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Introduce your students to the essential science concepts of physical and chemical properties and changes of matter with this comprehensive, ready-to-use lesson! This resource includes everything you need to engage your students in learning how to compare and contrast physical and chemical properties and changes through guided notes, interactive checks for understanding, a creative poster activity, and more. What’s Included: Digital Interactive Notebook (Google Slides) Students work independ

Looking for a colorful, engaging, and easy-to-use science word wall to brighten up your bulletin board? Need a flexible way to reinforce physical science vocabulary all year long? This Physical Science Vocabulary Word Wall Bundle has everything you need—from wall displays to student handouts to interactive review slides! Simply print, laminate, and post to create an eye-catching, content-rich word wall that supports student learning every day. Plus, this bundle includes editable student material

Make reviewing energy types and transformations festive and engaging this Thanksgiving season! 🍂 Students will identify examples of electrical, sound, light (radiant), chemical, nuclear, mechanical, and thermal energy as they solve and color to reveal a fun Thanksgiving-themed picture. This print-and-go resource combines science with creativity and works perfectly for stations, sub plans, or early finishers. Now featuring two versions to meet the needs of all learners — including those who ben

Make end-of-year review meaningful, creative, and student-centered with this Physical Science ABC Book Project! This engaging activity allows students to review key science concepts while creating a personalized ABC book—perfect for reinforcing content in a fun and memorable way. Students will connect vocabulary, concepts, and visuals for each letter of the alphabet, helping them review and retain important physical science topics. This project works great as a final review, assessment, or enric

Looking for an engaging and colorful way to build science vocabulary? This Physical Science Waves Word Wall is perfect for transforming your classroom into a visual learning environment while supporting students with key terminology for your waves unit. Just print, laminate, and display — or use digitally for review! What’s Included This resource includes both classroom display materials and student learning tools: ✔️ Printable Word Wall Cards 1. English/Spanish Word 2. Englis

Looking for a complete, ready-to-teach unit on physical and chemical properties and changes? This editable unit has everything you need to help students understand the properties of matter, physical properties, chemical properties, and how to identify physical vs. chemical changes through engaging lessons, labs, and activities! This comprehensive resource includes: ✅ Teacher Lesson Plan – Easy-to-follow guide for daily instruction ✅ Bell Ringers & Notes & Word Wall – Perfect for warm-ups and g

Kick off your science unit with this engaging, movement-based activity that introduces students to the most common science lab tools. Perfect for middle or high school, this Science Lab Equipment Gallery Walk gets students out of their seats and actively learning! Instead of a traditional lecture, students will walk around the room observing lab equipment, reading key facts, and taking notes on each tool’s function, what it measures, and the correct units used. This hands-on activity promotes

Bring some holiday cheer to your thermal energy unit with this Christmas Heat Transformations Color by Number! Students will identify conduction, convection, and radiation in 18 real-world examples to reveal a fun, festive winter picture. This activity makes reviewing heat transfer and energy movement engaging and creative—perfect for a quick assessment, sub plan, or seasonal science review. ✅ What’s Included: Heat Transformations Color by Number (PowerPoint – editable questions) Printable

Make St. Patrick’s Day extra fun with this hands-on scientific method and graphing activity using Lucky Charms cereal! Students work through each step of the scientific method as they analyze how many marshmallow shapes appear in a single bag—and then create graphs to display their data. This seasonal activity provides meaningful graphing practice, reinforces data collection skills, and brings high engagement with a festive twist. Perfect for a science warm-up, lab day, centers, or a short March

Engage students with this festive Heat Transfer Ugly Sweater Project! Students design a creative sweater to show conduction, convection, and radiation, complete with templates, rubric, and voting form. Perfect for NGSS-aligned energy lessons! Looking for a fun and creative way for students to demonstrate their understanding of heat transfer? This Ugly Sweater Science Project is the perfect hands-on activity to review conduction, convection, and radiation — with a festive twist! Students will des

