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

By Brenda Kovich

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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Science, Physics, Physical Science

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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

By Brenda Kovich

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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Science, Physics, Physical Science

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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

By Brenda Kovich

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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Science, Physics, Physical Science

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Bird Beak Lab – Adaptations & Natural Selection Project – Fun Science Experiment

By Brenda Kovich

In this science lab, kids simulate bird beak adaptations. They pick up organisms, record number caught, organize data, and answer questions. It’s a fun and educational natural selection experiment! Open the preview to take a closer look at parts of

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Science, Anatomy, Biology

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Laboratory, Centers

$4.00

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

By Brenda Kovich

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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Science, Physics, Physical Science

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Factor Pairs Activities for Whole Numbers 1-100 - CCSS 4.OA.B.4

By Brenda Kovich

Yes, your students can find all factor pairs for whole numbers 1-100! Handy cards, sheets, and Venn diagram will give your them the practice they need. They're great for mastery of fourth grade standard CCSS 4.OA.B.4 - or for review and remediation

Subjects:

Math, Algebra, Numbers

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

4.OA.B.4

$3.50

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NGSS Fourth Grade Energy Bundle - Physical Science Activities

By Brenda Kovich

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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Science, Physics, Physical Science

Grades:

4^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Laboratory, Centers

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

By Brenda Kovich

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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Science, Physics, Physical Science

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Centers

$5.00

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Setting Up a Weather Station at School or Home - Posters, Charts, Tables, Graphs

By Brenda Kovich

Thinking of setting up a weather station at school or home? Try this set of instructional posters, daily charts, weekly tables and graphs. Vocabulary sheets, review and quiz are also included. Open the preview to take a closer look at these

Subjects:

Science, Earth Day

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$5.00

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Magnet Labs or Stations – Magnetism Activities for Third, Fourth, or Fifth Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Explore magnets with five labs or stations. Kids in third, fourth, or fifth grade enjoy hands-on magnetism activities using simple materials. Reading, review, and assessment are also included. Open the preview to take a closer look at the

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Science, Physical Science

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Laboratory, Centers

$5.00

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Improve Narrative Writing – Practice Specific Strategies with a Passage

By Brenda Kovich

Improve narrative writing with focused activities and a passage. Third, fourth, or fifth grade students revise a simple story using eight strategy cards: varying sentence beginnings, varying sentence types, varying sentence lengths, choosing words

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Summer

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

W.3.5, W.4.5, W.5.5

$4.00

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Comparing & Ordering Numbers Dice Game, Anchor Chart & Worksheet 3rd, 4th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Have some fun comparing and ordering multi-digit numbers! Kids in third or fourth grade roll dice and record the digits. Then they build, order, and compare numbers. An anchor chart and worksheet (up to 100,000) are also included. No dice? No

Subjects:

Math, Place Value

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

4.NBT.A.2

$3.00

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

By Brenda Kovich

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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Science, Physics, Physical Science

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

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Activities, Laboratory, Centers

$5.00

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Magnet Unit – 5 Science Labs, 5 Design Challenges & Assessment 3rd 4th 5th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Kids explore magnets with five science labs or stations and five engineering design challenges. Complete lesson plans, a reading passage, review, and assessment are included in this unit. Your third, fourth, or fifth grade students will love these

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Science, Physical Science, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Laboratory, Centers

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Gravity Activities - Experiments, Labs, Discrepant Event, Argument NGSS 5-PS2-1

By Brenda Kovich

A set of compelling activities lead kids to define gravity. They experiment with hands-on labs and analyze a discrepant event. As a culmination, they write scientific arguments with evidence that gravitational force is directed down.Open the preview

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, Physical Science

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Laboratory, Centers

$4.00

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

By Brenda Kovich

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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Science, Physics, Physical Science

Grades:

4^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Laboratory, Centers

$19.00

$15.20

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Estimation Station - Free Measurement Activities for Conceptual Understanding

By Brenda Kovich

Try these fun measurement activities! Set up an estimation station, and let learning begin. Each day, one child brings an object from home. Other kids estimate its size in customary or metric units. Estimation Station builds important conceptual

Subjects:

Math, Measurement

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Printables, Centers

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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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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Social Studies, Elections - Voting, U.S. History, World History, Arts & Music, Music, Computer Science, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (ELA), Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Statistics, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Criminal Justice - Law, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Engineering, Close Reading, Women's History Month, Classroom Community