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Critical thinking basic principles lessons
Scientific Method Activity - Easy Paper Airplane Science Experiment Lab
This easy scientific method activity will get your kids excited about following the steps of the scientific method! This interdisciplinary unit incorporates paper airplane science experiments, math, STEM, & writing to provide a fun hands on science experience. Click on the PREVIEW button to see more of what is included! ⭐ What is Included:information and outline for instructionsupply/materials listsample schedule for the activitiesvocabulary list and definitionsword wall cardsstudent vocab
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4th - 6th
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Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Have a classroom Thanksgiving Day Parade! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.Not only do students design the balloon, but as an added challenge they must create a device to keep it floating in the air!Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t
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Grades:
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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Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
STEM Challenge Bucket Tower Problem-Solving Learning Activity Upper Elementary
This unique and original STEM Activity features a bucket with the challenge to build a tower that will hold weight. It's an engaging student favorite and you will love the ready-made lab sheets and low prep. Students must also explain why their towers need a bucket. Imaginative answers are one of the high points of this challenge- along with seeing those creative bucket towers!➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 3 projects.➡️ Click here for the Easy Supplies 6-Pack bun
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM CHALLENGES ENTIRE YEAR 60 Projects, Planning Guide, and Posters
STEM Challenge Earthquake Resistant Structures Project- 3 Versions
This STEM activity features an earthquake simulation with students building and shaking! You will love the shake tray instructions and ready-made lab sheets. This engineering project is one of our favorites! Your students will love building the structures and cheering when they remain standing. I include 3 different methods for the challenge.➡️ Click here to save 20% with a bundle including this resource and 2 more Earth challenges.NOTE: This resource contains many ways to complete this challeng
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4th - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, 4-ESS3-2
, 4-ESS3-1
Also included in: Earth Projects STEM Challenge Bundle Featuring Earthquake Structures
Inside Out Movie Worksheets | Movie Day Activities | Social Emotional Learning
Looking to support your student's social-emotional needs?What better way to engage students than with a MOVIE TIME? ... INSIDE, OUT is certainly a fun childhood favorite!Check out these LEARNING ACTIVITIES created just for the movie!Personality Islands Digital PBLPersonality Islands Printable PBLHow to Make Broccoli Pizza - A Fun and Engaging Reading and Math ActivityThis resource includes a printable AND digital version to use with Google Classroom™Looking for more MOVIE GUIDES? Click HERE-Movi
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4th - 7th
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Creativity Activities and Challenges MEGA Bundle Finish the Picture, STEM
Need a quick, no prep, creative STEM challenges to get your students to think outside the box?! Creativity challenges can be used as a quick warm up before a STEM challenge to help jumpstart students’ creativity. They can also be used for morning work, brain breaks, and at various other times throughout the school day.This bundle includes 100+ Creativity Challenges and Activities. Featuring Balloons Over Broadway, Snowflake Bentley, Valentine's Day, Groundhog Day, Earth Day, Halloween, Christmas
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K - 5th
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STEM Popcorn Challenge - Problem-Solving & Volume Project - Measurement Activity
It’s the Popcorn STEM Activity! This Easy Prep Challenge is one of my absolute favorites to use as an exploration into volume. This challenge has been tested with 2nd-5th graders and they all enjoy designing those containers to hold the popcorn. Inevitably, there will be gigantic containers. Please note: This challenge is available in money-saving bundles!➡️ Click HERE to save 20 % with STEM Volume Bundle➡️ Click HERE to save 20 % with STEM 6-Pack Math Skills Bundle➡️ Click HERE to save 20 % wit
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Challenges Volume BUNDLE featuring Problem-Solving & Math
STEM Spaghetti Tower Challenge Problem-Solving Project
Who knew a project using spaghetti could be so engaging and have easy prep for you? Students love this tower-building event with the unlikeliest of materials- spaghetti and one marshmallow. You will enjoy the ready-made lab sheets and the 4 different versions of this resource. ➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 3 projects.What is the challenge?Students will use raw spaghetti strands to build a structure that will hold weight at the top. There are 4 variations of this
