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3rd grade physical science centers for Easel
March Madness Basketball STEM Activity Engineering, Sports, Elementary
Integrate STEM in your classroom with a Basketball STEM Challenge!Get your students pumped up for basketball and STEM! Design and build an amazing Basketball Shooter and Goal! Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas for creating a basketball shooter and goal. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.The Engineering Design Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, th
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
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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Also included in: March STEM Activities and Challenges Bundle Basketball, St Patricks Day
Forms of Energy Active Reading Passages
These relatable and realistic active reading passages will require your students to identify different types of energy. Each READY TO PRINT passage is accompanied by a set of questions that are directly related to the passage along with an answer key. Use these passages whole group, small group, in science centers, or at home! The following are the types of energies that are included in this resource:MechanicalSoundLightElectricalHeatChemicalMore Active Reading Passages!FREE- Observations, Infer
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Forms of Energy SUPER BUNDLE
Build a Bubble Wand End of the Year STEM Challenge
Integrate STEM in your Classroom at the End of the School Year!Make learning fun with this End of the Year STEM Activity! For the Bubble Wand STEM Challenge, students are asked by a toy company to design a bubble wand that makes the biggest bubbles.The STEM Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM Teachers, STEM Friday, parents who love ha
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA BUNDLE
Forms of Energy Centers | Lab Stations | Worksheets
Teaching a unit on types of energy can be really fun, especially when you think of the great experiments you can do during a unit like this. Now imagine that someone has made it easier for you. Oh wait, I already have! These centers will be a fun yet thorough way to cover the types of energy in your class.Check out the preview for details!This Product Includes: ✓ Mechanical ✓ Heat ✓ Light ✓ Sound ✓ ElectricalWith This Product You’ll Get: ✓ Teacher directions ✓ Student directions for each
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3rd - 5th
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Light Energy Unit: Science Stations/Centers or Labs, Activities & Experiments
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 unit you’ve been waiting for.Working in stations or centers saves time and uses less materials.Directions for each project are simple and easy to follow. Kids can work independently! Kids become engaged in fun activities that build understanding of l
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-PS3-2
Scientific Method Independent/Dependent Experimental Variables & Questions Game
This one is AWESOME! Explore the fundamentals of experimental design: independent variable, dependent variable, control variables and, articulate the question that will guide the scientific investigation. Students will arrange variable cards on a shuffleboard and based on their arrangement, formulate a question to investigate the relationship between their independent and dependent variables. Thirteen experimental scenarios to choose from. No additional materials are required to complete this a
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-3
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Dog Sled STEM Activity
Build a Dog Sled Winter STEM Challenge! Students love completing this winter STEM challenge! Students learn about the history of dog sled racing by reading about the great serum race to Nome, Alaska in 1925. After learning about the history of dog sled racing students design, build, and test a dog sled using only the materials provided. The dog sled will be tested based on two variables (speed and being able to carry the most cargo). This is a fun and engaging activity for students to work on du
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Winter STEM Activities and Winter STEM Challenges Bundle
Force and Motion Pushes and Pulls
Fun, hands-on activities for force and motion is LOADED in this packet! Created with the Next Generation Science pushes and pulls standards in mind, if you are looking for thinking maps, lesson plans, science stations, and foldables for force and motion interactive notebooks, this is what you are looking for! All with the objective of Force and Motion. **UPDATED** As of summer 2020, I have added a 20 side PowerPoint to help teach your students about force & motion as well as an emergent read
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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Sound Energy Unit - Hands-on Science Activities - Stations/Centers/Labs & STEM
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 science unit, which uses the 5E Model.Engage: A pretest gets kids thinking about sound energy.Explore: Using inquiry, students explore key science concepts. For each guiding question, they explore two or three simple (but powerful) activities and draw
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-PS3-2
Slime STEM Activity States of Matter Integration
Integrate STEM in your classroom with Slime Maker STEM Project. Create the coolest slime experiment that every student is sure to love! This is great for teaching about states of matter!Students think about how certain materials are liquid and solid. When materials are mixed together, they can create something completely different!A brief writing activity is included for students to write out how they created their slime and write about their experience with slime! Aligns with NGSS.Includes:Teac
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Grades:
1st - 4th
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NGSS:
2-PS1-1
, 2-PS1-2
Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA BUNDLE
Holiday Christmas Science: Dissolve a Candy Cane with the Scientific Method
Keep students engaged during the December Holiday Season with this simple experiment using candy canes! I find that the times before a vacation are the BEST times to do science experiments. Students are active, learning and having fun! Students need to think critically in order to identify variables, write hypotheses, make observations, collect data, and write conclusions. This resource uses the Scientific Method to conduct 3 experiments using candy canes. 1st experiment- Observe what happens wh
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3rd - 6th
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Build a Sled Winter STEM Activity
Make learning fun with this Winter STEM Challenge! With this Winter STEM Project, students receive a letter from the STEM snowman stating that they forgot to bring a sled to play with their friends. In order to go sledding, they will need to build a sled using only the materials provided. This is an excellent engaging activities for students to work on during the winter months!The Engineering Design Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activ
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
