6th Grade Science Projects

Project-Based Learning Designing a Climate-Resilient City

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.

Includes: Chapter 1: Foundations of Climate Resilience and Urban Ecology (urban heat island, hydrological disruption) · Knowledge Verification 1.1 fill-in-the-blank check · Chapter 2: Civic Economics and Budgetary Constraints (CapEx/OpEx, opportunity cost)

Mission to Space Rocket Straws Project

Multi-day group project/activity plan for teaching about the planets and solar system through research and a hands-on straw-rocket launch relay.

Includes: teacher instructions/overview describing the multi-day activity and materials · diagram of hallway/planet layout for the launch relay · planet research fact sheet template (name, distance from sun, interesting facts)

Science Action Labs Water Science: Active Science with Water

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.

Includes: 23 numbered lab/activity chapters · data tables within labs · teacher introduction letter

Solar System Projects Assessments Activities Vocabulary FULL UNIT

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.

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.

Includes: teacher tips and digital-access instructions (printable PDF + digital Google Slides version) · WWII British Propaganda project: teacher's guide, background presentation, poster analysis questions, 2 poster-design options (6 pages)

Grade 7 Science Curriculum Bundle | NGSS-Aligned Year-Long Lessons

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…

Includes: File 1: Teacher Guide & Curriculum Overview (12 pages: year overview, scope & sequence, pacing guide, standards alignment) · File 2: Lesson Plans, 36 Weeks (113 pages, 96 lessons across 10 units) · File 3: Labs, STEM Investigations & Materials (103…

Sustainable Energy Projects Handbook - Environmental Science Book

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…

Includes: 90 chapters organized into thematic sections: environmental science foundations (Ch 1-10), energy fundamentals (Ch 11-17), renewable energy introduction and…

Ecology Project | Ecology Research Report

A scaffolded research-report project teaching ecology vocabulary and concepts, culminating in a written report.

Includes: teacher 'pick and choose' usage guide · short-response question pages (what is ecology, habitat components, etc.) · 12 ecology vocabulary define-and-illustrate pages

Exploring the Solar System Project - Middle School Space

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.

Includes: Planetary Comparison Chart / fill-in-the-blank worksheet for the 8 planets (Part 1) · Planet infographic assignment instructions, recommending Canva.com (Part 2) · Planet comparison group activity using Venn diagram or table (Part 3)

Duck-billed Platypus PowerPoint with Activity and Study Guide

A thematic science unit on the duck-billed platypus, pairing an illustrated slideshow with a student study/activity guide, teacher guide, and quiz.

Includes: Animated PowerPoint slideshow (23 slides) on platypus biology, also provided as a PDF · Quick Start Guide explaining the six-step study sequence · Student Study and Activity Guide (cover states 'WITH ANSWER KEY')

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.

Includes: overview of 10 project options · teacher notes (standards alignment: NGSS 5-LS1-1, Common Core W.4.2/W.5.2) · 3-week timeline suggestions

Extraterrestrial Organelle Design

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.

Includes: mission-briefing narrative/instructions (space-exploration role-play framing) · list of 7 required cellular functions to design organelles for · task checklist (illustration, membrane design, unicellular/multicellular decision)

Space: The Final Frontier Gr. 4-6

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.

Includes: planet-nickname riddle/matching worksheet · eight-planets fill-in worksheet · moon/satellite-count worksheet

Exploring Science Through Inquiry: A Comprehensive Scientific Method

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.

Includes: Paper Airplane Scientific Method Lab Activity (.docx) with full lab report instructions and a 5-criterion x 5-level grading rubric (Introduction, Variables… · 'Lesson 3 - The Scientific Method' teacher-facing PDF/PPTX version (32/31 pages…

Renewable Energy Experiments & Design Challenge Pack

Renewable Energy Experiments & Design Challenge Pack

Includes: Phase 1 introduction: 'The Architecture of Our Energy Future' and engineering methodology overview · Chapter 1: The Photovoltaic Revolution (solar/photon physics, doping, temperature effects, agrivoltaics case study)

Famous Women in Science | An Inquiry Based Project

Inquiry-based research project on the underrepresentation of women in STEM and the contributions of specific women scientists.

Includes: background reading on women in STEM underrepresentation · project task instructions · submission rubric (teacher-facing)

Extreme Weather Research Project Foldable

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 --…

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.

Includes: how-to-use teacher instructions · Natural Selection Handout (fill-in-the-blank vocabulary) · Adaptations Worksheet (research and diagram)

"Peak" Chapter Response Questions

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.

Includes: Research Project #1: Mt. Everest survey and naming history (12 guiding questions) · Research Project #2: Mt. Everest geology and weather conditions (12 guiding questions) · Research Project #3: The Southern climbing Route (12 guiding questions)

Science Action Labs Science Puzzlers: Solving Science Mysteries

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.

Includes: 31 numbered science puzzler activities/worksheets · answer key section

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.

Includes: Teacher-talk instructions and suggested 2-3 day timeline (plan/build/test) · Suggested parent-donation supply list (recyclables/craft materials) · In-character letter from 'Opal' posing the design challenge

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.

Includes: vocabulary introduction and fill-in-the-blank activity · posters on the seven characteristics of living things · 3 critical thinking activities on living vs non-living

Research Project Templates - Any Subject Fillable

Provide a subject-agnostic, reusable graphic-organizer packet for planning and tracking an independent research project from brainstorming through source-gathering.

Includes: table of contents · project brainstorming ideas page · 'my favorite project' idea description page

Project Planning for Scratch Coding & Computer Science Game Creation

Teacher instructions for guiding students to build two Scratch coding games (a Goalie Game and a Catch It Game) that teach computational thinking concepts.

Includes: single-page PDF of build instructions for Game 1 (Goalie Game) and Game 2 (Catch It Game) · links to pre-built Scratch project pages on scratch.mit.edu