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Physical science Common Core W.5.2 resources
Sound STEM Challenge Musical Instrument Engineering Design STEAM Activity Unit
This week-long STEM challenge integrates science and music lessons about sound, pitch, volume, and vibration. Students investigate properties of sound, use the engineering design process to build pitched and non-pitched musical instruments, and write, notate, and perform a short musical composition to demonstrate their understanding of pitch, volume, and vibration.A differentiated reading passage and quiz about the use of gourds as a material in traditional musical instruments will set the stage
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Grades:
5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Forms of Energy Science and Writing Project {Christmas Theme}
Santa has a magical sleigh with a team of reindeer, but what about Mrs. Claus? This differentiated science and writing project is a fun way to assess understanding of the different forms of energy. Students will design a vehicle for Santa to give to Mrs. Claus for Christmas. This resource includes:Lesson plansSmall group activity to review forms of energyProject Assignment to engage studentsTwo versions of the planning pagesFour versions of the final project pagesGrading rubricsExample of a co
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Physical Science Project Bundle {Christmas Theme}
Grade 5 | Complete Mystery Science ENTIRE YEAR Bundle | Digital + Printable
When my school district began using the Mystery Science curriculum, I fell in love. However, I found that the video lessons and activities on their own did not provide me with enough material to turn these important lessons into a full week of teaching- I wanted to stay on one topic to really have the time for student discovery, incorporating literacy, and fun research.It is completely no-prep for you, and is ready for printed or digital practice right now!This is a complete YEAR bundle set that
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-ESS2-2
, 5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, 5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
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Forms of Energy Robot Project l Science, Writing, and Art
This fun and engaging robot project is a meaningful way to assess understanding of the different forms of energy. Students will design and draw a robot that produces at least three forms of energy and then write about it! The project starts with a quick review of the different forms of energy. Then students are introduced to the assignment and work on sketching their robot using at least three forms of energy. For the final part of the project, they redraw the robot and color it, labeling the fo
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3rd - 5th
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Marie Curie Women In Science Women's History Month Biography Report
Looking for a Women's History Month project that is more than just worksheets? This Marie Curie Interactive Craft and Writing Activity is a great way for students to record what they have learned about this groundbreaking physicist. Students make an x-ray that opens up with a timeline, writing about Marie and decorative elements that students record facts on. Makes a great bulletin board for Women's History Month!Check out this Women's History Craft for Kamala Harris!What's included (Check out
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Crash Course Kids | Physical Science Playlist YouTube Guide | 16 Episodes
This Crash Course Kids - Physical Science Playlist YouTube Guide challenges students to get the most out of these 16 entertaining, short, yet substantive videos. Challenge students to explore the material world, from the basics of matter to the complex behaviors of non-Newtonian fluids. Discover how matter's properties like weight, volume, and the state of being solid, liquid, or gas, define our physical universe. Learn through experiments that reveal air as matter, explore the particle nature o
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 3-PS2-1
, 5-PS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 2-PS1-1
...