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
READ ALOUD STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA Bundle #1 STEM Club, STEM Centers
Integrate STEM and Literacy in your classroom all year with READ ALOUD STEM Volume One! Everything you need to be the master STEM Teacher at your school! Awaken imagination and creativity all year. Students learn coding, engineering, explore real-world problems, learn about STEM role models, pioneers, inventors, and more!Amazing resource for STEM clubs, STEM Teachers, STEM Stations, STEM Centers, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educationa
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1st - 5th
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Life Science Interactive Notebook - Complete Bundle
SCIENCE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK FOR LIFE SCIENCEThis product is a compilation of ALL Life Science Interactive Notebook chapters. This download will save you 20% off the individually listed chapters!Each activity enables students to process the information given by the teacher then allows them to use self-direction to apply their new knowledge. The engaging activities always vary in order for all students to use and benefit from different learning styles. Activities included correlating with the N
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Little 2nd Grade SCIENCE Thinkers {UNIT 1: Matter}
Little 2nd grade Science Thinkers is a complete science curriculum specifically for students in grade 2. It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your students. It incorporates many state and NGSS standards (NGSS standard alignment included. Click here for TEKS alignment). This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.UNIT 1: MATTER introduces your students to science, properties of matter, and structures. It includes many engaging in
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Grades:
2nd
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NGSS:
2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
, 2-PS1-2
, 2-PS1-3
Also included in: Little 2nd Grade SCIENCE Thinkers - Curriculum Bundle
Force and Motion 2nd & 3rd Grade Science Unit Plans Force and Motion Worksheets
Teach your students about force and motion with these 2nd and 3rd grade science unit plans that include fun force and motion worksheets and activities, labs, vocabulary posters, and more! This product is jam-packed with interactive science notebook resources that are ready to print and use! With these force and motion worksheets and interactive science notebook activities your students will learn about how objects move, the difference between a push and a pull, that a greater force makes a great
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Fake News Unit | Critical Thinking | Media Literacy | Fact Analysis & Research
Teaching students to navigate news and information on mainstream, traditional and social media as critical thinkers is essential in 2024. It is becoming increasingly difficult to separate FACTS and OPINIONS, SATIRE from LIES, and PERSUASION from PROPAGANDA in the "MISINFORMATION:" eraA well-grounded understanding of MEDIA-LITERACY is crucial in stopping FAKE NEWS and RADICALIZATION. And This PROVEN resource will teach your students the skills to identify, analyze and critique information throug
Grades:
5th - 10th
Bill Nye the Science Guy : WAVES (sound energy video sheet / sub / printable)
*Video is needed for completion of this product*Please make sure you have access to the video prior to making your purchaseWant more BILL! BILL!! BILL!!! – CLICK HERE!*This worksheet can be used to accompany the Bill Nye video WAVES (Season 3, Episode 11).The worksheet has a series of questions that help students stay focused on various science facts about WAVES. Areas covered: amplitude, vibrations, frequency, wavelength, x-rays, electromagnetic waves, science facts, careers connected to waves
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5th - 8th
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2nd Grade Science Doodles Interactive Notebook Bundle
This 2nd grade Interactive Notebook Bundle has 24 foldables that cover these topics:
Safety and Tools
Scientific Method
Matter
Changes in Heat
Engineering
Light and Sound
Magnets
Objects in the Sky
Shadows and Time
The Water Cycle
Weather
Changes to Earth
Bodies of Water
Seasons
Resources
Conservation
Basic Needs
Environments
Animal Habitats
Food Chain – Ocean
Food Chain – Garden
Plants
Animal Groups
Life Cycles
The front of each foldable features 4 vocabulary words and is a simple half page f
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
STEM Bubble Wand Design Challenge Science Problem-Solving Activity
Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere! STEM students love bubbles! This STEM activity has elements of fun, but also a great design and building challenge. After exploring with bubbles students will design and test their own bubble wands! Watch them engineer the ultimate bubble with their bubble wands!➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 3 projects.➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 6 projects.What is the challenge?This STEM Challenge will have your st
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2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Fun Challenge Bundle
