Forces & electricity
Black Hole Experiment Activity
A single-page hands-on activity using a magnet and paper clips as a physical analogy to demonstrate how black holes attract objects.
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2nd Grade Science Experiments
Investigate materials, motion, plants and weather through guided science experiments. Choose a focused test or a collection with hands-on investigations suited to early elementary learners.
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Science Activities For Your PreK Classroom
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.
Matter & water
Quick + Easy Science Experiments
A packet of 4 hands-on science experiments using everyday classroom items, teaching young learners to make predictions and record observational data.
Forces & electricity
Science Research: Forces and Movement
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.
Forces & electricity
Magnets Activity
Simple science investigation worksheet where students test and compare the strength of five types of magnets.
Plants & life science
10 Plant Experiments for Elementary School
A 90-minute biology lesson package guiding students through 10 hands-on plant experiments exploring how light, water, and soil affect plant growth.
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Plants & life science
Lesson Plan on Photosynthesis
A 90-minute Grade 6 biology lesson plan teaching the process of photosynthesis through explanation, a simple experiment, and a worksheet.
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Plants & life science
Hands-On - Life Science: Life Cycle Gr. 1-5
Teach the concept of life cycles (specifically caterpillar-to-butterfly metamorphosis) as one chapter/topic within a broader life-science workbook.
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Forces & electricity
Static Electricity Experiments for Elementary School
Teach elementary students the basics of static electricity through a set of simple, safe hands-on experiments.
Plants & life science
Science Action Labs Health Science: Hands-On Science Activities Ready for Student Use
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.
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Matter & water
Science Action Labs Water Science
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).
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Matter & water
Home Scientist Activity, Science in the Kitchen, Bubble Science printable for kids, learn about density, Girl Scout Leader Printable
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.
Matter & water
Apple Science Experiment - Observing Apples
Guide students through a hands-on apple observation science experiment where they predict and record what happens to apple slices stored under different conditions.
Plants & life science
Science: Plant Research
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.
Forces & electricity
Force and Motion Science Experiment
Students predict which balls will need the most and least blowing to begin rolling, then record observations for up to six balls on soft-to-vigorous scales. Two recording pages provide hypothesis, experiment, outcome and conclusion sections. Compare results with predictions and discuss the limits of the test: different balls vary in several properties, so these qualitative observations do not isolate the effect of weight, size or texture alone.
Forces & electricity
Force and Motion Activity Packet
A multi-topic activity packet teaching force and motion concepts (force, motion, friction, and related math) for elementary science.
Forces & electricity
Electricity Unit Study | Static and Current Electricity
An elementary unit-study booklet (with combined student and teacher booklet versions) on static electricity, static discharge/shock, lightning, and Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment; the title indicates current-electricity content is also covered.
Matter & water
Apple Science Experiment - Sink or Float
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 materials list…
Matter & water
What Do Sugar Drinks Do To Our Teeth Experiment
Run a simple hands-on experiment showing the effect of sugary/acidic drinks on tooth-like material (eggshell) to teach about dental health.
Forces & electricity
Electricity Unit Study | Circuits
An elementary unit-study booklet teaching how circuits work (components, batteries, short circuits, functional circuits) with a hands-on short-circuit experiment, in matching student and teacher booklet versions.
Matter & water
Science Units Bundle | Readers, Journals & Activities
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!
Matter & water
Water Cycle Experiment Worksheet
This Water Cycle Experiment Worksheet is a great resource for students to use to conduct their own experiment on the water cycle. By doing this experiment, students will have a better understanding of how the water cycle works. This worksheet is a great tool for teachers to use in their classrooms.
Plants & life science
The Plant Life Cycle Unit
Guide young students through a hands-on plant-growing science unit combining observation journaling, prediction, and life-cycle labeling.
Matter & water
Water Experiment Journal | Science Water Unit
20-page interactive science journal for a Pre-K/Kindergarten/Grade 1 water unit, guiding students through 11 hands-on observation, prediction, and experiment activities about the properties of water and ice, using a know/wonder/learned journaling structure.