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8th grade Winter laboratories for Gifted and Talented
Edible Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Lab - Digital & Print & Go!
** UPDATED TO INCLUDE A DIGITAL VERSION ****This can be easily used as a lab for students to do at home using their own cereal, candy, fruit, beads, etc. they can find. It doesn't have to be edible. Students can take pictures of their finished molecules to show you for extra credit or upload to social media and tag the class instagram (if you have one). In this lab, students will be expected to interpret the molecular and structural formulas of water, carbon dioxide, glucose and oxygen and const
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6th - 12th
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Christmas Science Activities and Labs
For the winter season, Christmas, or just to celebrate the cold weather :) Included in this package are science activities and printables to excite your students for the holidays and the winter season! Students will learn/engage in the following activities:-Winter Solstice (NO PREP!)-Compare Climates to the North Pole (NO PREP!)-Changing the Melting Point of Ice with Salt-How Much Liquid Water does Snow Make?-Dissolving Candy Canes in Different LiquidsGet ready for some stimulating sub-zero scie
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Holiday Science Bundle: Activities for Every Major Holiday
Borax Crystal Snowflake Science Activity
Having my students make Borax Crystal Snowflakes before the holidays is one of my all time favorite winter activities! With a few simple materials and a little preparation, your students will have fun learning science while they make a winter ornament that they will treasure for years to come! I still hang mine on my tree each year! This activity is best started in class and finished at home.
This Product Includes:
-Borax Crystal Snowflake Student Card (.pdf)
-Teacher Directions (.pdf)
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5th - 9th
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Halloween Science: Acids, Bases, pH of Halloween Candy
★ Halloween Science: Acids, Bases, pH of Halloween Candy★
The purpose of this lab is to determine if popular Halloween candies are acidic or basic (alkaline). The students will follow the scientific method to test using pH paper and baking soda as indicators.
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This lab is intended to be used to determine whether Halloween candy are acids or bases and to identify them on the pH scale. After reading the purpose and research for the lab, the students will create a hypothe
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4th - 8th
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Hogwarts Periodic Table Lab with Answer Key
Bring the popular Harry Potter series into your science class as you present students with a scenario regarding the wizarding periodic table. Students can work independently or in groups to figure out where these "leaked" elements fit in relation to the muggle periodic table. Great for all levels of students: inclusion to gifted. I've done this assignment with middle schoolers, but have also been done it with high school students as well. Have all groups work on this periodic table or assign eac
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8th - 12th
Bouncy Ball Lab - Investigating Potential & Kinetic Energy
Cover potential and kinetic energy or use to teach experimental design as your students review the steps of the scientific method. Perfect for students in all grades and all learning abilities. After students collect data, they make a bar graph of their average data. Includes a lab quiz that I students can take after the lab is complete to show their understanding. ========================================================Turn Feedback into TPT Credit (AKA FREE MONEY to BUY MORE at TPT!)Go to your
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5th - 12th
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Good Buddies Symbiosis Lab and Card Game
In this lab activity, students will work in pairs and groups toDefine symbiosis, commensalism, mutualism, and parasitismIdentify organisms that live in each type of symbiotic relationshipDescribe how symbiotic interactions can be cooperative or competitiveStudents conduct research to determine the type of symbiotic relationship their chosen organism pairing has and complete a data table as a class using google docs. Then they play a card game that allows them to practice matching their known sym
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6th - 12th
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Snowflakes (using paper chromatography)
This activity uses coffee filters and water-soluble ink pens to make beautiful snowflakes to use as classroom decorations during the holidays! They can be taped up onto windows, used as binder decorations, on the tree, etc. The neat thing about these snowflakes is that students use the principles of chromatography to separate the black ink into it's many colors and learn something while having fun! I use this same activity with juniors and seniors in high school. Kids of all ages have fun w
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PreK - 12th
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Bacteria Fungi Algae Protozoa and Viruses — A Card Sort Inquiry Activity
In this activity, kids study a collection of images of various pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa). It also compares these to microscopic plants and animals so that kids can begin to get a sense of the categorical differences between these groups. Through a series of challenges, students are asked to sort and classify; identify images that have been colorized; compare the sizes of various microorganisms; and compare photos of models to the real thing. This is a great introductory
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6th - 8th
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Holiday Candy Density Experiment! Measure & Calculate w/ a Christmas twist!
Older grades love to have fun before the holidays too! Use the crazy days before break to have students practice measuring mass, volume and density using holiday candy like candy canes, peppermints, mini chocolate candies, etc...
Check out these other density activities!
Which bubble gum has more sugar? Density Experiment Scientific Method
Density Inquiry Activity Experiment -Liquid Layers Challenge w/ simple materials
Gummy Worm Scientific Method Density Inquiry Activity Experiment
Density Mea
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5th - 8th
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Properties of Water Virtual Lab
Students will better their understanding of experimental design by collecting and analyzing data related to: Surface tensionAdhesion CohesionCapillary actionSpecific HeatThere is a pull tab with background information for students to rely on if they need a refresher or haven't learned this material. This is an excellent experiment to have students complete from home, either due to distance learning or if a student is absent. A list of common household items is included for students to gather wha
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3rd - 12th
Updated! Properties of Water Station Lab (Quiz Included!)
This lab gets students up and out of their seats while they observe the amazing properties of water. Use this to lab to introduce or review.
Station 1: Surface Tension & Adhesion
Station 2: Polarity
Station 3: Surface Tension & Adhesion: Effects of Detergent
Station 4: Hydrogen Bonding
Station 5: Capillary action
Station 6: Cohesion of Water
Station 7: Surface tension: Adhesion & Cohesion
Station 8: Specific Heat (graphing station)
Lab includes a reading with background informat
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6th - 10th
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Twelve Days of Christmas Science - Holiday Demos and Activities! (Free Poster!)
