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Curious Winter Science: 5 Days of Hands-On Learning Turn everyday winter questions into meaningful science exploration! This 5-day winter science bundle includes kid-friendly explanations, engaging mini-labs, printable diagrams, and NGSS-aligned connections designed for curious learners in Kindergarten–2nd grade. Perfect for classrooms, homeschool, winter centers, or a week of science fun before break. What’s Included: ✔ A big winter science question ✔ Simple, age-appropriate explanation ✔ Fo

Help your students explore one of the most exciting modern debates in paleontology: Is T. rex on the wrong branch of the dinosaur family tree? This resource includes TWO engaging, ready-to-print reading passages—one written for high school readers and one adapted for ELL and 7th–8th grade students—that explain how new scientific evidence is challenging the traditional dinosaur classification system. Students will learn how scientists have grouped dinosaurs for over a century, why recent rese

Bring some holiday fun into your chemistry classroom with this Thanksgiving-Themed Types of Reactions Pixel Art Activity! Students will classify 12 chemical reactions (synthesis, decomposition, single replacement, double replacement, and combustion) plus answer 3 more questions related to identifying reaction types. Each correct answer reveals part of a festive Thanksgiving pixel picture — like turkeys, pies, or fall colors! This Google Sheets activity is 100% self-checking, making it perfec

Teach sustainability, Indigenous science, and data analysis all in one engaging lesson! This science reader explores how Native American farmers used the Three Sisters Farming method (corn + beans + squash) to build a self-sustaining ecosystem over 1,000 years before modern agriculture. Students learn what makes this method sustainable and why the crops grow better together. Perfect for science, social studies, or ELA integration! What’s IncludedScience Reader (student-friendly, illustrated,

Teach life science ALL YEAR LONG with this EVER GROWING hands-on, seasonal Living vs. Nonliving Sorting Bundle for K–2! Students cut, sort, classify, glue, graph, and write using real-world and seasonal objects. Every resource includes: Perfect for science centers, morning work, sub plans, homeschool, and co-op learning. WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE Resource 1: Original Living vs. Nonliving Sort Real-world objects (tree, dog, seed, shell, toy car, robot, etc.) Includes tricky items like se

Make science meaningful and hands-on this November with a Thanksgiving-themed Living vs. Nonliving sorting activity perfect for K–2! Students cut and sort Thanksgiving objects (turkey, pumpkin, pie, leaf, scarecrow, corn, etc.) into the correct category Living or Nonliving while strengthening science vocabulary, fine motor skills, and early classification skills.This resource goes beyond a typical cut-and-paste worksheet! Give your science block a seasonal twist and build critical thinking

In this hands-on inquiry-based investigation, students receive a deck of 20 picture cards and must sort them into categories without being told what the categories are. They analyze patterns, debate, and ultimately discover the scientific classification of: Living Nonliving Optional: Once-living (biotic remains / came from life) This resource is designed for Grades 3–5 and aligns with NGSS science practices ( argument from evidence + classification + patterns). Instead of simply cutting and pa

Add a winter twist to your science block! Students classify living and nonliving winter objects like pine trees and polar bears in this interactive cut-and-paste science sort. Encourage reasoning with “tricky” examples like icicles and snowmen while practicing observation, fine-motor, and vocabulary skills. Includes picture cards, sorting mat, and extension activities for a CER or graphing. This is the perfect print and go activity! ❄️ Perfect for: Winter science units, winter centers, o

Bring a little spook to your science lesson with this Halloween-themed Living vs. Nonliving cut-and-paste sort! Students will classify fun seasonal items—like bats, pumpkins, skeletons and candy—while reasoning about what makes something alive. Includes sorting mat, themed picture cards, and extension options for CER and graphing practice for deeper thinking. A perfect blend of Halloween fun and life-science skills!Perfect for: October centers, homeschool co-ops, or Friday fun lessons Skill

