5th Grade Programs Basic Principles PDFs Under $5
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Scientific Method Variables Shuffleboard Game Interactive Print & Digital Gr.5-9
Teach experimental design and scientific method variables with this hands-on interactive STEM activity for grades 5-9. Includes 13 scenarios in print & digital formats to engage students in learning independent, dependent, and control variables. No prep.Engaging Scientific Method Variables Game for Interactive LearningTransform your science lessons with this innovative shuffleboard game that makes learning about experimental design fun and interactive. This engaging scientific method lesson use
5th - 9th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Science
CCSS, NGSS
RI.3.4
, RI.4.4
, RI.5.4
+20
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
Engineering Design Process Posters and STEM Question Cards and Strategies
Make STEM conversations more purposeful with STEM Questioning Strategies, a classroom-ready resource designed to help students think through each phase of the engineering design process.These prompts give teachers practical questions to ask when students get stuck, need to explain their thinking, or are ready to reflect and improve.This resource supports the full STEM process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve, and Share. Use the posters to introduce or reinforce each step, keep the ques
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
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
Engineering Design Process Posters and Mini Clip Chart
Teach the Engineering Design Process and set up your meaningful makerspace with posters!Excellent resource for any makerspace! There are 6 posters for each step of the Engineering Design Process, as well as a single poster with all 6 Steps. The Mini Clip Charts:Mini Clip Charts can be used with students in small groups or for a whole class lesson where you want students to follow along as you go through the six-step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve. Mi
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
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
Force and Motion STEM: Sled Building
Sled Building STEM - Oh no! School is out for a snow day. The stores are closed, but the children want to sled. Help them by building a sled that will slide down the hill. Use your creative thinking because you can only choose from the available supplies and you must stick to the budget.
Your students will love learning about force and motion with this sled building challenge! This STEM covers several NGSS standards and promotes engineering thinking.
Suggested Plan of Implementat
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering
Also included in: Winter STEM Bundle
STEM Innovator Posters Communication Strategy Speech Bubbles Bulletin Board
Inspire young minds and empower meaningful collaboration with this vibrant classroom decor set by Carly and Adam!This bulletin board display pack is the perfect blend of inspiration and functionality. It features colorful posters of famous inventors, scientists, and engineers—such as Ada Lovelace, George Washington Carver, Ellen Ochoa, Garrett Morgan, and many more—alongside STEM Communication Strategy Speech Bubbles that help students express their thinking and work more effectively in group
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
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
First Week of School Science STEM Activity First Day of School Team Building
This Apple Wrecking Ball Back to School STEM Challenge is the perfect hands-on experience to launch your first week of school science activities while introducing or reinforcing Newton’s Third Law of Motion in a highly engaging way. Whether you're teaching upper elementary or middle school, this engineering challenge promotes team building, creative problem-solving, and critical thinking, ideal for the first day of school STEM activities or any beginning of the year science activities focuse
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Groundhog Day STEM - Groundhog Day Science - Groundhog Day Shadows Art & Science
This Groundhog Day STEM challenge engages students in exploring light, shadows, and design through hands-on experimentation and creative shadow art. Bring Groundhog Day to life in your classroom with this versatile STEM and science activity combining both printable and digital Google Slides™ resources. Perfect for grades 2–8, this resource is packed with NGSS-aligned lessons, editable templates, and extensions for a variety of classroom settings. How It Works:Students work individually or i
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Visual Arts
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Characteristics of Living Things | MRS GREN Science Activity | Biology
Help students discover what makes a living thing “alive” with this engaging Montessori-inspired MRS GREN comparison activity! Students compare how a fungus, plant, and animal meet the 7 life processes: MovementRespirationSensitivityGrowthReproductionExcretionNutritionUsing real-world examples and visual comparisons, children build a deeper understanding of the characteristics of living organisms while strengthening classification and observation skills. This resource works beautifully for: Mont
5th - 7th
Basic Principles, Biology, Science
MRS GREN what makes something a living organism?
