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11th grade science laboratories under $5
Heat Energy Transfer: Ice Cream Lab
Your students are sure to LOVE this lab! Who wouldn't? It includes ICE CREAM! Teach heat energy, phase changes, and energy transformations with this 5-E MODEL ice cream lab activity. Your students will begin with an ENGAGE question, followed by an EXPLORE activity (making ice cream), an EXPLANATION of what took place in the lab and end with an EXTENSION research question.Topics Covered:✅Types of Energy✅Heat Transfer✅Phases of Matter/Phase ChangesIncluded in this download:✅Ice Cream Recipe✅Lab In
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4th - 11th
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States of Matter and Phase Changes - Digital Lab (PhET Simulator) Worksheet
Teach your students about states of matter and phase changes using this great, detailed digital lab. Extremely useful in a unit where physical labs are often difficult to find.This digital lab uses PhET simulators to guide students through the following topics:What are the three major states of matter? What is the difference between a solid, liquid, and gas?What are the major phase changes that occur as heat changes?How does the movement of particles change when heat is added?How does the distan
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: Classification of Matter -- Unit Bundle
Protein Synthesis Translation Activity
This activity is designed to help our students master the concepts of transcription and translation. The details of these concepts are very difficult for many of our students. This activity provides a visual method of teaching students how the information stored in DNA produces traits and characteristics in living organisms. Using a DNA template, students will transcribe mRNA, and translate the information to create a “mystery organism.” Choose to use the traditional printable version, or the p
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9th - 12th
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HS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-1
Also included in: DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis Bundle
Forensics Blood Typing Lab Investigation- Print & Digital
Save yourself the hassle (and $) of ordering blood typing kits for your Forensics class! My no fail blood recipe and blood typing serum recipe uses household products to simulate those expensive kits.Challenge your students to solve the case by presenting them with blood samples from a crime scene along with blood samples from suspects and a victim. Your forensics class will follow the instructions presented in their PRINT and GO student data worksheet to solve the case! This lab is a FAVORITE i
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Forensics Lab Bundle: 10 "Must-Do" Labs for Forensic Science
Cladogram Activity - Classification of Living things
This printable or digital problem solving activity teaches students how to build a cladogram and reinforces the important concepts of cladistics to your biology or life science students in grades 8-12. I use this activity when teaching my unit on classification and taxonomy, but it would also be appropriate to use during your lessons on evolution and natural selection. Both printable and digital versions of this resource are included. The student handouts can be printed or used in the paperless
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8th - 12th
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HS-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-2
Also included in: Classification of Living Things Unit Bundle Kingdoms Cladograms
Balancing Chemical Equations -- Digital Lab (PhET Simulator) Worksheet
Teach your students about balancing chemical reactions using this great, detailed digital lab. Extremely useful in a unit where physical labs can be difficult to find.This digital lab uses a PhET simulator to guide students through the following topics:Identifying reactants and products in a chemical equation.Understanding the Law of Conservation of Mass in chemical equations.Balancing equations using a visual representation of particles.Checking results to verify that a chemical equation is cor
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: Chemical Reactions -- Unit Bundle
Biomolecule/ Macromolecule Murder Mystery Food Analysis Lab Activity PDF&Digital
This food analysis hands-on (or Google Slides) activity will get the kids up and moving around during this lab investigation. It will capture garner the attention of not only your kinesthetic or hands-on learners, but also your lower performing students and intentional non-learners (INLs) as they attempt to deduce who the suspect is that killed the victim. The experiment can provide an interesting source of discussion about each of the suspects, which can spark lively discussions over the macro
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8th - 12th
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Protein Synthesis Cookie Lab
Make a boring topic more engaging with this Protein Synthesis Cookie Lab! Your students will model DNA replication, transcription and translation in an attempt to create a protein (aka: decorated sugar cookie). Your students will begin the activity with a cookie recipe (gene) that they will transcribe into RNA. From there, they will translate the mRNA into codons that code for ingredients that will be used to decorate their cookie. They must be careful, though! A wrong step will cause a mutatio
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9th - 11th
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HS-LS1-1
Gummy Bear Chemical Bonds Lab - Digital & Print Versions
UPDATED! Now includes a digital version and digital quiz for teachers for teachers to offer both. In this lab, students will be expected to distinguish between atoms and molecules and describe the differences between pure substances and mixtures. Students will then make models of ionic and covalent molecules using gummy bears. A quiz is included as well as an answer key for the entire lab. ========================================================Subscribe to my YST Instagram and join my Learning
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6th - 12th
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Chain of Custody and Evidence Collection: Forensics Investigation Activity
Engage your Forensics students with The Case of Hester Higginbotham, a CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY AND EVIDENCE COLLECTION Lab Investigation Activity! Present your students with a mystery- Who killed Hester Higginbotham and where was the primary crime scene?From year to year, my Forensics students RAVE about this activity, as it allows them to search the school in search of evidence that will solve this case. This easy-to-set-up lab can be used from year after the initial prep, making it perfect for busy t
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Forensics Lab Bundle: 10 "Must-Do" Labs for Forensic Science
Lab: Unique Properties of Water - Cohesion, Adhesion & More!
