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Science Common Core 6.EE.A.2c resources
Bird Nest STEM Challenge (Biomimicry Engineering Activity)
Bird Nest Engineering Design Challenge Students will dive into the engineering design process with this hands-on STEM challenge building a nest to safely catch a falling egg. A follow-up activity teaches biomimicry by relating what was learned in building a bird nest and applying it to designing a landing pad for a space capsule. As a student-driven assignment, the purpose of the teacher is to act as a facilitator. You will provide the structure to the project, but students will take an active r
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
Substituting Values for Variables Early Finisher Activity
Practice plugging in numbers for variables and simplifying expressions using order of operations with this activity. Students are given values for variables. They substitute those values in expressions and then evaluate each one, leading to fun facts about space (including the current event of the first image of a Black Hole)!Problems include all operations, exponents, parentheses, fractions, and decimals. (No negatives are included.)This worksheet is great for engaging extra practice, homewo
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Math Activities Bundle
Thanksgiving Turkey Nest Challenge Engineering Activity
Thanksgiving Turkey Nest STEM ChallengeStudents will practice the Engineering Design Process with this hands-on STEM challenge building a turkey nest to safely catch a falling egg. A fun twist on the classic egg-drop challenge, this activity is an exciting way to foster critical thinking and team-building skills! An included bonus activity adds an additional theoretical design challenge and writing topic. Students must brainstorm and design a device to protect the newly laid turkey eggs from pre
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3rd - 9th
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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: Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Studying Cells and Math | Volume, Surface Area & Ratios | Printable & Digital
About this Product• These activities are used to teach, reinforce and enhance math skills important to science. • Activities can be used in a math classroom to integrate science concepts or vice versa. • Activities align with 6th Grade Math CCSS• Printable and digital activities included.• Answer keys included.Important Note: • Save 30% with the Cells Coloring, Science Literacy and Math Bundle | Printable & Digital******************************************************************************
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5th - 8th
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Spot It! Metric Measurement Game
Digital Metric Conversion Game Alert! Looking for a captivating way to help your 6th-grade students master metric measurement conversions? Dive into our innovative digital game inspired by Spot It!, specially crafted for metric conversion practice! Objective:Engage students in an interactive journey to conquer metric measurement conversions using all the prefixes in the metric system through this exciting digital game. Key Points:Explore and comprehend the prefixes in the metric system (such a
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4th - 9th
Out Of This World ALGEBRA (10 Math "Space Missions")
FULL VERSION of my exciting algebra activity where students have 10 "missions" that need algrebra to be solved. Each mission is a story problem; students need to find key words/phrases to decide which operation to use to create an equation or expression to solve the problem. Then, they must solve for the variable. Other missions provide students with an equation that they need to solve/evaluate. The major focus is algebra, but each mission is related to science (outer space, specifically). It is
Scientific Notation Lesson Plan (aligned with Common Core)
This lesson plan has two objectives. The first objective is to write standard numbers in scientific notation and vice versa. The second objective is to use the rules of exponents to multiply and divide numbers in scientific notation.
This lesson plan is for a double-period class (or two classes). It includes an opening activity, minilesson with guided steps through the process, examples, class activities and a worksheet for homework. Answer keys included.
A Web Search activity also is includ
NFL Combine - Force of a Tackle - War Game - STEM Sports
Students will calculate the force NFL football players use to tackle an opponent using Newton’s Second Law in a war style game! The war cards contain actual statistics of popular NFL players from their NFL combine results.Students will learn how the mass and acceleration of each player effects the force of their tackle by comparing players with one similar statistic and comparing the difference in force.
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
Balancing Chemical Equations Manipulative Lab
If you are starting your students on chemistry, this is a great activity to teach balancing equations. It shows how matter is conserved, and is balanced on both sides of the equation. This can be done with poker chips, math manipulative, or other tools you have in house. I used some squares of construction paper for this. This lab demonstrates the Law of Conservation of Mass. The amount of atoms (math tiles or construction paper) that you start with equals the amount that you end with. You can a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-PS1-8
, MS-ESS3-1
, HS-PS1-1
, MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
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Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
Students love Math Tales! It is a fun, engaging way to practice math skills and, at the same time, bring out the creative side of students as they fill in the blanks to tell a “Tale”. Plus they are SELF-GRADING!Check out this video to see how Math Tales work: How Math Tales WorkEach activity focuses on specific math standards. Students do the math…then provide words to fill in the blanks of a given reading passage…then laugh as they read the passage they helped write!Your purchase includes:- DI
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Expressions Unit Bundle
Egg Crash Challenge by Learn to Connect STEM
The Egg Crash Challenge by L2C is part of a series of activities that you can use for fun competition in your classroom. The Learn to Connect STEM Challenge series can be integrated into your instruction, implemented for fun end of the week activities, made part of a science club or used without the points and competition to engage your students in curriculum.
In this STEM activity the students will build background on car crashes by exploring Newton’s Laws, concepts of momentum, inertia, an
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4th - 9th
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Math In Nature - Linear Relationships
An exciting teaching resource to get your students out of the classroom and into nature to discover Linear Relationships. This resource comes packed with:outline of the assignmentstep by step instructions to help ensure student successa student exemplarrubric for self assessment and teacher evaluationDon't miss out on this exciting new activity from Creekside Education!
