Life Science for Elementary Students: 2nd–5th Grade Guide
Life science is the content area where students realize that science isn’t just something that happens in a lab. It’s happening all around them, in every living thing they encounter….
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Earth Science for Elementary Students: 2nd–5th Grade Guide
Earth science is one of those topics that feels enormous on paper but becomes immediately concrete the moment students pick up a rock, watch water carve a path through sand,…
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Seed Dispersal Activities, Worksheets, and Labs for Kids
Teaching seed dispersal may seem straightforward at first, but it quickly turns into a deeper conversation about how plants survive and reproduce. Once students start thinking about how seeds move…
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Life Cycle of a Frog + Free Printable Passage
If you’re teaching the life cycle of a frog, you know it’s one of the most engaging science topics in elementary classrooms. Students are fascinated by how a tiny egg…
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Hands-on Ecosystem Activities for Elementary Students
If you’re looking for fun and engaging ecosystem activities to teach your students about food webs and food chains, then you’ve come to the right place! In this blog post,…
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Land and Water Habitats Sort for Second Grade NGSS
Teach students about plant and animal habitats with a Land and Water Habitats SORT! This sort is aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations (NGSS) for Second Grade. In this…
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Types of Landforms Sort: Building Up or Eroding for 2nd Grade
Teaching second graders about weathering and erosion can feel abstract — until students are physically holding cards showing the Grand Canyon, Mount Everest, and a river delta, deciding for themselves…
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Reversible and Irreversible Changes Science Station Sort
Teaching students about reversible and irreversible changes is an important part of elementary physical science. Students begin to understand that some changes to materials can be undone, while others create…
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Rigorous Second Grade Science Centers for NGSS
What do second graders need know in science? What science topics should you teach in second grade? As an elementary teacher that follows the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), these…
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How to Read the 2nd Grade Next Generation Science Standards
The Next Generation Science Standards are complicated and challenging to unpack. They are three-dimensional and include both content knowledge and performance expectations. The NGSS website gives us some information on how to…
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Slow and Fast Landform Changes Science Sort
Teach students about the formation of landforms with a SORT about Slow and Fast Changes. This Slow Change vs. Fast Change Sort is aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations…
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Wind or Water Erosion Sort – Weathering Science Activity
Teach students about wind and water weathering and erosion with a SORT about Wind and Water Changes aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations. In this second grade station, students…
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