Building Ideas for the Month of September Task Cards Use this set of 32 building task cards with a September theme to help build fine motor and problem-solving skills while encouraging creativity and persistence. Students will increase their STEM skills while building objects related to special days in September such as Labor Day, Autumn Equinox, Talk Like a Pirate Day and many more. There are a variety of building tasks ranging from easy to complex which allows you to use this set with children of all ages and abilities. You can use many different items to complete the challenges such as craft materials, LEGO blocks, or the game of Minecraft. Extend the activities by having students complete the same challenge again with different materials. Works great in classrooms and homeschools for STEM bins, STEAM centers, enrichment activities, monthly themes, morning baskets or just for fun. Provide children with an assortment of materials, choose a card, and watch them create! This Resource Includes 32 challenges in four versions: • Color with picture • Print-friendly with picture • Color without picture • Print-friendly without picture Other Resources You May Enjoy Minecraft Building Challenges | STEM Activities | Task Cards Back to School STEM Building Challenges

Building Ideas for the Month of November Task Cards Use this set of 32 building task cards with a November theme to help build fine motor and problem-solving skills while encouraging creativity and persistence. Students will increase their STEM skills while building objects related to special days in November such as Veteran’s Day, America Recycles Day, Thanksgiving, and much more. There are a variety of building tasks ranging from easy to complex which allows you to use this set with children of all ages and abilities. You can use many different items to complete the challenges such as craft materials, LEGO blocks, or the game of Minecraft. Extend the activities by having students complete the same challenge again with different materials. Works great in classrooms and homeschools for STEM bins, STEAM centers, enrichment activities, monthly themes, morning baskets or just for fun. Provide children with an assortment of materials, choose a card, and watch them create! This Resource Includes 32 challenges in four versions: • Color with picture • Print-friendly with picture • Color without picture • Print-friendly without picture Other Resources You May Enjoy Minecraft Building Challenges | STEM Activities | Task Cards Rounding Whole Numbers | Task Cards | Thanksgiving

Building Ideas for the Month of October Task Cards Use this set of 32 building task cards with an October theme to help build fine motor and problem-solving skills while encouraging creativity and persistence. Students will increase their STEM skills while building objects related to special days in October such as National Fossil Day, Name Your Car Day, Leif Erickson Day and many more. There are a variety of building tasks ranging from easy to complex which allows you to use this set with children of all ages and abilities. You can use many different items to complete the challenges such as craft materials, LEGO blocks, or the game of Minecraft. Extend the activities by having students complete the same challenge again with different materials. Works great in classrooms and homeschools for STEM bins, STEAM centers, enrichment activities, monthly themes, morning baskets or just for fun. Provide children with an assortment of materials, choose a card, and watch them create! This Resource Includes 32 challenges in four versions: • Color with picture • Print-friendly with picture • Color without picture • Print-friendly without picture Other Resources You May Enjoy Minecraft Building Challenges | STEM Activities | Task Cards Minecraft Challenges | Halloween | STEM Activities

Minecraft Building Ideas for Scotland Task Cards Learn about different countries while encouraging creativity and problem-solving with this set of Minecraft building challenges. Students will increase their STEM skills while building objects, symbols, and landmarks relating to Scotland such as bagpipes, bridges, castles, and more! There are a variety of building activities ranging from easy to complex which allows you to use this resource with all ages and abilities. You can also complete the challenges by using blocks (LEGO, DUPLO, etc.) or any craft items for the building materials. Use for history units, country studies, STEM bins, enrichment activities, or just for fun! This Resource Includes 28 challenges in four versions: • Color with picture • Print-friendly with picture • Color without picture • Print-friendly without picture Other Resources You May Enjoy Minecraft Building Challenges | STEM Activities | Task Cards Minecraft Challenges | Ancient and Medieval | STEM Activities Bundle

