Julie Boro

After the students learn about the parts of a cell, they will create a plant cell using graham crackers, vanilla frosting, and candy. Included in this purchase is a letter to the parents asking for supplies. The students will fill out this worksheet about the functions of each organelle before taking their first bite. This is always one of my favorite activities, and I invite the parents to come and see our masterpieces as well.

Using these directions, students will create a construction paper model of a plant or animal cell. They will need to label each organelle and also define each part of the cell. This is a GREAT station activity! S5L3. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to compare and contrast the parts of plant and animal cells.

S5P2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to investigate electricity. Students will be experts on static electricity after this interactive lab. The students can rotate to 8 hands-on activities to learn about protons, electrons, and electricity. The directions and lab sheet are included. You could do do this lab in one day, two days, or use these as stations.

This amazing project allows students to practice adding and subtracting decimals, creating line plots while learning about the stock market. This will surely be your student's favorite project. You can have the entire class do this project or those that need enrichment in your math or SS unit.

On this colorful worksheet, students will need to determine if items are insulators or conductors. It will be a great visual for visual learners. It can also make a great page in an interactive notebook! S5P2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to investigate electricity. a. Obtain and combine information from multiple sources to explain the difference between naturally occurring electricity (static) and human-harnessed electricity. b. Design a complete, simple electric circuit,

This great enrichment activity allows students to determine what person in the school can be compared to an organelle. This is a wonderful cell station activity. S5L3. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to compare and contrast the parts of plant and animal cells.

A multi-step word problem that is great for the whole class or station work. I used this in my classroom as an exemplar for my top math group, and the kids loved figuring this one out.

This quick multi-step word problem is great for the whole class or for station work. I used this as independent work for my advanced math group. The students need to explain how they solved this word problem so it makes it even more challenging.

In this multi-step word problem, students will need to find the total cost of bookmarks with tax. Students will need to justify if the teacher has enough money to purchase the bookmarks. Then, the students will need to explain how they found their answer. This is a great class activity or independent station work. I often used this as an exemplar for my high math group.

The students will need to solve this multi-step long division word problem and interpret their remainder to determine how many tables they should set up at the marathon. This is a great activity for the whole class or for station work. I used this for my top math group as an independent exemplar. By requiring students to explain how they solved the problem, it challenges their thinking.

The students will solve this multi-step word problem while using their knowledge of multiplying decimals. This is a great activity as a whole class or as independent station work.

These directions can help the students be independent while the teacher is meeting with small groups. Weekly stations can fit into one of these stations so the directions are consistent.

This rubric is a quick and easy rubric for students to self asses their work and then the teacher can asses their work.

This short quiz allows students to number the steps of the scientific method and answer lab safety questions.