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Basic operations laboratories for special education under $5
Potential and Kinetic Energy Phet Skate Park Simulation Digital UDL Lesson
Lesson on potential and kinetic energy using google slides and the phet energy skate park simulation. Interactive lesson with NGSS science standards made accessible for all students with UDL principals. Includes multiple slides of questions on the relationship of kinetic and potential energy and the affect of mass and height on kinetic and potential energy. Product also includes an extension activity.
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-5
, MS-PS3-1
Diffusion and Osmosis Lab Packets
This lab packet contains 1 Skittles Diffusion Experiment and 1 Osmosis Gummy Bear Experiment. Both labs come with a list of materials needed, directions for setting it up, student data sheets to record their observations, and questions about each lab. The packet also includes quick wrap-up notes for the following day to reinforce the skills discovered in the experiment. and eliminate any misconceptions. I'm also including a FREE watercolors diffusion art activity that both you and your studen
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9th - 12th
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Mealworm Activity Pack
Teaching about life cycles?
Mealworms allow students to observe complete metamorphosis - little set-up, easy to do and minimal care required. You will need a few months to complete - but checking once a week on these little guys would be effective.
Mealworms go through stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Your students will love watching the worms change to pupas and then into adults (beetles).
TWO FORMATS
1. designed for students with significant cognitive disabilities - icons for observations
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1st - 5th
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Scientific Method Sequence Display Cards
Scientific Method Display Cards are a great resource to reinforce the steps to the scientific method as well a supporting science fair project work. This product includes two levels of differentiation, one with picture supported text and the second level using sight word sentences. It is recommended that the two levels are attached to the front and back of sentence strips to create an instructional activity that can be used to address diverse literacy skills within the same activity.Scientific
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K - 12th
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LAB - Sugar Cube Weathering
This is a lab activity about physical weathering (abrasion) and chemical weathering (affect of temperature and surface area). Students will model abrasion by shaking sugar cubes in plastic bottles. Then, they will model the affect of temperature on weathering and the affect of surface area on weathering using sugar cubes.
This is a fun lab for students and is very cost-effective. I have students bring in empty gatorade bottles (they are hard plastic and will last for years). Sugar cubes can be
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8th - 12th
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Scientific Method: SAVING SAM THE GUMMY WORM! Kids say, "So much FUN!"
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SAVING SAM (GUMMY WORM) is a VERY POPULAR lab introducing the scientific method commonly found anywhere between 4th and 8th grade. Check out the preview! This lab is also used in pedagogy classes for science education in undergraduate and graduate school. This is a modified lab geared towards lower ability levels and/or students that do not ha
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3rd - 8th
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Which bubble gum has more sugar? Density Experiment Scientific Method
The purpose of this experiment is to determine which bubble gum brand has the most sugar/flavorings. You will find the density of each gum before chewing and again after chewing to determine and compare which bubble gum lost the most density (lost most of its sugar/flavorings).
Students practice metrics measurement finding mass, volume and density AND get to chew gum!
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Measuring and Calculating DENSITY Introduction Lesson and Experiment
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4th - 8th
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Mixtures and Solutions using trail mix and kool aid- great for ESE
Students will create their own trail mix and kool-aid to demonstrate the difference between mixtures and special types of mixtures called solutions. I teach in a special-ed classroom and utilizing their measuring skills, and involving their taste buds make it easier for them to make a connection to the content.
You will need (per student, makes 1 cup. They could split with a partner or take home.)
¼ cup goldfish
¼ cup pretzels
¼ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup cereal
individual kool-aid packets
M
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6th - 8th
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Measurement: VOLUME LAB (Water Displacement Method / Irregular Objects)
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Volume - WATER DISPLACEMENT METHOD LAB (Irregular Objects)
Great scientific method and physical science lab!
Volume measurement of irregular objects. A dynamic 3-part lab/activity that DOES NOT require lab materials. Using the water displacement method students will calculate the volume of the following objects: ring, aluminum cylinder, glas
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3rd - 8th
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Plate Tectonics: Make Your Own VOLCANO LAB! (Extended Version; EASY TO DO; FUN)
This is the extended version complete with actual procedural photographs.
MAKE YOU OWN VOLCANO! IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!
This version provides pictures in case one does not actually have the materials below. If materials are available to you, see below for must haves and optional materials.
Material MUST HAVES: Flask, stopper or cork, baking soda, and vinegar.
Optional materials to enhance the experience: paper towels, tape, ruler, beaker, goggles, and scissors.
This kid and adult frie
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3rd - 9th
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Science Measurement: Scientific Notation Worksheet Packet
Great practical science basic worksheets focused on the writing scientific notation with both positive and negative exponents.CLICK HERE to SAVE 20% on this activity with our Science Basics Measurement Bundle.This 4 page packet include 2 worksheets and answers keys for each of the 4 worksheets.Perfect for warm up exercises, classroom worksheets, and homework packets.If you like this science basic skill packet, check out our other packets:Science Basic Determining Density PacketScience Basic Read
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Science Measurement Bundle + Bonus Activity
Galapagos Finch Lab: Evolution and Adaptation: Differentiated (2 levels)
Great quick lab to reinforce structural adaptations. Students use plastic forks, knives, and spoons as "beak types" to see which "bird" would be the "fittest" and to determine what would happen to the birds with the "other beaks."
