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6th grade science research under $5
Stars and Constellation Research and Creative Project | Science Activity
Students become an expert on a constellation by researching and creating a visual representation of the constellation. This mini-research project integrates science, writing, and art. An engaging project for upper elementary and middle school students!THIS RESOURCE INCLUDESPDF quick print fileEditable Google Slides™ pages (student instructions, constellation list, grading rubric)Websites for research21 student examples of visual representationsConstellation research introduction/instruction page
Kinetic and Potential Energy Webquest Activity
Put learning into your students' hands with this KINETIC AND POTENTIAL ENERGY WebQuest Activity! Just PRINT and GO....that's it! This highly engaging activity allows your students to research, manipulate, illustrate, explore and assess themselves as they create their own understanding of Mechanical Energy. Need a digital option? No problem! I am including a digital version of this activity. Please note: the digital version is delivered as a link to a Google Slides document that you can assign y
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6th - 9th
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MS-PS3-1
Types of Volcanoes Activity
Students will erupt with excitement when they work on this fun and flashy circlebook activity that examines three types of volcanoes! Fifteen mix-n-match templates feature ready-to-color illustrations of a Cinder Cone, a Composite Cone, and a Shield Volcano, complete with keys. For longer circle books, students can fill in additional templates with vocabulary words, create pages of volcano facts, research types of lava or the formation of volcanoes, or write a creative story about exploring a vo
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3rd - 8th
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Infectious Diseases Research Project & Wanted Poster Activity for Microorganisms
Students will explore infectious diseases that affect us through research and a creative project by creating a wanted poster. The disease is the culprit that is wanted for causing sickness to its victims. This activity is perfect for your microorganisms unit.THIS RESOURCE INCLUDESTeacher informationGoogle Slides file for creating posters digitallyList of 39 infectious diseases to choose from – appropriate for upper elementary and middle school studentsWanted Poster templatesGuided research quest
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5th - 8th
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Watersheds Digital Activities in Google Slides™
Students love learning about watersheds with this set of digital activities in Google Drive™ or Microsoft OneDrive™. Students will use the slides to access websites, read short passages, type answers to questions, and click and drag movable objects. This resource is a great addition to a science unit on the water cycle, ecosystems, or natural resources! No prep for you; no lost papers for them!Slide contents include:defining water terms (i.e., groundwater, surface water, tributaries)learning wha
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4th - 6th
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Space Research Project - PBL
If you would like to purchase the 100% EDITABLE version of this product, click here! Great for differentiation!This resource can be printed and used in the classroom or be used for distance learning with Google Slides.Inspire and engage your students in the mysteries of Space!The boundless, mysterious, and largely unexplored void that is known as Space has fascinated human beings for thousands of years. From The Big Bang to the possibility of life on Europa (a moon of Jupiter), what we learn abo
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5th - 9th
Planets of the Solar System - Research Project with Rubric
Planets of the Solar System - Research Project with Rubric - 5 page research project on all planets of our solar system with rubric and research organizer. This project will engage your students as they learn about each of the planets of the solar system. It includes a research organizer to focus student research, web links for possible research, a rubric for ease of marking, a student handout to explain the project and a teacher guide for ease of use!
Your students will love learning about t
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4th - 9th
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Endangered Species Research project- graphic organizers- DIGITAL!
Endangered Species Project:Topics included for research (website included):Description, diet, habitat, why endangered, what is being done?, other facts, where in the worldStudents research, then draw a picture and describe their information for each topic. Rough draft and final paper organizer included. Now digital for distance learning!
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4th - 7th
Scientist and Inventor Research Project - Digital Template Classroom Version
#SizzlingSTEM2 Research an important scientist or inventor in history! With this comprehensive resource, your students will know what is expected of them to complete and present this research project! One teacher writes that this resource "has made things 100 times easier and much more organized." ✅ Slide Pages Included ✅Title PageQuick FactsOn the MapPortrait GalleryGreat Invention or Great DiscoveryVideo GalleryInteresting FactsTimeline of EventsCite your SourcesEditing ChecklistHold your stud
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Biography Project Research Templates BUNDLE
Animal Research Essay or Project Graphic Organizers- DIGITAL!
Doing an Animal Research Project? Use these graphic organizers to help students focus and organize their information. Graphic organizers include the following topics: DescriptionDiet, PredatorsHabitatAdaptations to help with survivalWhere in the world the animal is foundReproductionand, other interesting facts about the animalStudents research using websites provided, complete the 2 graphic organizers, then use that information to write a rough draft and then final draft essay about the animal.
