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COMPLETE full year science curriculum! 8 amazing units covering 5th-grade NGSS! Each unit includes lesson plans, activities, stations, poster projects, assessments, daily warm-ups, and so much more! Everything you need to teach science for months ALL IN ONE PLACE! Very little prep and materials allow you to print and begin! Units include:❤️5-PS1 Matter and Its Interactions ❤️5-PS2 Gravity ❤️5-LS1 What do Plants Need to Grow? ❤️5-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics ❤️5-ESS2 Earth'

Ahoy, adventurous educators! Prepare to set sail for an unforgettable evening of learning and fun with our Pirates Family STEM Night! This super-fun resource provides everything you need to host an engaging STEM night for a large crowd. With five thrilling STEM challenge stations, station posters, participant instructions, and printouts to enhance the excitement, your students will be immersed in hands-on learning from start to finish. Designed to be completed in about 90 minutes! Editable famil

Engineering Design is a Complete NGSS unit covering all three K-2-ETS1 standards and completely designed for beginner engineers! This interactive unit is engaging and fun for you and your little engineers. This product is all you need to cover all K-2-ETS1 standards! Product includes: Engineering introduction - students learn who engineers are and what they doFinding a solution - students are given a picture and they must identify the problem before thinking of a solutionWhich tool is better -

Give your students a complete introduction to engineering and the engineering design process in a fun and engaging way! Students are introduced to engineering before choosing a branch of engineering to research. Guided research is provided with websites and questions for students to answer. Students then pair up to teach each other about their branch of engineering before completing an attractive engineering poster. Great to hang in the classroom or hallway to show student work and collaborat

Enjoy creativity in your classroom with this exciting educational adventure: "Make a Musical Instrument Project." This hands-on resource transforms learning into a harmonious blend of exploration, research, and craftsmanship, all while utilizing easily accessible classroom and recycle bin materials. Whether in print or digital formats, this no-prep resource is designed for an effortless and engaging experience, inspiring students to craft their own musical masterpieces ending with a class jam se

Looking for a fun, full week of engineering design challenges for your students? Look no further - Tom the Turkey's Great Escape is the perfect plan for your holiday season! Tom the Turkey wants to escape the barnyard so he's not served on the dinner table this year and he needs your students help! Resource also comes with an engineering design process classroom poster, a flipbook for students to plan and record data, and a fun award if they save Tom! Check out the five challenges below wh

This easy to use, concise resource gives students an introduction potential and kinetic energy with an engaging and fun project! Informational text and video allows you to effectively convey the key principles to students. USe to introduce or to reinforce mechanical energy! The highlight of this resource is the hands-on marble run activity, where students get to apply their understanding of potential and kinetic energy in a practical and exciting way. As they construct their marble run, student

Check it out! New updated look and new lower price!!! ✔ NOW INCLUDES GOOGLE SLIDES PRESENTATION Bring your students into the amazing world of Leonardo da Vinci with this complete unit featuring an independent research project, PowerPoint presentation that goes along with all lessons and activities, complete lesson plans for three weeks which include clickable video links, and of course creative fun activities that will delight your students! Activities in this unit include: Research booklet

Students have a blast designing and building a bridge model in the classroom out of materials they choose. This project is a multi step, multi-day mini unit that concentrates on two aspects of science; the process and principles of engineering as well as supporting core scientific content of forces, weight and gravity! The project is designed for students to research, design, build and modify a bridge capable of holding 5 pounds of weight for at least thirty seconds.  This lesson is closely ti

Take project based learning to the next level! This resource covers NGSS MS-PS3-3 and is designed to enhance understanding through exploration, skill development, and hands-on project-based learning. Comes in print or digital formats! Introduction: Build a strong foundation with our engaging introduction to thermal energy. Visual aids and clear explanations make complex concepts accessible, laying the groundwork for the next step in learning. Skill Practice: Students will be introduced to the d

Students are delighted to learn about the sun and how it affects Earth's surface! Each student receives a booklet with easy-to-follow activities for each of the PowerPoint presentation slides that the teacher projects. After each page of the booklet is complete, students learn about engineers and the engineering design process. Beautiful pages show students the different steps in of the process which can also be printed out as a classroom poster set. Next, students are given a scenario in wh

You are shipwrecked on a deserted island! How will you survive? What will you do to create your very own colony? This student driven project will capture their interest and imagination while using the concepts of engineering design, critical thinking, scientific reasoning and research. Teachers will be that facilitator as students take an active role of engineers using the engineering design process to guide them through several tasks that will help them survive a year on a deserted island.

Students will love creating their own colony on Mars with other space colonists! First, they create a list of daily activities they do here on Earth before conducting guided research to make sure they have all the necessities on Mars to live and be happy. Research includes: Energy source - students pick a source of energy from a list to research before determining if it is the right energy for their new homeFood - Students research foods that could grow on Mars. Make sure you have all your fo

Four amazing Units for your little kinders! Super fun and engaging while you just print and go! Low cost and easy - this bundle is what you are looking for! ☀️ Sun's Energy and Earth's Surface Students are delighted to learn about the sun and how it affects Earth's surface! Each student receives a booklet with easy-to-follow activities for each of the PowerPoint presentation slides that the teacher projects. After each page of the booklet is complete, students learn about engineers and the

Unearth the mysteries of technology with our captivating and interactive lesson! This engaging, fun resource sparks curiosity, fosters collaboration and demystifies tech concepts in a light-hearted way. Dive in, learn, interact, and have a blast! Perfect introducing what technology is and what is is NOT. Three part lesson with a low prep, delightful activity will be a hit in your classroom! The activity is broken down into three parts which can be divided among different days or completed all a

Engage your students in this fun and hands-on Candy Corn Catapults engineering challenge! Combining STEM learning with Halloween-themed excitement, this resource includes everything your students need to design, build, and test their own candy corn catapults. Students will begin by reading an informational text about the history of candy corn, complete with three comprehension questions to test their understanding. They will then dive into the engineering challenge, where they’ll brainstorm,

This fun and engaging project will put students in the drivers seat of the engineering design process! Students will conduct guided research to understand forces affecting their lunar landers such as gravity and air resistance before deciding on construction materials and designs to address those forces to make a smooth landing. After students design and build their lander, it's time to test! Students will collect data on drop day; egg survival and speed of the lander (optional) and use the dat

This bundle includes three amazing resources that support both Earth's Place in the Universe and Engineering Design! Increase student engagement with fun, hands-on activities and projects as you facilitate and watch the excitement! ⭐ Resource One - Patterns of Earth, Moon and Sun Stations Six engaging stations take your students on a journey to learn about the predictable patterns of the earth, moon, and sun! Each station has an interesting informational text to give students background infor

Fun and engaging way to COVER NGSS 3-5-ETS1! Students are introduced to the engineering design process with an attractive, colorful chart as well as a suggested video link before answering questions. Next, students practice using each step of the engineering design process by designing and creating a bridge made out of paper. Organized, student worksheets guide them through each step as they have fun becoming junior engineers! Rubric included for quick and easy grading as well as a teacher

Step in the shoes of NASA scientists and engineers as they prepared for the landing of the Perseverance, an unmanned rover, on the surface of Mars! Perseverance successfully landed on February 18th, 2021. Students watch a video on the challenges scientists and engineers faced with the landing and what they hope to uncover on our closest neighbor in space! After watching the video, students answer questions and draw their own Mars settlement. Next, students use easy-to-find materials to engin