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2nd grade science lessons under $5
Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Have a classroom Thanksgiving Day Parade! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.Not only do students design the balloon, but as an added challenge they must create a device to keep it floating in the air!Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
The Day the Crayons Quit (NO PREP SUB PLANS)
No Prep, Emergency Sub Plans for "The Day the Crayons Quit." Just print and copy!! There are enough activities in this packet to last at least 2 days if needed!All you need to leave your sub is a copy of The Day the Crayons Quit, and an informational book on colors (if you choose to use it during your science block).This packet includes the following:A Sub Plan Overview Template & Instructions for each activity. Just print and circle which activity you'd like your sub to complete with your c
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K - 2nd
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One Plastic Bag Upcycled Bracelet Read Aloud STEM Challenge Earth Day STEM/STEAM
Integrate STEAM in your classroom and teach students about recycling! Learn about recycling, reducing, and reusing! Students design and build their very own Upcycled Plastic Bag Bracelet! After making their bracelets, students use the STEAM process to think of another way plastic bags can be repurposed. Finally, students write about ways they can recycle, reduce, and reuse in their own school and community.Excellent activity for Earth Day!Connect to a Read Aloud: One Plastic BagThis STEAM Projec
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Solar Eclipse 2024
Will you and your students be watching an upcoming solar eclipse? If so, this set will be perfect to add to your studies as it introduces young students to the solar eclipse in a fun and meaningful way. Here's what is included:• 6 page interactive booklet (includes boy & girl cover options)• 1 comprehension page to assess student learning• 3 writing activity pages• Write the Room activity: illustrated cards & recording sheet
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K - 2nd
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Fingerprint Science Experiment | Forensics
Students will become detectives and investigate their fingerprints!! This STEM fingerprint science experiment covers the three types of fingerprints and teaches super fun facts about fingerprints in humans and animals. This is an easy science experiment that works great with any age students!Digital Science Experiment - Google Version IncludedWHAT'S INCLUDED?Pg. 1- All About Fingerprints (fill in the blank option)Pg. 2- Types of FingerprintsPg. 3- Ink Pad Fingerprints and ObservationsPg. 4- Comp
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K - 5th
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Also included in: 7 Easy Science Experiments To Teach The Scientific Method Bundle
Solar Eclipse 2024 STEM Activity with Craft and Reading Passage
Witness the awe of the Solar Eclipse 2024 with a STEM activity that's out of this world! This all-in-one pack makes teaching about the solar eclipse simple! It's filled with crafts, comprehensive reading passages, and hands-on activities that link directly to their world.If you've ever felt like you're navigating a spaceship through an asteroid belt while teaching about astronomical events, then this resource is for you! Introducing an interactive approach to teaching the Solar Eclipse 2024. Wat
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
, 2-ESS1-1
Also included in: Solar System and Planets Bundle
Where I Live - Social Studies Unit Activity
My place on the map is something primary students need a lot of time practicing in order to master the concept. Where I Live helps students understand where they live in relation to the planet, continents, state and city. It is constructed to show the relative size of each aspect of where they live, growing smaller as it progresses toward their city. In addition to the relative size of "my place on the map" activity, this resource includes activities that will allow students to further explore b
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
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STEM Bubble Wand Design Challenge Science Problem-Solving Activity
Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere! STEM students love bubbles! This STEM activity has elements of fun, but also a great design and building challenge. After exploring with bubbles students will design and test their own bubble wands! Watch them engineer the ultimate bubble with their bubble wands!➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 3 projects.➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 6 projects.What is the challenge?This STEM Challenge will have your st
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Fun Challenge Bundle
Room on the Broom Halloween READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Is there room on the broom?Make learning fun with this Halloween STEM activity in which students investigate the design of a broom! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson.In this STEM Challenge, students design and build a broom to hold as much candy as possible. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.A writing extension is i
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Halloween READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
States of Matter | Science Mini-Lesson | PowerPoint & Google Slides
Your students will love this engaging science lesson all about the states of matter, and you'll love that it's no-prep and ready to teach. Each lesson slide is meant to be projected on your whiteboard to guide short and sweet discussions about important science concepts. Use these slides as a stand-alone lesson, or as a supplement to your existing science curriculum.Lesson Formats Included:⭐ PDF ⭐ Powerpoint ⭐ Google SlidesInside this Lesson...20 no-prep slides that include:Video ClipsDiscussion
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Physical Science | Mini-Lesson BUNDLE | PowerPoint & Google Slides
Balloons Over Broadway Creativity Activities and Finish the Picture Challenges
Unlock creativity in your classroom this fall!Need a quick, no prep, Thanksgiving STEM challenge to get your students thinking outside the box?!Thanksgiving Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your Thanksgiving classroom activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinking. When student
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1st - 5th
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The Great Turkey Race Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Build a Turkey Obstacle Course in this Thanksgiving STEM Challenge! In the The Great Turkey Race STEM Activity, students design and build a Turkey Obstacle Course! An excellent companion activity to the Thanksgiving read aloud book The Great Turkey Race by Steve Metzger.The Turkey Obstacle Course STEM Project:Engage your students with the design process as they build a Turkey Obstacle Course. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Diary of a Worm Read Aloud - Reading Activities - Reading Comprehension
