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This product was first used as test prep for the new NYS middle school investigation, Cool it! At it's conception it was unclear whether teachers would be able to guide students or it must be done independently. Therefore, the prep was born. This is a great 5 day lab that includes: investigation worksheet (Digital and Print Options), answer key, lesson plan, and teaching slides. ALL EDITABLE!Materials Needed: Density Cubes, Disposable Thermal Cups, Thermometers, Boiling Water.SAFETY NOTE: Onl

Bring the excitement of the Winter Olympics into your classroom with this engaging, station-based science lesson! Students explore the real science behind Olympic sports through videos, readings, hands-on investigation, and critical thinking questions. This resource is perfect for middle school science, enrichment days, sub plans, STEM rotations, or pre/post-break learning. Students rotate through four interactive stations (video & reading/writing), making clear connections between biology

Engineering Design • Environmental Science • Grades 5–8Turn failure into powerful learning with this hands-on EcoSTEAM engineering challenge! Students take on the role of environmental engineers as they design, test, fail, redesign, and improve a water filter to clean polluted water—just like real engineers do. This resource goes beyond a simple STEM activity by emphasizing iteration, data collection, trade-offs, and real-world water access issues. 📦 What’s Included ✔️ Student Workshe

Help students move from vague questions to powerful, purposeful AI prompts with this engaging, scaffolded lesson on how to prompt AI effectively using the PROMPT Framework. This resource builds digital literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills while connecting to real-world topics like recycling, solar energy, and sustainability. Students analyze weak prompts, revise them using clear criteria, and reflect on responsible AI use—making this perfect for STEAM, science, ELA, and

This product was first used as test prep for the new NYS middle school investigation, Cool it! At it's conception it was unclear whether teachers would be able to guide students or it must be done independently. Therefore, the prep was born. However, this is a great 5 day lab that includes the investigation worksheet (Digital and Print Options) and answer key. ALL EDITABLE!Materials Needed: Density Cubes, Disposable Thermal Cups, Thermometers, Boiling Water.SAFETY NOTE: Only teacher should deal

Students use this template to reflect on how they have used Science & Engineering Practices this marking period (MP). This helps them analyze their MP grade, give grows/glows, link work they are proud of, and acknowledge missing work. Students then reflect on 4 questions that help them reflect on areas of improvement in groupwork and supports they would like from family and teachers. Most slides can be edited. Question slide would need added textboxes to change the questions. Students will ne

Students use this template to reflect on a past marking period (MP). Great for advisory or homeroom teachers!This helps students analyze their MP grade in each class, give grows/glows, link work they are proud of, and acknowledge missing work. Students then reflect on 4 questions that help them reflect on areas of improvement in groupwork and supports they would like from family and teachers. Most slides can be edited. Clip art slide to add images to each content area (ex: favorite, Help!, thu

Criticality (according to the Hill Model) is the capacity to read, write, and think in ways of understanding power, privilege, social justice, and oppression, particularly for populations who have been historically marginalized in the world. In this assignment, students will research a Astrophysicist and Researcher from Virginia, Dr. Jedidah Isler, and reflect on the obstacles or oppression she faced on her journey to becoming a STEM professional. Slides should be assigned one per student or gr

Criticality (according to the Hill Model) is the capacity to read, write, and think in ways of understanding power, privilege, social justice, and oppression, particularly for populations who have been historically marginalized in the world. In this assignment, students will research a Molecular Biologist from Harlem, Dr. Eric Jarvis, and reflect on the obstacles or oppression he faced on his journey to becoming a STEM professional. Slides should be assigned one per student or group. Includes