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Complete named hands-on experiments/activities (e.g. testing materials, observing reactions, building simple models) following step-by-step instructions; an Activity Guide section is included at the end of the book.
Students roll a car down a slope onto four different surfaces, write predictions, record the distance traveled on each surface in a table, and answer a question about what happened, ending with a fill-in-the-blank on the word 'friction'.
Students rotate through experiment stations, follow steps, make predictions, record observations in a table, match vocabulary terms to definitions, and answer reflection questions.
Test five magnets (horseshoe, wand, marble, bar, ring) by counting how many paper clips each can hold in a chain, record results in a table, write a prediction, describe how to make it a fair test, and write a conclusion.
Arrange skittles around a plate, pour warm water in the middle, observe the colors diffuse toward the center, and answer a reflection question about diffusion.
Define absorbency, list equipment needed, write out a step-by-step method, describe how to make the test fair, predict which paper (plain paper, newspaper, toilet paper, paper towel) will be most/least absorbent, record how much water (ml) each paper absorbs after 1 minute in a results table, plot/read the results on…
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.
Teach scientific-method thinking through 10 hands-on science experiments using common household materials.
Follow step-by-step instructions to perform 10 static-electricity demonstrations (e.g. rubbing a balloon or comb to charge it), observe the resulting effect, and read a short explanation of why each effect happens.
Students read an informational passage and answer comprehension questions, complete a true/false activity, label a photosynthesis diagram, draw and label plant parts, write a creative first-person story from a plant's perspective, and conduct/observe a home or classroom experiment growing chickpea seeds on wet cotton…
Students perform hands-on experiments and demonstrations (e.g., testing buoyancy, purifying polluted water, growing/observing ice cube melt), record data in provided tables, and answer worksheet questions; some sections are designed as teacher demonstrations or student projects/reports.
An editable, blank scientific investigation template booklet that can be adapted to any science experiment, guiding students through the steps of the scientific method.
Work in lab teams to complete hands-on investigations across 21 sections: Trapping Smog Particles, Investigating Smog, Water Pollution Lab, Water Water Everywhere, water cycle lab, Acid Rain, Symbiosis Guessing Game, Soil Lab, Trees Are Not Just for the Birds, Acoustilab (sound pollution), Quackery Lab, Survival…
Place a magnet where indicated, move paper clips one at a time closer to it, observe the attraction, and write notes explaining why the objects were pulled in.
Free download Conduct a hands-on experiment following the provided topic/materials/steps, then record a hypothesis, materials, steps, results, conclusion, and a drawing of the experiment on the accompanying worksheet.
Label diagrams, do map reading, compare models and maps, interpret and record experiment results, design an experiment, do research, and complete a revision quiz on landforms.
In-depth teacher background/theory guide on plant biology (seed anatomy, germination, root systems, photosynthesis) paired with embedded fill-in-the-blank student journal prompts and classroom experiment suggestions, intended to support a plant life-cycle observation unit.
Complete individual numbered science activities (e.g. 'Just Like Clockwork', 'Breathe in; Breathe Out', 'The Compost Club', 'Be Still, My Beating Heart') that involve hands-on investigation, observation, and recording per activity instructions.
Students follow along with teacher-led vocabulary and concept instruction (potential/kinetic/mechanical energy), then build a labeled roller-coaster model from pipe tubing and a marble, record observations, form a hypothesis, and complete a lab report answering guiding questions.
Complete named hands-on experiments/activities (e.g. testing materials, observing reactions, building simple models) following step-by-step instructions; an Activity Guide section is included at the end of the book.
Follow supply lists and step-by-step directions to conduct each experiment and observe the result.
Carry out hands-on labs and observation activities across 21 sections (Science Discovery by Chance, Animal Wonders, Super Animals: How Do Humans Compare?, Animals and Water, Animal Habitats, Animal Life in the Big City, Insect Survival, insects/crickets/mealworm/earthworm labs, fish observation and reproduction labs…
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.
Complete hands-on activities and investigations across 19 sections: Health Superstitions, Man's Marvelous Machine, Your Growing Body, Heredity, Circulating Your Blood, Breathing Air, Digesting Your Food, Nutrition, Your Thin Skin, bones, Your Macho Muscles, Your Senses at Work, Investigating Your Eyes, How You Hear…