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2nd grade physical science resources for GATE
States of Matter Game Show Properties of Matter, Solids Liquids and Gases Review
This NO PREP States of Matter Jeopardy™ Style PowerPoint Game Show is a fun and engaging way for students in 1st grade and 2nd grade review their understanding of solids, liquids, and gasses. It's perfect for test prep and pre-assessment both in person and on ZOOM. The categories for questions include Vocabulary, States of Matter, Properties of Matter, Name That State of Matter, and Which One Doesn't Belong?⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS GAME WILL WORK ON YOUR COMPUTER BEFORE YOU BUY? Downloa
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Natural Disasters STEM
Weather Hazard STEM Bundle - Oh no! The family bought property near a fault line and needs an earthquake resistant home. The weather forecast is for dangerously high winds. The family needs a safe place to go. The city is building an observation tower that will be susceptible to lightning and needs a lightning rod. A heavy flood is coming and the house needs a flood barrier. All of these problems need your young student engineers to solve them! This STEM bundle meets many different NGSS s
Grades:
1st - 5th
Halloween Science Activity Experiment Dissolving Candy Corn
Which liquids will dissolve candy corn? Try it and find out! This science experiment has been provided with differentiated and editable options so that you can use the experiment that works best for your students.There are two ways to do this experiment: find out which liquids will dissolve candy corn, or which dissolve candy corn the fastest. This requires students to record data from a stopwatch or timer, which is a great way to practice those measurement skills.✅ What You'll Get ✅Teacher inst
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Grades:
K - 5th
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NGSS:
2-PS1-2
Also included in: Candy Corn Science and Fall STEM Activities
Living And Nonliving Things Game Show Grades 1 And 2
This INTERACTIVE Living and Nonliving Things PowerPoint Game Show has 1st and 2nd graders review and classify Living and Nonliving Things. The categories for questions include Characteristics, Living or Nonliving? Which One Doesn't Belong? Once Living? and Mixed Bag. Featuring sound effects, a self-scoring scoreboard and 25 questions plus an optional challenge question, this Living and Nonliving Things game show is perfect for test prep and review. It can also be used at the beginning of a study
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Christmas Science Activity Experiment Dissolving Candy Canes
Which liquids will dissolve candy canes? Will their stripes come off first? Try it and find out! This science experiment has been provided with differentiated and editable options so that you can use the experiment that works best for your students.There are a variety of ways to do this experiment: find out which liquids will dissolve candy canesdiscover whether or not the stripes disappear before the canes dissolve,find out which candy canes dissolve the fastest. This requires students to recor
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Grades:
K - 5th
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NGSS:
2-PS1-1
, 2-PS1-2
Also included in: Candy Cane Science and STEM BUNDLE
Force and Motion STEM Activity - Pompom Launcher Challenge
Students LOVE launching objects. Why not turn a fun activity into a physical science learning opportunity? Students will gain hands-on understanding of potential and kinetic energy in this low prep STEM challenge by launching a pom-pom projectile! This activity can easily be differentiated and enjoyed by many different age groups. This is not a step-by-step catapult STEM craft but rather students are encouraged to make use of simple recyclables and office supplies to investigate how to best stor
Grades:
2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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STEM Design Thinking Recording Sheets with D&C Icons {STEM / STEAM}
This product is a perfect tool for students to use to record their thinking during STEM / STEAM activities in your Depth and Complexity using class. If you are already doing various STEM/STEAM activities (or plan to), these recording sheets will be a great resource to use as you guide your students in the engineering and design thinking process using Depth and Complexity Icons!
