STEM Sources Designs

Do you teach STEM? Have you heard about the Next Generation Science Standards Science and Engineering Practices? These 8 practices are behaviors that are the keys for scientists and engineers alike. Display these 8 colorful posters in your room as a reference of these practices with "I can" statements aimed at elementary school age students. Each poster includes a color photograph supporting the behavior showcased on the poster.

Lights, camera, action! This colorful poster set is perfect for any Hollywood or Theater themed classroom (or school). Set inside a film frame offset with colorful light gels the Inspirational Quotes from the Movies and Movie Stars Poster Set is complete with inspirational quotes from some of Hollywood's favorite movies and stars. The set includes 14 pages of inspirational and uplifting quotes inspiring students to be themselves and to not quit when the going gets tough. There is also an extra

Just how many triangles are in this Christmas tree? A fun math and visually challenging activity - counting triangles within a shape of triangles! Can be used as a "What now?" activity for those that are finished with their work, or as a center activity, or a small group or pairs activity. As an added challenge, have the students draw in the lines at the bottom the complete the largest triangle, extend the inside lines, and see how many more triangles were created with just a few added lines.

Do you have GRIT? I'm not talking about the dirt under your fingernails, or what you had for breakfast this morning. I'm talking about gumption and stick-to-it-tiveness. GRIT is what Angela Duckworth describes as the key to success, having passion for perseverance. If you are looking for a way to gently nudge your students not to drop the bat, but to just keep swinging, these Motivational Baseball Quotes with GRIT can help. 16 Motivational Baseball quotes are featured on baseball photographs

Skyscraper Detectives is an integrated mini-unit for 2nd and 3rd grade students that teaches them what a skyscraper is compared to other tall buildings. This mini-unit was originally designed for 2nd and 3rd grade elementary engineering classes as a close reading activity but has grown into a mini-unit. It is packed with history and interesting facts about some of the most recognized engineering marvels. The students will have to work together doing close-reading of informational text pages abo

Lights, camera, action! Add more colorful nostalgic classic Hollywood movie magic to your classroom with the Movies and Popcorn - Feature Presentation Movie Strip Borders set. The Movies and Popcorn - Feature Presentation Movie Strip Borders set comes with a large Feature Presentation marquee sign, and two different sets of borders. One set features the words " Now Showing" in 6 different borders, the other set features a classic film strip looking border with popcorn accents, designed for cu

Here is a FREE download I made for some of my students to go along with the Picture-Perfect Science Lessons - Expanded 2nd Edition: Using Children's Books to Guide Inquiry, 3-6 by Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan Chemical Change Café lesson while reading Pancakes, Pancakes! by Eric Carle with your students. Some of my students were having a very difficult time writing everything down and creating a T-chart separate the events into physical and chemical changes, but I wanted them to have somethi

UPDATED! Classroom labels, 6 per page, in a Superhero or a Comic Book theme that are editable in Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat for your classroom. These can be used for Word Wall heading letters, or add numbers to create a number line. Colorful and cheery background with action speech or thinking bubbles that go along with my Superhero Themed Borders If you like this product, be sure to check out the other Super Hero Theme products in my store! Also, send me feedback for those TPT credit points

Not too many things get more people as excited or fired-up as a good ol' baseball game! And what better way to inspire students to succeed than through quotes from (or about) the classic game of baseball? Help instill a growth mindset and encourage that winning spirit within your students with the help of these 10 classic baseball style posters in your classroom. The Inspirational Baseball Quotes for the Science Classroom Poster Set includes 10 uplifting quotes about baseball from some of baseb

Greet your students with a touch of nostalgia and funky coolness with the Steampunk Welcome Banner. The brightly colored letters mixed with the vintage newsprint background and the industrial metals adds a hip look to any classroom, and helps us conjure ways we can reuse and recycle our materials. While vintage newspaper and ads from different countries helps us think of our global community. Each letter of the Steampunk Welcome Banner features a different color, it's own unique style, and di

