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Created byMiddle School Life Science - Unit 1: Cells and Organization of Living ThingsKick off your Middle School Life Science curriculum with a clear, engaging, and logically sequenced introduction to cells and the organization of living things.This Cells and Organization of Living Things resource bundle is
6th - 8th Basic Principles, Biology, General Science
NGSS MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-2
$62.00
$21.47
Created by- Info graphics showing how to prevent the spread of covid-19.- Learn how social distancing helps keep COVID-19 from spreading.- Learn things you can do to practice social distancing and protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community.- Get the facts about COVID-19 symptoms and what to do if y
Preschool - Adult Education Graphic Arts, Health, Basic Principles
Free
Created byScience Investigation and Self Reflection Guide. This guide is designed to be used by students of any grade and skill level to complete a scientific lab for any curriculum area. It is a simple, scaffolded step-by-step walkthrough to get your kids used to writing lab reports. Each section is laid o
4th - Adult Education Science, Basic Principles, General Science
$5.97
Created byThis is an engaging, problem-based inquiry activity that gets your students utilizing the Scientific Method to solve a real-life problem and learn to think critically. Designed for science students in the middle and high school grades, this activity is NGSS, Common Core, and STEM-aligned and uses co
6th - 10th Science, Basic Principles, General Science
Also included in: Scientific Method Activity and Lesson Bundle
$2.59
Created byThis review activity will get your students out of their seats, moving around, and discussing the material. It is fully editable and requires very little preparation. Simply print, cut out the flash cards, and pass them out to students.Note. This resource can also be used as excellent question bank
6th - Higher Education Science, Basic Principles, General Science
Also included in: Start of the Year HIGH School Science Bundle | Icebreakers and Activities
$2.97
Created byMastering the Scientific Method | Complete Science Bundle with Labs & ActivitiesBring the scientific method to life in your science classroom with this comprehensive resource! This bundle walks students step-by-step through the entire scientific process—from asking meaningful questions to discus
6th - 11th Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
$7.88
$5.47
Created byThis bundle will get your 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade science year off to a great start. Stress-FREE! Two weeks of classroom resources to start your year.SAVE 68% by purchasing this bundle!✅ No-Prep Back-to-School Bundle: Ready-to-use lessons, activities, and challenges for Grades 6–8 Science.✅ Scienc...
6th - 8th Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
Start of Year | DNA About Me: Unraveling the Unique You - Student Profile
Scientific Method, Science Skills, and Lab Safety Lesson and Activity Bundle
Science Skills and Safety - Speed Quizzing Review Activity
Scientific Method Practice | Questioning Variables Hypothesis Procedure Graphing
Scientific Method Investigations - 6 Student-Led Experiments
The Scientific Method and Science Skills Lab Station Activity | Placebo Effect
The Scientific Method Word Search and Scramble Activity
Lab Equipment - Science Word Search and Scramble Activity
Lab Safety and Equipment Lab Station Activity | 7 Hands-on Activities
Science Bell Ringers and Class Starter Activities | 2 WEEKS FREE!
Why Leaves Change Color In The Fall - Reading Comprehension | 6th, 7th, 8th
Chemistry of Dyeing Hair Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions 6th, 7th, 8th
Middle School Icebreaker Station Activity - 11 Stations to start your semester
Paper Bridge STEM Engineering Challenge | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade MIDDLE SCHOOL
50 Amazing Science Facts - Part 1 - Classroom Posters and Class Starters
50 Amazing Science Facts - Part 2 - Classroom Posters and Class Starters
$71.29
$24.97
Created byTurn a student-favorite challenge into a STEM and Scientific Method investigation. This print-and-go lab walks middle schoolers through the full scientific method as they test how bottle fill level impacts upright landing success. This lab is also appropriate for early high school as well.Students p
6th - 9th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1
Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER
$3.97
Created byResource DescriptionTurn a favorite classroom activity into a rigorous, print-and-go STEM investigation. In this lab, students test how a paper airplane’s angle of attack changes flight distance while practicing the full scientific method. Learners define variables and controls, follow a consistent
6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1
Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER
Free
Created byTurn a classic popsicle-stick catapult into a rigorous, print-and-go STEM investigation. Students test how pullback angle (tension) affects projectile distance, practicing the full scientific method from variables and fair tests to data analysis and evidence-based conclusions. A clear teacher guide
6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1
Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER
$2.97
Created byTurn a simple parachute build into a rigorous, print-and-go STEM investigation. Students test how canopy diameter affects descent time, practicing the full scientific method: defining variables and controls, following a consistent drop procedure, recording 10 trials per size, calculating averages, a
6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1
Also included in: Newton's Three Laws of Motion Worksheets & Activities Bundle | 1st, 2nd, 3rd Law
$2.97
Created byGive students a true inquiry experience: they build a simple pendulum, change only the string length, and use repeated timings to determine how the period changes with length. The packet guides them from planning a fair test to organizing data, averaging, and graphing—then wrapping up with clear CER
6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1
Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER
$2.97
Created byGive students a fast, hands-on engineering investigation: build a paper “table,” change only the support shape, and measure which design holds the greatest load. With tight build rules and simple materials, students plan a fair test, collect one clear data point per shape, and create a comparison ba
6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1
Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER
$2.97
Created byEngage your students with a fast-paced, low-prep engineering and physics lab that turns two cups and a table tennis ball into a rich investigation of airflow and pressure. Students use the full scientific method to test how the gap between two cups affects the success rate of transferring a ball by
6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1
Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER
$2.97
Created byTurn a single sheet of paper into a powerful investigation of forces and motion. In this hands-on lab, students build and test paper “whirlybirds” with different blade lengths to determine how blade size affects descent time. The activity emphasizes testing, data quality, graphing, and claim–evidenc
6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1
Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER
$2.97
Created byHelp students write stronger scientific explanations—without piling on grading. This 10-day CER pack builds understanding of photosynthesis and cellular respiration with scaffolded (Cold) and transfer (Hot) versions of each prompt, a Teacher Answer Key, and a 50-question Google Forms question bank
6th - 9th Basic Principles, Biology, Earth Sciences
NGSS MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-2, MS-LS1-3+12
$1.97
Created byTurn a cup, balloon, and pantry ingredients into a full scientific-method investigation. Students explore how sugar concentration changes yeast fermentation by measuring balloon circumference as a proxy for CO₂ volume. The lab emphasizes variables, fair testing, repeated trials, graphing, and CER wr
6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1
Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER
$2.97
Created byTonight is the Hallowbrook Harvest, and the town’s glowing Pumpkin Beacon—the lantern that keeps mischievous spirits from pranking the candy supply—has dimmed. The only way to recharge it is to airlift a ghost balloon up to the Witching Line so it can soak up protective moonlight.Your team has been
6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1
Also included in: Halloween Science Activities & Investigations | Labs, Stations, STEM, Readings
$2.97
Created byTurn a bottle, balloon, and household ingredients into a full engineering-design challenge! Students test how different amounts of baking soda affect CO₂ gas production and balloon lift.The lab emphasizes variables, fair testing, repeated trials, data collection, graphing, and CER writing—perfect fo
6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1
Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER
$2.97
Created byA mysterious toxic spill has cursed the Haunted Swamp! Your class of scientists has been summoned by the local town council to design and build a filtration system that can rescue the swamp’s ghostly residents before Halloween night. Each team must engineer, test, and optimize a filter that clears “
6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1
Also included in: Halloween Science Activities & Investigations | Labs, Stations, STEM, Readings
$2.97
Created byOn Halloween night, the Earth's climate fractures into eerie realms warped by monstrous weather. Only creatures born of imagination (and backed by science adaptation) can survive. Your mission: design a horrifying yet biologically believable organism that has adapted to, thrives in, one of these cur
6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-4+5
Also included in: Halloween Science Activities & Investigations | Labs, Stations, STEM, Readings
$2.97
Created byThe classroom lights flicker. A chill skims across the lab tables as ten mysterious creatures shuffle, flap, and ooze into view. Your students have one tool to survive the night: a dichotomous key. With each YES/NO choice, they narrow the suspects—bat or crow, wisp or witch’s familiar—until every mo
6th - 11th Basic Principles, Biology
Also included in: Halloween Science Activities & Investigations | Labs, Stations, STEM, Readings
$0.97
Created byGive students a fast, hands-on motion investigation: set up a simple marble ramp, change only the ramp height, and measure how height affects average speed. With clear test rules and simple materials, students plan a fair test, collect multiple times for each height, calculate average speed, and cre
6th - 11th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1
Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER
$2.97
Created byGive students a fast, hands-on engineering investigation: build a low-cost water filter, change only one design choice at a time (layer order, thickness, sealing, or adding charcoal), and measure which design makes the clearest water the fastest—all while staying under a classroom budget cap. With t
6th - 11th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1
Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER
$2.97
