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5th grade Common Core RST.9-10.3 resources
Scientific Method Independent/Dependent Experimental Variables & Questions Game
This one is AWESOME! Explore the fundamentals of experimental design: independent variable, dependent variable, control variables and, articulate the question that will guide the scientific investigation. Students will arrange variable cards on a shuffleboard and based on their arrangement, formulate a question to investigate the relationship between their independent and dependent variables. Thirteen experimental scenarios to choose from. No additional materials are required to complete this a
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-3
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Simple Machines Activity Webquest with Google Doc Version
GOOGLE DOCS AND PRINT VERSION INCLUDED! This simple machines worksheet provides a structured format for students to explore several online simple machines resources. It introduces the topic through a brief video, then has students practice identifying simples machines in a variety of formats. It also includes a fun hands-on activity that can be done at home or at school.This WebQuest has Several Sections:Part A –Watch a video introducing the physics concept of work and simple machines. Studen
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Simple Machines Activity and Readings Articles WebQuest BUNDLE
Solar System Activity: Scaled Down Size & Distance Model of Our Solar System
Bring the Solar System down to Earth with this activity that scales down the sun, planets, and distances between them! An excellent out-of-the-classroom group activity for your inquisitive students!Watch your students' eyes widen as preconceptions are challenged and misconceptions are swept away.Then watch their eyes light up while they work together to measure distances and hold up planets, fusing math and science together into one unforgettable experience.This activity is not only fun, but i
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
Scientific Method Unit Bundle (Print and Digital for Distance Learning)
Save time and valuable energy with this SCIENTIFIC METHOD UNIT BUNDLE! I've included EVERYTHING that you need to teach your middle and high school students about the Scientific Method. No prep work or planning required- just print and go! Need a digital version for distance learning, a flipped classroom or online platform? No worries! I have included a digital version, too!⭐⭐Included in this bundle⭐⭐-6 days of lesson plans (editable)-Introductory activity -EDITABLE PowerPoint/Google Slide lesson
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-3
Communicable Diseases Teen Health Card Game: Play With This FULL DECK!
MAKE LEARNING ENGAGING! With many communicable diseases in the headlines lately, help your students understand more about these diseases that are transferred primarily from surfaces, air, animals, and people. This is a real 52-card deck with Ace - King in four suits (hearts, spades, diamonds and hearts) and it includes two Jokers. >> Integrated Skills Based, Content Based / Knowledge Based. The best of both worlds.>> Meets HS/MS National Health Education Standards. >> Meets H
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5th - 12th
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Habits Lesson for Teen Health: 3 Days with "Bad Habits Survey" and Goal-Setting!
Do you want to teach your students about healthy habits? Our brain loves habits and patterns! This can be a blessing and a curse! Help your students decide which bad habits to cleanse, which good ones to add, and how to hold themselves accountable with a fill-in worksheet and check-off calendar to attain their goals.★ Have you ever arrived in a room in your house with no memory of what you came to get? ★ After your brain told you to get something, it knows it’s routine for you in your own house,
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4th - 12th
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ESL Newcomer Activities Introduction to Science Vocabulary
Give your beginner or newcomer English Language Learners (ELL) multiple exposure to science vocabulary, lab safety, the scientific method, and experiment procedure. Use the vocabulary and writing activities to introduce and reinforce vocabulary and science concepts.Research shows students need 8-12 exposures to new vocabulary. This no prep unit will give your students plenty of practice in acquiring and using science vocabulary. Your students can keep the anchor charts/study guides handy as t
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Grades:
4th - 12th
CCSS:
Independent Variable, Dependent Variable and the Control: the Scientific Method
I can distinguish between independent and dependent variables. I can determine the control. This scientific method lesson is meant to be engaging for all learners with fun examples, acronyms, and a differentiated activity involving experiments. Students are given clear definitions to distinguish between the independent variable and dependent variable.This product includes:Class slidesOpening questions: Why is this important? What is something you would like to know the cause of?We use variables
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Grades:
5th - 10th
CCSS:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
Also included in: Scientific Method Bundle
Personality Surveys For Teachers of Any Subject: Have Fun promoting Teen Health!
