There is a printable version, editable PowerPoint version and a Digital Google Slides version that will help you save on time and paper!

The 9 Halloween science stations included are:

1. Batty Limbs – Students will compare bat limbs to human limbs to describe homologous structures.

2. Ghoul’s Goo – Students will explore states of matter with oobleck.

3. Disappearing Candy Corn – Students will explore physical changes with dissolving candy corn in warm water,

4. Pumpkin Mass & Weight – Students will obtain the mass and weight of a mini pumpkin to explore the difference between both measurements in matter.

5. Spider Ecology – Students will discuss the ecology of spiders and their role in the ecosystem.

6. Sweet Erosion – Students will perform a mini experiment in which they simulate erosion with sugar cubes and a spray bottle.

7. Moon Phases – Students will identify different phases of the moon in the lunar cycle. Students will also research to see what phase the moon will be on Halloween night.

8. Monster Genetics – Students will create their own monster using Punnett squares.

9. Candy Rock Cycle – Students will simulate the rock cycle using candy.

*Each station should take students between 8-10 minutes to complete.*

The RESOURCE includes:

• Digital Google Slides link to perform stations online.
• Printable version of stations in color and black/white
• Editable PowerPoint version of stations.

Content covered:

Evolution, Common Ancestors and Homologous structures

States of Matter

Physical Changes

Mass and Weight in Matter

Ecology, Food Webs, Food Chains

Erosion and Weathering

Moon Phases / Lunar Cycle

Punnett Squares / heredity

Rock Cycle ( Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary )

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This project will involve students researching a particular woman in STEM. They will learn about the woman through research. Then, they will plan and design a brochure to inform others about the accomplishments of this person and more. Students will need to demonstrate knowledge of research skills.

What is included?:

30 editable brochure templates to choose from with clip art of each woman.

  Editable blank brochure template for students to choose a different woman and complete their own drawing.

Editable grading rubric.

Editable student planning sheet with bibliography

Print AND Digital Google Slides versions of brochure and rubric.

List of women to choose from.

Color versions and black/white versions for printing.

There is no prep, it’s ready to print for students or digitally assign in Google Classroom!

Women included:

1. Ada Lovelace – computer programming

2. Mae Jemison – First African American woman to travel in space

3. Antonia Novello – First female and Hispanic U.S. Surgeon General

4. Dr. Christine Mann Darden – research into supersonic aircraft noise

5. Cynthia Breazeal – Pioneer of social robotics

6. Diana Trujillo – Aerospace engineer

7. Dorothy Vaughan – mathematician and NASA’s first black manager

8. Elizabeth Blackwell – first woman in the U.S. to earn a medical degree

9. Ellen Ochoa – first Hispanic woman to go to space

10. Emilie du Chatelet – Mathematician, physicist and author

11. Emmy Noether – Mathematical physics

12. Euphemia Hayes – first African American woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics

13. Florence Nightingale – founder of modern nursing

14. Hedy Lamarr – Pioneered the technology that influenced Modern Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth communication systems

15. Hypatia – mathematician, astronomer

16. Jane Goodall – conservationist who studies chimpanzees

17. Katherine Johnson – figured out the paths for the spacecraft to orbit Earth and land on the moon

18. Margaret Hamilton – led the software engineering division of the MIT Instrumentation Lab

19. Marie Curie – discovery of radium and polonium. Contributing to finding treatments for cancer

20. Marjorie Lee Browne – mathematician and educator

21. Maryam Mirzakhani – First woman and first Iranian to earn a Fields Medal

22. Mary Cartwright – mathematician

23. Mary Golda Ross – first Native American woman engineer

24. Mary Jackson – NASA’s first black female engineer

25. Rachel Carson – known for her writings on environmental pollution

26. Rosaline Franklin – Chemist

27. Sally Ride – first American woman to fly in space

28. Sofia Kovalevskaya – first female professor of mathematics

29. Sophie Germain – first woman to receive an award in mathematics

30. Tu Youyou – Key contributor to a malaria fighting drug

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Take your students on a tour of the Solar System with this differentiated style of note taking! Students will take notes in a travel brochure that takes them through each stop of the solar system, from the sun to beyond!

It is editable to meet the needs of your students and there is a colorful Google Slides version of both the PowerPoint lesson and brochure notes to use digitally!

Included in this resource:

• Editable PowerPoint Lesson
• PDF version of Slides to be printed as posters for a gallery walk style.
• Brochure-style student handout for notes (Not editable)
• Google Slides version of PowerPoint lesson and brochure notes for online learners

Content covered:

The sun (Solar flares, prominences, corona, sunspots, differential rotation)

The Moon and lunar/solar eclipses

Terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth)

Gas Giants (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)

Asteroid Belt

Comets, meteors, meteoroids, meteorites

***Text is editable but clip art and text with special fonts are not editable due to copyright of those resources.***

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It is editable to meet the needs of your students and there is a colorful Google Slides version of both the PowerPoint lesson and guided notes to use digitally!

