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Critical thinking physical science lessons
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
4th Grade Science Bundle - NGSS - Four Complete Units - Entire Year
4th Grade Science Bundle - NGSS - Four Complete Units - Entire YearWelcome to the ultimate science teaching solution for 4th grade educators - the 4th Grade Science Super Bundle. This all-inclusive package is specially designed to ignite curiosity, enhance understanding, and fuel the passion for science in every student. It is meticulously crafted to fully align with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for 4th grade, offering engaging, hands-on learning.This bundle includes four compre
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4th
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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
Grades:
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
Science Lesson Year Long BUNDLE | PowerPoint & Google Slides
Your students will love these engaging science lessons, and you'll love that they are no-prep and ready to teach. Each lesson slide is meant to be projected on your whiteboard to guide short and sweet discussions about important science concepts. Use these slides as stand-alone lessons, or as a supplement to your existing science curriculum.Lesson Formats Included:⭐ PDF ⭐ Powerpoint ⭐ Google SlidesNot sure if Bite-Size Science is right for you? Click here to try a "bite" FREE!Topics Currently In
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
, K-ESS2-1
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-PS2-2
, 1-PS4-3
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3rd Grade NGSS Science Unit: Weather and Climate - Classroom & Homeschool
3rd Grade NGSS Science Unit: Weather and Climate - Classroom & HomeschoolOverview:Dive into the captivating world of Weather and Climate with this dynamic teaching unit designed specifically for third-grade learners. This package includes 11 comprehensive lessons that combine hands-on experiments, discussions, and investigations to make learning engaging and effective.NGSS Alignment:NGSS.3-ESS3-1: Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
3-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-ESS2-1
, 3-ESS2-2
Also included in: 3rd Grade - NGSS Science Bundle - YEAR LONG Curriculum - FIVE Units
Oobleck Lab (CER) - States of Matter Lab Activity | Science Experiment
Students will create a strange substance called Oobleck and experiment with its properties. Through hands-on experimentation, watching a demo video, & reading an article on non-Newtonian Fluids, the students will discover that Oobleck has properties of both a liquid and a solid depending on the pressure applied. Your students will then write an argument, from all the evidence presented, to prove this claim. This activity is a fun and engaging way to meet a very important NGSS/Common Core Sta
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in: States of Matter Activity Bundle - Doodle Notes, Lab, Project, and More!
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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ENTIRE COLLEGE PREP CHEMISTRY COURSE BUNDLE - ENOUGH MATERIAL FOR ONE YEAR!
*Includes both in-person and distance learning instructional resources for ALL units!*If you are teaching chemistry for the first time, or looking to spice up your current resources – this course bundle is for you! Purchasing this bundle will make your first year of teaching chemistry a breeze – it has EVERYTHING you need! It includes 14 fully editable and print ready units of content ideal for teaching any college prep chemistry course. Helpful tips, tricks, and suggestions are embedded with
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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4th Grade - Energy - Complete - NGSS - Science Unit - Printable Unit
Energy - Transfers and Transformations - Fourth Grade - Science - Complete Unit - NGSSThis product is a complete teaching unit of 11 hands-on, engaging lessons to teach energy, fully aligned with the Fourth-grade NGSS standards. Also included is a collaborative end-of-unit project that utilizes the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices to apply their knowledge to a fun STEM project.--------------------APPROACH TO LEARNING---------------------Unlock your students' natural curiosity and passion
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Grades:
4th
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NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 4-PS3-3
, 4-PS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: 4th Grade Science Bundle - NGSS - Four Complete Units - Entire Year
Physical Science Interactive Notebook - Complete Bundle
SCIENCE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCEThis product is a compilation of ALL Physical 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 wi
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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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Science Doodle - Weather and Climate Interactive Notebook BUNDLE
This item is also found in the Earth Science SET of 8 BUNDLES at 30% OFF!This is a great unit all about weather and climate. This big bundle comes with:Weather and Climate Foldable72 Slide Weather and Climate PowerPointMapping WeatherWeather and Climate Tools FoldablePowerPoint to show keys to the foldablesUnderstanding FrontsQuiz about Weather and ClimateVenn Diagram about Weather and Climate32 Task CardsVocabulary SetWriting PromptWeekly WarmupAll KEYS included and foldables fit perfectly in
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3rd - 6th
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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
Physical Science Doodle SET of 8 BUNDLES *INB BEST SELLER* Easy to Use Notes
****BEST SELLER SET of 8 Bundles****This SET includes 8 BUNDLES all about PHYSICAL SCIENCE at a big savings of 25% OFF! These doodles help students retain content which helps them score big on the state test. Students LOVE the doodles and teachers LOVE the content of these notes!The 8 Bundles include 410 pages, 7 PowerPoints and 14 movies on how to fold and print all the interactive notebook printables.List of BUNDLES included in this SET below:Science Safety, Tools, &the Scientific Method B
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3rd - 6th
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Force and Motion: a mini unit full of science experiments and fun
This mini unit includes everything you need to teach your students about force and motion.
