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Holidays/seasonal Common Core RST.6-8.10 resources
Careers in Science Project
Teach students about the different careers in science and STEM using this science careers project. Classroom posters and science texts will allow students to explore thirteen STEM and science professions. After reading, students will complete a "Help Wanted" poster project to demonstrate their knowledge of a chosen career in science. Print and digital Google Slides options are available. Use this activity as an end of the year science project as students connect their learning to different scien
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4th - 6th
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Science and Engineering Practices Bundle
Get your science class back to school ready by using this NGSS science and engineering practices bundle. This science lesson includes SEPs classroom posters and an introduction lesson to each of the eight science and engineering practices in print and digital form. In addition, students will learn about each science and engineering practice they will continue to use throughout the year.⭐️⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This was a great resource to start the year! We used it to review and discuss the practices we will
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4th - 6th
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Human Impact on the Environment Activity Earth Day Pacific Garbage Patch
Teach students how humans impact the environment using this ocean pollution lesson on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Students will learn about the Pacific Ocean, what a garbage patch is, why plastics are dangerous, and design a solution to the ocean pollution problem. This topical environmental concern includes a teacher presentation, student digital activity, and printable worksheets. Like this activity? Check out my environmental issues bundle and save 20% off by clicking here. Students will
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4th - 6th
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5-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-3
Vaping Activity Worksheets Red Ribbon Week
Celebrate Red Ribbon Week or the Great American Smoke Out and tackle the harmful trend of teenage vaping with these drug awareness reading worksheets, comprehension questions, CER activity, informational and opinion writing pieces, and a cooperative group project. In addition, the trending science article covers what vaping is, vape products, common nicknames, how the devices work, and harmful and possibly dangerous effects of e-cigarettes. Like this activity? Check out the monthly science activ
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4th - 6th
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Monthly Science Activities
⭐️⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️ "My students are really enjoying these seasonal science activities so far. I'm so excited I found them! This is really going to step up my science game! Thank you!" - ArianeIntegrate more science into your curriculum using fun and engaging seasonal content that combines monthly topics with hands-on activities, STEM projects, classroom demonstrations, and independent work. These monthly science activities can be used as sub plans, enrichment, or to complement your existing science prog
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 4-PS3-4
, 3-ESS3-1
, 5-ESS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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End of the Year Science Activities June Science
Need end of the year activities for June? These activities will help you to incorporate more science into your curriculum while recognizing "Say Something Nice Day," Father's Day, Hurricane season, and the Summer Solstice. Students will read science articles to improve their literacy skills as they learn about the science of gratitude and its effects on the human body, animal traits and heredity, natural disasters, and the earth's revolution around the sun during the summer solstice. Students wi
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-LS3-2
, MS-ESS3-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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Also included in: Monthly Science Activities
Science Back to School Bulletin Board
If you are looking for posters to decorate your science classroom, you'll want to grab this science pun bulletin board set that can be titled Let's Pause for a Moment of Science. There are 28 posters that relate to life science, earth science, chemistry, or physical science to hang in your classroom. Then, have students analyze the pun to relate it to your science concept. With 28 posters, this is the ONLY science bulletin board set you'll need for your classroom. This science classroom decor se
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4th - 6th
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Lab Safety Activities
Introduce and review lab safety using these classroom posters, science readings and activities, a digital escape room, and a project to engage students as you start back to school in your science classroom. Students will be introduced to lab safety through two science texts that detail the importance of lab safety and rules in your classroom. In addition, a lab safety project will have your students create a cartoon detailing one rule. Also included are review activities like a digital escape ro
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5th - 7th
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Winter Solstice Activity Worksheets for the First Day of Winter
Looking for an informative, no prep activity to teach your students about the winter solstice? This print AND digital lesson includes 3 worksheets teaching students about the winter solstice. Comprehension science worksheets assess understanding of the December 21 solstice in the northern and southern hemispheres. This winter activity gives student-friendly information about what a solstice is and how it differs in the northern and southern hemispheres. Also included is an engaging activity for
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Full Year Science Curriculum
Crosscutting Concepts NGSS Posters and Activity
Get your science class back to school ready by using this NGSS Crosscutting Concepts posters and activity. This teaching resource includes CCCs classroom posters and an introduction lesson to each of the crosscutting concepts in print and digital form. Students will learn about each crosscutting concept that they will continue to use throughout the year. Print and digital versions are included.Like this activity? Check out my other science skills activities here.Students will learn and practice:
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4th - 6th
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Snow Winter Weather Activity
Students and teachers love snow days, but do your students understand what snow is, how it forms, and what snowflakes look like? This lesson is perfect before holiday breaks, as science sub plans, or to complement a weather unit to teach students to use specific digital links to research and learn about the winter weather and snow. In addition, they will learn about 8 different types of snowflakes and how they form, different types of winter storms, and how to stay safe in the snow. Like this ac
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Winter Activities and Experiments
World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky Marine Science Earth Day Lesson
World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky Marine Science Earth Day Lesson is one of the most popular middle school science books that brings awareness to overfishing, biodiversity and ecosystems, toxins in food chains, human ocean pollution, evolution, adaptation, and extinction of the species. Concepts covered: The theory of natural selectionBiologically and commercially extinct fishBiodiversity & ecosystemOver-fishingHuman ocean pollution Effects of toxins in food chainOcean salinity and temper
