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Groundhog Day Math Measurement & Science Activities – Light and Shadows
Make Groundhog Day meaningful with hands-on math, measurement, and light and shadow activities that get students experimenting, predicting, and thinking like scientists. This Groundhog Day activities resource includes three engaging shadow investigations where students explore how light source angle, distance, and object placement affect shadows. Kids create, test, measure, and record data as they work within constraints. Perfect for Groundhog Day math, science centers, and inquiry-based le
3rd - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Measurement
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Engineer Design Process Worksheet – Comic Strip process notes
Design Process Comic Strip Worksheet – STEM Reflection for Grades 3–5Make engineering fun and visual with this Design Process Comic Strip Worksheet, created for grades 3–5! This printable resource turns the Engineering Design Process into a creative storytelling experience where students draw and write about each step of their design challenge—from identifying the problem to improving their solution. Perfect for STEM, makerspace, or PBL classrooms, this worksheet helps students sequence their
3rd - 5th
Basic Principles, Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
Editable 4-Subject NWEA Data Tracker | Auto-Calculating | Excel + Google Sheets
Track NWEA MAP® growth across all four subjects — Math, Reading, Language Usage, and Science — in one place with this editable, auto-calculating digital tracker for Excel and Google Sheets. Perfect for elementary teachers who teach multiple subjects, this all-in-one tool is color-coded to match NWEA percentile ranges so you can instantly see progress and group students for instruction or intervention. What’s Included✅ Excel (.xlsx) version – protected formulas, ready to use ✅ Google Sheets versi
K - 12th
Basic Principles, Math Test Prep, Reading
Matter-oobleck
oobleck recipe including Ingredients list, materials list, directions, and a reference sheet to the states of matter.
1st - 5th
Basic Principles
Groundhog Day STEM Groundhog Day Science Groundhog Day Art & Shadow Activities
Celebrate Groundhog Day with a hands-on STEM challenge that’s creative & educational! Perfect for grades 2–8, this activity combines science, art, and engineering & math to explore the fascinating world of light and shadows. Students will love experimenting with angles and distances to create groundhog shadows, while adding a unique twist with “street art” shadow tracing. What’s the Groundhog Graffiti STEM Challenge all about?Students work individually or in teams to: Design and manipulate
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Visual Arts
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Women in STEM Women's History Month Poster Set STEM Classroom Decor
Celebrate inspiring innovators with this Women in STEM poster set for your classroom.These STEM innovator posters introduce students to trailblazing women in science, technology, engineering, and math while helping them see the many paths available in STEM. Perfect for bulletin boards, classroom displays, Women’s History Month, and STEM career exploration, this printable set adds meaningful representation and motivation to your learning space. What’s IncludedA printable Women in STEM poster set
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month Poster Set STEM Classroom Decor
Celebrate Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month in your elementary classroom with this engaging and educational Inspiring Figures Poster Set. Perfect for STEM teachers, this resource highlights influential Hispanic and Latino leaders in science, technology, engineering, math, sports, the arts, and activism. Featuring icons like Ellen Ochoa (first Latina astronaut), Roberto Clemente (humanitarian athlete), Frida Kahlo (painter), and Lionel Messi (soccer legend), these posters provide students
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Basic Shapes Flashcards - Speech Therapy & Parent Resource
These shape flashcards are a fun and engaging way for young children to learn and review basic shapes like the star, pentagon, square, circle, triangle, and hexagon. With bright, simple visuals and clear labels, they help kids build shape recognition, vocabulary, and early math skills. Perfect for teachers, speech-language pathologists, and parents, these 16 flashcards can be used during circle time, in learning centers, or for at-home practice to make learning shapes interactive and enjoyable.
PreK - 4th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Basic Principles
Scientific Method Unit
Kick off your science year with two weeks of ready-to-use Scientific Method lesson plans and activities that will have your students thinking, questioning, and experimenting like real scientists! This engaging Scientific Method unit is packed with hands-on experiments, interactive science stations, and easy-to-use student notes that make inquiry-based learning simple to implement. This resource is perfect for 4th, 5th, 6th, and middle school science classrooms looking to make the Scientific
3rd - 5th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
St. Patrick's Day Science Activity
A fun, hands-on, and low-cost St. Patrick's Day themed science experiment. Students will learn about chemical reactions while dissolving their St. Patrick's Day geodes and will get to take home their uncovered treasures. Resource comes complete with an activity page, a special take-home card for the uncovered treasures, full experiment instructions and teacher notes.
PreK - 6th
Basic Principles, Chemistry, General Science
Marble Maze STEM
Balls and Ramps STEM - The toy company wants to sell a marble maze. They need designers to come up creative ideas for a new marble maze. Your students need to design a marble maze on a cardboard box lid using the available supplies while sticking to a budget. They will use their creative thinking, engineering design and math skills for the STEM challenge. This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards.
Suggested Plan of Implementation:
Prior Week: Send home the parent letter requesting
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Blank Science Experiment Journal Template | Digital & Print | Grades 3 4 5 Labs
Are you looking to design hands-on experiments with your upper elementary students? Help students learn the scientific method by creating investigations on the topic of their choice. This blank lab report template includes a student-editable Google Slides document and a printable version. We will guide you step by step to help students think like scientists. Great For3rd, 4th, and 5th gradeFlexible Learning in the ClassroomTeachers creating experiments from their curriculumHomeschool Science
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, General Science, Graphing
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
Famous Scientists and Inventors Poster Set STEM Classroom Decor
Bring STEM inspiration to your classroom with this Famous Scientists and Inventors Inspiring Figures Poster Set.This printable poster collection introduces students to influential scientists, inventors, engineers, and innovators who helped shape the world through curiosity, creativity, and perseverance. Designed for classroom displays, bulletin boards, STEM labs, hallway decor, and career exploration, this set helps students see the many paths available in science, technology, engineering, and m
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Makerspace Project Ideas
Over 50 STEM Project Ideas!52 open-ended STEM project ideas that are perfect for your Makerspace, STEM Center, or STEM Lab! With so many ideas to choose from, students will always have motivation to keep making throughout the year! Simply print the light bulbs on colored paper, cut out, laminate, hole punch, and attach to a ring for easy student access. Blank light bulbs are included as well for students to contribute their own STEM project ideas! *Please note that this resource is NOT editable!
1st - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Also included in: Setting up your MakerSpace Bundle
Back to School STEM Challenge: Apples Afar 1:1 PAPERLESS
This back-to-school STEM / STEAM Challenge brings the joy back to your classroom with collaborative, hands-on, brain-busting work (disguised as fun)! Of course, this challenge is also great for any time of year, but especially in the fall when learning about apples, Johnny Appleseed, or Sir Isaac Newton! The basic premise: Individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build a cantilever to suspend an apple as far away from a desk’s edge as possible. Note: This version is for use w
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+6
Soccer Poster,Football printable,flags printable, countries poster,PRINTABLE
Soccer Poster printable 1 COOL Printable poster of flags and soccer and players for Wall Decor! This listing is a DIGITAL files!! No printed materials will be shipped. • Posters size:8.5 x 11 inch • You will receive printable files - 300 dpi high resolution files: 1 PDF format Best print by using photo printer (personal or outdoor). • JPEG - photo prints (at Costco, Walmart, Target, etc) • PDF - cardstock printing (at Office Max, Staples, Kinkos, etc.) - Recommended material: heavy paper Pleas
PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Basic Principles
Spring STEM Project Ideas
Spring STEM Project Ideas!
Included in this pack are 32 open-ended STEM project ideas that are perfect for your Makerspace, STEM Center, or STEM Lab! With so many ideas to choose from students will always have motivation to keep making throughout the spring season!
