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Try simple science experiments with first graders using familiar materials and guided observation. Explore water, magnets, plants and weather, then draw or write what happened.
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Three simple hands-on early-childhood science craft/experiment activities: making giant bubbles, building a windsock to explore wind, and testing which objects sink or float.
Includes: Giant Bubbles activity (materials list, instructions, science notes, counting song, coloring/tracing page) · Windy Day Fun activity (windsock craft instructions, science notes, kite tracing/coloring page) · Sink or Float? activity (experiment…
A single-page hands-on activity using a magnet and paper clips as a physical analogy to demonstrate how black holes attract objects.
Includes: single-page experiment instructions · materials list (magnet, paper clips) · space for notes/reflection question
A packet of 4 hands-on science experiments using everyday classroom items, teaching young learners to make predictions and record observational data.
Includes: 'Is it Magnetic?' prediction/results table · 'Does it Float?' prediction/results table
A hands-on science journal that guides young students through a sink-or-float experiment, teaching prediction (hypothesis), observation, and recording of results.
Includes: Hypothesis vocabulary page
A blank student investigation worksheet guiding a hands-on experiment testing how the surface a toy car rolls onto affects the distance it travels, to teach the concept of friction.
Includes: page 1: investigation setup, prediction sentence with word bank, and 4 blank lines to name the test surfaces · page 2: prediction questions, a 4-row results table (table top, grass, carpet, playground), an open-ended conclusion prompt, and a final…
A 90-minute Grade 6 biology lesson plan teaching the process of photosynthesis through explanation, a simple experiment, and a worksheet.
Includes: teacher lesson outline (intro, explanation, experiment, group worksheet, recap) · diagram of the photosynthesis process · student worksheet Parts A-C (fill-in-the-blank, matching, short answer)
Simple science investigation worksheet where students test and compare the strength of five types of magnets.
Includes: 2-page worksheet: prediction section, fair-test question, results table for 5 magnet types, conclusion section
Teach the concept of life cycles (specifically caterpillar-to-butterfly metamorphosis) as one chapter/topic within a broader life-science workbook.
Includes: note: this file is labeled a 'Chapter Slice' - the Life Cycle section only, excerpted from a larger multi-topic book (Ecosystems, Food and Energy, Food… · STEAM & NGSS skills matrix
Teach elementary students the basics of static electricity through a set of simple, safe hands-on experiments.
Includes: safety guidelines page · 10 step-by-step experiments (materials list, instructions, and 'why does this happen' explanation each)
Teach elementary-level health science concepts (senses, sound and hearing, smell/taste/touch, the brain, heart/circulation, breathing, digestion, calories, bones, muscles, health superstitions, health-related careers, and tobacco awareness) through hands-on experiments.
Guide students through a hands-on apple observation science experiment where they predict and record what happens to apple slices stored under different conditions.
Includes: Apple Observations instructional/materials page with numbered directions (steps 1-6) · Recording sheet comparing predicted vs. actual apple appearance across 4 conditions · Journal page 1 (4-item drawing template)
A 14-chapter set of hands-on labs and worksheets introducing young students to the properties, uses, and importance of water (states of water, dissolving, evaporation, pressure, surface tension, the water cycle, conservation).
Includes: 14 numbered lab/worksheet chapters · answer key section
Make learning about apples fun with this apple science experiment. Students will practice making predictions , conducting an experiment, and recording their results with this apple sink or float experiment. What is Included: There is a detailed instructional page that provides detailed instructions for the experiment, a…
Reading-comprehension and activity unit on Food and Energy for grades 1-5, part of the Classroom Complete Press 'Hands-On' science series (single-topic chapter excerpt of a larger multi-topic book).
Includes: reading comprehension passage (Food and Energy) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword
A hands-on plant-growing investigation booklet that teaches what plants need to grow and has students track and record a real seed's growth over several weeks.
Includes: title/name-date page · fill-in-the-blank page on plant needs and seed-planting setup · page on classroom conditions and daily watering amount (choice of 2ml, 5ml, or 10 millilitres) with syringe/scale/plant vocabulary fill-ins
Reading-comprehension and activity unit on Matter and Materials for grades 1-5, part of the Classroom Complete Press 'Hands-On' science series (single-topic chapter excerpt of a larger multi-topic book).
Includes: reading comprehension passage (Matter and Materials) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword
Provide a hands-on home/troop science activity booklet (aimed partly at Girl Scout leaders) teaching kitchen-based science concepts such as density through experiments.
Includes: home scientist supply/shopping list (per-girl and per-troop items) · multiple hands-on kitchen science experiments (density, chemical reaction, and others implied by supply list items such as yeast, hydrogen peroxide, dish…
Reading-comprehension and activity unit on Ecosystems for grades 1-5, part of the Classroom Complete Press 'Hands-On' science series (single-topic chapter excerpt of a larger multi-topic book).
Includes: reading comprehension passage (Ecosystems) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword
This download is a MEGA bundle of 5 different science units! These units are full of journals for students to show what they know, emergent readers to explore life cycles and even more activities!
Includes: Water Journal (20 pages): know/wonder prompts, sensory description pages, and prediction/observation pages for 11 water experiments (melting, evaporating,… · Plant Life Cycle Book (9-page emergent reader, sight word 'is', sequencing seed to…
Reading-comprehension and activity unit on Adaptations for grades 1-5, part of the Classroom Complete Press 'Hands-On' science series (single-topic chapter excerpt of a larger multi-topic book).
Includes: reading comprehension passage (Adaptations) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword
Guide young students through a hands-on plant-growing science unit combining observation journaling, prediction, and life-cycle labeling.
Includes: what I know/wondering writing pages · seed observation pages · seed planting page
Reading-comprehension and activity unit on Electricity and Magnetism for grades 1-5, part of the Classroom Complete Press 'Hands-On' science series (single-topic chapter excerpt of a larger multi-topic book).
Includes: reading comprehension passage (Electricity and Magnetism) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword
A multi-topic activity packet teaching force and motion concepts (force, motion, friction, and related math) for elementary science.
Includes: Forces and Motion intro reading · What is a Force? reading + Force Examples table · Force Math word problems
Reading-comprehension and activity unit on Energy for grades 1-5, part of the Classroom Complete Press 'Hands-On' science series (single-topic chapter excerpt of a larger multi-topic book).
Includes: reading comprehension passage (Energy) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword