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Engage your students with this hands-on " Raise a Pet Rock" project designed to complement your Rocks and Minerals science unit! In this creative culminating activity, students will name, design, and raise their very own "pet rock" while demonstrating their knowledge of the three types of rocks, rock cycles, physical properties of rocks, and daily uses of rocks. This Resource Includes:Student workbook with project title page and four printable worksheets (Choose Type of Rock, How Was Your Pet R

Engage your students with this hands-on " Soil Homes for a Pet Rock" project designed to complement your Soils in the Environment science unit! In this creative culminating activity, students will create their very own pet rock, and design a soil home to meet all of their pet's needs. This includes choosing the perfect layer of soil for a home, picking out animal neighbours who also live in soil, selecting the ideal soil type for house plants, and designating tasks for their pet rock to keep th

Engage your students with this hands-on " Seed Study" project designed to complement your Growth and Changes in Plants science unit! This creative culminating activity can be done in three different ways, offering students the opportunity to grow their own plants and document their observations in a plant journal, OR complete a research project resulting in the creation of their own Seed Packet Infographic (perfect for bulletin boards!) or written report. This project links to specific Ontario

Looking for a creative, crafty way to wrap up your Rocks and Minerals unit? This bulletin board kit + flipbook project has everything you need to show off your student's learning with pride- just print and go! In this engaging project, your students will design and decorate their own pet rock, and create an adorable flipbook filled with their learning about rocks and minerals. A detailed rubric is included to help you mark with ease! The flipbooks include four pages, broken into simple step

Engage your students with this hands-on " Seed Study" project designed to complement your Habitats and Communities science unit! This creative culminating activity can be done in three different ways, offering students the opportunity to grow their own plants and document their observations in a plant journal, OR complete a research project resulting in the creation of their own Seed Packet Infographic (perfect for bulletin boards!) or written report. This project links to specific Ontario cur