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Science Common Core 1.G.A.2 pdfs
STEM Challenge: Build Toothpick Structures
These 24 toothpick STEM structure cards help kids develop abstract thinking, engineering, 2d and 3d shape recognition and shape knowledge.-----------------------------> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and SAVE! <-----------------------------After building each shape, children take their learning one step further and label the number of vertices and edges. The STEM structure cards are perfect for engineers from preschool to second grade!Just grab a box of toothpicks and a container o
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Year of STEM Challenges
STEM Challenge: Build Famous Landmarks
Can your kids build the Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall of China AND the Empire State Building in one afternoon?! These 47 STEM challenge cards use real pictures of famous landmarks from around the world to inspire kids to build those three sites and so many more.The STEM challenge cards are a great way to help kids develop abstract thinking, design, engineering and building skills.Just cut apart the cards and grab a batch of building blocks for some serious STEM fun.For students who are ready for
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Year of STEM Challenges
2D Shapes Geometry Math Task Cards Special Education Kindergarten Centers
In your special education classroom, are you working on geometry? Task cards are a great way for your students to work on their identification and fact fluency for 2D shapes in real life and in symbols.These 60+ task cards work on identifying 2D Shapes in Math. Easily differentiate in task boxes with levels from errorless work to 3 answer choices. Mix them up or work on question levels separately!These task cards can be used during direct instruction, individual work, and in task boxes. Appropri
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PreK - 1st
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2D 3D SHAPES Toothpick Cards | STEM Activities and Challenges
Are you looking for some engaging STEM ideas to incorporate into building geometry skills with 2D and 3D Shapes? I have you covered with these Build A Shape Mats! Print and laminate. Students build shapes with toothpicks and molding dough (you can use marshmallows or gumdrops instead), count the toothpicks, sides, vertices, and trace the words!What is inside:2D SHAPESPg. 3 Triangle MatPg. 4 Square MatPg. 5 Rhombus MatPg. 6 2D Rectangle MatPg. 7 Diamond MatPg. 8 Pentagon MatPg. 9 Hexagon MatPg.
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K - 2nd
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Year of STEM Challenges
"This is BY FAR the most comprehensive, FUN low prep STEM bundle I’ve ever bought. Love it, and so do the kids!" - Nikki M.Looking for easy prep, fun to solve STEM challenges for kids?! This epic bundle combines ALL of my STEM challenges into one easy purchase - my best selling landmark cards, toothpick and playdough STEM structures, weight and length challenges... they're all here! And that means you'll get an entire year of STEM challenges in one easy download.Each activity pack includes easy
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PreK - 3rd
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STEM Challenges & Activities for the Year STEAM Team Building Summer No Prep
Looking to use STEM Challenges and activities in your elementary classroom? These hands on simple STEAM activities are low prep and use common classroom materials. These STEM activities are both digital and printable! There are STEM challenges and activities for the entire year for you to use - 48 challenges! You will find just what you need for Back to School, Team Building, Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer STEM fun! This STEM Bundle includes STEM challenges and STEM activities for the entire ye
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K - 5th
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day STEM Activity with Writing Extension
Martin Luther King Jr. (Integrated Math, Reading, and Writing Activities Included!)Students receive a letter from Martin Luther King Jr. giving facts about his life and instructing students to create a podium that he will use to deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. A fun and engaging MLK Day activity!Includes writing pages for students to write about their dreams. Math activities are included as well that cover geometry standards including 2D and 3D shapes, shape attributes (faces, edges,
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1st - 5th
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Winter STEM Activities and Challenges Bundle
Ocean Week: A Thematic Unit for 1st Grade
This is a thematic unit for first grade. It includes activities for phonics, reading, writing, social studies, science, math, and STEAM.Included in this unit:-Hard and soft C coral- sort for the sounds of C with two recording sheet options-Oi and oy oysters- differentiated word building activity for words with the oi/oy diphthongs with a recording sheet-Resources for read aloud: Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea (Robert Burleigh)- main idea graphic organizer, text to self connection graphic organ
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1st
Easter STEM Challenges
These Easter STEM Challenges are a must-try! Grab a bag of jelly beans and dive into weight, length and science. The set is perfect to use in STEM centers, math stations or as early finisher tasks.
-----------------------------> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and SAVE! <-----------------------------
INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:
--> 16 weight comparison cards asking "What weighs more?"
--> 16 weight comparison cards asking "What weighs more?" OR "What weighs less?"
--> 16 lengt
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Year of STEM Challenges
Pattern Block Mats Puzzle October November Fall
Pattern Block Puzzles Mats FallThis pattern block puzzles set includes 40 cards (10 pictures) that are differentiated for all levels of learners. Pattern blocks are perfect for math centers, STEM tubs, STEAM bins, morning work, inside recess or basic center time. Included in this set are black and white, as well as, colored pattern block picture pages to meet your students' needs. You can make these pattern block activities reusable if you laminate the pages or place them in plastic sleeves.
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Pattern Block Mats Winter Spring Summer Fall Task Cards
100th Day of School STEM Activity Challenges Kindergarten 1st 2nd
POP QUIZ! What's the BEST way to celebrate the 100th day of school: with craft sticks, blocks, cups or dots? Ding ⭐ ding ⭐ ding ⭐! The answer is ALL of the above; celebrating the 100th day of school with low prep STEM activities is both memorable and exciting!There are 10 activities included. Each material has an introduction rhyme to introduce the activities in a fun and inviting way. Set up stations, use a different challenge for each group, or rotate through the challenges in different years!
