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Science Common Core 7.EE.A.1 resources
STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital)
Space Lander STEM ChallengeThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge! In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concepts of shock ab
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Christmas STEM: Elf Zipline (Engineering Design)
A fun Christmas STEM Challenge for the winter holidays! Students will design a zip line vehicle to save an elf from a high place. This hands-on activity is an engaging design challenge that allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering design process, and connect math topics to real-world applications. Students will design a zip line to help rescue the elf! Elf Zipline Adventure STEM Activity Guide: Detailed teachers guide with links to resources Student handouts to guide them through
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Grades:
2nd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
...
Also included in: Christmas STEM Challenges Bundle: Elf, Santa, and More!
STEM Space Moon Crater Design Challenge (Engineering Design Process)
Can your team of astronauts work together to land a rover in the center of a crater on the Moon? This engaging STEM challenge is a fun way to incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! Students use the engineering design process and explore the forces of motion to place a ball in a cup at the center of a 6 foot diameter circle without entering the circle. This challenge represents placing a NASA rover into the middle of the Apollo lunar crater for expl
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Grades:
4th - 9th, Adult Education
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Math Toolkit: A Math Review and Lab Measurement Practice - Physics Unit Bundle
What is the Math Toolkit and Why do I need to include this unit in my physics or physical science course? The Math toolkit Unit is designed to help your physics students review essential content in their math, problem-solving, unit converting, and laboratory practice skills before digging into all that great content. This is a great unit to start the year out with to ensure your students have all the prerequisite knowledge they need to be successful in the class. Teaching and Planning Made EasyA
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ETS1-1
, HS-ETS1-4
Middle School Maths Science Project: Coral Reef Task Force
The 'Coral Reef Task Force' needs the help of your students! Learn science, maths, and humanities concepts in an integrated real-world project.This integrated task combines science, maths, and humanities concepts in an engaging real-world scenario. Students join the 'Coral Reef Task Force' as scientists working to make recommendations about improving the health of the reef ecosystem. The three stages of the project include discovering more about the reef ecosystem (Science), analyzing data about
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-LS2-3
, HS-LS2-7
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-4
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Math Meet Science Balancing Chemical Equations
Are you a middle school math teacher trying to show your students the real-world applications of equivalent expressions? Or are you a middle school science teacher trying to show your students the significance of math in understanding the chemical equations and the conservation of matter? Either way - this worksheet is for you!In this activity, students will apply and connect their knowledge of equivalent expressions to chemical equations. Moreover, students will have an opportunity to think cr
Grades:
7th - 9th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-5
Create A Maze Project - FULLY EDITABLE--COMMON CORE
In this project, students will create their own mazes. These mazes have become popular ways to review with students. This project is written for a grade 6 or 7 math classroom. This project comes with a *FULLY EDITABLE Google Slideshow. You can tailor this project to suit your needs. We love using this project to review for math, science, vocabulary, etc. With this FULLY EDITABLE document, the sky is the limit! This project challenges students to take this fun activity a step further by crea
7th Grade STEM Curriculum (3 Weeks) of Challenges
This resource contains three interdisciplinary STEM challenges, included with graphic organizers, and a STEM composition notebook cover. This curriculum also provides students with an integrated scientific method and engineering method page. This also gives teachers the freedom to teach each ELA, Science, Math, Social Studies to students based on their grade level standards and help them build on their skills from class to class. I hope you enjoy.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-2
, MS-LS4-5
, MS-LS4-4
...
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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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in: Math In Nature - Linear Relationships and Calculating Trees Oxygen
Valentine's Day Math Puzzles Mini Bundle
Looking for fun, rigorous instructional resources for Valentine's Day Math? Your students will love these engaging activities that will challenge them to solve these really terrible jokes!
Each of these puzzles requires two steps to solve, this is to increase rigor and to eliminate guessing! I have also included a small picture and border that can be colored, which is perfect for early finishers.
Save 25% on these 3 math puzzles when bought together Included are:Two-Step Equations Math Puzzle -
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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Design as a Process
Students in Introduction to Engineering Design work through the Engineering design process to design, build and test a fling machine (catapult). Students will use this resource to record their data, analyze their data, etc.
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6th - 12th
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SPACE Sequencing Puzzles | Number Sense | Ordering | Recognition Activties
Space into recognizing and ordering numbers, letters or any sequence when you create these fun space themed puzzles. Students will love these for math centers, language centers, science games or early finishers. Each puzzle can be customized so you can create the perfect sequences to align with your students need. You can make puzzles for linear counting, skip counting, letter recognition and ordering or anything else you can think of that would benefit your students.There are 25 space puzzles s
Test/Assignment Correction and Reflection Sheet
Allow students to correct and reflect on their work before moving forward to new learning! This handout asks students to record the original question, explain their error, and write in their new answer. After inputting all of that information, students are asked to reflect with two questions: was there a theme to their errors, and what will they practice/review to ensure future success? The document itself is a printable graphic organizer which makes it easy to personalize depending on how many
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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!
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
...
The Game of Evolution--Creature features Will You Survive?
This evolution activity is great as an introduction to evolution or a fun game at any time during your evolution unit.1) It has fun traits for your students to choose from and2) the game cards allow your students' "creatures" to survive and reproduce or possibly go extinct. Extinction forces students to "take on" the traits of surviving creatures.Can be used as a whole class activity with one set of cards or make group sets and let groups "play the game of life"!
Exponent Rules Notes - Middle School
Rules:Zero Exponent RuleProduct of PowersPower of ProductsPower of a PowerQuotient of PowersPower of a Quotient (2 versions)Negative Exponent Rule (2 versions)Each rule shows the name, a description of what to look for, an example, and a description of what to do (multiply the exponents, add the exponents, etc.)There is an empty box next to each rule (except the negative exponent rules) for students to write examples or practice problems that the teacher gives.The layout makes it easy to cut and
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Science
A Slide Presentation with Eye Catching Animations on the Overview of Science. This presentation will allow learners to fully grasp what they are expected to do in the learning area. (Note: Slides with overlapping content having corresponding animations assigned for each content)Includes:Suggested ActivitiesDefinition and Branches of ScienceScientists (Foreign and Filipino)Traits of a ScientistDetailed Explanation of The Scientific MethodDescription of DataMathematical Background of Science
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Potato osmosis - experiment
The experiment shows the principles of osmosis, with potato slices incubated in water and in salt solutions. It is a reliable way to obtain meaningful results. With students working in pairs, the class results provide a good opportunity to discuss a need for multiple trials, experimental error, and experimental variables.Incubation needs to take at least 3 hours for apparent results, but overnight incubation works well. The worksheet is designed to facilitate calculations. Students are guided to
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
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