Elementary Basic Principles Teacher Tools
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Scientific Method Activity Paper Airplane Lab Easy Science Experiment Practice
This easy scientific method activity will get your kids excited about following the steps of the scientific method! This hands on unit includes a paper airplane science experiment lab, worksheets, math, STEM, & writing to provide a fun hands on science experiment. Click on the PREVIEW button to see more of what is included! ⭐ What is Included:information and outline for instructionsupply/materials listsample schedule for the activitiesvocabulary list and definitionsword wall cardsstudent v
4th - 6th
Basic Principles, General Science, Physics
Rocks and Minerals Unit, Types of Rocks, Weathering and Erosion, Rock Cycle
Transform your rocks and minerals unit with this comprehensive and engaging resource! Whether your textbook is outdated or you're looking for a way to make science more exciting, this Rocks and Minerals Unit offers everything you need to inspire curiosity and integrate reading, writing, and hands-on science activities. From Earth's layers to weathering and erosion, this unit dives deep into the study of rocks, minerals, and the processes that shape our planet. Looking for even more engaging res
2nd - 4th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS
4-ESS1-1
Also included in: Rocks and Minerals Science Unit and Interactive Notes Bundle - Doodles
Force and Motion Pushes and Pulls
Fun, hands-on activities for force and motion is LOADED in this packet! Created with the Next Generation Science pushes and pulls standards in mind, if you are looking for thinking maps, lesson plans, science stations, and foldables for force and motion interactive notebooks, this is what you are looking for! All with the objective of Force and Motion. **UPDATED** As of summer 2020, I have added a 20 side PowerPoint to help teach your students about force & motion as well as an emergent rea
K - 3rd
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Science
Also included in: 2nd Grade Science Curriculum Bundle Entire Year NGSS
Scientists & The Scientific Method, Scientific Processes | 2nd 3rd Grade Science
This resource is a complete science unit with engaging lessons and experiments to introduce second, third, and even fourth grade students to science, the scientific method, and other processes scientists use. Students learn the different areas of science, types of scientists and the jobs they do, science tools, science safety, and planning and conducting experiments using the scientific method. Your students will enjoy ten high engagement lessons in a detailed teaching Power Point, science jour
2nd - 4th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.2.7
, W.2.8
, W.3.7
+3
Also included in: Scientists & The Scientific Method Print & Digital NGSS BUNDLE
States of Matter - Reading Passages, Comprehension, Activities, Labs, Task Cards
This matter science unit contains reading passages with comprehension questions, activities, science labs, task cards, and vocabulary reference posters that you can use to enhance your unit on matter. Please download the preview file to see all pages included in this unit! Looking for even more engaging resources? Pair this unit with the companion Matter Interactive Notes and Quizzes set - complete with doodle-style note pages and quizzes! Check it out here!Pages included:Matter reading pass
2nd - 4th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Science
Also included in: Matter Science Unit and Interactive Notes Bundle - Doodles
Force and Motion Unit, Simple Machines, Friction, Gravity, Laws of Motion
Do you want an easy way to teach topics on force and motion? What about simple machines? Make learning about force and motion engaging! This unit contains reading passages with comprehension questions, activities, science labs, task cards, and vocabulary reference posters that you can use to enhance your unit on rocks and minerals. These reading passages with comprehension questions are the perfect way to quickly check for understanding while providing the students with background information
2nd - 4th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Science
Also included in: Science Bundle
2nd Grade and 3rd Grade Science Interactive Notebook FULL YEAR BUNDLE Worksheet
Everything you need for teaching 2nd grade or 3rd grade science in one place! This Science Interactive Notebook Full Year Bundle is packed with interactive journals, worksheets, and activities to last the entire school year! This 2nd and 3rd grade science bundle includes a years worth of curriculum, lesson plans, foldables, vocabulary, quizzes, and more! With 30 science units you will have everything you need for 30 weeks or more of fun and engaging science instruction. Each unit includes eas
2nd - 3rd
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Science
Little 2nd Grade SCIENCE Thinkers {UNIT 1: Matter}
Little 2nd grade Science Thinkers is a complete science curriculum specifically for students in grade 2. It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your students. It incorporates many state and NGSS standards (NGSS standard alignment included. Click here for TEKS alignment). This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones. UNIT 1: MATTER introduces your students to science, properties of matter, and structures. It includes many engaging
2nd
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
NGSS
2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
, 2-PS1-2
+1
Also included in: Little 2nd Grade SCIENCE Thinkers - Curriculum Bundle
Life Science Interactive Notebook - Complete Bundle
