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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.
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5th Grade Science Projects
Prepare your fifth-grade students for middle school science with projects that stimulate interest and ingenuity. Activities include exploring chemical reactions, studying ecosystems, and investigating human biology. By integrating these projects into your lessons, you can nurture scientific inquiry and readiness for more complex studies.
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Animal Adaptation Adventure
A science-and-writing project where students research animal habitats, ecosystems, and survival adaptations, then invent and write about their own new creature that has transformed from the student.
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Animal Research Project-Based Learning (Build a Quilt for ANY Animal)
Animal Research Project-Based Learning Resource The Animal Research Project-Based Learning resource is a versatile educational tool, created primarily for teachers and homeschoolers.
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Animal Research Project
Provide a culminating, choose-your-own-animal research project so students can apply and demonstrate what they know after an animal unit, covering classification, diet type, habitat, adaptations, food chain, and life stages.
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Animals: Classification & Adaptation Gr. 4-6
Animals: Classification & Adaptation Gr. 4-6 A comprehensive teaching resource designed to spark students' interest in the animal kingdom. It is tailored for grades 4-6, aligning seamlessly with science curriculum objectives.
Make Your Own Moh's Hardness Scale | Mineral Study | Geology Project
Help your students make their own "Moh's Hardness Scale" as they learn about classifying minerals by their hardness. This hands-on project is a perfect supplementary activity to enhance your study of geology and rocks.
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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.
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Bridge to Terabithia STEM Experiment + STEM Project for Grades 4, 5, 6
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…
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Natural Selection & Animal Adaptations Worksheets 4th 5th 6th 7th Gr
A science lesson and research project teaching students about natural selection, animal adaptations, and evolution at a grade-appropriate level.
Earth Day Activities for Meaningful Learning - Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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.
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Electricity Gr. 4-7
A two-part electricity unit: Part I is direct-instruction notes and 7-9 worksheets/assignments on electricity fundamentals; Part II is a role-play class project where students debate which type of power plant a fictional town should build.
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Penny Spinners STEAM Activity
A STEAM activity combining art, science, and engineering: students build a coin-based spinner and collect/analyze data on how long it spins.
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Engineering Design Process for Household Upcycling
Transform your students from consumers into creators with this complete, no-prep STEM curriculum! Are you looking for an engaging, hands-on project that teaches real-world engineering skills without breaking the budget?
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Eye to Eye How Animals See the World
A homeschool/co-op-friendly lesson plan built around the picture book 'Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World' by Steve Jenkins, guiding a child through discussion, reading, drawing, and video activities to learn about different animal eye designs and functions, then create and present a model of an animal's eye.
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Science Project: Animal Classification Posters Types of Animals
This elementary science project is a fun and interactive way for your students to learn about animal classes- different types of animals and how we can tell them apart by their unique features! Students can work independently or in small groups to research six animal classes: mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians, birds, and insects. They…
Giant Pandas by Gail Gibbons Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
Complete interactive read-aloud/book-companion resource for the nonfiction picture book Giant Pandas by Gail Gibbons, offering print-and-go comprehension, vocabulary, and research activities to use alongside a read-aloud of the book.
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Hands-On STEM Challenges – Simple Machine Building Worksheets
Incorporate Real World Engineering & Discovery into Your Science Classroom with a Comprehensive Simple Machines STEM Unit. Tired of trying to teach students about abstract concepts like force, work, and mechanical advantage in physics…
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Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes Research Project 4th 5th 6th 7th Grade
Here is a ready-to-go terrestrial and aquatic biomes science research project for your students in 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th grade. Each student will choose a terrestrial or aquatic biome, complete focused research about it, and create an…
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How Did the Dinosaurs Go Extinct? | Persuasive Writing Pack
How Did the Dinosaurs Go Extinct? | Persuasive Writing Pack The How Did the Dinosaurs Go Extinct? | Persuasive Writing Pack is an interactive educational resource designed primarily for students in grades 3 to 5.
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Living & Non-living Terrarium Packet
A science unit teaching the characteristics that distinguish living from non-living things through vocabulary work, critical-thinking activities, and a hands-on terrarium-building and observation project.
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Maze Design Challenge
Guide students through a STEM engineering-design-challenge process to plan, build, and test a physical maze.
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Problem Solver Challenge
A STEM design-challenge activity (WhyMaker Design Challenge) where students identify a real problem in their own life and invent a physical solution using upcycled/craft materials.
Recycling Project + Writing Workshop
As springtime approaches and the school year approaches its end, we begin talking about a few important topics and celebrations with our students.
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Savanna Biome Activity
Savanna Biome Activity engages students to research, write, and illustrate the unique wildlife found in African savanna ecosystems. Students brainstorm examples of savanna animals while the teacher records responses.