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Context Clues Unit-PBL/STEAM/Task Card Activities/Choice Board/Reading Skills
Unit Description – “Clara Clue: Detective of Words”This two- to three-week literacy unit engages upper elementary students in mastering the use of context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words in both fiction and nonfiction texts. Through storytelling, project-based learning, STEM integration, and hands-on activities, students explore five major types of context clues: Definition, Synonym, Antonym, Example, and Inference. Unit Highlights Anchor Character: Clara Clue, a friendly
4th - 6th
Basic Principles, Informational Text, Reading Strategies
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
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
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
Changing States of Matter Sort - Phase Changes in Matter Cut & Paste Worksheet
This changing states of matter sort involves sorting examples of different phase changes along with their diagrams. The changing states of matter cut and paste activity is differentiated to include both a solid liquid gas sort & a plasma, solid, liquid, gas sort. This changing states of matter worksheet is a great way to review the topic, add in recall practice & check for understanding about. Photos of different phase changes have been used as examples in this changing matter workshee
5th - 10th
Basic Principles, Chemistry, General Science
Observations vs Inferences Digital Drag & Drop Activity #1-3 Science + Literacy
Build critical science skills with these interactive Google Slides sorting activities on real-life scenarios. Auto-grading and instant feedback save prep time—ideal for inquiry-based units!Empower middle school students to sharpen their scientific thinking with these engaging digital drag-and-drop activities focused on distinguishing observations from inferences. Developed by seasoned science educators with extensive classroom experience, this resource draws on evidence-based pedagogical appro
4th - 7th
Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
CCSS, NGSS
RI.4.1
, RI.5.1
, RI.6.1
+6
States of Matter Sort - States of Matter Cut and Paste - Solid Liquid Gas Sort
This states of matter sort involves sorting examples of the different states & the physical properties of matter for different states. My states of matter cut and paste activity is differentiated to include both a solid liquid gas sort & a plasma, solid, liquid, gas sort. This states of matter worksheet is a great way to review the topic, add in recall practice & check for understanding about. Photos of different states have been used as examples in this physical properties of m
4th - 10th
Basic Principles, Chemistry, General Science
Energy Transformation Practice: Reviews Types of Energy and Energy Transfers!
I've done this activity from 7th through 12th grades and it's always entertaining to see what they come up with. Since they're not actually building it, they can really think out of the box (ex- nuclear energy and thermal energy become popular). I usually do this after a lesson on energy and then I will show then the OK Go, "This Too Shall Pass" video as that is the ultimate contraption to model (in my opinion). You may also wish to show them Rube Goldberg examples. Or, modify a bit and simply u
5th - 12th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-5
Push, Pull, Touch & Collide Science Labs | TEKS 2.7.A | Force & Motion
Bring force & motion to life with hands-on labs designed specifically for 2nd grade TEKS 2.7.A! This science investigation pack helps students explain how objects push on each other and may change shape when they touch or collide — through engaging, kid-friendly experiments. Students will explore how objects: ✔ Push each other ✔ Touch and change shape ✔ Collide and move ✔ Can be pushed by air These interactive labs build real science understanding with simple materials, clear teacher dire
2nd - 5th
Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
Montessori Newton’s Third Law & Simple Machines Activities | Upper Elementary
Teach Newton’s Third Law and simple machines through engaging, hands-on research and follow-up activities designed for Montessori upper elementary learners. This resource helps children explore force, motion, action and reaction, and how simple machines make work easier through meaningful independent tasks and inquiry-based learning. Perfect for Montessori elementary classrooms, homeschool environments, and Cosmic Education studies. Designed to encourage curiosity, critical thinking, and real-wo
4th - 6th
Basic Principles, Physics, Science
ACTIVITY: Ecological Organization Paper Model & Reading Resource | Color and B&W
This resource pairs well with this YT video on Ecological Organization.SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel for new Episodes and FREE ResourcesYour students will love this hands-on activity as they explore Ecological Layers! "Life in an ecosystem is full of order. It’s organized in layers, each one is both complex, and connected. We call those layers the Levels of Ecological Organization. These layers include the individual living organism to the entirety of all living things on our planet; and und
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, Biology, General Science
Observations vs Inferences Digital Drag & Drop Activity #2 Science + Literacy
Build critical science skills with this interactive Google Slides sorting activity on real-life scenarios. Auto-grading and instant feedback save prep time—ideal for inquiry-based units!Empower middle school students to sharpen their scientific thinking with this engaging digital drag-and-drop activity focused on distinguishing observations from inferences. Developed by seasoned science educators with extensive classroom experience, this resource draws on evidence-based pedagogical approaches
4th - 7th, Adult Education
Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
CCSS, NGSS
RI.4.1
, RI.5.1
, RI.6.1
+6
Observations vs Inferences Digital Drag & Drop Activity #1 Science + Literacy
Build critical science skills with this interactive Google Slides sorting activity on real-life scenarios. Auto-grading and instant feedback save prep time—ideal for inquiry-based units!Empower middle school students to sharpen their scientific thinking with this engaging digital drag-and-drop activity focused on distinguishing observations from inferences. Developed by seasoned science educators with extensive classroom experience, this resource draws on evidence-based pedagogical approaches
