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Friction Feel Test – Montessori Science
Bring Forces of Motion to life in your Montessori classroom with this Friction Feel Test. This hands-on science work is designed for upper elementary (grades 4–6) students to investigate the effects of friction on different surfaces. Students will: Push a toy car across four surface types (crumpled cardstock, aluminum foil, printer paper, coarse sandpaper) Observe differences in resistance Rank surfaces from least to most friction Record results and answer a reflection question Use a con
3rd - 8th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
Inertia And Gravity Science Experiment | Force and Motion | Grade 2 3
In this hands-on experiment for 2nd and 3rd graders, students will discover the magic of the laws of motion by investigating inertia and gravity. Teachers will love its ease of use, simple materials, and watching students get excited about science. Engages the students as they meet the NGSS Forces and Interactions standards. Included in the Hands-On Exploration: Correlation to the 3rd Grade *NGSS Forces and InteractionsCorrelation to K-2nd *NGSS Science and Engineering PracticesCorrelation to 3r
2nd - 4th
Graphing, Physics, Science
NGSS
3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
Pumpkin Catapult Challenge — Fall STEM Activity | Force & Motion Experimen
Description: Launch into fall with this hands-on STEM challenge! Students design and test a mini catapult using simple materials to launch candy pumpkins (or pom-poms). Perfect for teaching force, motion, and energy transfer in a fun, seasonal way. ✅ Low-prep printable worksheet ✅ Covers Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math ✅ Great for early finishers, sub plans, or one-day STEM lessons ✅ Ideal for grades 3–8 Skills Covered: Force & motion Engineering design Measurement & data collect
4th - 8th
Art History, Engineering, Physics
Scientific Method And Theory Activity For the Nature of Science | Inquiry Lesson
The Black Box Investigation is the perfect back-to-school resource for teaching the scientific method, building observation skills, understanding a scientific theory, and sparking student curiosity through inquiry-based learning. Students work like scientists to discover the characteristics of a mystery object so they can comprehend the nature of science. This low-prep lab with print-ready worksheets includes everything you need to guide students through: Making observations and forming hypothes
4th - 8th
Basic Principles, General Science, Physics
Hanukkah Depth and Complexity Differentiated Low-Prep Activities 4th - 7th grade
Looking for a wide selection of Hanukkah activities that use the Depth & Complexity framework? This activity pack has language arts, social studies, math, and science activities, all in one great resource perfect for 4th grade through 7th grades. You'll find Hanukkah writing prompts, fiction and non-fiction pieces to read, Depth and Complexity frames to complete, all of the instructions for playing dreidel, dreidel math, the science of the candle and more! Of course there is a digital version
4th - 7th
Basic Operations, English Language Arts, Physics
Is it Magnetic? Science Sorting Activity (Forces)
Provides a hands-on activity where students cut and sort items into “magnetic” and “non-magnetic” groups. Encourages active engagement and critical thinking through testing and classifying objects. Reinforces the scientific concept of magnetism in a concrete, practical way. Helps students distinguish between materials that are magnetic (e.g., steel) and non-magnetic (e.g., elastic, wood). Promotes fine motor skills through cutting and sorting tasks. Supports vocabulary development rela
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, General Science, Physics
Compare the Weight | Heavy and Light Sorting Activity | Preschool Busy Book
Instant Download – No physical product will be shipped.Compare the Weight | Heavy and Light Sorting Activity | Preschool Busy Book Printable | STEM Learning | A4 & US Letter Make early science and math concepts fun and hands-on with this interactive Compare the Weight activity! Kids will sort objects by weight—light or heavy—and place them on a colorful balance scale. A perfect way to build logic, vocabulary, and critical thinking skills! What’s Included: • 1 balance scale mat labeled “light”
K - 2nd
Physical Science, Physics
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
Electricity: Series Circuit | Digital Science Lesson Grade 3-5 | Self-Grading
