This is a packet based around the GATE unit of "Thinking Like a Disciplinarian" designed for K-2 students and aligned with CCSS. Students step into the role of being a Zoologist and complete a research study on an animal based on the story "A Kangaroo Has a Mother Too" by Eric Carle. This packet includes: Cover Page Lesson Outline Teacher Notes CCSS Page Animal Cards What is a Zoologist? Display Card Zoologist Definition Display Card Zoologist Badges for lanyard (Color and BW) Zoologist in Training Hat Animal Informational Text Pages Differentiated Research Packets Differentiated Self Assessment I am a Zoologist Display Banner Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read "Horton Hears a Who" by Dr. Seuss, then will participate in hearing activities, and design a new type of hear that might help them hear better. Students will also look at and compare animals dependent on the size of their ears and how it affects their lives. ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Paper plates, duct tape, masking tape, styrofoam and plastic cups, tin foil, colored pencils, markers, sentence strips, string. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Set up Page 2 pages of ELA and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Teacher Tips Building Better Ears Differentiated Self Assessment Building Better Ears Sample Ears Building Better Ears Headers for Thinking Maps Building Better Ears Animal Comparison Building Better Ears Hearing Graph Building Better Ears Writing Response Building Better Ears Design Sheet Building Better Ears Real World Knowledge Informational Text Building Better Ears Real World Knowledge Response Sheet Building Better Ears Classroom Display Banner Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will complete a 2 part activity: 1. Students will test materials to see which ones float 2. Students will see a PPT on climate change and use the best materials from the previous testing to convert a toy car into an "amphibious car" that drives and floats on water. ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Clay or playdoh, foam, pool noodles, bubble wrap, newspaper, tin foil, duct tape, pieces of cardboard, toy cars (like Hot Wheels) containers for water. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 2 pages of ELA and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Teacher Prep Building Amphibious Cars Differentiated Self Assessment Building Amphibious Cars Design Sheets Building Amphibious Cars Float/Sink Recording Sheet Building Amphibious Cars Test Results Sheet Building Amphibious Cars Samples Building Amphibious Cars Explanation Sheet Building Amphibious Cars Basic Budget Sheet Building Amphibious Cars Advanced Budget Sheet Building Amphibious Cars Classroom Display Banner Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a set of 10 different landforms clipart. Can be used for worksheet, or displays. This packet includes both color and black & white clipart for: Desert Island Mountain Ocean Plateau Plain Pond River Valley Volcano

This is a great experiment (and just in time for HALLOWEEN) to do with younger students that is engaging, fun, and utilizes the Scientific Method with math. Simply put, the students will make a prediction about how many licks it will take them to reach the chocolate center of the Tootsie Pop, and then analyze their answers with their peers. It's a great starter experiment to the Scientific Method, that introduces about making predictions, documenting our work throughout the experiment, comparing answers to predictions, and looking at additional factors that could have affected the outcome. It also incorporates different types of math (methods of counting) to document the licks. This allows you to see how each individual child attends to counting, especially up to larger numbers. **Please note, if a child cannot finish their lollipop or cannot reach the chocolate center, have them stop and record their licks as is.** Included in this pack are: A front and back recording sheet for the experiment (print 1 per student) A set of instruction cards that depict the steps of the experiment Visual aids for certain steps in the experiment for lower ability students. Be adventurous and allow students to work on this as a science or math center! Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!!!

This is a 5th Grade Journal that is aligned with Common Core ELA Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. It is a journal that encourages students to mark, deface, tear out pages, paint, and generally "vandalize" it, while meeting academic standards. I made this product based off the idea of an art journal, but wanted to incorporate academics as well. This could be the perfect thing for your students that can't handle "traditional" journals, feel the need to constantly doodle, or are unable to be creative in their own way when it comes to class assignments. Great to have in a STEM/STEAM school and to show differentiation! The Vandalized Volume is over 60 pages and is divided into 6 sections: All About Me Friends & Relationships The World Around Me Keep Calm & Love Science Thinking Like an Engineer Get Creative Each section has 10 pages of activities based on the theme. This journal will encourage creative writing, sequencing events, story telling, researching, designing, testing, predicting, and so much more! Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

