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Investigate scientific questions through sixth-grade research, experiments and design projects. Build models, test ideas and explain findings in life, Earth and physical science.
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A cross-curricular project-based-learning module blending environmental science (urban heat island effect, hydrological disruption) with municipal-finance math (capital vs. operational expenditures, opportunity cost, cost-benefit analysis) around the theme of designing a climate-resilient city.
Multi-day group project/activity plan for teaching about the planets and solar system through research and a hands-on straw-rocket launch relay.
A 23-chapter set of hands-on science labs and activities exploring water science topics for upper elementary/middle school students: water pressure, buoyancy, chemistry, surface tension, ice, purification, conservation, weather, and water's role in life.
A large multi-component solar system unit combining a Google Slides presentation, a vocabulary/flashcard reference document, and a separate activities packet intended to cover teaching, projects, and assessments on the solar system, moon, sun, and constellations.
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.
A complete, NGSS-aligned full-year (36-week, 10-unit, 96-lesson) Grade 7 science curriculum covering life, physical, and Earth science plus engineering design, delivered as 8 files (teacher guide, lesson plans, labs/STEM, assessments, answer keys/rubrics, reading passages/guided notes, worksheets/vocabulary, and…
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…
A scaffolded research-report project teaching ecology vocabulary and concepts, culminating in a written report.
Provide a multi-part, multi-day solar-system project in which students research the planets, create infographics and comparisons, design a fictional city on an assigned planet, write in-role journal entries, and present findings.
A thematic science unit on the duck-billed platypus, pairing an illustrated slideshow with a student study/activity guide, teacher guide, and quiz.
Provide 10 differentiated, hands-on/creative project options for upper-elementary students to demonstrate understanding of cell structure and function.
A four-day cell-biology design project where students, in a space-exploration role-play scenario, design a hypothetical extraterrestrial cell with organelles adapted to survive on a randomly assigned planet/moon.
Reproducible workbook exploring galaxies, planets, the solar system, and gravity through matching riddles, planet-fact worksheets, a solar-system scale-distance activity, and a planet-brochure research project.
Provide a multi-resource bundle teaching the scientific method (the eight steps: questioning, controlling variables, hypothesis, planning, performing, observing, analyzing, discussing) through slide-based lessons and hands-on lab/project activities.
Renewable Energy Experiments & Design Challenge Pack
Inquiry-based research project on the underrepresentation of women in STEM and the contributions of specific women scientists.
If you are looking for science activities that are designed to let your students get creative, look no more. This is an Extreme Weather Research Project Foldable that will allow students to learn about weather types and present research in an interactive way! What You Get: -- Foldables for 9 different natural disasters --…
A science lesson and research project teaching students about natural selection, animal adaptations, and evolution at a grade-appropriate level.
A Common Core-aligned comprehension and research-project packet accompanying the novel 'Peak' (about climbing Mt. Everest), including guided research projects, comprehension questions, vocabulary, and assessment materials.
A collection of 31 hands-on science 'puzzler' activities and demonstrations covering physics concepts (gravity, magnetism, balance, motion, light) framed as mysteries for students to solve.
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.
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.
Provide a subject-agnostic, reusable graphic-organizer packet for planning and tracking an independent research project from brainstorming through source-gathering.
Teacher instructions for guiding students to build two Scratch coding games (a Goalie Game and a Catch It Game) that teach computational thinking concepts.