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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Also included in: Winter STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Force Experiments- 3 activites to investigate pushes, ramps & motion using cars
Force Experiments using matchbox cars:PROBLEM: How far will a matchbox car travel when pushed with different amounts of force?PROBLEM: Will the height of a ramp change how far a car travels down a track?PROBLEM: If you give different sized cars the same force, which will travel farthest?Students predict distances, then measure and record observations. Simple observations and conclusion questions on each worksheet.Enjoy!More Great Force Stuff!*Simple Machines Examples Cut and Paste*Simple Machine
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K - 3rd
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Mixtures and Solutions Sort & Reading Comprehension Activity - Matter Worksheets
These reading comprehension passages will engage your students as they learn about the mixtures and solutions! Includes four printable & digital activities that encourage higher-order thinking and using evidence to support a claim. This activity is a great overall introduction to a unit on matter concepts or can be used as a review. Includes a printable PDF and Google Slides version! Have students follow along on the printed version while you project the slides, or students can complete them
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Mixtures and Solutions Activities Mini Unit BUNDLE
Christmas Science Activities Candy Cane Experiment Scientific Method Worksheets
You will download a Christmas science activity for your 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and special education students to conduct a candy cane experiment in your Christmas science centers or stations. The activities focus on the scientific method with a hypothesis, observations, and results. ☛ Please click on the PREVIEW above.NOTE: While this packet works best as a printable physical science activity, it could be adapted as a digital activity using TpT EASEL platform.➥ Click HERE to go back to
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3rd - 5th
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Build a Solar Oven Iqbal READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Integrate STEM in your classroom and teach about Solar Energy with this super fun Solar Oven STEM Challenge!In the Build a Solar Oven STEM Activity, students learn about solar energy and use their knowledge to engineer their own solar cooker to cook s'mores! Integrate Literacy with a Read Aloud!This Solar Oven STEM Challenge works as an amazing companion activity to Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet by Liz Suneby.Take students through the Enginee
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Force and Motion PowerPoint Presentation - Editable
Force and Motion Editable PowerPointThere are 16 slides in this PowerPoint which include information on the following:ForceMotionFrictionGravityInertiaVelocityReview & QuestionsThere are also animations on each slide, so you can walk through the PowerPoint one line at a time. Check out the preview for a look at it all!*****************************************************************************Other Science PowerPoints from The Berry Hill:Science PowerPoints BUNDLE!Physical and Chemical Chan
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: Science PowerPoints BUNDLE! - Editable - 2nd, 3rd, 4th Grades
Forms of Energy Worksheets
Check out my Energy Transformations Worksheets!Use these Forms of Energy worksheets whole group, small group, as science centers, or as a review! Each worksheet is brightly illustrated with original artwork and is accompanied by an answer key. The following ideas are included in this resource:Potential EnergyKinetic EnergyChemical EnergyMechanicalLightHeatSoundElectricalThese resources may be printed or photocopied for single classroom use. ***More Worksheets***Earth and Space Worksheets READY T
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Forms of Energy SUPER BUNDLE
Forms of Energy (Potential and Kinetic) Active Reading Passages
These engaging and relatable active reading passages will keep your students engaged. They will practice their ability to identify examples of both potential and kinetic energy in a realistic story. Each passage is accompanied by a set of questions directly related to the passage as well as an answer key. Use this resource whole group, in partners, as a science center, or at home!This resource may be printed and photocopied for single classroom use. More Active Reading Passages!FREE- Observation
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Forms of Energy SUPER BUNDLE
Light Sort - Transparent Translucent Opaque
This sorting activity allows students to sort 28 different picture examples into the correct category: Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque. A student recording sheet and answer key are included.
Need more resources for this topic? This is part of a BUNDLE
Grades:
2nd - 7th
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Also included in: Light: Transparent, Translucent, Opaque BUNDLE
Electricity - Circuit Task Cards - Will The Circuit Work?
Do your students need practice with circuits? This activity will allow them to determine if a circuit will work. Each card displays a picture of a working or non working circuit. Students record their answers on the included answer sheet. An answer key is included. Learning about electricity is fun!
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3rd - 6th
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Forces - Push, Pull, Friction, or Gravity?
Push, Pull, Friction, or Gravity? This set of task cards will have your students answering this question. After looking at a picture, students will record their answer on their recording sheet. An answer key is included. Have fun teaching!
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3rd - 5th
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Using Patterns to Transfer Information: Binary & Morse Codes - NGS 4-PS4-3
This product addresses concepts related to Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer: Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information.The product primarily takes a basic look at Binary Code and Morse Code and gives students opportunities to both decode and encode messages using the codes. Charts of code characters are provided, along with answer keys. There are also 18 Task Cards that are perfect for a science center. One activity
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-PS4-3
Also included in: 4th Grade Next Generation Science Physical Science Bundle
Waves: Amplitude and Wavelength Patterns - Next Generation Science 4-PS4-1
This product provides supplemental resources that address concepts related to Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer: Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.The product includes a foldable about wave types, parts of waves, and properties of waves for students' interactive science notebooks. It also includes both a page-size poster and half-sheet posters for students' interactive
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
4-PS4-1
Also included in: 4th Grade Next Generation Science Physical Science Bundle
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