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Free 3rd grade science simulations
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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Bird Beak Investigation - Animal Adaptations
Students will explore various kinds of bird beaks to determine which beak works best for different kinds of food/prey. Students will consider how physical and/or behavioral adaptations help animals survive. Teacher's guide included.
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2nd - 6th
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Free Preview Design a Zoo: A Digital Project Based Learning Experience
Thanks for choosing this project based learning experience for your students! They are sure to have fun, be creative, and learn some valuable skills.
This is a free preview of the full product.
In Design a Zoo, students take on the role of a design consultant asked to create a new zoo. Students will need to:
–Name the Zoo
–Create a welcoming sign
–Select the animals
–Design animal habitats
–Create information sheets
–Create a budget
–And present their work to a "Board of Directors"
This exp
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3rd - 8th
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FREE STEM Activity | Nonrenewable Energy | Cookie Coal Mining Experiment
This Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining STEM Activity is a FREE sample from our Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy STEM Activities. It includes teacher directions and a student worksheet.See the description of the full resource below:Renewable and Nonrenewable energy resources can be confusing and boring for students. This STEM energy unit includes everything you need to teach about renewable and nonrenewable resources in a fun, interactive, hands on way! Your students will engage in hands on STEM acti
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3rd - 5th
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The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits
Andy Thelwell created an amazing electrical circuits virtual lab complete with interactive sections and quizzes. I have created a student guide for exploring electrical circuits with his webpage. With this guide, you can be sure that your students get the most out of the time they spend investigating electric circuits when you are in the computer lab or at a tech station.
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3rd - 8th
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Don't Eat the Cookie! Inquiry Archaeology Lab
This lesson is a great hands on introduction to archaeology, and can be integrated into a variety of different Social Studies and Science units. Teach your students to think like an archaeologist by participating in sketching dig sites, and artifacts, excavating artifacts, evaluating the effects of excavation on a dig site, and the effectiveness of tools used in the excavation. What’s included in this resource: Teacher lesson planRelated vocabulary and definitionsInteractive lab worksheetLab as
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3rd - 6th
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STEM • Engineering: Popcorn Chef (mixtures and solutions)
Your students have been hired to create a new tasty popcorn recipe. In this STEM project students will use mixtures and solutions. This project contains criteria and constraints, allowing for open-ended design while exploring a specific standard. Includes:· Teacher guide · Projectable (or printable) scenario page· Student guide page· STEM group job assignments · STEM poster· Discussion questions· Reflection rubric Materials Needed: Teacher Materials:• Microwave• Package of small paper cups and
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Explore the Respiratory System
Breathe in and breathe out. What happens to your chest?
Our lungs are like balloons. As we inhale oxygen, they inflate. As we exhale carbon
dioxide, they deflate. Construct a paper lung and inflate it.
Spot the tiny dots. What do alveoli do as we take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide?
Directions:
1) Cut out square; place printed side up. Fold in half horizontally to crease. Flip over and fold on each diagonal.
2) Collapse into a triangle by pulling the edges of the horizontal fold in
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K - 9th
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Pollination Insects & Plants Hands-On Science Experiment
This interactive NGSS science lesson allows students to demonstrate pollination and answers the focus question, "How do insects and plants help each other?" In this activity students make a bee puppet to land on a flower with 'pollen' and demonstrate the transfer of pollen to another flower.What's Included: *Student Science Notebook/Experiment Worksheet*Insect Puppet*Flower Template*Slides with Photographs of Pollination*Answer KeyYou Might Also Like:3D Scaled Whale (Cetacean) Models Hands On Sc
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K - 3rd
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NGSS:
1-LS1-1
, K-ESS3-1
, 2-LS2-2
Learning Circuits Worksheet - electricity and circuits
Learning Circuits is a free web resource to learn about the basics of electricity and circuits. Designed for children ages 8-10 it can be used for homework, to support a lesson or a tutorial. Based on the UK National Curriculum it is structured in six sections: Electricity basicsSimple circuitsSymbols and componentsSwitchesChanging circuitsInsulators and conductorsThe full Learning Circuits website contains interactive exercises for each of the sections above. The worksheet here can be completed
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3rd - 4th
Pulleys: Simple Machines, Hands-On Engineering & Science Lessons for Kids
This sample pulley lesson is a relevant and captivating activity designed to engage children with engineering experiences and teach them to actively think and question the world around them. During this lesson, participants will compare pulley size. Additionally, participants learn to identify pulleys as a simple machine, use higher level thinking to make comparisons, ask and answer questions, make predictions, and test hypotheses. Participants will be required to work together, encourage teamwo
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1st - 8th
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Group Weather Forecast Template
This outline is designed for fourth graders to deliver a presentation simulating a weather forecast. The script is designed for a group of three, but could be adapted easily. The script is designed to add to a group's weather map creation.
