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Science projects for Easel Assessments
Climate Change Project | Identify Effects & Explore Solutions | Nonfiction
Are you looking for a resource to guide your students to tackle the complex and widely debated issues of climate change? This project-based learning unit focuses on identifying effects and exploring potential solutions. As the earth gets warmer and warmer the causes, mechanisms, or impacts of climate change on our planet are something important to discuss. Equally important is exploring solutions and ideas that can help us build a better future. Take the opportunity to initiate conversations ab
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 1-LS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Science Climate Change Bundle | Compatible with NGSS
Diet Coke And Mentos Geyser Experiment | Physical Changes STEM | Outdoor Science
Uncover the secrets of Diet Coke/Mentos geysers with a complete hands-on unit. This is a great exploration for the end of the year and summer camp fun. Detailed directions help guide the teachers and students to a memorable scientific experience. Students will have a blast discovering physical changes and the properties of matter.Included in the Hands-On Exploration:Teacher Background InformationDetailed DirectionsExample PicturesNGSS Grade 4/5 Matter and Its InteractionsNGSS Middle-Level Struct
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4th - 8th
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Endangered Animals Research | Nonfiction | Biomimicry Design Project | Activity
This unique and engaging project-based learning resource focuses on exploring possibilities and solutions to help protect endangered animals. A range of animals are used as examples and some little cards inspire storytelling as well as research. Ideal for promoting critical thinking and environmental awareness, these activities inspire students to research and analyze endangered animals, fostering a deeper understanding of the natural world.By focusing their attention on possibilities and solut
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Electrical Energy and Circuits
Explore the world of electrical energy.This resource provides engaging activities, detailed lesson plans, and interactive exercises to help students understand the basics of electrical energy, including concepts like circuits, conductors, insulators, voltage, and current. With a mix of hands-on experiments, clear explanations, and real-world applications, this package is ideal for both classroom and homeschool settings. Equip your students with a solid foundation in electrical energy, while maki
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Adam Baum: The Autistic Engineer Classroom Bundle
Story Mapping with STEM: Integrating Science & SEL with Readers Theater
Engage your students with a unique lesson plan that combines storytelling, science concepts, and social-emotional learning (SEL). This comprehensive resource is designed for educators seeking creative ways to integrate science and SEL into their curriculum.The lesson features Readers Theater scripts and comic strips that focus on story elements and story mapping, with a special emphasis on diversity and acceptance. Based on the book Adam Baum: The Autistic Engineer, this resource explores themes
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Adam Baum: The Autistic Engineer Classroom Bundle
Push and Pull: Exploring Forces
Push and Pull ForcesIntroduce your 5th-grade students to the basic concepts of push and pull with this engaging lesson plan designed to make learning about forces fun and interactive!This resource provides clear explanations and hands-on activities that help students understand how push and pull forces work in everyday life. From pushing a shopping cart to pulling a wagon, students will explore how these simple forces are fundamental to how things move.The lesson plan includes easy-to-follow ins
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Adam Baum: The Autistic Engineer Classroom Bundle
Leonardo da Vinci and Simple Machines
Delve into the world of simple machines through the inventive genius of Leonardo da Vinci with this dynamic lesson plan! This comprehensive resource is designed for educators seeking to inspire curiosity and creativity in their students while exploring the foundational concepts of simple machines.Inside, you'll find detailed lesson plans, engaging activities, and creative projects that highlight the role of simple machines in da Vinci's inventions and designs. Students will discover how levers,
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Adam Baum: The Autistic Engineer Classroom Bundle
Design Moon City Activities | Space | Recycle | Environment | Solar | Nonfiction
What could be more thrilling and inspiring than designing a Moon base complete with recycling stations? Engage your students with captivating and educational moon city activities that explore the fascinating fields of space, recycling, environmental sustainability, and solar energy in this comprehensive nonfiction resource. Elevate your classroom with this Environment & Astronomy Challenge and inspire the next generation of space enthusiasts and environmental advocates.The idea of building a
