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Would you love to be able to introduce your students to computational thinking at a young age while reinforcing math concepts at the same time? Coding in Kindergarten is a product comprised of x7 explicit, integrated, and engaging math and coding lessons. What's included: A one page (double-sided) overview with name of lesson, math ccss, computing skill, and description of lesson/activity) x7 lessons x3 different mats (need A1 printer and/or a local printing service) Cards to use with lessons

This is an OUTSTANDING unit on inventions and inventors. It is a 24+ page reosurce with detailed lesson plans, technology integration links, and student worksheets and handouts (including a parent letter and guidelines on how to set up the end of unit Invention Convention). Download the preview file to see a sample of both the lesson plans and some student worksheets. It is scheduled to last for 8-10 weeks. It is adaptable from 2nd-5th grade with the best age range being in 3rd or 4th. The uni

Maker Space classrooms are popping up in forward thinking schools around the world. A Maker Space is a designated area of the classroom or common space that is reserved for creative exploration, engineering, building, investigation, prototyping, and inventing. In a Maker Space, students have opportunities to assemble, construct, test, and explore using outside the box thinking. This resource is a 68 slide powerpoint presentation that contains a complete set of resources to get started with a '

Amazing resource of 10 incredible ipad tech-integration lessons for core subjects. Each powerpoint comes with step-by-step procedures that can be shown directly to students on how to use the app. and a video that walks students through the application content across math, science, social, studies, Reading and writing. (important - video plays only when the powerpoint is in 'play slideshow mode' - just click the powerpoint slide and it will link to the video.) This is a perfect resource for a an

Forces and Motion: Pushes and Pulls is a Kindergarten NGSS Unit with engaging hands-on investigations for students. Additionally, this unit includes supporting resources such as an anchor chart and vocabulary cards Within this PowerPoint please find 25 slides filled with: A unit overview Guiding questionsEnduring understandingsVocabulary cardsAnchor chart5 Learning Performance Tasks (or 7 investigation stations) Check out for more N.G.S.S. products here coming from the H.I.V.E. (Hub of Innovat

Waves: Sound & Light is a comprehensive Grade 1 NGSS Unit with engaging hands-on investigations for students. Additionally, this unit includes complete lessons that follow the 5E’s protocol (Engage, Explain, Explore, Elaborate, Evaluate) for each investigation. Furthermore, supporting resources such as an anchor chart, videos, vocabulary cards, student notebook, and a summative assessment are included. Purchase this outstanding Grade 1 NGSS unit to save time.  A phenomena for every investigat

Biomimicry Engineering Design Challenge is an NGSS Aligned lesson that introduces students to the concept of biomimicry and engages them in a hands-on challenge to make a tool to pick up food. A highly engaging lesson for your youngest of learners. Standards: 1-LS1-1K-2-ETS1-2K-2-ETS1-3

Watch this video link for a detailed explanation of this EXCELLENT resource Link Text Description Grades 1 or 2 Animal Research Resource Packet Buy this 35 page document (including clickable links) detailing a new approach to animal research. The MISO method will help students discover a variety of ways to collect information about their animal. Students will use Media, Interviews, Surveys, and Observations to go beyond just regurgitating information they learned about their animal in a boo

This is an 10 page workbook that was created for a Solar System unit. It is the perfect resource for any 1st or 2nd grade study of the Sun and Plants. Each page gives some basic facts about the a plant. Students then work independently using the word banks given to complete cloze exercises on the content. For differentiation, teachers can remove the word banks for more able students. This also is the perfect type of resource to use for H/W activities during a Solar System unit. Check out my sol

Do you have a set of LEGO WeDO 2.0 kits, but you aren’t sure how to authentically integrate them into the curriculum? Extend students thinking and learning from their NGSS Earth’s Place in the Universe unit with this engaging Mars Rover STEM mini unit.*  Students become engineers for NASA and collaborate with a partner to build a Mars Rover. Next, students apply critical thinking skills to learn how to program their rover.  Finally, they train to be a software engineer for NASA by mimicking the

