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Basic principles centers for homeschool
Scientific Method Activity - Easy Paper Airplane Science Experiment Lab
This easy scientific method activity will get your kids excited about following the steps of the scientific method! This interdisciplinary unit incorporates paper airplane science experiments, math, STEM, & writing to provide a fun hands on science experience. Click on the PREVIEW button to see more of what is included! ⭐ What is Included:information and outline for instructionsupply/materials listsample schedule for the activitiesvocabulary list and definitionsword wall cardsstudent vocab
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4th - 6th
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Forms of Energy Mini Book: definitions, examples, review, cut & paste
This stand-alone resource blends science and literacy for your Upper Elementary Science Classroom! Worksheets are ready to PRINT AND GO!The Forms of Energy Mini Book is an interactive way to teach the definitions of the different types of energy. Examples that are relevant to your students of each form of energy are included as well as a review lesson. This is a mini book for students to create and keep as a resource. It is designed to be copied, cut in 1/2 and stapled. You can choose the pages
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4th - 6th
Changing States of Matter SORT (Cut & Paste) Review or Assessment- NOW DIGITAL!
This interactive and hands-on card sort activity will allow your students to see how the atoms in matter change as they change states due to the amount of heat given to that matter. This is a great way to teach, practice and asses this tricky concept in a kinesthetic way! Use this for your upper elementary or middle school science class.Start by asking students the question: How can the states of matter can be changed from one form to another? [ex. " What happens to solid ice when heat is added?
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4th - 6th
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Parts of a Plant Structure and Function Flower Craft Fun Science Activities
Parts of a Plant Flower Craft: Are you looking for fun science activities? You will download a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade science interactive notebook for your students to research, practice, and review the parts of a plant structure and function.This fun science activity also works well as a stand alone parts of a plant and flower craft activity, as a plant structure and function bulletin board display, or in your spring or summer school science sub plans.This parts of a plant interactive notebook
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2nd - 4th
Preschool Science Curriculum - Yearlong Centers and Activities
Students will enjoy hands-on SCIENCE CENTERS all year long. Each of the 50+ units includes a list of supplies for each topic, learning objectives, lesson ideas, as well as photos and activities that students will want to explore again and again! Encourage young learners to ask questions, make observations, and develop scientific thinking skills.Science Centers All YearUnit 1: Our Senses - Scientific Investigation Unit 2: Force & Motion Unit 3: Opposites - Properties of Matter Unit 4: Life Cy
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PreK - K
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Animal Habitats Classification Life Cycles Worksheets Sorts Coloring Page Spring
Explore the fascinating world of animal habitats, animal life cycles, and classification with this comprehensive bundle. Inside the Animals Bundle you will find a variety of animal activities including animal sorts, animal posters, animal coloring pages, no-prep animal life cycle worksheets, animal habitat worksheets, and digital activities compatible with Google Slides™.Preview Activities: Download the preview to see all included resources.With this collection of animal activities, students wil
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K - 2nd
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Scientific Method Student-Led Station Lab
This modular, student-led activity about the scientific method will keep your middle school class engaged and learning throughout this beginning of the year lesson. These comprehensive materials will save you a TON of prep time while giving students a chance to direct their own learning. In this station lab, students will learn how scientists develop and test ideas in an organized way. DIFFERENTIATED, MODULAR, STUDENT-LEDEach station lab has eight differentiated activities that help the student
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6th - 8th
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Scientific Method | Science Interactive Notebooks | Scientists
Help your students develop proficiency in the NATURE OF SCIENCE. Do your students LOVE conducting science experiments, but always seem to struggle with the name of the tools they're using or how to use them properly? Do they have difficulty writing conclusions or are they simply missing the connection between science and their own lives?If so, then this unit might be just the thing you're looking for! This INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE UNIT focuses on answering the questions "Why is science important,
