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Science Common Core 4.MD.A.1 resources
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
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Grades:
2nd - 9th
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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)
End of Year Activity: Paper Airplane STEM Activities with Lesson Plan
This STEM mini-unit provides students with an opportunity to explore several science and math concepts with fun, engaging paper airplane activities. Students have the opportunity to learn about how things fly, learn how the design of a plane affects its flight, create a paper airplane, and test the paper airplane's ability to fly.This no-prep print and go mini-unit is a great end of year activity! Keep students engaged and learning while having fun!***********************************************
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: End of Year Bundle: Paper Airplanes, Famous Aviators, & Bonus Activities
Water Bottle Flipping STEM Challenge | Google Classroom | Back to School
Are your students flipping water bottles? Make it educational with this STEM Water Bottle Flipping Challenge! It is a packet of four experiments your students will love! Water Bottle Flipping is a trend! Even though it might drive you crazy, it will engage your students in learning about collecting data, fractions, measurement, and opinion writing. Students will flip for this activity and think your a pretty cool teacher! Includes digital slide link, perfect for your Google Classroom and remot
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Mothers Day Bath Bomb STEM Activity Science, Mixtures, Mother's Day Card
Mother's Day STEM and Writing: Bath Bomb Science Investigation with Mother's Day Card.Integrate STEM in your classroom and celebrate Mother's Day with Bath Bomb STEM Activity and Mother's Day Writing Activity. Special option to celebrate caregivers too! Students learn about how certain materials can create bath bombs when mixed together. This simple recipe can be a ton of fun! (And you can make some for yourself too!)A writing activity is included for students to write how thankful they are for
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA BUNDLE
Halloween STEM Activities | October STEM Google Classroom
Are you looking for fun Halloween Activities to do during October or a fall party? These 4 Halloween STEM Activities will engage all your students while they have fun! These STEM activities can also be used for Halloween Party, At Home STEM Activities, STEM After School Programs, Summer Programs, Clubs, Maker Spaces, Distance Learning, or in your classroom. Students will love learning as they go through the design process and reinforce math skills. Included in this Bundle: Google Link Candy Co
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: October STEM Bundle
Getting to Know You Activities STEM
Create a positive classroom community and have FUN with getting to know you activities in summer school! Getting to Know You STEM to Win is a fun game where students earn supplies to use in a surprise STEM challenge.Here's what's you'll get: InstructionsStudent Recording Pages40 Getting to Know You Task CardsSTEM Challenge PosterSTEM Thinking SheetsWhat I Wish My Teacher Knew About Me Writing PagesTeacher PageStudent Profile CardsHow to Play Students answer 40 YES or NO questions to earn supplie
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: STEAM Activities and Challenges Bundle
Measurement Task Cards
A set of 32 differentiated measurement task cards to support CCS 4.MD.1 and perfect differentiation for CCS 5.MD.1 and review for other grade levels. Engage your students with this hands-on math activity that is just so easy to differentiate.This resource includes a printable version as well as a digital, interactive version in Google Slides.The first 16 cards require students to show their knowledge of relative sizes of measurements and basic conversion. The second 16 cards (17-32) have stude
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: Geometry and Measurement Task Card Bundle
Sports Themed Activities | End of Year Theme Day | Summer Games | The Olympics
Sports activities for an entire day of engaging lessons are all planned out for you with this fun product! Sports activities for reading, writing, language, social studies, science, and math are all included!Your students will LOVE all the hands-on activities and the now included digital version. You will love having meaningful, standards-based activities AND an entire day of instruction planned out for you! This product is perfect to use at the end of the school year, in conjunction with major
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: April Activities | Spring Science Units
Pumpkin Math, Science, and Data Analysis - 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Grade
My students LOVE this fall activity that is packed with estimation, measurement, and data analysis! Students use the scientific method in this pumpkin math and science activity as they explore if any characteristic of a pumpkin (height, weight, or circumference) relates to the number of seeds inside. In cooperative groups, students first estimate the height, weight, circumference, and the number of seeds inside all 4-6 pumpkins. Each group then finds the actual measurements for their given pumpk
Mission to Mars: Middle School STEM Curriculum Unit
Mission to Mars STEM UnitLooking for a complete STEM curriculum that includes hands-on engineering design, real-world connections, science, and math connections all centered around one theme? Look no further with our Space Club: Mission to Mars curriculum! Read a detailed blog post overview here. Transform your classroom into a team of astronauts on a Mission to Mars! This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills. Space Club Mission Control
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project!
4th Grade NGSS Earth Science Unit
This NGSS-aligned unit includes science, literacy, and math activities to teach systems on Earth's surface. The topics include plate tectonics, weathering, erosion, natural hazards, and changes to the Earth that are visible in formations and the fossil record. Included in this packet:Resources for Input: - Unit essential question- Inquiry chart printable- Observation chart photos- Printable Cognitive Content Dictionary and teacher samples- I Just Thought You'd Like to Know About Patterns in Eart
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Grades:
4th
Types:
NGSS:
4-ESS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, 4-ESS2-2
...
