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3rd grade science Common Core 4.G.A.3 resources
Winter STEM Activities and Challenges with Paper ❄️ Snowflakes ❄️
**BEST SELLER!** Winter STEM / Snowflake STEM activities! Create a variety of snowflakes with these 3 STEM engaging challenges. For these challenges, the only material that is necessary is plain paper. This is a great companion activity if you are reading about Snowflake Bentley (Wilson Bentley).✅ What You'll Get ✅Teacher Instructions and sample imagesWarm up activities: How snowflakes form in nature (1 page informational text)Cutting practice page (if your students need it, recommended!)Which f
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3rd - 8th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
STEM Challenges & Activities for the Year STEAM Team Building Summer No Prep
Looking to use STEM Challenges and activities in your elementary classroom? These hands on simple STEAM activities are low prep and use common classroom materials. These STEM activities are both digital and printable! There are STEM challenges and activities for the entire year for you to use - 48 challenges! You will find just what you need for Back to School, Team Building, Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer STEM fun! This STEM Bundle includes STEM challenges and STEM activities for the entire ye
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K - 5th
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Winter Sports STEM Activity
This resource is one your kids will remember you for! Take engagement to the next level with these super fun STEM/ STEAM challenges teaching winter sports. Teach your students all about forces and motion with these STEM activities! Now you can integrate science, reading, math, and writing with these fun activities. You'll get five complete lessons that'll make lesson planning a breeze. This resource DOES NOT include videos as we encourage students to think creatively. I've included pictures for
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: STEAM Activities and Challenges Bundle
Comprehensive Geometry Unit for 4th Grade
This unit is jam-packed with lesson plans, centers, interactive notebook pages, quizzes, homework pages, and MORE!
***Lesson Plan is EDITABLE and is in PowerPoint format***
You can check out the first lesson for free here!
Included in the unit are the following lessons and activities:
Lesson 1 - Lines, Rays, and Angles
Lesson plan
Vocabulary cards
Powerpoint presentation
Science connection - Orion the Hunter
Writing prompt
Two interactive notebook organizers
Practice pa
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3rd - 5th
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Art Lesson for Kids: Paper Flying Machines Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci
This is an easy-to-use PDF presentation that helps students analyze "Design for a Flying Machine" by Leonardo da Vinci. After asking students to look at the sketch, the PDF presentation gives step-by-step visual directions that demonstrates how to create a flying machine using paper straws, construction paper, and tape.
This lesson is classroom-tested for second and third grade students, however it can be easily adapted for older or younger grade levels.
Included in this presentation is a fac
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Grades:
1st - 4th
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Also included in: The BIG Bundle: 50 Art Projects for Kids!
January STEM Activities Geoboard Snowflakes Symmetry Winter STEAM
This winter STEM challenge is a perfect way to incorporate hands on activity in the classroom. Students will create snowflakes with geoboards & can practice symmetry. This will match well with a math center!Looking for more Winter challenges? Save 30% and receive ALL activities! CLICK HERE for the BUNDLE.This activity includes a printable version AND Google Slides Presentation (works with Microsoft PowerPoint). This digital version:Can be used for distance learning, centers, independent wor
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PreK - 4th
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Winter STEM Activities BUNDLE January STEAM Challenges No Prep Sled Snowflakes
These Winter STEM Activities are great for engaging your students. LOW PREP for any elementary classroom! Activities come with a GOOGLE slideshow, read aloud story & more! Infuse math skills with the response sheets.What’s Included in the Winter Stem Challenges Bundle:5 fun & simple activities all Winter themed and LOW PREP for your convenience!Winter STEM Activity 1: Build a Sled for the Slopes STEM ChallengeIt’s Winter! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Challenge students to creat
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K - 4th
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Cardboard Construction Techniques Slideshow
When making structures, there are many techniques for building with cardboard. This slideshow provides details about ten different construction techniques:cutting cardboardmaking creasesscoringcreating curvesmaking a flange basebuilding a vertical walland moreFounded on classic engineering principles, these techniques will enable your students to build stable and durable structures that showcase their creativity.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Fractals and Patterns and Shapes in Nature Activity
This will get students thinking about fractals and patterns in nature. It will get students thinking in new ways about the natural world around them.Are you looking for a meaningful activity to do in outside with your students?This patterns activity will work for many grade levels. And, it will get them all thinking.Looking for fractals and patterns in nature can be integrated with math and art.Included are:- a poster of Benoit Mandelbrot, the scientist/mathematician who discovered and coined
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3rd - 6th
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Tetris: STEM Challenge
This product can be used as a STEM center or as a small group "STEM challenge" to enhance teamwork, spatial concepts and problem solving skills. The product includes 3 levels of difficulty (difficult, medium, easy) so that you can differentiate for your students’ needs. Directions: Print and laminate the included iPad/ tablet. Next, print the leveled Tetris boards and cut by color group. Lastly, have students arrange the pieces to fit into the iPad/ tablet. This product is a great math enrichmen
