Stone Fox Literature Unit and STEM Challenge
A whole-group literature unit for the novel Stone Fox, combining reading comprehension journal prompts, vocabulary work, and an Iditarod-themed research/STEM tie-in.
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A whole-group literature unit for the novel Stone Fox, combining reading comprehension journal prompts, vocabulary work, and an Iditarod-themed research/STEM tie-in.
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 read-aloud storybook pairing short stories, fables, and rhymes with biological-science concepts (animal traits, life cycles, the body) for classroom read-aloud use, including several reproducible/craft activities tied to specific stories.
Storytime Discoveries: Physical Science Storytime Discoveries: Physical Science is an engaging teaching resource that combines storytelling with hands-on demonstrations for first through third grade students. Its focus is on making physical science understandable and captivating for young learners.
Straw Tower STEM Challenge for High School Students. My Straw Tower Challenge is an excellent way to get your students' excited for STEM in an engaging hands-on way. It also is a great way to introduce them to the world of engineering.
Give teams fifty straws and one hundred paper clips to design the tallest freestanding tower they can build within the challenge rules. Students sketch a plan, build, test a 100 g load for thirty seconds, then refine the structure and reflect on stability and teamwork. Teacher guidance, a blueprint page and a science briefing support the lesson, with extension questions connecting classroom designs to larger engineering problems.
A comprehensive preschool/kindergarten thematic curriculum plan on "Summer," giving teachers vocabulary, concepts, and activity ideas across art, math, science, cooking, movement, dramatic play, and circle time to build seasonal awareness while skill-building.
Super Bowl or Football Theme Preschool Activity Pack The Super Bowl or Football Theme Preschool Activity Pack provides a complete educational resource filled with activities catering towards preschool children.
A 370-page environmental science textbook/handbook for grades 6-12 covering environmental science fundamentals, energy concepts, renewable energy technologies (solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass, ocean), energy storage and grid systems, project planning, and environmental impact measurement, including DIY project instructions.
A STEM engineering-design-challenge activity in which students research, design, build, and test a model device that lets scientists safely swim with sharks while extending their research capability.
A set of hands-on team-building engineering challenges focused on constructing and propelling vehicles (cars, boats) from limited supplies.
A cross-curricular book companion mini-unit for the picture book Tar Beach, combining reading, vocabulary, social studies, science/STEM, and math activities tied to the story.
Help design and build a four-wheeled car for Ralph, the adventurous mouse, from The Mouse and the Motorcycle. Perfect for integrating literature and science, this challenge guides students to apply engineering principles using simple…
The Volcano Theme Book is for primary students and is meant to enhance their knowledge about volcanoes. It is a 57-page download that allows students to explore the earth, recreate a model of the earth, make a model volcano, label…
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.
This hands-on activity combines creativity and problem-solving as students design and build a tower for the safety of the tiger in the novel, Tiger Rising.
A 9-station rotating lab activity teaching chemical bonding and intermolecular forces (ionic, covalent, hydrogen bonding, dipole-dipole) through hands-on model building, research, reading, video, and quiz-writing tasks.
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.
This Water Cycle Experiment Worksheet is a great resource for students to use to conduct their own experiment on the water cycle. By doing this experiment, students will have a better understanding of how the water cycle works. This worksheet is a great tool for teachers to use in their classrooms.
A mini-book and hands-on science activity packet teaching young children that the sun provides warmth and light that affects weather and the seasons, aligned to Next Generation Science Standards K-PS3-1 and K-PS3-2.
A published 10-chapter teacher resource book introducing young students to weather types and meteorology through scientific explanations, hands-on experiments, and cross-curricular activities.
Students will explore and discover what a lightyear is with this What is a Lightyear? Activity . Teacher Instructions: The unit of astronomical distance, light-years, can be a difficult but essential concept for students to comprehend.
This scavenger hunt guides students to research key facts about the history, technology, and innovations related to wind energy usage and storage.
Provide 10 differentiated, hands-on/creative project options for upper-elementary students to demonstrate understanding of cell structure and function.