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Science Common Core 5.MD.B.2 resources
STEM Catapult Math & Engineering Activity (Angles and Ratios)
Take the classic STEM challenge to the next level with design optimization and math connections! This STEM catapult challenge involves engineering, geometry, ratios, critical thinking, and teamwork in an engaging activity your students will love! Using the engineering design process along with math skills, teams of students will build two catapult designs from common materials. Each team will then test at three stations: Distance, Accuracy, and Power. Included are follow-up math problems for enh
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 11th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
Scientific Method Lab: Paper Airplane Model Design
This “Scientific Method Lab: Paper Airplane Design" was designed for my 5th grade class, but it can easily be used with any grade level. The Big Idea would be force and motion.Older students might even like to “tweak” the lab and design their own paper airplane models!Included are lab instructions following the scientific method, a data recording sheet, and the paper airplane foldables. The lab follows the scientific method, but it does not include a Review of Literature, an abstract, or a disp
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
Also included in: Scientific Method Bundle
Blow Cup STEM Challenge and Scientific Method Project
The Blow Cup Challenge is now a STEM activity with this engaging science project inspired by the viral video where students try to blow one cup into another cup. Great low-prep way to teach the scientific method, variables and review math skills!This self-paced, multi-part Blow Cup STEM challenge is print-and-go. Each activity sheet guides students through the project. STEM Challenge Overview:Students will use the included visual directions, graphic organizers, charts, and activities to...Deter
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
STEM Fall Pumpkin Catapult - Math & Engineering Activity
Looking for a pumpkin chunkin catapult challenge? Look no further with this fall or Halloween, Thanksgiving, or fall-themed STEM catapult activity! ** Note: This activity is the same as our STEM catapult challenge product, only centered around a fall pumpkin theme**Click to read more on the Vivify Catapult ChallengeThis STEM catapult challenge involves engineering, geometry, ratios, critical thinking, and teamwork in an engaging fall-themed activity your students will love! Using the engineering
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Types of Graphs Posters
Looking for simple but effective visuals for types of graphs? This poster set will look great in your classroom and give students a quick reference guide for selecting the appropriate type of graph for their data.Included:✔ One multi-color set with black background. ✔ One multi-color set with white background. Each set includes a poster for Data Chart, Bar Graph, Histogram, Pie Chart, Line Graph, Tally Chart, Frequency Table, & Pictograph.Each poster includes a description of when each graph
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
Also included in: Reading and Interpreting Graphs Activities Bundle
5th Grade Choice Boards for Differentiation - Science, ELA, Math, Social Studies
Fifth grade teachers searching for engaging science, math, social studies, and ELA activities, look no further! This bundle includes 15 math choice boards, 15 science choice boards, 15 social studies choice boards, and 15 reading and writing choice boards. Choice boards are excellent for differentiating your instruction for ALL students, including intervention and enrichment students! These choice boards are perfect for reviewing and extending what you've taught in class. Printable and digital v
Subjects:
Grades:
5th
Types:
NGSS:
5-ESS2-2
, 5-PS1-3
, 5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
, 5-LS2-1
...
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
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Winter Snowman STEM Catapult Challenge (Angles and Ratios)
Have a snowball fight with catapults and ping pong balls! This winter STEM catapult challenge involves engineering, geometry, ratios, critical thinking, and teamwork in an engaging winter-themed activity your students will love! Updated to include digital STEM journals for distance learning! Using the engineering design process along with math skills, teams of students will build two catapult designs from common materials (popsicle sticks, rubber bands, newspapers, magazines, cans, and other rec
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Density Integrated Science, Math and ELA Lessons NGSS Aligned.
Density is an interesting property of matter. This unit starts with phenomena. This resource integrates three subjects into two great lessons on density. The integrated math, ELA, and science lessons on density will help your students understand this concept. Students will learn about density in solids and how to calculate the volume of a rectangular solid.This Density Unit Includes:•Step By Step Directions•Two Lesson plans•Reading passage•Follow up pages•Interactive notebook insertsNGSS Alignme
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: NGSS Middle Chemical Reactions and Density Bundle
Data Analysis: Human Population Increase & Plastic Pollution CER Open Response
Students identify the pattern between rising human population & increasing plastic pollution rates. Using line graphs, students are guided in describing the relationship between two data sets to describe the negative human impact on ecosystems. A claim - evidence- reasoning (CER) graphic organizer is provided to guide students' writing. Encouraged to incorporate evidence, students are also prompted to think about the importance of each element of the CER writing tool. This activity is chunke
5th Grade Emergency Sub Plans 7 Unit Set Bundle Math English Science Sub Binder
These research units are perfect for emergency sub plans, maternity leave plans, individual research, home school, summer school, enrichment, or a science unit. This bundle has 7 units, so it's a week's worth of ready-to-print sub plans. With clear lesson outlines and specific directions for each unit, it's perfect to leave behind or set students up to work on, with meaningful practice in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies.Each unit will last at least one day, but could easily b
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Grades:
5th
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CCSS:
Moon Phases & Fractions
A great supplement to any phases of the moon unit! The worksheets in this packet are intended for reinforcement & practice of the phases of the moon and the numerical values that represent how much of the Moon is lit up by sunlight (as seen from Earth). Classroom stations, reinforcing phases of the moon/fractions or both! Students will have fun playing Memory with the phases of the moon to sharpen their fraction skills and reinforce the lunar phases. Five additional worksheets are also inc
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 7th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
