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A grade 4-5 plant-science teaching unit combining overhead-projector student notes with hands-on discovery worksheets and optional enrichment activities covering seeds, roots, stems, leaves, flowers, plant needs, and the plant life cycle.
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.
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.
Run a simple hands-on experiment showing the effect of sugary/acidic drinks on tooth-like material (eggshell) to teach about dental health.
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.
Teach the concept of induced magnetism and magnetic poles through a hands-on paper clip chain experiment.
Teach students about capillary action and its role in the water cycle through notes, a hands-on experiment, and a slideshow presentation.
Teach elementary students the basics of static electricity through a set of simple, safe hands-on experiments.
A multi-topic activity packet teaching force and motion concepts (force, motion, friction, and related math) for elementary science.
Guide students through a hands-on science experiment testing the absorbency of different types of paper, recording predictions, method, results, and a conclusion.
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 students the Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) framework for scientific argumentation using eight short data-based science scenarios plus one open-ended CER challenge.
A gardening-themed activity booklet of hands-on, group-based badge-earning activities (originally for Girl Scouts) teaching garden exploration, design, plant care, and observation skills.
A published earth-science unit book teaching the causes, characteristics, and effects of hurricanes and tornadoes through informational readings, diagrams, hands-on experiments, and vocabulary/research activities.
A full science workbook (Book E of the 'Simple and Fun Science' series, ages 9-11) teaching life science concepts (cells, osmosis, plant/animal classification, plant responses to environment and light, tree age) through hands-on investigations.
Multi-station lab activity teaching the scientific method and science process skills (identifying variables, drawing inferences, data analysis) through 9 rotating stations.
A comprehensive hands-on science unit (Teaching & Learning Company/Lorenz, 2008, by Patricia O'Brien) teaching plate tectonics, earthquake causes and measurement, and tsunamis through readings, diagrams, and hands-on activities/experiments.
A 9-presentation science unit teaching the properties, behavior, and real-world applications of fluids (liquids and gases) as part of a matter-and-energy course.
Two-week mini-unit introducing the scientific method and science process skills to upper-elementary students through notes, vocabulary, hands-on experiments, a study guide, and a quiz.
Provide a comprehensive hands-on unit teaching the science of volcanoes - their types, eruption mechanics, and hazards - for grades 4-8, going beyond a basic baking-soda-and-vinegar model.
A multi-file distance-learning/homeschool chemistry pack teaching mixtures, solutions, dissolving, suspensions, and saturated solutions via an animated PowerPoint, worksheets, and a photocopiable lesson.
A physical science unit teaching matter, atoms, molecules, states of matter, and physical vs. chemical changes through overhead teacher notes, worksheets, puzzles, and hands-on activities.
Teaches how light reflects off plane mirrors (transparent/translucent/opaque materials, luminous/non-luminous objects, angle of incidence equals angle of reflection, periscopes) as a self-directed distance-learning physics pack.
A 9-station physics lab activity on light refraction (Snell's Law) for a self-directed 30-45 minute lesson: a reading passage, station cards, a lab passport/answer booklet, a video-response worksheet, a knowledge-check quiz, and bonus word scramble/word search.