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Science Common Core 6.EE.A.1 resources
STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital)
Space Lander STEM ChallengeThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge! In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concepts of shock ab
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Christmas STEM: Elf Zipline (Engineering Design)
A fun Christmas STEM Challenge for the winter holidays! Students will design a zip line vehicle to save an elf from a high place. This hands-on activity is an engaging design challenge that allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering design process, and connect math topics to real-world applications. Students will design a zip line to help rescue the elf! Elf Zipline Adventure STEM Activity Guide: Detailed teachers guide with links to resources Student handouts to guide them through
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
...
Also included in: Christmas STEM Challenges Bundle: Elf, Santa, and More!
SBAC and PARCC Test Prep 5th Grade Bundle
SBAC Test. Test Prep. Smarter Balanced Practice Tests (SBAC and PARCC) for 5th Grade. 275 PAGES!!! INCLUDES Math, Science, and ELA! Common Core Aligned!This package of pre-tests will help your students be well prepared for Smarter Balanced (SBAC) and Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) testing. Summative end-of-year testing is all-to-often a taxing and nerve-wracking experience for students and teachers, especially when they don’t know what to expect! Don’t
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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Halloween STEM Activity: Candy Grabber STEM Activity
Fall or Halloween STEM Activity - updated with digital STEM journals and teacher slides!**Note: this challenge is identical to the Valentine's Day Candy Grabber Challenge but with a Halloween and fall theme!**This engineering design challenge is perfect for a fun and educational STEM Halloween project! Note: the word "Halloween" is not in the product - the pages are in black and orange with a candy graphic. Students will work in teams to design and build a device that uses the power of levers to
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Bird Nest STEM Challenge (Biomimicry Engineering Activity)
Bird Nest Engineering Design Challenge Students will dive into the engineering design process with this hands-on STEM challenge building a nest to safely catch a falling egg. A follow-up activity teaches biomimicry by relating what was learned in building a bird nest and applying it to designing a landing pad for a space capsule. As a student-driven assignment, the purpose of the teacher is to act as a facilitator. You will provide the structure to the project, but students will take an active r
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
STEM Valentine's Day Challenge: Candy Grabber Math & Engineering
Valentine's Day STEM ActivityThis engineering design challenge is perfect for a fun and educational STEM Valentine's Day challenge! Students will design and build a device that uses the power of levers to pick up candy from a distance. Included teacher instruction slides and printed or digital student journals. **Note: this challenge is identical to the Fall Halloween Candy Grabber Challenge but with a Valentine's Day theme!Supports Distance Learning: Editable Google Slides for a digital STEM Jo
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Ultraviolet Light Shelter STEM Challenge (Solar Space Science & Engineering)
Ultraviolet Light Shelter Engineering Design Challenge: Updated with digital journals! Students are on a mission to protect an astronaut from ultraviolet light over-exposure in this engaging STEM challenge. Using UV-sensitive beads, students explore how different materials absorb UV light and use the engineering design process to build a UV-safe shelter. This design challenge allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering design process, and connect science topics to real-world applicat
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Start the year with our most popular fall STEM challenges! These STEM activities are great for back to school, celebrating the fall season, and connecting to Halloween and Thanksgiving themes! 5 Halloween Themed Engineering ChallengesSpider Parachute Halloween Engineering Challenge: Design a parachute to save a spider! This is a fun Halloween STEM activity that your students will love with a version for distance learning!Haunted House Paper Circuit Halloween STEM Activity: What’s more spooktacku
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Thanksgiving Turkey Nest Challenge Engineering Activity
Thanksgiving Turkey Nest STEM ChallengeStudents will practice the Engineering Design Process with this hands-on STEM challenge building a turkey nest to safely catch a falling egg. A fun twist on the classic egg-drop challenge, this activity is an exciting way to foster critical thinking and team-building skills! An included bonus activity adds an additional theoretical design challenge and writing topic. Students must brainstorm and design a device to protect the newly laid turkey eggs from pre
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Math Toolkit: A Math Review and Lab Measurement Practice - Physics Unit Bundle
What is the Math Toolkit and Why do I need to include this unit in my physics or physical science course? The Math toolkit Unit is designed to help your physics students review essential content in their math, problem-solving, unit converting, and laboratory practice skills before digging into all that great content. This is a great unit to start the year out with to ensure your students have all the prerequisite knowledge they need to be successful in the class. Teaching and Planning Made EasyA
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ETS1-1
, HS-ETS1-4
Studying Cells and Math | Volume, Surface Area & Ratios | Printable & Digital
About this Product• These activities are used to teach, reinforce and enhance math skills important to science. • Activities can be used in a math classroom to integrate science concepts or vice versa. • Activities align with 6th Grade Math CCSS• Printable and digital activities included.• Answer keys included.Important Note: • Save 30% with the Cells Coloring, Science Literacy and Math Bundle | Printable & Digital******************************************************************************
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Order of Operations - Parentheses, Brackets, Braces and BUGS
20 printable or digital pages on the order of operations. Students solve numerical expressions with parentheses, brackets, braces, exponents, multiplication, division, addition and subtraction (PEMDAS) while learning about insects and spiders:scorpion, black widow, ladybug, earthworm, mosquito, pincher bug, praying mantis, snail, centipede, wolf spider, beetle, honeypot ant, house fly, cockroach, tarantula, grasshopper, honey bee, stick insect, caterpillar butterfly.PRINT: I created a PDF versi
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Exponents and Order of Operations BUNDLE
Science: It's the Holiday Season Classroom Transformations BUNDLE
⭐️⭐⭐️ Science Holiday Classroom Transformations BUNDLE ⭐️⭐️⭐️Do you already have a countdown to the next holiday break? This bundle has over 100 pages of holiday-themed science activities to keep your students engaged during the holiday season!This listing is a digital template that uses Canva, a free, easy-to-use website. All pieces are editable in your internet browser. Thanks to Canva, there is no additional software required.IT'S THE HOLIDAY SEASON CLASSROOM TRANSFORMATIONS BUNDLE INCLUDES
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
, 5-PS1-1
On Track and Up to Speed - Forces and Motion 25-Activity Booklet
On Track and Up to Speed - Forces and Motion 25-Activity BookletThese 25 activities use the science and math behind the popular sport of Auto Racing to investigate and understand forces and motion.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS2-4
, MS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
, 5-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Food Science Experiments for Teens - High Altitude Cooking
Ignite Curiosity with this Engaging "Food Science Experiments for Teens" Resource! Looking for dynamic and educational experiments to captivate your middle school and high school students? Dive into the fascinating world of food science with my comprehensive resource designed to explore the effects of altitude, atmospheric pressure, and solutes on boiling point.Key Features: Investigate how altitude impacts atmospheric pressure and boiling point, providing real-world applications of scientific
Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-PS1-5
Scientific Notation Lesson Plan (aligned with Common Core)
This lesson plan has two objectives. The first objective is to write standard numbers in scientific notation and vice versa. The second objective is to use the rules of exponents to multiply and divide numbers in scientific notation.
