Let students predict, test, build and record. These science and STEM resources include engineering design challenges, Halloween experiments, a pumpkin life cycle unit, an apple investigation, a bat unit, block building cards and a haunted house design project.
Most use simple classroom materials and include recording sheets, so students practice thinking like scientists and engineers.
9 resources in this category
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Created byActivity ExpressPlant and animal cell reading passages for grades 4–8 in two levels, with labeling diagrams, a Venn diagram, Cell City organizer and a 5-lesson plan.
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Created byActivity ExpressA K–3 Halloween read aloud with the story included: 8 leveled reading responses, 2 flip book crafts, 4 writing prompts, word work and shadow science.
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Created byActivity ExpressA 1-week bat unit for PreK–2nd: leveled reading, vocabulary cards, echolocation, bat life cycle, bats vs birds sort, writing, graphing and two bat crafts.
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Created byActivity Express36 fall block building cards for PreK and kindergarten with block plans, shape keys, difficulty levels, challenges, recording pages and 8-week plan.
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Created byActivity ExpressSix Halloween science experiments for grades 2–5 with lab sheets: chemical reactions, static electricity, density, osmosis and an engineering challenge.
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Created byActivity Express4 Halloween engineering challenges for K–5: pumpkin launcher, ghost parachute, cauldron boat and mummy tower, with K–2 and 3–5 recording pages.
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Created byActivity ExpressHalloween PBL for grades 3–5: students design a haunted house with area and perimeter, a budget, graphs, persuasive letters and a 3D fold-up model.
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Created byActivity ExpressPumpkin life cycle science for K–3: a pull-tab slider, spinner wheel craft, labeling, leveled passages, a mini-book and a real pumpkin investigation.
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Created byActivity ExpressA hands-on Apple Week for Pre-K and kindergarten: five senses, measuring with cubes, seed counting, sink or float, taste test graphs and 3 recording levels.
A practical guide to teaching cell structure, organelles and plant vs. animal cells in grades 4–8, with leveled reading, labeling and a 5-lesson plan.
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Plan a week of K–3 comprehension around one Halloween story: predictions, story elements, sequencing, character change, writing and shadow science.
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A week-long bat unit guide for PreK–2nd: bats as mammals, echolocation, habitats, diets, bats vs birds, life cycle, writing and crafts.
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How to run a purposeful block center in PreK and kindergarten this fall, with build cards, planning pages, shape talk and an 8-week rotation.
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A teacher guide to Halloween STEM in grades 2–5: chemical reactions, static electricity, density, osmosis, engineering and a one-week lab plan.
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A K–5 guide to running Halloween STEM challenges with the engineering design process: launchers, parachutes, boats and towers, teams and data.
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