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Distance Learning: Waves in the Real World Presentations Project

By Rachel Arbor

The purpose of this project is to challenge students to make connections between longitudinal and transverse waves and their real-life applications. This project is a great extension after a unit on light vs. sound waves, wave characteristics, etc.

Subjects:

Physics, Physical Science, Engineering

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Research, Projects, Rubrics

CCSS:

RST.6-8.1, RST.6-8.2, RST.6-8.4, RST.6-8.8

$3.50

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Distance Learning: Living vs. Nonliving Worksheet & Scavenger Hunt!

By Rachel Arbor

In this introductory activity, students will get the opportunity to develop a deep understanding of what it means to be alive. The activity begins with a reading and moves into a synthesis of the basic principals of life. Next, students are

Subjects:

Biology, General Science, Problem Solving

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Graphic Organizers, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

RST.6-8.7, RST.6-8.8, RST.6-8.9

$2.50

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Long-Term Civics Project using the UN SDGs & Depth and Complexity Icons

By Rachel Arbor

Extend learning beyond the classroom! This project is built for a Social Studies classroom to inspire students to take civic action. This project is founded on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which guide students into exploring issues in their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Civics

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Projects, Unit Plans, Assessment

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.L.1...

$6.50

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Biomimicry Engineering Design Project with the UN SDGs

By Rachel Arbor

Challenge your students to engineer solutions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals through the lens of biomimicry! This project is built to take learning beyond the classroom, in line with the Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge, but can be a

Subjects:

Science, Civics, Engineering

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Research, Projects, Unit Plans

CCSS:

L.8.1, L.8.2, L.8.4, L.8.5, L.8.6, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8

$6.50

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Estes Rockets Interdisciplinary Civics Project

By Rachel Arbor

This project is a great accompaniment to building your own Estes Rockets that challenges your students to incorporate history, science, and civics into their thinking! The assessment portion asks students to explore how a rocket launch is affected

Subjects:

World History, General Science, Physical Science

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.3, RH.6-8.6, RH.6-8.10

$4.50

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Biomes, Food, & Culture - Spanish Edition!

By Rachel Arbor

Take Spanish class to the next level with this interdisciplinary project that challenges students to analyze the relationship between a country's biomes and it's main cultural dishes! This project asks students to research the country of their

Subjects:

Science, Spanish

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Research, Projects, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.3, RH.6-8.7, RH.6-8.8, RH.6-8.10

$4.50

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School Engineering Design Project

By Rachel Arbor

Challenge your students to strengthen your school culture with this engineering design project - focused on your school! This project asks students to analyze problems they're experiencing in their school experience and engineer solutions

Subjects:

Engineering

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Projects, Cultural Activities

$2.50

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Waves in the Real World Engineering Project

By Rachel Arbor

Subjects:

Chemistry, Physical Science, Engineering

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Research, Projects, Activities

CCSS:

RST.6-8.1, RST.6-8.2, RST.6-8.8, RST.6-8.9

$3.50

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Sounds from around the world interactive

By Rachel Arbor

Challenge your students to practice questioning using this worksheet, built for a free New York Times interactive! This activity is a great sub plan that exposes students to the lesser-known wonders of the world.

Subjects:

Science, Music, Geography

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Simulations

$1.50

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Build your own Dichotomous Key Activity

By Rachel Arbor

Use the green space around your school to build place-based learning opportunities for your students! This activity is a great follow-up to practicing using dichotomous keys in class. Challenge students to connect to your natural environment while

Subjects:

Science, Environment

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Laboratory

CCSS:

RST.6-8.4, RST.6-8.7, RST.6-8.8, RST.6-8.9

$2.50

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Solar Ovens: Science, Engineering Design, Collaboration, & S'mores!

