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7th grade holidays/seasonal laboratories under $5
Scientific Method Activity Worksheets: Skittles Graphing Science Experiment
These skittles labs are a fun way to have students learn about the scientific method.Lab contents:1. Skittle Colors Lab:A. Question: Which color skittle is most common in a package of skittles?B. Developing a hypothesisC. ProcedureD. Data TablesE. GraphingF. Post-Lab Questions2. Skittles Mass and Amount LabA. Question: How accurate are Skittles packages to one another in terms of mass and total number of Skittles?B. Developing a hypothesisC. ProcedureD. Data and AnalysisE
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4th - 9th
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Scientific Method STEM Density Experiment-Penny Boat Challenge-Distance Learning
Design a boat that will hold as many pennies as possiblewithout sinking using 1 piece of aluminum foil. Great idea to celebrate Presidents Day with some science! Set up as a scientific experiment. Materials, Procedure, Observations, ConclusionsNow available digitally for distance learning! Quick and FUN!This is also part of a Scientific Method Inquiry bundle:Easy Scientific Method Inquiry Experiments Bundle-5 challenges IntroductionLooking for a holiday twist on this activity???Try: Build the M
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Easy Scientific Method & STEM Experiments Bundle- 5 Activities
Scientific Method {Sweet Skittles Lab}
Scientific Method Sweet Skittles Lab. This fun and engaging lab includes a write-up, experiment, and graphing. Perfect for introducing secondary students to the scientific method. Just add Skittles- your students will be saying, "Sweet Skittles!" for sure!
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6th - 10th
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Science Lab Safety First Day of School Activity {SCRAMBLED EYES}
Make sure your students never forget lab rules about eye safety and goggles! Back to school science doesn't have to be boring, and science lab safety procedures have never been so fun. Perfect activity and demo for the first day of school in upper elementary, middle school and high school. I use this with my 5th and 6th graders, but it would definitely work for older students. Your students will LOVE this.>>> Includes a DIGITAL sheet for remote learners watching a teacher demo <<&
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5th - 8th
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Hot Cocoa Science - Middle School December STEM Activity - Christmas Science
Who doesn't love hot cocoa?! Engage your middle school scientists while exploring the effect of temperature (thermal energy) 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 they'll love every minute of it! Students will also be exposed to crosscutting concepts by looking for patterns when comparing melting marshmallows
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6th - 10th
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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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Ancient Egypt Mummy STEM challenge
Get your students engaged in mummification while studying Ancient Egypt. Students make their own mummy in this hands on activity that brings together science and history. Students investigate what type of salt works best to preserve mummies. This is a great way to learn about Ancient Egyptian culture. In the first part, students test different salt solutions to see which works the best to preserve apple slices. They also read about the science of mummification to understand what is happenin
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4th - 8th
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Lab Safety Rules: Poster Project
★ Lab Safety- Rules of the Lab Poster Project ★
The purpose of this project is for students to work collaboratively with peers to create a poster communicating a class rule for lab safety.
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About This Activity
I created this activity to use this within my introduction to the science lab unit in grade 6. The students are first assigned partners and a lab rule. They are then given two class periods (or one
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3rd - 7th
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Back to School Science Lab Activity: CER + STEM + Social Emotional Learning SEL
What could be better than CER + STEM Challenge + Social Emotional Learning mixed with a dash of physical science for your first week back to science??? Get your students back in the swing of a new school year with this fun "First Week of School" science activity! Perfect for upper elementary and middle school grade science teachers practicing growth mindset or SEL in the classroom to help students encourage and build up each other. Students will complete a simple Claim-Evidence-Reasoning activi
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4th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Science: 5 Activities & Labs
Included in this package are science activities and printables to excite your students for Thanksgiving! Students will learn/engage in the following activities:Anatomy of a Turkey (NO PREP!) This activity focuses on the body system of a turkey. Students are provided body part names and descriptions. They must match these body parts with their correct location on the body of a turkey.Selective Breeding to Create a "Super Turkey" (NO PREP!) Students observe sets of turkeys with noticeabl
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Holiday Science Bundle: Activities for Every Major Holiday
Candy Cane Grab: Holiday Christmas STEM activity with simple materials
Reign in the crazy on before Christmas vacation by engaging your students in STEM! Students need to create a tool that will pick up a candy cane from a cup of lots of candy canes. They are trying to see how many they can pick up in 30 seconds. Brainstorm what types of tools could do that, but explain that the materials they are using it is not just as simple as bending something into a hook. Materials: I include a suggestions in the product, but you are not limited to these and you can swap som
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2nd - 7th
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Halloween Science STEM Inquiry force experiment-Newton's 3rd law-balloon rockets
In this inquiry activity you build a balloon rocket (ghost) and time it as it 'flies' across a room. you then challenge students to create a ghost using simple materials that will fly in a faster time than yours.