This lesson plan is for a double-period class (or two classes). It includes an opening activity, minilesson with guided steps through the process, examples, class activities and a worksheet for homework. Answer keys included.
A Web Search activity also is includ
Balancing Chemical Equations Manipulative Lab
If you are starting your students on chemistry, this is a great activity to teach balancing equations. It shows how matter is conserved, and is balanced on both sides of the equation. This can be done with poker chips, math manipulative, or other tools you have in house. I used some squares of construction paper for this. This lab demonstrates the Law of Conservation of Mass. The amount of atoms (math tiles or construction paper) that you start with equals the amount that you end with. You can a
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
NGSS:
HS-PS1-8
, MS-ESS3-1
, HS-PS1-1
, MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
...
Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Zombie Motion, Speed and Acceleration Physics Lab Set
Have you had days where your students seem like zombies? Why not have them act like zombies to study the physics of motion?!This lab set contains all the note sheets, labs and follow up to study speed, motion, acceleration and the start of Newton's Laws!You can change this to study the motion and force of zombies, though I did this with the physics cars I had. I also found that red, black and blue dry erase markers can be used to make a quick zombie makeup set. You can scare students or have the
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS2-3
, HS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Haunted House Classroom Transformation for Science Stations
Interested in more holiday-themed science activities? Check out my It's the Holiday Season Bundle for the complete set!In need of a hands-on Science activity to keep students focused this Halloween? This Science Stations lesson plan combines general Science vocabulary and laboratory skills with Halloween-themed activities and spooky puzzles. It has everything you need to transform your classroom into an exciting and engaging haunted house!This listing is a digital template that uses Canva, a
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in: Science: It's the Holiday Season Classroom Transformations BUNDLE
Math In Nature - Linear Relationships
An exciting teaching resource to get your students out of the classroom and into nature to discover Linear Relationships. This resource comes packed with:outline of the assignmentstep by step instructions to help ensure student successa student exemplarrubric for self assessment and teacher evaluationDon't miss out on this exciting new activity from Creekside Education!
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in: Math In Nature - Linear Relationships and Calculating Trees Oxygen
Physical Science - Unit 1 - using Nearpod - Scientific Method and Prerequisites
Are you looking for a tool that can freely supply a student with all the information needed to teach them with very little or no work from you? Well then this is the resource for you. This tool will prompt students with critical thinking exercises and challenges that address key ideas but supply the explanations as well. This teaching device can be provided to students in a full class forum or can be assigned as independent study. The following is a set of lessons under unit 1, “SCIENTIFIC METHO
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Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
SPACE Sequencing Puzzles | Number Sense | Ordering | Recognition Activties
Space into recognizing and ordering numbers, letters or any sequence when you create these fun space themed puzzles. Students will love these for math centers, language centers, science games or early finishers. Each puzzle can be customized so you can create the perfect sequences to align with your students need. You can make puzzles for linear counting, skip counting, letter recognition and ordering or anything else you can think of that would benefit your students.There are 25 space puzzles s
April Funday Math Puzzle: Extreme Weather Events | Daily Mixed Review
This cross-curricular warm-up connects math with five famous extreme weather-related events recorded from around the world. As students find the missing years, they convert centimeters to inches, convert a Celsius reading to Fahrenheit, solve equation, evaluate an algebraic expression, and evaluate a numerical expression involving integers. Your PDF download includes:1-page printable Student Puzzle (also prepped for Easel)3 pages of Teacher Notes including step-by-step Solutions, an Extension (i
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
6th Grade STEM Interdisciplinary Curriculum
This resource is intended for middle grades teachers. It allows all subjects to be taught within each STEM challenge. In my vision this is a way that teachers can collaborate with each other and create meaningful learning experiences for students. It will also save teachers time because the lessons and standards are already there. It is for the educator to put their own pedagogy in these lessons to enhance them to meet the needs of their students. I hope you enjoy! This is a collaborative way to
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS3-2
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-1
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