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Read chapter content, participate in labs/experiments/demonstrations for each of 14 chapters (e.g., 'Building a Sextant'), answer group-discussion questions, and complete an 'Imagination Time' creative-writing prompt (invent a myth explaining the universe's origin); an answer key is provided.
Participate in hands-on classroom experiments and activities organized by weather topic (indoor/outdoor activities of varying length, some requiring adult supervision), including language, math, science, geography, art, and design/technology activities tied to each weather theme; exact per-chapter worksheets/tasks were not directly…
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)
Students read short science explanations, answer questions, and complete hands-on activities/experiments such as testing hypotheses about plant needs, simulating animal adaptations (bird beaks, bat hearing), building a simple lever model of the elbow, and observing weather phenomena (snowflakes, air pressure).
Includes: parent/teacher introduction on science process skills
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.
Includes: introduction to science process skills · safety guidelines · activity/worksheet pages for each lesson (content beyond the captured excerpt not directly viewed)
Students carry out short experiments/demonstrations (e.g., acting out Earth's rotation and revolution with a partner), answer discussion and comprehension questions tied to each lab.
Complete a sequence of worksheets and hands-on activities across three sub-units: Moving Plates (e.g. Pangaea map puzzle, an egg-based Earth-structure activity), Why the Earth Shakes (e.g. seismic-waves hands-on activity, liquefaction hands-on activity, rating earthquake damage), and Tsunamis (e.g. an outdoor wave-watching experiment, a…
Includes: 'Continents on the Move' + 'Pangaea: A Map Puzzle' · 'Plate Boundaries and Earthquakes' + 'How Is an Egg Like Our Earth?' hands-on activity · 'Types of Faults' + 'PB&J Solves Underground Mystery'
Work through guided lessons and hands-on investigations/experiments (e.g. growing a bean, growing grass, celery leaf water experiment, classifying animals/objects, identifying body parts, a weather spin chart) following adult-guided process-skill instructions; record observations in a science response journal per the book's instructions.
Includes: introduction to science process skills · safety guidelines and 'what to do as you work through this book' instructions
A chapter-slice reproducible science resource on solar system for grades 1-5, part of the 'Hands-On Earth & Space Science' series aligned to STEAM and Next Generation Science Standards.
Includes: teacher guide: assessment rubric · STEAM & Next Generation Science skills chart
Read comprehension passages on Physical Science topics, answer questions, complete hands-on experiments, solve a crossword and word search, and take a comprehension quiz.
Includes: 6 reading comprehension handouts (Force and Motion, Energy, Light and Sound, Electricity and Magnetism, Matter and Materials, Simple Machines) · Hands-on experiments section
Students complete a vocabulary wordsearch, worksheets classifying matter/non-matter and true/false questions on states of matter, a crossword on elements, quizzes on atoms, a DNA-themed worksheet on molecules, a poster-making activity on metal/non-metal elements, and hands-on experiments (e.g. freezing water, baking soda and vinegar,…
Includes: Unit overview and list of student assignments/activities · Overhead/student notes for each lesson · Wordsearch ("Matter Matters")
A chapter-slice reproducible science resource on weather for grades 1-5, part of the 'Hands-On Earth & Space Science' series aligned to STEAM and Next Generation Science Standards.
Includes: teacher guide: assessment rubric · STEAM & Next Generation Science skills chart
Read content pages about the types of volcanoes and how/why they erupt; build a 3-D paper volcano model (cut and glue); conduct and record hands-on experiments (e.g., a volcano inflation demonstration, a gelatin volcano, a volcanic-gases experiment) using data record sheets; complete culminating writing/creative activities ('Adventures…
Includes: 'Kinds of Volcanoes' content page (Strato, Shield, Cone volcano types) · 'Make a Paper Volcano' cut-and-glue 3-D model template
A chapter-slice reproducible science resource on air and water for grades 1-5, part of the 'Hands-On Earth & Space Science' series aligned to STEAM and Next Generation Science Standards.
Includes: teacher guide: assessment rubric · STEAM & Next Generation Science skills chart
A chapter-slice reproducible science resource on seasons for grades 1-5, part of the 'Hands-On Earth & Space Science' series aligned to STEAM and Next Generation Science Standards.
Includes: teacher guide: assessment rubric · STEAM & Next Generation Science skills chart
Complete overhead-note-based worksheets and activities (electricity word search, an atom quiz, a lightning worksheet, a toilet-tube flashlight experiment, an insulator/conductor test-circuit experiment, a Thomas Edison reading activity, review questions and a crossword), then take part in a role-play debate as concerned citizens…
Students fill in a question, method, apparatus/equipment list, controlling factors (variables to vary/not vary), what they will observe/measure/record, a prediction, results, a conclusion, and (per the .doc version) an evaluation including whether their prediction was correct.
Fill in the title, question, hypothesis, materials, procedure, data (charts/graphs/tables/sketches), and conclusion sections for a science experiment of the student's or teacher's choosing.
Work through slide-based notes on the scientific method's eight steps, complete practice items identifying independent/dependent variables and writing hypotheses for sample scenarios, and complete at least one hands-on lab report (a paper-airplane aerodynamics experiment scored against a rubric covering introduction,…
Read each brief experiment scenario/data set (e.g. sunlight and plant growth, paper towel absorption, ice melting, heart rate and exercise, friction, soil and plant growth, density and floating, repeated trials), then write a Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning response for each, and design an experiment for the open-ended challenge.
Students conduct each winter-themed science experiment, making predictions, testing hypotheses, and observing/recording results, per the file's stated approach.
Includes: introduction/rationale section explaining the purpose of winter science in the classroom
Students write their name as 'Scientist', identify which pumpkin shape (tall/fat/round) matches their own and draw it, count the ribs on their pumpkin, measure its height and roundness (in cubes, then in inches), make and record a prediction and result for whether the pumpkin will sink or float, compare its weight to other objects using…
Includes: cover/title pages ('My Pumpkin Investigation Journal', printed 2-per-page) · shape-identification and drawing page · rib-counting page
Science observation activity for preschool/kindergarten students to observe, describe, and record details of a real fall leaf.
Includes: page 1: leaf observation sheet (shape, color choices, size measured in cubes, leaf rubbing space, 'I like my leaf because...' prompt) · page 2: open-ended written-response prompts about the leaf investigation · page 3: leaf-hunt checklist listing tree types (Maple, Oak, Birch, Aspen, Dogwood, Poplar, Elm, Beech, Willow)
Shoe-Box Guitar: build a rubber-band instrument, pluck it to compare low/high sounds, and explore other sound-making objects, a drinking-glass band, a sound-guessing game, feeling vocal vibrations, and a sound-search picture worksheet. Weather Station: build a weekly weather chart from cardboard and cut-outs, observe and record daily…
Includes: Shoe-Box Guitar: materials list, science notes on sound/vibration, step-by-step instructions, a "what's happening" explanation, extension activities (shaker… · Weather Station: materials list, science notes on weather, step-by-step chart-building instructions, extension activities (predicting weather, discussing… · Magic Static: materials list, a "did you know" fun-facts box, science notes on static electricity, step-by-step instructions, extension activities (alternate…
Draw and write about prior knowledge and wonderings about pumpkins; observe and describe a pumpkin using senses (see/hear/feel/smell); compare four different pumpkins by size/appearance; predict and record a sink-or-float experiment; participate in and record a pumpkin dissection (labeling shell, stem, seeds, flesh, pulp); sequence…
Includes: cover/title pages (x2) · 'What I already know about pumpkins' draw-and-write page · 'What I am wondering about pumpkins' draw-and-write page