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3rd grade basic principles laboratories for Microsoft Word
Convex and Concave Lenses Activity
The lab activity requires the use of concave and convex lenses. I use simple small ones that are cheap and easy to buy. In addition, you need to have a small object (penny, pair of dice, etc) and a large object (cabinet, door, tv, etc) for students to examine. They will stay at their desks and use the concave and convex lenses to look at each item (once holding the lens close and once holding it at arm's length). Students will write their observations on the chart provided. Then, students will a
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3rd - 11th
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Hot Chocolate Science! Winter/Christmas Science Lab
Keep warm with this winter-themed science lab!
-Form a hypothesis
-Collect data
-Place data into a table
-Construct a bar graph
-Draw a conclusion
All while testing the solubility of hot chocolate in different temperatures of water! 2 extension questions included.
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Elephant Toothpaste Science Experiment K-5
K-5 Students create a chemical reaction in small groups or individually. Great experiment for teacher demonstration.
A precise mixture of Hydrogen Peroxide, dish soap, yeast, and food coloring creates a fountain of thick foam that pours our of a bottle or tube.
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PreK - 6th
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Science Investigation Four Point Rubric for the Primary Grades - EDITABLE
This EDITABLE science investigation rubric for the primary grades follows the Scientific Method and covers six areas: Exploration, Question, Prediction, Plan, Data Collection and Display, and Conclusion. It is based on a four point grading system with a column for “No Score”. It is set up so you can easily grade your students' science investigations. Since this resource is not saved in a PDF form, you can change the grading system by simply downloading the rubric and inserting your own.You mig
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
Natural Selection in Goldfish - Scientific Method lab
This is a really fun and easy to do lab that is a great way to start off the year or to review the fundamentals of the scientific method. Students are given a problem, have to develop a hypothesis regarding the natural selection of gold fish. (the edible kind). They have to collect the data, graph the data (which the graph is included) and analyze the data with questions regarding natural selection. The kids always have fun with this lab!
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3rd - 12th
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What is a scientist draw a scientist lab kindergarten 1st 2nd 3rd
This lesson, and high level thinking and creative activity was created for elementary school students and is great practice to help students understand the concept of what a scientist is, who can be a scientist, what scientists look like and some of the stereotypes that have come to define scientists. This is an extremely popular lesson for students! Students think about and draw common features of scientists and explore how the common and varying features align with real scientists and which fe
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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Potential & Kinetic Energy Science Experiment
This science experiment has students demonstrate their knowledge of potential and kinetic energy by changing the release point height of a toy car.
The lab walks the students through the scientific process and has students record their data and in lab observations.
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Energy Transfer
Scientific Process
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3rd - 6th
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Cornstarch and Water Lab (States of Matter)
Students experiment with cornstarch and water to discover that they combine to make a non-Newtonian substnace- its not really a solid or a liquid! Definitely one of the most loved labs of the year!!!!
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3rd - 9th
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Recycle Lab- Conserve Natural Resources
Students are guided through the Scientific Process with included steps to create paper and a wooden figure out of recycled materials. All you need for these two labs are:
toilet paper
water bottles
strainers
bowls
wax paper
sawdust
liquid glue
I've done this lab with Kindergarteners, but with simplified, oral questions.
The questions on the lab sheets were designed for 3rd-5th grade.
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K - 5th
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STEM/NGSS Controlled Experiment Mini-Lab--The Helicopter Experiment
Students create a paper helicopter and then conduct a simple controlled experiment in which they investigate the effect of wing folding on descent spin direction. Students work with terms like independent variable, dependent variable, repeated trials, control, constants.Students then apply this knowledge to a new scenario.Great introductory lab to teach the basics of a controlled experiment.
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Grades:
3rd - 9th, Staff
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 5-PS2-1
Science Demonstrations
A collection of nine great science demonstrations for any science class! Commentary on how it works, additional questions to ask the class or variations on the experiment.
Demo List
1. Egg in a Bottle
2. Fabulous Foam
3. Candy Volcano
4. Leaf Colors
5. Milky Rainbows
6. Rainbow Flowers
7. Citrus Battery
8. Creepy Ice Bubbles (great for Halloween)
9. Tornado in a Bottle
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1st - 12th
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Observation lab- inquiry
Many students think an observation is what they can see, but that is an incomplete definition. This set of lab stations will have students understanding the true meaning of the term- using all 5 senses. Be sure to have already covered lab safety prior to this activity.
