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Ecosystems & Food Webs Science Stations | 4th Grade 5th Grade Activity TEKS NGSS
Get ready to facilitate learning with informative, easy prep centers! Ecosystems and Food Webs Science Stations includes 9 stations all about food webs and ecosystem interactions.Includes guided student sheets, an answer key, quicker prep, and improved activities for your class! 9 StationsRead It: Read about food webs and abiotic and biotic components of a koala’s ecosystem. Answer questions.Create It: Use a table with information to construct a food web.Watch It: Watch two short videos and answ
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4th - 6th
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5-PS3-1
Compare and Contrast Animals Reading Comprehension Passages
Study compare and contrast nonfiction text structure with 6 short passages, questions, and graphic organizers about similar animals. Options include print, Easel Activities, Google Forms (passages), and Google Slides (Venn diagrams). Each passage features one paragraph of informational text and 4 multiple-choice questions. Animals include apes and monkeys, hares and rabbits, hedgehogs and porcupines, moths and butterflies, porpoises and dolphins, and spiders and insects. Summarization questions
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3rd - 5th
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Project Based Learning Activity: Island Survival (PBL) Now for Google Classroom
Project Based Learning Activity: Island SurvivalThis project based learning (PBL) activity integrates elements of science, ELA, and social studies into a student-centered adventure that combines imagination, creativity, and problem solving skills as they try and survive mysteriously arriving on an island.There are 16 activities (1 page for almost each one) for students to complete. Each page involves a problem or idea they must solve, recreate, or answer. Pages can vary from writing, map skil
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2nd - 6th
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Solar Eclipse 2024 Activities The Great North American Solar Eclipse April 8
On Monday, April 8th, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America. This resource includes solar eclipse activities to inform and engage your elementary students for this historic event.Pick and choose from a variety of activities as a mini unit or an entire week of learning.Don’t miss out on this great teaching opportunity as we won’t see another total solar eclipse of this magnitude in the U.S. until 2045.In addition to the instructional passages and PowerPoints, this resource includes
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3rd - 5th
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Adaptations Science Stations | Animals & Plants Structures | 4th Grade TEKS NGSS
Ready for quick prep adaptations science centers for plant and animal structures and functions? These centers focus on identifying and comparing structures and functions.Includes guided student sheets, an answer key, quicker prep, and improved activities for your class!9 StationsRead It: Read about the structures of giraffes, Madagascar geckos, agave, and earthworms. Answer questions.Create It: Use information provided to design a camel that would be adapted to a tundra environment.Watch It: Wat
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4th - 6th
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4-LS1-1
All About Science Experiments | 4th Grade & 5th Grade End of Year Activities
Get students ready for the next grade level of science with our iLearn Science Slides and Lab Activities. Your students will learn important basics like safety, tools, measurement, data analysis, and science practices using the scientific method or the C-E-R (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) approach.iLearn Science is better than ever!▶ Added more exploration stations▶ Updated slides▶ New differentiated notes booklet▶ Added C-E-R version of Skittles investigation▶ Added printable + Google Forms quiz
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4th - 6th
Sports End of the Year Activities | Science & Math Projects: 3rd 4th 5th Grade
Need end of the year activities that are fun? Add STEM challenges to your math and science review! These sports STEM challenges will engage your students with a little friendly competition.Students use their skills and creativity to compete with sports-themed STEM challenges. Don't miss out on this opportunity to make the end of the year a memorable and enriching experience for your students.Because each activity has recording sheet options, this pack is great for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade st
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3rd - 6th
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Planets Fact Fan Research Project
Are you looking for a project to help your students research space, the Sun, and Moon? This solar system STEAM project is just what you need to guide students through the research of the planets. In just one download, teachers can print a no-prep project that includes all planets (and Pluto), as well as clear note-taking sheets that guide students through the research. This project integrates report writing, the reading of informational text, and science. It includes complete answer keys to k
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2nd - 5th
