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Middle school Spring informational text laboratory pdfs
Candy Labs | Matter & Energy | End of the Year Activities + Science Experiments
Wow science! Whether it's the end of the year, summer school, or just Fun Friday, it's a great time for Candy Labs! You won't just get a "wow, cool" with these investigations. Students are doing some serious science!Study physical science concepts while focusing on identifying variables, measurement, collecting and recording data, and drawing conclusions.Most students need a lot of practice with scientific practices, and this is a fun way to hone those skills while learning about the properties
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3rd - 6th
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Chemical Reaction Activities with Pennies - Penny Science Lab - Oxidation
Are you looking for a really fun chemical reaction lab? You will love Chemical Reactions with Pennies! Chemical reactions are fun to study! These three labs using pennies for chemical reactions demonstrate many science concepts. An easy and exciting set of experiments that demonstrate chemical reactions and other science concepts! This resource includes three hands-on lessons aligned with NGSS for 5th grade and Middle School Chemistry. The three lessons use easy-to-find materials such as pennie
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Grades:
5th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-PS1-4
, 5-PS1-1
Weathering and Erosion Middle School Earth Science
This is an activity on weathering and erosion. It includes a lab, reading passages, and follow-up pages. Students will love the engaging lab on weathering! Students will see how the earth's processes like weathering and erosion have changed the surface of the Earth over time. This resource includes:informational text passages on weathering and erosiona lablab pagesFollow-up pagesanswer keysThis resource is designed to meet the standard for NGSS Earths Systems:MS-ESS2-2. Construct an explanation
Grades:
5th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
Density Column and Relative Density of Liquids and Solids - Stacked Layers
Students learn about density by making a density column! Students will be able to see that density is a property of matter. This resource includes a really fun, hands-on lesson, a close reading activity with a nonfiction passage, Interactive Notebook flaps and folds, and response pages. Density Column Includes:Lesson PlanLayered BookTwo pages of informational textResponse pagesInteractive Notebook InsertsThis lesson is aligned with NGSS for 5th grade and Middle School:NGSS 5-PS1-1.Develop a mod
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: NGSS Middle Chemical Reactions and Density Bundle
Make an Electromagnet STEM Challenge
Students will make an electromagnet using STEM engineering skills. They will design, test, and refine their electromagnet through investigation. Aligned with NGSS for third and fourth grade.This resource includes two lessons. One is a STEM Engineering lesson on making an electromagnet. The other is a reading informational text lesson that comes with a 3-page informational text article on magnets. This resource includes flaps and folds for interactive notebooks. This lesson is aligned with NGS
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, 3-PS2-3
, 3-PS2-4
Also included in: 4th Grade Science NGSS PLUS Reading Informational Text Passages CCSS
Density Integrated Science, Math and ELA Lessons NGSS Aligned.
Density is an interesting property of matter. This unit starts with phenomena. This resource integrates three subjects into two great lessons on density. The integrated math, ELA, and science lessons on density will help your students understand this concept. Students will learn about density in solids and how to calculate the volume of a rectangular solid.This Density Unit Includes:•Step By Step Directions•Two Lesson plans•Reading passage•Follow up pages•Interactive notebook insertsNGSS Alignme
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: NGSS Middle Chemical Reactions and Density Bundle
Scientific Method Sequence Display Cards
Scientific Method Display Cards are a great resource to reinforce the steps to the scientific method as well a supporting science fair project work. This product includes two levels of differentiation, one with picture supported text and the second level using sight word sentences. It is recommended that the two levels are attached to the front and back of sentence strips to create an instructional activity that can be used to address diverse literacy skills within the same activity.Scientific
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K - 12th
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Properties of Water - Adhesion and Cohesion - Drops of Water on a Penny
Students will love these fun experiments with water and they will learn about cohesion, adhesion, and surface tension. Students will learn about cohesion and adhesion in this unit. It includes reading passages and three labs. Students will love the drops of water on a penny lab!Properties of Water Adhesion and Cohesion Includes:Three Labs with 5 E lessonsTwo pages of Informational textResponse pagesNGSS Standards Addressed:5-PS1-1. Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-3
