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Basic principles Common Core SL.3.1b resources
STEM Challenge | Back to School Bubble Gum Challenge
This STEM Challenge is a fun and engaging way to learn the STEM process and work collaboratively with a team! It provides students with great opportunities to think through problems and find creative solutions to them. Once you mention the words "Bubble Gum" you will have them hooked!This STEM Bubble Gum Challenge is a GREAT Back to School activity to teach and/or reinforce procedures. It's also designed to use at ANY time of the year as well! There's no prep needed for this STEM activity bes
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in:Â Science Activities Bundle
The Science of Time -- In-Person and Distance Learning
20 pages including a scripted lesson plan and interactive class activities and projects to teach students some of the basic concepts of time. Topics covered include circadian rhythms, diurnal vs. nocturnal, the development of clocks and our system of time, actual time vs. experienced time, dreams, and a very slight touch of the Theory of Relativity. Students will build their own versions of a water clock, and they will participate in several class activities to demonstrate different things th
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in:Â The Science of Time, Circadian Rhythms, and Nocturnal Animals
Magic School Bus EXPEDITION DOWN UNDER Discussion Cards PRINTABLE & SHAREABLE
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
Magic School Bus THE GIANT GERM Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
Electricity: Light Bulbs, Switches, and Resistance
17 pages including a scripted lesson plan and interactive class experiments to teach students some of the basic concepts of electricity including current, voltage, simple circuits, and resistance. They will learn how light bulbs work and how to construct switches. They will make a simple version of a Morse Code machine and a Steady Hand game.Welcome to the world of MatterMania! I hope you enjoy my lesson plans for fun, interactive, and stimulating science classes. My lessons encourage the STE
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 5th
An Introduction to Static Electricity
13 pages including a scripted lesson plan, interactive class experiments, and projects to introduce students to the concept of static electricity. It begins with a basic explanation of atoms and electrical charge and continues with several hands-on class activities to see static electricity in action. Some of these activities include making cereal jump and making a static flyer for students to take home. The lesson also discusses the effect of humidity on static electricity, the triboelectr
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Life Cycle of a Plant Lesson and Activities
In these hands-on lessons, the life cycle of plants will be explored through examining the parts and functions of a seed and plant, discussing photosynthesis, comparing angiosperms and gymnosperms, and concluding with an artistic project.Hand-drawn diagrams of a plant and a seed, answer keys, illustrations of the parts of a plant life cycle, and a chart for students to note their observations are included in the appendices.A vocabulary list and a comprehensive list of materials needed is also in
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 3-LS1-1
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