Included in this resource:

• Editable Quick PowerPoint Lesson
• Editable guided notes with 2 versions for differentiation
• Cover for interactive science notebooks
• Google Slides version of PowerPoint lesson and guided notes for online learners

Content covered:

Definition and age of the universe.

What are galaxies, stars, solar systems and planets?

Measuring long onlines in the universe (Light years and astronomical units)

Gravity and gravitational pull of objects in the universe based on size/online.

What is an orbit?

Brief explanation on the creation of the solar system

***Text is editable but clip art and text with special fonts are not editable due to copyright of those resources.***

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Students will practice vocabulary skills, make real-world connections, research independently, understand visual representations and review concepts.

The activities include either drag and drop or short answer text. Watch the preview video to get a better idea of how each slide works.

The slides and print version are not editable. An answer key is included in the PDF as well as the Google Slides link.

Content covered:
Vocabulary such as centripetal force, astronomical unit (AU), gas giants, dwarf planet, terrestrial planets, Kuiper Belt and solar nebula.

Geocentric vs Heliocentric Model and involved scientists (Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler)
Gravity in the solar system and how online/mass affect gravitational force.

Inner Planets (Terrestrial Planets) and Outer Planets (Gas Giants)

Meteoroids, meteors and meteorites

Comets & parts of the comet (dust tail, ion tail, nucleus and coma)

Asteroids

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It is editable to meet the needs of your students and there is a Google Slides version of both the PowerPoint lesson and guided notes to use digitally!

Included in this resource:

• Editable Quick PowerPoint Lesson
• Editable guided notes with 2 versions for differentiation
• Cover for interactive science notebooks
• Google Slides version of PowerPoint lesson and guided notes for online learners

Content covered:

Layers of the Sun ( Core, radiative zone, convection zone, photosphere, chromosphere and corona)

Star Structure and parts of the sun (photosphere, sunspot, radiative zone, corona, solar flare, core, prominence, chromosphere and convection zone)

Solar properties (sunspots, prominences and solar flares)

***Text is editable but clip art and text with special fonts are not editable due to copyright of those resources.***

Related Products

• Properties of Stars and the Sun Digital Google Slides Activities

• The Earth Moon Sun System Digital Google Slides Activities

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Students will practice vocabulary skills, make real-world connections, research independently, understand visual representations and review concepts.

The activities include either drag and drop or short answer text. Watch the preview video to get a better idea of how each slide works.

The slides are not editable. An answer key is included in the PDF as well as the Google Slides link.

Content covered:
Vocabulary such as apparent magnitude, convection, absolute magnitude, luminosity, sunspot, photosphere, prominence.

Types of stars by color and temperature (red, yellow, blue and white)
Hertzsprung–Russell diagrams (H-R Diagram) and application.

Researching a star and identifying it’s classification, radius, temperature, online from Earth, and image and other facts.

Layers of the Sun ( Core, radiative zone, convection zone, photosphere, chromosphere and corona)

Apparent magnitude vs absolute magnitude

Star Structure and parts of the sun (photosphere, sunspot, radiative zone, corona, solar flare, core, prominence, chromosphere and convection zone)

Solar properties (sunspots, prominences and solar flares)

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Students will practice vocabulary skills, make real-world connections, research independently, understand visual representations and review concepts.

The activities include either drag and drop or short answer text. Watch the preview video to get a better idea of how each slide works.

The slides and print version are not editable. An answer key is included in the PDF as well as the Google Slides link.

Content covered:
Movement of Earth (Rotation, Revolution, tilt on axis)

Differences/Facts about the Earth, Sun and Moon.
Tides (Neap tides, spring tides, moon phases, low tide, high tide)

Seasons on Earth

Moon phases

Solar Eclipses and Lunar Eclipses

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Many include either drag and drop or short answer text activities.

INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE:

1. The Solar System

This is a fully digital resource that uses Google Slides. There are 8 interactive activities related to the solar system. These activities are perfect for an Earth and Space Science class with no prep! These can be used as online stations, an activity for early finishers, interactive science notebooks, homework or for review in the classroom. Perfect for online learning!

Students will practice vocabulary skills, make real-world connections, research independently, understand visual representations and review concepts.

The activities include either drag and drop or short answer text. Watch the preview video to get a better idea of how each slide works.

The slides are not editable. An answer key is included in the PDF as well as the Google Slides link.

Content covered:
Vocabulary such as centripetal force, astronomical unit (AU), gas giants, dwarf planet, terrestrial planets, Kuiper Belt and solar nebula.