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1st - 12th
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Build A Snowflake | Toothpick Snowflakes | STEM Activities for Winter
Learn how snowflakes are made, build a snowflake with toothpicks and solve math problems by using your design! STEM activity with student Engineering Design Process printables & digital pages that work with a variety of different platforms. ==========================================STEM Stations are a great way to encourage creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. With the tools that I created for you, it should save you time with prep and give you more time to provide an awesome exp
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
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Also included in: Technology & STEM Activities for Winter | Bundle
Hologram Animation Lesson
This detailed lesson leads you through all the steps of creating a custom spooky hologram animation using the Do Ink Animation and Drawing app on the iPad. It also provides the template and directions for making the viewer. This holographic effect is created by reflection in a prism. The simple ghostly animation is made once, duplicated, then rotated to face the center of the iPad screen. The ghost appears to lift from the iPad when viewed through the viewer. I used a sheet of plastic transparen
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Grades:
2nd - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-PS4-2
Balance Heart STEAM Project
Kids will be introduced to a number of STEAM concepts in this delightful engineering toy made from easy to find and recycled materials!This lesson plan teaches kids about physics, engineering, art, and math, specifically about balance, weight, center of gravity, and kinetic sculptures. It also includes (3) templates, visual step-by-step instructions, a vocabulary list, rubric, and extension ideas.This project fulfills Next Generation Science Standards in grades 2-5.
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2nd - 5th
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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
...
STEM Math Activities Bundle | Math PBL | Math Extensions
This bundle includes 5 different math STEM projects. Students will use the Engineering Design Process, math concept understanding, and recyclables to create a product. Students will be so highly engaged they will not notice they are applying their math skills! This bundle is the best deal because you get each PBL project at 20% off!
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Geometry Pear Deck Bundle, Fourth Grade
I love to use Pear Deck during my math block to keep my students engaged, using technology and kitting a wide variety of rigor for each standard that I teach! I have used these throughout the year! Sometimes I use it as guided practice, sometimes it will be independent work, at other times I will use it to review before I test a specific standard. At the end of the year, I will use the exact same Pear Deck to review right before my states' standardized test (FSA, Florida).Here are 3 different in
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3rd - 5th
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STEM Activity Math Geometry Challenge | Math PBL | Math Extension
This math STEM project gives students the opportunity to use the Engineering Design Process and their geometry knowledge! It is a highly engaging activity where the children use geometry and recycled materials to create a map of an area around the school. This math learning opportunity is teacher friendly because it includes rubrics, parent letters, and a printable student journal to meet your needs. My students love this extension!This product includes:Teacher Directions PrintableRubricsParen
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
...
Also included in: STEM Math Activities Bundle | Math PBL | Math Extensions
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)
STEM: Designing Lifeboats & Lifejackets for Titanic CCSS/NGSS
This is a great hands on unit for 3-5 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read or be learning about the history of the Titanic, and then will design better lifeboats, and test different materials for an insulated lifejackets.
***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity***
Straws, duct tape, tin foils, 100-200 pennies or other coins, ziploc bags (large and/or sandwich size), ice
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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4 Differentiated ESL Lesson plans step by step!
In this packet, you'll find 4 lesson plans on all 4 content areas. Each lesson plan is differentiated across level 1-4 of the English proficiency levels for ELLs and also broken down by discourse, sentence, and vocabulary. Each lesson contains links to the handouts and an assessment piece. Each lesson is also broken down step by step for the teacher to lead. Worksheets by other TPT creators are also linked.
Hand Sewing Makerspace Project Hiking Backpack STEM Survival Camp
You are sent off into the wild with limited supplies. You have to stay quite a few days and need to ensure you have all of the essentials that will fit in your backpack. How can you invent a purposeful hiking backpack that can be used in the wilderness? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll explore hiking backpack essentials, learn basic sewing skills, and create a prototype of your design.Click HERE to listen to a podcast episode all about STEM Survival Camp.This is one of 6 u
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Camping Theme Lesson Plans | Bundle | STEM Survival Camp
Bilateral and Radial Symmetry in Nature Worksheets - Insects and Flowers
There is something wonderful when different subjects can be studied together. Here we have a resource that combines science, art, and math with insect symmetry worksheets! Insects and flowers provide a clear and engaging way to teach bilateral and radial symmetry. Students will draw the other half of insects, draw lines of symmetry on insect illustrations, create their own bugs with mirror images, draw flowers using radial symmetry, and finally select which type of symmetry each image has. Also
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
2-LS4-1
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