"Fizz and Fireworks: Chemical Reactions" article and reader response sheet
Have your students study science AND language arts as they explore chemical reactions—what they are and how they work. Students will even learn how to read basic chemical equations! It is suited as an engaging introduction to chemical reactions for grades 5 and 6.The article defines what chemical reactions are and explores how they work in the real world. It explores a simple chemical formation, water, then moves to a more complex chemical reaction: burning magnesium in fireworks. This passage a
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5th - 8th
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Crash Course Kids | Space Science Full 14 Episode Playlist | YouTube Guide
This Crash Course Kids - Space Science - The Sun and Its Influence on Earth Playlist YouTube Guide challenges students to get the most out of these 14 entertaining, short, yet substantive videos. Discover the forces and principles that define our universe, focusing on gravity's pivotal role. Uncover how energy travels from the sun to Earth, the transformations within the solar system, and the intriguing science behind Earth's rotation and revolution. Learn about the seasonal changes influenced b
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, 3-LS4-3
, 5-PS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, 5-LS1-1
Heat Energy Worksheet Bundle
This Heat Transfer Activities Bundle has everything you need to support your teaching heat energy and heat transfer in your classroom. Students will love the experiments, reading passages, task cards, and many other activities on heat transfer and heat energy! This resource is packed full of a variety of different activities that will make teaching heat transfer and heat energy a dream! By purchasing this bundle, you are saving 20% off the price of the individual resources. Please see the PREVIE
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3rd - 6th
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Series and Parallel Circuits STAR* Virtual Lab Google Docs™ DINB
When studying Series Circuit, Parallel Circuit, and Ohm's Law, use this complete 'Series and Parallel Circuits' Physical Science Virtual Lab to investigate: “If I take out one of the two bulbs in a circuit, what happens to the other bulb?” Students will manipulate a materials using the simulation in PhET: Students will create a series and a parallel circuit with a battery, wire and two bulbs. Bulbs will be removed and the results recorded. Voltage measurements will be recorded.This single Go
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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Bill Nye - S02E01 - Magnetism | Magnets | Electromagnet | Video Guide
Share the brilliance of Bill Nye The Science Guy with your students! This short video guide for S02E01 is a supplemental resource to help students learn about magnetism.Challenge students to master what makes a magnet, why the Earth is one giant magnet and why the northern lights glow. Students will define key vocabulary such as attraction and repulsion. Optionally, students can follow along and add variations to the experiments depicted in the video. Finally, conduct extended research on variou
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-3
Also included in: Bill Nye Season 2 | Full Series Bundle | 20 Episodes | SAVE 25%
Bill Nye - S05E08 - Atoms and Molecules | Nucleus | Protons | Electrons | Guide
Share the brilliance of Bill Nye The Science Guy with your students! This short video guide for S05E08 is a supplemental resource to help students learn about atoms and molecules.Challenge students to learn about atoms, their particles and the molecules they form. Students will define key vocabulary such as the nucleus, protons, neutrons, electrons, electricity and atomic number. Optionally, students can follow along and add variations to the experiments depicted in the video. Finally, conduct
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-1
Also included in: Bill Nye Season 5 | Full Series Bundle | 20 Episodes | SAVE 25%
Crash Course Kids | Physical Science - Intro to Gravity Playlist YouTube Guide
This Crash Course Kids - Physical Science - Introduction to Gravity Playlist YouTube Guide challenges students to get the most out of these 6 entertaining, short, yet substantive videos. Explore the fundamental force of gravity that holds the universe together. Learn how gravity pulls objects toward the Earth, understand the concepts of mass, weight, and air resistance, and why all objects fall at the same speed in a vacuum. Discover how astronauts navigate the microgravity of space, what escap
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 5-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Bill Nye - S01E08 - Phases of Matter | Solid | Liquid | Gas | Video Guide
Share the brilliance of Bill Nye The Science Guy with your students! This short video guide for S01E08 is a supplemental resource to help students learn about the phases of matter.Challenge students to increase their knowledge of matter and its solid, liquid and gas phases. Explore how matter changes phases and the differences between water and nitrogen. Discuss absolute zero and what happens to molecules as they heat up and cool down. Optionally, students can follow along and add variations to
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-4
Also included in: Bill Nye Season 1 | Full Series Bundle | 20 Episodes | SAVE 25%
Energy Forms and Changes STAR* Virtual Lab Google Docs™ DINB
When studying Conservation of Energy, Energy Systems and Energy Transfer, use this complete 'Energy Forms and Changes' Physical Science Virtual Lab to investigate: “How can turning a crank, catching falling water, sunlight or boiling water make electricity?” Students will manipulate a materials using the simulation in PhET: Using several different energy forms (mechanical, electrical, thermal, light and chemical) we will look at how energy transfers from a source to several different useful pro