Needs & Characteristics of Living Things: Montessori inspired biology, zoology or botany tool. These 5 part cards help students learn the processes or characteristics of life using the MRS GREN Mneomic to find what makes something a living thing. Help students learn what makes an animal or plant a living thing by learning the definition of Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, Nutrition. Includes - 2 x posters with MRS GREN written on them and what each letter st
5th - 7th
Basic Principles, Biology, Science
Newton's Laws of Motion Task Cards: Force and Motion, Physics, Science Center
Are you struggling to find engaging, hands-on activities to help your students truly understand Newton's Laws of Motion and apply Force and Motion concepts to real-world situations? These interactive task cards are the perfect solution to reinforce Inertia, Acceleration (F=ma), and Action-Reaction in your Physical Science classroom, transforming abstract physics theories into easy-to-grasp scenarios. What is included:24 Task Cards in Full Color: Vibrant illustrations to engage visual learn
5th - 9th
Basic Principles, Informational Text, Physical Science
Building Blocks Speed Lab: Heavy vs. Light Cars
Grade Levels: Kindergarten - 8th Grade Duration: 60 minutes Building Blocks Speed Lab: Heavy vs. Light Cars (Lesson Plan + Student Worksheet) Engage your students in a fun, hands-on investigation of motion, weight, and engineering design with this interactive STEM lesson! In this project, students design, build, and test Building Blocks cars to explore how weight affects the distance a car travels down a ramp. Through repeated trials, measurement, sketching, and data collection, students practic
K - 8th
Basic Principles, Measurement, Physics
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+5
Communicable Diseases Unit Bundle | Health & Life Science Grades 4–8 Review
🔬 You planned a disease unit. Now you need it to actually work. One activity isn't enough — and building it all yourself takes hours. This bundle does it for you. Start Monday. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ → Communicable Diseases Unit Bundle → Health & Life Science | Grades 4–8 → 29 Pages + 7-Page Answer Key | Ready to Print ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ This complete communicable diseases bundle gives grades 4–8 teachers everything needed to launch, teach, and assess a full health scien
4th - 8th
Basic Principles, Health, Vocabulary
Flying Santa Straw Rocket: STEM Activity Grades 1-5
Flying Santa Straw Rocket STEM Activity: Grades 1-5
1st - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering
STEM & Critical Thinking | Think Like an Inventor (TRIZ Method) | GATE
Are your students tired of the same old STEM building challenges? Do you need a zero-prepactivity that actually teaches them howto think, not just whatto build? Welcome to the "Think Like an Inventor" Series!This comprehensive bundle uses TRIZ(The Theory of Inventive Problem Solving)—the exact same innovation framework used by engineers at NASA, Samsung, and Boeing—adapted perfectly for middle-grade students (Ages 8-14). Instead of messy supplies and glue sticks, these engineering challenge
3rd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering
Also included in: STEM & Critical Thinking BUNDLE | Think Like an Inventor | STEM | GATE
Nature Study, Science, Living Education, Charlotte Mason, Observation Journal
This Nature Study Worksheet Set is designed to help children slow down, observe, and connect with the natural world through meaningful exploration and reflection. The collection includes engaging writing prompts, narration topics, and hands-on outdoor activities that encourage students to carefully observe their surroundings. Children are invited to draw what they see in nature, record their observations, and describe the sights, sounds, textures, and experiences they encounter outdoors. Through
PreK - 6th
Basic Principles, General Science, Other (Arts)
Lunar Landers: An NGSS-Aligned Engineering Challenge
Help students explore gravitational forces through this hands-on engineering challenge. Students can complete this project individually, in pairs, or in teams. We have done this project with materials in class and also as an at-home project. Both work great! The mission is to create a lunar lander that will protect the cargo onboard (an egg) and keep it crack-free. Students will put their lander through numerous trials (recording sheets included) as well as spend time reflecting and address
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Physics
Snail Anatomy Poster and Filling the Blanks Activity for Children, Animal Lovers
⭐ SNAIL ANATOMY POSTER and filling the blanks activity⭐ This is a poster of a Snail Anatomy and some facts about them and a second poster to complete parts of their bodies and write what you know about them yourself. Simply cut all the pieces, laminate and use Velcro dots for each part of the snail's body names and a dry erase marker to write in the laminated sheet. This can even be used as a room wall decor! ★I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy creating it! If you encounter any mistake, ple
PreK - 6th
Basic Principles, Biology, General Science
Ant Anatomy Poster and Filling the Blanks Activity for Children Animal Lovers
⭐ ANT ANATOMY POSTER and filling the blanks activity⭐ This is a poster of an Ant Anatomy and some facts about them and a second poster to complete parts of their bodies and write what you know about them yourself. Simply cut all the pieces, laminate and use Velcro dots for each part of the ants body names and a dry erase marker to write in the laminated sheet. This can even be used as a room wall decor! ★I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy creating it! If you encounter any mistake, please re
PreK - 6th
Basic Principles, Biology, General Science
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