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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 make assumptions to solve a real-world math/science problem (calculating the length of wire needed for a roll of fencing with a given mesh style), build a real-life model and a mathematical model, and communicate their findings.
Time how long it takes honey, water, and corn syrup to flow through a viscometer and compare volumes; use tissue paper and a paper clip to make the paper clip float on water and explain why; count how many drops of water fit on a penny before spilling over and observe/draw the water dome; answer discovery/explanation questions in…
Includes: Viscosity experiment: student procedure, materials list, data table (honey/water/corn syrup), and explanation questions · Surface Tension - Floating Paperclip experiment: materials list and open-ended discovery task with explanation questions · Surface Tension - Drops on a Penny experiment: procedure, drop-count and observation/drawing task, explanation questions
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 and Talk, Your Brain…
Includes: cover/title page · teacher/parent introduction letter (introduces guide character 'Dr. G.H. Newton')
Carry out hands-on labs and experiments across 21 sections: It Is Not Easy to Be Alive, The Size and Shape of Living Things, Are Plants Alive?, Yeast Under Control, Seed Lab, A Science Fair with Seeds, Corn Seed Olympics, Traveling Seeds, Flower Power, Investigating Pollen, Great Plant Scientists, Leaves: The Factory of Life,…
Includes: cover/title page (marked 'Gr. 4-8', subtitled 'Learning About Plant Life') · teacher/parent introduction letter
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.
Includes: intro page: what is static electricity · safety guidelines page · 10 step-by-step experiments (materials list, instructions, and 'why does this happen' explanation each)
Follow guided kitchen science experiments (e.g., density demonstrations using items like a candy bar density worksheet, balloons, baking soda and vinegar, ice cream in a bag) using household materials from a supplied shopping list.
Includes: multiple hands-on kitchen science experiments (density, chemical reaction, and others implied by supply list items such as yeast, hydrogen peroxide, dish… · candy bar density worksheet
Carry out hands-on labs and experiments across 19 sections (Magnets in Our World, Making and Testing Magnets, Magnetic Lines of Force, Compass Lab, Electromagnet Lab, Millimag Lab, Magnetism from the Earth, Magnetic Challenge, Magnetic Fun, static electricity labs, Static Cafeteria, Building an Electroscope, Edison and Electricity,…
Includes: cover/title page (marked 'Gr. 4-8') · teacher/parent introduction letter
Form a hypothesis, assemble described materials, and carry out hands-on experiments/activities across 24 lab sections (What Is in Our Air?, A Gas Guessing Game, Air Matters, Balloons: Elastic Bags of Air, balloon-weight and puzzler labs, Air Under Pressure, Air Pressure Fun, Bottled Eggs, Newton's Soda Pop Bottle Problem, barometers,…
Includes: cover/title page (marked 'Gr. 4-8') · teacher/parent introduction letter
Students make predictions about how apple slices will change when left on a plate, wrapped in a wet paper towel in a bag, placed unwrapped in a bag, or submerged in water; they then observe, draw, and record what actually happens on a recording sheet and journal pages, explaining in writing why each piece reacted the way it did.
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)
Follow step-by-step instructions to conduct simple science/engineering experiments and builds (e.g., oobleck, tornado in a jar, LED light-saber circuit, catapults, boat that floats, nature sculpture) individually or in groups.
Includes: 28 titled STEM activities, each with a supply list and instructions · comprehensive material list summary at end of packet
Students perform hands-on lab activities/experiments on sound and light, record observations/data on provided data tables, and check work against a provided answer key.
Work through guided lessons and hands-on investigations following adult-guided process-skill instructions (observing, predicting, inferring, following instructions); early lessons include 'Do You Know What a Germ Is?' and 'Fighting Germs'; record observations in a science response journal per the book's instructions.
Includes: introduction to science process skills · safety guidelines · activity/worksheet pages for each lesson (content beyond the captured excerpt not directly viewed)
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…
Build a rectangle of copper tape per an illustration, attach LED pins across a gap without them touching, place a battery to complete the circuit, and glue a cut-out light bulb shape over the lit LED.
Includes: single-page instructions with numbered steps and a materials-needed list
Students work in lab teams to observe, form and test hypotheses, record data, compare consumer products, and complete guided lab worksheets; some labs are designed for teacher demonstration and group discussion instead.
Includes: 23 numbered lab worksheets/activities · philosophy/teacher intro section · answer key section
Complete reading comprehension questions, hands-on experiments, a crossword, a word search, and a comprehension quiz related to life cycles.
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
Fill in blanks about the 5 things plants need (light, water, air, temperature, nutrients), plant a seed, water it a measured amount daily, observe it on a windowsill, then measure and draw its height weekly for 6 weeks in a results table and write a conclusion about whether it grew well.
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
Work in assigned group roles (Materials Manager, Timer, Recorder, Car Roller) to build a ramp, form a hypothesis in 'If..., then...' format, identify the manipulated and responding variables, test three different fabric materials on the ramp, time the car's travel, and record results.
Includes: teacher's guide (group sizes, group job roles, lab set-up instructions, extension/enrichment ideas) · student lab sheet with hypothesis, variables, materials list, and procedure sections
Read short explanatory text, answer fill-in-the-blank and short-answer questions, label diagrams, and carry out simple hands-on experiments/activities using everyday materials; complete a review page with a word puzzle.
Includes: diagrams/illustrations to label or complete · hands-on activities/experiments with material lists
Complete hands-on experiments and activities across 15 lab chapters (Eyes on the World, Eye Fun, How We Make Sounds, How We Hear, How We Smell/Taste/Feel, Your Amazing Brain, Health Superstitions, Your Heart, How We Breathe, Learning About Tobacco, Digesting Your Food, Counting Food Calories, The Bones in Your Body, Your Muscles, Health…
Includes: cover/title page · teacher/parent introduction letter
Students read short explanatory passages on force, motion, and friction, then complete tables classifying examples (push/pull, in motion/not in motion, high/low friction), solve force- and motion-related word math problems (addition/subtraction of forces, distance/time/speed), write an acrostic poem about motion, and run a hands-on…
Includes: Forces and Motion intro reading · What is a Force? reading + Force Examples table · Force Math word problems
Label 3 cups with different liquids (dark soda, dark fruit juice, orange juice), place a raw egg in each, store for 24 hours, observe and record what happened to each egg, and answer reflection questions about what sugar drinks do to teeth and why eggs are a similar test material.
Includes: materials list · numbered experiment instructions · 2 reflection/observation prompts ('What happened to the eggs?' and 'What do you think sugar drinks do to our teeth, and why are eggs similar?')
Teach physical science concepts (matter, properties of matter, elasticity, motion, and Newton's First Law) through hands-on experiments, framed around Newton's laws.
Includes: cover/title page (marked 'Gr. 4-8') · author bio and series list (Edward Shevick's other Science Action Labs titles) · lab sections with data tables and background information