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3rd grade science activities for Google Apps
Water Bottle Flip STEM Challenge + STEM Activity
The ORIGINAL water bottle flip STEM activity and lab! Water bottle flip at school? Absolutely! Students will love this on-trend STEM challenge inspired by the popular YouTube water bottle flipping challenge where students toss a water bottle and attempt to land it straight up. Practice scientific method with some probability, fractions and data collection in the mix while having fun!This self-paced, low-prep, project based learning water bottle flip STEM challenge is print-and-go. Each activit
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Solar System and Planets Research Project Activities Outer Space Bulletin Board
Enhance your students' knowledge about our solar system with these Solar System: Planets, Sun, Moon, and Solar Eclipse Research Teach-Go Pennants™. These templates are a fantastic resource that allows students to conduct research and showcase their findings on a bulletin board for all to learn from.INCLUDED:Print & digital options includedColor and BW options availableClickable Table of ContentsOptional: Planet, Sun, Moon, Eclipse Toppers in color and bw optionsGrading Rubrics includedExtra
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3rd - 5th
Ecosystems & Biomes Foldable Accordion Activity
Ignite your students’ curiosity and fill the gaps in your science curriculum with this captivating ecosystems activity! Designed for upper elementary grades, this ecosystem project provides an easy-to-use tool for teaching about ecosystems, biomes, and more. Explore the types of ecosystems, engage in ecosystem reading passages, & grasp the concepts of biomes and ecosystems with a printable & digital version. Engage, educate, and empower your students with this interactive craftivity book
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Ecosystem BUNDLE
Virtual Field Trip Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Google Slides Digital Resource Seesaw
☀️ Ready for a mouth-watering ice cream adventure? This Virtual Field Trip to Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory digital resource activity takes students on a thrilling tour of the world's most beloved ice cream factory. Videos, engaging texts, and interactive activities keep your students engaged and learning. Students discover the secrets behind Ben & Jerry's deliciously creamy ice cream, from the production process to the company's unique social mission. Students even create their own un
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2nd - 5th
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Solar Eclipse 2024 Reading Passages Comprehension Activities Sun Coloring Page
Solar eclipse 2024 made simple! Study the sun, compare solar and lunar eclipses, and find out about sun safety with this print and go close reading pack! These high-interest, informative, nonfiction close reading passages and activities will help your upper elementary students understand these science concepts while practicing reading strategies and celebrating the upcoming eclipse!Includes solar eclipse 2024 informational guide, reflection pages, and a map of the United States to have kids tra
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Nonfiction Reading Passages Comprehension Questions Science Solar Energy
Natural Resources Worksheets | Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources | Energy
Make learning about Earth's natural resources engaging with this planned out, easy to use hands-on unit! This unit includes 10 days of lesson plans, natural resources worksheets, fact book, and activities perfect for exploring living & nonliving resources, renewable & nonrenewable resources, and energy sources. Both a print and interactive digital version made for Google slides are included.A kid-friendly fact book includes all reading material in one easy to use place. Activities requir
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2nd - 4th
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Ecosystems & Food Chains Digital Activities (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
This Google Slides Presentation is filled with activities and editable informational slides to supplement your unit on ecosystems and food chains! Students will begin by filling out a KWL chart so students can share what they want to learn. Then select from a number of engaging, high-interest activities to assign students for further practice and review. Answer keys are included!Most text on the informational slides is editable so you can customize them to meet your needs! You can...change defin
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2nd - 6th
Water Cycle Activity Circle Book Weather Activity Worksheets
Dive into the wonders of the water cycle with this water cycle circle book! This interactive resource transforms learning as you explore precipitation, condensation, evaporation, and more. With customizable content, you can tailor the experience to match your curriculum’s water cycle vocabulary, enjoy the flexibility with print or digital versions, and foster excitement with this comprehensive water cycle activity!What Concepts & Skills are Covered?The water cycle (being open-ended so no mat
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Science Circle Books BUNDLE
Severe Weather Activities Science Reading Digital Escape Room - Extreme Weather