Make learning science hands-on with this engaging Living vs. Nonliving Sorting Activity! Perfect for young learners, this cut-and-paste worksheet helps students observe, sort, and classify real-world objects while building science vocabulary and critical-thinking skills. Ideal for science centers, morning work, or homeschool lessons. Includes printable picture cards, sorting mat, and extension pages for a CER or graphing practice —no prep required! ⭐ Perfect for: Kindergarten through 3rd gr

Inspire inquiring minds in your class with this bubbling potion lab this Halloween! In this hands-on inquiry investigation, students become potion scientists as they mix mysterious ingredients like Frog’s Breath (vinegar) and Magic Dust (baking soda) to discover which combinations create a bubbling potion reaction. This engaging, low-prep activity encourages prediction, observation, and recording results while building early science skills in properties of matter and cause and effect. Perf

In this ready-to-use science reading activity, students explore how NASA scientists turn space data into sound using sonification! Perfect for grades 6 –9, this engaging passage introduces sound waves, frequency, and amplitude through real NASA examples like the Pillars of Creation and Bubble Nebula. It’s both print-and-go or digital, making it ideal for sub plans, enrichment, or NGSS-aligned lessons on waves and space science. Includes comprehension questions, a critical thinking extension, and

Grab this excellent coloring resource for kids Pre-K through 2nd grade to learn about various science terms! Topics include Zoology, Biology, Physical Science, Earth & Space Science, Engineering and Investigations and more! This resource includes: 32 pages Coloring pages for A-Z Multiple word/coloring choices for letters: G, J, L, P (3 options!), and X Proper sound for letter X (e xoskeleton) plus traditional (x-ray)

Do you need a new activity to review atomic structure vocabulary in your chemistry class? Try this fun digital pixel art Google Sheets activity! Students will uncover the hidden pixel art by completing 15 atomic structure vocabulary questions. All questions are editable to best suit your class. Included in the download:DIGITAL Google Sheets Pixel Art Teacher tips Answer Key

This bundle includes 9 weeks worth of daily science skill prompts. Skills covered include: observations/inferences, measurements, data analysis, graph completion, communicating results and ideas, engineering design and much more! It can be used as a review of material, introduction to new skills or reinforcement. Can be used as individual or partner/group exercises. products included in bundle: science skills bell ringers science skills bell ringers 2 science skills bell ringers 3 These produc

Use these critical thinking prompts to get your middle school science classes using their brains right at the beginning of class. They are excellent review for topics like inferences and observations, data analysis, engineering design as well as some brain games to get students working through tough problems and finding solutions together! The file includes 3 weeks worth of daily science skills prompts as well as an answer key with teacher notes to help guide students to solutions.

Need some bell ringers for your significant figures, measuring, scientific notation and dimensional analysis unit? Here are 13 days worth of chemistry class topics covered in unit 1! Students will do various unit 1 topics including application and explanation questions! Answers are included in the notes section for each page. Great for intros to class or exit tickets! Completely editable to best fit your class!

All About Me Stanley Cup! Back-to-School ActivitiesThis All About Me activity is designing your own Stanley Cup to get to know your students better. It is the perfect activity for getting to know your kids on the first day or week back to school. They can truly let their personalities shine through by designing their bottle! Students get to answer questions about themselves on the back of the bottle. All pages are completely editable to best suit what you'd like to know about your students! What

Three weeks' worth of bell ringer questions for your Chemistry class Stoichiometry Unit! This is an excellent assortment of all topics covered in a typical stoichiometry unit and is meant to jog students' memories of concepts at the beginning of class. The bell ringers scaffold from the basics of scientific notation to molar mass to basic stoichiometry to limiting reactants. All questions and sheets are editable to suit your class best.

Do you need a quick and easy scavenger hunt activity for your class this Earth Day? This scavenger hunt worksheet includes 9 objects that are easily found inside and right outside your classroom that are perfect for talking about Earth Day! Students will trace the word and color the objects once they find each object!