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Science Common Core 2.MD.A.4 resources
Pumpkins Investigation: Halloween Science & Math Activities for October STEM
Looking for a fun way to get your students some hands-on experience with matter and measurement? Pumpkin Science is a perfect way to blend these math and science concepts with some festive October STEM fun. Your students will love practicing their observation and measurement skills, and you'll love watching them get experience using tools like balance scales, measuring tapes, and rulers. With directions for 5 complete pumpkin stations, each focused around a different inquiry question, your stude
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2nd - 3rd
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Spring Break & Daylight Savings Equinox, CLOSE READING 5 LEVEL PASSAGES CCSS
Common Core Listed and Aligned!LEVELED PASSAGES! CHOOSE EACH STUDENT'S READING LEVEL. ALL STUDENTS WILL HAVE SAME CONTENT, VOCAB, AND QUESTIONS!ALL READERS COVERED! 3 INFORMATIONAL TEXT 5 LEVELS EACH PASSAGE!-SPRING EQUINOX-SPRING BREAK FACTS-DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME FACTSDifferentiated Curriculum 5 levels Main IdeaFluency CheckClose ReadingTDQ's(REAL)Picture with Annotation and ELA QuestionEXTRA TDQ's Sheet to print on the backSAME CONTENT/SAME VOCABALL-ON-ONE SHEET TO Save Time and Paper!Print-N-
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2nd - 5th
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Measuring with a Ruler in INCHES BOOM CARDS™ Length Digital Learning Game
This is a fun 31 slide review over measuring with a ruler. With this set of fun and colorful digital cards, students will measure items with a movable ruler or look at the item and type how long it is. Students will also compare the length of objects to see which one is shorter or longer. This is great for practicing standard units of measure in inches! This is a fun and interactive activity to do at a math station or to review measurement. Each slide also includes a sound file that the s
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1st - 2nd
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Measuring with a Ruler in CENTIMETERS BOOM CARDS™ Length Digital Learning Game
This is a fun 31 slide review over measuring with a ruler in centimeters. With this set of fun and colorful digital cards, students will measure items with a movable ruler or look at the item and type how long it is. Students will also compare the length of objects to see which one is shorter or longer. This is great for practicing standard units of measure in centimeters! This is a fun and interactive activity to do at a math station or to review measurement. Each slide also includes a s
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1st - 2nd
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Fairy Tale Activity - Hansel and Gretel STEM Challenge
*Best seller!* Can YOUR students help Hansel and Gretel outsmart the witch? They will need to use their math skills in this fairy tale with a STEM twist! The StoryYour students will help Hansel and Gretel cleverly outwit the witch to set themselves free and trap her instead! Students will need to use basic measurement skills for this project (either estimating dimensions or measuring linear dimensions). You will need STEM building materials such as cardboard, tape, straws, or pipe cleaners. You
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1st - 4th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Kindergarten 1st 2nd Grade MATH SCIENCE SOCIAL STUDIES Boom Cards™ Mega BUNDLE
⚠️Purchase this GROWING BUNDLE and save over 66% off!⚠️ ️These Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade MATH, SCIENCE, and SOCIAL STUDIES Boom Cards™ were made to make reviewing concepts engaging and fun for young students. This bundle includes currently includes 29 sets of science Boom Cards™, 46 sets of math Boom Cards, 25 sets of Social Studies Boom Cards™ and more! These were made with primary students in mind, but you can adapt it to your lessons to review the skills with third graders. So
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1st - 6th
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NGSS:
K-PS3-1
, K-LS1-1
, K-ESS3-3
, K-PS2-1
Pumpkin Math and Science Activities - A Week-Long Study for 1st and 2nd Grades
PUMPKIN MATH & SCIENCE ACTIVITIESIf you have 5 pumpkins and a few basic supplies, you have collaborative math and science investigations for a whole week!THIS SET INCLUDES:• Teacher Notes• Key Word Posters• A Science Notebook Cover• Investigations for a Week (5 Days)• Student Recording SheetsMATH & SCIENCE CONCEPTS addressed in this unit:• counting by tens• place value (tens and ones)• numerical order• finding sums• measurement (length and time)• making predictions• collecting, recording
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1st - 2nd
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2-PS1-1
, K-PS2-1
Estimating Measurement Boom Cards™ Inches | Feet | Yards Digital Activity
This is a fun 41 slide review over standard units of measure with inches, feet, and yards. With this set of fun and colorful digital cards, students will decide which items are about an inch, about a foot, or about a yard. This is a fun and interactive activity to do at a math station or to review measurement. Each slide also includes a sound file that the students can click on to have the question read to them. This set shuffles and 20 cards play at a time so students can play over and over
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1st - 3rd
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Antarctica Shelter STEM Challenge - Engineering Design
Take your students on a educational journey to Antarctica with this complete lesson! Read the letter from fictitious travel guides explaining weather conditions and the hazards of living in Antarctica. Students will learn about "insulation" and "freezing point" as they complete introductory activities using dry ice (optional) and simulating animal blubber! An icebreaker activity facilitates teamwork as students must "cross the ice" to travel across the classroom while only touching sheets of p
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K - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Explorers: Elementary STEM Curriculum + History Around the World
Measuring Length: {Measurement Science and Math Lab Activity}
This Measuring Length Activity is a hands-on, math and science integrated LAB, which takes students through the scientific method to measure the length of two different types of gummy worms in customary and metric units to see which type of candy worm stretches the greatest amount overall! This is easy to follow, fun, and a great way to practice measurement and data standards!
