Applying the Standards: STEM for grade 1 offers 64 pages of highly engaging STEM tasks. It includes a problem-solving rubric and guided pages that walk students through completing each step of the STEM process. First graders will complete tasks in areas such as chemical reactions, building structures, domino physics, weather, and sound technology. The Applying the Standards: STEM series emphasizes creativity and innovation in science, technology, engineering, and math. This is a series of six 64-page books for students in kindergarten to grade 5. A variety of topics are covered with 30 engaging tasks, and a culminating reflection question for each task encourages students to think about and apply their newfound learning and knowledge.

Interactive Notebooks: Science for grade 3 is a fun way to teach and reinforce effective note taking for students. Students become a part of the learning process with activities about plant and animal adaptations, the human body, matter, force and motion, simple machines, the solar system, and more! This book is an essential resource that will guide you through setting up, creating, and maintaining interactive notebooks for skill retention in the classroom. High-interest and hands-on, interactive notebooks effectively engage students in learning new concepts. Students are encouraged to personalize interactive notebooks to fit their specific learning needs by creating fun, colorful pages for each topic. With this note-taking process, students will learn organization, color coding, summarizing, and other important skills while creating personalized portfolios of their individual learning that they can reference throughout the year. Spanning grades kindergarten to grade 8, the Interactive Notebooks series focuses on grade-specific math, language arts, or science skills. Aligned to meet current state standards, every 96-page book in this series offers lesson plans to keep the process focused. Reproducibles are included to create notebook pages on a variety of topics, making this series a fun, one-of-a-kind learning experience.

STEM Labs for Middle Grades offers activities that challenge students to apply scientific inquiry, content knowledge, and technological design to solve real-world problems. An excellent addition to your curriculum, this supplement will help cultivate students' interest in science, technology, engineering, and math. Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including math, science, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

Science taps into a kid's natural curiosity—help your child explore fascinating facts and compelling passages with a workbook that generates interest and teaches key concepts. Spectrum® Science for grade 7 introduces, reviews, and reinforces the skills your child needs to thrive in this subject.

Cultivate a love for science by providing standards-based practice that captures children's attention. Spectrum Science for grade 7 provides interesting informational text and fascinating facts about homeostasis, migration, cloning, and acid rain.

When children develop a solid understanding of science, they're preparing for success. Spectrum Science for grades 3-8 improves scientific literacy and inquiry skills with an exciting exploration of natural, earth, life, and applied sciences. With the help of this best-selling series, your little scientist can discover and appreciate our extraordinary world!

Read and Understand Science, Grades 2—3 presents stories that range from low-second grade to high-third grade in readability. Topics presented in Read and Understand Science, Grades 2—3 include: Life Science—flowering plant life cycle, seed dispersal, parts of a tree, metamorphosis, honeybees, invertebrates, the platypus, digestion Physical Science--magnets, sound vibrations (hearing), hot air rises, friction, simple machines, heat transference Earth and Space Science-- why stars seem to twinkle, rainbows, movements of Earth. thunder and lightning, the Moon, soil, fossils Science and Technology--using tools to measure, invention of Velcro®, microscopes, recycling, manmade product (plastics)

Help your grade 2 students explore standards-based science concepts and vocabulary using 150 daily lessons! A variety of rich resources including vocabulary practice, hands-on science activities, and comprehension tests in multiple-choice format help you successfully introduce students to earth, life, and physical science concepts.


30 weeks of instruction covers many standards-based science topics.

An exciting science and art kit that is sure to stretch your imagination! Create different forms of super stretchy polymers and make them bounce! Create putties that can be picked up, stretched, and even rolled into a ball that bounces. Using the same ingredients create an array of creative crafts that you can keep, like crystals and window clings! Learn about states of matter including liquids and polymers. A basic introduction to chemistry and material engineering for ages 6 and up with adult supervision. Includes two (2) keepsakes containers for putties.

As a teen, Tony Fadell invented a computer processor and sold it to Apple. Years later, Apple hired Fadell to create an iPod prototype, and he helped revolutionize portable music players. Learn more about this electronics innovator!

When Diana Trujillo was little, her dream was to work for NASA. After years of hard work, she learned English, earned a degree in aerospace engineering, and got her dream job. Learn how she mentors other women and immigrants today.

180 Standards-Based Questions That Engage Students in Quick Review of Key Content — and Get Them Ready for the Tests

By Nancy Finton

A few minutes a day is all it takes to get students ready for the science tests! Use this collection of short, thought-provoking questions to introduce or review key topics, such as animal adaptation, ecosystems, weather, the solar system, matter, and energy. Students also get practice in critical thinking, reading charts and graphs, using models, and more. Great for starting the day or engaging fast finishers.

64 pages 8-1/2" x 11"
Grades 3-6

Uncover the M.A.D. (motivated and driven) scientists in learners (grades 3—5) through the inquiry process! Teach scientific concepts and the inquiry process through self-contained, hands-on lab activities, while helping learners to improve their critical thinking skills and build content knowledge. This resource teaches learners how to create inquiry notebooks to record their developing science knowledge through writing and drawing. The activities are suitable for all language levels and require minimal prior knowledge. Includes a Teacher Resource CD with PDFs of all labs. 192 pages + CD

A complete course in one source! Ideal for teachers, students, and parents, this series can be used as a standalone resource or a supplement for other science materials, including basals. Each lesson follows the same format, guiding the reader through science concepts in a logical sequence. Because lessons are straightforward and contain all needed information, students can use these books in class or on their own to improve class performance and test scores. Lessons include specific topic instruction, key terms, review activities in standardized test format, and experiment pages. Each book includes a diagnostic assessment, science fair project ideas, glossary, and bound-in answer key. Concepts are correlated to the National Science Education Standards. Includes 128 pages. For grade 5. Softcover.

Aligns with Common Core Reading Standards for Literacy in Science. This engaging series covers the basics of science instruction for grades 1-6. It provides informative readings and worksheets on a wide variety of topics in earth, life, and physical science. Activities are logically sequenced, transistioning smoothly from basic comprehension to concepts to higher-order thinking skills. Worksheets include activities that target: Scientific Vocabulary, Reading Skills, Scientific Inquiry Skills, Critical Thinking, and Test Prep Questions.

Even busy classroom schedules can accommodate these brief but valuable lessons. Informational text about Life, Physical, and Earth and Space science is presented along with 150 activities that can be used to review and/or expand existing science curriculum. The content is correlated to the Common Core State Standards.

Science — Technology — Engineering — Math: STEM! Wikki Stix STEM Pak...not just part of the movement...it's Full STEM Ahead! 108 feet of Wikki Stix in nine colors! Each Wikki is three feet long! Pak also includes a four panel step-by-step illustration of how to make the DNA Double Helix out of Wikki Stix. Fun and easy! Package also features over 20 images of additional science and math projects, plus a QR code to scan for more ideas and lesson plans! Perfect for STEAM too!