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Paper Towel Absorbency Test – Scientific Method Lesson teaching resource preview

Science & discovery

Paper Towel Absorbency Test – Scientific Method Lesson

Put scientific-method ideas into practice by comparing how much water different paper towels absorb. Students plan a controlled comparison, record measurements, calculate averages and use a graph to support their conclusion. Student notes and matched completed slides introduce variables and hypotheses beforehand, while an extension sheet suggests changing the liquid or measuring absorption time for a later investigation.

File: Multiple File Types
Level: 6–9

Flush Novel Study Unit teaching resource preview

Reading & writing

Flush Novel Study Unit

A comprehensive 5th-6th grade novel study/assessment unit for the book Flush by Carl Hiaasen, with a worksheet, vocabulary page, and quiz for every chapter plus a summative test.

Answers included

File: PDF
Level: 5–7

Flash Fiction: 24 Creative Writing Prompts for Students teaching resource preview

Reading & writing

Flash Fiction: 24 Creative Writing Prompts for Students

A Google Slides/PowerPoint deck of 24 flash-fiction creative writing prompts to give students short, timed writing practice, explained with a slide on what flash fiction is and directions for use.

File: Microsoft PowerPoint
Level: 6–8

Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems Pixel Art teaching resource preview

Math & problem solving

Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems Pixel Art

Require an engaging, low-prep activity to help students learn the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse? This self-check digital activity makes it fun, convenient, and effective to practice word problems!

File: PDF
Level: 8–10

Literary Devices Creative Writing Prompts teaching resource preview

Reading & writing

Literary Devices Creative Writing Prompts

Give middle/high school students short, targeted creative writing exercises that isolate and practice five literary devices (Details, Diction, Imagery, Point of View, and Tone) one at a time, building creative writing skills incrementally.

File: PDF
Level: 6–10

Decimal Place Value Mats teaching resource preview

Math & problem solving

Decimal Place Value Mats

A set of Montessori-style decimal place-value reference mats (legal-size, multiple color/label variations) for teaching whole-number and decimal place value from thousands down to millionths.

File: PDF
Level: 3–6

Soda Pop Preferences - Scientific Method Lesson Included teaching resource preview

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Soda Pop Preferences - Scientific Method Lesson Included

Soda Pop Preferences - Scientific Method Lesson Included This engaging activity introduces students to the scientific method through an experiment involving their favorite soda pops. Students will form a hypothesis about which soda flavor they think will be most popular among their classmates.

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File: Multiple File Types
Level: 6–9

8 Picture Writing Prompts & Lesson Plan: Setting, Characters, & Dialog teaching resource preview

Reading & writing

8 Picture Writing Prompts & Lesson Plan: Setting, Characters, & Dialog

Teach students to incorporate vivid setting descriptions, character development, and dialogue into creative/narrative writing, using picture-based writing prompts.

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File: Google Slide
Level: 6–9

Finding Distance Between Integers Using Absolute Value Practice Sheet teaching resource preview

Math & problem solving

Finding Distance Between Integers Using Absolute Value Practice Sheet

A practice sheet for finding the distance between integers using absolute value, aligned to standard 7.NS.1.c.

Answers included

File: PDF
Level: 7

The Scientific Method PBL teaching resource preview

Science & discovery

The Scientific Method PBL

Problem-based learning (PBL) activity where students design and run an experiment (dropping a ball onto a target) to practice the scientific method, data analysis (mean, mode, standard deviation), and evidence-based argument writing.

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File: Microsoft Word
Level: 8–10

Science Action Labs Water Science: Active Science with Water teaching resource preview

Science & discovery

Science Action Labs Water Science: Active Science with Water

A 23-chapter set of hands-on science labs and activities exploring water science topics for upper elementary/middle school students: water pressure, buoyancy, chemistry, surface tension, ice, purification, conservation, weather, and water's role in life.

Answers included

File: PDF
Level: 4–8

Learn Maths Basics And Meet The Gang Of MathsLand School (9-12 years) teaching resource preview

Math & problem solving

Learn Maths Basics And Meet The Gang Of MathsLand School (9-12 years)

Teach basic numeracy skills (place value, number comparison, and other core math topics) to students aged approximately 9-12, using cartoon characters and worked examples.

