Sunshine STEM

⭐⭐ Now in print or Google Slides! Introduce your students to the amazing scientific phenomena of the peppered moths in England during the 19th and 20th centuries as the Industrial Revolution drastically changed their environment! Students are first introduced to what natural selection is and what it is not using a diagram and explanation. Next, students read an informational text about the story of the peppered moths and how natural selection changed the population over the course of 100 years

Students explore and apply the principles of mathematical patterns in nature in a fun and engaging way! First, students identify and describe patterns in the natural world before heading outside to find patterns on their own. Next, students begin to explore number patterns in nature using the Fibonacci sequence. Fin fingerprint activity keeps students interested and engaged! Next, explore cycles in nature by creating a model on paper using 3-dimensional objects. Rubric included. Students are

Fun activity for students by making a line graph of bean plant growth using two different variables before answering comprehension questions. This resource supports NGSS scientific practices by analyzing and interpreting data and well as support for life science units. Also, this resource supports math CCCS standards for elementary. Clean, colorful pages make this resource appealing to students and teachers! Complete comprehensive student instructions allows students to work independently

Student's become little weathermen/women is this engaging NGSS unit! Students are introduced to the basic concepts of weather before describing what they see out their own window. Next, students record weather conditions each day in their Little Book of Weather for ten days Booklet comes in color and in black and white. Once observations are complete, students count up the number of sunny, cloudy and rainy days before making a colorful weather chart from their data. Finally, students compare