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Basic principles rubrics for GATE
Kindergarten STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for Kindergarten students and align with crosscutting NGSS science, engineering, and math standards! Six challenges are provided for the following major science content areas: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions, Energy, Earth's Systems, and Earth and Human ActivityPages 5-9: Racecar RampPages 10-14: Pompom CatapultPages 15-19: Shady SpotPages 20-28: Season SuitcasePages 29-33: Home Sweet HomePages 34-38: Trash to TreasureEach challenge in thi
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K
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First Grade STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for first grade students and align with crosscutting NGSS science and engineering standards! Six challenges are provided, two for each of the major science content areas: Waves: Light and Sound, Structure, Function, and Information Processing, and Space Systems: Patterns and Cycles.Pages 5-9: Musical InstrumentPages 10-14: Communication CodePages 15-19: Super AnimalPages 20-24: Tree-mendous RootsPages 25-29: Shadow ClockPages 30-34: Earth and SunEach ch
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1st
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Fourth Grade STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for fourth grade students and align with crosscutting NGSS science, math, and engineering standards! Six challenges are provided to cover major science content areas: Energy, Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer, Earth's Systems, and Earth and Human ActivityPages 5-9: Pinball MachinePages 10-14: Nifty Night LightPages 15-21: Brick by BrickPages 22-27: Map a MountainPages 28-32: Solar SnackPages 33-37: Shaky StructureEach
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4th
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Third Grade STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for third grade students and align with crosscutting NGSS science, math, and engineering standards! Six challenges are provided to cover major science content areas: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions, Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits, Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity, Earth's Systems, and Earth and Human ActivityPages 5-10: Magnetic MazePages 11-15: Marshmallow Catapult Pages 16-22: Genetic LinksPages 23-27: Super Anim
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3rd
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Fifth Grade STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for fifth grade students and align with crosscutting NGSS science, math, and engineering standards! Six challenges are provided to cover major science content areas: Matter and its Interactions, Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions, From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes, Earth's Place in the Universe, and Earth's SystemsPages 5-9: Balloon CarPages 10-14: Candy ChemistryPages 15-19: Perfect ParachutePages 20-25: Plant EssentialsPa
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5th
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Scientific classification of Living Things Project 6 Kingdoms of Life Poster
“Six Kingdoms of Life Poster Project” is a guideline for designing a poster displaying the scientific classification of life - six kingdoms of living things: animals, plants, fungi, protists, eubacteria, and archaebacteria. It is a cross-curricular activity to engage in project-based learning when building a strong foundation for the concept of classifying live organisms.Provide your students an opportunity to convey researched information in a creative yet accessible and understandable way. Whe
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3rd - 8th
Push and Pull STEM
This Pushes and Pulls engineering STEM activity engages students' problem solving skills, engineering thinking, and math skills for Force and Motion. They will love creating a way to successfully move the rocks! This STEM activity targets the NGSS Standards for Force and Motion.
In this Pushes and Pulls Engineering challenge the truck broke down, but the rocks still need moved! Students will build a way to move the rocks using the available supplies, but be sure to stay on budget!
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K - 3rd
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Marble Maze STEM
Balls and Ramps STEM - The toy company wants to sell a marble maze. They need designers to come up creative ideas for a new marble maze. Your students need to design a marble maze on a cardboard box lid using the available supplies while sticking to a budget. They will use their creative thinking, engineering design and math skills for the STEM challenge. This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards.
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Prior Week: Send home the parent letter requesting
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K - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Science Fair Assistant: Letters, Rubrics, Timelines and more | 100% Editable
About this ProductThe resource includes a collection of documents to help teachers plan and execute a Science Fair. This product contains the following editable word documents (.docx):• 2 Announcement Letters to Parents and Students• 3 Recruiting Letters to Parents, PTA and Judges• 3 Thank you Letters to Students, Parents and Judges• Student pacing timeline for a primary research project• Student pacing timeline for a secondary research project• Science Fair presentation schedule time-slot works
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3rd - 10th, Staff
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Also included in: Science Fair Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable
5th 6th Grade 4 Scientific Method Lab Science Rubric Student Self Assessment
You will download two science rubric assessments (teacher and student self assessment) for grading a grade 4, 5th, or 6th grade scientific method lab. The first science rubric may be used by the teacher to assess the students' skills in identifying scientific method lab concepts, such as, the hypothesis, following the procedures, collecting data, using materials, and accuracy of results. The assessment is on a four point scale. The second assessment is the student self assessment of the firs
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4th - 6th
Makerspace Project Ideas
Over 50 STEM Project Ideas!52 open-ended STEM project ideas that are perfect for your Makerspace, STEM Center, or STEM Lab! With so many ideas to choose from, students will always have motivation to keep making throughout the year!Simply print the light bulbs on colored paper, cut out, laminate, hole punch, and attach to a ring for easy student access. Blank light bulbs are included as well for students to contribute their own STEM project ideas! *Please note that this resource is NOT editable!*
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1st - 5th
Also included in: Setting up your MakerSpace Bundle
FREE Summer STEM!
This FREE half-sized Summer STEM booklet is perfect to keep your little engineers engaged over summer break! Eight summer-themed challenges are provided in a choice board format, along with student recording sheets and a final reflection sheet. Open-ended challenges can be completed using common household materials and materials found in nature.
