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STEM Space Moon Crater Design Challenge (Engineering Design Process)
Can your team of astronauts work together to land a rover in the center of a crater on the Moon? This engaging STEM challenge is a fun way to incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! Students use the engineering design process and explore the forces of motion to place a ball in a cup at the center of a 6 foot diameter circle without entering the circle. This challenge represents placing a NASA rover into the middle of the Apollo lunar crater for expl
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Grades:
4th - 9th, Adult Education
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Gravity & Mass Exploration- Activity: Finding WEIGHT & JUMP distances in space!
HOW DOES GRAVITY AFFECT YOU ON OTHER PLANETS?In this engaging activity, students explore how gravity would affect their weight and how far they could jump on other planets (and the Moon). Students first use their weight (or because weight can be a tricky topic the weight of an astronaut listed) to find out how gravity changes weight on other planets (and the Moon). They then find out how far they can jump on Earth by doing a STANDING BROAD JUMP. With this distance they will determine how far tha
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4th - 9th
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NGSS 5-ESS1-2 Shadow Length and Direction
This resource is for the 5th grade NGSS Performance Expectation: 5-ESS1-2 Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows. Save when you buy the bundle!These lessons are also part of a 5th Grade NGSS Space Bundle that cover 5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2, and 5-PS2-1, found here . In this performance expectation, students will investigate the way that the Sun’s position affects the length and direction of shadows throughout the day. This lab allows
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Grades:
5th
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NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
Also included in: NGSS 5th Grade Space Bundle
Earth and Space Science Curriculum Middle School | FULL YEAR
This is a bundle of all of my resources for teaching Earth and Space Science at the middle school level! These resources include a mix of Cornell Doodle Notes, lab activities, inquiry activities, digital lessons and units, projects, and pixel art digital content review activities.✨ Please note that your students will NEED 1:1 devices in order for you to deliver this curriculum! With a mix of hands-on labs and activities, paper-based notes, and the digital student lessons, this is a true blended
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS2-2
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Scaled Solar System Activity: Relative Distances and Sizes of the Planets
For this Scaled Solar System activity, students will work in groups to create a scaled model of the solar system by measuring (and calculating in the case of the more challenging version of this activity) the specific distance to place each "planet" from the "sun". This will help your students understand the relative distances and sizes of the planets while satisfying the visual and kinesthetic learning styles of your middle school students! It also perfectly aligns to the NGSS Standard MS-ESS1-
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-3
Moon Phases and Ocean Tides Activity BUNDLE NGSS MS-ESS1-1
SAVE 20% plus 3 FREE BONUSES! These resources are designed to supplement and add engagement to an existing moon and tides unit. Supports NGSS standards MS-ESS1-1 and MS-ESS1-2.BUNDLE INCLUDES:Moon Phase Sorting Activity (FREE BONUS)Graphing Moon PhasesEclipse Starter Activity (FREE BONUS)Graphing Tides ActivityRelationship Between Tides and Moon Phases Calendar ActivityMoon Phases & Tides Manipulative Activity (FREE BONUS)INDIVIDUAL RESOURCE DESCRIPTIONS:Moon Phase Sorting Activity: FREE B
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS1-1
Earth and Space Science GROWING Curriculum Bundle
This is a growing year-long bundle that will include everything you need to teach earth and space science! These resources have all been used in my own classroom and I know they will engage your students and save you hours and hours of time. Note: resources are hosted on Google drive. What is a growing bundle? New resources will be added to this bundle during the 2023-2024 school year. More hands on labs, exit tickets, webquests, and nonfiction articles are coming! After purchasing will be able
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Grades:
9th - 10th
Graphing Ocean Tides Activity NGSS MS-ESS1-2 MS-ESS1-1
Students graph monthly and daily tides from a tide chart and make connections to the moon phases associated with spring and neap tides. This challenging activity helps them to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between the moon and tides. ⭐ Get this activity at a huge discount in our Moon & Tides Activity Bundle! Lesson Outline: PRACTICE using a tide chart. This familiarizes kids with reading and working with a tide chart. GRAPH the tide chart data for one month. We find it
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Moon Phases and Ocean Tides Activity BUNDLE NGSS MS-ESS1-1
Stars: Apparent Brightness | 5th Grade NGSS | Labs, Worksheets, CER, Quiz
