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Common Core W.5.2 laboratories
Advanced Animal Adaptations Project - Interdisciplinary Unit on Birds
Looking for a challenging interdisciplinary unit? Developed for high ability students in fourth or fifth grade, this advanced project uses science, reading, research, and critical thinking to explore the nature of animal adaptation and its role in survival of birds. Open the previews to get a closer look.Essential Question: How do birds' adaptations prepare them for survivalInterdisciplinary Activities:Opener – Students generate examples and non-examples of adaptation. They determine categories
Grades:
4th - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
STEM Challenge: Build Water Cycle Model
Looking for a hands-on activity to get your students to apply their understanding of the water cycle? Try this STEM Challenge! Using what they understand of the different stages of the water cycle, students work together to plan, build, and test their own working model of one or more stages of the cycle. They will then reflect in writing on their success and struggles. This editable Google Slides presentation allows you to customize the materials, stages, and investigation questions to suit your
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 7th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-4
, 5-ESS2-1
, 4-ESS2-1
Cooking up Science: All Four NGSS 5-PS1 Activities: Matter and its Interactions
Introduce your learners to the science behind cooking with these engaging and interactive lesson plans! Based on Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core State Standards, learners will ”bake a model” to explore the properties of matter, measure and chart quantities, observe and identify unknown ingredients, and conduct investigate the results of mixing substances. From making cookies to baking muffins, biscuits and pancakes, students will love learning about science while whipping up so
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
CCSS:
NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, 5-PS1-2
, 5-PS1-1
The Scientific Method- A Digital Step by Step Guide for Experiments
Completing science projects and experiments can be daunting for both students and parents. However, with this step by step resource, students are guided through the scientific method.This resource has been recently updated. A new slide is included for teachers to add their specific instructions for labs or experiments. Click here to view the project in action.Included in this resource:This resource contains an embedded video that will explain the Scientific Method to your students. If students
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
 ...
NGSS 5-PS1-4: Who Put Bubbles in My Pancakes?
In this delicious science class, your learners will have the opportunity to explore chemical reactions through hands-on experimentation. Students will work in small groups to make pancakes from scratch and explore the role of chemical reactions in the cooking process. They will learn about leavening agents and how an acid and a base create a chemical reaction that causes baked goods to rise. Students will make observations and take notes as they cook, and then write a summary of their findings.
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
CCSS:
NGSS:
5-PS1-4
NGSS 5-PS1-1: Sweet Subatomic Sensations
Explore science by baking cookies with this engaging lesson plan. Students will learn about the properties of solids, liquids, and gases while they explore the changes that occur during the process of making cookies from scratch. A hands-on activity, they will explore how the addition of heat changes the properties of the ingredients in cookie dough, as well as the role of different ingredients in making the dough. This lesson aligns with NGSS 5-PS1-1, meets the objective of developing a model t
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
CCSS:
NGSS:
5-PS1-1
Scientific Method Lab: Hands-On Science Experiments
A project-based unit to teach third, fourth, fifth grade and homeschool students the Scientific Method through a variety of activities.Students learn the steps of the scientific method and scientific processes as they systematically work through guided experiments and present their findings in a worksheet form. Complete start to finish step-by-step instructions are included for two experiments.This unit includes:- Colored and blackline copies of scientific method posters- Step-by-step teacher
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Learning with LEGO Bricks
This is it! Here is your start up, get them going and get them LEARNING guide for LEGO Bricks in the classroom. More than a series of building cards, this is a curriculum with teacher prep information, Google Slides™, Student Pages, classroom management ideas and more. Months of Wondrously ENGAGING Learning contained here.Simple Machines, Levers, Wheels and Axles, Pulleys, Gear Systems, Inventions, Scientific Method...its all here!!When asked: "Why are these children playing with LEGOs?" You
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
 ...
One Fish, Two Fish, NO FISH?
Human impacts on commercial fishing influence the ecology of the oceans. This activity focuses on those human interactions. This edible lab includes reflective questions to guide students through data analysis. The lesson is designed for groups of 2-4 to foster scientific reasoning and argumentation. The lesson is broken into segments to guide data collection and analysis. No key is provided. Students should support their position in the questions using evidence from the lab.
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
Types:
NGSS 5-PS1-2: Measured Muffin Matter
Learn about the science of baking and the conservation of matter in this fun and interactive muffin-making lesson plan. Students will measure and chart the weight of ingredients, observed chemical and physical reactions, and analyze the data to provide evidence of the conservation of matter.
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
CCSS:
NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-2
Save the Hippos: A science mystery. NGSS aligned activity.
This set of hippo-themed activities will help your students better understand 5-PS1-1 Students who demonstrate understanding can: Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Subjects:
Grades:
5th
Types:
Bunny Family Genetics
This is lab assessment for genetics. This assignment can be used after other online resources such as Spongebob Genetics. Students create a bunny family based on four traits to demonstrate what they learned about genetic basics. The activity takes 2-3 45min class periods to complete depending on oral presentations. Common core standards are not included in lesson plan. How you want them to present their written format will dictate your Common Core ELA standards. The project is broken int
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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