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8th grade Winter occupational therapy laboratories
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)
-B
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5th - 9th
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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
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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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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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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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
Candy Cane Winter Slime Activity
Practice following directions and sequencing with this fun winter candy cane slime activity pack! Check out the preview!Inclues:Color PagesPage 2 : IngredientsPage 3: InstructionsPages 4-5: Sequencing (cut&paste)Pages 6-7: Simplified Sequencing (cut&paste)Page 8: Sequencing (writing)Page 9-10: VerbsPage 11: Wh-Questions (multiple choice)Page 12: Comprehension Questions (writing)Black & White PagesPage 13: IngredientsPage 14: InstructionsPages 15-16: Sequencing (cut&paste)Pages 17
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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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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!
This FREE download includes:
*Experiment
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5th - 12th
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Snowflake Science-A Winter STEM challenge
Snow doesn't have to get you down! Celebrate the new winter season, first snowfall, or get students excited about what's coming with this STEM Challenge! This product includes the student worksheet in English and Spanish, lesson plan, grading rubric, and a short letter home to families of students. NGSS SEP: Obtain, evaluate, and communication informationDeveloping and using modelsPlanning and carrying out investigationsObjective: It aims to engage students in exploring the uniqueness of snowfla
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4th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS2-4
, MS-ESS2-5
, 4-ESS2-1
Also included in: 15 STEM Challenges Bundle: includes lesson plans, handouts, and more!
Chemistry Endothermic Reactions Fake Snow High School Science
Make fake snow with baking soda and shaving cream. Are you looking for a fun, hands-on way to teach your Middle or High school students endothermic reactions? Here it is!! Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) mixed with the acid/lanolin/sorbitol compound (shaving cream) creates a mixture that is cold to the touch, otherwise known as an endothermic reaction. It is fairly rare to get an endothermic reaction in the safety of your home without using anactual chemical lab Part 1Reading about Exothermic a
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8th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-PS1-4
Winter "Wonder"land Stations Lab
Do you want your students to get some hands-on experience?!? Do you want to them to practice and strengthen their Claim, Evidence, Reasoning writing?!? This is the perfect hands-on activity for students to complete with a winter theme. Students will travel to four different stations to conduct experiments, learn four different science concepts and practice C-E-R writing. The stations consist of four different concepts: chemical reactions, statice electricity, density and potential and kinetic en
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4th - 12th
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Treat Measuring Lab - Christmas Theme
Students go to five different stations to practice measuring length, volume, mass, temperature, and density. **This lab is very similar to our popular Measurement Lab from our Introduction to Science unit.** The download also includes teacher answer key and detailed set-up information. All terms and concepts used are appropriate for the beginning of the year.
**This product is included in the following larger unit: "4 Lab Comprehensive Christmas/Winter Packet." Please double-check your pu
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5th - 8th
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4 Lab Christmas/Winter Packet - Labs ONLY
Thank you for your interest in this 5th-8th grade comprehensive Christmas/Winter packet. This download includes 4 full-class labs. All terms and concepts used are appropriate for the beginning of the year.
The files are PDFs in a zip file. Packet is appropriate for 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, and homeschool students.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at thescienceshoppe@gmail.com. Thank you!
Below is all the elements included with this download:
Chri
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5th - 8th
Solar System Christmas Ornament Research Activity | December Science
It's the holiday season! Get festive with your class, and create solar system ornaments! Students will research each planet and document their answers on the ornament. The ornaments can be cut out, decorated and tied together in the order of the planets. This is a fun and creative pre-winter break activity to review the solar system. A teacher's guide is also included to provide more suggestions for implementing this resource in your classroom.Features: - A teacher's guide (1 page)- 8 Ornaments
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Seasonal Science Bundle | Holiday STEM Activities
Chemistry Christmas Lab Shaving cream ornaments Middle School Science
STEM This is the most incredible chemistry lesson you will ever teach your Middle School students. It is tons of fun, and messy, and will put magic in your subject.Included detailed instructions to follow each step. Templates for cutting and tracing are included at the end of the lesson. Students will be making their beautiful decorations from paper templates. The lesson explains the chemistry behind all this fun.Happy Holidays Materials1/2 cup Shaving CreamFood Dye or water-based paintsA sh
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
HS-PS1-2
Weather Bundle Activities, Labs and Readings for Middle School Science
This is a Growing Bundle for you to be ready to teach middle school science. This unit will enable you to teach this unit with very little prep All lessons have been classroom tested.Your students will love all the first-hand lab experiences with these lessons.All materials are outlined.Lessons are NGSS
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-3
Winter Bundle | Adaptations and Habitats in Winter | January Science
This comprehensive educational resource is designed to help students improve their research skills and learn about unique animals in the arctic and antarctic regions. Featuring 27 different creatures, the Polar Animal Habitats project is a great way to introduce students to new and exciting animals. The included teacher's guide provides instructions for incorporating the project into your classroom, and two reading passages on hibernation and migration are included for further learning. The beha
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4th - 9th
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Weather Animal Tracks in the Snow Middle and High School Science Nature
Following and identifying animal tracks in the snow can be a fun and educational activity for both teachers and studentsWinter wildlife tracking lessons will inspire your students to become amateur naturalistsWhat can scientists learn from tracking animals?Using the data collected from tracking devices, scientists can determine the day-to-day movements of an animal, the size of an animal's home range, what other animals share an animal's range and the types of habitats an animal usesYour studen
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7th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-LS2-8
Also included in: Weather Bundle Activities, Labs and Readings for Middle School Science
Winter Science Lab: Let It Grow! Snowflake Science Activity - SMART- 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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Grades:
5th - 8th
Winter and Snowman Dichotomous Key (BOOM CARDS)
Your students will be engaged with this Boom Cards winter/snowman-themed dichotomous key while learning how to spot patterns (NGSS). You can use this activity for winter holidays, after Christmas break or to cure the winter blues. This activity is also an excellent substitute plan because it requires no background teaching, and is exciting and visually appealing to students of all ages. DESCRIPTION: This activity contains 18 fictional creatures that your students will have to identify. Each orga
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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