By Rachel Arbor

This package includes a week's worth of lesson plans, assessments, and activities centered on an overarching project of Solar Ovens. Students will engage in the engineering design process, data collection and analysis, communication through group

Subjects:

Chemistry, Physical Science, Cooking

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Projects, Rubrics, Lesson

CCSS:

RST.6-8.3, RST.6-8.4, RST.6-8.7

$8.50

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Women's History Month STEAM Research Project

By Rachel Arbor

Celebrate Women's History Month with your students by exploring the expansive impact women have had in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Science! Students conduct research on the person of their choice from an extensive list, then create a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Arts & Music, Engineering

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Research, Projects, Cultural Activities

$4.25

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Black History Month STEAM Research Project

By Rachel Arbor

Celebrate Black History Month with your students by exploring the expansive impact people of color have had in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Science! Students conduct research on the person of their choice from an extensive list, then

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Arts & Music, Engineering

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Research, Projects, Cultural Activities

$4.25

Online Resource
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Virtual Learning Forces & Motion Choice Board - Mars Rover

By Rachel Arbor

Built for a science classroom during a "forces and motion" unit. This activity challenges students to develop a deeper understanding of how the different branches of STEAM are involved in space travel, using a real-world example (the Mars Rover) and

Subjects:

Astronomy, Physical Science, Engineering

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.6

$2.00

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Nature Journaling & Personal Narratives

By Rachel Arbor

Use your school's green space to enhance your students' personal narrative writing! This activity uses nature and sensory details as tools to ground student language in lived experiences.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Environment

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Homework

CCSS:

L.8.1, L.8.1d, L.8.2, L.8.2a, L.8.2b, L.8.2c, L.8.3, L.8.4a, L.8.4b, L.8.5, CCRA.W.2...

$2.00

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Wind Turbine Engineering Design

By Rachel Arbor

This product is designed to encourage student collaboration through problem-solving and engineering design. Students work together with a fixed resource list to overcome the challenges in renewable energy by building and testing wind turbines.

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Environment, Engineering

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Projects, Activities

CCSS:

RST.6-8.3, RST.6-8.7

$3.50

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Real-World Radioactivity Challenge - Top Secret!

By Rachel Arbor

This Project can be used to introduce or conclude a unit on Radioactivity. Students work together in groups, each as a representative for a different organization (NASA, WHO, CDC, UN, or the NPSS) with a unique perspective to achieve a common goal:

Subjects:

Chemistry, Physics, Engineering

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Research, Projects

CCSS:

RST.9-10.2, RST.9-10.8, RST.11-12.7, RST.11-12.9

$5.50

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Mass, Gravity, and Spacetime through Gravity Wells!

By Rachel Arbor

This collaborative, hands-on station rotation is loaded with resources that will engage students in deep analysis - and deep space! Although this is a materials-heavy project, you’ll hear your students speaking like Astrophysicists by the end of

Subjects:

Astronomy, Physics, Physical Science

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Simulations

CCSS:

RST.6-8.2, RST.6-8.3, RST.6-8.4, RST.6-8.7, RST.6-8.9, RST.6-8.10

$3.50

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Water Wheel Engineering Project on Empathy

By Rachel Arbor

The goal of this project is to emphasize real-world challenges in engineering, and how differing GDPs and access to resources yields different results. This project would be great as a beginning or end-or-year activity, team-building, or how I used

Subjects:

Science, Physical Science, Engineering

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Projects

CCSS:

RST.6-8.3

$6.50

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Shark Tank Roller Coaster Project with Optional Assessment

By Rachel Arbor

In this project, students are challenged to design, build, test, and optimize roller coasters for the prestigious Scientific Community of Roller Engineers and Mechanics (SCREAM), then put their ideas into a more formal Shark Tank Presentation for

Subjects:

Geometry, Physics, Engineering

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Research, Projects, Assessment

CCSS:

RST.6-8.1, RST.6-8.3, RST.6-8.7, RST.6-8.9

$5.25

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-Paul DeHart Hurd Award (2024) -STANYS Excellence in Science Teaching (2023) -Henry Ford’s Teacher Innovator Grand Prize Winner (2021) -Teacher of the Year (Altona Middle School, 2021) -NAGT Southwest Section Outstanding Earth Science Teacher (2020) -Vernier Engineering Contest Notable Entry (2020) -Superintendent’s Excellence in Education Award (2019) -CAST Rising Star Award for Excellence in Science Teaching (2019) -NSTA Vernier Tech Award Recipient (2019) -Teacher of the Month (2019)

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