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Reading-comprehension and activity unit on Simple Machines 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 (Simple Machines) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword
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.
Includes: Student booklet pages on circuit components, batteries, short circuits, Alessandro Volta biography, and building a functional circuit · Hands-on short-circuit experiment (fold a ~6x1 inch aluminum foil strip lengthwise, touch to battery terminals…
Reading-comprehension and activity unit on Force and Motion 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 (Force and Motion) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword
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.
Reading-comprehension and activity unit on Light and Sound 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 (Light and Sound) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword
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…
Teach elementary-level entomology concepts (what makes an insect an insect, and the traits/life cycles of butterflies/moths, grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, ants, bees, and flies) through hands-on experiments.
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 The Brain 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 (The Brain) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword
Guide students through a hands-on science experiment testing the absorbency of different types of paper, recording predictions, method, results, and a conclusion.
Includes: 3-page Absorbency Test worksheet (definition of absorbency, equipment list, method/steps, fair-testing question, prediction, results table for 4 paper types… · Landscape Block Graph template for plotting absorbency results
Teach the concept of induced magnetism and magnetic poles through a hands-on paper clip chain experiment.
Includes: explanatory text on induced magnetism · paper clip chain experiment with recording blanks for two trials · written prediction prompt
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…
A fall-themed science investigation mini-journal for students to observe, measure, and record findings about a pumpkin.
Includes: shape-identification and drawing page · rib-counting page
A STEAM/NGSS-aligned Earth & Space Science unit covering weather, seasons, air and water, rocks and minerals, humans and the environment, and the solar system, with reading comprehension, hands-on experiments, and assessment.
Includes: Teacher guide (assessment rubric, resource organization, STEAM & NGSS chart, vocabulary) · 6 reading comprehension handouts (Weather, Seasons, Air and Water, Rocks and Minerals, Humans and the Environment, Solar System)
Weather Unit and Literacy and Math Activity Packet The Weather Unit and Literacy and Math Activity Packet is an extensive teaching resource intended primarily for use with students at the Grade 1-4 level. Comprising of over 50 pages, this package forms a comprehensive unit on weather, offering ample printable worksheets that…
Includes: "What's the Weather?" passage with Reading Response worksheet and Weather Vocabulary worksheet · "What are Clouds?" passage with Read, Think, Respond worksheet · "What is Rain?" passage with Read, Think, Respond worksheet
A STEAM/NGSS-aligned Life Science unit covering ecosystems, food and energy, food chains, adaptations, life cycles, and the brain, with reading comprehension, hands-on experiments, and assessment.
Includes: Teacher guide (assessment rubric, resource organization, STEAM & NGSS chart, vocabulary) · 6 reading comprehension handouts (Ecosystems, Food and Energy, Food Chains, Adaptations, Life Cycle, The Brain) · Hands-on experiments section
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.
Includes: 'My Water Journal' name page · 'What I already know about water' draw-and-write page
A published 10-chapter teacher resource book introducing young students to weather types and meteorology through scientific explanations, hands-on experiments, and cross-curricular activities.
Includes: Chapter 1: What Is Weather? (weather watch symbols/badge, weather watch center, weather reporting) · Chapter 2: The Four Seasons · Chapter 3: Watching and Measuring the Weather (folklore/myths/predictors, weather instruments, weather mapping)
A 24-page pumpkin-themed science journal booklet in which students record observations, comparisons, and experiments about pumpkins.
Includes: 'What I already know about pumpkins' draw-and-write page · 'What I am wondering about pumpkins' draw-and-write page
A collection of 12 hands-on Earth science labs/activities (The Earth's Place in Space, Earth in Motion, Earth and Its Moon, An Earth Full of People, Earth's History, A Close Look at the Earth, Earthquakes, Our Moving Continents, The Earth's Water, The Earth's Air, The Earth's Rocks, The Earth's Soil) for elementary classroom…
An editable, blank scientific investigation template booklet that can be adapted to any science experiment, guiding students through the steps of the scientific method.
Provide hands-on science experiments and activities across physical, earth, and life science topics for grades 1-2, supplementing the (U.S.) National Science Education Standards.
Provide a collection of hands-on science experiments/demonstrations (chemical reactions, physical science, sensory play) for elementary students to try with adult-supplied household materials.
A large collection (101 numbered activities) of hands-on science activities exploring everyday phenomena (breathing, weather, gravity, the human body, recycling) for early-to-upper-elementary students.