Page 4 – Elementary Science Experiments

Scientific Method Experiments Bundle

Design and conduct one of six experiments (pendulum swing time, paper airplane design, memory recall, water temperature and dissolving rate, baking soda and vinegar reaction, exercise and heart rate), forming a hypothesis, identifying variables, collecting data, and drawing conclusions.

Includes: 6 experiment investigation instructions: Pendulum Investigation, Paper Airplane Challenge, Memory Recall, Water Temperature and Dissolving Rate, Baking Soda…

Hands-On - Life Science: Adaptations Gr. 1-5

Read a nonfiction passage on the topic, complete a hands-on experiment, and complete vocabulary/comprehension activities (crossword, word search, comprehension quiz).

Includes: reading comprehension passage (Adaptations) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword

Melting Ice Experiment | Water Unit Journal

With this download, students will be exploring what would happen if a cup of ice was left out on a table. On their worksheet, they will draw the cup of ice as the experiment begins and then they will draw the cup of ice after it's been left out on the table. They will be able to write what they have observed as well.

Hands-On - Physical Science: Electricity and Magnetism Gr. 1-5

Read a nonfiction passage on the topic, complete a hands-on experiment, and complete vocabulary/comprehension activities (crossword, word search, comprehension quiz).

Includes: reading comprehension passage (Electricity and Magnetism) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword

Scientific Method Unit

Complete vocabulary journal entries, participate in hands-on stations (using thermometers, hand lens, balance, ruler, tape measure), record and graph collected data, fill in guided notes on the scientific method, and take an end-of-unit quiz.

Includes: day-by-day teacher lesson plan (12+ days) · vocabulary journal prompts · hands-on activity stations (research using animal books, thermometers, hand lens, weight/length measurement)

Hands-On - Physical Science: Energy Gr. 1-5

Read a nonfiction passage on the topic, complete a hands-on experiment, and complete vocabulary/comprehension activities (crossword, word search, comprehension quiz).

Includes: reading comprehension passage (Energy) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword

Water Experiment Journal | Science Water Unit

Draw and write what they already know about water and what they wonder about water; describe water and, separately, ice using senses (looks like/sounds like/feels like/smells like); complete open-ended 'Water is...' and 'Water is Important!' prompts; observe and record water drops; predict then count how many water drops fit on a penny;…

Includes: Cover page listing 11 experiments (melting, evaporation, floating, sinking, absorbing, repelling) · 'My Water Journal' name page · 'What I already know about water' draw-and-write page

Hands-On - Physical Science: Simple Machines Gr. 1-5

Read a nonfiction passage on the topic, complete a hands-on experiment, and complete vocabulary/comprehension activities (crossword, word search, comprehension quiz).

Includes: reading comprehension passage (Simple Machines) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword

Photosynthesis Lesson and Experiment for 3rd and 4th Grade Science

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 in light vs. dark,…

Includes: Photosynthesis informational reading passage · Comprehension questions with answer key · Home/school seed-germination experiment instructions (materials, steps, safety precautions)

Hands-On - Physical Science: Force and Motion Gr. 1-5

Read a nonfiction passage on the topic, complete a hands-on experiment, and complete vocabulary/comprehension activities (crossword, word search, comprehension quiz).

Includes: reading comprehension passage (Force and Motion) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword

Practical Science: Earth and Beyond Activities for 10-12 year olds

Complete hands-on investigations and worksheet activities across 8 lessons: collecting and analyzing soil samples (Lesson 1: Soils), researching soil erosion (Lessons 2-3), studying the Earth, seasons, living in space, features of the universe, and catastrophes (Lessons 4-8), recording data/observations and answering worksheet questions.

Includes: Teachers' Notes and Presentation Ideas (pages 4-5) · Lesson 1: Soils (teacher notes + student activity, pages 8-9) · Lesson 2: Soil Erosion (pages 10-11)

Hands-On - Physical Science: Light and Sound Gr. 1-5

Read a nonfiction passage on the topic, complete a hands-on experiment, and complete vocabulary/comprehension activities (crossword, word search, comprehension quiz).

