Every free resource from Teaching Muse in one place. These classroom-tested, NGSS-aligned printables help you plan your year, build routines, and teach with less prep. Some download directly from Teachers Pay Teachers, and others arrive in your inbox when you join the Science Squad.
Plan Your Science Year
Free NGSS-aligned curriculum maps and planning guides to map out your whole year.
5th Grade Science Planning Guide
Decide which 5th grade units to teach in depth and which to cover lightly.
Get it freeRead the blog postMiddle School Life Science Curriculum Map
An editable, NGSS-aligned map for grades 6–8 life science.
Get it freeRead the blog postMiddle School Physical Science Curriculum Map
Plan your physical science year by standard in one sitting.
Get it freeRead the blog postEarth Science Curriculum Map
A yearlong Earth science scope and sequence, aligned to NGSS.
Get it freeRead the blog postHuman Body Systems Unit Planning Guide
An editable planner for your human body systems unit.
Get it freeRead the blog postBack to School and Lab Safety
Start the year strong with routines, relationships, and safe labs.
10 Back-to-School Science Activities
Print-and-go lessons and bell ringers for the first weeks of school.
Get it freeRead the blog postLab Safety Demo
A memorable eye-protection demo that makes lab safety stick.
Get it freeRead the blog postScientific Method Activity
A fun, hands-on introduction to the steps of the scientific method.
Get it freeRead the blog postSave Sam Science Challenge
A classic problem-solving challenge for the first days of school.
Get it freeRead the blog post"3 Things I Want My Teacher to Know"
A quick activity to get to know your students from day one.
Get it freeRead the blog postStudent Check-In Questions
Ready-to-use questions for building relationships all year.
Get it freeRead the blog postCER, Reading, and Vocabulary
Build literacy and scientific writing skills in science class.
CER Graphic Organizer and Writing Formula
Help students write strong claim, evidence, and reasoning responses.
Get it freeRead the blog postScience Vocabulary Trading Cards
A science of reading approach to learning science terms.
Get it freeRead the blog postTypes of Graphs Digital Reading
Build graphing confidence with a short reading and practice.
Get it freeRead the blog postFree Activities by Unit
Grab-and-go lessons for the units you teach.
Human Body Systems Graphic Organizers
Help students see how the body systems work together.
Get it freeRead the blog postSkeletal System Activity
A graphic organizer for your skeletal system lessons.
Get it freeRead the blog postPeriodic Table of Elements Notes
A note-taking activity for your periodic table unit.
Get it freeRead the blog postChanges in Matter Activities
Choice activities for physical and chemical changes.
Get it freeRead the blog postForms of Energy Choice Homework
A choice board and rubric for your energy unit.
Get it freeRead the blog postNatural Disasters Graphic Organizers
Organizers for earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, and more.
Get it freeRead the blog postFor Your Classroom
Routines, review, and decor that teach.
Science Spiral Review (Flashback Friday)
A free week of spiral review bell ringers to help students remember what they learned.
Get it freeRead the blog postScience Classroom Decor Set
Bulletin board posters for your science room.
Get it freeRead the blog postEngineering Design Process Posters and Lesson
Posters plus a lesson to teach the design process.
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