This "Diary of a Worm" printable or digital interactive read-aloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities, a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans. These "Diary of a Worm" activities will help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the story and respond in meanin
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
Spring Grass Seed Growing Houses Craft Activity - Grow a Neighborhood
Are you looking for a cute spring seed growing activity?This Spring Grass Seed Growing Houses Activity is a cute way to grow some seeds in your classroom and make it look super cute on your counter. Grow a neighborhood!Each student will get a house to color and cut out. Laminate and add it to a small clear container with dirt and grass seed. Water and watch it grow! Soon, you will have a cute neighborhood with little front yards. Add an optional popsicle stick picket fence to the front!Laminate
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Grades:
PreK - 4th
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Roller Coaster STEM Challenge (End of the Year STEM Activity) - Summer
***SAVE BIG WITH THE END OF THE YEAR STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, End of the Year and Summer themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in May! With a focus on force and motion, this activity is always a fun way to end the school year.Includes the following components for ROLLER COASTER STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive DisplaysKey Vis
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Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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The Great Pumpkin Investigation {Student Journal}
The Great Pumpkin Investigation is a 10 page student journal used for recording observations, predictions, and estimations of a pumpkin. Click on the preview for a detailed look at the journal. For more information on how The Great Pumpkin Investigation is used in my classroom, visit http://thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com/2010/10/pumpkin-day.html
Cara Carroll
The First Grade Parade
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Sea Turtle Life Cycle Craft
Looking for a way to spruce up your classroom during ocean week?Add this adorable sea turtle life cycle craft to your Ocean Unit lessons. Students will be excited to make and learn all about the life cycle of sea turtles. This craft can be differentiated and used as an assessment to check for students understanding. This craft can be used for grades Kindergarten - 3rd grade.Resource Includes:Sea Turtle life cycle craft5 Life Cycle OptionsColor and label life cycleColor and read life cycleColor a
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Life Cycle Crafts Bundle
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly | mini book, worksheets & cards
This set includes everything you need to teach your young scientists about the Life Cycle of a Butterfly!The file includes a 5 page mini book with graphics and simple sentences for your students to color, trace, and read. We created the book with two on a page for easy black and white printing. The set also includes a one page document where students can cut and glue the pictures to sequence on strips of construction paper. We have also created and included large, colorful sequencing cards that
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Life Cycles BUNDLE (butterfly, pumpkin, frog, flower)
Seasons of an Apple Tree Craft
This apple tree craft is perfect to go along with your life cycles unit in the fall, or anytime! Kids will create their own apple trees to show how an apple tree changes throughout the year.Creates a fun and colorful display! Inside you will find:materials neededlesson & book ideas2 option of seasons pieces (fall and autumn are included)4 trees for craftDownload the preview for a better look!You might also like:One More, One Less with Johnny AppleseedFall Friends Scoot (task cards)Apple Mat
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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Kindergarten Sun, Moon, Stars, Space Book Activity
Kindergarten Sun, Moon, Stars, Space Book activity is a interactive booklet that focuses on nonfiction facts about the earth, moon, stars, sun, and astronauts. Students will be highly engaged completing these activities. I complete this activity every year with my kiddos during my Sun, Moon, and Stars space unit. It is about a week and a half worth of lessons focused on the above topics. This packet includes:2 pages of instructions2 pages for Earth (picture, caption of facts, and label)2 pages
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
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Groundhog Day STEM Activity Light and Shadows Investigation
Teach Students About Groundhog Day with STEM!Engage students in a Groundhog Day exploration where they investigate how groundhogs see their shadows. Students learn about how light is an energy source and how it interacts with opaque objects, transparent objects, and translucent objects.This activity helps students develop critical thinking skills as well as cooperative learning. Students hypothesize, test, and reflect on their own ideas. Aligns with NGSS(Next Gen Science Standards). Includes:Tea
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
1-PS4-2
, 1-PS4-3
Also included in: February STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Static Electricity Science Stations
A great collection of 4 stations to use in your science curriculum. These stations have some WOW results and use readily available materials! The pack comes with directions, materials sheet, recording sheet, 4 complete stations, and questions for each station. This item is a MUST for science teachers! Students get to explore static electricity in a VERY FUN kinesthetic way!!
If you like this science pack, be sure to check out:
Magic Magnet Stations
Gummy Bear Inquiry Lab
ULTIMATE Family Sc
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Grades:
PreK - 8th
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Weather | Science Mini-Lesson | PowerPoint & Google Slides
Your students will love this engaging science lesson all about weather, and you'll love that it's no-prep and ready to teach. Each lesson slide is meant to be projected on your whiteboard to guide short and sweet discussions about important science concepts. Use these slides as a stand-alone lesson, or as a supplement to your existing science curriculum.Lesson Formats Included:⭐ PDF ⭐ Powerpoint ⭐ Google SlidesInside this Lesson...20 no-prep slides that include:Video ClipsDiscussion Starters Jou
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Earth & Space Science | Mini-Lesson BUNDLE | PowerPoint & Google Slides
Straw Rocket STEM Challenge (End of the Year and Summer STEM Activity)
***SAVE BIG WITH THE END OF THE YEAR STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, End of the Year and Summer themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in May! With a focus on force and motion and the forces of flight, this activity is always a fun way to end the school year.Includes the following components for STRAW ROCKET STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Inte
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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