Simply print the light bulbs on colored paper, cut out, laminate, hole punch, and attach to a ring for easy student access. Blank light bulbs are included as well for students to contribute their own STEM project ideas! *Please not
2nd - 4th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Spring Bear Anatomy Diagram, Diversity, Survival, Montessori Characteristic
Bring the wild into your classroom with this engaging, hands-on Bear Science Activity Pack! Perfect for elementary science or animal studies, this resource helps students explore the fascinating world of bears through labeling, research, and critical thinking. Perfect for any time of year. Fall/Autumn: hibernation prep, Winter: Hibernation, Den building, Spring: Leaving hibernation, bear life cycle. ✨ What’s Included: Bear Labeling Diagram & Key: Students label the main body parts of a bear
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Biology
NGSS
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
+1
Buoyancy Density Science Lab Boat STEM Activity Challenge Archimedes Principle
💧If you are studying buoyancy, density, or Great Explorers, this is the perfect complementary STEM and science activity for you. Students will first conduct a science experiment with aluminum foil and water, and then challenge themselves to design and create a boat. ✨ About This Challenge ✨ This STEM activity provides a great introduction to the Engineering Design Process. While learning about density, buoyancy, and the Archimedes' principle, your students will construct their own cargo s
3rd - 7th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+3
IB PYP Science Inquiry Forces & Motion & Innovation: How the World Works
Forces, Motion & Innovation – IB PYP “How the World Works” Inquiry Unit (Grades 3–5)Welcome to the inquiry world of science, engineering, and discovery — where students think creatively, question deeply, and design with purpose! This complete 6-week IB PYP transdisciplinary unit explores the central idea: Understanding scientific principles allows people to design and improve technology.With over 200 pages of hands-on, concept-based learning, students investigate innovation, forces and m
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Science
Back to School STEM Challenge: Apple Ally 1:1 PAPERLESS
This back-to-school STEM / STEAM Challenge brings the joy back to your classroom with collaborative, hands-on, brain-busting work (disguised as fun)! The basic premise: In partners/groups, students will design and build an apple catcher to keep falling apples from hitting the ground. Plus, this is a great intro to forces and interactions and Newton’s three laws of motion, which are part of 3rd and middle school NGSS standards! (3PS2-1, MS-PS2-1, and MS-PS2-2) This challenge is also great for any
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+6
Back to School STEM Challenge - Apple Wrecking Ball - Team Building Paperless
This back-to-school STEM / STEAM Challenge brings the joy back to your classroom with collaborative, hands-on, brain-busting work (disguised as fun)! This is a great intro to Newton’s Third Law of Motion, which is part of 3rd and middle school NGSS standards! (3PS2-1, MS-PS2-1, and MS-PS2-2) The basic premise: Individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build an apple wrecking ball built for annihilation! • Students will set up marker “bowling pins” and try to knock down as many
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
End of the Year & Summer STEM Bins® Team Building STEM Activities Stations
End of the Year & Summer Spring STEM Bins® Team Building Stations are low prep STEM Activities that are designed to foster student collaboration, as well as build your classroom community in May, June, and July! These activities are perfect for the last weeks of school, last day of school, and Summer School!Both lower grade (K-1st Grade) and upper grade (2nd-5th Grade) versions are included in printable and Google Slides formats!★ GRAB MY STEM BINS TEAMBUILDERS ALL YEAR BUNDLE!★8 End of the Year
PreK - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Measurement
Participation Before Perfection™ A Transformational Participation Framework
Participation Before Perfection™ is a transformational educational framework designed to help educators create learning environments where students feel emotionally safe enough to participate, communicate, collaborate, take risks, and grow without fear of perfectionism or failure. This framework encourages educators to move beyond fear-based academic environments by supporting confidence-building, authentic engagement, classroom participation, emotional safety, communication, leadership devel
PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Basic Operations, Basic Principles, Creative Writing
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