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Stars & Constellations Coordinate Plane Graphing Pictures Activity Ordered Pairs
Graphing the Constellations: This activity integrates Math and Science by teaching students about coordinate graphing as well as the constellations! The constellations are precisely positioned so that their positions match that of their actual positions in the sky! This can even be used as a constellation star map! UPDATE (10/12/16): I have tweaked many of the pictures to make it easier for students to connect the dots for each constellation. Please re-download to receive this update.This act
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4th - 9th
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Science Doodle - TEST PREP BUNDLE, STAAR review Notes *BEST SELLER*
** NEW UPDATED DRAWINGS ** and I added PowerPoints to show the KEYS!All the Science Concepts in my Bundles are in one place here as a review for the whole year! This download has 4 main doodle sheets with student blanks and keys plus lots of powerpoint slides. This bundle has four review sheets to help students review and learn the basic concepts that will help them solve test questions. If the students know the concept, they have the basic knowledge needed to answer a test question correctly.Th
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3rd - 6th
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The Wild Robot Activities ⭐ STEM Challenges Hands-on Novel Study ⭐
Get ready for STEM activities with The Wild Robot by Peter Brown! In this set of challenges, students follow the adventures of Roz the robot on an island where she must adapt in order to survive. Along the way, Roz encounters many challenges which she must overcome. Your students will overcome the challenges right alongside Roz as they complete the STEM challenges that go along with this engaging read aloud. ✅ What You'll Get ✅3 Main STEM ChallengesCamouflage STEM Activity ChallengeShelter STEM
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Bundle of Activities and Challenges Read Aloud Books and Novels
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Science Stations | 4th Grade 5th Grade Earth
Do your students understand how slow changes like weathering, erosion, and deposition change Earth's surface? Erosion Science Stations includes 9 stations to help your students to explore weathering, erosion, and deposition in a variety of ways!Includes guided student sheets, an answer key, quicker prep, and improved activities for your class!9 StationsRead It: Read about Earth’s changing landforms due to wind, water, and ice.Create It: Use information provided to build diagrams that show canyon
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4th - 6th
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5-ESS2-1
, 4-ESS2-1
Earth's Spheres (Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere) Doodle Notes +
Earth’s Spheres Doodle Notes for Science- Now with quiz, exit ticket and Powerpoint!How do Earth’s Spheres Interact? Teach your students about the biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere using this visual doodle note sheet. Doodle notes provide visual triggers that improve focus, memory and learning and are useful in helping students visualize earth science concepts. Looking for Digital Tools to use along with this? Then purchase this version instead. It includes GOOGLE SLIDES to supp
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5th - 8th
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MS-ESS2-1
, 5-ESS2-1
Also included in: Physical Science Bundle: Lessons, Games, Doodle Notes and MORE!
Space Science Stations | Sun, Earth, Moon Phases, Solar System | 4th 5th grade
Get ready to facilitate learning with informative, easy prep centers! Space Science Stations includes 9 station activities that focus on the Sun, Earth, our moon, moon phases, our solar system, and day and night.Includes guided student sheets, an answer key, quicker prep, and improved activities for your class!9 StationsRead It: Read about the characteristics of the Sun, Earth, and Moon and record information about their sizes, compositions, and gravity.Create It: Use materials to build a model
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4th - 6th
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Winter STEM Activities and Challenges with Paper ❄️ Snowflakes ❄️
**BEST SELLER!** Winter STEM / Snowflake STEM activities! Create a variety of snowflakes with these 3 STEM engaging challenges. For these challenges, the only material that is necessary is plain paper. This is a great companion activity if you are reading about Snowflake Bentley (Wilson Bentley).✅ What You'll Get ✅Teacher Instructions and sample imagesWarm up activities: How snowflakes form in nature (1 page informational text)Cutting practice page (if your students need it, recommended!)Which f
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3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Weather and Climate & Water Cycle Science Stations | 4th Grade 5th Grade Earth
Get ready to facilitate learning with informative, easy prep centers! Weather and Water Science Stations includes 9 station activities that focus on processes in the water cycle and the difference between weather and climate.Includes guided student sheets, an answer key, quicker prep, and improved activities for your class!StationsRead It: Read about weather and climate. Answer questions.Create It: Gather information about the weather conditions and give a weather report to a friend. Option: Hav
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4th - 6th