Here is a combined packet of my popular "Life Cycle of a Star" sequencing worksheet, and "Life Cycle of a Star" vocabulary cards. Buy both together and receive an immediate discount! Here are the original descriptions of each: Sequencing Worksheet When I began teaching my Space Unit for Grade 1, I could not find any activities that depicted the star life cycle. We were trying to make connections to previous life cycles we had learned (butterfly, plant). This is a great activity to do with Early Childhood students. This depicts 5 stages of the Star Life Cycle: 1. Stellar Nebula (creation/birth of a star by gases being pulled together). 2. Average Star (when a star is burning brightest and appears yellow). 3. Red Giant (the star is burning off lots of gas, emitting heat so it appears red). 4. Planetary Nebular (gases are escaping the star and it starts getting smaller). 5. White Dwarf (the last phase before a star dies and it grows very small before losing all of its gas). My second language learners loved acting out the start life cycle as well: Pushing hands together and packing them as if they are squeezing the gas together (Stellar Nebula) Putting their hands by their faces with big eyes and smile to "shine" brightly (Average Star) Arms out to their sides and stomping their feet like a giant would (Red Giant) Arms pulling apart from their bodies to simulate the gas leaking out (Planetary Nebula) Shrinking down to the floor to get really small (White Dwarf) I have also included a student sample to help illustrate the different phases. Vocabulary Cards: It has been so popular that I decided to create some vocabulary cards to support this resource. Each card includes the name of the stage in the life cycle, a hand drawn image, as well as a description of what is happening to the star during that particular stage. Print and laminate for durability. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a set of 9 Science Vocabulary books. Each book features a colored photo and matching vocabulary word, relating to a specific theme. Five Senses Science Tools A Scientist Can... Materials Landforms Weather Parts of a Plant Habitats Solar System Simply print, cut out, mount/laminate and bind, then you are ready to go. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read the story Peter Rabbit, and be challenged to use specific materials to build a trap to catch Peter Rabbit. There is also a Life Science Extension activity where students can grow new carrots in cups of water, and document the growth over time. ***Please note that additional materials are needed for this activity*** String, white glue, straws, popsicle sticks, scissors, masking tape or duct tape. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Peter Rabbit poster Peter Rabbit Differentiated Self Assessment Peter Rabbit Differentiated Math Extension Peter Rabbit Trap Designs Peter Rabbit Trap Explanations Peter Rabbit Growing Carrots Life Science Directions Peter Rabbit Growing Carrots Display Poster and Labels Peter Rabbit Growing Carrots Time Log and Extension Peter Rabbit Position Cards Trapping Little Peter Rabbit Banner for classroom display Peter Rabbit Black and White Cut Outs Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

First and foremost, I want to be clear that this product was inspired by the Disney character, I do not own this character, but am merely inspired by him to create this hands on STEM activity. Also note that these are prototypes of Robots, and will NOT required any circuitry or working robotic pieces. This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will watch Big Hero 6, or discuss the character Baymax, and be challenged to use specific materials to build a their own robot. ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Assorted plastic lids, assorted fabrics, coffee cans, plastic cups, straws, pipe cleaners, masking tape, Google eyes, buttons, tin foil, cardboard, string. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Baymax poster Building Robots Differentiated Self Assessment Building Robots Differentiated Math Extension Building Robots Design page Building Robots Explanations Building Robots Baymax Rulers Building Robots with Baymax Banner for classroom display Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read the Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme, and be challenged to use specific materials to build a new wall for Humpty Dumpty so that he won't fall. ***Please note that additional materials are needed for this activity*** Plastic cups, sugar cubes, popsicle sticks, white glue, scissors, cardboard squares, and hard boiled eggs! This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme student copy Humpty Dumpty Differentiated Self Assessment Humpty Dumpty Differentiated Math Extension Humpty Dumpty Wall Designs Humpty Dumpty Student Answers Labels Humpty Dumpty Wall Building Banner for classroom display Humpty Dumpty Poster Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

Here is a combined packet of my popular "Life Cycle of a Star" sequencing worksheet, and "Life Cycle of a Star" vocabulary cards. Buy both together and receive an immediate discount! Here are the original descriptions of each: Sequencing Worksheet When I began teaching my Space Unit for Grade 1, I could not find any activities that depicted the star life cycle. We were trying to make connections to previous life cycles we had learned (butterfly, plant). This is a great activity to do with Early Childhood students. This depicts 5 stages of the Star Life Cycle: 1. Stellar Nebula (creation/birth of a star by gases being pulled together). 2. Average Star (when a star is burning brightest and appears yellow). 3. Red Giant (the star is burning off lots of gas, emitting heat so it appears red). 4. Planetary Nebular (gases are escaping the star and it starts getting smaller). 5. White Dwarf (the last phase before a star dies and it grows very small before losing all of its gas). My second language learners loved acting out the start life cycle as well: Pushing hands together and packing them as if they are squeezing the gas together (Stellar Nebula) Putting their hands by their faces with big eyes and smile to "shine" brightly (Average Star) Arms out to their sides and stomping their feet like a giant would (Red Giant) Arms pulling apart from their bodies to simulate the gas leaking out (Planetary Nebula) Shrinking down to the floor to get really small (White Dwarf) I have also included a student sample to help illustrate the different phases. Vocabulary Cards: It has been so popular that I decided to create some vocabulary cards to support this resource. Each card includes the name of the stage in the life cycle, a hand drawn image, as well as a description of what is happening to the star during that particular stage. Print and laminate for durability. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is my "Melting Crayons" experiment. Students will be shown 3 different forms of crayons: Crayon shavings, broken crayon pieces, and a whole crayon. Each form of crayon should be placed between a folded piece of wax paper, then pressed on with an iron for a number of seconds, no more than 20-30. Ideally the whole crayon will take the longest to melt, while the shaved crayon will melt the easiest. The idea is to get an understanding of what heat energy can do, but also to see which form of crayon "matter" will melt the easiest. Students will complete the first side of the activity together before the experiment, then do the experiment, and finally will write about their conclusions. The recording sheet follows the scientific method/process skills when conducting an experiment. Step One: Make Guesses Step Two: Determine if the test is fair Step Three: Experiment Step Four: Draw the experiment Step Five: Discuss findings Step Six: Suggest an alternative item to melt

This is an engaging way of getting students to think about what items they see everyday use electricity to create energy. Simply print, laminate, and cut out the cards, place them around the room, and instruct students to search for the items and identify what type of energy that item produces from electricity. This could also be used in a science center. This pack includes: 12 scavenger hunt cards 1 master recording sheet PLEASE NOTE: some cards may have more than one answer, such as the computer, TV, iPad and iPod, they give produce light and sound energy. Make sure to check out some of my other scavenger hunts in my store, as well as my other TPT items! Thanks!