Swim with Sharks Design Challenge
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.
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Taking Time for Teamwork: Creating Vehicles
A set of hands-on team-building engineering challenges focused on constructing and propelling vehicles (cars, boats) from limited supplies.
Tar Beach Book Companion | Reading Mini Unit
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.
The Mouse and the Motorcycle STEM Experiment + STEM Project
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
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…
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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Theoretical vs Experimental Probability – 2-Page Task
Compare a probability prediction with actual results using a bag of colored cubes. Students count the colors, calculate theoretical probabilities, and then record 20 draws with replacement. The two recording sheets lead them from fractions and percentages to a written comparison and an idea for another experiment.
Tiger Rising STEM Experiment + STEM Project for Grades 4, 5, 6
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.
Types of Bonds – Lab Station Activity
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.
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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.
Water Cycle Experiment Worksheet
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.
We Need the Sun Activity Packet
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.
Weather Wise!
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.
What is a Lightyear? Activity
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.
Wind Energy Scavenger Hunt & WebQuest
This scavenger hunt guides students to research key facts about the history, technology, and innovations related to wind energy usage and storage.
YOLKING AROUND WITH EGGS Gr. 3-5
Yolk Around With Eggs Gr. 3-5: An Insightful Teaching Resource An engaging learning package designed particularly for students between third to fifth grade level, fostering curiosity and exploration about the world of eggs.
10 Amazing Cell Projects for Grades 4-5
Provide 10 differentiated, hands-on/creative project options for upper-elementary students to demonstrate understanding of cell structure and function.
Atomic Model, Structure and Notation – Lab Station Activity
Atomic Model, Structure and Notation Lab Station Activity Engage students in learning atomic model, structure, and notation through this customizable lab station activity.
Because of Winn Dixie STEM Experiment + STEM Project for Grades 3-5
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.
Capillary Action Experiment
Teach students about capillary action and its role in the water cycle through notes, a hands-on experiment, and a slideshow presentation.
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Currents & Circuits 2 PhET Lab | Complete Interactive Virtual Lab Guide + Key
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.
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Dear Mr. Henshaw STEM Experiment + STEM Project for Grades 3, 4, 5
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.
Discover! Nutrition and Health
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.
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Discover! Oceanography
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.
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