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3rd - 4th
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STEM bin labels
Super cute STEM bin labels! PDF format, but if you would like the PowerPoint version for editing please let me know. Size: 4"Lx5"W
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PreK - 12th
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Rocks and Minerals Mini-lesson, and Erosion Preview
Get students moving and learning with this short activity that previews erosion, and teaches the difference between rocks and minerals through movement. This resource can be used as a mini-lesson for upper-elementary students, as a hook for middle school students, or as a review for a middle grades earth science class. It can also be used as a content relevant brain break, as it is a kinesthetic learning activity.Check out these other Earth Science Ideas******************************************
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3rd - 7th
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Interactive Water Cycle
This is a great way to review the water cycle with your class and get everyone moving at the same time! Use this as on your board and have your kids place the cards and labels where they go, or use this interactively and have your kids create the water cycle! Give each kid a card and have them make a model of the water cycle.
After downloading, please give me a fair review. Thank you! :)
**Also includes 2 worksheets for your students to label the water cycle**
Great way to get your kids movi
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2nd - 3rd
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Dental Health Teeth 3D
This is an augmented reality based software application that can be used in the class room to demonstrate the human Teeth in a fun and interesting way. Be the structure of teeth or dental health and hygiene. Augmented reality is extremely interesting and students find it engaging and entertaining.
The videos in the link below show the software in action. Watch it to see how interesting and easy it is!
Must Watch! Teeth Videos in Augmented Reality See how YOU can make it fun in the classroom!
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PreK - 12th
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Morning News Reporter Form
This language arts form is a great way to start the day! It's also a good way to give kids a chance to orally report something to their classmates. This brief form allows the student to fill out information for the "radio station"--which is your room number. The information includes date, temperature, and big news of the day. The students can either use a thermometer you have in the room that shows outside temperature, or they can check using the computer. I find even the children who are so shy
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2nd - 4th
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Scratch Solar Eclipse Activity
Have students use Scratch to create a simulation of the Total Solar Eclipse! This activity is designed for students who have some familiarity with Scratch and serves as a great way to introduce or reinforce use of the glide and change brightness effect blocks. Includes project extension ideas incorporating geography, math, and research. Here is a link to the project. Looking for free resources and lesson plans related to the Total Solar Eclipse? See my list of curated web resources at www.mrs
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3rd - 6th
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Power Point: Erosion and weathering (Bible based)
This FREE 34 slide erosion and weathering Power Point contains scripture references to the wise man building his house upon the rock, 6 demo/activities and explains the process and results of erosion and weather. The differences between weathering and erosion plus chemical vs. physical weathering are explained.
Check out other science Power Points
Oceans PPT
Atoms & elements PPT
Plant PPT Plants & the Parable of the Sower PPT freebie
Cloud & storm PPT freebie
Hail PPT for elemen
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3rd - 6th
Ocean Floor Topography 3D Printed Model - UPDATE
This is the file necessary to create a 3D printed model of the Ocean Floor. You can use this in your classroom so your students can have a hands on experience with the topography of the Ocean. Using this file you are able to make as many prints as you need for your class.You must have access to a 3D printer to print the model.This product contains the .stl file to print a custom model of the Ocean Floor labeled with the main features for the study of Ocean Floor topography.Also included is an Oc
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Architecture and Engineering with Angry Birds
A fun architecture, engineering, and coding activity with Jenga blocks and Angry Birds. Student teams will research, plan, and engineer Jenga block castles. Teams will then investigate the strength and design of their castle utilizing several, common brick bond patterns. If you don't have robots for coding, students can roll marble "birds" at an opponent's castle.
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3rd - 6th
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Engineering Design Challenge: Building Creek and Cherokee Homes
Allow students to explore engineering as they research about Creek and Cherokee homes, and choose one type of home to design and build. Students then get to test the strength and stability of their home against various types of weather. This powerpoint includes narration within the notes to give additional lesson planning tips for each component of the engineering design process. A rubric is also included which measures students' knowledge regarding the Creek and Cherokee Native Americans, use o
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1st - 5th
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Movement - Balanced and Unbalanced Forces 3rd Grade
Hyperdoc lesson plan for your students to explore what force and movement mean! Students will play a game, watch a video, participate in a simulation, and complete a worksheet. Once you download the document you will be able to adjust the directions to your class's needs. Happy teaching!
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3rd - 4th
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Solar System Virtual Field Trip
This is a great activity for students learning about the solar system. This comes with easy-to-follow directions and a questions page. This field trip discusses:-NASA-The 7 planets-The Sun-Moons -The Milky Way
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3rd - 6th
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