Extension:
Also discuss the difference between an inference and an observation. For instance, "that egg sounds like it has pennies in it" is not an observation. They can say it sounds metallic (have a list of adjectives on th
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3rd - 8th
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Whole Class Evaporation Science Experiment
Evaporation experiment designed for a whole class. Includes testable question (regarding surface area and evaporation), hypothesis (blank), graphs for data, results/conclusions. A lot of math (graphing ,subtraction, and finding area of rectangular shapes) is involved. Takes at least two days to complete.
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3rd - 6th
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Lab Equipment Journal Activity
Use these cards as a review of the basic lab equipment that is used in the science lab. Students will match the name of the equipment with the image and function of the equipment. Cards include: graduated cylinder, beaker, triple beam balance, ruler, thermometer, spring scale and density.
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Graphing Unit
This unit contains 5 separate graphing activities. In the first activity, student create a bar graph of the depths of different oceans and answer follow-up questions. In the second activity, students collect tally colors of m&ms and use this data to create a bar graph and answer questions. In the third activity students create a bar graph of the diameters of the planets and answer related questions. In the fourth activity, the laboratory activity, students record the temperature of hot water
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3rd - 9th
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4th Grade Science Experiment - Ice Cube Meltdown
This focus of this experiment is:
• Scientific Method
• Changing States of Matter
For this experiment, you will need to give each group of students 3 ice cubes that are uniform in size. Provide students with a number of extra materials with which to work…a lamp, outdoor sun access, warm water, etc. so that different methods to melt their ice cubes can be tried. Students are then asked to find the quickest way to melt their ice cubes.
Students can use the attached form to document the steps of
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Grades:
1st - 6th
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Oreo Experimental Design Challenge
Students use America's favorite cookie to determine if double stuff really do have "double" the stuff.
Materials needed include scales (triple beam or digital), plastic knives, napkins and cookies.
This would be a good assessment for students to ensure that they understand experimental design. It would also make a good review for a final exam at the end of the year, or in preparing for standardized testing.
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K - 9th
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Diet Coke and Mentos lab sheet
Do you need a quick and fun lab? Do you need to get students started on thinking like a scientist? This lab has students record observations on different types of beverages and their reaction to different types of Mentos candies. Students use stopwatches to time the duration of the spray from the carbonated sodas and talk briefly about surface tension. Students graph their results.
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3rd - 8th
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Slime Dance – An Individual Lights and Wave Lab
Slime Dance – An Individual Lights and Wave Lab
Using a non-newtonian fluid and a speaker, students will be able to visually experience sound waves. This fun and interactive experiment will literally have students jumping up and down for science.
I use this as a review lab for my students, but it was designed with K-8 in mind.
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Grades:
K - 8th
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Scientific Method - Penny Lab (drops of water on a coin)
Fun experiment to teach the steps of the scientific method. Students test a hypothesis of how many drops of water a coin can hold.
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2nd - 6th
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Gas Law Lesson Launchers that will AMAZE--6 Detailed Lessons with Images
Are you looking for a way to get your students excited about Charles's Law, Boyles' Law, and Bernoulli's principle? Use these 6 gas law lesson launchers to engage your students in the concepts you are about to teach. This two page packet includes detailed instructions and images that will make you the teacher all the kids are talking about. There's everything from an explosion to flying fire to water that defies gravity, and it's all related to the gas laws and lessons on air that you'll be te
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1st - 10th
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Sink or Float Egg Experiment- Instructions and Lab Sheet
This is a great way to introduce the steps of the Scientific Method. The lab can be completed as whole group or in smaller groups. Also gives students the opportunity to use a lab sheet while conducting the experiment. This is a word document so it can be edited to fit your needs.
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3rd - 5th
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Lab Safety 9 Station Activity
***Very engaging hands on lab for Lab Safety. Very easy to use with very few directions needed (but provided)
***Station 5-9: you can provide your own lab tools/equipment or use the images I provide if you do not have that equipment (students will not use the lab tools/equipment...they will only determine what lab safety equipment they would need if they were going to complete each lab)
Station 5 - Measurement Lab Equipment Station 6- Chemistry Lab Equipment
Station 7 - Rocks and M
Grades:
1st - 8th
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Great Balloon Rocket Propulsion Lab
Students will construct a straw/string/balloon rocket in order to demonstrate Newton's 3rd Law of Motion.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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