Activities for Country Study Unit Learn about the country of Mexico with these low-prep activities! The printables in this resource will help your students learn about the landmarks, objects, and symbols of Mexico. There are three sets of 26 flashcards to allow you to differentiate for different ages and abilities of children. One set has real-life pictures, one the name of the item, and one has a short description or fact. The matching worksheet is designed to be used as an assessment or additional practice. There is also a “Did You Know?” sheet with interesting information about the United States of Mexico. Answer keys are provided for all activities. These engaging activities are sure to add fun and interest to your study of Mexico. Use for history units, country studies, cultural activities or just for fun! This Resource Includes • 78 flashcards o 26 color pictures o 26 item names o 26 item descriptions • Worksheet • Word Bank • “Did You Know?” fact sheet • Answer keys for flashcards and worksheet Other Resources You May Enjoy Australia | Unit Studies | Activities Minecraft Challenges | Ancient and Medieval | STEM Activities Bundle

Minecraft Building Ideas for Greece Task Cards Learn about different countries while encouraging creativity and problem-solving with this set of Minecraft building challenges. Students will increase their STEM skills while building objects, symbols, and landmarks relating to Greece such as olives, the Olympics, the Acropolis and more! There are a variety of building activities ranging from easy to complex which allows you to use this resource with all ages and abilities. You can also complete the challenges by using blocks (LEGO, DUPLO, etc.) or any craft items for the building materials. Use for history units, country studies, STEM bins, enrichment activities, or just for fun! This Resource Includes 28 challenges in four versions: • Color with picture • Print-friendly with picture • Color without picture • Print-friendly without picture Other Resources You May Enjoy Minecraft Building Challenges | STEM Activities | Task Cards Minecraft Challenges | Ancient and Medieval | STEM Activities Bundle

Steps of Photosynthesis Modeling Activity Have your students model the process of photosynthesis with this hands-on activity using simple materials. Students will discover the products and reactants of photosynthesis by modeling the molecules involved using beads and pipe cleaners. Different colored blocks that connect (such as LEGO) can also be used. This lesson is highly effective to allow students to “see” what happens with the different elements during photosynthesis. Great to use as an “Explore” activity in a 5E lesson plan. Supports NGSS 5 LS1-1, MS LS1-6, HS LS1-5; TEKS.SCI.9-11.B.9.B; VA SOL.LS.4.b; and KS 3 Biology standards. This Resource Includes • Student lab sheets (color and print-friendly) • Two lab “mats” (one standard and one legal size) • Sun models • Answer Key • Teacher Information including activity directions and differentiation ideas Other Resources You May Enjoy Cell Division | Mitosis Modeling Activity | Lesson Plan Waves | Lab Activities | Lesson Plan

UV Light Hands-on Extension Activity Looking for an activity to extend student learning of light waves? This lesson plan has students design an investigation to determine how to prevent ultraviolet light from reaching UV beads. Students will use the Science and Engineering Practices along with the CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) format for their investigation. It is the perfect resource for the “Extend” portion of 5E lessons, for GATE students, or as an at-home activity. Both color and print-friendly student pages are included. This activity requires the use of color-changing ultraviolet beads which are readily available in many stores. This Resource Includes • 4 Student Investigation Sheets • List of possible investigation ideas • Rubric • Teacher Information Sheet including materials and instructions. Other Resources You May Enjoy Physical Science Bundle | Card Sorts Waves | Lesson Plan | Bundle

Thermal Energy Transfer Card Sort Activity Use this hands-on sorting activity to give students practice distinguishing between the three types of heat transfer (conduction, convection, and radiation}. There are 24 different photographs with examples of heat transfer in 3 different sizes. Larger cards can be used for groups while the smaller cards can be used individually. Use this sorting activity in your science stations or centers, interactive notebooks, or as a formative assessment. A fun way to reinforce science concepts and vocabulary! This Resource Includes • 24 different color picture cards in 4 formats (3 different sizes, 1 with labels) o 8 conduction examples o 8 convection examples o 8 radiation examples • 2 Sorting Sheets (full-size and half-size) • Category Labels • Answer Keys Other Resources You May Enjoy Waves | 5E Lesson Plan | Bundle Waves | Electromagnetic Spectrum | Worksheet

Light Waves Card Sort Activity Use this hands-on sorting activity to give students practice recognizing transparent, translucent, and opaque objects. The resource can be used for both properties of light waves and for properties of matter lessons. There are 8 different photographs of each of the three science vocabulary terms in 3 different sizes. Larger cards can be used for groups while the smaller cards can be used individually. Use this sorting activity in your science stations or centers, interactive notebooks, or as a formative assessment. A fun way to reinforce science concepts and vocabulary! This Resource Includes • 24 different color picture cards in 4 formats (3 different sizes, 1 with labels) o 8 transparent examples o 8 translucent examples o 8 opaque examples • 3 Sorting Sheets (full-size and half-size) • Category Labels • Answer Key Other Resources You May Enjoy Waves | Lesson Plan | Bundle Waves | Electromagnetic Spectrum | Worksheet