This is a 64 page SMART notebook Interactive Whiteboard unit on Weather based on the hands on STC (Science and Technology Concepts) kits (similar to FOSS kits). This is an outstanding, colorful, engaging resource that covers the entire unit. The Notebook file contains links to at least a 10 w/sheets/graphic organizers that go with each session. There are 12 lessons in total that take between 1-3 class periods to cover. Many lessons include science investigations. Most of the Smart notebook slid

Working in a 1:1 classroom? Do you use google docs? Are you tired of kids not finding their work or having disorganized notes? This VERY SIMPLE system will change all this. Perfect for a Middle or High School age range. You are purchasing a link to a Master copy google doc that has been created as a 'digital notebook' - Students simply write down the title of each lesson and the contents page (once refreshed) automatically populates. Students can take notes in an organzied way in the basic tem

This is a very comprehensive resource to be used as part of a 1st or 2nd grade unit on Space and the Solar System. This is a tic-tac-toe menu covering nine possible learning centres/activities/class investigations about space concepts. Teachers can have students select the activities to complete based on interest, or a class can work through each activity as an entire unit of study. Examples of activities: Why we have day and night Life Cycle of a Star A 2D model of the solar system Facts ab

'Everything Matters' is a Grade 2 NGSS Science Unit with 8 engaging learning performance tasks that it a print and use resource for the Matter and Its Interactions Grade 2. With engaging hands-on investigations for students on matter and changing matter, this unit is a complete, comprehensive resource. Additionally, this unit includes supporting resources such as anchor charts, a CER template, printable student notebooks, and vocabulary cards. Within this unit please find over 100 pages filled w

The Earth in Space is a comprehensive Grade 1 NGSS Unit with engaging investigations for students. Additionally, this unit includes complete lessons with supporting resources such as an anchor chart, videos, vocabulary cards, student notebook, and a summative assessment. Purchase this outstanding Grade 1 NGSS unit to save time.  A phenomena for every investigation has already been curated for you and investigations have been designed to purposefully enable students to discover their learning in

Grade 1 Biomimicry Breakout and Design Challenge is an NGSS Aligned sequence of a minimum of x3 45 minute lessons that exposes students to the concept of biomimicry through a collaborative game know as a Breakout.  After students solve the clues to unlock the codes, they find a Design Challenge in the box. Students then engage in a hands-on challenge to make a webbed glove that reinforces (or teaches) the Engineering Design Cycle (NGSS). This is a highly engaging, thoroughly planned group of se

STEAM through Summer is a week-long theme-based unit to get kids excited about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math.  in this unit, you will find a wide variety of learning experiences for students to explore the natural and designed world in hands-on activities.  Use some of the days, some of the activities, or all of it.  Days are independent of each other so the order can be switched around to suit your needs.  Not teaching summer school? No problem! You can implement these great a

Print these highly engaging Science safety rules. Perfect for a science center in the classroom or a science lab. These posters keep with the 'busy bees' theme the H.I.V.E. (Hub of Innovation and Exploration). Check out more H.I.V.E. products here

Photos play a very important role in the creation of digital work. Take the time to lead a discovery lesson with students on these two apps. Allow them to learn the functions in these apps in a fun exploratory way instead of showing them how these apps work. Students will not only gain confidence and independence through this empowering teaching method, but also be able to use clear, cropped, and rotated photos in their digital work! This is a ppoint that expertly guides students through the

Demystify the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices with this 60 page product! The practices are broken down into student-friendly “I can…” statements on posters with icon images that can be printed and displayed.  Additionally, each practice comes with more than one student handout that can be used in the classroom. Handouts can be used from grades KG - G2 or within one classroom as a scaffolded differentiated option depending on student ability level. BiomimicryBiomimicry BreakoutScience Ma