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Science Common Core W.5.2 resources for GATE
Rube Goldberg Machines - 11 day Cross-Curricular Unit
Rube Goldberg was an engineer-turned-cartoonist who is best known for his comics with ridiculous inventions. This action-packed, engaging, and rigorous unit includes 11 days worth of lessons where students learn about Rube Goldberg, create a comic, design and build a machine, and then create a video summary of their learning. These lessons are great for gifted/talented students!This download includes: 11 detailed lessonsDifferentiated student worksheetsDesign Brief TemplateAn video alternative f
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2nd - 5th
Halloween STEM Activities and Task Cards
Get your spook on with these 18 FUN and creative STEM Challenges! These STEM task cards are perfect for the month of October! These are low prep, easy to incorporate STEM activities that can be used in ANY elementary classroom! Here's what you'll get: How to guide with tips on incorporating STEM/STEAM18 STEM/STEAM ChallengesPersonal narrative writing promptImaginative narrative writing promptOpinion writing promptExpository writing promptYou will not regret putting these in your cart now! Your s
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Astronaut Space Research Project Gifted Students Enrichment PBL
Are you looking for a student-driven project for your gifted (AIG) students? In this resource, students will research 6 prominent astronauts. They will then create a project demonstrating what they learned. This resource includes ideas for online resources students can use but you can easily use your own resources for students to use.This resource is perfect for your AIG and/or gifted students as it includes broad ideas, openness, and student choice. What is included?Teacher & Student Instru
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4th - 6th
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Habitat and Animal Research Projects + Create a Creature BUNDLE | No Prep
Take learning about animal habitats up a notch with these fun, engaging, and creative research projects! These no prep, digital and printable projects get students thinking at a higher level as they conduct research and use their new knowledge to CREATE a new animal that would survive and thrive in each of 5 habitats - Desert, Grassland, Ocean, Rainforest, and Tundra!These research projects get students to…EXPLORE each habitatLEARN about the animals that live thereCREATE their own super creature
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3rd - 5th
Create-Your-Own Mars Colony - Science and Writing PBL
In this multi-disciplinary unit, students will plan out a Martian Colony. They will research, write, plan, design, and create as they work toward their final project.This unit is comprised of 20 activities. You can do all or some of the activities in your classroom. Some activities may take one class period and others can be combined to fit into one class period.Suggested time frames are included with each activity.See the preview for a list of the included lessons.
3-5 GATE STEM Full Unit - Land Speeders, Sailboats, Signal Flags, and Semaphores
Time: About 11 hours+
Level: 3rd grade (quite challenging), 4th, and 5th grade
Critical thinking plus! This unit will have the students engineering and building “sailboats, “land speeders,” and signal flags from scratch, designing, thinking metaphorically, exploring new areas of math, interpreting historical primary sources and blue prints, solving real world math problems, doing grid work, using graphic design, building background knowledge in physical science, writing a short informative pi
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Gifted and Talented COMPLETE 3RD 4TH GRADE PROGRAM Vol. 2 GATE 70+ Hours
Ocean Habitat and Animal Research Project + Create a Creature | No Prep
Take learning about animal habitats up a notch with this fun, engaging, and creative research project! This no prep, digital and printable project gets students thinking at a higher level as they conduct research and use their new knowledge to CREATE a new animal that would survive and thrive in this habitat!This research project gets students to…EXPLORE the ocean habitatLEARN about ocean animalsCREATE their own super creature that can survive and thrive in the habitatWRITE about the creature th
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3rd - 5th
Snowflake Reading Investigation and Art Activity
Have you ever noticed that MOST snowflakes have six sides? My students did too and wanted to investigate why. In this activity, you and your students will observe the same anchoring phenomenon as my students. As they watch snowflakes form, they will make observations in their observe, think and wonder chart. Then, they will read an informational passage about the reasoning behind why snowflakes form in this way. They will answer comprehension questions focused on content specific vocabulary and
Gifted and Talented GATE G/T Animal Research Project: Bird Adaptations & Climate
This animal research project was designed for gifted and talented (GATE, G/T, high ability) students. They gather evidence then use critical thinking to analyze bird adaptations in different climate zones. Two effective note-taking options encourage fourth or fifth grade students to gather more information and stay organized. A slideshow and print resources help them improve writing. Open the preview to take a closer look. In addition to conducting animal research, students compare adaptations o
Rainforest Habitat and Animal Research Project + Create a Creature | No Prep
Take learning about animal habitats up a notch with this fun, engaging, and creative research project! This no prep, digital and printable project gets students thinking at a higher level as they conduct research and use their new knowledge to CREATE a new animal that would survive and thrive in this habitat!This research project gets students to…EXPLORE the rainforest habitatLEARN about rainforest animalsCREATE their own super creature that can survive and thrive in the habitatWRITE about the c
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3rd - 5th
Write a Paragraph - Weather
16 printable or digital worksheets to help your students write a paragraph about the weather. Each page has a funny picture and eight questions to help your students think and write about the...wind, rain, lightning, snow, summer’s heat, winter’s cold, rainbows, tornadoes, wildfires, power outages, and more... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTIVI
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Paragraph BUNDLE
Write a Paragraph - Animals
36 printable or digital pages to help your students write a paragraph about animals: alligators, bats, birds, bulls, camels, cats, chickens, crabs, dinosaurs, dogs, dragons, eggs, elephants, fish, frogs, giraffes, hippos, horses, kangaroos, monkeys, mice, pandas, parrots, pigs, rabbits, sea horses, sea gulls, skunks, snakes, squirrels, turtles, whales and woodpeckers. PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click
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2nd - 6th
Also included in: Learning about Animals BUNDLE
Continents Museum! Research Writing!