This lab comes in two versions:
Standard (What most students receive)
Accommodated (What some people receive): 16 point font, bold and underlined terms, graphic organizers, sentence frames, and more white space.
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6th - 8th
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Plate Tectonics: Earthquake Epicenter LAB (Kids LOVE this one!)
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Modified earthquake epicenter lab in which students use data from 3 seismograph stations to determine the location of the earthquake epicenter.
Fun and step by step walkthrough to make evaluating the seismograph data smooth and successful. On a map of the United States, students determine the earthquake epicenter distance from Breckenridge, C
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4th - 8th
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Elephant Toothpaste Chemical Change Lab
Teaching Chemical and Physical Changes can be hard for your students to wrap their brains around without concrete examples. This lab will give your students an opportunity to practice lab procedures and observe a chemical change in real life!This resource was created for special education high school students. However, this could be utilized in general education elementary classrooms as well. Includes a Teacher Guide, Pre-Teaching vocabulary activities, Lab Procedures, Observation Worksheets and
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Not Grade Specific
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Adapted Science: States of Matter Experiments
The adapted science curriculum is designed for learners of all abilities to be able to access the science state standards and common core curriculum. This activity is specific to the topic of states of matter and enables learners to demonstrate their knowledge through a permanent product in the form of a lab experiment. There are 2 experiments included.Each experiment has 2 versions of visual directions and 4 levels of the lab hand out. The hand out aligns with the scientific method steps that
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Adapted Science: States of Matter Unit Bundle
Density Column Lab
-Students will create a Density Column and learn how matter's density number affect it's placement as well as draw a particle molecule for each type of matter in the density column.
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3rd - 6th
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LAB - Lake Effect Snowfall in New York
In this lab, students will compare the amount of snowfall in Buffalo, New York to Albany, New York by constructing bar graphs.
Students will also:
- plot the latitude and longitude coordinates for these cities on a map of New York State to see how close Buffalo is to a large lake
- draw the prevailing wind direction across Lake Erie that causes lake-effect snow in Buffalo
- recommend essential items for an emergency preparation kit for homes
- recommend essential items for an emergency prepa
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8th - 12th
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Hot wheels speed lab
Great, engaging, hands on lab that help solidify the concept speed.
Students will collect data as they run hot wheels along a pre-measured distance and record the time it takes the vehicles to travel. The collected data is used to calculate speed and is compared to different hot wheels cars. There is a hypothesis to develop, four concept questions to answer per car (3 cars) that require pulling the material together then comparing data to additional data collected, and a summary/conclusion para
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6th - 8th
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Easy Experimement: Making Recycled Paper; Boardmaker; Earth Day
This environmental science experiment is modified from the middle school environmental curriculum. It is excellent for special education students who require an alternate or modified curriculum. It is a fairly inexpensive project that the kids will love!The worksheet and experiment in combination align with Maryland State Curriculum Standards: ~Environmental Science (grade 6) : 6.B.1.c Identify and describe that ecosystems can be impacted by human activities. • Recycling • ~1.D.3.a - Given vocab
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2nd - 12th
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Leap Frog Measurement
Practice standard or non-standard measurement with this flippy fun center!
Using little frogs from the party store, your class can measure how far and how high they leap! Plus, an extension to experiment and find out how you can super charge your frog's jumping power!
This product includes two versions of the booklet with options for inches or cubes.
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K - 2nd
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Minerals: Crystal Types and Structure (COLORFUL - 3 Versions and Modified)
Great introduction to minerals using crystal shapes and internal crystalline structure. Teachers often avoid crystal structure instruction due to the complex nature of the specific crystal shapes and terminology. This activity will make this difficulty a NON ISSUE.
Mineral crystal system tutorial and lab starts with cut, paste, and identification crystal system images. Crystal systems include: isometric (cube and octahedron), tetragonal (tetragonal prism, dipyramid, and pyramid with prism
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3rd - 9th
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HANDS ON PLAY! Plate Tectonics Play Doh LAB: Convergent (Collision) Boundaries
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HANDS ON and who doesn't like PLAY DOH!
Using Play Doh, students manipulate the convergent (collision) process using the concept of plate tectonics. Featured are the anticline and syncline properties of folded mountains (i.e. Appalachians and Himalayas).
Step by step lab instructions with conclusion questions. Answers can be written, cut
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5th - 9th
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LAB - Weather Factors
I used weather conditions from from the winter of 2014 to help my students practice with air pressure, humidity, and station models. In this lab students are able to "act as a meteorologist" by converting air pressures, analyzing temperature and humidity trends, and drawing station models. This laboratory activity can be easily changed for recent weather conditions in your community!
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8th - 12th
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Halloween Science: Candy Corn Experiment!
Have your student explore which temperature of water will dissolve the candy corns first! They will be following the steps of the scientific method by predicting, observing, recording,drawing and concluding. This is a great activity to put in a center or even do as a demo or a whole class! Super EASY!
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2nd - 6th
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