Students LOVE these surveys! They are perfect for fun time-fillers too!Which is your favorite snack food? Would you rather eat an oatmeal or chocolate chip cookie? Do you prefer Hershey's milk or dark chocolate? The answers to these questions will reveal your personality!Although "unscientific," these surveys are just so much fun and a perfect way for you to get to know your students, and for them to get to know each other!Perfect for the beginning of the year or a semester with a new class!
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Grades:
4th - 12th
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Ancient Mesopotamia Gods & Myths Bundle: In-Person, Online, or Distance Learn
You can download this as a:1. PDF/Print activityor2. A ready-to-go TPT Easel Activity. You can assign Easel lessons through Google Classroom or you can copy a link to it and paste it into any learning management system you use with your students. However, for the time being, students will need to log in with a Google email account in order to access the assignment. You can use TPT Easel for free with this resource. Click here for info on how to use TPT Easel for free.Students will adore these
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4th - 10th
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Forensic Science Crime Scene Investigation Activities - Middle School Curriculum
Students LOVE the intrigue of CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION! This 8-pack of Forensic Science Lesson Plans is the perfect addition to your curriculum, created for upper elementary and middle school students. They will love these not-scary mock crime scene activities! These CSI activities are easy to set up with common materials you can easily find at your local grocery store. Tested and approved by my students - these are FUN forensic science activities that your students will love! You will definite
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, HS-LS3-1
, MS-LS1-1
, MS-PS1-3
Physical Properties of Matter: Science Literacy Card Sort & Who Am I? Labs
An excellent science literacy & lab activity for physical properties of matter! Two coordinated approaches:⭐a hands-on card sort that will challenge students to match terms with the physical property they describe combined with,⭐two active-learning labs that will challenge the way everyday objects are perceived,⭐WILL tease out some deeply held misconceptions, strengthen observational skills, and develop the ability to communicate experimental results more effectively!Included in this resourc
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Grades:
5th - 11th, Adult Education
Types:
NGSS:
5-PS1-3
Ground Zero Unit Plan
Weekly Lesson Plans (Perfect for co-ops, hybrid schools, homeschool, or traditional classrooms) Attention Grabbers Discussion Questions Hands-on ActivitiesCross-Curricular Lessons Journal PromptsFinal Project You will notice that our curriculum is not organized in daily plans. That is because no one’s day looks the same. This curriculum is set up into parts. Each part can be completed at your own speed. Some of it can be done in “class” and some can be done independently. As the teacher, you can
Grades:
5th - 12th
Bouncy Ball Lab: Observing, Measuring, Graphing, Interpreting, and Inferring
During this physical science lab, students will drop a bouncy ball from several heights and observe how high it bounces each time. They will record these heights in a data table and then use it to create a line graph. The graph will then be used to answer several questions.