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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Surviving the Storm: Investigating Natural Disasters Research Project
Embark on a thrilling educational adventure with 'Surviving the Storm: Investigating Natural Disasters' – students' passport to understanding the dynamic forces of hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, and floods! What's Inside:Student and Teacher DirectionsStudent ExampleResearch Graphic Organizer with DirectionsRubric Perfect for:Upper Elementary ClassroomsScience and Geography CurriculumsProject-Based Learning Environments✨How I used it:I implemented the project by having my students complete t
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Grades:
4th - 6th
NGSS:
5-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, 4-ESS3-2
A States of Matter STAR* Virtual Lab for Google Docs™️ DINB
When studying When studying Atoms, Molecules, and States of Matter, use this complete “States of Matter” Physical Science Virtual Lab to investigate: “What determines if water is a solid, liquid or a gas?” Students will manipulate a materials using the simulation in PhET: In a closed system, water molecules will have heat added or removed and the resulting molecular motion will be recorded. Maximum and minimum temperatures will be recorded.This single Google Sheet™ has all the materials to pe
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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Projectile Motion - Launch Angle STAR* Virtual Lab Google Docs™ DINB
When studying Kinematics, Air Resistance, and Parabolic Curves, use this complete 'Projectile Motion - Launch Angle' Physical Science Virtual Lab to investigate: “Can I launch an object to hit a target with more than one launch angle?” Students will manipulate a materials using the simulation in PhET: Students will find a primary and secondary launch angle for a cannon to hit a target with a constant initial velocity and no air resistance.This single Google Sheet™ has all the materials to perfo
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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STEM Being a Scientist | Ava Twist Scientist
STEM Being a scientist is a fun way teach your students the scientific method while reading Ava Twist Scientist. Students explore using water beads and make observations. Your students will love coming up with their own experiments to test. This activity can also be used for STEAM Activities, Maker Spaces, Tinkering Labs, or After School Clubs.*Other products you may like: STEM Waterbottle ChallengesSTEM Valentine's Day ChallengesSTEM March Challenges STEM EASTER STEM Peep ChallengesSTEM Win
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
Vibration, Energy, and States of Matter: Article and Activities - Science and LA
Have your students study science AND language arts as they explore the states of matter and how thermal energy – heat – causes molecules to break their bonds and change the state of a material.The article defines the states or phases of matter, describes melting points and boiling points, and explores how thermal energy causes molecules to break bonds. It also includes an infographic that displays the melting and boiling points of water in order to fully cover this key content knowledge.This pas
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4th - 8th
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Heating Water STAR* Virtual Lab Google Docs™ DINB
When studying Conservation of Energy, Energy Systems, Energy Transfer, use this complete 'Heating Water' Physical Science Virtual Lab to investigate: “How does water heat?” Students will manipulate a materials using the simulation in PhET: Using the simulation in PhET: "With the simulation set up as shown in the video, add heat and watch the temperatures shown in the thermometers. Heat will also be removed and the results recorded."This single Google Sheet™ has all the materials to perform a
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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Elements, Compounds, and the Language of Matter: Reading Passage and Activities
Have your students study science AND language arts as they explore elements and how they combine to form compounds.The passage explores what makes one atom different from another atom (elements) and how elements combine to form compounds. It also introduces the periodic table and explores a key compound to life on earth: water.This passage and its infographics are a great way to combine science content knowledge of matter with reading skills. The packet includes activities that explore text stru
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4th - 8th
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Build a Molecule STAR* Virtual Lab Google Docs™ DINB
When studying Molecule Models, use this complete 'Build a Molecule' Physical Science Virtual Lab to investigate: “How are molecular models constructed from chemical formulas?” Students will manipulate a materials using the simulation in PhET: : By dragging atoms from a supply, students will construct molecules and receive a signal when constructed correctly. Students will observe how subscripts and relative atomic sizes are represented in the models.This single Google Sheet™ has all the mater
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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States of Matter Tic Tac Toe Choice Board
Give your students choice when learning about solids, liquids, and gases! This Tic-Tac-Toe menu is designed to assess student understanding at the end of, or throughout, a unit on the states of matter. Each row or column contains at least one choice that requires students to compare the important properties of more than one state of matter.
Designed to support the full range of multiple intelligences, the nine choices provide all students with activities of interest (including one "create your
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2nd - 5th
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