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This download includes a reading passage over the phases of the Moon with 5 open ended questions along with a sheet that students will use to make their phases of the Moon models on. Editable Version Available with the Download Please leave a comment & rating to let me know how this activity worked for you & your students! Follow My Store By Clicking Here to get updates about new products!

This product is a 1 day lab experiment that guides students through 2 taste tests. In the first experiment, students test to see if they can identify the flavor of skittles while their eyes are closed and the second experiment uses the same method except they must pinch their nose also. Lab directions include Pre & Post questions to get the students analyzing the experiment. Skittles can be replaced by other candy like jelly beans, starbursts etc. PDF and Edible Version IncludedPlease l

This download includes the directions on how to make ice cream in a bag, a brief reading passage about the science behind making ice cream in a bag & a questions review with open ended questions & a states of matter chart. Answer Key IncludedEditable Copy IncludedPlease leave a comment and rating to let me know how this activity worked for you and your students! Follow My Store By Clicking Here to get updates about new products!

This is a 1 day project where students will make a home-made lava lamp from a plastic water bottle, vegetable oil, food coloring, & an Alka-Seltzer tablet. The lab worksheet provides all directions AND includes pre & post lab questions. It also includes a follow up that briefly explains the science behind how a lava lamp works and includes 4 questions for the students to answer when finished reading. Answer Key IncludedPDF Format & Edible Copy IncludedPlease leave a comment and rati

This is a 3 day STEM Challenge where students will construct a bridge from spaghetti noodles & marshmallows. Day 1 - Research different bridge design & sketch a blueprint Day 2 - Construct your bridge Day 3 - Test bridge & calculate amount of force it could hold Handout includes a short reading passage over forces, directions for the activity, & questions throughout the activity. Please leave a comment and rating to let me know how this activity worked with your class! Follow My Store B

This project is a 2-4 day hands on activity that challenges students to build a crash test car on a budget. The supplies students are allowed to use are craft sticks, hot glue, rubber bands, straws, CD's, duct tape, wooden skewers, & paper. Each supplies has a cost & students must sketch a design & create a supplies list within the budget given. Below is a list of what students will do in the lab in addition to creating and building a design within a budget: Students will identify the

This download is a 3 page activity that directions students though the classic water drops on a penny lab. The front page includes pre-lab questions that challenge students to write a hypothesis & a prediction and includes the directions for each trial and charts for them to record their data. Trial 1 - Slowly drop water drops on penny Trial 2 - Quickly drop water drops on penny Trial 3 - Slowly drop soapy water drops on penny The second page includes a background information & questions

This is about a 2 week long PBL Project where students build their own board game from easy to find materials, research how much it would cost if they were to build more of them, and create a sales pitch to potential investors (aka peer students). Handout Packet Includes: Scoring Sheet/Rubric for the Game DesignBrainstorming Worksheet that guides them through each step of the projectScoring Sheet/Rubric for Presentation Included in the game design scoring sheet is a section for questions. Stude

This web quest is a single handout that is divided into 2 parts, Lunar & Solar Eclipses & Phases of the Moon. Students will be provided the URL for 3 websites to find their answers. Lunar & Solar Eclipse Section has 11 questions (10 open ended questions & a question over sketching models of a lunar & solar eclipse) Phases of the Moon Section has 10 questions (1-5 are open ended questions & 6-10 includes 5 modified T/F questions, students will need to choose which 3 are false and rewri

This is a 1-2 day experiment that introduces students to the 4 forces that act on any flying object (Lift, Thrust, Drag, Gravity) via a hands on project. It provides step by step directions for the students along with questions that promote students to analyze flight patterns. Super Easy & Cheap way to Fun Learning!PDF & Edible Copy IncludedPlease leave and comment and rating to let me know how this project worked with your class!

This is an excellent end of year activity for all students (elementary, middle school and high school)! If you have not tried it, you should. Your students are going to love it.Included is an Ultimate Tic Tac Toe board with a brief description of the rules, a 16 student bracket (for class tournaments) and a teachers notes page with a couple tips and links to websites to help learn how to play. PDF & Edible Copy IncludedPlease leave a comment and rating to let me know how your students like thi

This STEM Challenge includes a 4 page handout packet for students that informs them of the requirements/challenges & guides them through brainstorming for building their model trebuchet (catapult). Models will be slightly different than a historical trebuchet because they will be allowed to use rubber bands to help launch their projectiles. Points will be awarded for each challenge and added up at the determine the overall winner. Most materials are cheap and/or probably already in your cl

This is a 1 day experiment that allows students to reproduce a hurricane in a bottle. All directions are provided with a brief description of hurricanes & tornadoes. A follow up question is also included that engages students to analyze how a tornado and hurricane form in different ways and why this experiment is more like a hurricane. Please leave a comment and rating to let me know how this experiment worked in your classroom!

This is a 20 questions web quest that directs students to a combined mix of short engaging videos and articles about ocean currents. The websites and videos cover the causes and influences on ocean currents along with interesting facts that relate to ocean currents. Answer Key IncludedLinks to the websites are below https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/current.htmlhttps://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/ocean-currents-and-climate/ https://ocean.si.edu/planet-ocean/tides-currents/currents-waves-

This is a fun science charades game that is designed for middle school students. All cards that students will act out are divided into 4 categories; Random, Earth Science, Biology, & Physical Science. You can view the sample picture or preview to see what the different cards are for each category. All directions are provided. PDF & Edible Copy IncludedPlease leave a comment and rating to let me know how your students liked this activity! Follow My Store By Clicking Here to get updates about

This 2 day activity is a fun way to engage students and get them thinking about the structure of the organelles inside a cell. It includes directions on how to make an edible cell along with 2 sets of questions. 1st set of questions have students describe the structure of the different organelles before they make their model and the 2nd set of questions have the students analyze the activity. A 7 slide PowerPoint is included with additional resources to help throughout the activity. Please lea

This is about a 5 week long unit that introduces students to the Solar-System & the Sun-Earth-Moon System. It includes a variety of supplemental material that will help with teaching this content. It was created to go along with a common middle school science textbook.Almost Everything is Edible & Includes an Answer KeyPlease leave a comment and rating to let me know how this bundle worked for you and your students!

This download includes 2 versions of the Build a Boat STEM Challenge (Play-Doh version and Aluminum Foil Version). Both versions include directions with questions along the way and a brief summary of Archimedes Principle & Buoyant Force. Edible Copy IncludedPlease leave a comment and rating to let me know how this STEM Challenged worked for you and your students! Follow My Store By Clicking Here to get updates about new products!

This download includes directions on how to build a Newton's cradle & a brief summary of the forces involved in a Newton's cradle with 7 follow up questions. The activity will take 1-2 days depending on the length of your class period. Answer Key IncludedEdible Copy IncludedPlease leave a comment & rating to let me know how this activity worked for you and your students!

This is a 1-2 day activity where students will design and build a catapult that can launch over 10 ft. for under $50. All directions are provided on the worksheet for students to budget for supplies, sketch a design, and record & graph their results. PDF & Edible Copy IncludedPlease leave a comment and rating to let me know how this activity worked with your students! Follow My Store By Clicking Here to get updates about new products!