Includes: reading comprehension passage (Light and Sound) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword

Paper Helicopter STEM Project: Gr 5-7 Scientific Method Mini Unit

Identify a flawed experiment's mistake, learn independent/dependent/controlled variables, design sample experiments, build and iteratively test at least three paper helicopter designs while changing one variable at a time, submit a final design on 'Registration Day', build and test a final helicopter on 'Finals Day', and complete a…

Includes: teacher how-to-use instructions · types of variables worksheet · designing experiments worksheet (basketball, studying, soap box derby scenarios)

Science Action Labs Insects: Hands-On Science Activities Ready for Student Use

Complete hands-on experiments and activities across 13 lab chapters (The World of Insects, What Is an Insect?, A Close Look at Insects, Butterflies & Moths, Grasshoppers, Crickets, Insect Wonders, Beetles, Ants, Insect Fun, Bees, Flies, How Insects Survive), guided by discussion questions and characters 'C.D.' (collecting data),…

Includes: cover/title page · teacher/parent introduction letter

Handwashing Curriculum Pack

Participate in center-based and whole-group activities across art, sensory, math, science, movement, dramatic play, and circle time — e.g. bubble art, tracing/cutting hand shapes, counting to 20 while washing hands, a germ-growth bread experiment, a 'Germ Tag' movement game, and daily circle-time discussion questions about germs and…

Includes: curriculum goal and vocabulary list (germs, bacteria, disinfect, sanitary, hygiene, etc.) · concepts list about germs and illness · sensory table idea

Great Scientists in Action

Read biographical chapters on each scientist, answer embedded observation/logic questions, and complete hands-on experiments and activities matched to each scientist (e.g., gravity-drop experiment for Galileo, paper airplane flight for the Wright Brothers, coin observation and drawing for Aristotle).

Includes: each reviewed chapter (Aristotle, Galileo) includes a biographical passage, a 'why famous' summary passage, embedded observation/logic puzzles, and a hands-on…

Discover! Light and Sound

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

Discover! Magnetism and Electricity

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

Discover! Nutrition and Health

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

Hands-On - Life Science: The Brain Gr. 1-5

Read a nonfiction passage on the topic, complete a hands-on experiment, and complete vocabulary/comprehension activities (crossword, word search, comprehension quiz).

Includes: reading comprehension passage (The Brain) · hands-on experiment activity · crossword

Discover! Work and Machines

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

Hands-On STEAM - Earth & Space Science Gr. 1-5

Read comprehension passages on Earth & Space Science topics, answer questions, complete hands-on experiments, solve a crossword and word search, and take a comprehension quiz.

Includes: 6 reading comprehension handouts (Weather, Seasons, Air and Water, Rocks and Minerals, Humans and the Environment, Solar System) · Hands-on experiments section

Hands-On STEAM - Life Science Gr. 1-5

Read comprehension passages on Life Science topics, answer questions, complete hands-on experiments, solve a crossword and word search, and take a comprehension quiz.

Includes: 6 reading comprehension handouts (Ecosystems, Food and Energy, Food Chains, Adaptations, Life Cycle, The Brain) · Hands-on experiments section

Hurricanes and Tornadoes: A Comprehensive Hands-On Science Unit

Students read informational text on weather, air pressure, hurricanes, and tornadoes; build a barometer and observe air-pressure changes; do a hands-on air-pressure demonstration with a plastic jug; complete named topic pages on hurricane formation, hurricane parts, hurricane alerts, the Saffir-Simpson scale, hurricane hunters, and…

Includes: Introduction: Changing Weather reading + Air Pressure hands-on activity · How to Make a Barometer hands-on activity · From Thunderstorm to Hurricane reading