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Forms of Energy Science Stations | Light Sound Electrical Thermal Transformation
Forms of Energy Science Stations includes 9 station activities focused on mechanical, electrical, light, thermal, and sound energy.Includes guided student sheets, an answer key, quicker prep, and improved activities for your class!9 StationsRead It: Read about thermal, mechanical, sound, electrical, and light energy. Answer questions.Create It: Place the circuit cards in the correct locations on the diagram mat.Watch It: Watch a video and answer questions.Match It: Match the objects to the type
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4th - 6th
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Chicken Egg Incubation Timeline & Passages | Chicken Life Cycle
Are you incubating chicken eggs in your classroom? Give your students a peek inside the egg throughout the process! This resource includes 21 cards with pictures and descriptions of the daily development of the embryo. Hang up a card each day. Then, have your students follow along on their own timeline. Students cut out pictures and add them to their timeline each day. Also included are 6 pages of informational passages about incubation and chicken egg development. There is one (2-sided) passage
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1st - 5th
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Food Webs and Food Chains Activity: Digital Escape Room Science (Ecosystems)
This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to improve their knowledge and skills with interpreting food webs. Update: This escape room now includes a fully digital version. Don't worry, you can still choose to complete this escape room entirely through printing.An editable template of the questions is also now available so you can adjust the escape room to meet the needs of your classroom!Important: Please view the Video Preview (found within the thumbnails above) for an explanation o
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4th - 7th
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Monster Genetics (Traits, heredity, punnett squares, dominant, recessive)
Introducing and reviewing genetics (dominant/recessive traits) in your classroom? This activity pack is perfect for upper elementary and middle school! This Create-A-Monster Lab is engaging and fun while focusing on genetics and heredity in the classroom. Each student plays "Rock, Paper, Scissors" to determine which genes they inherit from their parents then their monster displays the dominant or recessive traits accordingly. My students thoroughly enjoyed this short lab to reinforce the vocab
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5th - 8th
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HS-LS3-3
, MS-LS3-1
, 3-LS3-2
, 3-LS3-1
, 1-LS3-1
First Day of School - I Am Unique Fingerprint Writing Activity
Prepare yourself for back to school with these "all about me" fingerprints! Each student can showcase how unique and wonderful they are!Choose 1 of the 3 fingerprint templates. (loop, whorl, arch). Students write about themselves on the lines of the fingerprint.This is perfect for the first week of school. This can be used in English, Art, Science, or any other subject. Students can share their fingerprints to find out how awesome their peers are.Bonus: includes 8 writing prompts!UPDATE! Ther
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4th - 12th
Halloween Spooky Science Experiments | Pumpkins, Fall, STEM, October
Boo! Halloween is an exciting time-- keep kids engaged and learning with four spooky science labs using pumpkins, glow sticks, candy corn, and balloons. Your class will love the labs and YOU can rest easy knowing your students are learning about force, energy, matter, mixtures, and variables.Study physical science concepts while focusing on identifying variables, collecting and recording data, and drawing conclusions. Most students need a lot of practice with variables and this is such a fun way
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4th - 6th
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Christmas Science Labs & STEM Activities | December & Winter 4th grade 5th grade
Do you need some FUN science activities to do before Winter Break? These FIVE Christmas science labs are engaging, educational, and the most fun your students will have this year! This newly-updated resource has been a crowd-pleaser for 8 years!LABS1. Milk and CookiesProperties of MatterThe more milk a cookie absorbs, the happier Santa is! Students conduct an experiment to determine which of three cookies absorbs the most milk. (Option: Santa Scenario or Generic Milk and Cookies)2. Snowball La
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3rd - 6th
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Natural Selection Simulation Activity | Survival of the Fittest Game
Students will have a blast competing to see if they have what it takes to survive and win this competition. In this Natural Selection simulation, students will use a spinner to see what traits their organism will have and see if they will be the last one standing. There are 6 challenges (one for each biome) presented in a powerpoint. Students will start sitting, and if they have favorable traits for the environment, they will stand. If they have unfavorable traits, they will sit. The students wh
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5th - 8th
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