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⭐⭐Now in print OR Google Slides! This resource is a free sample of Physical Properties of Matter Lessons and Investigation. Students are introduced to the physical properties of matter in a fun, interactive way! A colorful, interactive Google Slide Presentation guides students in learning each physical property with information, video links, and interactive activities built right in! Students complete their physical properties of matter chart as they go through each slide. This resource incl

Fun and engaging free resource which introduces students to invasive species! Link is included in the resource to an excellent video on invasive species and the issues that these species bring! After watching the video, students answer questions before being given a situation of invasive species invading their town! Students design and sketch a solution before collaborating with a partner or neighbor. Now in print or digital! This resource is part of the complete NGSS unit, Ecosystems; Int

Looking for a cute winter project for your students to reinforce writing and creativity? Have fun making crazy cool snowflakes as unique as your students! This resource includes directions on how to make snowflakes as well as a student poster page and yeti toppers! Super cute to make a bulletin board or to hang in the hallway to brighten winter up!

Need a fun pop of color to brighten your room? This easy-to-cut set is perfect for welcoming your new students into your class! The set comes with all lettering as well as 12 different stars of different shades and sizes! Have fun, and don't forget to follow me for more fun freebies and awesome resources!

Quick and easy way to transform your room or hallway into a fun and inviting place! Print on colorful printing paper for extra fun! Also, use the scraps that you cut from the pennants to make confetti! Enjoy and don't forget to follow me for more freebies!!!!

Students will observe school lunches from around the world and answer questions regarding the lunches of other countries compared to the typical school lunch from the USA. Students are also required to complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting USA lunch and a lunch from another country. I use this activity as a warm up to a lesson.

Your students will love learning about the planets of our solar system! This resource is a free sample of the full product, Solar System Investigation! Students complete their graphic organizer by writing three major facts about each planet. Beautiful PowerPoint presentation gives students all the information they need and includes an introduction activity as well as a link to NASA's Solar System Exploration website. Click the green star to follow me for more amazing resources and free pro

How has the population of earth changed in the last three hundred years? Students analyze a graph of human populations on earth from 1750 to present before answering questions about the graph and making a prediction of earth's population by the year 2050. This versatile activity is great for science, social studies or math! This activity is the introduction to the unit Earth and Human Activity and is fully aligned with NGSS.

This Attractive poster set will help keep your students on track as they compose their CERs'! Check out my growing collection of science CER activities aligned with NGSS! Related Products• Animal Groups: Construct a CER {Covers NGSS 3-LS2}• Biological Evolution: Evidence of Evolutionary Relationships {NGSS MS-LS4}• Brightness of Stars (Covers NGSS E-SS1-1)• Changes in Matter: Gummy Bear Investigation• Changes to an Ecosystem: Botswana Elephants• Darwin's Finches Informational Text and CER

What Plants Are Made of free resource gives students an introduction to the four things that plants need and of those four things, what plants are made of. Students work independently using a beautiful PowerPoint presentation (complete resource includes the presentation in Google Slides) that gives ALL the information students need to complete the booklet with easy-to-understand explanations, pictures, diagrams, and video links! This free sample also includes an instruction page for the CER wh

Freebie! Give your students some fun-filled practice with this festive resource. Students must create addition and subtraction problems within the layers of the candy corn before solving. Color and black and white included! Follow me for more math, science, and engineering resources at Sunshine STEM!

FREEBIE! This fun KWL chart can be used with any subject! Students write the topic of the lesson, chapter, or unit in the box before getting to work! Early finisher? Have them color the chart to make it even more fun! Check out some other freebies and amazing resources in my store! Follow me for updates, sales, and of course, freebies! Click here to follow me Sunshine STEM

Students pick an an engineered invention, anything from the iPhone to a pencil and research its history. Great for independent research for an introduction to engineering! Also great for displaying in the hallway or in the classroom! Students get to choose an engineered invention in history and report about it in a fun way! Could be used as classwork, homework or left for a substitute. Current events worksheet is also great for independent research. Use on a regular basis to encourage students

Summer is here! Students will enjoy finding all the fun words associated with summer in this attractive word search! Let the fun begin!