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Taking Flight: Understanding the Four Forces of Flight
Introduce your students to the fascinating world of aerodynamics with this comprehensive lesson plan on the four forces of flight! Perfect for teachers looking to inspire young engineers, this resource provides a deep dive into the fundamental principles that enable aircraft to soar through the skies.This package includes detailed lesson plans, engaging classroom activities, and interactive experiments to explore the four essential forces: lift, weight, thrust, and drag. Students will learn how
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
Also included in: Adam Baum: The Autistic Engineer Classroom Bundle
Energy, Force, and Motion: Exploring the Basics of Elementary Physical Science
Energy, Force and MotionDiscover the fundamental concepts of physics with this engaging lesson plan that covers energy, force, and motion! Perfect for teachers and homeschool educators, this resource provides a comprehensive approach to teaching these essential science topics.Your students will learn about different types of energy, including kinetic and potential energy, and understand how force and motion interact in various situations. With clear explanations, hands-on activities, and interac
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Adam Baum: The Autistic Engineer Classroom Bundle
Ants Project | Life Cycle | STEAM | Biomimicry Design Activities | Nonfiction
Your students will love learning about the fascinating world of ants, from those with green metallic bodies to those with small eyes, adapted for life in the darkness. The aim of this project-based learning unit is to inspire students to ask questions, study ants, and use creative thinking to explore ideas. This unique resource offers an opportunity for students to focus on the distinctive features and ingenious strategies that ants have evolved to thrive. By drawing inspiration from nature's st
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1st - 3rd
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Photosynthesis Factory
Learning works best when it doesn’t feel like work. This hands-on Project is so much fun! Your students are going to enjoy sorting and matching activities and doing a little bit of writing. Reading Passage is included. And, of course, coloring, cutting and pasting are always the best part of any activity. Use this project as a review or as an assessment. This project is also perfect for group or individual work. These mini-books will look amazing on display in your classroom or in the hallway!
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2nd - 3rd
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The Scientifc Method: Learning the Steps (5 Worksheet Set)
In this easy to use set of activities, students will learn to:Objectives:1. Identify the common steps in the scientific method.2. Write simple problem statements given specified scenarios (observations).3. Write hypotheses based on give problem statements.4. Determine proper controls and variables for specified experiments.5. Carry out a qualitative experimental study. Materials (provided):1. Student handout: Writing Problem Statements2. Student handout: Writing Hypotheses3. Student handout: Wri
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Giraffe Project | Life Cycle | Biomimicry Design Activities | Nonfiction
Here is a giraffe life cycle unit that your students will love. Students are more engaged and interested when they are provided with a chance to use their creative thinking skills to explore a topic. A biomimicry approach provides students with opportunities to use their learning to create things and solve design problems. Enhance your students' learning experience with this immersive giraffe project, encompassing the captivating life cycle of giraffes and stimulating biomimicry design activitie
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 1-LS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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Mammals According to AI Activity Pack
This Activity is a companion to the Amazon ebook entitled, “Mammals According to AI”.Artificial Intelligence has become increasingly accessible throughout the internet. One of the problems with AI is that it can look and sound very real. I created an ebook series called, ”Animals According to AI” available exclusively on Amazon. The purpose of these books is to present a humorous approach to teaching kids to be skeptical of AI rendered images. The books provide real animal facts as well as AI ge
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Reptiles According to AI Activity
This Activity is a companion to the Amazon ebook entitled, “Reptiles According to AI”.Artificial Intelligence has become increasingly accessible throughout the internet. One of the problems with AI is that it can look and sound very real. I created an ebook series called, ”Animals According to AI” available exclusively on Amazon. The purpose of these books is to present a humorous approach to teaching kids to be skeptical of AI rendered images. The books provide real animal facts as well as AI g
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Earthquake Building Lab w Flat Rate Boxes
