Free Science Activities Great for sub plans

Integrate summer science topics into your curriculum with these FREE fun print, digital, and hands on science activities. Summer science activities will integrate the July holidays with important science topics such as life cycles, collaboration, team building, creating an Earth, sun, and moon diagram, temperature changes in states of matter, and learning about famous scientist Nikola Tesla. These engaging activities align with NGSS while covering topical events in July.

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July summer science holidays include:

• National Gummy Worm Day - July 15
• National Ice Cream Day - July 18
• National Moon Day - July 20

Summer science activities will cover the following topics:

• Problem Solving
• Collaboration
• Teamwork
• Temperature changes states of matter
• Life cycles and how organisms grow, develop and survive
• Earth, sun, moon model

July Summer Science FREE Activity includes:

• Teacher tips and instructions to implement the activities into your classroom

• Digital instructions to distribute the Google Slides activities through your secure learning management system such as Google Classroom, Schoology, Canvas, etc. ALL ACTIVITIES HAVE A DIGITAL COMPANION.

• Save Sam the Gummy Worm Activity
  • Students will work in teams to save Sam from death. This activity includes print and digital materials. Materials needed: Gummy worm, gummy Lifesaver, cup, and paperclips.
  • Digital Google Slide Lesson includes a digital link to an example of teamwork and collaboration and the Save the Sam lesson.
  • Printable student worksheets for Save Sam

• Ice Cream in a Bag Activity
  • Record how temperature can change matter by making ice cream in a bag. Materials needed: Half and half, kosher or rock salt, vanilla, and ice.
  • Print and digital materials, as well as conclusion questions, are included.

• Moon activity
  • Reading about the moon landing in 1969
  • Birthday Moon project - Students will research the lunar phase of the moon on their birthday and create an Earth, sun, and moon model.

• Scientist in the News
  • Nikola Tesla

Feedback from teachers:

• I used this resource for remediation for our summer school program, and it was very useful. The students enjoyed to activities and were engaged during the lessons.
• Awesome set of lessons here!! Thank you so much!! :-)
• These are great for quick bell work activities!

How to use these activities in your classroom:

• Summer school activities
• Science centers
• Summer enrichment
• End of year activity
• Summer camp
• July theme science activities
• Remedial science learning
  
  

These science activities align with NGSS:

• 5-ESS1-2
• MS-ESS1-1
• 5-LS2-1

Other activities you might be interested in:

• Moon and Lunar Phases Unit
• Scientific Method
• States of Matter
• Invertebrates and Vertebrates
• Scientists and Inventors

Monthly science activities you may be interested in:

• January Science Activities
• February Monthly Activities
• March Science Activities
• Science Activities for April
• Science Activities for May
• June Science Activities
• Summer science August activities
• Back to School September Science Activities
• October Fall Science Activities
• November Science Activities
• December science activities

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