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2nd grade Spring social studies resources for GATE
STEM Bins® Teambuilders BUNDLE - End of the Year, Summer, Back to School, Fall
This discounted BUNDLE includes ALL FIVE of my STEM Bins® Teambuilder challenge packs with seasonal STEM Activities for the entire year!Includes the following:12 Back to School / End of the Year Teambuilders8 Fall Teambuilders8 Winter Teambuilders 6 Valentine's Day Teambuilders8 Spring Teambuilders***CLICK HERE FOR SUPPLY LIST***Teambuilders are a wonderful way to foster student collaboration and build your classroom community all year long!Both lower grade (K-1st Grade) and upper grade (2nd-5th
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PreK - 5th
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Spring Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking Gr 1 & 2 Math Enrichment Activities
Get your 1st and 2nd grade math students excited to develop their skills in logical thinking, problem-solving, making inferences, drawing conclusions, recognizing similarities and differences, AND comparing and contrasting with these spring logic puzzles. Three different types of critical thinking puzzles including Sudoku, matrix, and magic square, make it easy for you to differentiate and focus on the critical thinking skills you want your students to target. Use the included Google Slides vers
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1st - 2nd
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Bird Beak Stations and STEM Connections
Learning about birds can be so much fun! To see how bird beaks are different in order to survive is a great learning tool for all students. Students use the 7 stations to understand adaptations and survival as they become your little birds finding food for the first time. Let them spread their wings and soar using the STEM connections sheet as they build their own bird beak to pick up food! This pack includes:-book connections list-pictures and materials list for all stations-7 station cards wit
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K - 3rd
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Weather STEM Activity | Spring STEM | Natural Disasters STEM Challenge Activity
If you’re looking to apply learning in weather, climate, natural disasters, natural resources & more, this STEM / STEAM challenge is a perfectly engaging way to get the job done joyfully!The basic idea: Students work individually or in partners/groups against a list of criteria and constraints to create a shelter to defend against 3+ types of weather and/or disasters.This challenge was developed as part of the Planetopia Project, but it can be used as a stand-alone challenge as well.Note: Th
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2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Create-ure Spring STEM Challenge Activity with Life Science Extensions
If you’re looking to apply learning in adaptations, habitats, food chains and food webs, life cycles, genetics & heredity, evolution, and/or human body systems, this STEM or STEAM challenge is a perfectly engaging way to get the job done joyfully! It’s the perfect Halloween or spring STEM activity, but it works any time of the year to connect to your life science standards! The basic idea: Students work in individually or in partners or groups against a list of criteria and constraints to c
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2nd - 8th
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 4-LS1-1
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Spring STEM Bins® Teambuilders - St. Patrick's Day, Easter STEM Activities
★ GRAB MY NEW STEM BINS TEAMBUILDERS BUNDLE!★ Spring STEM Bins® Teambuilders are low prep STEM Activities that are designed to foster student collaboration and build your classroom community during March, April, and May.Both lower grade (K-1st Grade) and upper grade (2nd-5th Grade) versions are included!★ CLICK HERE FOR SUPPLY LISTThe following STEM Bins® Teambuilders are designed to accompany my STEM Bins®, found at the following link:★STEM BINS8 spring themed Challenges are provided for you to
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PreK - 5th
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Peep Nest STEM Challenge (Easter & Spring STEM Activity) - Bird Nest
***SAVE BIG WITH THE EASTER & SPRING STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, Easter and Spring themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in April! With a focus on animal behavior and bird nest building, this activity is always a hit.Includes the following components for PEEP NEST STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive DisplaysKey Visual Vocabular
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K - 5th
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 1-LS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Inventions Research Project - Collaborative Tessellation Project
Research inventions from A to Z! This resource includes a list of 50+ inventions that students can research and report on in a fun way. Choose from print and go option (with invention graphics already on them) or use the template provided to research inventions not included. A digital version is also included if you use Google Classroom. When projects are complete they can be combined to create a tessellation! This makes a great wall display or bulletin board collaborative art piece.Please note
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Inventors and Inventions Bundle of Research Projects Templates
Latin America (Mexico, Central/South America) Geography Research Unit
This Latin America unit includes:
Several different activities/project layouts for you to chose from or use all! :)
As you teach about the geography of Latin America and all the countries in it, use these in their interactive notebooks!