Also included in: 5th Grade NGSS Science Curriculum Plus Reading Informational Text Units
Basketball Activity Science March Madness Activity
Are you looking for lessons to integrate sports or March Madness into your classroom? This lesson includes two hands on print and digital activities for students to use their knowledge of science and basketball. Students will design and engineer a basketball hoop using given constraints. After creating and testing their prototype, they will reflect upon the success of their basketball hoop. The second activity will have students find the best shooting point based on different heights the ball is
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4th - 6th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Plant Life Experiment - Colorful Carnations Using Scientific Method (STEM)
Students will love this investigation and experiment exploring a plant's life cycle. Create a rainbow carnation garden from white carnations and food coloring. Meets Common Core Standards. This packet includes all the essentials plus optional expansion materials that are common core aligned. Student worksheets focus on a step by step approach to the scientific method. There are several opportunities for cooperative learning in small groups. The preview for this product is extensive, but this is
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4th - 7th
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Earth's Spheres and Cycles Unit STEM Oil Spill Lab
This is a great interactive, engaging unit bundle targeted for an older age group grades 5-9. This unit displays the content in a variety of ways and has built in hands on activities. I choose to utilize the bundle as seen bellow. It is up to you how you choose to implement it into your classroom. I hope it brings you as much success as it did for me! Day 1: Introduced Earth's Cycles and Spheres Unit Read Earth's Spheres Article as class and completed comprehension check Day 2: Earth's Sp
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Sink and Float Science And STEM | The Floating Egg | Easter and Spring Activity
In this project based learning unit, students will discover solutions, density, buoyancy, and buoyant force in 3 hands-on explorations. Includes an investigation, exploration activity, and STEM Challenge. A teacher guide and student worksheets will take you step-by-step. Great for Springtime, Easter, or a Matter and Its Interactions unit. Definitely Memorable!This hands-on exploration and teacher guide includes:Correlation to the NGSSTeacher Background Information and TipsScience Investigation J
Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 5-PS1-1
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Plants experiment What do plants need?
Use this data sheet for your next plants experiment with your students.
Everything in Spanish.
Use this worksheet to fill in when your students learn what plants need. English and Spanish (¿Que necesitan las plantas?)
Your students will discover what plants need.
Don't forget visiting my store to get these foldables (available in English and Spanish).
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>Parts of a plant
>Lifecycle of a plant
>What part of the plant do we eat
>Parts of a flower
>What do plants nee
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: All about plants mini-bundle
Chemical and Physical Changes / Interactions of Matter/ Fun Science Labs 5.P.3
This product contains 6 self-directed labs on physical and chemical interactions of matter. This product is loaded with science vocabulary and informational text. The first three labs provide examples of physical interactions/changes of matter. The next three are examples of chemical interactions/changes of matter. The labs are designed to be performed in sequence over a period of roughly two weeks. Each lab explains the last and introduces/reviews science terminology. These labs were desig
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5th - 12th
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Plants Respond to Stimuli
All living things respond to stimuli. Plants respond to light by turning their leaves toward a light source, gravity, by directing the growth of their roots downward and temperature by how well the plant itself will grow. Plants Respond to Stimuli is a set of 3 labs designed to assist students in discovering how plants respond to light, gravity and temperature. Each experiment has a duration time of about a week’s worth of observations. They each require minimal materials which can be found rea
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Plant Growth And Life Cycle Experiments | Grade 3 4 and 5 | Spring Time Science
Learn about plants while following the scientific method. This hands-on unit goes above and beyond just growing plants. Three activities included each with a student journal to guide their way. Simple supplies that can be modified. All directions provided to create a light hut or use one of your own. Great for springtime science.Plants are great to grow with students. The problem is a classroom does not provide the right environment. Learn how to create a light hut. It will provide the ligh
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Botany Bundle | Plant Life Cycle and Needs | Grade 3 4 5 Spring Science
Ultimate Halloween Science Unit!
