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This Animal Classification Collaborative Poster & Review Activity helps students learn about mammals, reptiles, birds, and more while creating a colorful classroom display. Perfect for group work, science centers, and review sessions!

Adaptations, Genetics, Natural Selection

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DIY Lava Lamp Experiment - Science States of Matter - Volume, Weight
Looking for a complete 5th grade NGSS 5E science lesson on particles of matter (5-PS1-1) thats engaging, phenomenon-based, and ready to teach? This multi-day lesson walks your students through the real-world phenomenon of how a hot air balloon rises while building deep understanding of matter, particles too small to see, gases, and particle models. Designed for 5th grade NGSS (5-PS1-1), it's also flexible for advanced 4th graders or as review in 6th grade science.If youve ever felt torn between

Matter, Atoms, Chemical Reactions

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Boost student engagement with Project-Based Learning (PBL)! Learn some of the benefits of PBL, from fostering critical thinking and collaboration to making real-world connections in the classroom. Get practical tips on how to start a PBL unit, create a collaborative environment, and integrate technology into your lessons. Plus, learn how to plan, scaffold, and assess projects for maximum success. If you're an upper elementary teacher looking to implement a PBL in your classroom, start here!

PBL

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EDITABLE Digital Interactive Notebook Templates that you can create for your students! Designed for Google Classroom and Google Slides. Includes 2 formats (single and two-sided templates) Includes How-To Guide! Designed for all Science units and ALL Grade Levels! EDITABLE Page Tabs, Table of Contents Template, Vocabulary Template, Timeline Template, Graphic Organizers, and more! Easy for teachers to edit and students to write in!

Interactive Notebooks

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If you need an easy way to teach the scientific method, but still want it to be fun and engaging, this unit is for you! Lesson plans and activities are all planned out, and students get to conduct an experiment like real scientists.This interactive science unit is an introduction to the Scientific M...

Scientific Method

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This tutorial is for a t-shirt that I fan folded and then spiraled. I ice dyed this shirt down in the muck too.

Tie Dye

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Cell Organelle Project to Turn Your Classroom into a Cell
This set of 3 printable doodle notes or graphic organizer worksheets is designed to improve student comprehension as you discuss cell theory, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and cell transport. Print and digital versions are included. Your students will love to doodle and learn!Pages in this resource:1. Introduction to cells- cell theory, prokaryotic v. eukaryotic cells, parts of a microscope2. Cell Structures- cell organelles grouped by function3. Cell Membrane & Transport- structure of

Body Systems and Cells

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ZOOM . games . Goldburger To Go | PBS Kids
Simple Machines Working Model..😍😍 - YouTube
Your students will love these creative activities and flip book to learn all about Force and Motion! This Force and Motion Unit includes 11 reading passages, organizers related to each concept, comprehension & connections activities, vocabulary posters, unit test, and flip book. Plus there are two character studies where students will meet Isaac Newton and Elijah McCoy!

Motion, Force, Rube Goldberg

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This no-prep map skills unit includes both vocabulary reference posters and activity pages on many different topics. These activities are an engaging way for students to develop their skills and practice reading maps. *UPDATE* You can now share this with your students digitally!This resource was c...
Engaging Map Skills Activities
How to make a Pirate Treasure Hunt Map of Your Yard with Google Maps! This is a fun Summer activity that also teaches about coordinate grids. #treasurehunt #summerfun #kidsactivities #coordinategrid #math

Maps

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Forms of Energy and Energy Transfer by Poet Prints Teaching | TPT
Challenge your students to show you what they have learned about electricity by creating a game board that checks the answers to trivia questions using an electrical circuit. For a few minutes to collect materials and explain the project, students will be kept productively busy for hours. Students a...

Electricity/ Energy

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7 ideas and activities that I used during my ecology unit.
BUILD Your OWN FOOD WEB - FOOD WEB & ENERGY... by Mrs G Classroom | Teachers Pay Teachers

Habitats, Ecosystems, Biomes

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Make science vocabulary stick with this visually engaging science word wall featuring prefixes and suffixes in a hexagon honeycomb layout! This printable bulletin board kit includes 43 science word parts (23 prefixes + 20 suffixes)each with a matching clip art icon to boost memory and retention. Perfect for middle and high school science classrooms, this space-saving display is both beautiful and brain-friendly.Designed in a clean hexagon format, this resource makes it easy to create interactive word walls, morphology stations, or vocabulary bulletin boards that grow with your curriculum. Whats Included: 23 printable science prefixes 20 printable science suffixes Hexagon-style posters for space-saving, honeycomb layout Clipart visuals to help students remember meanings Bulletin board le

