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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.
Teach scientific-method thinking through 10 hands-on science experiments using common household materials.
A multi-station science lab activity that has students explore nonrenewable energy sources (fossil fuels, nuclear, biomass) through hands-on, research, opinion-writing, reading, video, and knowledge-check tasks, aligned to the topic of nonrenewable energy and its impacts.
A STEM design-and-build project tied to the novel Dear Mr. Henshaw, in which students engineer a device to protect a fictional lunchbox from theft, practicing the engineering design loop.
A literature-integrated STEM engineering design challenge tied to the novel Stone Fox: students design and build a sled that can carry a load across a block of ice without breaking it.
A STEM design-challenge project connected to the novel Because of Winn-Dixie, in which students engineer a pet-friendly shelter for the character Winn-Dixie using the engineering design loop.
Introduce elementary students to basic chemistry concepts through 20 hands-on chemical-reaction experiments with explanations of the underlying science.
An edible/hands-on science activity guide presenting 10 kitchen-based experiments that teach science concepts (e.g., density, acid-base reactions) through food-safe materials.
Worksheet packet teaching the four stages of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection) for young elementary students, combining short informational pages, diagram-labeling and drawing worksheets, open-response writing prompts, and a print/cut/fold craft.
Provide 10 differentiated, hands-on/creative project options for upper-elementary students to demonstrate understanding of cell structure and function.
An interactive, NGSS-aligned (4-LS1-1) Google Slides unit teaching plant structural adaptations across biomes (deserts, rainforests, aquatic regions), designed for Google Classroom deployment with an accompanying teacher guide.
These fun low-prep STEM experiments will get your students building, designing, and learning about science, technology, engineering, and math in a co-operative way! They are great hands-on learning activities.
90-minute SEL-integrated lesson teaching the five senses to Grades 1-3, combining a video, guided discussion, five small-group hands-on activities (one per sense), and an SEL reflection circle.
Bring literature to life with this exciting STEM activity inspired by Bridge to Terabithia! This challenge sparks creativity and problem-solving as students plan and construct a bridge for King Jesse as he plans to make entrance to…
A 47-page teacher resource book of hands-on design and technology lessons for young children, organized into sections with teacher notes, worksheets, and extension activities.
With the Design and Technologies book, teachers will be able to explore a range of hands-on concepts and activities for students to complete.
Make Earth Day impactful with this cross-curricular unit focusing on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Through reading, writing, math, and science, upper elementary students explore this major but little-known environmental issue.
Multi-file science mini-unit teaching mechanical, potential, and kinetic energy through direct-instruction and hands-on lesson plans, a slideshow presentation, and a model-building lab activity.
Australia’s Daintree rainforest is the perfect destination for Pre-K and kindergarten learners to focus on their five senses. Within the pages of this product your learners will be invited to explore the rainforest biome through sensory…
A hands-on science activity teaching students how magnets interact with objects and with each other, through sorting, task cards, and recording observations.
A gardening-themed activity booklet of hands-on, group-based badge-earning activities (originally for Girl Scouts) teaching garden exploration, design, plant care, and observation skills.
Deliver a complete, NGSS-aligned Grade 3 science curriculum for a full 36-week school year across 10 units (Forces & Motion, Weather & Climate, Life Cycles, Ecosystems, Traits & Inheritance, Engineering Design, Earth Systems, Habitats, Natural Hazards, and Review & Capstone Projects), built on the 5E instructional model (Engage,…
A full 36-week, 10-unit NGSS-aligned Grade 4 science curriculum built on the 5E instructional model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate), covering energy, waves, Earth's processes, fossils, plant/animal structures, weathering and erosion, engineering, electricity, and a capstone.
A full-year, NGSS-aligned Grade 5 science curriculum (Bright Classroom Ideas) covering 10 units across 36 weeks, built around the 5E instructional model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate).