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Free Common Core RST.6-8.2 projects
Biomimicry NGSS STEM Project Distance Learning Life Science Adaptations LS4
NEWLY UPDATED PDFs for digital learning! This EXCITING and RELEVANT NGSS middle school STEM activity/project challenges students to explore the benefits of adaptations (MS-LS4) and then engineer a product (MS-ETS1 and MS-ETS1-4) for human use, called Biomimicry, in a fun and authentic way! In groups, students brainstorm a real world problem, investigate an adaptation and its benefit in the organism’s habitat, and individually design a "biomimetic" product to solve the problem. (Example: Grip sho
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in:Â NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Free Science Activities Great for sub plans
Integrate summer science topics into your curriculum with these FREE fun print, digital, and hands on science activities. Summer science activities will integrate the July holidays with important science topics such as life cycles, collaboration, team building, creating an Earth, sun, and moon diagram, temperature changes in states of matter, and learning about famous scientist Nikola Tesla. These engaging activities align with NGSS while covering topical events in July. Like these FREE science
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 5-ESS1-2
, 5-PS1-2
Also included in:Â Monthly Science Activities
Project Based Learning: Plastics | Microplastics | Oceans | Pollution
Are you looking for a unit on the environmental impacts of plastic pollution? Having trouble finding a unit where students are actively engaged through inquiry? We've got you covered! Our FREE mini unit on plastic ocean pollution and microplastics is the perfect supplement to your curriculum. In this unit, students will be introduced to an incredible, real innovator who created a way to reduce plastic ocean pollution using technology. Students will engage in inquiry, research, and collaborative
Grades:
5th - 8th, Adult Education, Staff
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, 5-ESS3-1
, 4-ESS3-2
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Elephant Toothpaste: A Decomposition Lab with Worksheet
Elephant toothpaste is a lab that will WOW your students. This lab comes with procedures and background information on how to make Elephant toothpaste. You will also have a worksheet and answer key to optimize your learning experience. You can use this one lab to teach both changes in states of matter and how decomposition works. Other higher-level topics include exothermic reactions and the law of conservation of energy. Using this lab can benefit your students no matter their age. . Make sure
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Also included in:Â Matter, Metric Units, and Scientific Measurement Unit (Distance Learning)
Dinosaur Google Slides Project
In this engaging project, students will explore persuasive writing style and learn research skills. Students begin by reading an article about developing gene editing technology that scientists claim that it could be used to bring dinosaurs back. Students are asked to use evidence from the text to defend their opinion about bringing back extinct animals. They then research two dinosaurs and justify their reasoning about why those dinosaurs would be able to survive in their town's climate. For ea
Grades:
5th - 8th
Natural disasters Project Grade 6 Natural Science (editable)
A project based on Natural disasters which learners will be learning about. The project will be giving children a chance to further learn about the disasters. This template is completely free and available for editing.
Subjects:
Grades:
6th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
Remote Learning Energy & Waves Unit: Collaboration, Research, & Experiments!
This unit is fully online-compatible and incorporates cooperative learning every step of the way! It has students experiencing science, rather than just learning about it! There are built-in group work management strategies including an introduction which challenges students to establish group norms and sign a group contract, as well as peer evaluations to conclude the project. There are 7 collaborative sections in this unit:Introduction to energy & waves through simulations and other resour
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Grades:
7th - 11th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
, MS-PS4-2
, MS-PS3-5
, MS-PS4-3
Water Pollution and Treatment Lab-Based Project
Comprehensive and integrated project connected to the water cycle and water pollution.
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Grades:
6th - 11th
Types:
CCSS:
Human Body Systems Project
Use this outline for a body system's project in Middle School Science!
Science Current Event Report
This is an assignment for middle school science students to read about a current event in science and then type a report about it.Document is fully editable! Please read and modify to suit your needs (for example, my instructions say that the reports must be typed because my students have a school-issued iPad. Your situation may be different so please adjust before printing.)Rubric for grading included.This covers almost all of the literacy standards for Science. I assign this to my students
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Heat transfer - design a shelter
Students use the knowledge they have on heat transfer, conduction and insulation to design a shelter on a deserted island.
The Relationship between the Earth and Circadian Rhythms
This project helps students recognize the relationship between the Earth's rotation and human activity. IT allows for students to research different problems or disorders where circadian rhythms are affected.
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
, HS-LS2-6
Cell Poster Scoring Rubric
A good scoring rubric reduces subjectivity while getting the best work from your students. This simple rubric does exactly that. You will get the best cell posters from your students and minimize challenges from students and parents. You will also have the pleasure of enhancing your room and hallway with more impressive student work.Enjoy!
Environmental Problems and Solutions Project
Allow your students to design their own poster, PowerPoint, or mobile to show their knowledge of Environmental Problems and Solutions.
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 7th
Types:
Quiz for Chemsitry
Quiz for chemistry
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
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