Chemical and Physical Changes Activity Card Sort Is baking a cake a chemical or physical change? What about cutting a piece of paper? In this low-prep sorting activity your students will classify changes in matter as either physical or chemical. The resource includes pictures of examples of 24 different changes, 12 for chemical and 12 for physical. Three different sizes of the cards are provided to use in a variety of ways. The large cards can be used for science centers or stations while the small ones will fit in interactive notebooks. A hands-on activity for reinforcing science vocabulary and concepts in a fun way! This Resource Includes • 24 different color picture cards in 4 formats (3 different sizes, 1 with labels) o 12 Examples of Chemical Changes o 12 Examples of Physical Changes • 2 Sorting Sheets (full-size and half-size) • Category Labels • Answer Keys Other Resources You May Enjoy Solid Liquid Gas | Chemistry | Card Sort Transparent Translucent Opaque | Waves | Card Sort

Properties of Matter Card Sort Is flammability a chemical or physical property? What about density? This low-prep activity will help your students distinguish between the two types of properties of matter. The resource includes pictures and terms for 12 different properties. Depending on the level of your students, have them sort one both sets. Three different sizes are provided to use in a variety of ways. The large cards can be used for science centers or stations while the small ones will fit in interactive notebooks. Perfect for reinforcing science vocabulary and concepts in a fun way! This Resource Includes • 3 Examples of Chemical Properties o flammability, reactivity, toxicity • 9 Examples of Physical Properties o conductivity, color, density, luster, magnetism, melting point, odor, solubility, viscosity • 12 Color Pictures in 3 sizes (1 with terms) • 12 Term Cards in 2 sizes • 2 Sorting Sheet (full-size and half-size) • Category Labels • Answer Keys Other Resources You May Enjoy Transparent Translucent Opaque | Waves | Card Sort Waves | Lesson Plan | Lab Activities

Six Kingdoms of Life Card Sort Did you know there are around 8.7 million species of living things in existence? Scientists classify these organisms to organize and study them. This Six Kingdoms Card Sort is the perfect way to introduce children to the classification of living things. This classification activity includes 24 picture examples of living things to be sorted into the six kingdoms. The pictures come in 3 different sizes, with differentiated sorting sheets, labels, and answer keys. Use the larger pictures with the labels in your science center or station, use the sorting sheets with smaller pictures as notes in interactive notebooks, homework assignments or formative assessments. You can easily differentiate by changing which pictures and kingdoms you use in the sorting activity. A quick and easy way to reinforce science concepts and vocabulary. Supports skills from the following standards: NGSS MS LS1-1; TEKS SCI.6.12D; VA SOL.4.3d, LS.3.c, and KS2 Year 4 and 6. This Resource Includes • 24 different color picture cards in 4 formats (3 different sizes, 1 with labels) o 4 examples for each of the six kingdoms • 4 Differentiated Sorting Sheets • Kingdom Labels • Answer Keys Other Resources You May Enjoy Animal Phyla | Classification | Card Sort Producer Consumer Decomposer | Ecosystems | DELUXE Card Sort

States of Matter Sort Activity Use this hands-on sorting activity to give students practice recognizing solids, liquids, and gases. There are 8 different photographs of each state of matter in 3 different sizes. Pictures of gases show a use or source of the gas, for example, a picture of a car exhaust for carbon monoxide. Larger cards can be used for groups while the smaller cards can be used individually. You can use the differentiated sorting sheet to have younger students sort between just solids and liquids. A fun way to reinforce science concepts and vocabulary in your science stations or centers! This Resource Includes • 24 different color picture cards in 4 formats (3 different sizes, 1 with labels) o 8 solid examples o 8 liquid examples o 8 gas examples • 3 Sorting Sheets (full-size, half-size, differentiated) • Title Cards • Answer Keys Other Resources You May Enjoy Waves | Transparent Translucent Opaque | Card Sort Physical and Chemical Properties | Chemistry | Card Sort