Middle School Programs Basic Principles PDFs Under $5

Meredith Anderson - Momgineer STEM 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

Also included in: 5 Winter STEM Challenges: Winter, Groundhog Day & Black History Month Activities

Buoyancy Density Science Lab Boat STEM Activity Challenge Archimedes Principle

Created by

💧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

Also included in: Engineering Design Challenges STEM Projects Buoyancy Light Properties Invention

Blank Science Experiment Journal Template | Digital & Print | Grades 3 4 5 Labs

Created by

Kimberly Scott Science

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

Also included in: A Year Of Science And STEM Experiments Demos & CER | NGSS Grade 2 3 Mega Bundle

Lab Safety Activity: Use as Stations, Group Work or Independent Work

Created by

Do you need a way to review Lab Safety with your students? In this activity your students will read about a lab experience and answer questions related to the safety practices that were demonstrated (or lack their of) in each scenario. This is an easy to implement, print and go activity. This activity can be implemented in a variety of ways: STATIONS: Hang up the Lab Safety Scenario Cards around the room, students walk around and answer the questions. GROUPS: In groups, students can go read

6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

Basic Principles, Biology, General Science

Back to School STEM Challenge - Apple Wrecking Ball - Team Building Paperless

Created by

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

Also included in: STEM Team Building Activities First Day of School - Beginning of Year Science

First Week of School Science STEM Activity First Day of School Team Building

Created by

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

Groundhog Day STEM - Groundhog Day Science - Groundhog Day Shadows Art & Science

Created by

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

Speciation Activity: Use as Stations, Group Work or Independent Work

Created by

Do you need a way to review different types of speciation with your students? In this activity your students will read case studies that cover different types of speciation and answer questions about them. This is an easy to implement, print and go activity that will have your students apply there knowledge of genetics and apply it to real world scenarios. The depth of application makes this assignment best fit for an advanced or AP Biology class. The different case studies in the activity r

8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

Basic Principles, Biology, General Science

MRS GREN what makes something a living organism?

Created by

Montessorikiwi

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

Created by

Mr. Bright Class

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

Also included in: Force and Motion Bundle: Newton's Laws, Physics Unit, Science Task Cards, Labs

Which Graph Should I Use? | Biology Graphing Skills Worksheet

Created by

The Science Edit

Students can often read graphs but struggle when asked to choose and create the correct graph from lab data. This resource was designed to explicitly teach students how to select the appropriate graph type before graphing, reducing common errors and building confidence in data analysis. In this activity, students practice identifying independent and dependent variables, determining which graph type best fits the data, and constructing graphs using proper scientific conventions. Visual examples,

7th - 12th

Basic Principles, Biology, General Science

Blank Science Experiment Journal Template | Digital Or Print | Grades 6 7 8 Labs

Created by

Kimberly Scott Science

Are you looking to create hands-on investigations with your middle school students? Help students think like a scientist using a lab report template. Included are an editable Google Slides and a print version. We will take you step by step in designing unique experiments on the topic of your choice. Great For6th, 7th, 8th grade, and even high schoolFlexible Learning in the ClassroomTeachers creating experiments from their curriculumHomeschool Science LessonsScience Fair ProjectsSummer Science

6th - 9th

Basic Principles, General Science, Graphing

Also included in: Science Experiment Journal Template | Digital Or Print | K-8th Grade Bundle

Characteristics of Living Things | MRS GREN Science Activity | Biology

Created by

Montessorikiwi

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

Also included in: Montessori Store Bundle

Specialized Cells: Think-Pair Share Activity OR Independent Packet

Created by

Solver's Problems. STEM Education

Do you need a way to teach or review Cell Specialization with your students? In this activity your students will read about a specific specialized cell and answer questions based on the passage. The questions focus on the relationship between the structure/organelle composition of the cell and its function. This is an easy to implement, print and go activity that is perfect for biomedical sciences, advanced biology or AP Biology. Specialized Cells Included: Red Blood Cells, Muscle Cells, Ne

8th - 12th

Anatomy, Basic Principles, Biology

Building Blocks Speed Lab: Heavy vs. Light Cars

Created by

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

Virtual Lab: Viewing Cells with Virtual Microscope

Created by

Are you looking for a simple way for your students to experience using a microscope and viewing cells? This print & go online activity is perfect for exposing your students to the use of a microscope while also learning about different types of animal & plant cells. This activity works well for multiple levels of students including AP Biology, Advanced Biology and General Biology. In this activity your students will: ✅Walk through how to use the virtual microscope ✅Follow steps to view 6

8th - 12th, Higher Education

Basic Principles, Biology, General Science

Communicable Diseases Unit Bundle | Health & Life Science Grades 4–8 Review

Created by

🔬 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

Urinary System Worksheets | Human Body Science Anatomy Review Grades 6–10

Created by

😩 Sub plans fell apart again. No one touched the worksheet. Sound familiar? → These Urinary System Worksheets are built different. → Differentiated. Rigorous. Actually engaging. → Ready to teach the second you download. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Designed for Grades 6–10, this 16-page human body science pack covers the urinary system from vocabulary to clinical thinking — so every learner, from struggling readers to advanced students, gets exactly what they need. No prep. No differentiation h

6th - 10th

Anatomy, Basic Principles, Biology

Also included in: Human Body Systems Worksheet Bundle | 10 Systems | Anatomy Activity Grades 6-10

Integumentary System Worksheets | Human Body Science Anatomy Review Grades 6–10

Created by

Your students can't remember a single skin layer. You've explained it three times. → This changes that. Integumentary System Worksheets that actually stick — differentiated for Grades 6–10, 16 pages with full answer key included. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ WHAT'S INSIDE (16 pages + answer key) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ → Tier 1 — Word Bank + Vocabulary (accessible entry point) → Tier 2 — Advanced fill-in-the-blank (content mastery) → Tier 3 — Etymology analysis (critical thinking stretch)

6th - 10th

Anatomy, Basic Principles, Biology

Also included in: Human Body Systems Worksheet Bundle | 10 Systems | Anatomy Activity Grades 6-10

Endocrine System Worksheets Human Body Science Anatomy Review Grades 6–10

Created by

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🧬 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM WORKSHEETS Human Body | Science | Anatomy | Grades 6–10 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Your students blank out when you say "endocrine." You scramble for something that actually sticks. This 16-page no-prep packet was built for exactly that moment. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ These differentiated endocrine system worksheets give middle and high school science teachers a print-and-go anatomy review that works for every lea

6th - 10th

Anatomy, Basic Principles, Biology

Also included in: Human Body Systems Worksheet Bundle | 10 Systems | Anatomy Activity Grades 6-10

Digestive System Worksheets Human Body Science Anatomy Review Grades 6–10

Created by

😩 Planning a human body unit and drowning in prep? Your students need more than a textbook diagram. → This does the heavy lifting — in 17 ready-to-print pages. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WORKSHEETS | HUMAN BODY SCIENCE | GRADES 6–10 This anatomy review resource gives middle and high school science teachers a complete, differentiated worksheet set covering the entire digestive system — from mouth to large intestine. Whether you're teaching body systems for the first time

6th - 10th

Anatomy, Basic Principles, Biology

Also included in: Human Body Systems Worksheet Bundle | 10 Systems | Anatomy Activity Grades 6-10

Respiratory System Worksheets | Human Body Science Anatomy Review Grades 6–10

Created by