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1st grade science Common Core 4.MD.A.1 resources
Mothers Day Bath Bomb STEM Activity Science, Mixtures, Mother's Day Card
Mother's Day STEM and Writing: Bath Bomb Science Investigation with Mother's Day Card.Integrate STEM in your classroom and celebrate Mother's Day with Bath Bomb STEM Activity and Mother's Day Writing Activity. Special option to celebrate caregivers too! Students learn about how certain materials can create bath bombs when mixed together. This simple recipe can be a ton of fun! (And you can make some for yourself too!)A writing activity is included for students to write how thankful they are for
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA BUNDLE
Mission to Mars: Elementary STEM Curriculum Unit (STEM Club, STEM Camp)
Mission to Mars: Elementary STEM UnitTransform your classroom into a team of astronauts on a Mission to Mars! This unit includes 10 engineering design challenges that follow a storyline - complete with instructional videos and editable handouts!This unit is perfect for an afterschool STEM club, summer STEM camp, STEM elective, or science classroom! Click for standards alignment and supply list. This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills.
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 5th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS3-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
...
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Elementary Grades
Bath Bomb Valentine's Day STEM Activity
Do you love bath bombs? Integrate STEM in your classroom and celebrate Valentine's Day with this amazing Valentine's Day Bath Bomb Activity! Learn about how certain materials can create bath bombs when mixed together. This simple recipe can be a ton of fun! (And you can make some for yourself too!)After creating their bath bombs, students write a Valentine's Day Card to the person they will give it to! Students also write a "How to Make a Valentine's Day Bath Bomb Recipe" instructions that could
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Grades:
1st - 5th
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Also included in: Valentine's Day STEM Activities and Challenges Bundle
Snowman Bath Bomb Winter STEM Activity
Make Snowman Bath Bombs with this Winter Activity!Integrate STEM in your classroom and celebrate Christmas and other Winter Holidays! The Snowman Bath Bomb Activity is a fun and unique way to engage your students while learning.Learn about how certain materials can create bath bombs when mixed together. This simple recipe can be a ton of fun! (And you can make some for yourself too!)After creating their bath bombs, students write a Holiday Card to the person they will give it to! Students also w
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 2-PS1-1
, 2-PS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Winter STEM Activities and Winter STEM Challenges Bundle
STEM Family Night Planning & Activity Guide
STEM Family Night Planning GuideThis all-inclusive planning guide has everything you need to host a successful STEM Family Night! The guide was created after experience hosting several successful Family Nights with over 350 participants. The activities have been tested by math and science teachers for both elementary and middle school participants and their families. We hope this guide will give you the confidence to host your own amazing STEM Night!14 Activity Guides:Bird FeederBlobs in a Bottl
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Also included in: Bundle: STEM Family Night Planning Guide, Activity Instructions
Measurement Clipart: Volume, Mass, Perimeter Tool Clip Art Black & White PNG
Measurement Tools Clip Art: Teach your students about time, length, volume, and weight/mass with this set of math clip art. Help students discover real life applications and life skills in math and science with these detailed graphics designed to look like their real world counterparts. Create worksheets, tests, quizzes, Powerpoint presentations, and center activities, or print them out to decorate your bulletin board. WHAT IS CLIP ART?Clip art (or "clipart") are digital images that can be impo
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
Types:
STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (A4 Size)
This bundle includes all you need for 6 STEAM explorations that can be used in a variety of ways, from 15-20 minute challenges to multiple-period explorations.Designed with emerging English language speakers in mind, these activities can be used in mainstream as well as bilingual classrooms, with learners from various backgrounds and levels of ability. They are also designed to introduce or reinforce different language objectives, such as the use ofComparative and superlative adjectivesSimple pr
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 2-PS1-2
...
STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (8.5 x 11)
This bundle includes all you need for 6 STEAM explorations that can be used in a variety of ways, from 15-20 minute challenges to multiple-period explorations.Designed with emerging English language speakers in mind, these activities can be used in mainstream as well as bilingual classrooms, with learners from various backgrounds and levels of ability. They are also designed to introduce or reinforce different language objectives, such as the use ofComparative and superlative adjectivesSimple pr
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 2-PS1-2
...
Host a Virtual STEM/STEAM Family Night Planning & Activity Guide (With Spanish)
Everything you need to host an all-virtual STEM or STEAM family event! With instructional videos, timeline, sample schedule, editable flyers, printed & digital student handouts, and more this planning and activity guide will help you navigate the challenges of hosting a family event completely online! Tested with elementary and middle school participants and families, we hope this guide will give you the confidence to host your own amazing STEM or STEAM virtual event!*Updated to include han
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Grades:
K - 10th
Types:
Also included in: Bundle: STEM Family Night Planning Guide, Activity Instructions
Penguin Research Project
This document includes an introduction to penguins, penguin habitats, information with web links and research writing pages for the following penguins:
~adelie
~african
~chistrap
~emperor
~erect-crested
~fiordland
~galapagos
~gentoo
~humboldt
~king
~little (or blue)
~macaroni
~magellanic
~rockhopper
~royal
~snares
~yellow-eyed.
I used this as a research-based project. I have attached a matrix that you can use or you can use as a sample for students to gain information about their penguin.
If
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
Communicative Activities (for STEAM Maker Challenge Cards) (A4 Size)
STEAM Maker Challenge Cards Extension: Communicative Activities for Language DevelopmentBe sure to download the FREE Teacher Guide!These activities are further expansions of the STEAM Maker Challenge Cards.* They focus on developing oracy, design skills, critical thinking, and teamwork, alongside STEAM skills. After learners construct something--alone or in groups--they are guided to look closely at the product and think carefully about the experience. These tasks are followed by an interactive
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
, 2-PS1-2
...
Also included in: STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (A4 Size)
Communicative Activities (for STEAM Maker Challenge Cards) (8.5 x 11)
STEAM Maker Challenge Cards Extension: Communicative Activities for Language DevelopmentBe sure to download the FREE Teacher Guide!These activities are further expansions of the STEAM Maker Challenge Cards.* They focus on developing oracy, design skills, critical thinking, and teamwork, alongside STEAM skills. After learners construct something--alone or in groups--they are guided to look closely at the product and think carefully about the experience. These tasks are followed by an interactive
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
, 2-PS1-2
...
Also included in: STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (8.5 x 11)
Five Senses Unit Study: Two Week Integrated Unit! (Great 4 Interactive Notebook)
This Five Senses unit is the perfect accompaniment to your traditional science curriculum, incorporating music, games, language arts, center activities, math, social studies, and much more! Lessons draw from favorite children’s literature, including Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard, D.W. the Picky Eater by Marc Brown, and poetry by Jack Prelutsky. Additional suggested resources are provided to supplement science content if needed.
