Caitlin Lucarelli

Looking for a meaningful, low-prep STEM activity? This engineering design challenge gets students thinking like real engineers as they design, test, and refine solutions. It promotes perseverance, teamwork, and higher-order thinking while keeping students actively engaged.

Bring earth science to life with this interactive erosion lesson! Students stay engaged as they explore how wind, water, and ice change the land, making this a perfect addition to your science unit. Great way to launch a science unit of study on erosion. Exit ticket and Recording sheet sold separately, or are offered altogether at a discounted price in the bundle.

This erosion resource includes a clear lesson plan, a hands-on experiment, and a purposeful exit task—everything you need to launch your unit of study on erosion with confidence. Students actively explore how erosion changes the land, while teachers gain an easy-to-use, low-prep science lesson with built-in assessment all at the low, bundle price.

The Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) Template Guide helps students organize their thinking and construct clear, well-supported responses. By breaking down each component of CER, this guide supports critical thinking, strengthens writing skills, and makes academic reasoning more accessible for all learners. Easy to implement across subjects, it promotes deeper understanding and confidence in explaining ideas using evidence.

The Engineering Design Process (EDP) engages students in hands-on problem solving while building critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity. Students follow the engineering design process to plan, test, and improve their ideas, making it perfect for STEM integration, enrichment, or early finishers. Use this PowerPoint presentation to launch any engineering unit in order to teach the steps of the Engineering Design Process.

Bring STEM to life with this engaging engineering design challenge! Students will collaborate, think critically, and problem-solve using the engineering design process, perfect for building creativity and real-world thinking in your classroom.

Make erosion concepts click with this engaging lesson plan! Students explore real-world examples, think critically about cause and effect, and build a deeper understanding of how erosion shapes the Earth, all with minimal prep for teachers. Great way to launch your erosion unit of study.

Student Discussion Prompts help students clearly understand the purpose of their learning while encouraging meaningful academic conversations. These prompts guide students to think critically, explain their thinking, and connect learning objectives to classroom discussions. Easy to use and adaptable to any subject, this resource supports student engagement, deeper understanding, and purposeful instruction.

This Student Data and Instructional Planning Template helps teachers organize student data and use it to make informed instructional decisions. By clearly tracking progress, strengths, and areas of need, it supports purposeful lesson planning and targeted instruction. This template saves time, promotes intentional teaching, and helps ensure all students receive the support and challenges they need to succeed.

This exit task provides a quick, effective way to assess student understanding at the end of the Erosion Lesson. It helps teachers identify misconceptions, check mastery, and plan next steps.

This classroom expectations chart clearly outlines behavior expectations using simple language and visuals to reach all learners. The visual supports help students quickly understand and remember expectations, making it especially effective for diverse learning needs. By providing a consistent, easy-to-reference guide, this chart promotes positive behavior, reduces confusion, and supports a respectful, focused classroom environment.