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Math In Nature - Linear Relationships and Calculating Trees Oxygen
Lab Safety & Scientific Method
If you are overwhelmed with my duties and need help, try this Google Slide presentation to demonstrate safety in the science classroom. I also include some links to science videos. Take care, and be proud of your hard work. We love you because you make a difference.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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HS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-2
The Water Cycle: labeled & unlabeled diagrams, human impacts, 3 lab activities
Get ready to study the water cycle! The at-home science labs are perfect for homeschool or remote learning. Adaptable to a variety of age groups, from late elementary to early middle school.Included MaterialsWater cycle diagram and blank student sheetReusable labeling tiles10 vocab flashcardsEvaporation science at-home labPrecipitation science at-home labInfiltration science at-home labLab observation sheetsReflection questionsHuman impacts questions and activityDirectionsAnswer key Please note
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Not Grade Specific
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3-5-ETS1-3
, 2-ESS2-3
6th Grade STEM Interdisciplinary Curriculum
This resource is intended for middle grades teachers. It allows all subjects to be taught within each STEM challenge. In my vision this is a way that teachers can collaborate with each other and create meaningful learning experiences for students. It will also save teachers time because the lessons and standards are already there. It is for the educator to put their own pedagogy in these lessons to enhance them to meet the needs of their students. I hope you enjoy! This is a collaborative way to
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS3-2
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-1
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Performance Task: Minerals including mass, volume, & density
This is a great quick and easy way to end a unit on minerals. You can have students identify all three minerals or assign each mineral separately. Students will look have to find the mass and volume to then calculate the density. Students will also look at the mineral to determine luster, streak, and hardness to identify the mineral. A link is provided to geology.com to help students in their identification process.This product includes a powerpoint slideshow of three minerals, answer key,
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6th - 8th
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Roller Coaster Challenge by Learn to Connect STEM
The Roller Challenge by L2C is part of a series of activities that you can use for fun competition in your classroom. The Learn to Connect STEM Challenge series can be integrated into your instruction, implemented for fun end of the week activities, made part of a science club or used without the points and competition to engage your students in curriculum.
In this STEM activity the students will build background on roller coasters by watching a video on the types of energy in roller coasters,
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Grades:
4th - 9th
A Student's Guide to the Galaxy
This 5E Integrated STEAM lesson plan is split into the five parts of the 5E Model; engage, explore, explain, elaborate, evaluate. Each part can be taught in it's own class period or combined depending on the amount of time available and age of your students. The lesson plan includes content and language objectives, vocabulary, NGSS and CCM standards, student response sheets and rubrics for evaluation. Students use a variety of tech tools in the lesson series including Tinkercad, Screencastify, P
Lesson 8. Parallel Lines, Transversals. Pythagorus, and Making Rafters
Students will use parallel lines and transversal angles names and their relationships to better understand how to make a roof rafter. Students familiarize themselves with the required vocabulary to create a roof rafter. Students have an opportunity to practice angle pair names and solving for unknown angles-Students determine how long their rafter will be? (Solving for unknown side lengths in a right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem)
Intro to Measurement STEM Interdisciplinary Lesson (Meter, Gram, and Liter)
This is an introduction to measurement. It provides students with an exploration of activities they can use to get familiar with measurement. It includes a meter tape measure, some measuring labs, assessments, graphic organizers, and an Interdisciplinary STEM Challenge with a focus on all 8th grade standards across the curriculum. It has a getting started page for teachers. This resource is great for students to begin measurement. I really hope you enjoy! It is well worth it!
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
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Additive and Multiplicative Anchor Chart 6th Grade
Anchor chart for additive and multiplicative properties
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6th
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Veritasium Penny Drop worksheet
Content warning: preview video by Derek Muller at Veritasium to determine if the language is appropriate for your setting. He does get hit by pennies, and some strong language may be considered offensive by some. Utilizing the true value of Mythbusters, Veritasium, and classic questions about falling objects, this question set allows the 22 minute long video to be peppered with gathering data, forming hypotheses, making predictions, utilizing equations, comparing units (calculations are m/s, vid
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-4
, MS-PS2-2
, 5-PS2-1
, MS-PS2-5
Math and Science Assessment Bundle
This bundle includes all of my math assessments created for 6th grade standards and science tests (10) Covering 8th grade and 6th grade. You can adjust them, change them, add to them, make them fit your classroom needs! It is based on the extended standards, but they are very similar to the typical standards for 6th grade.
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6th - 8th, Staff
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Dec. 23 Metric System Puzzle: Metric Conversion Act | Daily Mixed Review
Math review questions in this puzzle relate to the Metric Conversion Act, signed on December 23 of the Mystery Year. This warm-up promotes the ability to Think Metric! The clues for finding the year involve length, capacity, mass, and converting a Celsius reading to Fahrenheit. This puzzle is perfect for middle school or high school students to use any time. Your PDF download includes:2-page digital version with horizontal layout, prepped for Easel 1-page printable version3 pages of Teacher Note
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6th - 8th
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