Students will rotate through seven different stations during this lab to discover the unique properties of water including surface tension, cohesion and adhesion, polarity, density, capillary action and water's role as the universal solvent. This lab reinforces key concepts and scientific terms from your study of the Chemistry of Life and gives students the opportunity to practice laboratory procedures and become more familiar with common lab equipment. See all my Introduction to Biology resourc
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Introduction to Biology Unit Bundle - Exploring Life
Cell Cycle - Oreo Mitosis Lab
This is not my original idea! Just what I created for my students to do using the idea of Oreos and sprinkles to represent the cell cycle!This lab is supposed to be a hands on lab that has student manipulate the "chromosomes, chromatids and cells" to show the cell cycle from Interphase through Cytokinesis. This lab also comes with a brief PDF of slides that students can use as a resource as they complete their representations and their student worksheets AS WELL AS an answer key!
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6th - 12th
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Carbon Cycle Lab- Photosynthesis and Respiration
This is a fool-proof lab to demonstrate photosynthesis and respiration in aquatic plants. This lab works great when teaching about the carbon cycle as well. In this lab students will learn that plants only do photosynthesis in the light and in the dark cellular respiration occurs. Materials needed (per group): 4 test tubes with lids or parafilm, water, bromothymol blue, straw, elodea or other aquatic plant, test tube rack, aluminum foil, light source, and a goldfish is optional for an extension
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9th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-LS2-5
, MS-LS1-6
Also included in: Biology Labs and Stations Bundle
Ecology Lab Estimating Population Size
Population biologists have developed several methods for sampling a population. In this lab, the student will use the sampling technique known as the "mark and recapture method" to estimate the size of a population of wild beans! Students will compare their estimation of the population size obtained from lab data to the actual population size and calculate their percent error.This lab is very easy to set up and very easy to clean up. No fancy materials are required, and yet, I find this to be
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Biology Lab Bundle - Cells Mitosis Genetics DNA Dichotomous Keys Enzymes
NGSS Seafloor Spreading Model MS-ESS2-3
In this activity, students will create a model that simulates the creative and destructive forces that result in seafloor spreading. There are movable tabs that are pulled on the sides that show how these horizontal layers of basalt are created and spread out in opposite directions. Relative ages of rock can be established. Given a scale, absolute ages can also be deduced.Materials needed are just copy paper, a small bit of tape, scissors, and coloring utensils.This activity is more chill than m
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6th - 12th
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Gas Laws — Digital Lab Worksheet (PhET Simulator) — Boyle's Law, Charles, etc)
Teach your students about the three major Gas Laws using this great, detailed digital lab. This digital lab uses a PhET simulator to guide students through the following topics:What is Boyle's Law and what factors does it involve?Solving real-world Boyle's Law problems using the simulator (and mathematics).What is Charles' Law and what factors does it involve?Solving real-world Charles' Law problems using the simulator (and mathematics).What is Gay-Lussac's Law and what factors does it involve?S
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: Gas Laws -- Unit Bundle
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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Saving Sam: Inquiry Science Teamwork Lab
"Saving Sam" is a fun, simple lab that will get your students to start "thinking like scientists". Students are given a job: save Sam the worm. To find a solution, students will have to work together and communicate. This activity requires less than 5 minutes of teacher set-up and minimal materials (a cup, a round gummy candy, and a gummy worm for each pair of students).