Use these D&C STEM Recording Sheets before, during, and after each of your Design Thinking or Design Challenges
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K - 7th
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Forces And Motion Unit | Grade 2 And 3 Newton's Cradle Science And STEM
Discover kinetic and potential energy with a fun marble science investigation. Simple supplies and EASY PREP. Explore deeper with a further exploration. Engage students in a STEM Challenge to create a Newton's Cradle. Includes extensive background information to guide the teacher and students to success. This is a printable PDF. Please read more about Easel below.Students will expand their knowledge of forces and motions by observing the transfer of potential energy to kinetic energy. Throug
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Forces And Motion Unit | Grade K And 1 | Marble Run Science And STEM
Discover forces and interactions with an engaging marble-run science investigation. Simple supplies and EASY PREP. Explore pushes, pulls, and collisions with a fun further exploration. Expand with an age-appropriate STEM Challenge. Includes extensive background information to guide the teacher and students to success. This is a printable PDF. Please read more about Easel below.Students will discover that a push or pull is needed for things to move. They will observe gravity and collisions in
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-PS2-2
, K-PS2-1
Candy Cane Science and STEM BUNDLE
This is a bundle of a candy cane science experiment to dissolve candy canes plus 2 STEM activities: candy cane chair challenge and candy cane crane challenge.Candy Cane ScienceWhich liquids will dissolve candy canes? Try it and find out! This science experiment has been provided with differentiated and editable options so that you can use the experiment that works best for your students.✅ What You'll Get ✅Teacher instructions and lesson planEditable recording page options 9 pre-made recording
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Primary GATE -- AIR! Active, Creative, Academic, and Hands-on!
I am always trying to figure out what to do with my little primary groups, and this unit was a definite hit with my kindergartners. It would work well with 1st grade too or the regular 2nd grade classroom. The full unit contains more than 2 hours of contact time.
It’s active, fun, and challenging for these little ones and seemed to have the right combination of “get up and move,” imagination, creativity, and “making” along with academic tasks.
We learn about four important properties of air
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K - 2nd
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Mirette on the High Wire CALDECOTT for Primary GATE Hands-on with STEM
Bring Emily Arnold McCully’s Caldecott Winning book, Mirette on the High Wire, alive with this active unit! We combine a rich exploration—primary grades appropriate—of language and science to produce a meaningful learning experience.
Materials: Activity Sheets (included), string, and other common classroom supplies
Time: About 3 hours total if all the parts are included
Level: GATE 1st or 2nd and 3rd
Primary Source Analysis and Inferences: Let’s set the stage by seeing what students ca
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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David Weisner's THE THREE PIGS - Primary GATE with Caldecott Books
Not sure if I had more fun with this or the kids did! Huh? This must be another Primary GATE with Caldecott lesson from Portable Gifted and Talented. Woo hoo!
• Students make a wolf that actually huffs, puffs, and blows down a straw house while they learn about physical science.
• Students create a cool, creative, and witty POP-up story extension which saves the life of one of the three pigs.
• Students learn to orient themselves to cardinal directions, about the position of the sun in the
Grades:
1st - 5th
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Caldecott for Primary GATE +STEM
Strong STEM-literacy springboard activities with this nonfiction piece! Pair it thematically with my Mirette on the High Wire Caldecott lessons, and the students will experience literature from inside to outside and from up to down.
You get instructions, ready-to-print activity sheets, Common Core references, and everything you need to set you down the path on this book. Make a quick trip to the local craft store for a really cool extension, or just use common materials in the classroom to ge
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2nd - 4th
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Slime Science And STEM | Grade 2 3 | Properties Of Matter | Hands-On Activity
Uncover the science of slime in 3 hands-on activities. Discover the role of borax and different glues. Engage in a STEM Challenge. Includes extensive background information to guide the teacher and students to success. Integrates well for Halloween. Perfect for exploring the properties of matter and meeting NGSS.Students will expand their knowledge of the properties of matter with a focus on solids and liquids. Through hands-on learning, they will gain an understanding of non-Newtonian fluids an
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 2-PS1-1
, 2-PS1-2
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Diffusion In Liquids Science Experiment | Properties of Matter | Grade 2 3
Engage in a hands-on science experiment that explores the flow of liquids and thermal energy. The experiment includes a complete teacher guide and uses inexpensive supplies. You can make it a complete week of lessons with the further exploration and an anchor chart. This Hands-On Exploration IncludesTeacher Background and TipsCorrelation to NGSS6-Page Student Investigation JournalExploration Station Activity with WorksheetAnchor ChartInvestigation RubricAnswer Keys This Science Exploration meets
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Diffusion Lab Bundle | A Food Color and Water Experiment For K-8th Grade
Hot Air Balloon Festival
Happy FALL! It is a special time of year in my hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico! Take your class on a hot air balloon adventure!