This lab is great for covering several performance skills for a middle-school science student, including linear measurement, recording data, graphing data, interpreting a line graph, and making inferences and predictions
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5th - 12th
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Scientific Method Task Cards | Print & Digital Distance Learning
This set of 42 task cards will help you teach, review, and reinforce the entire Scientific Method Process as well as the application of the process. Students will distinguish between qualitative and quantitative observations, identify and create their own hypothesis, identify and describe control & experimental groups, analyze graphs and tables, form conclusions, and more. What is included in this resource?A Teacher Guide with a suggested lesson sequence, tips, and strategiesA set of 42 task
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Scientific Method Basic Skills Bundle - Distance Learning + Print
Scientific Method Basic Skills Bundle - Distance Learning + Print
This bundle includes everything needed to teach The Scientific Method to your students. 5 Products Included: Differentiated Reading Passages, Task Cards, Lab Equipment & Uses Graphic Organizer Activity, Myth Busters & The Scientific Method, Scientific Method Sentence Starters.Scientific Method Differentiated Reading PassagesThis easy to read, one page reading passage is the perfect way to introduce the Scientific Method to ALL of your students! Includes 2 differentiated reading passages,
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5th - 10th
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S.T.E.A.M Activity : The Cardboard Hydraulic Powered Claw Machine
This is a fun S.T.E.A.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activity that I actually found on Youtube, but I created a project around it for my class to make sure that they use the Engineering Design Process correctly. I thought that I would share it with the Teachers Pay Teachers world because it is a fun activity that forces the students to understand hydraulics or fluid power technology. It also uses recycled and inexpensive materials to create a fun and practical product. P
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4th - 12th
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Baking Academy: An 8 Week After School Cooking & Science Program
We developed this after school program to encourage students to learn key baking skills and explore the “why” behind ingredients and steps in baking recipes. Students will learn to bake while reviewing STEM concepts in an approachable, low-key manner. In the first six weeks, students will break down recipes, learn essential baking techniques, and use their senses to see how small changes impact the final results. In the last two weeks of the course, students will apply their new knowledge and re
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, HS-ETS1-1
Electric Circuit Logic Puzzles #1-10 All Print & Digital Interactive Activities
The complete bundle of digital and print activities for all ten Electric Circuit Logic Puzzles. Each of the ten puzzles depicts one schematic circuit diagram (for a total of 10-different schematic diagrams). Three different versions of each puzzle (a, b, & c) offer a different set of questions for the diagram in question. Circuit design becomes more complex as you move from puzzle #1 to #10. Students will follow the flow of electric current through the diagram and apply their knowledge of mo
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Grades:
4th - 11th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, HS-PS2-5
, MS-PS2-3
, HS-PS2-4
, 4-PS3-2
Counting Atoms Card Games #1-20 for 2-Star Formulas: Subscripts, No Parentheses
Twenty digital, interactive card games for counting atoms in chemical formulas that contain subscripts but no parentheses.Reinforces understanding of elements, element symbols, chemical formulas, and allows students to apply their knowledge of counting atoms before this skill becomes a necessary precursor to balancing chemical equations and stoichiometry.An innovative approach to counting atoms that will challenge and engage.For the in-person, collaborative experience, check out the print versio
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5th - 11th, Adult Education
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NGSS:
MS-PS1-1
Electric Circuit Logic Puzzle #1 with Batteries Light Bulbs & Switches
The first of ten Electric Circuit Logic Puzzles; each puzzle in this series depicts one schematic circuit diagram. Three different versions of each puzzle (a, b, & c) offer a different set of questions for the diagram in question. Circuit design becomes more complex as you move from puzzle #1 to #10. Students will follow the flow of electric current through the diagram and apply their knowledge of moving electrons to answer a series of higher order thinking questions: which components contr
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Grades:
4th - 10th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, HS-PS2-5
, MS-PS2-3
, HS-PS2-4
, 4-PS3-2
KEPLER'S LAWS VIRTUAL LAB SIMULATION
FLASH NOT REQUIRED!! KEPLER'S LAWS VIRTUAL LAB SIMULATION uses online, non-flash simulations. The lab has easy, step-by-step instructions that include thumbnails to show students where they need to click. The lab worksheet also includes auto-fill text boxes so no annotation software is needed for the students to fill in answers. This lab is excellent for remote or in-class laboratory exploration.
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ESS1-1
CONSUMER PROTECTION DESIGN BRIEFS
This is a collection of content applications that address the most common science areas found in middle and high school settings. Each challenge is introduced with a context statement and a brief scenario that helps to set the stage for introducing the dilemma. The challenge invites the students to solve the problem while adhering to specific limitations and rules.While possible procedures are provided for all the design briefs, they should never be considered the only procedures. The rationale
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5th - 11th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ETS1-1
Borax Crystal Snowflakes Lab Activity
This lab activity is used in my 8th grade classroom as a review of physical and chemical changes prior to beginning the chemical bonding and chemical reactions chapters. This is a creative and entertaining way to review the differences between physical and chemical changes, introduce crystal structure, and revisit geology concepts learned in earlier grades. The crystals grow large and quickly on the pipe cleaners. It's fun to hang the "snowflakes" from the classroom ceiling to make your very
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5th - 9th
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