This integrated unit utilizes original foldable activity
Grades:
K - 4th
STEAM Maker Challenge Cards & Extensions (A4 Size)
Maker Challenge Cards for STEAM and Language Development These cards include 6 challenges that can be done with a variety of simple materials, individually, in pairs, or in small groups. They can be used in many different ways, such as:A warm-up to begin classGroup collaboration projectsIndependent learning at a mini maker station during free choice timeActivities to introduce or expand on target language or topicsA hands-on experience that helps students make real-world connectionsEach challeng
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Also included in: STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (A4 Size)
STEAM Maker Challenge Cards & Extensions (8.5 x 11)
Maker Challenge Cards for STEAM and Language Development These cards include 6 challenges that can be done with a variety of simple materials, individually, in pairs, or in small groups. They can be used in many different ways, such as:A warm-up to begin classGroup collaboration projectsIndependent learning at a mini maker station during free choice timeActivities to introduce or expand on target language or topicsA hands-on experience that helps students make real-world connectionsEach challeng
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Also included in: STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (8.5 x 11)
STEAM Fairy Tales with the 3 Pigs
Looking for a fun interactive way to teach erosion! This product is designed to use with grades K-4 depending on where your students are academically. It gives you a funny little extra to the story of the 3 Little Pigs... it tells you about the day after the big bad wolf tried to blow the house down! It includes math that you can use to help students see the real application of math in the making of products we use every day. It is paired with weather that is taught in 3rd grade. You can add too
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Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
Penny Drop Lab---Measuring Milliliters & Making Estimates
This lab is such a fun and educational way to get students interacting with one another while being hands on in the classroom.Included in this download:Lab Directions & Material List Color Data WorksheetB/W Data Worksheet
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Grades:
1st - 12th
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Drop Zone: Parachute Design Project-Based Learning Lab
This highly adaptable investigation will engage students of many ages and levels. Options for primary, upper elementary, and middle school are included. This is a true STEM lab that incorporates the science, technology engineering, and math components. Common, inexpensive, and easily available materials make this an easy lab to teach yet it produces maximum learning and engagement in your classroom. NGSS and Common Core Math Standards alignment are included in this "STEM on a Shoestring Budget"
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Types:
STEAM Tales: Stories, Lessons & Provocations: Elementary Grade
STEAMTales: Stories & Provocations offers jumpstarts for media center maker stations or short investigations for elementary and middle grades. S.T.E.A.M. Tales stands alone, but the activities are best used with the S.T.E.A.M. Tales: Collected Stories to Inspire Elementary Engineering DesignIncludes:Digital Download PDF File46 Activity ProvocationsPrintable Student Logbook Design PagesTeacher IntroductionStation Signs
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 5-ESS3-1
...
CHRISTMAS TOWN Integrated Unit and Design Challenge!
Deck the halls! Jingle all the bells! It’s Christmas time!What a crazy busy, but always fun holiday. While all the world is waiting on Santa, we as teachers, do our best to keep the learning going during December. This is the perfect unit to engage students and put learning into action! My motto is always, “When students Live It, they Learn It, and they will Love It! So, let’s challenge students to become city planners and design a special place, Christmas Town! All the while, they will be learn
Grades:
1st - 4th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Animals R Us and Pets R Us Project Based Learning Units
This is a Project Based Learning Unit on wild animals and/or pets with resources to guide students through creating an independent demonstration project on their favorite animal of choice and/or on trying to persuade their parents to allow them to get a certain pet. Students conduct surveys, brainstorm describing words and vocabulary words, create a life cycle, write poems and songs, design and create homes, design and build animals and toys. There are 90 pages. Some are repeated.
TEAM CHALLENGE: How Tall is Your Tree?
Trees are AMAZING! They are the longest and tallest living things on Earth. The tallest tree currently living is a specimen of Sequoia sempervirens in Redwood National Park in California, USA. In this team challenge, students will learn about these trees in a PowerPoint, followed by building a "tall tree" using only two sheets of newspaper. Included is a worksheet for teams to evaluate their design. Students will learn about the importance of trees and climate change while collaboratively proble
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 6th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Pumpkin Investigations- Fun with Measurement and Observation!
Can observing a pumpkin's characteristics help determine how many seeds it will have? A great opportunity to integrate science and math with some fall fun!In this product:-Volunteer letter-Volunteer reminder-Pages to a Pumpkin Data Collection BookCCSS used when creating this product:3MDA2, 4MDA1, 5MDA1 and K-2 & 3-5 NGSS for Engineering Design!You will also need:- classroom measuring tools-a pumpkin and a safe carving knife for each group (the volunteers can provide these!) -A class bar gra
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
Going Bananas With Measuring
Let's go bananas with measuring length and mass using standard and non-standard units. Bananas are easy to purchase and make excellent objects to measure and compare. Reading selections provide background information about bananas. Follow up question pages are differentiated for two levels of learners. Experiments range from easy counting to using calculators to find averages and percent. Compare mass of banana with other objects on balance scales, use non-standard units to determine length
Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
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