect math topics to real-world applications. Students will design a zip line to help rescue the elf! Elf Zipline Adventure STEM Activity Guide: Detailed teachers guide with links to resources Student handouts to guide them through
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Grades:
2nd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
...
Also included in: Christmas STEM Challenges Bundle: Elf, Santa, and More!
Adaptations of Animals Project for Evolution
Make a beast as you roll a die for predetermined traits - will mother nature prevail or will the adaptations you create survive in this evolution project all about mutation and adaptations.WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 1-2 DAY LESSON:• 5 NON-EDITABLE PDF handouts with instructions and extension questions • 2 Pages of student examplesSTUDENTS WILL:• Learn about how mutation leads to the adaptation of organisms as they "build" a beast with predetermined traits they receive while rolling a die• Complete
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-2
, MS-LS4-5
, MS-LS4-4
...
MS-ESS2-6 Climate Project - Ocean Currents & Global Winds
Bring your weather and climate unit to life with this fun, 5-day project! With this resource, you will have everything you need to guide your students through this NGSS, student-centered investigation of a city of their choice. Students will gain a real-world perspective on how the latitude, global winds, and ocean currents affect the climate of a coastal area. This investigation is in 5 parts: Choose a city and determine its latitudeResearch and summarize the city's climateResearch and model (u
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-6
Also included in: Weather Activity Bundle
Starter STEM Activities Engineering Design (Take Home STEM)
From catapults to cars to an egg drop challenge, this is your guide to getting started in STEM! Each activity has an in-depth student activity sheet along with a guide through the engineering design process. Materials are cheap, but the learning is fun, hands-on, and engaging! These low-prep engineering challenges are also great for sub plans in a STEM classroom!STEM for Distance Learning: You can also get the whole family involved with STEM learning by using these as take-home STEM challenges!
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
No-Prep Genetic Mutations Project with over 80 DNA Mutations to Research
You've learned about heredity, DNA, nucleotides, and proteins...it's time to see how this information applies to humans in the real world! This student-directed research project asks students to research a genetic mutation of their choice, learning about the affected genes, identifying traits, effects on health, and more.This resource includes:A list of more than 80 genetic mutations that may be harmful, beneficial, or neutral in nature. Many of the mutations are diseases, but the list also incl
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Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
Also included in: Mega Bundle of No-Prep and Low-Prep Secondary Science Sub Plans
Planets of the Solar System - Research Project with Rubric
Planets of the Solar System - Research Project with Rubric - 5 page research project on all planets of our solar system with rubric and research organizer. This project will engage your students as they learn about each of the planets of the solar system. It includes a research organizer to focus student research, web links for possible research, a rubric for ease of marking, a student handout to explain the project and a teacher guide for ease of use!
Your students will love learning about t
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Grades:
4th - 9th
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STEM Space Moon Crater Design Challenge (Engineering Design Process)
Can your team of astronauts work together to land a rover in the center of a crater on the Moon? This engaging STEM challenge is a fun way to incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! Students use the engineering design process and explore the forces of motion to place a ball in a cup at the center of a 6 foot diameter circle without entering the circle. This challenge represents placing a NASA rover into the middle of the Apollo lunar crater for expl
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th, Adult Education
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Human Impact Sustainability Project: An Investigation of Carbon Footprints
In this sustainability project, students will calculate an estimate of their personal carbon footprint and compare it to the national average of others similar to them. They will design a short-term action plan for decreasing their carbon footprint, and present to their peers for feedback. Their plans will be refined and students will implement their short-term action plan for ten days over a month long period, documenting their experience by collecting artifacts. At the completion of their shor
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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Ecosystem in a Bottle Project: An Inquiry-Based Ecological Investigation
In this inquiry-based lab investigation, students will create an ecosystem simulation using 2-Liter bottles to explore the cycling of the essential elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen through biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem. Students will need a minimum of two 2-Liter bottles for this project – one to represent an aquatic ecosystem and one to represent a terrestrial ecosystem. Students will work with a partner to design a way to connect these two bottle ecosystems so th
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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