Why do we see the Sun during the day and other stars at night? Stars: Phenomena-based Science helps students investigate the question together, support a claim with evidence, and explore the relationship between apparent brightness and relative distance of stars. This is perfect for NGSS 5-ESS1-2.Phenomena-based Learning:This lesson will help you anchor student learning about the Sun. Rather than learning facts about the Sun, students explore luminosity and relative distance of stars to learn wh
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Grades:
5th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-ESS1-1
STEM Balloon Rocket Design Challenge (Engineering Design Process)
We have added an engineering twist to the classic balloon rocket demo! This engaging STEM challenge is a fun way to incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! This hands-on activity is an engaging design challenge that allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering design process, and connect science topics to real-world applications. The teacher will provide the structure to the project, but students will take an active role in designing and
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Rocketry STEM Challenges Bundle: Forces & Variables
Straw Rocket STEM Challenge (Forces & Motion, Variables)
Rockets are always a student favorite! This STEM challenge pack includes a paper rocket activity, straw rocket engineering design challenge, handouts on Newton's Laws and forces, and extension problems on variable testing and graphing. Topics covered in this STEM challenge include: Forces & MotionNewton's Third LawEngineering Design ProcessAnglesVariables & Testing (1) Paper Rocket Activity: Students make a paper rocket with the template provided and then launch with a smaller straw. (2)
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Grades:
4th - 10th
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Also included in: Rocketry STEM Challenges Bundle: Forces & Variables
Lunar Lollipop Lab: Discovering Moon Phases
The Lunar Lollipop Lab is a great introductory lab for teaching moon phases because it allows students to visually observe the changing phases of the moon as a result of the relative positions of the Sun, Earth and moon. Don't just teach it...let your students EXPERIENCE it. By the end of the lab, students should understand why/how we have moon phases and should be able to predict the next phase in a sequence.
Each student will hold a moon pop in their hand. The lamp in the center of the roo
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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Also included in: Bundle #2 for Kimberly G.
Gravity Station Activity
This station activity is designed to allow students to explore gravity and its impact on both Earth and the universe. It is not a deep dive into gravity and does not include calculations or space time. It is a fun way to introduce gravity before learning about coalescence and our solar system. Station 1: Students will use a PHET simulation to explore gravity and orbits. A laptop or tablet is required at this station. Station 2: Students will complete a ball drop experiment. Balls of different si
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Grades:
9th - 11th
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Also included in: The Universe and Stars Bundle
Electromagnetic Spectrum Station Activity
This station activity is designed to allow students to explore the electromagnetic spectrum and look at application of different wavelengths. This is a fun activity to add to your astronomy unit! Station activities included:Station 1: Students will use a PHET simulation to explore molecules and light. A laptop or tablet is required at this station. Station 2: Students will analyze an EM spectrum diagram and answer questions. Station 3: Students will observe X rays of bones and draw conclusions a
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Grades:
9th - 11th
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Also included in: The Universe and Stars Bundle
Earth in Motion: Shadows, Day and Night, & Constellations | 5th Grade NGSS Space
Why does the position and length of a shadow change throughout the day? This space phenomenon-based unit helps students investigate Earth's motion and patterns with hands-on investigations, a reading passage, graphing, CER (Claim Evidence Reasoning), and models.NGSS:NGSS 5-ESS1-2 Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonalappearance of some stars in the night sky.8 DAYS OF LESSONSEngage: Phenomenon I
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Grades:
5th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
EARTH'S TILT Reason for the SEASONS ACTIVITY Graph Sun Angle and Length of Day
Inquiry-based activity! Provide middle school students a deeper understanding of Earth's seasons through the analysis of a student-generated graph. Clear worksheet instructions, easy-to-graph data, and a nice analysis section combine to make a really worthwhile activity!Objective: Graph the relationship between the seasons and angle of sunlight, as well as the seasons and length of daylight hours. ⭐Get this resource at a discount in our Seasons ACTIVITY BUNDLE!In this activity, students will
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-6
, MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Earth's Tilt and Reason for the Seasons Activity BUNDLE NGSS MS-ESS1-1
Moon Phases Activities Pack: Science Lunar Cycle Labs Notes Task Cards Stations
This moon phases bundle includes labs, slides and notes, foldable notebook templates, task cards, digital activities, and center activities.I created this particular bundle of 8 resources for teachers who want a variety of amazing activities for the lunar cycle.Recommended Use (although use how you like)Lesson 1: Hands-on ExplorationMoon Phases Labs in a SnapLesson 2: ExplanationMoon Phases Slides and NotesLesson 3: ExplanationMoon Phases NotebookLesson 4: ElaborationMoon Phases Digital Inquiry
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4th - 5th
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Gravity & Parachutes | 5th Grade NGSS Force and Motion Labs, Worksheets, STEM
How does a parachute impact the effect of gravity on a falling object? Gravity: Phenomena-based Science helps students investigate the question together, support a claim with evidence, and explore the effects of gravitational force on falling objects. This is perfect for NGSS 5-PS2-1.Phenomena-based Learning:This lesson will help you anchor student learning about gravity. Rather than learning facts about gravity, students explore how parachutes impact the effect of gravity on a falling object.Qu
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Grades:
5th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-PS2-1
Space STEM Challenge Launch a Paper Straw Rocket Lab PRINT and DIGITAL
For this STEM Challenge, students must build a paper space rocket and launch it at least three feet into the air using a drinking straw. This activity explains the difference between a rocket and a shuttle and describes how rockets work in simple terms. It's the perfect experiment to include in an outer space or moon themed unit in your science classroom. This resource includes: teacher directions, discussion questions, and extension activitiesbackground information about what rockets are and ho
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion: ELLIPSE LAB - Loaded with FUN!
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Come explore a beautiful marriage of both math and science. Experience Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion like you never have before. In this dynamic ellipse lab, content and inquiry go hand in hand. This special creation is applicable to many ability and grade levels. This is lab is LOADED starting with Kepler’s 3 Laws. First, the law of ellipses. Second, the law of equal areas. Third, th
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6th - 12th
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STEM Challenge Design a Sundial Science Lab Experiment PRINT and DIGITAL
For this STEM challenge activity, students must design and test a working sundial. It's the perfect opportunity to incorporate hands on exploration while learning about the sun, night and day, shadows, solar power, etc. This resource includes: teacher directions, suggestions, discussion questions, and extensions a force copy link to a digital Google Slides version3 slides of background information about sundials5 slides setting up the challenge with student directionsa student response worksheet
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
The Big Bang Theory - Expanding Universe Balloon Model Activity (NGSS)
Modeling of the Universe Expanding Activity (Big Bang)Designed for middle school Earth science. This is more of an introductory activity to support additional instruction on the Big Bang Theory. This activity helps students model the expansion of the universe using a balloon. Students record and graph data. Includes:Teacher InstructionsStudent InstructionsLab with data chart (two versions) Graphing PageModel of Graphing PageThis activity was successfully done with Dollar Tree purchases (balloo
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS1-1
The Doppler Effect - Evidence for the Big Bang Theory | Digital Lab Activity
In this Google Slides™ digital lab activity, the students will learn how the Doppler effect is used to measure the movement of galaxies and stars in space and why the redshift in the light from distant galaxies is one of the pieces of evidence for the Big Bang Theory. The students will analyze light spectra from galaxies and stars. They will notice a pattern in the relationship between the position of the absorption lines with respect to the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum and the distan
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-2
Crater Catapults and Moon Science STEM
Launch into a deep study of space rocks, the lunar surface, and craters that is sure to leave a lasting impact! In this comprehensive lesson, students use what they learn about meteors and craters to build a catapult that launches “research equipment” into craters. Worksheets are included to guide students through the engineering design process. Then, students create their own satellite with craters like our own Moon. Explanations of the types of craters, crater parts, most famous Earth craters,
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Grades:
K - 8th
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Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Elementary Grades
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