STEM Explorers Science Resources

Build strong scientific thinking skills from day one! This bell work resource helps students practice making clear, precise scientific observations and distinguishing them from interpretations or conclusions. Instead of relying on keywords or memorized definitions, students compare paired statements and decide which observation a scientist would actually use when describing the physical properties of matter. This activity is ideal for the beginning of an introductory chemistry unit, a physic

Labeling the Solar System - Student Diagram Activity - Asteroid and Kuiper Belt Included In this three-page labeling activity, students identify and label the eight planets, as well as the Asteroid Belt, Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, using a clear and kid-friendly diagram. Perfect for upper-elementary and middle school Earth and Space Science. This resource is designed with built-in differentiation, making it easy to support a range of learners in your classroom. Choose the version that work

Landforms & Water Matching Worksheet – Science and GeographyReinforce key geography vocabulary with this engaging matching worksheet! Students will work with 10 important landforms and water features— lake, valley, plain, island, plateau, canyon, peninsula, isthmus, crater, and volcano—and match them to brief, clear definitions presented in a mixed order. Perfect for middle school geography, Earth science, or science enrichment. Builds critical thinking and strengthens vocabulary retention. Read

Freebie: 3 Quick & Easy STEM Challenges Looking for low-prep, high-engagement activities that get your students thinking, building, and collaborating? This freebie includes 3 ready-to-use STEM challenges that can easily fill three class periods with hands-on fun! What’s Included: Marble Run Challenge – Students design a paper-and-tape marble run under their tables to see whose marble takes the longest to travel. Paper Airplane Challenge – Teams test designs and compete to see which airplane f

Looking for a fun, hands-on way to help your students practice cardinal directions? In this creative activity, students design their own house floor plans and use North, South, East, West, and intercardinal directions, to describe locations within their homes. Students will apply map skills to answer questions like: Which room is in the northwest corner? Where is your bedroom compared to the kitchen? What room is directly south of the living room? Perfect for reinforcing spatial awareness and d

Keywords:l-day science lab helps students visualize the relative sizes and distances between the Sun, Earth, and Moon through an engaging outdoor activity. Designed for middle school students, this lesson uses sidewalk chalk, measuring skill, and teamwork to bring the solar system to scale in a way students won’t forget.K Students will: Work as a class to draw a 7-meter Sun using sidewalk chalk (based on a scale of 1 cm = 2,000 km) Calculate and draw a correctly scaled Earth (about 6.4 cm) and

Help your students master the foundation of experimental design with this quick and effective Identifying Variables Quiz! Designed for middle school science students, this assessment challenges learners to analyze simple experiment scenarios and correctly identify the independent variable (IV), dependent variable (DV), and controlled variables (CVs). Perfect as a formative check, exit ticket, or review activity, this quiz can be used digitally (Google Forms compatible) or printed for in-class

Science Starts with a Question! – A 4-Day Scientific Method Lab SeriesLooking for a low-prep structured, engaging way to teach students how to ask meaningful, testable scientific questions? This 4-day resource walks students through every step of the scientific method in a way that’s accessible, standards-aligned, and student-driven. From brainstorming to experimentation to writing and peer review, this resource has everything you need for introducing testable questions and the scientific meth

Looking for a fun, hands-on science activity that gets students practicing the scientific method? This Reaction Time Experiment is the perfect way to engage your students in real-world data collection, averaging, and graphing! In this activity, students will test their reaction times by catching a dropped ruler, then compare their results with an adult to find out who has faster reflexes! Students will collect data over 5 trials, calculate their average reaction time, and create a bar graph to

This no-prep digital escape room about Earth’s spheres is designed using Google Forms to create an engaging breakout room experience for your students. They solve multiple-choice and short answer questions with built-in response validation to unlock each section and progress through key vocabulary like biosphere, geosphere, and cryosphere. Perfect for remote, blended, modern classroom, or in-person learning, this activity is easy to assign and self-paced.

This is a Google Slides presentation and interactive notes for a 30 minute "Scientific Tools" lesson for 4th-8th grade general science instruction. Slideshow includes 5 slides covering some basic scientific tools, including: rulers, meter sticks, compasses, thermometers, scales, graduated cylinders, beakers, binoculars, telescopes, wind vanes, and anemometers. Includes animations and working video links. Also included are interactive notes for students to follow along with the "Scientific Tool

This is the slideshow and scaffolded notes for the beginning of the year questions, "What is Science?" and "What are different types of science?" Students Think-Pair-Share in their notes, and their answers are recorded on the Smart/Promethean Board within the slideshow. The types of scientists students identify are then sorted into the three branches of science: Earth, Life and Physical. 10 slides and 2 pages of interactive notes. Can be edited to fit curriculum needs.

Help students visualize and understand the phases of the Moon with this clear, easy-to-follow worksheet. Learners identify each phase using a word bank and observe how the Moon’s appearance changes based on its position relative to the Sun and Earth. This resource includes both Earth-view and North-Polar-view diagrams to build spatial understanding. The large moons represent the phases as seen from Earth, while the smaller moons show their corresponding positions in orbit (as viewed from