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6th - 9th
Back to School Activities Science September
Get your science students back to school ready using these September topical activities and lessons. Through print and digital activities, students will learn about careers in science, ocean pollution, the scientific method, the autumnal equinox, and Scientist of the Month, Isaac Newton. In addition, these activities will give students a science connection to Labor Day, National Clean Up Day, and the fall equinox. All lessons have print and digital options. Like these back to school science acti
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
, MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Monthly Science Activities
Science Sub Plan Worksheets and Classroom Decor
Decorate your classroom using these back to school ready decor famous scientists and inventors banners. The fifteen classroom decor banners include an inspirational quote from each scientist or inventor to help promote a growth mindset in your classroom. In addition, there are 15 print and Google-ready reading worksheets for students to learn about each scientist or inventor. Each worksheet includes background information and questions to analyze and comprehend the information. Need emergency su
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4th - 6th
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December Activities for Science
Incorporate the winter holidays into your December science units using these 5 engaging PRINT and DIGITAL science activities. Students will learn about peppermint, gumdrops, reindeer, famous scientist Ada Lovelace, and the winter solstice by reading articles and completing STEM challenges. These December activities work great as sub plans, to tie Christmas to science, or as a fun way to incorporate science before the holiday recess. Students will learn about:What a peppermint isHow a gumdrop was
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: Monthly Science Activities
Lab Safety Activity and Project
Teach lab safety to your science students using print or digital science texts and a project. Students will read through two science texts to understand what laboratory safety is and why it is important. In addition, there is a creative lab safety project to help students demonstrate their understanding of the safety rules in the science classroom. Like this lab safety activity? Check out the bundle and save 20% by clicking here. Students will learn: Lab safety rulesImportance of being safe in
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Lab Safety Activities
November Activities for Science
Look for science activities to integrate into your November curriculum? These science activities will help you incorporate science while recognizing holidays such as the Great American Smoke Out, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving. In addition, activities will have students learn about ecosystems and ecology, the harmful effects of vaping, and design and engineering skills. Like November's science activities? Check out the money-saving bundle here. Students will learn: ecosystemshabitatsenergy roles
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: Monthly Science Activities
Fall Science Activities for October
Integrate fall into your science curriculum using these fun autumn-inspired activities. Students will celebrate pumpkins, Dia de Los Muertos, and Halloween as they complete the activities based around the science topics of physical and chemical changes, the skeletal system, life and energy cycles, and design and engineering STEM lessons. Like this activity? Check out the monthly science bundle and save 20% by clicking here. October science topics covered: Life cyclesEnergy cyclesPhysical and che
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: Monthly Science Activities
Winter Science Experiments
Integrate the winter season into your science curriculum as your students test three real-life problems. Students will use materials to test which substance melts ice the fastest, which substance dissolves peppermint the fastest, and which temperature is best for hot cocoa. These cold weather inspired activities will engage and motivate your students all winter long or before and after holiday breaks or snow days! Like this resource? Check out this lesson on mittens and gloves. Students will: te
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Winter Activities and Experiments
Leap Day! 5 Engaging Activities for Middle School Science Math Reading Leap Year
Are you ready to make the most of this special leap month THIS February? Explore the science, history, and math of leap years with our comprehensive Leap Year Exploration Activity Pack, thoughtfully crafted for middle school classrooms.Whether you're celebrating this February 29th or seeking a versatile learning resource to teach about leap years, this pack is your go-to solution! Featuring FIVE engaging and interdisciplinary activities, you'll dive into the complexities of leap years while havi
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5th - 10th
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MS-ESS1-1
Student Data Binder - SMART Goals, Conference Forms, Reading log and more
Are you looking for a resource that will help your students set goals, track progress and take ownership in their learning? This resource includes over 100 SMART goal setting sheets, data tracking sheets, reading logs and other helpful printables that will make Parent-Teacher Conferences a breeze! Everything you need to bring data binders to your classroom is included. There are multiple options for each subject area, allowing you and your students to create the data binders that work for yo
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3rd - 6th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-ESS1-4
, 5-ESS2-2
, 4-PS4-2
, MS-ESS2-3
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Winter Activities and Experiments
Integrate the winter weather into your classroom this holiday season with these engaging activities and experiments that will have students research snow, solve real-life problems, and design and create prototypes. This bundle of lessons can be used as sub plans, in small group stations, or as whole class projects. This winter activities and experiments bundle includes: Winter Weather: Snow WebQuest Mittens vs Gloves Activity and ProjectSeasonal Experiments: Which temperature is best for hot co
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4th - 6th
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3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Tracking Trash Flotsam Jetsam and Science of Ocean Motion Lesson
Tracking Trash Flotsam, Jetsam and Science of Ocean Motion by Loree Griffin Burns Lesson is perfect for teaching about plastic pollution, coriolis effect, ocean currents, the garbage patch, and ocean science. This captivating earth science non-fiction will engage students from grades 6 and up. This file comes in Pdf and Nearpod Format. Nearpod Teacher Access is included on the last page of the file. Nearpod Lesson can be shared on any internet device. Google Classroom Ready. This lesson includes
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6th - 9th
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February Activities for Science
Need engaging science activities for February? These print and digital science activities include seasonal concepts, a STEM activity, several hands-on activities, classroom demonstrations, and reading articles for students to learn more about the world around them. February science topics cover Groundhog's Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Presidents' Day, Heart Health Day, and Valentine's Day. Science topics cover measurement, engineering, hibernation and groundhogs, surface tension, changes in matter, a
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: Monthly Science Activities
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