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Engaging sound webquest in which students are directed to sites and asked to interact with the site then answer questions. Topics include pitch, reflection, absorption, energy, speed of sound, and how temperature affects sound. Totally self directed and easy to follow. I try to use as little paper as possible so there's no fancy clip art at top, just valuable and concise learning

Everything you will need to teach pitch and frequency for sound. Three short lessons that introduce pitch. A fun, culminating activity in which student will create an instrument and explain how the rate of vibration changes the pitch. Comes with simple lessons, suggested inspirational video, student sheets, and scoring rubric.

Simple table with description and examples of good hooks to use for writing.

Cover both technology and science standards in this engaging activity that can be implemented on your school grounds. Students will work in groups to photograph specified aspects of an ecosystem. They will then create a google presentation based on specified criteria. This comes complete with checklist for what to photograph, criteria for presentation and a simple scaled rubric. Students will recognize the roles of organisms and the energy that transfers through them.

Great introduction for food chains and roles of organisms. Touches on terms such as producers, consumers, and decomposers. Students are lead to 3 websites and required to write their thinking down as evidence.

Fill in the blank and extended response assessment. Students are required to both infer and apply their knowledge of the reflection and absorption of light energy. Scientific process standards are also addressed.

I love the book Because of Mr. Terrupt. I also have an ongoing poster of dollar words that kids add to as they discover them. However, I feel it's too difficult for them to find them without hints. These are 4 separate half sheets of Dollar Words. Each sheet has ten word on them. The beginning letter and a small hint is provided. I give out one per week and students work on them with extra time. They love it. Simple, fun, ongoing activity to supplement the book. Complete with answer key

It's sometimes difficult to find hands on lab experiments to go along with an ecosystems and food webs unit. Through the scientific process, students will observe the affects of sugar water, salt water and vinegar water on plant growth. You can choose to set it up as one observation in front of class or allow small groups to have a set of 4 plants. I usually use simple grass seed or a bean sprout. At the end of the experiment, students will explain the effects of plant elimination within a f

I've always struggled with "at home science experiments". This activity breaks it down into an easy to follow form for both parents and students. After modeling in class with simple experiments, I allow the students to try. I suggest approving each student's idea with you before giving the go ahead. I assign one of these each quarter and the kids really look forward to them. It's a great way to fit in the science inquiry and investigations standards. Comes with easy to use, quick scoring ru

(Hold off on buying until I find updated website)Everything you will need to teach an interactive, concise unit on sound. Complete with a self directed WebQuest, Create an instrument activity, Study guide chart and two unit quizzes. My students love this unit and I've bundled everything about this unit into one place here. The sound WebQuest is my best selling item and now it can be bought at a discount with the other materials in this unit.

Students have problems estimating heights. This project is complete with a suggested single website which they will use to locate information about the skyscrapers of Cleveland. This can be used as a sample to complete together before researching your city's skyscrapers or as a self-directed activity. Students not only report the height in meters and feet, but they become familiar with how many meters/feet make up a floor. The students will also be required to list additional information on

Teach your students about Gratitude and Mindset through these simple activities. Very easy to implement... Just run off these 4 pages for each student back to back and provide them with pretty paper at the end for a card. Perfect for Thanksgiving or any time of the year to practice gratitude. 1. Read an excerpt that reads negative from top to bottom and positive from bottom to top to discuss mindset. 2. Watch a video about Gratitude. 3. Have students get into groups and discuss gratitude. Sugg

Divide your class into groups, give them a bag of Valentine Candy Hearts, and let them explore. This activity covers several topics like fractions, percents, graphs, line plots, measurement and estimation. It's self directed and fun. Based on common core standards for 3-6 grade.

15 point google quiz. All multiple choice self grading except last question (but you can adjust or quickly grade that question only). Covers roles of organisms, food webs and energy pyramids. Addresses removing organisms and how it affect the food web. Also touches on energy loss and levels in an energy pyramid.

I used to only have students create an instrument that can change pitch as a project, but this is better. Student's have their choice of 5 different projects that cover different sound standards. I tried to create a simple, two sided sheet that incorporated all elements of the project including directions, a student table and scoring rubric. I have used this as a home project as well as an in-school STEM project.

This is a simple, two sided sheet that can be shared with your students to fill out. It starts with them watching 3 videos that explains symbiosis. Students then fill out a chart to show their understanding. Finally, they are encouraged to research cool relationships on the internet and then report out on three of them. I teach 5th grade and my students have other subjects, so I feel this is just enough for a week assignment for science during distance learning.

Perfect for introduction or reinforcement of 5.MD.4 and 5.MD.5. Complete step, by step instructions with two different student sheets. Students use cubes to crate various volumes. They recognize that once they find the area of the base you can either add or multiply up to discover the volume. Can be used for direct instruction and then break into cooperative learning groups. Simple, user friendly plan all ready to go!

My students love making these booklets because they can add their own ideas and illustrations to it. The first couple pages give definitions and examples of simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification and alliteration. The students and or teachers then choose further topics and then create figurative language statements about them. I love this book because I can choose topics that focus on our class content at the time. It is simple and ongoing. This booklet can be used throughout the year

My students love putting their knowledge to use in this fun wrap up activity on ecosystems. Working cooperatively, they create board games about various topics learned in our fifth grade life science unit. Combined with the idea of reducing and reusing waste, they get creative in bringing home materials from home. If you happen to have a document camera, we've also created short youtube videos demonstrating how to play the game.

Simple project to do with Smarties. Students will convert to fraction, then decimal (rounded to nearest hundredth), then percent. We use a geometry template to create the circle graph.