Also included in: 4th Grade NGSS Science Unit Bundle
4th Grade NGSS Science Unit Bundle
Save 25% by buying the bundle! This bundle includes all 4 units for fourth grade: Energy, Earth Science, Waves, and Plant and Animal Structures.In this bundle you will find:Resources for InputInquiry ChartObservation ChartsBig Book (PPT or printable)Pictorial and Comparative Input Chart templates (20 total)Parts of a Flowering PlantThe Human BodySpecialized Sensory Receptors: Cheetah vs SharkEarth's LayersTopographyStratigraphyWeatheringErosionPlate TectonicsAnatomy of a WaveHow Light Helps Us S
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Grades:
4th
NGSS:
4-PS4-2
, 4-LS1-1
, 4-PS3-4
, 4-ESS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Mission to Mars: Elementary STEM Curriculum Unit (STEM Club, STEM Camp)
Mission to Mars: Elementary STEM UnitTransform your classroom into a team of astronauts on a Mission to Mars! This unit includes 10 engineering design challenges that follow a storyline - complete with instructional videos and editable handouts!This unit is perfect for an afterschool STEM club, summer STEM camp, STEM elective, or science classroom! Click for standards alignment and supply list. This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills.
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Grades:
PreK - 5th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS3-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
...
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Elementary Grades
4th Grade I Can Statement Bundle - Kid Friendly Language, CCSS aligned
This is a collection of I can statements created directly from the common core ela and math standards as well as the next generation science standards. The following areas are covered:Reading LiteratureReading Informational TextReading Foundational SkillsWritingSpeaking and ListeningLanguageOperations and Algebraic ThinkingNumbers and Operations in Base 10Measurement and DataGeometryFractionsPhysical ScienceEarth ScienceLife ScienceEngineering DesignAll of the I can statements come in two styles
Build a Model House STEAM Activity-Measure Area, Perimeter, Volume and More!
Turn your classroom into a construction zone with this fun STEM measurement project! Measure length, width, height, area, perimeter, and volume using both standard and metric units. Video tutorials are included for self-directed or teacher-directed learning!This product includes the following:Teacher Materials:• 3rd Grade Common Core State Standards (those used in project) Overview with "I CAN" Statements• 4th Grade Common Core State Standards (those used in project) Overview with "I CAN" Statem
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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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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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Veterans Day Poppy Activities with Reading Passages and Thank You Cards
Math and science feelin' like a drag? Not Anymore! We've been there – kids yawning, staring into space while you put in all the effort to teach your students about the importance of Veterans Day. But what if you could make it hands-on? We're not just talking learning; we're talking an experience.This Veterans Day Poppy Activities with Reading Passages and Thank You Cards is how we get those disconnected students connected. If they end up secretly loving social studies, well, mission accomplished
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Grades:
3rd
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
Science Bell Ringers Science Skills Lab Safety - Scientific Method
Do you want to review science concepts like lab safety, variables, and the metric system? These bell ringers can be used as a quick review of science concepts and as conversation starters. This set includes Lab Safety, Variables, Scientific Investigation, and the International System of Measurement (Metric System). These are great for test prep! There are 50 bellringers in the slide show presentation. Answer sheets in a variety of formats are included. Answer keys for each warm-up are included.
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Grades:
4th - 7th
End of Year Bundle: Paper Airplanes, Famous Aviators, & Bonus Activities
This bundle provides engaging aviation themed Math, Science, and ELA activities to keep students learning and having fun at the end of the year! Begin with having students learn about 1 of 27 famous aviators and complete a Mini-Biography Poster and do a Gallery Walk. Then introduce the science behind flight and paper airplane design with 2 science mini-lessons so students are ready to design an original paper airplane that will go the distance! Students test their airplane design to see how fa
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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STEM: Building Prosthetic Limbs CCSS/NGSS
This is a great hands on unit for 3-5 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will put themselves into the perspective of a Biomedical Engineer.
For further details, sample photos, and examples of student work, please visit my blog:
http://completelykindergarten.blogspot.com/2015/02/stem-building-prosthetic-limbs.html
***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity***
Duct tape, large pops
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
The Ultimate Paper Airplane STEAM Project: 10 Day Engineering Design Challenge
Every year since I started teaching, I've done a paper airplane contest. When I first started around 10 years ago, it was a quick contest that lasted just a few minutes. Gradually, as my experience as an educator grew, this project began to grow into what it is today... A 10 day cross-curricular mega project! I always say that student engagement is the key to learning, and I can almost guarantee that your students will be engaged during these activities! They will be measuring, graphing, reading
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Converting Measurements Bingo: Metric System & Customary Measurement Activities
Bingo is a fun way to practice converting measurements and this set includes Metric System and US Customary measurement activities! Picture this: It’s a Friday afternoon and your students are bored. It’s time to play a no-prep math game! Differentiate instruction and help your students convert measurements using two levels of bingo boards! Call out Metric or Customary measurements and have students match the converted form of the number on their game boards. Choose between the basic version (Met
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
Bath Bomb Valentine's Day STEM Activity
Do you love bath bombs? Integrate STEM in your classroom and celebrate Valentine's Day with this amazing Valentine's Day Bath Bomb Activity! Learn about how certain materials can create bath bombs when mixed together. This simple recipe can be a ton of fun! (And you can make some for yourself too!)After creating their bath bombs, students write a Valentine's Day Card to the person they will give it to! Students also write a "How to Make a Valentine's Day Bath Bomb Recipe" instructions that could
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Grades:
1st - 5th
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Also included in: Valentine's Day STEM Activities and Challenges Bundle
Gifted and Talented Curriculum - Nanotechnology Unit Third Fourth Fifth Grade
This unit contains both a printable packet version AND individual JPEG files for each document so that you can easily upload to Google Classroom. Since they are in JPEG format, students should be able to write on the documents in Google Classroom.Additionally, this unit now includes a PARENT INSTRUCTIONS edition that you can easily pass on to parents when students are out of school. The instructions are easy to follow and allow parents to work with students just as you would in the classroom! Th
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Also included in: Gifted and Talented Curriculum BUNDLE - Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade
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