Electricity: Series Circuit | Interactive Science Lesson Grade 3-5Bring electricity to life with this 3rd grade interactive science lesson on series circuits! Students will explore how electrical energy flows, identify parts of a circuit (cells, bulbs, switches, buzzers), and learn to build, draw, and troubleshoot circuits. 💡 What’s Included:Engaging Interactive lesson (self-marking quiz & drag-and-drop tasks) Real-life applications and STEM extension questions 🎯 Skills Covered:Constructi
3rd - 5th
Physics
Circuit Symbols & Diagrams | Digital Science Lesson 4th-6th Grade | Self-Grading
Bring electricity to life with this 4th grade to 6th Grade interactive science lesson on Circuit Symbols and Diagrams! By the end of this unit, students will be able to:Identify the different circuit symbols with their corresponding components.Use circuit symbols to represent components in a simple circuit diagram.💡 What’s Included:Engaging Interactive lesson (self-marking quiz & drag-and-drop tasks). Fluency, Reasoning and Problem-solving Questions.Engaging Drag and Drop Activities.Real-li
4th - 6th
General Science, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+4
Draw Routes Activity | Map Skills for 3 grade
Help young learners practice map skills, directions, and spatial thinking with this fun “Draw Routes” activity! Students will draw multiple routes from a starting point (blue arrow) to different destinations, reinforcing their understanding of paths, colors, and basic navigation concepts. What’s Included: Color-coded destinations: school, book shop, sports center, hospital, and post office Clear instructions for drawing two routes to each location Engaging, kid-friendly layout suitable for 3 s
3rd
Other (Science), Physics
Weighted Car Test | Gravity and Acceleration Forces of Motion Activity for Upper
The Weighted Car Test is an interactive Montessori science activity designed for upper elementary (grades 4–6) students to investigate whether weight affects the speed of objects rolling down a ramp. This self-contained shelf work is perfect for a Forces of Motion unit and reinforces key physics concepts such as gravity, acceleration, and friction. Students will: Compare two toy cars—one heavier, one lighter—created by adding weights to one car Predict which car will reach the bottom of
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
Ball Drop Test | Gravity and Acceleration Activity for Upper Elementary
The Ball Drop Test is a self-contained Montessori science activity designed for upper elementary (grades 4–6) students to investigate how gravity affects falling objects. This engaging work allows students to measure and compare the time it takes for a ball to drop from different heights and to understand acceleration due to gravity. Students will: Drop a ping pong ball from three different heights (0.5 m, 1.0 m, and 1.5 m) Use a stopwatch to measure drop time for each height Repeat trials,
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
Light Energy Candy Activity | Absorption Reflection Colors | Glowing Gummy Bears
Create oohs and ahhs with an easy-prep, engaging lab that explores how laser lights are absorbed and reflected by different-colored gummy bear candies. This hands-on activity can be completed in 30 minutes. It uses simple supplies and includes teacher background information, tips, an observation page, and a reading passage. Recommended for a Saint Patrick's Day Rainbow lesson. Included in the Hands-On ActivityBackground Information and Vocabulary on the Visible Light Spectrum.Hands-on Activity P
3rd - 6th
General Science, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
4-PS4-2
, MS-PS4-1
, MS-PS4-2
+1
Properties of Light Energy Refraction Science Experiment Labs 4th 5th Activities
Ready to sprinkle a little magic into your properties of light refraction lab lessons? If you need a range of hands-on activities, these labs can help. All components are directly related to refraction, and they are formatted as Refraction Magic Tricks. You will get student lab sheets and all materials are common items that most teachers will already have on hand. Student directions are included to simplify your life. You can rotate the kids through the labs or use them for teacher demonstration
3rd - 6th
Environment, Physics, Science
NGSS
4-PS4-2
, MS-PS4-2
Force and Motion - STAAR - 5th Grade Science - Task Cards - Review Questions
Review for STAAR using the current science TEKS with no prep Task Cards! Can be used as an assessment or station work after teaching Force and Motion, or as a great review before STAAR! These questions test a student's ability to show a broad understanding of equal/unequal forces, and understanding of investigation design on force and motion. Tek focus: 5.7A and 5.7B.
3rd - 5th
Physics
STEM ENGINEERING CHALLENGE: LOST ON BIGFOOT MOUNTAIN!!
