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Light Energy Unit: Science Stations/Centers or Labs, Activities & Experiments

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This deluxe light energy unit includes five labs that can be set up as stations or centers, a full-blown experiment, extension activities, review, and assessment. Your kids will love the hands-on investigation – and you will too! This is the science

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Sound Energy Unit - Hands-on Science Activities - Stations/Centers/Labs & STEM

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This engaging sound energy unit includes five labs that can be set up as stations or centers, a STEM activity, review, and assessment. Your kids will love the hands-on investigation – and you will too! Open the preview to take a closer look at the

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Thermal Energy Activities and Heat Transfer Lab - Science Unit for 3rd, 4th, 5th

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This complete unit includes eight sets of hands-on thermal energy activities, a heat transfer lab, video links, flash cards, review sheet, and assessment to help third, fourth, or fifth grade students understand key science concepts.Open the preview

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Light and Sound Energy Units - Science Activities for Labs, Centers, or Stations

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Energize your study of sound and light with hands-on energy activities! Lesson plans, lab sheets, companion websites, flash cards, review sheet, and assessment are all included in these units. Third, fourth, or fifth grade students or homeschool

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Speed and Energy Activities - Forms and Transfer - Fourth & Fifth Grade

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Through hands-on activities, fourth or fifth grade students construct explanations relating the speed of an object to its energy. Six labs may be completed in stations or as stand-alone experiments. Directions, review, and assessment are also

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NGSS Fourth Grade Energy Bundle - Physical Science Activities

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A variety of activities let fourth grade students explore NGSS energy standards: speed (4-PS3-1), transfer (4-PD3-2), collisions (4-PS3-3), and related STEM (4-PS3-4). It also includes a set of forms of energy posters, flash cards, and quiz. The

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Forces & Friction in Transportation Systems - Thrust, Drag, Lift, Gravity

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What affects motion of different forms of transportation? Students draw arrows to show four forces (e.g., thrust, drag, lift, gravity) acting on a specific form. They identify sources of friction and consider design changes that improve motion. Open

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NGSS Fourth Grade Waves Bundle - Physical Science Activities

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Three engaging science modules address fourth grade Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for waves. Kids learn about ocean waves, the eye and light, and patterns with hands-on activities and a STEM challenge.Open the preview to take a closer

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Simple Machines Stations or Labs for Third and Fourth Grades

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Explore simple machines with age-appropriate stations or labs – and everyday items found in your classroom! As third or fourth grade students investigate inclined plane, levers, pulleys, wedges, screws, wheels and axles, they observe how the force

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Pool Table Collisions - Changes in Energy When Objects Collide NGSS 4-PS3-3

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Students build their own mini pool tables and experiment with collisions. Additional templates allow you – and your students – to create your own questions related to changes in form, direction, and speed when objects collide. An additional section

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Electric and Magnetic Interactions Activities – Science Experiments NGSS 3-PS2-3

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Address NGSS 3-PS2-3 with more than a dozen activities. Kids explore electric or magnetic interactions with simple experiments that use everyday objects. Your third, fourth, or fifth grade science students will have a blast. Open the preview to take

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Balanced and Unbalanced Forces Labs and Activities for Third and Fourth Grade

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Kids explore balanced and unbalanced forces with hands-on labs. Third or fourth grade students draw conclusions about the effects on stationary and moving objects. Then they practice with real-world scenarios. An assessment wraps up the unit. Open

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4th Grade Physical Science Curriculum Units: Standards-Based Activities & Labs

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Eleven engaging science modules address all fourth grade physical science standards for 31 states (NGSS and 11 others). Curriculum units offer lively activities to explore energy and waves. They include hands-on labs, stations, and experiments; STEM

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3rd Grade Physical Science Curriculum Units - Standards-Based Activities & Labs

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Five engaging science modules address third grade physical science standards for 32 states (NGSS and 12 others). Curriculum units include hands-on activities and projects; labs, stations, and experiments; STEM challenges; inquiry; and more.The

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Patterns in Motion Predict Future Motion – Science Activities for NGSS 3-PS2-2

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Kids investigate five patterns in motion: straight line, curved line, circle, back and forth, and spinning. Then they predict future motion. Enrichment activities ask them to apply what they’ve learned with a second set of objects. It’s a seriously

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Homeschool Science Activities: Hands-on Sound Energy Unit for Elementary

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Engage your kids in fun, easy sound energy activities. This hands-on science unit was specially designed for homeschool – or for any parent and elementary child to do at home. It includes six labs, review, assessment, and thorough directions. Open

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Roller Coaster STEM Activity – Potential & Kinetic Energy Transfer Challenge

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Have some fun with roller coasters! In this STEM activity, students design, test, and refine a device that converts potential to kinetic energy (and vice versa). Tasks focus on transfer, or transformation, from one form of energy to another.Open the

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Forces: Balanced and Unbalanced, Gravity & Simple Machines Activities & Labs

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This bundle of activities immerses kids in exploration of balanced and unbalanced forces, gravity, and simple machines. They participate in hands-on labs and activities. Assessment is also included.Open the preview to take a closer look.These

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Introduction to Simple and Compound Machines Anchor Charts, Posters, Worksheets

By Brenda Kovich

Eight simple machines anchor charts (or posters) clearly introduce work, inclined plane, lever, pulley, wedge, wheel and axle, and screw. Text and images emphasize how force is spread over distance or changes direction. Additional worksheets ask

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Time flies when you're having fun! I taught fourth grade for more than 35 years and loved it. Today, my mission is to create enjoyable, engaging materials your classroom.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in student-centered learning that's seriously fun. In my store, you'll find engaging genre studies and hands-on science, as well as scaffolded ELA and math units that move kids to mastery.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I'm proud to be a National Board Certified Teacher (Middle Childhood Generalist) and have received three special awards: Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellow, Crystal Apple Award Winner, and Lake Central Teacher of the Year.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I received a B.A. in Elementary Education, an M.S. in Elementary Education, a Gifted and Talented Endorsement - all from Purdue University.

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