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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 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 is an engaging, problem-based inquiry activity that gets your students to examine banked curves to solve a real-life problem and learn to think critically. Designed for science students in high school physics, this activity is NGSS, Common Core, and STEM-aligned and uses common experiences and
9th - 12th Science, Basic Principles, General Science
$2.59
Created byThis is an engaging, problem-based inquiry activity that gets your students to examine Conservation of Energy to solve a real-life problem and learn to think critically. Designed for science students in high school physics, this activity is NGSS, Common Core, and STEM-aligned and uses common experie
9th - 12th Science, Basic Principles, General Science
Also included in: Physics Curriculum | Physics 1 & 2 | Tests, Activities, Lessons | 11th and 12th
$2.59
Created byThis is an engaging, problem-based inquiry activity that gets your students to examine Friction to solve a real-life problem and learn to think critically. Designed for science students in high school physics, this activity is NGSS, Common Core, and STEM-aligned and uses common experiences and mater
8th - 12th Science, Basic Principles, General Science
Also included in: Physics Curriculum | Physics 1 & 2 | Tests, Activities, Lessons | 11th and 12th
$2.59
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
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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 byCell Structure & Organelles - CER and Review Bundle (10 Days)CER Includes: Hot & Cold Presentations + Teacher Answer KeyReview Includes: 50 Auto-Graded Google Form QuestionsConcepts Covered✅ Structure–function of organelles (nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, ER/Golgi, vacuole, membrane)...
7th - 10th Basic Principles, Biology
NGSS MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-2, MS-LS1-3+12
$1.97
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 byMitosis and the Cell Cycle - CER and Review Bundle (10 Days)CER Includes: Hot & Cold Presentations + Teacher Answer KeyReview Includes: 50 Auto-Graded Google Form QuestionsConcepts Covered✅ Why cells divide: reproduction, growth, repair/replacement ✅ Cell size & diffusion constraints (why...
7th - 10th Basic Principles, Biology
NGSS MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-2, MS-LS1-3+12
Also included in: SNC2D Ontario Grade 10 Science Biology - Cells & Body Systems Full Course Unit
$1.97
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 byMidnight approaches in Hallowbrook, and the town’s Lantern of Wards is flickering. To keep prankster spirits from short-circuiting Halloween, we must fuel the lantern with treats that have enough Treat Heat—the real, measurable energy hidden inside candy. You are the Order of the Calori-mancers. You
9th - 12th Basic Principles, Chemistry, Physical Science
NGSS HS-PS3-1, HS-PS3-4
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 byTurn everyday candy into a rigorous calorimetry and energy conservation investigation. Students burn a small candy sample under a soda-can calorimeter, measure the water’s temperature change, calculate q = m·c·ΔT, and estimate energy per gram (J/g and kcal/g)—then deduce from evidence which candy ha
9th - 12th Basic Principles, Chemistry, Physical Science
NGSS HS-PS3-1, HS-PS3-4
Also included in: Valentine's Day Science Activities | STEM, Project, Readings | High School
$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 byUnder the eerie glow of a full moon, strange creatures are stirring in the lab—each one a mix of mysterious genes and spooky surprises! It’s up to your students to uncover the secrets of monster heredity by predicting, combining, and sketching their own genetically engineered beasts.In this interact
9th - 12th Basic Principles, Biology
Also included in: Genetics, Heredity, DNA, and Traits - 5E Lesson Bundle | Genotype and Phenotype
$2.97