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  • A narrow, winding canyon with smooth, layered rock walls shaped by water erosion; text above reads, Science Teaching Ideas: Erosion Experiments Show How Weathering and Erosion Affect the Earth.
    Earth Science

    Teaching Ideas for How Weathering and Erosion Affect the Earth

    Can your 4th Grade students explain the effects water, ice, wind, and vegetation have on landscapes? Do they understand how the locations of mountain ranges or ocean trenches show patterns…

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  • Educational activity featuring a plate boundaries sort, with cards for Divergent, Convergent, and Transform categories. Each card shows images and descriptions, all arranged neatly on a wooden surface beneath the title “Sort Plate Boundaries.”.
    Earth Science

    Plate Boundaries Sort – Fourth Grade Science Station

    Teach students about plate tectonics and how the plates interact with one another with a Plate Boundaries Sort that is aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Fourth Grade….

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  • A golden retriever runs on grass, chasing a yellow ball. The text reads Energy and Motion 4th Grade 5E Lesson Plan. A wire fence and green background are visible.
    Physical Science

    Energy in Motion 5E Unit Plan for Fourth Grade

    This 5E Unit Plan for Energy in Motion is a science resource fourth grade teachers can use to plan and implement inquiry-based science instruction about Energy in Motion.  The 5E lesson…

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  • Rocky desert landscape with layered red and white formations and a mountain peak under a colorful sky; text at the top reads, Teaching ideas for the History of the Planet Earth.
    Earth Science

    Teaching Ideas for the History of the Planet Earth – Earth Science

    Do your 4th-grade students understand how fossils tell the age of the earth? Can they explain what causes earthquakes or how mountains are formed? If not, we can help. If…

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  • A classroom Forces of Erosion Sorting Activity titled Forces of Erosion Sort shows four labeled categories—Ocean, Glacier, Wind, and River—each with photos illustrating different types of landscape erosion caused by each force.
    Earth Science

    Forces of Erosion Sorting Activity – Earth’s Changes Over Time Science Station Sort for 4th Grade

    Teach students about different types of Erosion with a SORT about Changes Over Time aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Fourth Grade. In this station, the sort cards…

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  • Collage with the text Learn about Structures and Processes, featuring images of a butterfly, an insect on a leaf, a flying bird, a human heart diagram, a close-up of an eye, and a human ear.
    Life Science

    Teaching Ideas for From Molecules to Organisms -Structures and Processes

    Why are the bones of birds hollow? Why do fish have gills? What is the purpose of a plant’s chlorophyll? How do our brains process everything we experience through our…

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  • A colorful plastic spring toy is coiled in a wave pattern on a black background, illustrating Teaching about Waves and Technology. Text at the bottom reads, PROPERTIES OF WAVES Teaching Ideas.
    Physical Science

    Teaching about Waves and Technology with Elementary Students

    Sound waves, light waves, and information technology can be new and abstract concepts for many fourth grade students. We’ve gathered together some ideas for teaching the NGSS standards for Waves…

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  • A hand holds a lit light bulb against a bright orange background. The text reads: Creative Energy Teaching Ideas for Fourth Grade.
    Physical Science

    Energy Teaching Ideas for Elementary Students

    Ever wonder how you could teach about energy in a way that brings science alive for your elementary students? Wish you had a ready-made list of helpful energy teaching ideas,…

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  • An open cardboard box with two science standard worksheets coming out, next to bold text reading Unpack the 4th Grade Next Generation Science Standards on a blue background, highlighting key concepts for 4th Grade Next Generation Science Standards.
    Science

    A Teacher’s Guide to the 4th Grade Next Generation Science Standards

    Reading and understanding the 4th grade Next Generation Science Standards is challenging.  They are three-dimensional with many details and nuances, yet broad and all-encompassing. The NGSS website gives us some…

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  • A tabletop displays animal fact cards and prey/predator sorting labels for a Free Science Sorting Activity. Overlaid text reads: 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Grades. Perfect for your next science lesson!.
    Science

    Free Science Sorting Activity for 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades

    Would you like some FREE Science Stations for your elementary classroom? We create rigorous science curriculum for second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade and we want to…

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  • Colorful Scientific Method Posters for kids illustrate steps like “I look,” “I wonder,” and “I observe,” featuring cartoon scientist children. Perfect to pair with Science Experiment Recording Sheets for hands-on learning and observation.
    Science

    Scientific Method Posters & Science Experiment Recording Sheets

    These Scientific Method Posters and Science Experiment Recording Sheets are a great way for elementary students to become familiar with the scientific process. Display them in your classroom. Use them for small or larger experiments.

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  • A document comparing NGSS and TEKS science standards sits on a wooden table. Overlapping it is a blue box with bold white text reading “NGSS & TEKS Standards Alignment.”.
    Science

    NGSS and TEKS Standards Alignment

    Do you teach science in Texas and wonder how to successfully teach science lessons that are aligned with the next generation science standards? We created an NGSS and TEKS alignment tool for second, third and fourth grade teachers in Texas who want to use our science stations and 5E units.

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