End the year with purpose and creativity using this Editable End-of-Year Science Reflection Journal! Designed for grades 6–12, this reflective project gives students the opportunity to look back on their year in science class—while showcasing their learning through personal reflections and meaningful artifacts. Whether you're closing out a unit or wrapping up the school year, this resource is perfect for encouraging thoughtful reflection, ownership of learning, and a fun final product that makes

Looking for a fun, hands-on STEM activity for the fall season? This Pumpkin Catapult Challenge will get your students designing, problem-solving, and testing their engineering skills in a creative way! The story hook: The beloved pumpkin chunkin’ contest at the local fair is in jeopardy—the catapult is broken! It’s up to your students to work as engineers to design and build a catapult with a limited budget of $100. Can they rise to the challenge? Perfect for fall, Halloween, or Thanksgiving cla

Make learning about physical and chemical changes interactive and engaging with this ready-to-use gallery walk activity! Students will rotate through 20 stations featuring everyday examples of changes in matter — melting, rusting, burning, dissolving, and more. They’ll observe each example, decide if it’s a physical or chemical change, and justify their answer using scientific reasoning. This resource includes two differentiated options so you can choose what fits your classroom best: Option 1:

Looking for a fun, low-prep way to review Newton’s Laws of Motion with your students this Valentine’s Day? This Newton’s Laws Color by Number activity helps students practice identifying and applying Newton’s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Laws through engaging real-world examples. Students read each scenario and determine which law of motion applies, then color to reveal a Valentine-themed picture. It’s a perfect mix of conceptual understanding and student engagement! This resource works great for middle sc

Looking for a fun, low-prep way to practice calculating speed and motion with your students this Valentine’s Day? This Speed = Distance ÷ Time Color by Number activity is the perfect blend of math, science, and creativity! Students solve real-world word problems to reveal a Valentine-themed picture while reinforcing key physics concepts. This resource is ideal for physical science, middle school science, or 9th grade physics and works great as classwork, homework, early finisher work, sub plans,

Make Valentine’s Day sweet and meaningful with this hands-on scientific method and graphing activity using classic conversation hearts! Students review each step of the scientific method as they sort and count the different colors in a box of conversation hearts. They’ll then use their data to create a bar graph—perfect practice for graphing, analyzing results, and drawing conclusions. This printable and digital activity is ready to use—just add conversation hearts! A teacher-led PowerPoint pres

Start your science year with high energy and engagement using this Back to School Science Icebreaker and Bulletin Board Kit! This printable resource is designed to build classroom community, spark curiosity, and decorate your space with a student-created "Science Vibes" banner. Students will respond to 15 science-themed icebreaker questions covering fun topics like inventions, elements, space, and more. After getting to know their classmates, they'll each complete a personal pennant to repre

Need a lesson to get the students thinking about the Periodic Table of Elements that your student will enjoy? In this introductory activity, students will look at different types of candy and try to group them based on their characteristics, just like the elements in the Periodic Table. Ls a Google Slide that students can manipulate. The students can drag and drop the candies to make their own Periodic Table OR they copy and paste the candies. The students need to be able to explain and support

Add a splash of springtime fun to your science lessons with this engaging Color by Number Springtime Activity! Designed for upper elementary and middle school students, this activity combines the excitement of coloring with the educational challenge of answering multiple choice questions about electricity, electromagnets, and magnets. Perfect for reinforcing key concepts in a creative and interactive way. What's Included:Editable Multiple Choice Questions: 12 questions focused on electromagnets

Looking for a fun and engaging way to review symbiotic relationships around St. Patrick’s Day? This color-by-number biology activity helps students practice identifying types of symbiosis while revealing a festive holiday picture! Students will read real-world ecological scenarios and determine whether each example represents: Mutualism Commensalism Parasitism As students correctly classify each interaction, they will color the image to complete a St. Patrick’s Day-themed design. It’s the perfe