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Animal Adaptations l Science, Writing, and Art {Create a Creature Project}
Are you looking for a creative way to check your students' understanding of animal adaptations? In the Create a Creature project, students combine science, writing, and art to create an animal (or adapt an existing one) to survive in the new environment.The Create a Creature resource includes:Lesson plansSmall group activity to review environments and animal adaptationsProject Assignment to engage studentsTwo versions of student planning pagesFour versions of the final project pagesGrading rubri
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Earth and Life Science Project Bundle
Three Types of Rocks Informative Writing Prompt with three Passages/Articles
With this resource, students must use information from three different passages to write an informative essay that explains the three different types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Many extras are included to help you along the way. If your students have to take a standardized writing test where the writing prompt includes passages/articles, then this product is a must-have!*Please note that this writing prompt is just part of my YEAR LONG BUNDLE. The yearlong bundle includes 5
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3rd - 5th
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Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors - Monster Lab Project
Are you looking for a creative way to check your students' understanding of inherited traits and learned behaviors? Try out the Monster Lab project! This wild and wacky science, writing, and art project asks students to dream up a parent monster and its offspring, jotting down the traits and behaviors they inherited. This inherited traits project includes:Lesson plans for two days (or stretch it out over several days)Small group activity to review inherited traitsProject Assignment to engage stu
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Earth and Life Science Project Bundle
CER Claim Evidence Reasoning Activity CER Template CER rubric CER practice
Are your students struggling with writing their claim, evidence, and reasoning scientific explanations? This template will help students write scientific explanation summaries and support their claims with evidence and reasoning (CER). Comes with language support, in the form of graphic organizers and sentence frames. Plus a generic rubric to help you grade students' CERs. This is great for integrating the Common Core into your science class. Included in this product:✅ Blank scientific explana
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4th - 12th
1830 REPORT CARD COMMENTS: language, math, behavior, science, writing, homework
This REPORT CARD COMMENTS book is a massive, 181 page collection of report card comments/remarks for ALL teachers who teach and report in subjects such as, English (Writing, Reading, Comprehension, Spelling, Proofreading and Editing, Oral Communication, Listening Skills etc.,), Math (variety of comments, including problem solving), and Science. Other areas of reporting such as, Introductory Comments, General Comments, Homework Completion, Participation, Group Work, End of Year comments, Class Be
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K - 12th
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Introduction to claim evidence reasoning Activity Forensic Science CER Practice
Are you looking for an engaging activity to easily introduce your students to claim evidence reasoning (CER), and scientific explanations? Students will love this forensic science solve the case CSI investigation where they write up their findings using the claim evidence reasoning CER format. What will students be doing during this forensic science claim evidence reasoning CER practice activity? They will observe a crime sceneAnalyze the police report and forensic reports Record their observat
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6th - 9th
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Engineering Design Process Rubric for STEM Challenges
Use these expectations for engineers, self-evaluations, and rubric to foster growth mindset conversations and to track student progress over time with any STEAM challenges- no formal grading required. These materials were developed to give teachers and students specific language and criteria relating to each step of the engineering design process. They can be used for professional development, guiding the planning of STEM curriculum, or setting expectations and encouraging reflection with stude
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Not Grade Specific
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3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Lab Materials Toolkit Megabundle
Landforms Project {Science, Writing, and Art}
Landforms Science Project: This differentiated science and writing project is a meaningful way to assess understanding of landforms. In this project, students will design their perfect camping spot among three different landforms. Note: This resource was updated on 7/21/22. Please download the new version if you already own the Landforms project!This resource includes:Lesson plansSmall group activity to review landforms (landforms included: plains, plateau, canyon, mountains, valley, hill)Projec
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Earth and Life Science Project Bundle
Biome or Ecosystem Shoebox Project
Looking for an extension activity for your ecology unit? Do you need a hands-on way for students to extend their learning? If so, this Ecosystem Shadowbox Project is the perfect resource for you! With this resource, students will create a food web which represents all the biotic factors of their ecosystem as well as describing how physical and biological changes in the ecosystem will impact the populations. Who is this resource for?This resource can be used by classroom teachers, tutors, and par
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6th - 9th
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MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-4
Also included in: Ecosystems - FULL UNIT
Engineering Design Process Worksheets, Activities, and Rubrics
STEM without the Engineering Design Process is like making a pizza without the crust. I mean, why even bother? STEM challenges *need* a solid foundation to provide the best learning experience and growth opportunities for your students. The EDP is the foundational process that should be guiding ALL your STEM activities.If you are new to teaching STEM or the engineering design process, this resource has everything you need to understand the EDP and how to implement it with your students. If you a
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2nd - 6th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Brochure Rubric
This rubric can be used for any subject area when a student has created a brochure to showcase their topic! This can be used at multiple grade levels and is very generic so it can fit for almost any project that requires students to create a brochure! I especially like to use these for science/social studies, but be creative! :)
Enjoy!
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1st - 12th
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Best Science CER Rubric Ever! Editable Claim Evidence and Reasoning Activity
Are you looking for an easy to use CER rubric and CER handout? CER writing can be challenging for students and this clear and easy to understand resource will help you effectively teach, model, and implement Claim Evidence Reasoning writing in your science classroom. Please click the PREVIEW to see what is included in this ready to use resource.CER or Claim Evidence Reasoning writing can be used for practice, labs, or assessment. Included in this resource:Editable CER rubric - Google DocOne page
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5th - 9th
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Science Fair Judge's Rubric
This product is a rubric that the judges use to score my middle school science fair projects. My students present their projects to them and score their projects based on each of the criteria listed. Then, I add up the scores and that determines the first, second, and third place winners in each category.