This STEM Engineering Challenge incorporates asking questions, planning a project, and identifying solutions. Students will build and test their selected solution and write up their results and conclusions. The package includes teacher instructions, planning sheets, design pages, scoring sheets, and student lab data sheets. This STEM Challenge uses a simple story line - The student and a friend get lost snowboarding down a mountain. They end up in Bigfoot country and need to use whatever ma
4th - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
CCSS, NGSS
W.5.2
, W.5.3
, W.5.7
+8
Forces and Patterns Extension Activity Choice Board
🧲 Forces and Patterns Choice Board | 4th Grade Science TEKS 4.7A, 4.7B, 4.7C 🔬 Encourage Critical Thinking About Force, Motion, and Predictable Patterns! Make your science instruction engaging, flexible, and student-driven with this Forces and Patterns Choice Board! Created for Grade 4 science TEKS, this 1-page resource provides a collection of 12 interactive and standards-aligned activities covering motion, patterns, gravity, and magnetism. Great for independent work, stations, projects,
3rd - 5th
Basic Principles, General Science, Physics
Also included in: ULTIMATE 4th Grade Science Choice Board BUNDLE - TEKS-Aligned
STEM NGSS Science Learning Activities 5th & 6th Grade: Force & Energy
This resource contains three 5th and 6th grade level STEM activities and challenges that can be completed in the classroom or at home. Explicit directions as well as wide-ranging flexibility make these STEM activities perfect for traditional Science classrooms or for distance learning. The first STEM activity allows learners to engage in an experiment that investigates how the height of an inclined plane affects the distance an object will travel. The second STEM activity allows learners to enga
5th - 6th
General Science, Physics, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+9
Rainstorm Rescue | Waterproof Materials Science Experiment for K–2
Can you keep water from getting through a material? In this hands-on science challenge, students test different materials to see which ones block water and which ones let it soak through. Children discover that some materials are waterproof while others are absorbent — and connect their findings to real-world engineering of raincoats, umbrellas, and shelters. Includes an introductory page with a real-world connection, step-by-step testing instructions, a student recording sheet for predictions a
K - 2nd
Basic Principles, Physics, Writing
CCSS, NGSS
K.CC.A.1
, 1.MD.C.4
, CCRA.L.1
+11
Snowball Launcher — Projectile Motion STEM Challenge (Grades 3–12, NGSS Aligned)
Title: Snowball Launcher — Projectile Motion STEM Challenge (Grades 3–12, NGSS Aligned)Description (emoji-friendly): Launch into winter physics! ❄️ Students test a paper-ball or pom-pom “snowball” launcher to explore projectile motion. Teams hold pullback constant and vary launch angle, measuring distance vs. angle to discover the peak near 45°. They graph data, justify conclusions with CER, and (optionally) estimate launch speed using the range formula. 🎯📈 NGSS Alignment: 3–5: 3-5-ET
3rd - 12th
General Science, Measurement, Physics
Candy Cane Cantilever — Holiday Structures & Torque STEM Challenge (Grades 3–12,
Engineer a festive cantilever that reaches the farthest overhang beyond the table edge—using only candy canes and limited tape! Students plan, build, test, and iterate while applying torque and center of mass ideas. Perfect for a high-engagement holiday lab, stations, or a one-period challenge. 🍬🧰 What students do 🧠 Plan & sketch: identify anchor vs. arm, place joints/tape, predict max overhang. 🧪 Test & measure: record trials, overhang (cm), stability (10 s), failure modes. 📈 Analyze
3rd - 12th
General Science, Geometry, Physics
Push or Pull Sort | Forces of Motion Classification Activity for Upper
The Push or Pull Sort is a ready-to-use Montessori science shelf work designed for upper elementary (grades 4–6) students to explore the basic forces of motion. Students classify common actions and scenarios into push or pull categories, using a control of error to self-check. This activity introduces and reinforces force direction concepts while encouraging observation, sorting, and reasoning skills. Students will: Read scenario cards representing everyday actions (e.g., racing a toy car
1st - 8th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
Egg Drop Challenge
This egg drop team challenge allows students to set a budget and create egg drop devices of their choosing. Students will research, design, build, and test multiple prototypes throughout this project.
3rd - 7th
Engineering, Money Math, Physics
NGSS
5-PS2-1
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