This high-interest, challenging game that combines science and reading comprehension is an exciting way to teach your students about severe weather. In this engaging test prep activity, take your students on a unique adventure to save the storm chasers while learning about types of extreme weather. Get them thinking critically while they search for hidden clues and secret codes in this interactive worksheet alternative! ⭐️ ONE STEP START… This escape room is NO PREP and easy to use. Share the on
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2nd - 3rd
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Virtual Field Trip to a Volcano Digital Resource Activity Google Seesaw WebLink
✈️ Explore a Volcano without leaving the classroom. In this Virtual Field Trip to a Volcano activity, students will travel across Earth's continents and oceans to explore several famous volcanoes. Students will learn about how volcanoes form, learn about volcanoes around the world, and explore the different types and shapes of volcanoes. This field trip to a volcano packs a lot into a fun ~45 minute activity. This volcano virtual field trip comes in Google Slides, Seesaw, and our innovative Magi
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2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
2-ESS1-1
Solar System Unit - Lessons & Activities for the Planets, Moon Phases, & Stars
This 300+ page Solar System Unit is packed full of activities to teach about the planets, the Sun, and so much more! The unit is divided into 12 easy-to-implement lessons with a complete 100 slide presentation to deliver the content to your students. Easily engage your students with activities that teach about the planets, the Sun, the moon phases, and more!Planning has been made easy for you with printable worksheets for all of the lessons. The resource also includes pre- and post- assessments,
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Science Unit Bundle (Matter, Solar System, Immune System, Solid Earth)
Ecosystems Interactive Activities: Food Webs & Food Chains
Ecosystems, Food Webs, Food ChainsThe best way for students to understand the flow of energy in food chains and food webs is for them to actually MAKE them! This pack allows students in four different activities to learn about rainforests, forests, oceans, and freshwater ecosystems as they create food chains and food webs.Each activity progressively gets more difficult, starting with completing a food chain, then a food web with arrows placed, moving to a food web that doesn't include arrows, an
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2nd - 5th
Leap Year 2024 Reading Passages Leap Year Day Activities Worksheets
Leap Year activities for upper elementary made simple this 2024! Are you getting ready to learn about Leap Year in your classroom? Your students will read, learn, and think critically about why there is the concept of leap years while practicing close reading strategies with these informational passages. Completely updated for 2024 with new revisions, activities, and answer keys included! This set also includes two versions of each text: One with the scientific and historical information about t
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3rd - 6th
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Solar Eclipse 2024 Craft, Reading Passage, Math Worksheets, Activities, Writing
Embark on an astronomical adventure with our Solar and Lunar Eclipse Learning Pack! Tailored for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students, this resource is designed to illuminate the wonders of solar and lunar eclipses, leading up to the anticipated solar eclipse of 2024. Dive into a universe of engaging activities, crafts, and math worksheets that combine learning with fun!What’s Inside:Solar Eclipse Fun: Set the scene with an educational placemat, motivational brag tags, and a DIY eclipse crown. Don't
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1st - 3rd
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Solar System Planet Research Project, Report Template, Digital, Google Slides
A low-prep, engaging digital solar system or planet research project! Students research any planet (or the solar system) and use the planet research template to create a Google Slides presentation (with an optional written report).Student directions, 3 template options, and planet research site links are included and can be edited to fit your classroom needs! ❤️❤️❤️ SAVE BIG with the Digital Research Projects BUNDLE!⭐️ PERFECT FOR >>>Teachers looking for a fun and flexible planet resear
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2nd - 4th
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Fairy Tale STEM and STEAM Activities and Challenges Makerspace Task Cards
Hands-on fairy tale STEM challenges that are open-ended and allow for student creativity! Students can complete all 20 STEM activities OR use the choice board and pick their challenge(s). These low prep activities are easy to set up with materials you already have, like paper, recyclables, or building bricks and blocks. Your students will be begging to do more!✅ What You'll Get ✅20 Fairy Tale STEM challenges: These can be displayed from the PDF file or from Google Slides, or printed at 4 per pag
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K - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving STEM Activity Stop Motion