This is the Google Slides and Printable Version! Students will design a layout for a new museum exhibit featuring one of the seven continents! They will then write a script that a tour guide would say walking guests through their museum and teaching them all about their continent.Perfect for an early finisher task, cross-curricular project, individual research project, or whole class assignment! No prep!This product includes:-Table of contents linked to the slides so your students can easily nav
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3rd - 6th
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Combat Sports Martial Arts Research Project Gifted Students Enrichment PBL
Are you looking for a student-driven project for your gifted (AIG) students? In this resource, students will research 6 prominent boxers, wrestlers and/or martial artists. They will then create a project demonstrating what they learned. This resource includes ideas for online resources students can use but you can easily use your own resources for students to use.This resource is perfect for your AIG and/or gifted students as it includes broad ideas, openness, and student choice. What is include
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4th - 6th
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Biome Tour! Research Writing! Editable on Google Slides
Students will choose a biome to research and become an expert on! Then, they will create a tour guide company and write a tour guide script teaching visitors all about their biome! Perfect for an early finisher task, cross-curricular project, individual research project, or whole class assignment! No prep! This product includes:-Table of contents linked to the slides so your students can easily navigate to the work for the day-Writing prompt-Choice of biomes to choose from-Tour guide company pla
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: 8 Student Editable Writing Slides Bundle! GOOGLE SLIDES!
Biome Podcast Group Project! Google Slides
Students will work together in teams to create a podcast on a biome of their choice! They will research a biome, create an advertisement for their podcast, plan and host a podcast episode on one part of a biome. Students will choose between:Polar ice Tropical rainforestCoral Reef Hot Desert Mountain GrasslandThis product includes:-Table of contents linked to the slides so your students can easily navigate to the work for the day-Writing prompt-Example start to finish of a podcast -Choice of biom
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: 8 Student Editable Writing Slides Bundle! GOOGLE SLIDES!
Biome Tour! Research Writing!
Students will choose a biome to research and become an expert on! Then, they will create a tour guide company and write a tour guide script teaching visitors all about their biome!Google Slides and Printable Versions included!Perfect for an early finisher task, cross-curricular project, individual research project, or whole class assignment! No prep!This product includes:-Writing prompt-Choice of biomes to choose from-Tour guide company planner and tour guide script example-Research links to thr
Will Plants Survive Global Warming
24 printable or digital pages exploring plants and global warming. Students learn about... How we use plants, The evolution of corn, Vitamin C in food, Why we use Christmas trees, Life in the forest, Life in a meadow, Respecting nature, Wandering in the forest, High fructose corn syrup,Botanists, Pomologists, Plant pathologists, Agrostologists, Phycologists, Solar radiation, Coal burning power plants, and more... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print
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4th - 10th
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MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
Also included in: Flowers, Sunshine and Growing BUNDLE
Tundra Habitat and Animal Research Project + Create a Creature | No Prep
Take learning about animal habitats up a notch with this fun, engaging, and creative research project! This no prep, digital and printable project gets students thinking at a higher level as they conduct research and use their new knowledge to CREATE a new animal that would survive and thrive in this habitat!This research project gets students to…EXPLORE the tundra habitatLEARN about tundra animalsCREATE their own super creature that can survive and thrive in the habitatWRITE about the creature
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3rd - 5th
Continents Museum! Research Writing!
Students will design a layout for a new museum exhibit featuring one of the seven continents! They will then write a script that a tour guide would say walking guests through their museum and teaching them all about their continent.Perfect for an early finisher task, cross-curricular project, individual research project, or whole class assignment! No prep! This product includes:-Table of contents linked to the slides so your students can easily navigate to the work for the day-Writing prompt-Cho
Grassland Habitat and Animal Research Project + Create a Creature | No Prep
Take learning about animal habitats up a notch with this fun, engaging, and creative research project! This no prep, digital and printable project gets students thinking at a higher level as they conduct research and use their new knowledge to CREATE a new animal that would survive and thrive in this habitat!This research project gets students to…EXPLORE the grassland habitatLEARN about grassland animalsCREATE their own super creature that can survive and thrive in the habitatWRITE about the cre
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3rd - 5th
Desert Habitat and Animal Research Project + Create a Creature | No Prep
Take learning about animal habitats up a notch with this fun, engaging, and creative research project! This no prep, digital and printable project gets students thinking at a higher level as they conduct research and use their new knowledge to CREATE a new animal that would survive and thrive in this habitat!This research project gets students to…EXPLORE the desert habitatLEARN about desert animalsCREATE their own super creature that can survive and thrive in the habitatWRITE about the creature
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3rd - 5th
Electricity and Global Warming
24 printable or digital pages on electricity and global warming: Where fossil fuels came from, The scientists who discovered electricity’s benefits, What a climatologist does, The falling cost of LED bulbs and batteries for electric vehicles, How we get power from coal, How we get power from gas, How we get power from wind, How we get power from the sun, How we get power from water, How we get power from plants, How we get power from uranium, Wind farms vs coal plants, The dangers and benefi
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4th - 10th
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MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
Also included in: Global Warming BUNDLE
Descriptive Writing - Dragonflies and Damselflies
23 descriptive writing printable or digital pages of dragonflies and damselflies: the eyes, mouth, head, body and wings. Notice that the dragonfly keeps its wings out to the side when at rest while the damselfly folds its wings behind its back. Notice the claspers at the end of a dragonfly’s body, and the segments that stretch from one end to the other. Notice the enormous eyes on their head, and the hairs that poke out between them. Notice the bulging chest and over-sized mouth. Notice the four
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Insects BUNDLE
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