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Science Bundle {9 Units}
Lab Safety Student-Led Station Lab
This modular, student-led activity about measurement will keep your middle school class engaged and learning throughout this beginning of the year lesson. These comprehensive materials will save you a TON of prep time while giving students a chance to direct their own learning. In this station lab, students will learn how accurate measurement is used to record and communicate quantitative data. DIFFERENTIATED, MODULAR, STUDENT-LEDEach station lab has eight differentiated activities that help the
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6th - 8th
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Measurement Student-Led Station Lab
The Measurement Station Lab takes students through eight student-led science stations, each with a different learning style. Students begin with four input activities where they read articles, explore hands-on demos, research online, and watch videos all about measurement. They then complete four output activities where they illustrate important concepts, write about what they’ve learned, organize information about measurement, and complete an assessment. This Measurement Station Lab activity i
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6th - 8th
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Beginning of the Year Student-Led Station Labs Bundle
Start the beginning of the year out right with student-led station labs that cover lab safety, measurement, scientific method, graphing, and the engineering design process. Each of the five labs will take 1-2 class periods to complete, and are entirely student-led. Show your students up front how to take responsibility for their learning. DO NOT PURCAHSE if you already own the complete 5E bundle or complete labs bundle. These labs are included there.Individual Labs Included In This BundleLab S
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6th - 8th
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Scientific Method SORT Cut & Paste w/ Descriptions & Examples! REVIEW! DIGITAL!
This interactive hands-on resource for grades 4-8 is perfect to review or assess the Scientific Method! Details:Students sort and match the steps of the Scientific Method with the descriptions of each. Then for higher level thinking; they also match examples of a real experiment into the correct steps! The resource is set up as a cut, sort and paste to give students a kinesthetic experience with the content. Newly included- a fill in the blank review sheet for early finishers or further practic
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Introduction to Science and the Scientific Method Bundle of Sorts!
Scientific Method Stations: An Activity for Hypotheses, Variables, and More!
These middle school scientific method stations can be used in a variety of ways. They can allow students to practice hypothesis writing, variable identification, procedure writing, and more. The stations give students an opportunity to practice the scientific method in a fun way while allowing teachers to provide extra assistance to ELL and SPED students if needed. This resource includes the following pieces:20 Stations CardsDirections and ideas for how to use this resource to practice different
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Scientific Method HUGE Bundle: All of My Scientific Method Resources
Our Five Senses - Bundle of Preschool PreK Science Centers
Preschool and PreK students will learn about the five senses and how to be good scientists during this unit on scientific investigation. Each of the seven lessons is carefully planned for you and includes: Comprehensive planning pages for teachersGuiding questionsFull-color, real-life photographsVocabulary cardsLanguage BoardsInvestigation ActivitiesStudent reader - take-home bookBook recommendations to accompany the science centerUnit 1 - Our Senses, Scientific Investigation Centers:1. Sense of
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PreK - K
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Living and Non-Living Things PowerPoint
Bring science alive with this Living and Non-Living Things PowerPoint! It includes ALL REAL PICTURES and is a great way to generate classroom discussions about this topic with your students!This PowerPoint includes several opportunities for students to apply what they have learned about living and non-living things through interactive slides and a short quiz at the end of the PowerPoint.What other teachers have said about this product:"Such a great powerpoint! The pictures are amazing! Definitel
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PreK - 2nd
Independent and Dependent Variables Task Cards | Science Task Cards
This is a set of 24 task cards that covers independent variables, dependent variables, controls, constants, & testable questions. With what standard does this resource align?This resource will aid students in moving towards mastery of Next Generation Science Standard 8 Practices of Science & Engineering.How do I use task cards? • Test prep • Science stations • Warm ups or bell work • Collaborative learningYou can laminate these and use them again and again. You could also
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Science Variables Activity Bundle