Perfect for students to research and discover information about all of Latin America or just a country there on their own!
GREAT mini research project for GT students or early finishers to work on!
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2nd - 8th
Albert Einstein Scientist Study / Biography Activity
If your students are learning about famous scientists and inventors, you simply cannot beat Albert Einstein! This is an interactive biography study where students complete a mini-booklet using a word bank and images.What You'll Get8 page create-a-book booklet. Your students will add illustrations (provided) and fill in the blanks based on context to complete the book (a word bank is included). There is a hands-on activity to demonstrate space-time, and links to websites to further explore elect
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Famous Scientists and Inventors Bundle
Pollen Collector STEM Challenge (Spring STEM Activity) - Pollination
***SAVE BIG WITH THE EASTER & SPRING STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, Spring themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in April! With a focus on pollination and pollinators, this activity is always a hit.Includes the following components for POLLEN COLLECTOR STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive DisplaysKey Visual Vocabulary ChartPhoto of
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K - 5th
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 4-LS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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STEM Black History Challenges
This fun resources will give your STEAM (STEM) challenges for the year a historical "twist"! All the challenges are focused around Black History Greats; there are 15 challenges in all! The African Americans for each challenge are from all areas, such as explorers, athletes, government, scientists, etc.. Your students will have a blast trying to design and build the challenges just like their favorite Black History Greats! Perfect for Black History Month!
The African Americans included are:
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1st - 5th
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Plants STEM Challenge Activity
Looking for a plant activity to apply learning in plant needs, parts/functions, adaptations, life cycles, cells, photosynthesis, and/or genetics & heredity? This STEM challenge / STEAM challenge is a perfectly engaging way to get the job done joyfully! The challenge is great any time of the year, but works especially well as a spring activity! The completed designs and extension projects make beautiful displays for Back to School Night or Open House as well!The basic premise: Students work
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2nd - 8th
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March STEM STEAM Challenge: First Day of Spring Edition
Are you ready to HOP into spring? Using the listed materials, students will design the most supportive log for their frogs. How many frogs can fit on the log? It all depends on how well it's designed!
Included in this pack are:
-- Printable student challenge card
-- Teacher materials list
-- Pre-Activity guide
-- Engineering Design Process flow-chart for student record keeping
-- Self-assessment/Reflection page (differentiated for grades K-1 or 2-5)
-- Open-ended writing page for follow-up o
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K - 6th
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Spring STEM Activities | Planetopia Project Life & Earth Science STEM Challenges
If your science standards include landforms, plate tectonics, the water cycle, weather, natural disasters, plant parts, plant cells, animal cells, life cycles, and/or heredity & genetics, Planetopia Project STEM Challenges are perfect to engage your students in brain-busting work (disguised as fun)! The basic idea: Students work in partners or groups against criteria & constraints lists to design and build various items for a fictional planet, Planetopia. The series is ideal for spring a
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2nd - 8th
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Cesar Chavez Day Power Point Presentation
Power Point Presentation, Cesar Chavez Day, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Pesticides, Fair Wages, Farms, Migrant Farmworkers, Mexican Americans, Chicano Studies, Ethnic Studies, Heroes, Social Justice, Multicultural Education, Holidays and Celebrations, Birthday, California, Arizona, Politics, US Government, Farm Workers, United Farmworkers Union, Latino, Dolores Huerta, Robert Kennedy, Spanish Language, Cultural studies
26 Slide Power Point Presentation on the Legacy of Cesar Chavez. This prese
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2nd - 12th
Marie Curie Scientist Study Biography Activity
