Engagers in Science
We are science teachers that have developed engaging science lessons and units that align with the philosophy and standards of NGSS. We emphasize active and engaging learning so our lessons are primarily "hands on" investigations and activities. They are all classroom tested and ready to be implemented into the curriculum. Most of our lessons are geared towards middle school science curricula, grades 5-9.
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FREE - Measuring the mass, volume, and density of a student! NGSS SEP aligned
$0.00Measuring the mass, volume, and density of a student! NGSS SEP aligned This activity is highly engaging and one that students will remember for many years. Students (who choose) will have their volume measured by water displacement, their mass...$0.00 -
"Is it an Animal or Plant Cell?" Free Lesson Plan
$0.00This highly engaging activity challenges students to decide if microorganisms that they observe under the microscope belong to the plant or animal kingdom. They will learn that scientists in the 1860’s had a similar challenge and solved it by...$0.00 -
Kinetic energy, mass, and speed investigations NGSS MS PS3-1 CER
$3.00These two investigations (GOOGLE and PDF versions) allow students to develop an understanding of the relationship between kinetic energy and mass of an object, and kinetic energy and speed of an object. As students are collecting their...$3.00 -
Cell Size- Investigating why we have trillions of cells and not one big cell?
$3.00This highly engaging activity (Google and PDF versions) using agar cubes (representing cells) explains why we are made up of trillions of cells and not just one big cell. The diffusion of “food” moving into the agar “cells” is...$3.00 -
Investigating density to find the main metal in U.S. pennies? MS PS1-2 CER SEP
$3.00Investigating density to find the main metal in U.S. pennies. MS PS1-2 CER SE These engaging activities (Word and PDF versions) allow students to gain a greater understanding of what density is and how it can be used to identify materials. A...$3.00 -
Cells, Cells, Cells! We're Made of Organelles!
$2.50These lessons are some of our favorites! They are all classroom tested and ready for immediate implementation. Within this series of highly engaging lessons, you will find embedded formative assessments and content rich activities which...$2.50 -
Winter holiday parachuting STEM project MS ETS1-2 MS ETS1-4 5-PS2-1
$2.00This highly engaging engineering and design project (GOOGLE and PDF versions) allows students to gain a greater understanding of how a parachute works to slow down an object. This project has many options offered to teachers depending...$2.00 -
Creating a Cell Analogy; "Develop and Use a Model"- NGSS MS LS1-2
$3.00This is an assessment (Google and PDF versions) to evaluate the students’ understanding of the NGSS standard MS- LS1-2 This is an engaging activity in which students connect their understanding of the functions of the cell organelles...$3.00 -
Climate Change STEM project Thermal Solar Panel MS PS3-3 MS ESS3-3 MS ETS1-2,3,4
$4.00This highly engaging engineering and design project (GOOGLE and PDF versions) allows students to design and construct a simple thermal solar panel, which they will then perform tests on to maximize thermal energy transfer. The...$4.00 -
CONSTRUCTING A SPACE STATION THAT CAN WITHSTAND A COLLISION: STEM MS PS2-1
$4.00This highly engaging engineering and design project allows students to gain a greater understanding of why we need to build space stations that can withstand collisions. The students first learn about crumple zones and why they are helpful in a...$4.00 -
Cells, Cells, Cells! Bundle for NGSS MS LS1-1 and MS LS1-2
$8.00This bundle includes 4 highly engaging lessons from our Engagers in Science unit "Cells, Cells, Cells!". These four lessons align with the philosophy of the NGSS, including a focus on deeper understanding of content as well as application of...$8.00 -
"Cells, Cells, Cells"! MS-LS1-1 and MS-LS1-2 An entire unit for middle school
$25.00This is a highly engaging unit for middle school students (Google and pdf versions) which meets the NGSS standards listed further below. It is aligned with the philosophy of the NGSS including a focus on deeper understanding of...$25.00