Resource Depletion & Mining Data Graphing Lab Bundle 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

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These three natural resources and resource depletion data graphing activities will help your students understand how human resource use affects availability, how consumption compares with production and new discoveries, and how growing demand for copper and lithium is connected to mining and sustain

6th - 9th Graphing, Earth Sciences, Physical Science

NGSS MS-ESS3-1, MS-ESS3-3, MS-ESS3-4

Also included in: Middle School Science Graphing & Data Analysis Bundle | Real-World Data 6, 7, 8

I Was Today Years Old When I Learned | Start of the Year Science Activity

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I Was Today Years Old When I Learned…: Science Discovery & Research ActivityTurn the popular phrase “I was today years old when I learned…” into an engaging science research and discovery activity! Perfect as an icebreaker activity for the beginning of the school year or the start of a new scien

4th - 12th Science, General Science, Physical Science

Hydroponic Food-Growing System STEM Investigation - Soil-free food-growing

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Students will investigate hydroponics, plant growth, and sustainable food production by designing and building their own soil-free food-growing system. Using a simple reservoir, nutrient solution, growing medium, and fast-growing plant, students explore how plants can receive the water and nutrients

6th - 11th Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment

NGSS MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-3

Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER

Characteristics of Life - I Was Today Years Old When I Learned | Living Things

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Characteristics of Life Research ActivityTurn the popular phrase “I was today years old when I learned…” into an engaging science research and discovery activity about the Characteristics of Life! Perfect as an icebreaker activity for the beginning of the unit or as a fun activity during. This activ

6th - 11th Science, Biology, General Science

Also included in: Characteristics of Living Things Lesson Bundle | What is Life, Living, Nonliving

Characteristics of Living Things Reading Comprehension | Grade 8 and Up

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Characteristics of Living Things: How Scientists Determine What Is Alive Reading Comprehension Passage and QuestionsThis reading explores how scientists determine whether something is alive by examining the shared characteristics of living organisms. Students learn why displaying a single life-like

8th - 12th Anatomy, Biology, General Science

Also included in: Characteristics of Living Things Lesson Bundle | What is Life, Living, Nonliving

Characteristics of Living Things Reading | What is Life? | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

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This Grade 6–8 reading comprehension article and questions introduces students to the characteristics shared by living things and how scientists determine whether something is alive. Students explore why showing one life-like feature—such as growing, moving, responding, or releasing energy—is not en

6th - 8th Anatomy, Biology, General Science

Also included in: Characteristics of Living Things Lesson Bundle | What is Life, Living, Nonliving

Characteristics of Living Things Lesson | Living vs Nonliving | 6, 7, 8th Grade

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This 7 Characteristics of Living Things lesson introduces students to the major characteristics shared by living organisms in a clear, student-friendly way This middle school life science lesson builds understanding without overwhelming learners. Students examine familiar examples—including plants r

6th - 8th Science, Biology, General Science

Also included in: Characteristics of Living Things Lesson Bundle | What is Life, Living, Nonliving

Characteristics of Living Things Data Graphing Lab Bundle 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

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These three characteristics of living things data graphing activities will help your students understand how organisms grow and develop, obtain and use energy, respond to environmental changes, and maintain stable internal conditions—all while building strong graphing and data-analysis skills. This

6th - 9th Graphing, Biology, General Science

NGSS MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-4+3

Also included in: Characteristics of Living Things Lesson Bundle | What is Life, Living, Nonliving

Ecosystem Health & Biodiversity Data Graphing Lab Bundle 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

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These three ecosystem health and biodiversity data graphing activities will help your students understand how habitat loss, invasive species, environmental conditions, and pollinator changes affect populations, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and ecosystem balance—all while building strong graphin

6th - 9th Graphing, Biology, Environment

NGSS MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-4+3

Also included in: Middle School Science Graphing & Data Analysis Bundle | Real-World Data 6, 7, 8

Water Desalination Challenge STEM Investigation - Solar Desalination

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Students will investigate water desalination, phase changes, and sustainable freshwater production by designing and building their own solar desalination device. Using a shallow basin, prepared saltwater, collection cup, transparent cover, and solar energy, students explore how evaporation and conde

6th - 11th Engineering, Physical Science, Physics

Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER

What Makes Something Alive Reading Comprehension | Grade 8 and Up

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What Makes Something Alive? Living, Once-Living, and Nonliving Reading Comprehension Passage and QuestionsThis reading explores how scientists use evidence to classify objects as living, once-living, biologically produced but never independently living, or nonliving. Students learn that appearance,

8th - 12th Anatomy, Biology, General Science

Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Article Mega Bundle | Grade 8 and Up

What Makes Something Alive? Reading | Living, Once-Living, Nonliving | 6, 7, 8th

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This Grade 6–8 reading comprehension article and questions helps students determine what makes something alive by comparing living, once-living, and nonliving objects at the appropriate reading level. Students learn that movement, growth, or appearance alone cannot prove that something is alive. Ins

6th - 8th Anatomy, Biology, General Science

NGSS MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-5

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Article & Question Mega Bundle | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