Are you looking for a Halloween Science Unit that is not just themed Halloween but they actually learn real science, literacy, and Halloween Topics? If so, this is the unit for you.
The Ultimate Halloween Unit will have your students preparing for those science and literacy standards and they won't even know it!
Here is what is included in the Ultimate Halloween Science Unit:
Halloween Labs:
Students will conduct two labs that use simple to find materials. These Halloween Labs focus ha
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3rd - 8th
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Bread Mold Experiment
This activity was used to go along with a "Characteristics of Living Things" unit. This product contains directions for setting up an experiment that explores how moisture affects the rate of mold growth on bread. Students are required to identify the parts of the experiment, form a hypothesis, and collect data over the course of 1-2 weeks. This product also contains a graphing component, where students create a double line graph to show how moisture affected mold growth over the course of th
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5th - 8th
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Plant Growth | Cloning Plants Experiment | Grade 4 5 6 Botany Science Activity
Cloning plants is an easy and memorable science experiment for introducing plant cells. Students can bring their new plant home as a Mother's Day present. Teachers will love its’ ease of use, simple supplies, and thinking skills. The file is a PDF, but comes with a pre-created Easel by TpT overlay. We added text boxes and tips for completing it online. Click "Open in Easel" on the product page to get started. They can be added to your Google Classroom as an assignment. Students can also print
Grades:
4th - 6th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, 4-LS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-4
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Also included in: Plant Growth | Cloning Experiment | Science Bundle Grade K To 5
Flower Dissection - Parts of a Flower Worksheets, Diagrams, Do Now, Exit Ticket
Help your students learn about the different parts of a flower with this hands on flower dissection activity. This "Parts of a Flower" product includes a full lesson plan, a 'do now' worksheet, anchor charts, video directions, flower dissection worksheets, a vocabulary exit ticket, a coloring page, and answer keys. You can also purchase my PowerPoint presentation that complements this lesson perfectly. Tailored for your science block, this lesson spans approximately 35-65 minutes, allowing flexi
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
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NGSS:
3-LS1-1
Science Demonstrations For CER Prompts | Bell Ringers | And More FREEBIE
This digital download contains 4 demonstrations. Perform them for your students or set them up for everyone to try. The concept of Science Show and Tell is based on the reading concept “Read and React.” Throughout the demonstration you will tell your students to react. They will then write or illustrate their reaction to the demonstration so far. Some may write a prediction. Others may write what they think or an observation. As a class you will share your reactions. It helps build obser
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K - 6th
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Earth Science Rocks: Reading Passages, Interactive Notebook, & Lab
This Rocks Unit is a perfect way to incorporate reading skills into the content area.
Unit includes Close Reading passages for:
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
The Rock Cycle
Suggestions for use are included, and each passage includes quick check questions for comprehension assessment
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Interactive Notebook Activities
Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic Rocks (individual foldables as well as 2 different foldables for all
Grades:
4th - 8th
Mass, Distance, and Gravity Inquiry and Phenomena Based Science Lesson
You will love how easy this experiment based lesson makes teaching science through inquiry and phenomena! Perfect for grades 3-5 science and STEM.An engaging way to learn about the relationship between mass, distance, and gravity.You get:•Teacher Planning Guide with ideas and examples•Sample Teacher Planning Guide for a model project•Project Week Lesson Plan•Mystery Challenges (Activate and Build Schema)•Mystery Challenge Think Sheet•Research Scavenger Hunt•Read All About It Informational Text•P
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: 5th Grade Science Full Year Tennessee Standards
Spring STEM Challenge - Density Rainbow in a Jar
This bundle gives your students a chance to experience the effects of density firsthand. Your students will create their liquid rainbows in a jar while learning about density and how rainbows form! This activity can be used as a fun seasonal activity or can be incorporated into your lesson plans and graded for science and more!What's included:Activity overviewLab steps6 lab questionsAn informational reading about densityRainbow research worksheetCorresponding crossword puzzleGrading Rubric with
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2nd - 6th
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