This is a fun way to teach Newton's Third Law of Motion, but there are 2 versions of the challenge included...One for upper level students who have learned the law, and one for lower levels who are just learning about forces.
Included in this activity is an information sheet on Newt
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4th - 8th
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Science Lab Safety Activity - First Visit to the Lab
An important part of any science class is working in the laboratory. Most of the lab work you will do with your students is very safe, but from time to time, students will be working with chemicals or lab equipment that could cause them harm if not used properly. The purpose of this activity is to get your students thinking about lab rules and lab safety. By the end of this activity your students should be well acquainted with the lab and its safety features. Both printable and digital versions
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6th - 12th
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Triple Beam Balance Practice and Candy Lab
★ Triple Beam Balance Candy Practice ★
Oh, what to do with all the leftover holiday (Halloween, Christmas, Valentines Day, Easter) candy? Why not use it as an opportunity to practice measuring mass on the triple beam balance?
About This Activity
This activity is a fun introductory lab activity for early middle schoolers who are learning the triple beam balance. It is not intended as a full lab, but instead as lab practice with the triple beam balance measurement. Students appreciate candy b
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5th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Science Activities
Celebrate Thanksgiving with these fun science investigations! Students will enjoy learning about cranberries by investigating how they can be used to write secret messages, why they float, how they are harvested, how they react with bases and a few fun facts!
Included in this lesson are:
-Slides to project to introduce the lab
-Teacher Guide
-Student Lab Sheets
-Table Markers to let students know which station they are at
- Cranberry Trivia Crossword for fast finishers
-Ideas to "Take it Fur
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5th - 8th
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Lab: Paper Plate Periodic Table and m&m Atoms - Energy Levels and Electrons
Students study the structure of the atom with m&m's atoms on a paper plate periodic table! This lab investigation on edible "electrons" and elements explores the Essential Question: How are Elements Arranged in the Periodic Table? And, How Are Electrons Configured in an Atom?"Share with your students edible electrons; EX: m&m's, skittles, smarties, cereal, or mini-marshmallows. Ss will model atoms of elements using a paper plate and different sorts of sweets. At the end of the lab, when
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7th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-PS1-1
, HS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-1
Also included in: StayGiant Candy Mix Bundle: Lab Investigations
Dry Ice Science Experiment - Halloween Experiments - Scientific Method
Science can be engaging and fun! The students will learn more with hands on experiments! Students will follow the scientific method as they work through the 5 different dry ice experiments.This Dry Ice Experiment Pack comes with 5 different labs that you can do with Dry Ice. Dry Ice is frequently used during Halloween time and this will be a perfect experiment set. It is standards based so you can have fun along with including rigor in your lesson or keeping your lesson based on standards.Dry Ic
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3rd - 8th
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Classroom Expectations Cookie Lab {Back to School} - PowerPoint
Have high expectations for your students? Convey these classroom expectations in a fun and memorable way with this cookie lab for back to school. This product discusses effort, condition of the work, and quality of the work with the students.
This product includes a PowerPoint presentation that corresponds with each step of the cookie lab. A detailed, scripted lesson plan is included to help you envision how this lesson can be brought to life for your students! Need to add some more expectat
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3rd - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Winter & Christmas STEM / STEAM Activity - Fluffy Snow Slime Science Lab!
WINTER STATES OF MATTER STEM / STEAM ACTIVITY - Fluffy Snow Slime Science Lab!This Fun STEAM Activity Includes:2 interactive student worksheets with pictures1 conclusion question worksheetBackground informationDetailed step-by-step instructionsKey vocabularyList of materialsScience & Math Concepts Covered:States of matter (solid, liquid, gas, and plasma)Non-Newtonian fluidsForceMeasurementsData tablesAveragesStudents will have so much fun making and testing their own slime. Students seriousl
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3rd - 12th
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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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Middle School Science Skills: First Days of School Activities
Three activities to start off a new year of middle school science:I. Lab Safety: Cause and Effect- Handout: Common science lab safety rules in cartoon form.- Activity: Students determine the possible negative consequences of not following safety rules. (Skills: cause and effect, working with a group, writing, oral presentation)II.Observation and Inference: The Misadventures of Mitzi- Activity: Mitzi is missing. Who is Mitzi? What happened to her? Students will use their observation and inf
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6th - 7th
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Fun Science Experiment (Home-Made Lava Lamp)
This is a 1 day project where students will make a home-made lava lamp from a plastic water bottle, vegetable oil, food coloring, & an Alka-Seltzer tablet. The lab worksheet provides all directions AND includes pre & post lab questions. It also includes a follow up that briefly explains the science behind how a lava lamp works and includes 4 questions for the students to answer when finished reading.Answer Key IncludedPDF Format & Edible Copy IncludedPlease leave a comment and rati
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4th - 9th
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Lab Safety: Science Safety Quiz
This test includes 20 multiple choice questions covering the basic principles of laboratory safety.
You can also view a full preview of this assessment :)
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4th - 8th
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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.
About This Activity:
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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