If you have any questions about starting a science fair at your school feel free to email me! jlosurdo13@gmail.com
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3rd - 12th
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Solar System Project - Rubric and Project Details (EDITABLE)
This product includes: Parent Letter to Introduce ProjectProject Details and RubricRubrics for GradingExample ProjectsLink to EDITABLE document to change directions/instructionsStudents will be prompted to create a mobile, a diorama, a creative poster, or a digital project (PowerPoint, Google Slides), etc. Representations must include the following: •8 planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) •Label for the Inner Planets•Label for the Outer Planets•Label for the As
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2nd - 5th
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STEM Challenge Activities Assessment Rubrics | STEM Lesson Plan Templates
Use these editable STEM Challenge templates for rubrics, lesson plans & more with any STEM activity!There are five editable template types provided: ✅ Lesson Plans✅ Criteria & Constraints List✅ Student Record & Reflect✅ Universal Design Evaluation (to analyze designs of peers or professionals)✅ Assessment Rubrics There are five STEM assessment options included, all of which emphasize process over product. Because students will focus on developing a variety of STEM skills throughout t
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Teaching Growth Mindset and Perseverance Within STEM Challenges
Wild Weather Diorama Project
This resource is an excellent way to get your students doing a little extra research in the classroom! Use this pack to help students with researching and writing about various types of wild weather (i.e. blizzards, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, droughts, hail, and thunderstorms). This packet includes the following:This pack includes the following:* Writing Paper for Final Report* Directions for diorama project* Rubric for diorama, report, and presentation
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1st - 6th
Student Self Assessment Rubric Poster Presentation Social Studies Science Math
You will download poster presentation rubric packet including a student self assessment rubric and a teacher version for creating a poster in social studies, science, math, art, and more. The first poster rubric may be used by the teacher to assess the students' skills in use of time, pictures/graphics, required elements, readability/attractiveness, and grammar/mechanics. The assessment is on a four point scale. The second assessment is the student version of the first assessment and uses "I
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3rd - 6th
Human Body Systems Research Project + Rubric (Science)
Human Body Research Project with rubricThis human body project contains the following:-student handout for project requirements-checklist for students to use when completing their project-criteria checklist to be used when students believe they are done their project-rubric to be used to assess student projects
Rube Goldberg STRUCTURED STEM PROJECT with ASSESSMENT Rubrics Energy Transfer
Add structure and assessment to your fun Rube Goldberg, critical thinking engineering project during a forces/motion and simple machines unit discussing the change in kinetic energy as it is transferred from one object to another. Low prep and super fun end of year project based learning! During all of the designing excitement it can be easy for the students to lose their focus so I have created a more structured approach to the engineering process. The students start out with a brainstorming s
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5th - 8th
NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-PS2-2
, MS-PS3-2
, 4-PS3-3
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Also included in: 10 STEM PROJECTS For Middle School- Physics, Life, Environmental Science
DOK - Depth of Knowledge Thinking Posters
This product contains 4 different posters for each level of Webb's Depth of Knowledge. On each poster there is a list of the common verbs that are associated with each level of thinking. Sometimes verbs can go across levels depending on how they are applied.
On each poster there is a visual to show the students how much "brain power" it requires to answer questions with the given verbs.
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K - 12th
Space or Solar System Research Project
A great integrated project for classes studying space or the solar system. I use this with my fifth graders and it is a highlight of the year! The project incorporates writing, reading, researching, science, technology, and communication skills. Students are asked to chose a topic of study related the space (a list of possible topics are included in the download). From there, they collect four valid resources, generate five complex questions to guide further research, and then the compile their
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3rd - 10th
STEM Ancient Egypt Pyramid Build, Mummification, and Pharaoh Research Project
In this STEM project students will:
Research online an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh (Technology)
Build a pyramid for the Pharaoh (Engineering)
Measure the volume and surface area of the pyramid (Math)
Mummify a doll to better understand the mummification process (Science)
Build a Sarcophagus for your Pharaoh (Engineering)
Design an Amulet for your Pharaoh (Art and Engineering)
Write an excavation report about the Pharaoh and what you would find in the pyramid.
Website links provided for online r
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6th - 7th
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Grade 6 SCIENCE Report Card Comments | Ontario | EDITABLE | BRITISH COLUMBIA
Write your best Grade 6 Ontario Science report card comments faster than ever! This Science report card comment bank contains high-quality options that address, STEM skills, biodiversity, electricity, flight, space and more. Copy and paste directly into your report card program or edit to personalize for your students. Whether you're a new teacher, new to grade 6, or just looking for new ideas, this will help. The comments included in this resource can be used for Progress reports, Term reports
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5th - 7th
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Grade 4 SCIENCE Report Card Comments | Ontario | EDITABLE | BRITISH COLUMBIA
Write your best Grade 4 Ontario Science report card comments faster than ever! This Science report card comment bank contains high-quality options that address, STEM skills, habitats, lights and sound, rocks and minerals and more. Copy and paste directly into your report card program or edit to personalize for your students. Whether you're a new teacher, new to grade 4, or just looking for new ideas, this will help. The comments included in this resource can be used for Progress reports, Term re
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3rd - 5th
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Importance of learning science
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Learning science offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. In fact, it helps students:
- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
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