This lab uses FREE small USPS flat rate boxes to model buildings in a earthquake zone. You can pick them up for FREE from your local post office, or have them delivered in bulk to your school. Challenge your students to produce buildings that would withstand more earthquake forces. You can also have your students use TinkerCAD to model their home. Your students then modify their building to withstand a greater magnitude earthquake. You can expand this into a building project like the toothpick b
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ESS2-1
, HS-LS2-3
, HS-LS2-7
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Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Climate Change: The Carbon Cycle
This resource introduces students to carbon and why it is so important to life on our planet. The interactive presentation includes: informational pages about carbon and each carbon reservoirinteractive labeling activity to support understanding and vocabulary knowledgea carbon identification search to locate how carbon is found in life forms and objects everywherea core design activity where students use presented information to create their own carbon cycle model. carbon vocabulary glossaryStu
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-ESS2-4
, MS-LS2-3
, HS-LS2-5
, 5-LS2-1
, HS-ESS2-6
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Stream Table Lab & Erosion Control Lab powerpoint
This Powerpoint is written to include example pictures for the Stream Table Lab set. It include samples of a young river, old river, River Delta, and examples of students work. It can be modified for your classes need, or used with your own pictures to show your students what they need to do.This is a supplement to the Stream Table lab. I'm working on 3D printable models that you can use to make adjustable models for this lab!This can be used as a template for a student presentation, modified f
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS2-5
, HS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS3-1
...
Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
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Easy Art Lesson Gnome Environment Art Project Directed Draw
Engaging and unique Earth Day art project includes a video and printable. Use for Earth Day or any day for teaching conservation or environmental science. Standards align with fourth grade, but first grade on up will have fun creating their own directed draw gnome with an open ended environmental message. Gnomes are fun to draw, and when students learn how to incorporate a "Save the Planet" message, it also makes for a meaningful project. Students will use simple shapes to draw their gnomes, lea
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
4-ESS3-1
Upcycle a Village With a Modern Fairy Tale, STEAM, Grades 2-5
Rated: "Highly engaging!"Includes:- a brief history of the management of trash as told by the delightful Nana Pepper through the telling of a fairy tale. - vocabulary words such as recycle, upcycle, compost, plastic, and polyethylene. - a Discussion Guide with an Answer Key to aid in leading the discussion. - instructions on how to make a diorama of a fairy village from upcycled materials. Includes a short story and two poems, "My Upcycled Hat" and "The Marvelous Mermaid in her Upcycled Swims
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-ESS3-2
Readers Theater: Mary Anning and Make an Ammonite Amulet, STEAM Grades 6 and up
~Mary Anning and the Ammonite Society: And learn how to make an ammonite amulet... You're Invited~A Radio Drama (Readers Theater) about the life of Mary Anning, paleontologist extraordinaire! by Betty J. White, a.k.a Compass Rose, 2022, updated 2023 and 2024. Rated: "Highly engaging!"• What is a radio drama? Fun! It is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance. The following radio play is scripted and provides suggestions for sound effects. Its visual force is purely a matter of the “mind’s eye”
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6th - 9th
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CCSS:
Science Journal: 2-in-1 Hot Chocolate Science Experiments With Instructions
This experiment is not only fun but also easy to do with your learners! You can enhance the learning experience by downloading a 2-page science journal that provides step-by-step instructions for conducting the Hot Chocolate Science experiment. The journal includes two different science experiments that introduce terms such as "dissolve," "solution," "soluble," and "insoluble." By engaging in this experiment, your learners can practice the scientific method while having a great time. The journal
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K - 5th
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Electric Distribution Mystery (Google Slides)
This interesting slide sequence follows electric distribution from the power plant to the lights in your students' homes. It asks the question, "Why was there a power failure?" After reading the information about each step of the distribution, your students will research all the things that might have gone wrong to cause the power failure. After they have created their lists, you will give them a problem by assigning a number on the possible problems document. If their assigned problem appears
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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