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 comprehensive teacher professional development and model lesson plan sequence. It equips educators with hands-on mineral testing protocols, inquiry-based (3D) NGSS teaching strategies, geological vocabulary support, and formative assessment tools for grades 4-8.
An exemplar 3D science lesson exploring physical properties, mineral testing, and rock classification. It integrates hands-on inquiry with structured vocabulary acquisition and formative checks.
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.
An interactive, highly visual ecosystem unit designed for 7th/8th grade MCAS standards but adapted to a 4th-grade reading and comprehension level. The unit explores abiotic/biotic factors, energy flow, interactions, and disruptions through hands-on activities, adapted readings, visual slides, and scaffolded assessments.
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 visually stunning, high-interest STEM career poster showcasing the role of a Video Game Designer (Realm Architect). Styled like a digital gaming interface, it details the daily mission, required player stats (skills), quest rewards (salary & education), diverse industries, and exciting easter eggs (fun facts) for upper elementary students.
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.
A 30-minute lesson for 5th grade students to explore creative problem-solving and design thinking. Students will brainstorm community or school improvements, learn the key stages of design thinking, and sketch a custom prototype to solve an authentic challenge.
A formative assessment exit ticket with a performance-based criteria rubric to assess student competency in physical mineral testing, evidence-backed claims, and geological patterns.
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.
Students examine how ecosystems change over time due to natural events and human activities, and how these disruptions force living things to adapt, relocate, or face survival challenges. Includes disruption scenario cards, a checklist, and slide reviews.
A printable two-page student lab packet containing structured data recording tables for mineral testing, a dichotomous rock classification key, and analytical reflection prompts.