This packet includes a teacher guide, including pictures of the activity, and leveled directions and worksheets. It includes
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6th - 12th
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Lab: How Big is a Mole? Introduction to the Mole Concept
You know that confused look we see when we first introduce the idea of "moles" to our physical science or chemistry students? This lab will help erase that look from their faces. Students often have a difficult time grasping the concept of the mole. They need multiple opportunities to see the size of a mole, and they need to practice converting between the units of moles, mass, and molecules.I love the simplicity of this lab activity. Students will find the mass of one teaspoon of a common s
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9th - 12th
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HS-PS1-7
Cookie Mining Lab - Natural Resources CER Edible Lab Activity
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Fun Hands-On C-E-R! Student model how surface mining impacts the environment with edible ingredients (a cookie!) and write a short CER about the health and environmental impacts of surface mining. Included with the lab handout are pre-lab questions, a step-by step procedure, student directions and map template, analysis questions, and a scaffolded claim, evidence, and reasoning writing activity. Also included in your download is a detailed lesson plan, rubrics, answer key, and differenti
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7th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-4
Also included in: Ecology Bundle - Growing Ecology Resource Bundle
Forensic Science: Fingerprint Patterns Lab Activity
A great lab for any Forensic Science class studying fingerprints! Students learn to take fingerprints, identify fingerprint patterns, and collect class data to compare with national averages. It also helps students practice graphing.
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• 2-page student worksheet
• Excel document to help figure out class averages
• 1-page Intro to Fingerprint Patterns Handout to help students identify prints
• 1-page Fingerprint Practice Sheet with tips on how to get a good print
• 1-page Collecting Ink
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Forensic Science Fingerprints Unit Bundle
Just Wing It! Chicken Wing Dissection Lab- Muscular and Skeletal Systems
This 3 page lab activity is a great way for your students to see first hand the anatomy of the muscles, bones, nerves, blood vessels, cartilage, tendons and ligaments! Chicken wings are inexpensive and coincidentally very similar to the human anatomy of an arm! Download includes:Pre-lab activity (comparing and identifying bones and muscles)Detailed Lab Instructions with illustrationsPost-Lab Questions (great for discussion)Teacher Answer KeyLooking for more content like this? Visit my store H
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Skeletal System Bundle
Animal Cracker Ecology: Use Cookies to Model Food Chains and Food Webs - NGSS
This activity proceeds as follows:1. First, students complete a matching task using ecology vocabulary2. Then students explore ecological levels of organization (using the crackers)3. Then students create a food web/food chain using the crackers4. Finally, students learn about the energy pyramid using their crackers (and calculate the amount of energy available at each trophic level)I'm new to TPT, and would love feedback if you have a minute. I'm adding new content on a weekly basis, so clic
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6th - 12th
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Acids and Bases PhET Virtual Lab
Acid, Base, or Neutral? In this virtual lab, students will use the "pH Scale" PhET Simulation to determine the pH of 12 common substances. Students will also:⚗️Test their pre-existing knowledge of Acids & Bases⚗️Read a pH scale ranging from 0 - 14⚗️Classify substances as a Strong Acid, Weak Acid, Strong Base, or Weak Base⚗️Explain how Water can raise or lower the pH of an Acid or BaseCheck out the Simulation here: pH ScaleNOTE: Please select "Macro" for the Standard pH Analysis.Purchase incl
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-1
Also included in: South Carolina 7th Grade Science Growing Full Activity Bundle
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