Sunshine STEM

Looking for the perfect way to start science each day? This FULL YEAR resource is for you! Well over 120 daily warm-ups give plenty of fun, engaging options to start science each day! This resource follows along with 5th-grade NGSS science units however, it can be used for any class that teaches astronomy, matter, earth science, environmental science, or plants. Never panic again about not having the perfect segway to ease into your science lesson - just click and go! Why not assign three or fou

⭐ Now in digital as well! This resource is perfect to use with NGSS Earth's Systems! Students watch a super creative and fun 5 minute Ted Talk video about Pangaea and plate tectonics before completing two activity worksheets that go along with the video. Students will answer questions, label diagrams, and match terms to illustrations. If time, students may color in the high-quality diagrams and illustrations. This resource is perfect for one class period and can be completed with the teache

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

This resource is perfect to use as a supplement to Earth and Human Activities units! Students watch a creative and fun 5 minute Ted Talk video the poses the question - What is the future of farming? Three activity worksheets accompany the video. Students will answer questions, complete a Venn diagram, and sketch pictures of ideas covered. Complete answer key included! This resource is perfect for one class period and can be completed with the teacher, a substitute, or independently at home. It a