Geocentric vs Heliocentric Model and involved scientists (Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler)
Gravity in the solar system and how online/mass affect gravitational force.

Inner Planets (Terrestrial Planets) and Outer Planets (Gas Giants)

Meteoroids, meteors and meteorites

Comets & parts of the comet (dust tail, ion tail, nucleus and coma)

Asteroids

2. Properties of Stars and the Sun

This is a print and digital resource that uses Google Slides. There are 8 interactive activities related to properties of stars and the sun. These activities are perfect for an Earth and Space Science class with no prep! These can be used as online stations, an activity for early finishers, interactive science notebooks, homework or for review in the classroom. Perfect for online learning!

Students will practice vocabulary skills, make real-world connections, research independently, understand visual representations and review concepts.

The activities include either drag and drop or short answer text. Watch the preview video to get a better idea of how each slide works.

The slides are not editable. An answer key is included in the PDF as well as the Google Slides link.

Content covered:
Vocabulary such as apparent magnitude, convection, absolute magnitude, luminosity, sunspot, photosphere, prominence.

Types of stars by color and temperature (red, yellow, blue and white)
Hertzsprung–Russell diagrams (H-R Diagram) and application.

Researching a star and identifying it’s classification, radius, temperature, online from Earth, and image and other facts.

Layers of the Sun ( Core, radiative zone, convection zone, photosphere, chromosphere and corona)

Apparent magnitude vs absolute magnitude

Star Structure and parts of the sun (photosphere, sunspot, radiative zone, corona, solar flare, core, prominence, chromosphere and convection zone)

Solar properties (sunspots, prominences and solar flares)

3. Earth Moon Sun System

This is a print and digital resource that uses Google Slides. There are 6 interactive activities related to the solar system. These activities are perfect for an Earth and Space Science class with no prep! These can be used as online stations, an activity for early finishers, interactive science notebooks, homework or for review in the classroom. Perfect for online learning!

Students will practice vocabulary skills, make real-world connections, research independently, understand visual representations and review concepts.

The activities include either drag and drop or short answer text. Watch the preview video to get a better idea of how each slide works.

The slides are not editable. An answer key is included in the PDF as well as the Google Slides link.

Content covered:
Movement of Earth (Rotation, Revolution, tilt on axis)

Differences/Facts about the Earth, Sun and Moon.
Tides (Neap tides, spring tides, moon phases, low tide, high tide)

Seasons on Earth

Moon phases

Solar Eclipses and Lunar Eclipses

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1. Tour of the Solar System Lesson and Brochure Style Notes

Need to introduce or review objects in the solar system in one easy lesson? This resource contains a PowerPoint lesson and visual guided notes to review the key information related to our solar system.

Take your students on a tour of the Solar System with this differentiated style of note taking! Students will take notes in a travel brochure that takes them through each stop of the solar system, from the sun to beyond!

It is editable to meet the needs of your students and there is a colorful Google Slides version of both the PowerPoint lesson and brochure notes to use digitally!

Included in this resource:

• Editable PowerPoint Lesson
• PDF version of Slides to be printed as posters for a gallery walk style.
• Brochure-style student handout for notes (Not editable)
• Google Slides version of PowerPoint lesson and brochure notes for online learners

Content covered:

The sun (Solar flares, prominences, corona, sunspots, differential rotation)

The Moon and lunar/solar eclipses

Terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth)

Gas Giants (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)

Asteroid Belt

Comets, meteors, meteoroids, meteorites

***Text is editable but clip art and text with special fonts are not editable due to copyright of those resources.***

2. The Solar System Digital Google Slides Activities

This is a print and digital resource that uses Google Slides. There are 8 interactive activities related to the solar system. These activities are perfect for an Earth and Space Science class with no prep! These can be used as online stations, an activity for early finishers, interactive science notebooks, homework or for review in the classroom. Perfect for online learning!

Students will practice vocabulary skills, make real-world connections, research independently, understand visual representations and review concepts.

The activities include either drag and drop or short answer text. Watch the preview video to get a better idea of how each slide works.

The slides and print version are not editable. An answer key is included in the PDF as well as the Google Slides link.

Content covered:
Vocabulary such as centripetal force, astronomical unit (AU), gas giants, dwarf planet, terrestrial planets, Kuiper Belt and solar nebula.

Geocentric vs Heliocentric Model and involved scientists (Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler)
Gravity in the solar system and how online/mass affect gravitational force.

Inner Planets (Terrestrial Planets) and Outer Planets (Gas Giants)

Meteoroids, meteors and meteorites

Comets & parts of the comet (dust tail, ion tail, nucleus and coma)

Asteroids

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