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I wanted a way for my students to practice classifying matter using physical properties. I also wanted practice reading charts and creating charts. This activity uses vocabulary: soluble, density, electrical conductor, electrical insulator, magnetic, state of matter. I created charts for students to read and be able to classify matter. I also created blank charts for students to fill out. You could take this a step further and have the actual items (I used very accessible items) for st

I combed through the 2016 released science STAAR TEST. For each question, I created a practice. I am using this as a homework assignment, but it could be used as a center, a partner talking project, an assessment, or an activity with a sub. It is a very thorough of the concepts showing up on the STAAR. I would love to hear how you use it!

You'll love this easy unit that focuses on everything MATTER for fifth grade. I wrote this after the NEW STREAMLINE TEKS came out. The activities are meant for kids to make sense of the harder topics with visuals to bridge the gap when vocabulary is so difficult. WRITING If writing across the curriculum is your goal, there are tons of writing topics that will engage all levels of learners. You could use the list of topics in a variety of ways. Give a topic each day, assign a topic for hom