Lets do SUM Learning

Need an engaging states of matter activity to get you to thanksgiving break? explore the history and science behind the macy's parade balloons. Students get to create a balloon, observe a gas being heated and cooled and what that does to the balloon and the mass. Lesson plan included, slides to follow along with and a data sheet for students to record their experiment!

Great game to give student practice identifying what conditions are necessary for a hurricane and a tornado to form! Printable card game, low prep! Students are split in two teams. Each team is trying to catch 1 of each phenomenon by collecting the weather conditions needed for their event! Unfortunately, both teams are looking for the same conditions so it is a true race! Place all the cards face down so you can’t see the image. Take turns drawing a card to track your phenomenon, some c

Students are given 8 parent cards with descriptive inherited traits and instincts as well as 8 offspring cards with descriptive inherited traits and instincts. The task is to match the offspring to the parent based on the give traits. Included is a reflection worksheet so this can also be used as a formative assessment!

Interactive notebook pages for States of Matter and Observing changes in matter (Physical/Chemical Change) unit. Have students glue them in notebooks (sized for composition but can be used with spiral) and have various types of interactive pages to use throughout your States of Matter unit.

Interactive notebook pages for weather unit. Have students glue them in notebooks (sized for composition but can be used with spiral) and have various types of interactive pages to use throughout your weather unit.

Living Organisms Word wall cards- Cells, human body systems, and genetics

Global and Local (NC) weather vocab cards- kid friendly definitions and pictures

Go fish cards using definitions, parts, and roles of human body systems.

Have students hold a card on their head without seeing it. Other students must give them clues to the word without saying the word itself. Print whatever size you would like! Suggested either 6 or 9!

Kid friendly definitions, easy prep matching memory game!