The packet includes six 5-E lesson plans for each of these essential questions:
How do things move?
What is speed?
What is gravity?
What is a ramp?
What is a magnet?
What is magnetic?
Each lesson includes multiple real life picture cards that you can project in your classroom using technology or that you can print out to generate a discussion at the beginning of your lesson. The pictures include topic
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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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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Grades:
1st - 5th
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Motion and Force Unit
This no-prep paper AND digital paperless product is all of the notes, labs, activities, practices, and tests you need to teach your motion and force unit in your physical science class. Content covered includes describing motion, distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, graphing motion, net force, Newton’s Laws, Law of Universal Gravitation, and Law of Conservation of Momentum. Links to video lectures are included for all notes. All assessments are differentiated for two levels
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Grades:
8th - 10th
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Also included in: Physical Science Curriculum - FULL YEAR Bundle
Electricity and Magnetism Unit
This no-prep paper AND digital paperless product is all of the notes, labs, activities, practices, and tests you need to teach your electricity and magnetism unit in your physical science class. Content covered includes electric charge, transfer of charge, current, voltage, resistance, Ohm’s Law calculations, parallel and series circuit drawings, total resistance calculations (Honors only) and the basics of magnetism. Links to video lectures are included for all notes. All assessments are di
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Grades:
8th - 10th
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Also included in: Physical Science Curriculum - FULL YEAR Bundle
AP® Physics 1 PPT - Entire Course Curriculum | Full Year Aligned
AP® Physics 1 Full Year Curriculum. This Lesson Plan bundle includes: PowerPoints, Homework, Quizzes, Reviews, Pacing Guide, Guided Notes, and Tests for every topic. Answers with explanations to everything. Everything is fully editable.These are the exact lessons and assignments I give to my students in my classes. This bundle is for AP® Physics 1 students. Every example problem has a Youtube video that shows how to solve each problem with tips and tricks to teach your students in the most effec
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
NGSS:
HS-PS3-2
, HS-PS2-2
, HS-PS3-1
, HS-PS2-1
, HS-PS4-1
...
STEM Toothpick Tower Challenge Easy Prep Problem-Solving Activity
Are you looking for an easy prep challenge? This Toothpick Tower STEM Activity is the one! Towers are the best! Students love to build and stack items to create the tallest possible tower. With this tower challenge, they also have to be diligent in maintaining a solid base and must constantly rethink the task. This is one of our favorites!➡️ 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
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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
Energy Interactive Notebook | Forms of Energy | Light Heat Kinetic Potential
Energy Unit for Interactive Science Notebook! {NOW DIGITAL & PRINT INCLUDED}***Important Update - Now includes additional, colorful Digital Google Slides Version for Google Classroom! Designed for Distance LearningThis resource is part of the Earth Science (Entire) Curriculum.This product contains interactive cut and paste learning material for students to create an organized science interactive notebook.This resource is aligned with Energy Interactive PowerPoint I would highly recommend usi
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
A Roller Coaster Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plan Thematic Unit for GRADES 5-6 CCSS
A Roller Coaster Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plan Thematic Unit for GRADES 5-6 CCSS
Grades 5-6. This packet includes everything you need for a complete interdisciplinary interactive unit on roller coasters. I created this unit to leave with a sub for 5th-6th graders to complete in a day. The students work through the packet, completing activities for reading, science, social studies, and math. Then, they will turn everything they've done into a lapbook.
These plans work well to leave with a sub,
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: The 7 Hour Sub Plans Bundle for Grades 5-6 ~ Easy Sub Plans!
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