This flipchart (FOR USE WITH ActiveInspire Software for Promethean Activeboards) contains facts about the world's largest hot air balloon FIESTA, Albuquerque's high desert climate, and lastly a creative writing assignment for your class to document their adventures in a hot air balloon!!!
Happy Ballooning!!!
Copyright Carmen Mares 2015
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Rocket Straws STEM/Literacy/Enrichment/ Anchor Activity Years 1, 2, 3
These task cards were created as stand-alone enrichment activities for K-3 learners.We recommend you use them as anchor activities for your Bright Minds, but they can also be used for…•STEM club•science club•enrichment groups•science day activities•fast finishers•reading group activities•procedure (reading) and explanation (writing) text types•extension homeworkThis set of activities covers outcomes/standards in reading, writing, science, technology, engineering and maths. There is even an exten
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1st - 3rd
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Terrifying Tornadoes! STEM/Literacy/Enrichment Anchor Activity Years 1, 2, 3
These task cards were created as stand-alone enrichment activities for Years 1-3 learners.We recommend you use them as anchor activities for your Bright Minds, but they can also be used for…•STEM club•science club•enrichment groups•science day activities•fast finishers•reading group activities•procedure (reading) and explanation (writing) text types•extension homeworkThis set of activities covers outcomes/standards in reading, writing, science, technology and engineering/design. There is even an
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1st - 3rd
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The Three Little Pigs, the Wolf, and the Windmill (pinwheels too)
This download contains an ebook of my science folktale Huff... Puff... Grind! The 3 Little Pigs Get Smart. The wolf huffed and he puffed. But the pigs had built wolf-proof houses. The pigs couldn’t go out. The wolf couldn’t get in. They were all hungry. The pigs knew that a problem can be a solution out-of-place. Could they make good use of all that huffing and puffing?This is a lead-in to an activity collection showing how a windmill works, followed by experiments your students can do with pinw
Grades:
1st - 4th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Light and Vision Bundle
This unit contains lessons covering eye anatomy and physiology, vision, light and color. Lessons are hands-on and discovery-based to help students to explore and engage with the material. Students will build a model to allow them to visualize complex anatomical concepts.
The unit includes:
- 1 lesson on eye anatomy (making a clay model with "Teacher Guide")
- 3 lessons on vision
- 2 lessons on light
- 2 lessons on color
- "Terms to Know" sheet with important scientific vocabulary used througho
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1st - 5th
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STEAM Activity - Make Your Own TOPS - Upper Elementary and Gifted and Talented
Make a cool top in just about an hour with a few materials! They work great, are fun, and are a good engineering challenge for upper elementary students.
Materials
• 110 weight or heavier card stock
• Construction Paper
• Compass or circle template
• Glue
• 5” of 3/16” round dowel per student – only costs about 25 cents per 3 feet
• ¾” diameter wooden wheels with 3/16” holes (optional but with the optimal coolness)
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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STEM Connection: Designing an Experiment
This science (STEM) lesson, created by Jennine Zepeda, guides elementary and middle school students through identifying the variables that may affect an experiment to designing their own controlled experiment using just one of the identified variables. The handout also includes a page for them to track the results of the experiment.
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
STEM Experiment: Egg Drop of Doom Chart
This *FREE* chart can be used as a recording sheet for the STEM experiment Egg Drop of Doom. The experiment directions can be found on my website Hands On Learning 4 All.com at http://www.handsonlearning4all.com/wp/?p=2483
If you would like more "hands-on" learning materials visit my TPT store at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Veronica-Stanley-Hooper
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Grades:
2nd - 9th
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