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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

'Team Captain • Project Manager • Reporter • Supply TechnicianGrades 5–9Build stronger collaboration, accountability, and student voice with these Student Job Role Cards designed for upper elementary and middle school learners. Perfect for group work, STEM/STEAM challenges, PBL, labs, and collaborative discussions, these cards clearly define expectations and provide student-friendly sentence starters to support productive teamwork. Each role includes: A clear role description Specific respo

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

Captain • Manager • Reporter • SuppliesMake group work and science labs run smoothly with these student-friendly Lab Role Cards designed especially for 2nd–4th grade learners. Each role clearly explains what students should do and say, helping young learners work together, stay focused, and share responsibility during hands-on activities. These cards use simple language, clear expectations, and kid-friendly sentence starters so students can confidently collaborate during labs, STEM activities

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

Help young learners discover the parts of a plant through play, discussion, and building! This engaging lesson is designed specifically for PreK–Kindergarten students and includes a custom read-aloud book created just for this assignment, making science accessible, concrete, and fun. Students learn about roots, stems, leaves, and flowers while listening to a story narrated by a friendly character, participating in turn-and-talk discussions, and creating their own model plant using simple craf

Science Skills • Observation • Diagrams • Grades 1–3Teach students how to draw like scientists, not cartoonists! This engaging lesson helps young learners understand that scientific drawings are tools for learning—focused on accuracy, details, real colors, correct proportions, and labels, not decoration. Using clear visuals, guided discussion, and hands-on practice, students learn how to observe carefully and record what they actually see, just like real scientists. 📦 What’s Included ✔️

Fully Editable • Simple Tables • Easy to CustomizeStay organized without the overwhelm! This Editable Teacher Planner for Google Docs™ is designed for teachers who want a clean, flexible planning system they can customize to fit their classroom needs—no complicated software required. Built entirely in Google Docs, this planner uses simple tables and comes with clear, step-by-step instructions so you can easily edit, add, delete, or rearrange sections. Whether you’re new to Google Docs or a s

Accountable Talk Posters (Grades 6–12) – Printable Classroom DecorTransform your classroom into a space where rich discussions thrive! These printable Accountable Talk posters are designed specifically for middle and high school students (Grades 6–12) to encourage meaningful conversations, critical thinking, and respectful dialogue. Each 8.5 x 11 poster features clear sentence stems, discussion prompts, and academic language that guide students to: Build on peers’ ideas Ask clarifying questi

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

Printable labels to place in a plastic, 2 sided, lanyard sheaths ( Like: https://www.amazon.com/Cosmos-Vertical-Assorted-Leather-Business/dp/B00N1RII62/ref=sr_1_20?ie=UTF8&qid=1504637760&sr=8-20&keywords=lanyard+id+holder ) . Simply edit your name and room number, print out, cut in quarters, then, fold each set in half and place into the holder. Feel free to change the font or text colors too! This method helps prevent nasty situations with the hall pass and decreases the amount of specific no

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

Dress up your bulletin board with these fun polka dotted board labels. Print these labels on cardstock or laminate paper for added strength. Glue on magnets, use double sided tape, staple, or use clips/pins to hold in place. Printable Included labels are: Date, Lesson, Target, Homework, and Announcements. Blanks allow you to write in other titles or edit those that already exist. NOTE: "Target" label is appropriate in the editable version, even though the thumbnail does appear off.

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

Create Achievement/Excellence Awards for your students in Remote Learning and back in the classroom. 100% Editable!! Add Student/Teacher Names and be done!! Or customize with School Logo, Different Text, Different Achievement!

Use this document to track student assignments, participation, or exams after being graded. Copy and Paste your student roster into this Excel document. Then, type in your assignments and their values (you can also write them in after it is printed). Use this paper copy to check assignments in the moment and input their scores into a computer later. Workbook is set up for 4 Classes. You can copy and paste a sheet to create another class OR only print the sheets for the classes you have. Make s

Each card has an image, Practical Job Role, Sound Bite with some sentence starters or questions, and Speaking Role to guide lab groups equally through an experiment. When working in smaller groups, multiple cards can be given to one student. Can be used to differentiate job roles for high and low students. These cards have been blown up and used as posters in my classroom. Print out and glue to card-stock and laminate for extended use. Add to lanyards for students to wear. Use a poster maker t

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