Included in this Packet:
-Teacher Directions (2 pages)
-Student Lab Sheet (4 pages)
-Grading Rubric (1 page)
Measurin
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1st - 4th
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Paper Chain Challenge | Measurement STEM Project
Year after year the Paper Chain Measurement Challenge is a second grade favorite!! They are always blown away they can take one piece of paper and make a chain that is so long it goes outside our classroom door! What they aren’t so aware of is the fact in creating this super long chain they are practicing critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, and measuring skills. I have done this for the past three year. Each year I have saved the measurements of each paper chain so students not onl
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2nd - 4th
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Pumpkin Investigation Halloween STEM Activity
How many seeds in a pumpkin?Make learning fun with this fall STEM activity in which students investigate pumpkins! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara and G. Brian Karas.Students measure how big a pumpkin is, how much it weighs, and guess how many seeds will be inside. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on their work.Aligns with Common Core.Includes:Teacher and Student InstructionsStuden
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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: Pumpkin Day STEAM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Estimating Measurement Metric Units BOOM CARDS™ Digital Learning CM METERS KM
This is a fun 25 slide review over metric standard units of measure with the centimeters, meters, and kilometers. With this set of fun and colorful digital cards, students will decide which picture shows a measurement that makes sense. This is a fun and interactive activity to do at a math station or to review measurement. Each slide also includes a sound file that the students can click on to have words read to them. This set shuffles and 15 cards play at a time so students can play over an
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1st - 3rd
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Easter STEM Challenges K-2
Easter STEM Challenges K-2 is a packet of 6 experiments or challenges your students will love! Students plan, design, engineer, and collect data as they are having fun before Easter! These activities can also be used for STEAM Activities, Maker Spaces, Tinkering Labs, or After School Clubs. Includes: Teacher Page⇨Challenge 1: Jelly Bean Tower Challenge⇨Challenge 2: Rubber Egg Experiment ⇨Challenge 3: Egg Experiments⇨Challenge 4: Easter Egg Tower Challenge ⇨Challenge 5: Peep Cable Car Challenge
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K - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: STEM Challenges For the Entire Year Bundle K-2 includes May STEM
Straw Rocket STEM Challenge (Forces & Motion)
** For 4th-10th grade Straw Rockets activity, see our product here**Rockets are always a student favorite! This STEM challenge pack includes a paper straw rocket activity, straw rocket engineering design challenge using a Pitsco launcher, student handouts, and extension problems on variable testing and test result comparison. Click here for an editable STEM journal to use with distance learning, including digital and printable versions.Topics covered in rocketry STEM challenge: Forces & moti
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Elementary Grades
United States Roller Coaster STEM Challenge - Engineering Design
United States STEM Activity! Now includes digital journals.Take your students on an educational journey to Ancient Greece with this complete lesson! Learn more about STEM Explorers here.STEM Story: Read the letter from fictitious travel guides explaining early roller coasters as well as kinetic and potential energy.Science Connection: Demonstrate the effects of gravity and potential and kinetic energyEngineering Challenge: Design a roller coasterSTEM Careers: Structural engineer and neuroscienti
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K - 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: STEM Explorers: Elementary STEM Curriculum + History Around the World
2nd Grade Math - Language - Science Sorts for Interactive Notebooks BUNDLE
This is a bundled resource with my best selling sorts for 2nd grade. Inside this sorting activities resource you will find 2nd Grade Math - Language - Science Sorts for Interactive Notebooks BUNDLE. Here's everything that is included in the 2nd Grade Math - Language - Science Sorts for Interactive Notebooks BUNDLE:Grammar Sorts -->These 36 grammar sorts are a perfect supplement for your literacy block. They are differentiated and can be easily used in many ways:•Literacy centers•Small group i
Ancient Greece Simple Machine Playground STEM Challenge - Engineering Design
