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Support your middle school students with science projects that encourage deeper exploration of scientific concepts. Activities include advanced experiments in chemistry, physics demonstrations, and ecological studies. By incorporating these projects into your teaching, you can enhance understanding and inspire a passion for science.
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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.
Badlands National Park Geography Unit This resource is an interactive and comprehensive teaching tool specifically designed for middle school students.
This middle school science lesson introduces the essential needs that humans (astronauts) must meet in order to survive while exploring in the extreme environment of outer space: •Oxygen •Water •Food •Waste Removal •Temperature •Light…
Balloon-Powered Rocket STEM Challenge for High School Students. My Balloon-Powered Rocket Challenge is an excellent way to get your students' excited for STEM in an engaging hands-on way.
Birds of the World: Complete Unit An all-inclusive teaching resource targeted at late Elementary and Middle School teachers for an engrossing adventure into avian biodiversity.
A science lesson and research project teaching students about natural selection, animal adaptations, and evolution at a grade-appropriate level.
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…
Bryce Canyon National Park Geography Unit This teaching resource is an all-encompassing and exhilarating unit aimed at middle school students - grades 6 through 9 specifically.
A comprehensive science fair resource guide walking students step-by-step from choosing a science fair project topic through research, planning, execution, display, and self/judge evaluation, including a list of 150+ project ideas across seven science areas.
Craft Stick Dome STEM Challenge for High School Students. My Craft Stick Dome Challenge is an excellent way to get your students' excited for STEM in an engaging hands-on way.
A guided-inquiry lab in which students design and run an experiment testing how a human-caused factor affects a small ecosystem, then write a formal lab report.
A six-part STEM design project that has students apply circuit knowledge (open, closed, parallel, series) and algebra to design, cost out, and present a working simple machine or toy powered by batteries.
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.
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?
This is a great activity to help get students excited about the periodic table of elements! Students can work independently or in groups to research an element from the periodic table.
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.
This hands-on activity combines creativity and problem-solving as students design and build a basket for Anne Marie to get the package safely to Uncle Henrik, based on the novel Number the Stars!
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 instructions.
Introducing The Bio-Design Blueprint! This gamified micro-learning curriculum is an entirely online series of adventures that will give students an interactive experience using the 3.8 billion-year-old R&D of nature to design solutions to…
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.
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.
A guided research-report packet that walks students through researching and writing a report on wind energy.
A grades 5-7 scientific-method mini-unit that teaches variable types and experimental design through building and testing paper helicopters.
The Canyonlands National Park Geography Unit This teaching resource focuses on middle-school geography studies for grades 6 to 9. Offering a unique journey through one of America's most picturesque landmarks, the Canyonlands National Park.