SCIENCE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK FOR LIFE SCIENCEThis product is a compilation of ALL Life Science Interactive Notebook chapters. This download will save you 20% off the individually listed chapters! Each activity enables students to process the information given by the teacher then allows them to use self-direction to apply their new knowledge. The engaging activities always vary in order for all students to use and benefit from different learning styles. Activities included correlating with the
5th - 10th
Basic Principles, Biology, Science
Biomes PowerPoint Google Slides Forest Tundra Rainforest Desert Animal Habitats
Biome Interactive PowerPoint & Interactive Google Slides! ***UPDATE: Now includes Interactive Google Slides for Google Classroom and Distance Learning!This resource is part of the Earth Science (Entire) Curriculum. *** Watch this quick PREVIEW VIDEO to see the PowerPoint in action!This teaching resource is quite the virtual experience! This Biome Interactive PowerPoint can be used as a powerful classroom presentation or students can click their way through it on individual computers. This re
3rd - 8th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Science
2nd Grade Science Doodles Interactive Notebook Bundle
This 2nd grade Interactive Notebook Bundle has 24 foldables that cover these topics:
Safety and Tools
Scientific Method
Matter
Changes in Heat
Engineering
Light and Sound
Magnets
Objects in the Sky
Shadows and Time
The Water Cycle
Weather
Changes to Earth
Bodies of Water
Seasons
Resources
Conservation
Basic Needs
Environments
Animal Habitats
Food Chain – Ocean
Food Chain – Garden
Plants
Animal Groups
Life Cycles
The front of each foldable features 4 vocabulary words and is a simple half page f
1st - 2nd
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
Little 2nd Grade SCIENCE Thinkers {UNIT 2: Living Things}
Little 2nd grade Science Thinkers is a complete science curriculum specifically for students in grade 2. It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your students. It incorporates many state and NGSS standards (NGSS standard alignment included, CLICK HERE for the TEKS alignment). This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones. UNIT 2: LIVING THINGS introduces your students to how living things depend on each other for survival. It includ
2nd
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
NGSS
2-LS2-1
, 2-LS2-2
Also included in: Little 2nd Grade SCIENCE Thinkers - Curriculum Bundle
Scientific Method | Science Interactive Notebooks | Scientists
Help your students develop proficiency in the NATURE OF SCIENCE. Do your students LOVE conducting science experiments, but always seem to struggle with the name of the tools they're using or how to use them properly? Do they have difficulty writing conclusions or are they simply missing the connection between science and their own lives? If so, then this unit might be just the thing you're looking for! This INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE UNIT focuses on answering the questions "Why is science import
2nd - 4th
Basic Principles, General Science
Also included in: Science Bundle {9 Units}
Little 2nd Grade SCIENCE Thinkers {UNIT 3: Habitats}
Little 2nd grade Science Thinkers is a complete science curriculum specifically for students in grade 2. It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your students. It incorporates NGSS standards (NGSS standard alignment included, click here for the TEKS alignment). This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones. UNIT 3: HABITATS introduces your students to different habitats and the diversity of plant and animal life found in them. It in
2nd
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
NGSS
2-LS4-1
Also included in: Little 2nd Grade SCIENCE Thinkers - Curriculum Bundle
2nd & 3rd Grade Science Force and Motion Worksheets & Vocabulary Activities
Teach force and motion with engaging 2nd & 3rd grade science worksheets and 2nd grade vocabulary activities that are ready to print and use. These force and motion worksheets and interactive notebook activities help students understand pushes and pulls, how objects move, how greater force creates greater motion, and why heavier objects require more force. Force and Motion Science Unit Plans include: Easy to follow force and motion lessonsA mini vocabulary word wallVocabulary cards with defini
2nd - 3rd
Basic Principles, Physics, Science
Teach Science & Social Studies in Your Self-Contained Autism Classroom BUNDLE
Social Studies Worksheets for Autism Support Classrooms / Adapted Social Studies / Special Education Social Studies/ Science Worksheets for Autism Support Classrooms / Adapted Science / Special Education ScienceThis is a bundle of the printables for Social Studies and Science. They are for students with developmental delays who are learning about Social Studies and Science. The Social Studies Skills Printables will work well for any students whose special needs include developmental delays and i
PreK - 5th
Basic Principles, Other (Social Studies), Science
NGSS 5th Grade Energy in Ecosystems BUNDLE
Covers NGSS Standards 5-PS3-1, 5-LS1-1, and 5-LS2-1. Save $$$ when you buy the bundle! This is a FULL UNIT for the 5th grade NGSS standards in "Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems". The resources includes 10 lessons cover at least 18 class periods! This bundle includes three ready to print NGSS-Aligned Performance Expectations AND 7 additional lessons that give students the information they need to complete the performance expectations. Each Performance Task includes teacher guides
