Blast Off with New Science Activities in Make Wonder
Are you ready to take your students on an out-of-this-world learning journey? We’re thrilled to announce our brand-new NGSS-aligned Science Activities! These 20 interactive K-5 activities combine Earth & Space, Life, and Physical Science concepts with fundamental coding skills—like sequencing, loops, events, and conditionals—so kids can learn by doing, discovering, and, most importantly, having fun.
Engaging, Real-World Storylines
Each activity starts with an exciting real-world scenario where Dash, our beloved robot, needs a helping hand. Along the way, students step into the shoes of explorers and problem-solvers, applying newly learned science ideas to guide Dash toward a creative solution. Whether investigating Earth’s natural resources, examining the life cycles of plants and animals, or delving into the mysteries of motion and energy, every challenge ties back to meaningful phenomena that spark curiosity and build enduring understanding.
Interactive, Hands-On Learning
As students help Dash navigate each activity, they’ll build and refine their coding skills. From simple sequences for younger learners to more advanced conditional statements for older kids, the activities are thoughtfully tailored to each grade level. By connecting coding challenges with science concepts, students quickly see that computational thinking is a great way to make sense of the world around them and solve authentic problems.
Comprehensive Teacher Resources
Each lesson is supported by robust wraparound teacher resources to ensure a seamless experience in the classroom. An in-depth guide breaks down the lesson flow step by step, offering clear explanations of the solutions for both the science questions and coding challenges. In addition, each lesson includes a customizable slide deck that teachers can adapt to their unique instructional style and student needs. To further support educators, detailed standards-alignment information is provided. All of these resources work in concert to help teachers confidently deliver each lesson, track student progress, and foster a deeper, more engaging learning environment.
Seamless Assessment Tools
To help teachers measure student growth and mastery, each activity includes a pre-assessment and questions along the way that add up to a post-assessment. As students move through the lessons, they answer targeted questions that reveal how well they’re grasping the core concepts. When they’re finished, you’ll have clear, actionable data to guide personalized instruction and share progress with parents and colleagues.
Empower the Next Generation of Innovators
We believe that blending coding with hands-on science sets kids up for a lifetime of curiosity, creativity, and confidence. By exploring everything from life cycles and ecosystems to energy transformations and space exploration, students develop an enduring passion for discovery. And by coding their way through each scenario, they develop problem-solving skills that will serve them in every area of learning.
Ready to launch your classroom into an exciting new dimension of STEM education? Get started with our 20 NGSS Science Activities and watch your students learn and code in ways you’ve never seen before.
Together, let’s inspire the next generation of thinkers, explorers, and change makers.
Science activities are included in a paid Make Wonder subscription. To get started with Make Wonder, sign up for the Free Tier. To access the science activities, purchase a subscription to Make Wonder.
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