Students will learn about coral polyps, their anatomy, and how they build reef structures through a video and hands-on edible modeling activity.
A highly visual 4-day science unit exploring ocean habitats and depth zones. Tailored for differentiated instruction for 3rd grade and nonverbal 7th grade students using Boardmaker-style symbols, color-coded matching, and visual check comprehension.
An immersive, 90-minute entrepreneurial challenge where teams collaborate to design, budget, and present a fully functional snack shack business while navigating real-world supply chain and staffing twists.
A 1-page printable sheet containing 6 highly detailed, print-and-cut "Midway Twist Cards" with dashed cut lines. Each card features a distinct real-world business conflict (staff shortages, supplier failures, budget cuts, inventory surges) to prompt team problem-solving.
A comprehensive elementary/middle school astronomy unit exploring the predictable patterns of Earth and sky. Students investigate why constellations change seasonally and decode the predictable cycle of lunar phases through hands-on models, observations, and guided inquiry.
A collection of visually engaging and highly structured career posters highlighting high-interest STEM occupations for upper elementary students. Each spotlight details key skills, education, salary stats, and real-world industries.
A 2-page business planning workbook for student teams. Combines scaffolded sentence starters with realistic workplace forms, including a branding planner, a custom concession menu with price charts, an employee shifts and duty roster, an equipment checklist, and a dedicated problem-solving section for the Midway Twist.
A hands-on, inquiry-based elementary science unit investigating the secrets of photosynthesis. Students act as 'Plant Power Detectives' conducting wet labs, including leaf chromatography and Elodea oxygen bubble experiments, to discover how plants capture light, make food, and produce oxygen.
A themed, detective-style STEM unit on Japan's bullet trains (Shinkansen). Students act as Chief Investigators to solve the mystery of how bullet trains travel over 200 mph without flying off the tracks, combining science, reading, math, cooking, and writing.
A retro diner-themed slide deck that guides teams through the Snack Shack Showdown. Includes clear steps for branding, menu creation, roles, supplies, the Midway Twist, and guidelines for pitch presentations with live role-play demonstrations.
An engaging and accessible mini-lesson on the water cycle designed for early elementary students. It features a simplified reading passage, a comprehension worksheet with word bank fill-in-the-blanks and picture identification, a hands-on cut-and-glue matching activity, and complete teacher answer keys.
A 2-page cumulative coloring and pasting activity. Page 1 contains a vertical cross-section of two ocean depth zones (Sunlit and Twilight) to color, and Page 2 features easy-to-color animal cutouts (Sea Turtle, Dolphin, Jellyfish, Squid, etc.) to place in their correct zones.
Day 4 of the Ocean Homes unit. Descends into the deep, dark midnight zone to discover bioluminescent creatures like the anglerfish, concluding with a comprehensive visual review and animal-to-zone matching.