Looking for a print and go option for Women's History Month or studying about famous women in STEM history? Try this Marie Curie Create-a-Book! Learn about this scientist and why she is famous in this 8 page Create-a-Book (mini biography book). Your students will cut and paste the provided illustrations and fill in the blanks using the word bank, based on context to complete the book. Ideas for extending this activity are included.What You'll GetOverview Poster: There is a poster in color and bl
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: Famous Scientists and Inventors Bundle
2nd Grade Early Finishers March 20 Activities for Fast Finishers in 2nd Grade
Keep your early finishers in 2nd grade engaged with the March B.A.T. Book!Stop hearing, "I’m done! Now what?” These March learning tasks for your 2nd grade fast finishers?! This Language Arts and Math Early Finisher resource has 20 activities aligned to the Common Core Standards for March!This printable pack will allow your students to continue to work on important skills with monthly themes for March! Tasks that they can do independently and track their own progress! Students love the fun and
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2nd
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Inventor Research
The following resources are intended to be used for students to research a variety of inventors. Materials can be used as a whole class or in a research center. QR Code Research Cards, Inventor Mini Book Pages, and Green Screen puppets are included for the following 30 inventors:-Alexander Graham Bell-Benjamin Franklin-Stephanie Kwolek-Ruth Graves Wakefield-Eli Whitney-George Washington Carver-Thomas Edison-Tim Berners-Lee-Lonnie Johnson-Dr. Patricia Bath-Joy Mangano-Josephine Cochrane-Henry Fo
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2nd - 4th
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Life Long Ago and Today with Depth & Complexity
Life Long Ago vs Life Today (This unit has been updated 11/13/2018)Enjoy this social studies standards based unit. This will be a great companion for your books on life long ago. I embed Depth and Complexity prompts/icons and Depth of Knowledge in all my products. The included standards are based on the California State Standards but I am sure they are similar to other state standards. This is NOT limited to California teachers but a great social studies primary resource.This unit includes
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K - 2nd
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Egg Drop STEM Challenge (Easter & Spring STEM Activity)
***SAVE BIG WITH THE EASTER & SPRING STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, Easter and Spring themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in April! With a focus on engineering design and the structures of eggs, this activity is always a hit.Includes the following components for EGG DROP STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive DisplaysKey Visual Voc
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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GT Enrichment BUNDLE! - All my enrichment resources aligned with TPSP
Grab this bundle that includes all of the enrichment resources I've created to align with and compliment primary and intermediate Texas Performance Standards Projects tasks. This bundle is great for pull-out enrichment teachers, or for use in the regular classroom to meet the needs of your gifted learners.Check out each individual product page for more details and an in-depth preview of each resource.Learn more about TPSP at https://www.texaspsp.org/_________Looking for other GT Enrichment activ
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1st - 5th
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2nd Grade Early Finishers May | Fast Finishers BAT Book for 2nd Graders
The words every teacher dreads…"I’m done! Now what?” Are you looking for May learning tasks for your 2nd grade fast finishers?! This Language Arts and Math Early Finisher resource has 20 activities aligned to the Common Core Standards for May!This printable pack will allow your students to continue to work on important skills with monthly themes for May! Tasks that they can do independently and track their own progress! Students love the fun and engaging learning activities. Teachers love how
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2nd
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April 2nd Grade Early Finishers | April Fast Finishers BAT Book for 2nd Graders
The words every teacher dreads…"I’m done! Now what?” Are you looking for April learning tasks for your 2nd grade fast finishers?! This Language Arts and Math Early Finisher resource has 20 activities aligned to the Common Core Standards for April!This printable pack will allow your students to continue to work on important skills with monthly themes for April! Tasks that they can do independently and track their own progress! Students love the fun and engaging learning activities. Teachers lo
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