4th Grade

Step on it! A life-sized food web

This is a fun idea to add to your unit on ecosystems. Make a life-sized version of an ocean food web for students to work their way

5 ideas for teaching about the Sun, Earth, and Moon System

5 Ideas for Comparing and Contrasting the Sun, Earth, and Moon

Scientific Method: Easy Contests to Teach Students About Fair Tests

In my experience, many elementary students struggle to grasp the idea of controlled variables (constants) and why they are important for fair tests. What have

Starting Out with Sentence Stems

When I first began my journey as a 5th-grade teacher, I held a misconception about students’ abilities in writing. I thought they could easily articulate

STEM + Sports: End of the Year Fun with Science and Math Challenges

Do you need activities to keep your students happy and learning during the end of the year? STEM Sports is a winner! The Summer Games inspired

5 Ideas to Teach Insect Life Cycles- Complete and Incomplete Metamorphosis

One of the most interesting aspects of insect life cycles is metamorphosis, which is the process of transformation that some insects go through as they

9 Simple Ways to Provide Choice in Your Classroom

A kid in a candy store is fascinated by all the choices. It’s been nearly three years since I blogged about student choice in the

5 Ideas for Teaching About Plants (Learn what works!)

Plant study is always a crowd favorite with students and science fairs- but they’re dependability can be a bit frustrating to a busy teacher! I’ve

7 Amazing Ideas for Teaching the Water Cycle

The water cycle is the process by which water evaporates from the Earth’s surface, rises into the atmosphere, and falls back down to the surface

Adios, Textbook! 9 Ways to Teach Science Without a Book

Do you remember those days of reading a science lesson in the textbook, answering questions, repeating the process three more times, and then tackling a