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Kindergarten science laboratories under $5
Skittles Rainbow STEM Activity : Differentiated Scientific Method Experiments
Looking for an ENGAGING activity to get your students hooked on science?!? Students follow the steps of the scientific method in this low prep skittles experiment. Watch the rainbow magically forms in front of their eyes as students make observations, record data, and write conclusions. Then they can "taste the rainbow" and eat their skittles once they have finished the activity! This will become a student favorite in your class. Such a fun and satisfying experiment and perfect for back to
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K - 5th
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Elephant's Toothpaste Scientific Method Experiment for Young Scientists K - 2
This is one of my favorite activities! It is so exciting and has major wow factor. The activity can be done as a teacher demonstration or working in lab groups. In this K-2 version, students practice the steps of the scientific method by changing one of the variables in the experiment, making a hypothesis (prediction), observations, and conclusions. Students can follow along with the picture based procedure or text based. In this activity, a solution of yeast is mixed with a solution of hydro
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K - 2nd
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States of matter Fold and Learn
With this activity you can teach the states of matter in different grades.This craft has been adapted for two levels (one with some writing).It includes:States of MatterProperties of Solids, Liquids and Gases.Examples of the particles.A classify worksheet.And cute characters craftivity.I have also included the Spanish version: Estados de la Materia.See the thumbnails to know what it is included. UPDATED August 2015You can find similar activities in my store:>SCIENCE FOLD AND LEARNDo you like
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Science Fold & Learn SUPER BUNDLE
Ice Cream in a Bag Science Lab and How To Writing {cooking in the classroom}
What's more fun than making your own ice cream? This simple science experiment and how to writing activity will keep your class engaged and learning while making ice cream in a bag!With this simple science lab students will:• Make observations• Write a hypothesis• Document results• Create diagrams to explain resultsThis product includes:• sequencing cards in color - perfect for pocket chart center or as visual directions• sequencing cards in black and white for easy use with how to writing temp
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Candy Science: A Growing Bundle of Science Experiments
Christmas Science: Candy Cane Science Experiment
This science lab is quick, easy and perfect for the holiday season!The question is simple: What will happen to candy canes when they are soaked in each solution: water; salt water; baking soda and water and vinegar?With this simple lab booklet students will:Follow simple procedures for conducting an experiment.Make a hypothesis.Observe changes.Document results. This product includes:A half page booklet with pages to make a hypothesis, document results and summarize resultsA full page booklet
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Candy Science: A Growing Bundle of Science Experiments
Learning How to Use Science Tools: Science Notebook Recording Sheets
This mini-unit is perfect for the first days of school when you are busy teaching routines and expectations. It includes 6 very simple, hands-on science activities that give children the opportunity to practice using science tools common in most primary classrooms.
Activities include:
*How Many Drops of Water Fit on a Penny (dropper)
*How Many Scoops Fit in Your Cup? (measuring cups)
*Using a Hand Lens to Match Tiny and Big Pictures
*Using a Balance to Compare Weights
*Making Kool-Aid "Fizz"
*S
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PreK - 1st
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Growing Gummy Bears - Science Experiment
In this activity, students will predict and test different liquids to see which one will cause a gummy bear to grow in size in the fastest amount of time.
What you will receive in this packet:
-Prediction Sheets - one for grades K-1 and one for grades 2 and up, with room to write an explanation.
-Individual gummy bear prediction paper for class graph.
-Class Graph Sheet - one filled in and one blank if you choose to use different liquids
-Observation page
-Results page
-What I Learned Paper
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K - 3rd
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Dancing Worms {a candy science investigation}
Looking for an engaging science investigation that gives kiddos the opportunity to practice using the scientific method with a super cool result? Look no further! Your class will love making their gummy worms dance with this easy to follow experiment!
In this investigation students will:
→ Make a hypothesis.
→ Follow simple procedures to conduct an experiment.
→ Document results.
→ Write and draw to summarize experiment results.
This product also includes:
→ a full page version of the exper
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Candy Science: A Growing Bundle of Science Experiments
St. Patrick's Day - Rainbow Color Mixing Science Activity
Try this great rainbow experiment in your classroom! This STEM activity is so AMAZING and easy to do. This color blending science activity is almost magical as water "walks" between cups of red, yellow, and blue to blend to form the secondary colors. Students use science scientific method to make observations and predictions about what they see. The activity wraps up with a short reading explaining color mixing and students write or draw a conclusion to explain what happened. This product all
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PreK - 2nd
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Skittles Weathering and Erosion Lab Activity
Great hands-on lab activity using Skittles to show weathering and erosion in action. My students (6th graders) have always loved this lab activity.
I have provided very simple instructions to follow and it is in the 3 Part Lesson format-Opening, Work Period, and Closing. Enjoy!
The handouts tell your students exactly what to do each step of the way. (1 teacher page, 3 student pages)
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K - 6th
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Force Experiments- 3 activites to investigate pushes, ramps & motion using cars
Force Experiments using matchbox cars:PROBLEM: How far will a matchbox car travel when pushed with different amounts of force?PROBLEM: Will the height of a ramp change how far a car travels down a track?PROBLEM: If you give different sized cars the same force, which will travel farthest?Students predict distances, then measure and record observations. Simple observations and conclusion questions on each worksheet.Enjoy!More Great Force Stuff!*Simple Machines Examples Cut and Paste*Simple Machine
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K - 3rd
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Printable Paper Rulers - Inches and Centimeter, Color and Black & White PDF
Print rulers for the entire classroom! This PDF packet contains a collection of 18 printable rulers, 9 black and white and 9 color. Some have 1/8 inch marks, others are divided by 1/16 inch marks. Same for the metric ruler: centimeters, and then further division into millimeters. PDF format.