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K - 2nd
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: 100th Day of School STEM Activities BUNDLE for K-5
12 No-Prep 3D Isometric Drawing Printables for Elementary & Middle School
12 Fun No-Prep STEM Worksheets for PLTW, Math Centers, Makerspaces and Project-Based Learning (PBL) Isometric sketching, or drawing, is an essential part of the engineering design and modeling process. It is the art and skill of expressing three-dimensional ideas in representational sketches that communicate those ideas to other people. An isometric view is a conceptual 3D drawing of an object, with each dimension separated by 120 degrees. This is easily done using special lined or dotted isome
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5th - 8th
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K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Makerspace Legos Challenge Task Cards Shapes Designs | Math Geometry STEM
Looking for Lego Challenge task cards for your Makerspace Lab, STEM/STEM, classroom or Lego Club? This resource includes 24 fun to create Shape Themed Challenges! Your students will love working on their engineering, creativity & problem solving skills as they work on designs using squares, rectangles, pyramids, hexagons, diamonds and more!This activity set was designed with younger students in mind- K through Gr. 2. Cards are available in 2 formats - color and black & white. 4 Blank Ca
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PreK - 2nd
STEAM: Tetrahedral Kite Collaborative Project
Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!Participants create individual tetrahedrons using straws, string and tissue paper that are used to build a tetrahedral kite. The lesson includes the mathematical background with a focus on ge
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K - 6th
(STEM) STEAM: Sierpinski Pyramid Collaborative Project
Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!Participants design a tetrahedron which will be used to create a large Sierpinski pyramid.Included in the lesson plan• list of materials needed• mathematical background• mathematical vocabular
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K - 8th
STEAM: Soccer Ball Collaborative Project
Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!Participants will learn how a soccer ball design is based on a truncated icosahedron through an introduction to 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional geometry. They will create one of the panels
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PreK - 12th
Summer Homework Packet
Summer Packet! Looking for the perfect summer packet for your FIRST GRADERS GOING INTO SECOND GRADE!? Look no further. This summer packet reviews the first grade skills that had been covered all year long. This summer homework ensures that your students will avoid the summer slide and go into second grade prepared to learn! This summer packet includes 8 weeks worth of work that covers multiple skills a week. It also includes a note home to encourage parents to help their child complete the work
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1st - 2nd
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STEAM: Sierpinski Triangle Collaborative Project
Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!The project includes three activity levels all which result in creating self-similar triangles which are then put together to make the large Sierpinski Triangle. Focusing on fractals (self-sim
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PreK - 8th
Shared Supplies (Supply Caddy) STEM Challenge - Back to School STEM Activity
***SAVE BIG WITH THE BACK TO SCHOOL STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, Back to School themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in August and September! With a focus on 3D solids, this activity is always a fun way to begin the school year.Includes the following components for SHARED SUPPLIES (SUPPLY CADDY) STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive
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K - 5th
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Snowzilla Activities, Reading comprehension, winter
Are you looking for a fun and engaging activity for your 1st or 2nd graders?This a great companion to the picture book "Snowzilla." These are the perfect, lo-prep activities to do with your class on the first day back from winter break. ALL the activities are Common Core aligned and they target several subjects, concepts, and skills . ❄️INCLUDED IN THIS DOWNLOAD:Reading Comprehension lapbook: retelling, story elements, character traits, and vocabulary.Language cut and paste: Verbs and nouns cu
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1st - 2nd
Tetris: STEM Challenge
This product can be used as a STEM center or as a small group "STEM challenge" to enhance teamwork, spatial concepts and problem solving skills. The product includes 3 levels of difficulty (difficult, medium, easy) so that you can differentiate for your students’ needs. Directions: Print and laminate the included iPad/ tablet. Next, print the leveled Tetris boards and cut by color group. Lastly, have students arrange the pieces to fit into the iPad/ tablet. This product is a great math enrichmen
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1st - 12th
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QR Code MEGA BUNDLE | Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies
Ultimate QR code MEGA bundle with QR code resources for the entire school year! Includes 216 QR Read Aloud, 220 Science and Social Studies videos with response sheets, and 11 QR Math Scavenger Hunts. No need to buy any other QR code resources!!ALL QR codes in this resource are dynamic. That means that you will only need to print the resources one time! If a code becomes broken, I fix it on my end, but it still uses the same QR code! This was a HUGE game changer in my classroom!I use the read alo
8 Low Prep STEM/ STEAM Dinosaur Activities Preschool, PreK, K, 1, 2, Homeschool
Here are 8 STEAM Activities and Challenges for children ages 3-6, which focus on dinosaurs. Each activity blends the educational approaches of all these areas: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Mathematics. These are all very LOW-PREP. The only recommended resource you need to buy, aside from typical craft & nature items, are dinosaur figurines! Topics are:Living vs. Nonliving Organisms (Science: Needs & How Things Grow)Nesting in Nature (Science: Animals Meet their Needs/
Starting with STEAM bin labels (Next Generation Science Standards)
Starting with STEAM bin labelsAll the labels you need to get started with STEAM bin, I have over 39 labels for individual STEAM items to use! One of the student’s favorite Starting with STEAM bins to grab are my Blank Space Books. These books are a shared experience with their classmates. I bought colorful blank books from the Target dollar spot (or available online) and added these class Blank Space topics. The bundle has over 10 different book ideas. The students use the printed template to ha
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K - 5th
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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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- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
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