Bill Nye the Science Guy : MAGNETISM (physical science / magnet video worksheet)
*Video is needed for completion of this product*Please make sure you have access to the video prior to making your purchaseWant more BILL! BILL!! BILL!!! – CLICK HERE!*This worksheet can be used to accompany the Bill Nye video MAGNETISM (Season 2, Episode 1).The worksheet has a series of questions that help students stay focused on various science facts about MAGNETISM. Areas covered: magnetic poles, magnetic fields, metals, MRI, science facts, science careers and simple hands-on activities. A
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5th - 8th
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2nd Grade and 3rd Grade Science Interactive Notebook FULL YEAR BUNDLE Worksheet
Everything you need for teaching 2nd grade or 3rd grade science in one place! This Science Interactive Notebook Full Year Bundle is packed with interactive journals, worksheets, and activities to last the entire school year! This 2nd and 3rd grade science bundle includes a years worth of curriculum, lesson plans, foldables, vocabulary, quizzes, and more! With 30 science units you will have everything you need for 30 weeks or more of fun and engaging science instruction. Each unit includes eas
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Bill Nye the Science Guy : PHASES OF MATTER (video worksheet / sub plans)
*Video is needed for completion of this purchase.* Please make sure you have access to the video prior to making your purchase.Want more BILL! BILL!! BILL!!! – CLICK HERE!*This worksheet can be used to accompany the Bill Nye video PHASES OF MATTER (Season 1, Episode 8).PHASES OF MATTER (Season 1, Episode 8)The worksheet has a series of questions that help students stay focused on various science facts about the PHASES OF MATTER. Areas covered: phases, phase change, matter properties, energy tran
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5th - 8th
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Oregon Trail: Simulation Game
Super engaging slideshow game to get students thinking about what life on the Oregon Trail was like. You lead the class with 13 scenarios, and students make decisions and keep track of survival points. A great way to introduce the Oregon Trail to students. It includes 42 slides, directions, and a student handout to record survival points. I use this activity with my 8 graders a few details might need to be edited if used with younger grade levels.Takes about 1 hour.
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Western Expansion Games Bundle: Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Lewis and clark
My Place in the World Project: "Me on the Map" Geography for Kids
This hands-on geography project "My Place in the World" has kids create a visual representation of how we fit into the world. Teachers often use it with the kids' geography book "Me on the Map," by Joan Sweeney. Ideal for integrated Social Studies, ELA, Geography, Literacy, and Map Skills.Using a series of nesting circles to show the relative sizes of different geographic places, this simple but effective geography lesson helps kids sort out their relation to one another. This activity includes
Grades:
K - 5th
Also included in: Geography for Kids Bundle: Three Essential Hands-on Activities
Little 2nd Grade SCIENCE Thinkers {UNIT 2: Living Things}
Little 2nd grade Science Thinkers is a complete science curriculum specifically for students in grade 2. It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your students. It incorporates many state and NGSS standards (NGSS standard alignment included, CLICK HERE for the TEKS alignment). This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.UNIT 2: LIVING THINGS introduces your students to how living things depend on each other for survival. It includes
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Grades:
2nd
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NGSS:
2-LS2-1
, 2-LS2-2
Also included in: Little 2nd Grade SCIENCE Thinkers - Curriculum Bundle
Biomes PowerPoint Google Slides Forest Tundra Rainforest Desert Animal Habitats
Biome Interactive PowerPoint & Interactive Google Slides! ***UPDATE: Now includes Interactive Google Slides for Google Classroom and Distance Learning!This resource is part of the Earth Science (Entire) Curriculum.***Watch this quick PREVIEW VIDEO to see the PowerPoint in action!This teaching resource is quite the virtual experience! This Biome Interactive PowerPoint can be used as a powerful classroom presentation or students can click their way through it on individual computers. This reso
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Bill Nye the Science Guy : STORMS (weather / atmosphere video worksheet / Sub)
*Video is needed for completion of this product*Please make sure you have access to this video prior to making your purchaseWant more BILL! BILL!! BILL!!! – CLICK HERE!*This worksheet can be used to accompany the Bill Nye video STORMS (Season 5, Episode 16).The worksheet has a series of questions that help students stay focused on various science facts about STORMS. Areas covered: types of storms, el Nino, hurricanes, air temperature, planet rotation, science facts, and simple hands-on activiti
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5th - 8th
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