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Teach students about capillary action and its role in the water cycle through notes, a hands-on experiment, and a slideshow presentation.
Includes: Capillary Action notes.docx (fill-in-the-blank notes sheet)
A 9-station hands-on lab rotation teaching density and buoyancy concepts (mass, volume, density calculation, buoyant force, and why objects float or sink) for grades 7-10 science classrooms.
Includes: Applicability Reading.docx (3 pages): article on diver/submarine buoyancy with a 5-question comprehension check and a full answer key · Lab Station Cards.docx (11 pages): printable station cards for Stations 1-9 (including 2 rest stations) with…
A 90-minute Grade 6 biology lesson plan teaching the process of photosynthesis through explanation, a simple experiment, and a worksheet.
Includes: teacher lesson outline (intro, explanation, experiment, group worksheet, recap) · diagram of the photosynthesis process · student worksheet Parts A-C (fill-in-the-blank, matching, short answer)
Scientific Method – M&M’s Activity – Graphing Experiment and Lesson This colorful activity introduces students to both the scientific method and data analysis through hands-on exploration of M&M distributions. Using a familiar snack, students will form a hypothesis about which candy colors occur most frequently. Clear…
Explores the psychology of social media and phone use - covering usage statistics and negative effects such as anxiety, loneliness, FOMO, addiction, and attention/academic impacts - and guides students through a personal screen-time tracking experiment.
Includes: 4-page 'Experiment Packet' (screen-time tracking log, intervention design, and reflection questions), provided as DOCX and PDF · 54-slide presentation covering social media statistics, psychological effects, a linked TED talk with reflection…
Soda Pop Preferences - Scientific Method Lesson Included This engaging activity introduces students to the scientific method through an experiment involving their favorite soda pops. Students will form a hypothesis about which soda flavor they think will be most popular among their classmates.
Includes: 'Scientific Method Additional Resources' link sheet (video/website links) · 'Student Lesson Outline' (fill-in notes on the 8 steps, variables, hypothesis, graphing)
Run a simple hands-on experiment showing the effect of sugary/acidic drinks on tooth-like material (eggshell) to teach about dental health.
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?')
Provide a multi-resource bundle teaching the scientific method (the eight steps: questioning, controlling variables, hypothesis, planning, performing, observing, analyzing, discussing) through slide-based lessons and hands-on lab/project activities.
Includes: Paper Airplane Scientific Method Lab Activity (.docx) with full lab report instructions and a 5-criterion x 5-level grading rubric (Introduction, Variables…
Guide students through a hands-on STEM circuit-building experiment: lighting an LED using copper tape and a button battery.
Includes: single-page instructions with numbered steps and a materials-needed list
A guided-inquiry lab in which students design and run an experiment testing how a human-caused factor affects a small ecosystem, then write a formal lab report.
Includes: student lab task instructions ('Sustainable Ecosystems - Eco-bottle Lab') · list of possible 'human factor' treatment options · lab report template/sections (introduction, variables, hypothesis, design/procedure, materials, results, discussion…
Demonstrate diffusion through a simple STEM experiment using Skittles candy, warm water, and a plate.
Includes: materials list · step-by-step instructions · reflection question about diffusion
A fill-in-the-blank lesson worksheet that teaches independent, dependent, and controlled variables in experimental design using a humorous flawed-experiment example (watering tomato plants with Coca-Cola vs. water) and guided practice scenarios.
Includes: cover/description page · fill-in-the-blank notes page based on a flawed tomato-plant experiment example · three guided practice scenario tables (shooting basketballs, studying for a test, building a soap box derby car)
First-person narrative eBook chapter ('Chapter 33: Water Bottle Rockets') from 'Middle Schoolin': 50 Stories about the Challenges, Humor, and Rewards of Teaching' by Paul Rallion, recounting a middle-school science class's water-bottle-rocket experiment used to teach Newton's three laws of motion.
Includes: Narrative chapter 'Water Bottle Rockets' (Chapter 33) describing the water-bottle-rocket experiment and classroom dialogue · 'Moral of the Story' closing reflection · 'About the Author' biography
The Scientific Method PBL
Includes: general PBL instructions for teachers (1 page) · teacher version with full answer key/guidance (4 pages) · blank student version (2 pages)
Guide students through a hands-on friction experiment comparing the pulling force needed to move a wooden block across different surfaces, then reflect on results.
Includes: Data table for recording estimated and measured pulling force (N) across 3 surfaces, with and without added weight · 5-question short-response reflection worksheet on friction results
Teach or review the scientific method process through a hands-on ramp/toy-car experiment testing which fabric surface makes a car travel fastest.
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
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.
A hands-on science experiment worksheet for exploring how force (wind/blowing) affects the motion of balls with different sizes, weights, and textures.
Includes: hypothesis section (2 questions) · experiment instructions with wind-force rating scales for up to 6 balls · outcome section (2 questions)
Teach students about the psychological effects of social media and chronic phone use, and guide them through a self-designed screen-time experiment.
Includes: 54-slide presentation covering social media statistics, psychological effects, and intervention ideas · 4-page experiment packet with weekly screen-time tracking tables and reflection prompts
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.
Includes: Separate Student and Teacher booklet versions
Guide students through a hands-on science experiment testing the absorbency of different types of paper, recording predictions, method, results, and a conclusion.
Includes: 3-page Absorbency Test worksheet (definition of absorbency, equipment list, method/steps, fair-testing question, prediction, results table for 4 paper types… · Landscape Block Graph template for plotting absorbency results
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.
Includes: Student booklet pages on circuit components, batteries, short circuits, Alessandro Volta biography, and building a functional circuit · Hands-on short-circuit experiment (fold a ~6x1 inch aluminum foil strip lengthwise, touch to battery terminals…
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.
Includes: 9 core lessons each with teacher notes/objectives, a joke/riddle intro, and a student worksheet (wordsearch, discovery worksheets, crossword, word web) · 12 optional enrichment activities (plants review, tree planting, maze, air/water/nutrient…
A multi-topic activity packet teaching force and motion concepts (force, motion, friction, and related math) for elementary science.
Includes: Forces and Motion intro reading · What is a Force? reading + Force Examples table · Force Math word problems