Want to have students compare and order numbers with a real world application? Then, here are two sheets for you! Students can cut out these tall buildings and order them from least to greatest (or vice versa). Students can also find the difference between the tallest and shortest buildings as an extension exercise. One sheet includes the ten tallest buildings in the United States; the other sheet includes the ten tallest buildings in the world. The buildings include the heights in feet on them

Is it possible for baseball and science to go together? I'm not asking if jocks can date nerds, mind you! But, is there a science to baseball? I say, YES! Science is all over baseball! Just think about Newton's Laws of Motion! Think of gravity pulling the fly balls right on down into the outfielder's glove. Or the speed of the ball, even! Baseball is all about science! You've seen these scientists dressed up as baseball players in my other baseball-themed products, now meet the players, and int

Are you a STEM teacher looking looking to showcase your subject in a baseball-themed classroom? Or are you looking to add a little bit of color and fun into your classroom's decor? Then these Baseball-style STEM Pennants ARE the droids you are looking for! These original creations modeled after classic baseball pennants in the classic red, white, blue, and navy baseball colors are sure to hit a homerun in your classroom. Four pennants, one each for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathema

Looking for a fun and spirited way to teach your students about having character? The Baseball-Themed Team Players Have Character Poster Set is the perfect way to show your students that Teamwork Makes the Dream Work! Designed for a science classroom sporting scientist baseball players this 6 piece poster set shows that TEAM really does mean Together Everyone Achieves More! Done in traditional red and blue baseball style with a sporty plaid trim this set makes a great addition to any Character

Lights, camera, action! Your students will be the stars with these bright, cheery name plates reminiscent of classic movie cinema marquee signs, complete with bright lights. Choose from lined or unlined name plates. The Now Showing Movies Marquee Name Plates are easy to use - simply print them out onto card stock, cut them out, and they are ready for your students' names. Laminate them for an extra bit of durability. Printing tip: For best results print at 95% or borderless (if you printer allo

If you're looking for baseball (or sports) themed classroom decorations, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the Baseball-Themed Posters for the Science Classroom Savings Bundle is a smart idea! But, it does help to be a science teacher! This bundle contains almost everything you need to decorate your classroom in style! I designed this set for my classroom when my school decided on a school-wide sports TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More) theme, coupled with our implementation

6 Fall and Halloween themed writing prompts on lined stationary paper designed for 4th and 5th grade students, includes personal narrative, persuasive, and process/recipes writing prompts. Each prompt has two pages designed to be front/back, two sided pages. I use them in literacy centers, and for sponge activities as students finish their assigned classwork.

Are you looking for a way to incorporate more engineering challenges into Life Sciences? Are you looking for a fun and creative way for your students to learn about the reproductive parts of a flowering plant? Then this is JUST the challenge you are looking for! I created this engineering design challenge for my 4th and 5th grade students as a way to help them remember the different parts of a flower many years, and have been adding to it and improving it every year since then. Students work i

"Imagine you're a tiny corn kernel that has just been planted..." And so the adventure begins! This Fall Writing Adventure was designed for a 5th grade class but could be adapted for other grade levels. The Fall Writing - Corn Kernel Journey - The Amazing Corn Adventure packet includes: Writing prompt presentation slideColorful printable promptInformational life cycle of a corn plant reading passageWriting planning sheet organizerLined paper writing sheets with a coverGrowth stages of a corn pl

Designed for the secondary level but could go for higher ed or other, the Steampunk Inspirational Posters adds cheery brightness and uplifting sentiment to your classroom with just a touch of nostalgia and steampunk funk. This set of 12 letter sized posters includes two bonus posters (14 posters in all and features inspirational quotes designed to raise you up and inspire creativity in your classroom, including quotes from Maya Angelou, Albert Einstein, and Sir Ken Robinson. The Steampunk I