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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
Push and Pull STEM
This Pushes and Pulls engineering STEM activity engages students' problem solving skills, engineering thinking, and math skills for Force and Motion. They will love creating a way to successfully move the rocks! This STEM activity targets the NGSS Standards for Force and Motion.
In this Pushes and Pulls Engineering challenge the truck broke down, but the rocks still need moved! Students will build a way to move the rocks using the available supplies, but be sure to stay on budget!
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K - 3rd
Basic Principles, Engineering
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
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
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
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
Montessori Color Tablets, Boxes 1 & 2 (Color Matching & Writing Practice)
Thank you for your interest in the Montessori Color Boxes 1 & 2 material! This material is a printable version of Color Boxes 1 & 2, both standard Montessori Sensorial materials. The children lay the color tablets on the rug or table in random order and then match them. It is a great opportunity to practice naming each color and writing the color words. This printable material is perfect for home schooling families or Montessori classrooms that do not own Color Boxes 1 & 2. For durability,
PreK - 1st
Basic Principles, Reading, Writing
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
Basic Concepts Homework Mini Books
Do your students need help with carry-over of basic concepts at home? These speech therapy homework mini-books are perfect to send home to work on 6 different basic concept skills. This resource includes 7 mini-books covering 6 basic concepts. The 7 mini-books include:• Colors • Shapes • Size • Positional Phrases • Opposites • Following Directions (1-step) • Following Directions (2-step) Each mini-book includes the following:• Daily notation for student to color when finished book. • Pages of c
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles
Also included in: Speech Therapy Homework Mini-Books BUNDLE
Same and Different Worksheets | Sort and Match Attributes: Color, Size, Shape
Same and different worksheets to compare, contrast, sort and match attributes (color, size and shape) printable activities for preschool, kindergarten, elementary school or homeschool for parents or teachers to teach children to identify same and different (size, shape, color, two pictures that are alike) with fun no prep handouts. SEE PREVIEW You may also like: Preschool Math BundleThis product is part of my COMPLETE PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM. Enjoy 700+ no prep Math + ELA activities with my Print
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Math
Also included in: Preschool Math Curriculum | Preschool Math Printable Activities
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
3D BUTTERFLY LIFE CYCLE DIORAMA | Springtime Craft Printable Template Pop Up
Learn about Life Cycles with this fun, no-prep craft! * Perfect for Pre-K to 3rd grade! These crafts can be simple for little hands or more complex for older groups. * Practice fine motor skills!These crafts will look great with basic cutting and gluing, but detailed illustrations allow older kids to let their drawing skills shine! * Easily customizable! This can be a great group or individual project. Use the template to make your own diagrams! _ For this craft you will only need paper, glue
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Biology
Sort It Out: Animal Habitats Cut and Paste Activity
Simple and efficient. These sort it out activities will resonate with your kiddos because most kids love cut and paste activities. They are hands on and easy to use. Perfect for your Science Interactive Journals, Science Centers, use them for small group, early intervention, RTI purposes, and/or send them for homework. These are also great for those ESL, ELL, ELD, and Dual Language Classrooms in Bilingual Literacy Centers Key Words: First Grade Science Sorts, Kindergarten Science Sorts, Sort I
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Science
Also included in: The Ultimate Bundle Preschool | Pre-k | Kindergarten
Sort It Out: Living or Not Living Cut and Paste
This is one of my SORT IT OUT new cut and paste activities. Check out all of them in my store under science. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Bilingual-Teacher-World/PreK-12-Subject-Area/Science Simple and efficient. These sort it out activities will resonate with your kiddos because most kids love cut and paste activities. They are hands on and easy to use. Perfect for your Science Interactive Journals, Science Centers, use them for small group, early intervention, RTI purposes, and/o
PreK - 1st
Basic Principles, Science
Also included in: The Ultimate Bundle Preschool | Pre-k | Kindergarten
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
Montessori Color Tablets, Box 3 - Grading Colors from Darkest to Lightest
Thank you for your interest in the Montessori Color Box 3 material! This material is a printable version of Color Box 3, a standard Montessori Sensorial material. The children grade the colors from darkest to lightest (or vice versa). This printable material is perfect for home schooling families or Montessori classrooms that do not own Color Box 3, which can be expensive to purchase. The pack includes two sets of Color Tablets, a set with white frames and a set with brown (like wood) frames. P
PreK - 1st
Basic Principles, Science, Visual Arts
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
Sort It Out: Four Seasons Cut and Paste Activity
Simple and efficient. These sort it out activities will resonate with your kiddos because most kids love cut and paste activities. They are hands on and easy to use. Perfect for your Science Interactive Journals, Science Centers, use them for small group, early intervention, RTI purposes, and/or send them for homework. These are also great for those ESL, ELL, ELD, and Dual Language Classrooms in Bilingual Literacy Centers Key Words: First Grade Science Sorts, Kindergarten Science Sorts, Sort It
PreK - 1st
Basic Principles, Science
Also included in: The Ultimate Bundle Preschool | Pre-k | Kindergarten
Blank Science Experiment Journal Template | Digital & Print | Grades K, 1st, 2nd
Help students design an experiment and create a memorable scientific experience. This blank science experiment template helps adults and students create a hands-on investigation on the topic of their choice. Included are a PDF printable version and a student-editable Google Slides document. We will guide you step by step to think like a scientist. This download now includes both a PDF of the science journal and the Google Slides link. Choose what works best for you. If you cannot use external
K - 2nd
Basic Principles, General Science, Graphing
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-3
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
Also included in: Montessori Store Bundle
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
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