Comprehensive 15 Day Introduction to Science Packet with Test

Thank you for your interest and purchase in this comprehensive introduction to science curriculum. Your packet includes 15 days worth of PowerPoint slides, corresponding worksheets for your students, review sheets, labs, demonstrations, calendar cards, bell questions sheets, exit question cards, manipulative card sets, a set of task cards, I Have/Who Has vocabulary game cards, and a test with key. (It includes EVERY item for sale through The Science Shoppe regarding Introduction to Science.)

The files are PowerPoint 2007 and PDFs in a zip file. The PowerPoint slides are compatible with Windows 7/Power Point 2007 or later. Please read the unit overview first (PDF file included). The PowerPoint slides and worksheets are broken down by subject/day to help with flexibility in teaching. Packet is appropriate for 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, and homeschool students.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at thescienceshoppe@gmail.com. Thank you!

Below is the suggested timeline for your curriculum:
Day 1 – Observations & Inferences
8 PowerPoint slides
1 page corresponding worksheet
Observation Group Activity
1 Teacher's notes

Day 2 – Theory vs. Law
19 PowerPoint slides
1 page corresponding worksheet with observation/inference review
1 page teacher's answer key

Day 3 – The Scientific Method
29 PowerPoint slides
2 page corresponding worksheet
1 page set of manipulative cards

Day 4 – Amazing Milk Experiment! and Introduction to Variables
19 PowerPoint slides (includes lab procedures)
1 page lab sheet
1 page corresponding worksheet

Day 5 – Experiment Variables
20 PowerPoint slides (includes game information)
2 page corresponding worksheet

Day 6 – Penny Lab
13 PowerPoint slides (includes lab procedures)
2 page lab worksheet

Day 7 – Variables Review Sheet, Task Cards, and Cumulative Quiz
4 PowerPoint slides
2 page quiz
1 page review worksheet
1 page quiz answer key
1 page review answer key
28 task cards
1 page task card answer key

Day 8 – Introduction to Metric System
13 PowerPoint slides
1 page corresponding worksheet
1 page illustrations for demonstration
1 page Tools of a Scientist worksheet
5 page metric system manipulative cards

Day 9 – Measurement Lab
9 PowerPoint slides (includes lab procedures)
2 page lab worksheet
2 page station cards

Day 10 – Metric Conversion
8 PowerPoint slides
2 page worksheet
2 page answer key

Day 11 - Metric Conversion Task Cards and Review
4 PowerPoint slides
28 task cards
1 page task card answer key
1 page review worksheet
1 page review worksheet answer key

Day 12 - Sponge Measuring Lab
6 PowerPoint slides (includes lab procedures)
2 page lab worksheet
1 page lab answer key

Day 13 - Metric Quiz and Introduction to Reading a Graph
28 PowerPoint slides
2 page quiz worksheet
1 page quiz answer key
2 page corresponding worksheet
2 page worksheet answer key

Day 14 - Creating Graphs Lab
6 PowerPoint slides
2 page worksheet
2 page worksheet answer key

Day 15 - Introduction to Science Test
3 PowerPoint slides
3 page cumulative test
1 page answer key

Supplemental materials (not listed above)-
28 I Have/Who Has vocabulary game cards
Bell question sheet
Exit question cards
Calendar cards (2.5 inch square)

Each PowerPoint slide set starts with a bell question to activate learning and ends with an exit question to quickly assess students. Sheets for both of these are included. The slides correspond directly to the worksheets, and the information that needs to be written down is underlined on the slides. Slides are designed so that all the information does not appear at once and continues by clicking through the program at the appropriate pace. The answers for the reviews are included in the PowerPoint slides, and the labs have corresponding procedure slides.

Manipulative cards sets are intended to be printed as needed, laminated, and used for reinforcement. For example, the steps of the Scientific Method card sets can be used to put in order, and the Metric card sets can be used to match the unit and tool with the type of measurement. The questions you can ask (or your students can ask their peers) are endless.

Two sets of twenty-eight task cards are included to be set up as stations or centers where the students move through in order to reinforce concepts. This is also a great opportunity to use manipulative cards as additional centers.

I Have/Who Has cards are a fun way to quickly test the students’ vocabulary. Print, cut, and laminate the cards. Twenty-eight vocabulary words or phrases and their definitions have been selected from this curriculum. Pass out ALL the cards to your students, even if it means some of your students have two cards. Select a student to start the game by reading the “Who Has” (definition) portion of his or her card. The student with the corresponding “I Have” (term) portion responds and reads the “Who Has” on the same card. This continues until all 28 cards have been read and the student who started the game ends it. Timing the classes to see which one is the fastest is an enjoyable way to foster some good-natured competition.

While this curriculum is designed to be turn-key with minimal changes, please keep in mind that all schools are different regarding standards focus, class-period time, etc. If you have questions, concerns, or catch a typo (hopefully not!), please feel free to contact us at thescienceshoppe@gmail.com. Also, please take a moment to review this curriculum after use. We hope you find this useful in your classroom! Thank you!

Kristen and Elizabeth
The Science Shoppe

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