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Free holidays engineering laboratories
Candy Corn Experiment {A Halloween Science Lab Investigation}
This science experiment is quick, easy and perfect for the Halloween season!
With this simple lab booklet students will:
→ Follow simple procedures conducting an experiment.
→ Make a hypothesis.
→ Document results and observe changes.
The premise is simple: What will happen to candy corn when they are soaked in each solution: water; salt water; baking soda and water and vinegar?
This product includes a two sided student booklet where students will:
• to make a hypothesis
• document results b
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K - 2nd
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Halloween Science FREEBIE: Dissolving Candy Corn
Are you looking for an easy to set-up, engaging Halloween Lab Activity for your Science class? Check out a preview of my Fall & Halloween Science Lab and Activities Bundle by downloading this FREE Dissolving Candy Corn Science Experiment. You may also like these SEASONAL SCIENCE resources:⭐ Halloween Science Lab Activity Bundle⭐ Christmas STEM Challenge Activity⭐ Christmas Science Activities and Lab Bundle⭐ Christmas Science Activity: The Case of the Missing Santa Claus⭐ Winter STEM Activity
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2nd - 6th
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Christmas Science Activity: Candy Cane Crystals FREEBIE
Want to incorporate some Christmas spirit into your Science classroom? In this FREE CANDY CANE CRYSTALS CHRISTMAS LAB, I provide you with everything you need to bring Christmas spirit into your science class while practicing Science skills. This activity can be used as a demonstration for lower grades (1st-2nd) or given to the students as a lab experiment in upper grades (3rd-6th). This FREEBIE is part of a larger Christmas Science Lab Bundle (check out the preview)!I hope your students enjoy t
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1st - 6th
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Save Fred! Engineering and Design Challenge
Fred is a gummy worm that is not such a great swimmer and has fallen off his boat! Can you help save him? The challenge is to work with your teams using only the tools provided (paperclips) to flip Fred's cup back over, get Fred's life preserver on, and get him back in his boat! An introductory engineering and design challenge activity that I have used with great success in second through 8th grade classes. The engineering process is emphasized, focusing on the ideas of iterations and constr
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1st - 8th
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Water Drops on a Penny Introduction Science Process Experiment K-2, 2 levels
Water Drops on a Penny Introduction Science Process Experiment
2 levels of a worksheet are included: For younger grades: do just the 1st page.
Older grades will be able to do the 1st and 2nd pages OR do the 1st and 4th and 5th pages.
Several options for inquiry here!
Check out these other SCIENCE INQUIRY activities!
Scientific Method Inquiry Challenge-save a gummy worm w/ simple materials
Surface Tension Science Inquiry experiment: float a paper clip scientific method
Surface tension Scien
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K - 2nd
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Valentine's Day Science Experiment (Dissolving Candy Hearts)
Want to incorporate some Valentine's Day spirit into your Science classroom? In this FREE DISSOLVING CANDY HEARTS LAB, I provide you with everything you need to celebrate the season of ♥LOVE♥ with your science class while practicing Science skills. This activity can be used as a demonstration for lower grades (1st-2nd) or given to the students as a lab experiment in upper grades (3rd-6th).
This FREEBIE is part of a larger ❄️WINTER THEMED SCIENCE ACTIVITY BUNDLE ❄️ (click HERE to see a preview
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1st - 6th
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STEM / STEAM Posters
These posters are the perfect addition to any STEM or STEAM classroom! Featuring Melonheadz clipart, each letter includes an appropriately themed kid and will serve as a great visual reminder of each STEM/STEAM strand for your littles.
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PreK - 5th
STEM Design Cycle ~ FREE Graphic Organizer
Let me start by saying that we use the design cycle on a daily basis in all content areas. I make the graphic organizer poster-sized and it hangs up in our classroom all of the time. We use post-it notes to show our thinking and where we are in the cycle at any given moment!
Students also have their own copies of the design cycle organizer to use during our STEM challenges and other STEM activities. Learning how to use the design cycle is a process for the students, let them find their way
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K - 8th
NGSS Space Engineering Design Project
What is more interesting than space, astronauts, and CANDY?In this project, students will learn about the engineering design cycle. They will learn about how astronauts must have specially designed food packages to use in space. They will go through the engineering design process to design, build, and refine a package that will allow astronauts to eat M&Ms in space. This activity is number 5 of 5 in a mini engineering unit. It is aligned tothe NGSS Engineering Design Standards (3-5-ETS1 and
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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Also included in: NGSS Engineering Design Mini Unit Bundle (3-5-ETS1 and MS-ETS1)
Engineering Design Process Chart and Worksheet
A free package illustrating and explaining the Engineering Design Process for kids. Ideal for STEM class (science tech engineering math) or maker space projects.
Included in the Package:
Flowchart of the Engineering Design Process (1 page)
Explanation of each step of the design process (6 pages)
Student worksheet for one of the key step (1 page)
Cover and copyright page (2 pages)
This is a process that works for all STEM projects.
Ideas for STEM projects:
Back to School STEM Challenge Ideas
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1st - 12th
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Building Catapults: Project and Lab Report Outline with Rubric
My Physics students’ favorite project is building a catapult –it’s almost a rite of passage for Physics students! Here is a free, editable template to organize a project in which students will:
• research and design a projectile launcher (catapult, ballista, trebuchet, etc.) that converts either elastic potential energy or gravitational potential energy into kinetic energy to launch the projectile
• document the building process
• calibrate the launcher to hit targets at various distances
• des
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10th - 12th
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Valentine's Day Science Demo - Secret Message {Acids and Bases}
This FREE science demo is perfect to use on Valentine's Day because let's face it, who doesn't love a secret message?!