No More Boring Science presents 12 magical demonstrations for students of all grades. Inside you will find how to make silver christmas trees, huge snowflakes, festive fire, snow globes, beautiful holiday ornaments, and much more! All thanks to science!
Now including a Free Christmas Poster!
These activities have been created with the goal of making it easy for you to obtain supplies. You won't need to call up some expensive chemical supply company, most of this stuff can be found in the groce
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Mystery Powders Lab - Intro Scientific Method & Physical and Chemical Changes
Students will become CSI and work to solve a mystery by identifying a variety of white powders. Students will distinguish between a physical and chemical change by observing chemical reactions first hand. ========================================================Turn Feedback into TPT Credit (AKA FREE MONEY to BUY MORE at TPT!)Go to your "My Purchases" page. Beside each purchase you will see a "Provide Feedback" button. Click It! Remember, you earn TPT credits (which works the same as cash) to u
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: UPDATED! The Ultimate Back to School Science Bundle - NO STRESS!
Frankenfish Genetics Lab Activity
I use this assignment to have students demonstrate their understanding of Punnett squares because each student creates a fish family that is unique to only them. Generally, I complete one trait with the class and have random students flip a coin to determine whether the trait I’m figuring out will be homozygous dominant, heterozygous dominant, and homozygous recessive. I also use this time to review (or if I’m using this lesson to introduce the topic) or begin the topic. No answer key provided b
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6th - 12th
Engineering an Animal for a Habitat Complete 5E Adaptation Lesson Plan Bundle
This lesson plan takes all the hard work out of a fun way to teach adaptations! You just have to figure out which differentiated worksheet works best for your students, print, and be prepared for an exiting day of active learning. This 5E lesson plan includes everything for you to successfully Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate without giving a lecture and incorporates STEM into your class as students design models of the animal they engineered. Also includes a follow up Extension
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3rd - 12th
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Penguin Race Force & Motion STEM Challenge Winter Activities (Non-Holiday)
Study force and motion with your class, and launch penguin balloon rockets! Force, motion and speed can be tricky topics for our students to fully grasp. An interactive and hands on experiment is encouraged for students to explore and understand these concepts. In this lab, students will use the scientific method to investigate the question, "what factors will affect the motion and speed of the penguins?". Students will decorate their penguins with the provided coloring sheet. They will then tap
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Forces and Motion Bundle | Laws of Motion Experiments | Force Task Cards
Winter Science Lab: Let It Grow! Snowflake Science - PPT - Grades 5-8
This lab will add some fun to your classroom during the winter season while allowing students to learn about the scientific method! Students will be introduced to the scenario where Elsa is wanting to decorate her castle with beautiful homemade snowflakes. She would make these snowflakes using pipe cleaners and powdered laundry detergent (Borax).
Students will design a scientific question, create a hypothesis, identify variables, follow the procedures to make the crystal snowflake, collect d
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5th - 8th
Christmas Winter Science with Borax Crystal Snowflakes Supersaturated Solutions
What a perfect blend of grocery-store chemistry, snowflakes, winter, and science! Students will enjoy making crystal snowflakes out of pipe cleaners as you show them how to make a saturated crystal solution. The procedure to make the crystals is completely described and includes tips on preparing the boric acid crystal solution. To run the activity, you need hot water and borax, which can be found in the detergent aisle of some grocery stores. After the crystals are pulled from the solution, th
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4th - 8th
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Crystal Snowflake - Free Science Investigation
Here's a free science investigation to engage your students during this hectic holiday season! Crystal snowflakes allow students to demonstrate and observe the making of a crystal using a saturated solution of Borax and water - easy, cheap, fun AND all your holiday decorations are done for you classroom :)
Have fun with this "cool" science investigation!!
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4th - 11th
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Case of the Missing Necklace Lab
Students will become CSI and work to solve who stole the jewels by running tests on evidence left at the scene. Excellent lab for students to go through the steps of the scientific method as well as physical/chemical properties/changes. Also, you have access to the Prezi I made and how I presented this lab to my students. You are welcome to copy it to your account and make it your own.
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5th - 12th
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Borax Crystal Snowflakes Lab Activity
This lab activity is used in my 8th grade classroom as a review of physical and chemical changes prior to beginning the chemical bonding and chemical reactions chapters. This is a creative and entertaining way to review the differences between physical and chemical changes, introduce crystal structure, and revisit geology concepts learned in earlier grades. The crystals grow large and quickly on the pipe cleaners. It's fun to hang the "snowflakes" from the classroom ceiling to make your very
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5th - 9th
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Holiday Crystal Trees - Free Science Activity!
Looking for something new and different to do with your students around the winter holidays? In this easy activity, students cut out holiday trees and dab on a solution made from a few household chemicals. In as little as a few hours, crystals will start to grow on the trees! Over time, the crystals will grow larger, making the trees appear even more beautiful. Students will love checking on their trees each day to see how much it “snows” on them!
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*Experiment
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5th - 12th
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BrushBot Engineering: Investigating the Engineering Design Process
I look forward to teaching students about the Engineering Design Process through the building of BrushBots every year. Brushbots are robots students make using toothbrush heads, DC mini motors with leads, AA batteries, a battery pack with leads, and art materials of their choice. If you are looking for a way to engage your students while teaching the the EDP, this is the unit for you. Each student learns about EDP while going through all of the steps to build their own unique BrushBot. During th
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4th - 8th
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