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3rd - 6th
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Planet Research Project Write a Children's Book | Solar System | Middle School
Your students will love writing a fun children's book for this Planet Research Project! Their children’s book will tell and illustrate a fictional story taking place on a planet. You can choose to keep the planet choices those within our solar system (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto?) and/or you can allow your students to choose other planets outside of our solar system that have been discovered. Some of my students LOVE that they can choose ‘the Diamond Planet’ or
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6th - 8th
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MS-ESS1-3
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: FAMOUS SCIENTISTS RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Celebrate Black History Month in your SCIENCE classroom by having your students research the work and accomplishments of 8 influential black scientists. Have your students choose a scientist to research and provide them with the printable (or digital) banner that features their scientist of choice. Allow your students to decorate the banner and hang for a fun bulletin board that celebrates Black History Month. This NO-PREP activity is perfect for teachers that need a ready-to-go resource. Need
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3rd - 6th
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Water Pollution and Human Impact on the Environment Project
Are you looking for water pollution and human impact on the environment project that's engaging and relevant for your students? They will love this differentiated project about human impact on the environment!In this human impact on the environment research project, students will choose a water pollution incident to investigate. They will determine the type and source of the contamination as well as the effect on humans, plants, and animals. 3 Project choices are included. This project contain
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6th - 8th
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MS-ESS3-3
Also included in: Water Pollution and Human Impact BUNDLE Human Impact on the Environment
Groundhog Day WebQuest Activity | Research Reading Writing | February 2nd
Groundhog Day is on February 2nd. Teach your students about this holiday and groundhogs with this fun, interactive research and reading webquest activity. This Webquest is the perfect way to learn about this February holiday. In this activity, students will click through links and watch a video about groundhogs and Groundhog Day. Students will fill out the included graphic organizers and charts as they learn more about Groundhog Day. This NO PREP resource is ready to use in your classroom. Us
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4th - 6th
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Changing Landforms Research Project Activity - Weathering and Erosion Worksheets
This cross-curricular Landform Research Project will engage your upper elementary students as they learn about how weathering, erosion, and deposition create landforms! Perfect for a summative assessment or research project in ELA, students will research four famous landforms and explain the processes that formed them. Student choice gives students ownership that helps them buy-in to the learning process! This science project includes Google Slides and an editable print version to meet your need
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3rd - 6th
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4-ESS2-1
Severe Weather | Digital Research Project | Distance Learning
Severe Weather | Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Blizzards, or Thunderstorms Research ProjectThis Google Slides digital learning product is the perfect way to implement technology into your classroom. Students will choose from four types of severe weather; tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards and thunderstorms. Students will walk through the Google Slides presentation that prompts them with questions to research- Think of this as "guided research". Students are researching, but are being prompted on what exa
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3rd - 6th
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3-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS2-2
Intro to STEM: Think Like a Scientist & Engineer!
A great way to introduce STEM into your classroom! Updated to include editable versions of all student handouts! How does a scientist explore the world? How can you think like an engineer? Students will explore these questions and more through a series of critical thinking STEM exercises. The packet includes 4 critical thinking challenges centered on STEM learning (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). These activities expose students to the real world of science and engineering with chal
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities
Let's Research: An Ecosystem Project
A independent research project all about ecosystems!
Great for middle school. It also works well with upper elementary (fourth and fifth graders) but a little more guidance may be necessary.
This project requires students to research. I allow mine to use their own device or any internet enabled technology in my classroom. This project can also be completed in the library using hard copy resources or in a computer lab.
Complete student instructions have been included. Each step is clearly
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5th - 8th
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Environment & Invasive Species Project Based Learning Ecology End of Year
Students will research an ecological issue and form a solution. Great for environmental science or Earth Day! They will communicate their ideas for protecting an ecosystem to their peers. They will evaluate solutions for environmental and biodiversity issues. ♻️♻️This resource addresses a challenging standard for MS in the NGSS:Students will come up with an ecological problem specific to the region where they live. They will research and learn more about the problem, obtain information about th
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6th - 8th
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MS-LS2-5
Animal Research Project - Adaptations and Evolution - PBL
If you would like to purchase the 100% EDITABLE version of this product, click here! Great for differentiation!This resource can be printed and used in the classroom or be used for distance learning with Google Slides.Engage your students with studying the incredible animals of the world!Did you know there are more than 1 million types of animals in the world? From a puppy in New York to a giant panda in Beijing, animals are complex organisms that come in many different shapes and sizes. For thi
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5th - 9th
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MS-LS4-1
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Planet Research Project [Print & Go]
Students love to learn about our solar system! This research is perfect to teach students to research a topic and write a five-paragraph paper. Students will love that they are given choice in this project. You will love that you can just print and go and be ready to conduct research and fact-based writing with your students.What's Included in this Resource? Teaching Notes/ Pacing GuidePlanet Research Pages Writing Graphic Organizers For Introductory and Closing Paragraphs Paragraph Outlines (T-
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3rd - 6th
Biomes and Ecosystems Project Earth Science Interactive Notebook 4th 5th Grade
Types of Biomes and Ecosystems Project: You will download biomes and ecosystems accordion book craft project for your 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, and special education earth science students to research nine types of biomes and ecosystems. This biomes and ecosystems project works well as a stand alone earth science craftivity or in a 4th or 5th grade earth science interactive notebook.A completed biomes and ecosystems accordion book is also included as an answer key or for a modification fo
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4th - 6th
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MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-1
Karyotype Chromosome Lab Activity
This is a great activity where students complete a paper karyotype so they can diagnose a chromosome disorder. Students will cut-out unmatched chromosomes and paste them next to their identical (homologous) mate. When their karyotype is finished they will be able to identify 1 of 3 different karyotype disorders. Patient A will be diagnosed with Down's Syndrome. Patient B will be diagnosed with Klinefelter's Syndrome. Patient C will be diagnosed with Edward's Syndrome.
After the cutting/pasting
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6th - 12th
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Natural Disasters Project Craft - STEM - PBL
Click here to purchase the 100% EDITABLE version of this product! Great for differentiation!Engage your students in project-based learning!Natural disasters are naturally occurring events that negatively affect a large population of people. Natural disasters can unfortunately cause loss of life, as well as property, economic and environmental damage. Although by definition, natural disasters are ‘natural’, most scientist agree that human behaviour also plays a role. Certainly, the more we unders
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5th - 12th
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