File: PDF
Level: 4–6

Conversions: Units of Measurement teaching resource preview

Math & problem solving

Conversions: Units of Measurement

Practice converting metric units of length, volume/capacity, and weight/mass.

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File: Multiple File Types
Level: 4–7

Science Action Labs Science Puzzlers: Solving Science Mysteries teaching resource preview

Science & discovery

Science Action Labs Science Puzzlers: Solving Science Mysteries

A collection of 31 hands-on science 'puzzler' activities and demonstrations covering physics concepts (gravity, magnetism, balance, motion, light) framed as mysteries for students to solve.

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File: PDF
Level: 4–8

The Art Gallery: Write A Story (9-13 years) teaching resource preview

Reading & writing

The Art Gallery: Write A Story (9-13 years)

A creative writing resource that teaches fiction-writing craft (audience, genre, structure, sentence variety, suspense-building) through direct instruction, a model short story ('The Art Gallery') about a boy who has an eerie encounter with a painting, and a guided prompt to write a follow-up story.

File: PDF
Level: 3–6

Creative Writing Gr 5-6 teaching resource preview

Reading & writing

Creative Writing Gr 5-6

A reproducible Milliken Publishing workbook of 26 themed creative-writing activities guiding grade 5-6 students through narrative, poetry, and persuasive/commercial writing forms.

File: PDF
Level: 5–6

$Number Detective Math Tiles – Middle School Freebie teaching resource preview$ Free download

Math & problem solving

Number Detective Math Tiles – Middle School Freebie

A free 'Number Detective' logic-puzzle worksheet pack where students use number-tile clues (divisibility, place value, fractions/decimals) to deduce a hidden number, aimed at middle-school math reasoning and number sense.

Answers included

File: PDF
Level: 6–8

Getting Kids to Write!: A Natural Approach to Creative Writing teaching resource preview

Reading & writing

Getting Kids to Write!: A Natural Approach to Creative Writing

A 114-page reproducible creative-writing book presenting an informal, personal-experience-based approach to teaching writing, with a large collection of open-ended writing topic activities.

File: PDF
Level: 4–8

Area & Circumference of Circles NOTES & PRACTICE teaching resource preview

Math & problem solving

Area & Circumference of Circles NOTES & PRACTICE

Guided discovery activities, notes, and practice teaching the formulas for area and circumference of a circle and the informal relationship between them, aligned to CCSS 7.G.B.4.

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File: PDF
Level: 7

Volcanoes: A Comprehensive Hands-On Science Unit teaching resource preview

Science & discovery

Volcanoes: A Comprehensive Hands-On Science Unit

Provide a comprehensive hands-on unit teaching the science of volcanoes - their types, eruption mechanics, and hazards - for grades 4-8, going beyond a basic baking-soda-and-vinegar model.

File: PDF
Level: 4–8

Creative Writing Gr 6-8 teaching resource preview

Reading & writing

Creative Writing Gr 6-8

A reproducible Milliken Publishing workbook of themed creative-writing activities guiding grade 6-8 students through journal writing, poetry forms, characterization, and narrative/problem-solving writing.

File: PDF
Level: 6–8

Daring Donna Does Decimals (9-12 years) teaching resource preview

Math & problem solving

Daring Donna Does Decimals (9-12 years)

A decimals practice workbook (part of a 'Maths Land School Work Pack' series) using a cartoon character theme to teach reading, ordering, converting and calculating with decimals.

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File: PDF
Level: 4–6

A.C.E Printable Worksheets - All About Animals teaching resource preview

Science & discovery

A.C.E Printable Worksheets - All About Animals

Nonfiction animal-themed reading passages paired with a text-based writing prompt, used to practice the A.C.E. strategy (Answer, Cite evidence, Explain) for constructed responses.

File: PDF
Level: 4–6

The War That Saved My Life | STEAM Activities & Project-Based Learning teaching resource preview

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The War That Saved My Life | STEAM Activities & Project-Based Learning

A five-project STEAM/project-based-learning packet connecting the novel 'The War That Saved My Life' to WWII history through hands-on engineering, art, math, and science activities.

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File: Multiple File Types
Level: 5–7