5th
Basic Principles, Environment, Science
NGSS
5-LS2-1
, 5-PS3-1
, 5-LS1-1
Australian Curriculum - Materials and their Properties - Foundation Science Unit
Teach your Prep and Kindergarten students about the chemistry strand of materials and their properties with this science unit! Explore the different materials that familiar objects are made of through hands-on explorations and complimentary printables. Save 20% by grabbing this unit as part of my bundle!This packet includes 66 pages of suggested activities and matching black line masters. You will also find a variety of vocabulary posters, experiments, hands-on activities and lesson ideas to com
PreK - 1st
Basic Principles, Chemistry, Science
NGSS 5th Grade Space Bundle
This is a ready-to-print, engaging bundle aligned to the 5th grade NGSS standards! LIST OF LESSONS INCLUDED:Part 1: Why is the Sun the brightest object we see in the sky? (5-ESS1-1)• Lesson 1: Introduction to Scale • Lesson 2: Introduction to Argument • Lesson 3: Brightness of the Sun and Stars Part 2: Why do objects fall towards the Earth? (5-PS2-1)• Lesson 4: Shape of the Earth • Lesson 5: Gravity Part 3: How can we explain the patterns that we see in the sky? (5-ESS1-2)• Lesson 6: Motions of
5th
Astronomy, Basic Principles, Science
NGSS
5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
, 5-PS2-1
Bill Nye the Science Guy : PHASES OF MATTER (video worksheet / sub plans)
*Video is needed for completion of this purchase.* Please make sure you have access to the video prior to making your purchase.Want more BILL! BILL!! BILL!!! – CLICK HERE!*This worksheet can be used to accompany the Bill Nye video PHASES OF MATTER (Season 1, Episode 8).PHASES OF MATTER (Season 1, Episode 8)The worksheet has a series of questions that help students stay focused on various science facts about the PHASES OF MATTER. Areas covered: phases, phase change, matter properties, energy tra
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, Chemistry, General Science
Emergency Sub Plans (Science 3rd-5th Grade) No Prep
Emergency Sub Plans! (Science 3rd - 5th Grade)
Have you ever been in a pickle and had to call in sick at the last minute? I have known teachers that will have to go to the school sick just to write sub plans and go back home! Do not do this to yourself! These are DONE! 10 days of Science Sub Plans, ready to print, stack, and leave! Here is how they work!
Each day of sub plans includes the following items…and there are 10 days of these sub plans!
Morning Work with Answer Key- A 20-30 minute
3rd - 5th
Basic Principles, Science, Vocabulary
4th Grade Science NC Lesson Plans Bundle | NC SCOS | Full Year Curriculum
This bundle ensures you are covering ALL required 4th grade science standards with confidence. Save hours of planning time with this complete 4th grade science curriculum bundle, fully aligned to the North Carolina Essential Science Standards (NC SCOS). This resource includes everything you need to confidently teach science all year long—without the stress of planning from scratch. These lesson plans include my matching digital notebooks. Perfect for North Carolina teachers - this bundle provid
4th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
Spring STEM Bins® Stations STEM Activities Centers, St. Patrick's Day Easter
Spring STEM Bins® Team Building Stations are low prep STEM Activities that are designed to foster student collaboration and team building, as well as build your classroom community in March, April and May. Includes St. Patrick's Day / Leprechaun STEM, Easter Egg STEM, Basketball STEM, Flower & Pollination STEM, Weather STEM, and more!Both lower grade (K-1st Grade) and upper grade (2nd-5th Grade) versions are included!★ CLICK HERE FOR SUPPLY LIST★ GRAB MY STEM BINS TEAMBUILDERS BUNDLE!★ The foll
PreK - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering
Independent and Dependent Variable Practice, Data Analysis & Science Graphing
Help students master the critical thinking skills needed to analyze and interpret results from science experiments with this comprehensive resource. Designed to provide focused independent and dependent variable practice, this unit shifts the spotlight to the most overlooked phase of the scientific method: making meaning from data. Perfect for middle school science, this bundle strengthens understanding of scientific variables, supports science graphing practice, and builds confidence i
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, Science
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About elementary science basic principles resources
On TPT, teachers can access a wide range of elementary science basic principles resources including hands-on activities, experiment guides, and observation exercises that introduce students in grades K-5 to core concepts in life, earth, and physical sciences. These materials help students develop foundational understanding, inquiry skills, and scientific thinking.
Resources on TPT are created by educators and include fact sheets, classroom-ready investigations, simulations, and teacher guides that support differentiated instruction and hands-on experimentation. Using these materials saves teachers time by providing structured, engaging activities aligned with NGSS and grade-level standards.
Educators can use elementary science basic principles resources to plan lessons that introduce properties of materials, living organisms, weather patterns, forces, and motion. These ready-made materials support exploration and observation, fostering curiosity and strengthening scientific understanding.
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