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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.
Teach students about capillary action and its role in the water cycle through notes, a hands-on experiment, and a slideshow presentation.
An interactive lab investigation guide (both printable and PowerPoint/interactive formats, with a teacher key) using the PhET Circuit Construction Kit: DC simulation to have students investigate what factors affect the strength of electric current.
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.
Reinforce elementary/upper-elementary science concepts in nutrition and health (food groups, recommended daily amounts, protein/carbohydrates/fats/vitamins/minerals, calories, water, food labels) (grades 4-6) through reproducible worksheets, hands-on activities, and teacher background material.
Reinforce elementary/upper-elementary science concepts in oceanography (mapping the oceans, water characteristics, ocean floor, currents, waves, tides, ocean life, underwater exploration) (grades 4-6) through reproducible worksheets, hands-on activities, and teacher background material.
Reinforce elementary/upper-elementary science concepts in simple chemistry (atomic symbols/structure, periodic table, matter, elements/compounds/mixtures, acids/bases, solvents/solutions, oxidation, gases) (grades 4-6) through reproducible worksheets, hands-on activities, and teacher background material.
Reinforce elementary/upper-elementary science concepts in the solar system (orbits, the sun, the moon and its phases, inner and outer planets, seasons, day and night) (grades 4-6) through reproducible worksheets, hands-on activities, and teacher background material.
A multi-topic activity packet teaching force and motion concepts (force, motion, friction, and related math) for elementary science.
Reading-comprehension and activity unit on Food and Energy for grades 1-5, part of the Classroom Complete Press 'Hands-On' science series (single-topic chapter excerpt of a larger multi-topic book).
Teach the concept of life cycles (specifically caterpillar-to-butterfly metamorphosis) as one chapter/topic within a broader life-science workbook.
Reading-comprehension and activity unit on Energy for grades 1-5, part of the Classroom Complete Press 'Hands-On' science series (single-topic chapter excerpt of a larger multi-topic book).
Reading-comprehension and activity unit on Force and Motion for grades 1-5, part of the Classroom Complete Press 'Hands-On' science series (single-topic chapter excerpt of a larger multi-topic book).
An investigation unit on heat and light from the sun and other sources, with vocabulary and a quiz, for grades 3-5.
Provide a themed ecology/environment curriculum for young children, teaching concepts like habitats, climate, animals, and human impact through discussion, crafts, and hands-on activities.
a preK-K ecology/environmental-science curriculum that uses children's fascination with dinosaurs to teach about the environment, prehistoric times, and fossils
Teach the concept of induced magnetism and magnetic poles through a hands-on paper clip chain experiment.
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.
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.
Teach foundational air-science concepts (air is transparent, takes up space, has weight/pressure/resistance, is a mixture of gases, the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle, smog/pollution) through hands-on experiments and activities.
Teach elementary astronomy concepts (the universe, astronauts, Earth, the sun, the moon, the solar system, planets, stars, astrology, sunlight, gravity) through a hands-on lab/activity book with discussion questions and experiments.
A 14-chapter set of hands-on labs and worksheets introducing young students to the properties, uses, and importance of water (states of water, dissolving, evaporation, pressure, surface tension, the water cycle, conservation).
A cross-disciplinary problem-solving worksheet ('Don't Fence Me In') connecting science, technology/engineering, reading/writing/arts, and mathematics through an open-ended fencing-wire investigation, framed by quotations from scientists and mathematicians.
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.