Balancing Apples 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 "10 Apples Up On Top", and conduct an experiment to see how many apples they can balance on top of a cup with the use of toothpicks, and with toothpicks. ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Apples, toothpicks, plastic cups (Solo), ziploc bags. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Balancing Apples Differentiated Self Assessment Balancing Apples Differentiated Writing Extension Balancing Apples Lesson Explanation Balancing Apples Experiment Predictions Balancing Apples Experiment Drawing Balancing Apples Measurement Balancing Apples Banner for classroom display

This is my brand new STEM packet for 5th grade, all about Island Survival. This packet is a 4 week long activity, designed around 3 different experiments that tie in the Common Core Standards. The experiments include: Designing and Building a Water Filtration System Growing Seeds in Soil and Water using Fresh Water and Salt Water Building a Raft Students will also be required to document their progress through photos and video, so that they can create a multimedia presentation at the end of the project. ***These activities also require additional materials which are easy to come by: Plastic water bottles (4 per group) Plastic soda bottles (1 per group) Plastic cups (16 per group) Small rocks (2-3 cups per group) Sand (2-3 cups per group) Old t-shirts (1 per group) Dirt (1 large Ziploc bag per group) Variety of edible plant seeds, at least 8 different kinds (tomato, lettuce, etc…) Salt (1 large container per group) Sticks (10 per group) String (1 roll per group) Roll of plastic trash bags (1 bag per group) Duct tape (1 roll per group) Foam pool noodles (1 per group) Poster board (1 per group) Rubber bands (5-10 per group) A container large enough to hold water for testing floatation (ideally 1 per group but can be just 1 for the class)*** Please make sure to rate and leave feedback.

This is all 4 of my student made books in one collection. These an be purchased individually, but if you buy them together you can save $3!!! This packet includes: My Dolphin Fact Book My Sea Turtle Fact Book My Vacation By The Sea Book Whale of a Tale Book 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 great hands on unit for 3-5 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will put themselves into the perspective of a Biomedical Engineer. For further details, sample photos, and examples of student work, please visit my blog: http://completelykindergarten.blogspot.com/2015/02/stem-building-prosthetic-limbs.html ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Duct tape, large popsicle sticks, cables, rope, foam, plungers, tin foil, toilet tubes, paper towel tubes, sponges, cardboard. There should be enough plungers (1 for each group, I got mine at the 99 cents store), and other materials can be donated by parents and should be replenished as needed. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for 3-5 Lesson Procedures Client Information Cards (6) Price cards for materials Student Workbook Cover Page Table of Contents Page Client Information Page Measurements Page Design Page Decorations Page Materials & Cost Page Field Tests Page Commercial Instructions Page Discussing Design Page Written Reflection Page Banner Make one workbook for each group of students. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is my MEGA PACK of my top selling 7 STEM packs based on popular literature for K-2, at 152 pages! Each of these individual packs includes differentiated activities aligned with ELA and Math CCSS, as well as in alignment with Next Generation Science. Normally $5 a piece, you are getting 2 packs for free!!! For full details of each pack, see below. This MEGA PACK includes: Building Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Trees Building Robots with Baymax Balancing Apples Building Traps for Peter Rabbit Building Walls for Humpty Dumpty Growing Beanstalks for Jack Saving Truffula Trees ***Please note each activity will require additional materials that can be acquired at local supermarkets***

A collection of color posters for display in Arabic. Includes: Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Brown, White, Black Please make sure to rate!

This is a brace map of the parts of a pumpkin. A simple cut and paste activity that goes great with a Fall, Halloween, or Pumpkin Life Cycle unit. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!