Waves and Energy Data Analysis Graphing Bundle | HIGH SCHOOL

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These three waves and energy data graphing activities will help your students understand how wave properties are related, how amplitude and frequency affect sound, and how wavelength, frequency, and energy are connected across the electromagnetic spectrum while building strong graphing and data anal

9th - 12th Graphing, Physical Science, Physics

Also included in: High School Science Graphing and Data Analysis Mega Bundle | Real-World Data Lab

Resource Depletion & Mining Data Analysis Graphing Bundle | HIGH SCHOOL

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These three natural resources and resource depletion data graphing activities will help your students understand how human resource use affects availability, how consumption compares with production and new discoveries, and how growing demand for copper and lithium is connected to mining and sustain

6th - 9th Graphing, Earth Sciences, Physical Science

NGSS MS-ESS3-1, MS-ESS3-3, MS-ESS3-4

Also included in: High School Science Graphing and Data Analysis Mega Bundle | Real-World Data Lab

Is Yeast Alive? STEM Investigation | What Makes Something Alive?

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Students will investigate yeast, cellular energy use, and the characteristics of living things by comparing yeast under four different experimental conditions. Using bottles, balloons, sugar, yeast, and warm and cold water, students explore how the presence of yeast, sugar availability, and temperat

7th - 11th Biology, Chemistry, Engineering

Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER

Wind Turbine Blade Design Challenge STEM Investigation | Renewable Energy

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Students will investigate wind energy, turbine blade design, and rotational motion by designing and testing their own fan-powered model wind turbine. Using a guarded fan, reusable turbine stand, rotating axle, and interchangeable blade sets, students explore how blade shape, length, or angle affects

7th - 11th Engineering, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS3-4, MS-PS3-5, MS-ETS1-1+8

Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER

Prescribed Burns Decision Challenge | Forest Management, Forest Fire Management

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This Prescribed Burns Decision Challenge will help your students understand how fire ecology, fuel buildup, wildfire risk, succession, biodiversity, forest recovery, and human impact are connected. This activity gives teachers an easy, NO PREP way to have students analyze ecology data, compare fores

6th - 10th Biology, Environment, General Science

NGSS MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-3+3

Also included in: Real World Ecology Decision Challenges Bundle | Ecosystems Activity

Genetics and Environment - Trait Distribution Data Graphing Bundle | HIGH SCHOOL

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These three genetics and environment data graphing activities will help your students understand how genetic probability predicts inherited traits, why observed trait ratios vary among samples, and how environmental conditions affect the distribution of expressed traits—all while building strong gra

9th - 12th Graphing, Biology

NGSS HS-LS3-2, HS-LS3-3

Cells and The Organization of Living Things Unit - Middle School Life Science

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Middle 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

Can We Deflect an Asteroid? The DART and Hera Missions Reading | Grade 8 and Up

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Can We Deflect an Asteroid? The DART and Hera Missions Reading Comprehension Passage and QuestionsThis reading explores how scientists could prevent a dangerous asteroid from striking Earth. Students learn why early detection is essential, how small changes in an asteroid’s speed can produce large c

8th - 12th Astronomy, General Science, Physical Science

Matter and its Properties Unit | Physical Chemical Properties, States of Matter

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This curriculum includes a full lesson and activity set for teaching a complete unit on Matter and its Properties and includes a Daily Teaching Timelin. This unit is Unit 2 from my Physical Science High School Complete Curriculum Bundle - 1 YearUnit - Matter and its Properties3 Lessons8 ActivitiesTo

9th - 11th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: Physical Science High School Complete Curriculum Bundle - Full Year NGSS-Aligned

Solutions and Mixtures Unit | Solutions, Solvents, Solutes, Solubility

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This curriculum includes a full lesson and activity set for teaching a complete unit on Solutions and Mixtures and includes a Daily Teaching Timeline. This unit is Unit 6 from my Physical Science High School Complete Curriculum Bundle - 1 YearUnit - Solutions and Mixtures3 Lessons & 4 Activities

9th - 11th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: Physical Science High School Complete Curriculum Bundle - Full Year NGSS-Aligned

Waves and Sound Unit | Properties of Waves, Types of Waves, Sound Waves

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This curriculum includes a full lesson and activity set for teaching a complete unit on Waves and Sound and includes a Daily Teaching Timeline. This unit is Unit 8 from my Physical Science High School Complete Curriculum Bundle - 1 YearUnit - Waves and Sounds4 Lessons5 ActivitiesProperties of WavesT

9th - 11th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: Physical Science High School Complete Curriculum Bundle - Full Year NGSS-Aligned

Light and Optics Unit | Properties of Light, Electromagnetic Spectrum Reflection

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This curriculum includes a full lesson and activity set for teaching a complete unit on Light and Optics and includes a Daily Teaching Timeline. This unit is Unit 9 from my Physical Science High School Complete Curriculum Bundle - 1 YearUnit - Light and Optics4 Lessons & 1 ActivityProperties of

9th - 11th General Science, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS HS-PS3-3, HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-3+3

Also included in: Physical Science High School Complete Curriculum Bundle - Full Year NGSS-Aligned