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education
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Christmas science experiment with a Gingerbread Man | Gingerbread man activities
Christmas science experiment for kids to do this December with a Gingerbread Man. Your students will love exploring Gingerbread Man cookies with this hands on Christmas science activity this Winter. This Gingerbread Man science experiment comes with 3 different worksheets so that you can differentiate based on your students needs. There's an option for:Only drawing the predictions and resultsFinishing a sentence stem and drawing predictions, as well asWriting complete sentences and drawing pred
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PreK - 1st
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Simple Science Experiments - Elephant Toothpaste! Interactive Flip Book
Get ready to WOW your students with this simple yet highly engaging science experiment. Students will explore changing states of matter as a liquid magically transforms into foam right before their eyes!
Elephant Toothpaste! introduces students to two key concepts of physical science-that liquids are a state of matter and that each state of matter has its own identifiable properties. Students will also witness a chemical exothermic reaction - aka "heat".
Students communicate their observat
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K - 3rd
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Gummy Bear Science Inquiry Lab
A science experiment perfect for getting students attention and getting them excited about science! What better to do that than candy?!
This experiment is focused on the scientific method and is inquiry-based. The students actively participate and conduct this simple experiment with "WOW" results!
Excellent way to document observation/journal writing for Common Core!
This packet includes:
*Scientific Method Recording Sheets
*Directions for conducting the experiment
*Observation sheets (o
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PreK - 8th
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Hot Cocoa Science - Elementary December STEM - Christmas Science Activity
Engage your little scientists while exploring the effect of temperature on marshmallows and candy canes in hot cocoa. Students will practice their science and engineering practices skills by making predictions, planning investigations, making observations, analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and love every minute of it! Students will also be exposed to crosscutting concepts by looking for patterns when comparing melting marshmallows (and candy canes if you like) to melting snowmen. Finally, wr
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K - 3rd
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Easy Science Experiments
Simple Science Experiments for beginners - These 10 Simple Science activities require very few ingredients that you most likely already have on hand. Each teacher-led experiment has an accompanying recording sheet (activity page) that is specifically designed for young scientists. These science experiments are perfect to teach early predicting or hypothesis skills. They are great to foster a love of Science with young children and are great for the beginning of school. Most science recording
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PreK - 2nd
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Science Experiment Recording Sheets {Scientific Method} Distance Learning
Science Experiment Recording SheetUse these recording sheets as part of your scientific method in lower elementary classrooms. The boxes are big and bold for young learners to draw or write information for their science experiments. Each sheet includes Question, Hypothesis, Observation, and Results sections to record in. Two titles of "My Science Experiment" and "Scientific Method" allow you to pick the sheet and wording you prefer in your class. Black and white posters are included of "Question
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PreK - 6th
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Glow Stick Light Experiment | Grade K 1 2 Chemical Reaction Science Activity
Excite students by investigating how temperature affects the brightness of glowsticks. This experiment uses simple supplies and includes detailed directions to guide the teacher and students. NGSS Aligned, fun, and perfect for Halloween.Students will follow the scientific method to answer the question:Does temperature affect the brightness of a glow stick? The journal meets the K-2 Science and Engineering Practices in NGSS.Teachers will like its’ ease of use, simple materials, and background inf
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K - 2nd
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K-2-ETS1-3
, 1-PS4-2
Also included in: Chemical Reaction Bundle | The Science Of Glow Sticks | Light Activity
Candy Heart Science Activity
This science activity is perfect for Valentines Day. It is quick, easy and your students will absolutely love it! All you need candy hearts, 3 cups (soda, vinegar, and water). The scientific question of this science experiment is simple: "What will happen to candy hearts when they are soaked in each solution?"
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PreK - 1st
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Volcano Experiment: States of Matter
This experiment gives students hands-on experience with scientific investigation as they mix various solids (flour, sugar, epson salt, and baking soda) with vinegar to determine the best solid-liquid mixture to make a gas. Students will predict what they think will happen, collect data as they follow instructions, and then draw a conclusion and determine whether or not their prediction was correct.
It can be done whole-group, with partners, or individually. It's basically the fun "mix baking s
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K - 2nd
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States Of Matter Examples Cut and Paste -4 different levels included!
States Of Matter Examples Cut and Paste:Students sort pictures of the different states of matter. Several levels of this worksheet are included:1. Students sort pictures, definitions and pictures of how atoms are packed in the states.2. Students sort picture examples on one notes page.3. Students sort just pictures.-each on a separate page (solid, liquid and gas)4. Students sort just 2 pictures from each phase onto one notes sheet Enjoy!Tips for Digital and Distance Learning: Cut and Paste sorti
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K - 5th
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Peeps Experiments (Easter Science)
What a fun way to allow your students to take the role of scientist at Easter!
Includes recording sheets for:
Peeps in Liquid
Peep Chemical Reaction
Peep Color Mixing
Peeps in the Microwave
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PreK - 2nd
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Pumpkin Jack Observation Book
This observation book is designed to go along with the Pumpkin Jack book written by Will Hubbell and experiment. In this file you will get the cover and book pages along with the directions for the experiement.
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K - 2nd
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