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8th grade holidays laboratories for ESL-EFL-ELL
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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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
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
Natural Hazards & Human Impact on the Environment Science & Renewable Energy
This bundle is for the Earth and Human Activity Strand for Middle School Science. Students should understand the impacts of humans on natural resources, the impacts of natural hazards on humans, and the impacts of human activity on Earth processes. ✅ Save 20% by purchasing as a bundle! This bundle covers the standards in the Earth and Human Activity Strand as part of the Earth Science Middle School standards.☀️This Human Impact Bundle Includes:Distribution of Resources NGSS MS-ESS3-1.Natural H
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-LS2-5
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
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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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Scientific Method Worksheet PDF English/Método Científico Spanish
Use this sheet with students conducting experiments. As they fill out the boxes, students will get a better understanding of the scientific method.::BUNDLE OPPORTUNITY::Like what you see? Check out the holiday scientific method worksheet bundle (English and Spanish)!:: BILINGUAL ::- Worksheet is in English and Spanish:: FILE FORMAT ::- 1 PDF formatted to 8.5" x 11" letterhead sized sheets (2 pages) :: Keywords ::school, printable, diy, pdf, classroom, cute, digital, education, science, scientifi
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1st - 8th
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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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Climate Change Stations Lab - Student-Led Climate Change Stations
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Student-led lab stations are a great way to get your kids moving and interacting with content in a variety of fun and engaging ways! Students will learn, interact, and engage with new content about climate change, global warming, and the greenhouse effect! These ten stations focus on greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide emissions, greenhouse effect, and the causes and effects of climate change. All stations are neatly presented, have easy to understand directions, and require minimal prep fr
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS2-4
, MS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-6
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Also included in: Earth Science Stations Labs Growing Discount Bundle
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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Global Warming Climate Change Unit Text Activity Quiz Test Lesson Plan Bundle
SAVE OVER 45%! This climate change unit is engaging, data-driven, and provides a large variety of activities and assessments. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH A COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE CHANGE UNIT IS INCLUDED. All of the work has been done for you - from start to finish! Reflect the rigor of NGSS with the included texts, engaging activities, and assessments. This unit has a little bit of everything, even a sub plan. The resources included provide numerous opportunities for data analysis and cri
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-4
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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Edible Plant and Animal Cell Lab Activity
Need a fun, engaging way to help your students learn the parts of an animal and plant cell? Try this activity where students use food to represent cell organelles! They must also use critical thinking skills to explain why the item best represents the cell structure and scientific process skills. This resource includes basic lab directions, vocabulary, and modification suggestions. Now included are the independent/station option and AN EDITABLE VERSION!!!!Also check out my Build a Cell Model Act
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4th - 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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Grades:
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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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)
-B
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5th - 9th
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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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Halloween Science Lab Stations Activity Bundle
This Halloween science lab bundle is perfect to use as stations for Halloween Science Night or for a Halloween rotation lab. There are a variety of labs included- all with a fun Halloween theme. Included in each lab is a student instruction sheet that you can post with thorough directions for the lab and a teacher/ facilitator instruction sheet with a materials list, set up instructions and recommendations/considerations. The student instructions have a Halloween related prompt and there are lab
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5th - 8th
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Christmas Science Labs
Celebrate the season with these 3, Fun, Inexpensive, Christmas Science Labs that are low prep and tons of FUN! Low Cost Materials and multiple printing options create the perfect opportunity for easy holiday science fun while practicing the scientific method and reinforcing science concepts!Please see the preview above for a closer look at what this resource includes!This Resource Includes:Informational reading passage about the science topic in each lab2 different versions of each lab booklet (
Grades:
3rd - 10th
Relative Dating | Digital Lab Activity | Editable
In this Google Slides™ digital lab activity, the students will infer the logical sequence of geologic events and establish a relative age for a series of rock layers for 12 locations. It includes three vocabulary pages, twelve different outcrops, a summary slide where the students reconstruct the geologic history of a region, and discussion questions (NYS Regents questions). This is an interactive lab activity with drag & drop features.ESL Strategies: This lab activity is scaffolded for Engl
Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
The Doppler Effect - Evidence for the Big Bang Theory | Digital Lab Activity
In this Google Slides™ digital lab activity, the students will learn how the Doppler effect is used to measure the movement of galaxies and stars in space and why the redshift in the light from distant galaxies is one of the pieces of evidence for the Big Bang Theory. The students will analyze light spectra from galaxies and stars. They will notice a pattern in the relationship between the position of the absorption lines with respect to the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum and the distan
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8th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS1-2
Winter & Christmas STEM / STEAM Activity - Snowflake Solubility Science Lab!
DECEMBER & CHRISTMAS STEM / STEAM ACTIVITY - Coffee Filter Snowflakes Science Lab!This Fun Winter STEAM Activity Includes:2 interactive student worksheets with pictures1 conclusion question worksheetKey vocabularyList of materialsDetailed step-by-step instructionsExplanation of resultsScience Concepts Covered:SolubilitySolutesSolventsStudents will have so much fun making unique, colorful snowflakes. Hang the snowflakes up for quick & easy winter classroom decor!Click VIEW PREVIEW above t
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2nd - 8th
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Halloween Science Labs
3 Halloween Science Labs that are inexpensive, low prep, and TONS of FUN! These fun experiments can each be completed for about $5-$10. Three different labs are included with easy to follow directions, lab booklets, and teacher material lists and tips. Please see the preview above for a closer look at what this resource includes!This Resource Includes:Informational reading passage about the science topic in each lab2 different versions of each lab booklet (1 with comprehension questions and 1 wi
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Grades:
3rd - 11th
Also included in: Halloween Science Bundle STEM Science Labs and Matter
Stream Erosion and Deposition | Digital & Editable Lab Activity | NGSS & NYS
In this Google Slides™ digital lab activity, the students will determine the ability of a stream to erode and deposit sediments depending on the water velocity. They will learn about erosional and depositional stream features such as V-shaped valleys, deltas, flood plains, and meanders as they take a virtual field trip and follow a river from the mountains to the ocean. This is an interactive lab activity with drag & drop features, videos, stream tables demos, and graphing. Learning Objectiv
Grades:
8th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS2-5
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