Nature of Science Unit Presentations or PPTs With Student Summary Notes Bundle
This bundle is a set of 6 PPT products that I use during a typical year to introduce the nature fo science and science skills including: what is a scientist, the scientific method, recording data, creating graphs, identifying lab equipment, measurement performing metric conversions, determining significant figures, and many others.Bundle Contents:PPT - What is Science and What is a ScientistPPT - Metric System and Metric ConversionsPPT - Scientific Method and Lab Report WritingPPT - Graphing Ski
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Plan An Arcade & Probability PBL
What better way to have students use real-life math and STEM connections with this fun, high-interest Probability/Statistics and Carnival Games? Includes a DIGITAL version! In this unit, students will have the opportunity to create an arcade/carnival game and persuade others to play their game after reviewing line plot and bar graphs as well as coin, spinner, and dice statistics games! Students will learn how to organize a carnival as a potential fund raiser opportunity for their class or schoo
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Project Based Learning Duo: Baseball and Arcade Pack
Making Graphs & Graphing Skills Presentation PPT + Student Summary Notes
A comprehensive 51-slide PPT product (with 3 pages of student summary notes) designed to introduce middle school and early high school students on graphs and graphing skills. This PPT covers the following topics: what are graphs, types of graphs (bar, line, circle), parts of a good graph, steps to create graphs, lines of best fit or trend lines, examining graphs for common errors, and types of correlation.Corresponding Reading & Worksheet Document Available:This PPT presentation is closely
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
Dream Vacation - Travel Projects & PBL
Driving Question:How can you plan the perfect dream vacation?Description:Using a budget of $15,000, students create their dream vacation in this real world cross-curricular project. This project will require them to do internet research, allocate resources, calculate the cost of the trip, convert currencies, and learn the geography and climate of a new area. Core areas of reading, writing, and speaking and listening are covered, as well as calculations and presenting information in graphs and ma
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 5) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 26 Projects!
Monthly Weather Graph Charting ***BUNDLE***
This bundle includes weather graphs for September through June! Teach kids to graph using daily weather with these fun weather graphs! Graphics are tapered to monthly themes, they are great for grades K-5.
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Grades:
K - 5th
5th Grade PBL Science | Earth & The Sun | Phenomena | Graphing & Data Displays
This 12-day project-based learning (science-focused) research-based unit is the perfect way to teach reading, writing, research skills, and science in one engaging, real-world unit. Your students will use key standards, such as research, reading comprehension, and graphing in a real-life scenario. The best part about PBL is that student choice and differentiation are built in!Driving Question: How can I communicate information on patterns in Earth's systems with people in the community?NGSS Stan
Choice Boards for ALL 5th grade Math, Science, & Social Studies Ohio Standards
Embark on an enriching interdisciplinary journey through 5th-grade math, science, and social studies with our comprehensive Bundle of Choice Boards. Crafted to engage and empower students, this bundle offers a diverse selection of choice boards covering all standards across these core subjects, providing educators with a versatile toolkit to enhance their curriculum.Each choice board within the bundle is meticulously designed to address specific standards in math, science, and social studies, fo
Subjects:
Grades:
5th
Types:
NGSS:
5-ESS2-2
, 5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 5-LS2-1
...
Shark Week Activities 5th Grade Emergency Sub Plans Math, English, Science
This research unit on sharks is perfect for Shark Week, emergency sub plans, individual research, home school, summer school, enrichment, or a world social studies unit. With a clear lesson outline and specific directions on each page, it's perfect to leave behind or set students up to work on, with meaningful practice in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies.This all-inclusive and ready-to-print packet includes:VocabularyReading Comprehension Passage and Graphic OrganizersPartner
Subjects:
Grades:
5th
Data Analysis: Deforestation & Oxygen Gas Human Impact CER Open Response
Students identify the pattern between deforestation (decreasing area of forest) & decreasing amount of oxygen gas in the air. Using line graphs, students are guided in describing the relationship between two data sets to describe the negative human impact on ecosystems. A claim - evidence- reasoning (CER) graphic organizer is provided to guide students' writing. Encouraged to incorporate evidence, students are also prompted to think about the importance of each element of the CER writing too
Valentine’s Love Quest Unlock: Classroom Transformation
Are you looking for fun, low-prep activities to keep the kids engaged and celebrate Valentine’s Day or through February the month of love? Then the Valentine’s Quest Unlock Love Challenge is right foryou. Students will be collecting a heart puzzle piece per challenge to put back together Valentine’s heart that has been broken. With four challenges that review place value, graphing, patterns, average with fractions, and body systems you can introduce a challenge per week or all over one week. Eac
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
Also included in: Math and Science Lab Classroom Transformations
Food Truck Project Simulation - STEM Economics and Design
Food Truck Project may be used alternately as an independent study, for small groups, or engage the entire class in a cross-curricular simulation. All instructions are written so that students working independently may take direction on their own with minimal teacher support. Teacher notes are provided to support teachers in guiding students when needed. The Food Truck Project is presented as a series of sub-units, best used in the order they appear, but adjustable to time available by selective
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 7th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
The Ultimate Paper Airplane STEAM Project + Escape Room: 10 Day Challenge
Every year since I started teaching, I've done a paper airplane contest. When I first started around 12 years ago, it was a quick contest that lasted just an afternoon. 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 guarantee that your students will be engaged during these activities! They will be measuring, graphing, reading, analyz
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, HS-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
...
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