Scientific Method Independent/Dependent Experimental Variables & Questions Game
This one is AWESOME! Explore the fundamentals of experimental design: independent variable, dependent variable, control variables and, articulate the question that will guide the scientific investigation. Students will arrange variable cards on a shuffleboard and based on their arrangement, formulate a question to investigate the relationship between their independent and dependent variables. Thirteen experimental scenarios to choose from. No additional materials are required to complete this a
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3rd - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-3
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Push and Pull Kindergarten
Pushes and Pulls Printables for Kindergarten - 1 - These force and motion interactive notebook pages or stand alone printables are great to supplement your unit on pushes and pulls for the NGSS standards. Includes cut and paste, puzzles, sorting, and coloring activity pages.Please check out the preview to see if these pages meet your needs.You will get:Push and Pull Notebook Cover PageLiterature Connection - (List of of books to supplement unit)Let's Talk About it slidePush and Pull Venn Diagr
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PreK - 1st
Force and Motion Worksheets | Kindergarten 1st Grade Activities
Students LOVE to learn about force and motion! I have you covered with this engaging 3-week unit! It has everything you need including a journal, inquiry lessons, rubrics, ideas, printables, and more! Be the COOL teacher who knows how to engage students!What’s in this unit:• Pg. 1 Cover• Pg. 2 Table of Contents• Pg.3 A Note To Teachers• Pg.4 Week 1 Lesson Plans Introduction on How Things Move• Pg 5 Week 2 Lesson Plans Motion and Magnets• Pg. 6 Week 3 Lesson Plans Focusing on Push and Pull• Pg
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K - 2nd
Complete MS Science Student-led Station Labs Bundle - Differentiated Labs
Student Led Science Labs - These comprehensive science labs will save you a TON of prep time and allow students to learn the concepts on their own. The Lab Bundle is a series of plug and play station labs designed to accompany my FREE Kesler Science Station Lab Series. Download the start-up guide to learn more about how to use it in the classroom. Each lab has 8 differentiated stations for the students to guide their learning. Included in the Bundle:BEGINNING OF THE YEARLab SafetyMeasurement
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6th - 8th
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Introduction to CER: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning Lesson with Examples- DIGITAL
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) is a method for teaching students to think and write scientifically. CER is useful when writing a conclusion or explaining the results of an experiment or activity. Students are encouraged to not just give a one-word response, but to make a claim, then justify their answer with data from the experiment, and finally connect the data with scientific reasoning.You can use the CER method in science to allow students to be able to support their ideas with evidence. T
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5th - 9th
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Fun Science Experiments // Mentos and Soda / Coke Experiment
Fun Science Experiments // Mentos and Coke / Soda ExperimentIncludes BOTH US size and Australian A4 sized files/spelling!This fun experiment explores the physical reaction between mentos and diet coke / diet soda creating an impressive geyser of carbon dioxide. It is an excellent way for children to ‘see’ gas in action and is a great activity to teach children about states of matter and physical/chemical reactions. The activities and resources in this pack are designed to develop a love of scien
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in: Science Experiment Bundle!
Scientific Method Lab: Alka-Seltzer
Looking for a great step-by-step introduction to writing and conducting a science lab?
Alka-Seltzer Lab is the perfect introduction for students learning about scientific method and writing lab reports! It guides the students through each step of the process to ensure students are engaged and successful!
In the Alka-Seltzer Lab, students will create an experiment to test the question’ “Which liquid will dissolve an Alka-Seltzer tablet fastest?”
Students must complete a guided hypothesis, iden
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Introduction to Science -BUNDLE
Animal Characteristics PowerPoint, Parts of Animals, Animal Unit
⭐️ Explore Animal Characteristics with your students and learn all about animals and their different parts and how they make them different and unique! This PowerPoint features all real pictures and includes a short quiz at the end.⭐️ Animal Characteristics Included: Head, Eyes, Ears, Mouth, Nose, Tail, Legs, Feet, Beaks, Teeth and Body Coverings (Fur, Skin, Feathers and Scales). ✅The question prompts included help to promote excellent classroom discussions and there's a quick quiz at the end to
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K - 3rd
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