This Secret Message demo shows indicators react in the presence of acids or bases. In this case, phenolphthalein is used to reveal “secret messages” that have been written using a basic solution. Demo set-up is easy and quick with long-lasting results!
Students do NOT need to have knowledge of indicators to be "wowed" by this demonstration.
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4th - 12th
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FREE Candy Corn Science Observation Worksheets | Halloween STEM Experiment
Engage your student scientists with a Halloween STEM experiment that combines candy corn with hands-on science, using various liquids to dissolve candy corn before their eyes! These FREE observation pages are a sample from my full resource Candy Corn Science Experiment | Halloween Investigation | Scientific Method!Sample Includes:1 Question, Hypothesis, & Results Worksheet1 Observation Recording WorksheetThe Primary Pencil Candy Corn Activities:Candy Corn Science Experiment | Scientific Meth
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Candy Corn Math & Science Activity Bundle | Halloween Hands-On Learning!
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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Renewable Energy STEM Challenge Design a Sailing Ship Lab Using Wind Power
For this STEM Challenge, students must design and test a sailing ship in a tub of water to deliver a marshmallow passenger safely to the other side using a handheld fan as wind. This is the perfect science lab experiment to complete around Thanksgiving as you learn about the voyage of the Mayflower and the Plymouth colony. It also works well as part of a unit on wind power and renewable energy. This resource includes: teacher directions, discussion questions, and extension activities3 slides of
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, 4-ESS3-1
Borax Crystal Activity and Worksheet
This is an easy and fun activity for Earth Science classes learning about the rock cycle and crystallization. I use it with my 6th Grade students in Earth Space Science. The lab takes about four days to complete. Most of it is done at home.
This lab activity is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards. The crystals that you grow also make a cute snowflake ornament. It is a hit as a kid to parent Holiday gift with a Science twist.
This digital packet includes Teacher Directions/Answ
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4th - 8th
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FREE Elementary STEM Activity Exit Ticket, Grading Rubric, & Score Chart
Do you need a way to assess your students' mastery of STEM concepts and overall impact of STEM labs? Want to keep that data organized in student score charts? Look no further. Use this exit ticket formative assessment, grading rubric and score chart to guide you! You can also completely edit the text in this resource—customizing it for your specific needs! Just open the file up in Adobe Acrobat Reader and edit away! You can download Acrobat Reader for free here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/
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Not Grade Specific
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Pumpkin Jack Experiment | Pumpkin Lifecycle Observation Journal
Are you looking for an easy science experiment that your kids can follow all year long? The pumpkin in a jar experiment is just what you need! And this Pumpkin Life Cycle Observation Journal completes the experiment! The journal includes spots to note the life cycle step their jar pumpkin is in, a spot for drawn observation, and a spot to make written observations. Print as many weekly pumpkin life cycle observation pages as you need & students can follow their pumpkin for as long as yo
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PreK - 2nd
NGSS:
1-LS1-1
, K-LS1-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Bundle | Field Trip Forms and Science Content
Egg Drop Challenge Editable STEM Lab End of Year Activity
Looking for a fun and engaging STEM activity for the end of the year or after state testing? If so, then the Egg Drop Challenge Editable STEM Lab End of Year Activity is the answer! Challenge your students to design an apparatus to save their egg from disaster after being dropped from a specified height. You can use a stairwell, the school bleachers, a school window… any height at all. This 3-page lab is completely editable and includes an editable scoring rubric AND an Award Certificate for the
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-PS2-2
, MS-ETS1-1
Elementary Soil Science (free for a limited time)
This unit on soil science contains a 16-page student section that covers soil components (clay, sand, and silt, loam, humus, soil texture (including the texture triangle), soil horizons, and movement of water through soil. Five discovery labs are embedded within the student hand-out: (1) soil make-up (visual inspection), (2) describing soil (by feel and settling), (3) the ribbon test for clay content (including an adapted method for small hands), (4) separating sand, silt, and clay by sedimenta
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Dissolving Pumpkins Experiment
I used this experiment in a 4th grade classroom as a fun Halloween activity to show physical changes of a candy corn pumpkin. This experiment can be used with regular candy corn, but I think the pumpkin kind is more fun! I hope you enjoy this resource!
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2nd - 5th
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Science Experiment about Simple Machines - Inclined Plane
A simple science experiment about the Simple Machines that enables your students to investigate how they work and how they make our lives easier. It uses common, everyday objects to help your students investigate the properties of simple machines.
This hands on experiment lets your students investigate what an inclined plane and how it can be called a "machine".
This experiment is differentiated with activities to keep your fast finishers busy, and comes with full Teacher's Notes that expla
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3rd - 6th
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Spooky Science FREEBIE: Are You a Wizard? Potions Test Experiment
In this free experiment activity, students will take a Potions Test to see if they are a wizard! The activity is an experiment to observe the chemical reaction created by combining vinegar and baking soda, although students are not told the common names of the ingredients until after the experiment is completed. To create a "wizardly" or "mad scientist" atmosphere, 4 pages of labels are included using the "scientific" names of common items ("Dihydrogen monoxide" = water, "Acetic acid" = vinega
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1st - 5th
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VEX IQ Parts Labels - Complete Bundle
This is a COMPLETE BUNDLE OF VEX IQ PARTS LABELS. My robotics classroom was getting out of control and students were having a hard time finding parts. I made these labels to organize my parts. I suggest printing out the labels in color. Cutting them up, laminating them and then taping them onto your bins based on how you organize your parts.Because it's a google document you can scale the parts photos to meet the size of your storage. This particular file does not have a ton of labels. I plan to
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1st - 8th
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