4th - 7th, Adult Education
Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
CCSS, NGSS
RI.4.1
, RI.5.1
, RI.6.1
+6
Observations vs Inferences Digital Drag & Drop Activity #3 Science + Literacy
Build critical science skills with this interactive Google Slides sorting activity on real-life scenarios. Auto-grading and instant feedback save prep time—ideal for inquiry-based units!Empower middle school students to sharpen their scientific thinking with this engaging digital drag-and-drop activity focused on distinguishing observations from inferences. Developed by seasoned science educators with extensive classroom experience, this resource draws on evidence-based pedagogical approaches
4th - 7th, Adult Education
Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
CCSS, NGSS
RI.4.1
, RI.5.1
, RI.6.1
+6
Science Experiment Task Cards | Depth & Complexity | Inquiry & Critical Thinking
💭 How can you help students think like scientists and reflect deeply during experiments?Make science investigations more meaningful with these Depth & Complexity Science Experiment Task Cards!This set includes 50 higher-level thinking questions (5 per icon) that guide students before, during, and after experiments to build critical thinking, reasoning, and reflection skills. Each card is aligned to a Depth & Complexity icon to encourage students to notice patterns, analyze details, and expl
3rd - 8th
Basic Principles, General Science
Also included in: Depth & Complexity Task Cards Bundle | Science Experiments + STEM Design
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. How to use:Science Centers: Place cards at a station for group work.Scoot Game: Place card
5th - 9th
Basic Principles, Informational Text, Physical Science
Gravity: Reading and Comprehension Questions
Hello, there. I’m Mr. Juan Giraldo. I’m an Elementary Teacher at a Colombian Bilingual-Immersive School. I teach Science and English. As part of the NGSS Standards, 5th-grade students need to learn about gravity, so I researched the most important info they need to know to comprehend the basis of the topic. This activity is aligned to NGSS Standards. Hope it helps!
3rd - 5th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, General Science
NGSS
5-PS2-1
Also included in: Gravity Package
Exploring Motion and Direction Choice Board! SC.4.P.12.1
Engage your 4th-grade scientists with this standards-aligned choice board for SC.4.P.12.1 – understanding motion and direction! This differentiated activity board allows students to explore how objects move, change position, and change direction through creative, hands-on, and critical thinking tasks. Perfect for: ✅ Science centers ✅ Early finishers ✅ Homework ✅ Independent or partner work ✅ Review and reinforcement
3rd - 5th
Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
FREE Sample | STEM & Critical Thinking | Think Like an Inventor | GATE
FREE Sample of the 'Think like an Inventor' Workbook 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 what to 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
3rd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering
SCIENCE WRITING/ RESEARCH PROMPT: SOUND & VOLUME
This topic has been in the news lately. Sound is being studied to help mankind with many different issues. Can a geometric shape help cut down on noise volume?
Students can use the internet or journal articles. Thanks for visiting the House of the Three Dinosaurs! Science is amazing! Excelsior!
4th - 7th
Basic Principles, Physical Science
0:59
Who First Saw Microbes: Microscopes & Microbe Discovery – Interactive Lesson
Who Was the First to See the Microbes introduces students to the early history of microscopy through interactive exploration, historical sources, and a simple DIY smartphone microscope activity. Activities for students: Observe and identify objects as they might have appeared through the first microscopes. Map the key European countries connected to pioneering microscope and microbe discoveries Build a simple DIY digital microscope using a smartphone, tape, and a silica gel bead. Reflect on
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, Biology, General Science
Engineering Design Process Interactive Notebook | Engineering Notebook
Get hands on and creative with this Engineering Design Process Notebook. This Cut-and-paste Style notebook is perfect for Teaching the Engineering Design Process NGSS in a Super interactive way! Aligned with NGSS and designed for middle school engagement, this resource helps students connect real-world problem solving with hands-on learning—while building academic vocabulary and critical thinking. ✨ What’s Included: ✅ Engineering Design Cycle Overview Wheel 30 Slides for presenting and n
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Robotics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-1
Engineering Design Process Worksheets | Engineering Design Process 5th grade
STEM & Design Thinking Worksheet Bundle – Grades 3–5Bring creativity, critical thinking, and real-world problem solving to your classroom with this STEM & Design Thinking Worksheet Bundle, designed for grades 3–5! This printable resource pack includes 9 thoughtfully scaffolded worksheets to guide students through every step of the Engineering Design Process and Design Thinking Cycle—from brainstorming to reflection and everything in between. Whether you're running STEM challenges, PBL units,
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Engineering Design Process Interactive Notebook – IMAGINE Phase | 5Ws + Goals
Help your students think like real engineers with this engaging, scaffolded Interactive Notebook set for the IMAGINE phase of the Engineering Design Process! The IMAGINE Phase of the Engineering Design Cycle is the Second Phase of the problem solving process. Students brainstorm, empathize with the user, and make clear goals for the Design. Designed for Grades 5–7, this resource helps students explore design specifications, feasibility, and idea generation through vocabulary, graphic organ
5th - 7th
Basic Principles, Engineering, General Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
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