Back to School Science Resource Hub 3-8
Back to School · Grades 3-8
Science your students
won't roll their eyes at.
Real scientists. Real experiments. Start the year with lessons that hold a room of fifth graders and still land with eighth graders, plus the printables, quizzes and answer keys already built so your first week is planned before you walk in.
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Lessons mapped to your state science standards
12 min
Average lesson video, built for short class blocks
5+ resources
Attached to every lesson, ready to print
New this season
Two experiments built for week one
Both run in a regular classroom with materials you can buy at most stores. No science lab, no prep period sacrificed, no setup that eats half the block.
Grades 3-5
Easy
Outdoors
30-40 min
Sidewalk Chalk Science Activity
Take the first science block outside. Students use chalk to test, observe and record what happens on the pavement, and you get a low-stakes way to see how your new class actually thinks before you grade a single thing.
What comes with it
Grades 3-8
Medium
Indoors
45-min
Spin Art Force STEM Activity
Students build a spinner, load it with paint, and watch force turn into a pattern they can point at and explain. The kind of result middle schoolers will actually film, tied to a concept that shows up on the test.
What comes with it
Pair it with a science lesson →
Every one of these arrives as a full package: the video, the lesson plan, the DIY activity, the printable worksheet, the quiz and the reading passage. You are not assembling a unit, you are pressing play.
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
More Back-to-School STEM Activities
Hands-on DIY activities, perfect driving excitement during the first weeks of the year.
Medium
Be an Engineering Genius!
Design, build, and test an egg protection device. Conduct an experiment testing your designs!
Easy
Create Chemical Changes!
Form new substances by creating a cool chemical change that reveals a hidden secret message!
Easy
Crazy Molecular Reactions
Explore when substances undergo chemical reactions their properties change into something new!
Printable Worksheets & Ready-to-Go Assessments
Save valuable prep time with our collection of ready-to-go resources designed to enhance your lessons.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL ARTICLES
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