Float into fun this Thanksgiving with a digital STEM activity! This resource pairs perfectly to the beloved read aloud Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.If you have ever had your students create a green screen Thanksgiving day parade, or marched down the hallways with your students and their hand-crafted balloon floats, you know what an engaging, hands-on activity it is. This is a similar, but digital, option. This activity works best on laptops/Chromebooks. ✅ Your students will create a s
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Thanksgiving STEM Mega Bundle
Physical and Chemical Changes Sort Cards | Print and Digital
Looking for a hands-on way to reinforce the concepts of physical and chemical changes? This resource was made to provide engaging activities to assess the concepts of physical and chemical changes. These sorts can be completed individually or as a whole group activity. They can be completed in the classroom or online. This contains:•Two sets of small sort cards for physical and chemical changes•Two sets of large sort cards for physical and chemical changes•Pocket pattern that can be used in inte
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2nd - 8th
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Earth's Systems The Four Spheres Digital Activities (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
This Google Slides interactive presentation is filled with activities and editable informational slides to supplement your unit on Earth's four major systems: The Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, and Geosphere! Students will begin by filling out a KWL chart so students can share what they want to learn about Earth's four spheres. Then select from a number of engaging, high-interest activities to assign students for further practice and review.UPDATE 7/21 - Most text on the informational slid
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Science Digital Activities BUNDLE for Google Slides™ or PowerPoint
{Bonaparte Falls Apart} Storybook STEM - Halloween STEM Activities
These printable and digital Halloween STEM Activities and ELA activities supplement Bonaparte Falls Apart by Margery Cuyler. They are perfect for K-4th Grade and include differentiated STEM and ELA activities for K-2nd grade and 3rd-4th grade!Full printable version and Differentiated Google Slides and Seesaw versions are BOTH included!Created by Brooke Brown and Katie King, Storybook STEM provides elementary teachers with weekly all-in-one units to cover essential skills in reading comprehension
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K - 4th, Staff
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Plant and Animal Adaptations | Activities, Sorts, and More | Print and Digital
Your students will have so much fun with this adaptations unit! There is a wide variety of graphic organizers and fun activities that will get your students excited about science. Inside this adaptation resource you'll find:6 vocabulary posters (physical adaptations, behavioral adaptations, camouflage, hibernation, migration, and mimicry)Animal Adaptations Activities (Build a Bird, Birds' Beaks Experiment, Butterfly Camouflage, Birds' Feet Matching, Adaptations Flipbook)Animal Adaptations Graph
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3rd - 5th
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Properties of Matter Digital Activities (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
This Google Slides Presentation is filled with activities and editable informational slides to supplement your unit on matter! Students will begin by filling out a KWL chart so students can share what they want to learn about matter. Then select from a number of engaging, high-interest activities to assign students for further practice and review. Answer keys are included! Most text on the informational slides is now editable so you can customize them to meet your needs! You can now...change def
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2nd - 5th
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Solar System and Planets Activities Reading Passages Solar System Worksheets
Grow your students in their knowledge of the Planets and Solar System with these Reading Comprehension Passages. These are perfect for warm-up, bell work, homework, or quick assessments. Students can use independently in literacy-guided reading groups. These activities check their skills without the boring bubbling in; this allows me to check their knowledge and show their understanding of each skill. You'll love these reading comprehension passages that are perfect for third-grade and fourth-gr
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3rd - 5th
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The Moon - Phases, Eclipses, and Tides Digital Activities (Google Slides)
This Google Slides Presentation is filled with activities and editable informational slides to supplement your unit on The Moon! Students will learn about the moon's phases, eclipses, and how it effects the tides. Students will begin by filling out a KWL chart so students can share what they want to learn about the moon. Then select from a number of engaging, high-interest activities to assign students for further practice and review. Answer keys are included!UPDATE 7/21 - Most text on the infor
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Science Digital Activities BUNDLE for Google Slides™ or PowerPoint
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