Ancient Greece STEM Activity! Now includes digital journals. Take your students on an educational journey to Ancient Greece with this complete lesson! Learn more about STEM Explorers here. STEM Story: Read the letter from fictitious travel guides explaining the history of the Greek mathematician Archimedes and introducing simple machines. Science Connection: Students will learn about forces and the six simple machines as they complete demonstration activities and build a simple machine playgroun
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K - 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: STEM Explorers: Elementary STEM Curriculum + History Around the World
STEM St. Patrick's Day Activities K-2 March Challenges
St. Patrick's Day STEM Activities includes five different STEM challenges that your students will love doing during March! Students plan, design, engineer, and collect data as they are having fun before the holidays! These activities can also be used for STEAM Activities, Maker Spaces, Tinkering Labs, or After School Clubs. Includes: Teacher Page Challenge 1: Gold Coin CatapultChallenge 2: Penny TowersChallenge 3: Penny Water Drops ExperimentsChallenge 4: Leprechaun HomeChallenge 5: Leprechaun
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K - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: STEM Challenges For the Entire Year Bundle K-2 includes May STEM
Ancient Egypt Chariot STEM Challenge - Engineering Design (Digital)
Ancient Egypt Chariot STEM Challenge - Engineering Design with Digital JournalsTake your students on an educational journey to ancient Egypt with this complete lesson! Read the letter from fictitious travel guides explaining some of the structures, wildlife, and inventions found in Egypt. Then conduct an icebreaker activity building a pyramid out of cups. Students will test their skills deciphering a code using ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics before moving on to the highly engaging design challen
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K - 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: STEM Explorers: Elementary STEM Curriculum + History Around the World
STEM Challenge Build a Brick Race Car
Can you design a car that will travel the farthest distance when it leaves a ramp? This activity covers the Next Generation Science Standards of Engineering! There are three differentiated recording sheets:-One basic one for younger students where they circle the best result after two trials before redesigning their car-One on which students have three trials and need to find the median-Finally, one on which older students must find the average of three trialsA tips and suggestions page (incl
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1st - 4th
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
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Ancient China Printer STEM Challenge - Engineering Design
Ancient China STEM Challenge - Engineering Design with Digital JournalsTravel to Ancient China with your students for an educational adventure with this complete lesson! Read the letter from fictitious travel guides explaining the invention of the Movable Type Printer in China. Students will learn about inventions and replication as they make their own movable type printers! This lesson also includes an extension activity with instructions to build and test a homemade compass which was also in
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K - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Explorers: Elementary STEM Curriculum + History Around the World
Force and Motion STEM Activity
Get hands-on with this Force and Motion STEM activity. Your students will love the interactive journal pieces as well as the fun STEM challenge. Each piece is flexible enough for any classroom. This resource aligns with NGSS and NC Essential Standards.Save 20% off when you purchase the Force and Motion Unit Bundle!This unit includes: ♥ How to Use Guide♥ Teacher Background Knowledge ♥ 5E Lesson Plan♥ Interactive journal or Lapbook pieces with picture instructions♥ STEM Challenge with two options
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2nd - 3rd
Chile Solar Car STEM Challenge - Engineering Design
Explore the largest solar power plant in the world located in Chile as you take your students on an educational adventure with this complete lesson! Read the letter from fictitious travel guides explaining the importance of clean energy and the use of solar power. Students will learn about solar cars as they use them to complete a mission! They must make their solar car navigate the mountains and ocean surrounding the solar power plant using the engineering design process. Students also learn
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K - 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: STEM Explorers: Elementary STEM Curriculum + History Around the World
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