Charts/ Word Wall

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This integrated 2nd grade STEM curriculum not only covers all of the NGSS earth science and engineering for 2nd grade but also has built in technology integration options, math application opportunities, and an integrated literacy component in EVERY lesson. Throughout this unit students will be acti...
Fun addition to a NGSS middle school plate tectonics & Earth's history unit! Get this activity at a discount in our Plate Tectonics ACTIVITIES BUNDLE!There are only 10 boxes to cut, so it doesn't make a big book, but kids clearly see the progression of the continents over time. Great supplemental activity when teaching seafloor spreading, continental drift, plate tectonics, etc.! In this activity students will:Color and cut out the provided "flip book" picture boxes. Staple the picture b
STEM Challenge Landform Models Project Problem-Solving Activity | TPT

Erosion, Landforms, Rocks

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This free 3D Earth layers model printable includes instructions for cutting and assembling this educational earth crust model. Join us as we explore the mysteries and marvels of Earth’s inner workings with a free printable papercraft! This makes a great educational aid for elementary school science classes learning about the Earth's layer.
Being a challenging topic to teach, Plate Tectonics needs creative approaches. These activities help you tackle NGSS MS-ESS2-3 and HS-ESS1-5 standards and beyond. It includes a food lab, music video, task cards and more! Perfect for an Earth Science class or Marine Science class. Learn more at secondarysparks.com.

Plate Tectonics

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This is a bundle of 12 PBL science units for 3rd-5th grade. These 3-week project-based learning (science-focused) research-based units are the perfect way to teach reading, writing, research skills, and science in one engaging, real-world unit. Your students will use key standards, such as research,...
3rd Grade Weather & Climate NGSS - Thrifty in Third Grade

Weather and Earths Spheres

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Fun and simple science experiment for kids on how to make cast and mold fossils with pictures to show the steps.
A natural resource activity. Students mine for chocolate chips and see the effect on the environment. NGSS Human Impact.

Fossils

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Take your students on a visual exploration of Earth's interconnected systems with these Earth System Doodle Notes and an Understanding Checkpoint Quiz! This differentiated resource covers the biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere, along with root words, energy flow, and sphere interactions. Whats Included: Earth System Doodle Notes (3 versions: Fill-in-the-Blank, Partially Blank, Fully Blank) Understanding Checkpoint Quiz (12 questions) Full Answer Key How to Use: Incorporate Doodle Notes into direct teaching or review sessions. Assign the quiz for open-note or closed-note assessments. Use for homework, enrichment, or classroom collaboration. Perfect For: NGSS-aligned studies of Earth's spheres and environmental systems Visual, artistic, and kinesthetic learners Early finishe

Space

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Who invented the chocolate chip cookie? Who invented doughnuts? What about the Slinky, cotton candy, or the Ferris wheel? These picture books are a great way to introduce children to the makers behind some of their favorite inventions! (Grades 1-2) #ChildrensBooks #FamousInventions #TheCrayonMan #BalloonsOverBroadway #SuperSoaker #MiltonBradley #GameOfLife #FirstGrade #SecondGrade #STEM
Hold onto your hats! It's windy on the Danish island of Samsø, where you will meet the environmentally friendly people who now proudly call their home Energy Island. At a time when most countries are producing ever-increasing amounts of greenhouse gasses, the rather ordinary citizens of Samsø have accomplished something extraordinary—in just ten years they have reduced their carbon emissions by 140% and become almost completely energy independent. A narrative tale and a science book in one, this inspiring true story proves that with a little hard work and a big idea, anyone can make a huge step toward energy conservation. The inspiring first book in the author’s acclaimed series about real-world communities going green. \n• Author: Allan Drummond\n• Publisher: Square Fish\n• Publication
The Matter Song... Solid, Liquid, Gas! More

Books/ Songs

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This is a digital item only- no physical items will be mailed. Turn your science classroom into a laugh-and-learn zone with this colorful, quirky set of Funny Science Facts Posters--perfect for sparking curiosity and getting your students to say, "Wait... is that real?" (Spoiler: It is.) This printable bulletin board set includes 40 eye-catching posters featuring vibrant illustrations and weird-but-true science facts that are equal parts hilarious and fascinating. Whether you teach biology, chemistry, physics, or general science, these posters make your walls do some of the talking--so you don't have to. What You'll Get: 40 printable 8.5x11" science fact posters Each one features a wild, fun, or downright bizarre science fact Bold visuals that catch students' eyes and spark classroom chat
Explore the world of science innovations with our creative bulletin board ideas for the classroom! Perfect for upper elementary teachers, these instant downloads provide exciting ways to showcase inventions and inspire students. Click to learn more and foster a culture of innovation.

Storage/ Decorations

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Do you study weather with your class during the spring months? If so, you are in luck! This blog post is all about a FREEBIE from my Storms Unit (who doesn’t love free stuff??).
Heat Transfer (Conduction, Convection, Radiation) Science Interactive Notebook + Reading Comprehension Activity
Properties of Matter - “Doodle Notes” by The Innovator | TPT

Doodle Notes

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