I hope you and your students LOVE it!
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K - 4th
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Science Safety and Tools Introduction
~Science Safety in the Lab~ Perfect for Science Notebooks-Science tools, Worksheets, Lab activity with Rubric, Vocabulary, Think sheets, Free draw color!-Science Lab activity that has 2 parts, teacher rubric included. Student works with a lab partner for the 2nd part of the lab.Students will demonstrate how to conduct a Science experiment of their choice using the items you provide. The focus is really on the process and safety versus results. -Science worksheets with critical thinking questions
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2nd - 5th
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Force and Motion STEM: Sled Building
Sled Building STEM - Oh no! School is out for a snow day. The stores are closed, but the children want to sled. Help them by building a sled that will slide down the hill. Use your creative thinking because you can only choose from the available supplies and you must stick to the budget.
Your students will love learning about force and motion with this sled building challenge! This STEM covers several NGSS standards and promotes engineering thinking.
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K - 5th
Also included in: Winter STEM Bundle
Sound Unit: Making an Instrument Project Guide
This project guide is the perfect starter kit for teaching all about Sound! Your class will be making instruments out of recycled materials to learn about how pitch and volume is made. This kit includes:
• Letter home to the parents requesting used materials to gather for your projects.
• A planning guide to use on a SmartBoard or DocCam with the whole class to determine which materials you have and which instruments are realistic to make with those materials.
• Sample planning guide.
• Cut-out
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2nd
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Science Research Paper Rubric
Science Research Paper Rubric
Use this rubric for easy and fair grading of science research papers. This can be used for science fairs or in the classroom.
Key terms: science, research, science fair, lab, current events, note taking, printable, middle school, high school, worksheet, outline, report.
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6th - 12th
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Science Investigation EDITABLE Rubric for Grades 4-8
This science investigation rubric follows the Scientific Method and covers six areas: Question, Prediction, Materials, Plan, Data Collection and Display, and Conclusion. It is set up so that you can easily grade your students' science investigations. Since this resource is not saved in a PDF form, you can change the grading system by simply downloading the rubric and inserting your own.It is based on a four point grading system:3 = Exemplary2 = Proficient1 = Needs Improvement0 = Needs to be Rev
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4th - 8th, Staff
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Science Fair Packet - Complete & Comprehensive
14 page packet
Editable Word Document
Page 1 - Project Agreement Cover Sheet (parent & student signature)
Page 2 - Science Fair Timeline
Page 3 - Question & Hypothesis Form (with clarification that it is not a demonstration or a model)
Page 4 - Materials List (with examples of good/specific examples...and bad/not specific examples)
Page 5 - Variables (Independent, Dependent, Controlled) with explanation
Page 6 - Trial Design (time management and planning)
Page 7 - Trials Record Keeping
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3rd - 7th
Scientific Method Comic Strip Project
Are you looking for a project that will assess your students' knowledge on the scientific method? This project can do just that. Students will create a comic strip that includes a frame for each of the steps of the scientific method. They will create an illustration and caption that helps to explain each step. I have also included the rubric that can be used for assessment. It can easily be adapted for any science class, and it is a great tool to differentiate instruction.
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4th - 8th
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Teaching Scientific Research
This unit teaches students how to conduct scientific research. It includes:-Power Point Notes-Student fill-in version of the notes-Grading rubric for a summative assessment of the student's presentation and paperNotes include information on:-Scientific methods-How to choose an appropriate scientific research question & examples-How to determine reliability of researched information-Primary vs. Secondary sources-Language of scientific writing-2 activities to practice determining reliability o
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9th - 12th
ACT Science Practice Chromosomes and Inheritability Worksheet
I wrote this practice passage as like the ACT practice passages are for Science Section. I catered it towards my current unit in Biology on Genetics- specifically chromosomes, inheritability and meiosis. The answer key and some ACT Science tricks are included on the last pages. The blue star is only on the preview file. The original download file you get with purchase is simply the document without any stars on it.
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8th - 12th
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Lunar Landers: An NGSS-Aligned Engineering Challenge
Help students explore gravitational forces through this hands-on engineering challenge. Students can complete this project individually, in pairs, or in teams. We have done this project with materials in class and also as an at-home project. Both work great!The mission is to create a lunar lander that will protect the cargo onboard (an egg) and keep it crack-free. Students will put their lander through numerous trials (recording sheets included) as well as spend time reflecting and addressin
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3rd - 6th
Science Fair Judging Form Rubric Big BUNDLE | Grades K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Differentiate your science fair expectations with editable science fair judging forms. These professional and age-appropriate judging forms allow coordinators to customize them for the fair rules and students' needs. Easy for judges to follow and complete quickly.Included in the Editable BUNDLE DownloadKindergarten and 1st Grade Editable Judging Form2nd and 3rd Grade Editable Judging Form4th and 5th Editable Judging FormMiddle-Level Judging FormEach one includes:PowerPoint File of the judging f
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Not Grade Specific
States of Matter - Solid Liquid Gas Plasma - Project Physical Science Poster
“Four Fundamental States of Matter” is a guideline for designing a poster displaying the distinctive features of four fundamental states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. It is a cross-curricular activity to engage in project-based learning when building a strong foundation for the concept of matter and its states.Provide your students an opportunity to convey researched information in a creative yet accessible and understandable way. When designing a poster, students think critically a
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3rd - 8th
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