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4th grade physical science laboratories
Halloween Spooky Science Experiments | Pumpkins, Fall, STEM, October
Boo! Halloween is an exciting time-- keep kids engaged and learning with four spooky science labs using pumpkins, glow sticks, candy corn, and balloons. Your class will love the labs and YOU can rest easy knowing your students are learning about force, energy, matter, mixtures, and variables.Study physical science concepts while focusing on identifying variables, collecting and recording data, and drawing conclusions. Most students need a lot of practice with variables and this is such a fun way
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4th - 6th
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Transparent, Translucent, Opaque Light Text Reading, Experiment, Sort Activity
This interactive and hands-on experiment and sorting activity will allow your students to actually the difference between materials that are transparent, translucent and opaque. This is a great way to teach, practice and asses this tricky concept in a kinesthetic way! Use this for your upper elementary or middle school science class.This product includes:Text reading with comprehension questions introducing light, reflection, transparent, translucent and opaque vocabulary.A simple experiment to
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3rd - 7th
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Heat Energy Transfer: Ice Cream Lab
Your students are sure to LOVE this lab! Who wouldn't? It includes ICE CREAM! Teach heat energy, phase changes, and energy transformations with this 5-E MODEL ice cream lab activity. Your students will begin with an ENGAGE question, followed by an EXPLORE activity (making ice cream), an EXPLANATION of what took place in the lab and end with an EXTENSION research question.Topics Covered:✅Types of Energy✅Heat Transfer✅Phases of Matter/Phase ChangesIncluded in this download:✅Ice Cream Recipe✅Lab In
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4th - 11th
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Summer STEM Challenge Solar Oven Smores - Solar Energy Activity
In this summer STEM challenge students learn about solar energy as they design and build a solar oven to cook their own smores! This thermal energy project is cross-curricular with activities that incorporate science, reading, writing, math and creativity!Click the green PREVIEW button to see what is included in this fun activity!In this activity students will work through the engineering design process, utilize teamwork, communication, creative thinking and problem solving skills.Students will
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-3
Electric Circuits Slides Lesson, Notes, Lab - Simple, Series, Parallel Circuits
This Electric Circuits lesson is a great way to teach your students about Energy and Electric Circuits. Students will learn about energy with circuits and discover how to build a simple circuit and the difference between series, parallel, and simple circuits. This resource can also be used alongside the FOSS Energy Kit.The lesson includes the following information about Circuits:Ways we use electricity on a daily basisEnergyA Battery as an Energy SourceHow to Build a Simple CircuitMatterAtoms: P
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3rd - 6th
Scientific Method Activity Worksheets: Gummy Bears Science Experiment Candy Math
Scientific Method: This scientific method gummy bears lab is a fun way to have students learn about the scientific method.This lab contains the following:1. Question: What will happen to gummy bears if they are placed into different solutions: Water, Vinegar, Water and Baking soda, Water and Salt?2. Make Observations3. Developing a hypothesis4. Procedure5. Data Tables6. Graphing7. Post-Lab QuestionsImportant: This lesson is in my Scientific Method Activities Bundle(35% OFF!)Also Check ou
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4th - 10th
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Easy Science Experiments BUNDLE - 3rd 4th 5th Grade Scientific Method Activities
Your elementary students are going to love these fun and easy science experiments. Are you always searching for ways to keep students engaged in science? This download is your answer! With over 60 hands on experiments and activities to use for every time of the year, your students will be cheering for science time! All of these fun science experiments use common household items which makes them easy to prepare for. The easy science experiments are perfect for introducing science lab rules, teac
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3rd - 5th
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Hands-on Science Vocabulary Instruction
Tired of having students copy definitions for science vocabulary? Do your students not have the background experiences to relate to the terms when they're introduced? This guide is an opportunity to introduce new science vocabulary using hands-on experiences!There are four parts to each lesson:Part 1: The teacher leads the students in an activity for 10-15 minutes. They draw and record what they did in their notebook.Part 2: Use direct instruction to teach students the new terms using motions
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3rd - 6th
Physical Properties & States of Matter Changes in Solid Liquid & Gas
This States of Matter Unit will engage your students through various activities. They will learn about the physical properties and changes in matter from solid, liquid, and gas. Includes sorting, labs, passages, interactive notebook booklets, posters, assessments and more. With over 90 pages, it covers all your States of Matter topics. It includes solids, liquids, gases, mass, volume, density, physical changes, chemical changes, evaporation, condensation, mixtures, and solutions.Included in the
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3rd - 5th
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Modeling the Rock Cycle with Starburst Science Lab Experiment PRINT and DIGITAL
In this hands-on science lab experiment, students use Starburst candies to model how rocks can change between sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks in the rock cycle. Students will use scissors, hot water, and an iron to simulate weathering and erosion into sediment, melting and cooling, heat and pressure. This resource includes: Teacher directions, discussion questions, and extension activities 5 pages of background information about the rock cycle 11 pages of directions that walk student
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3rd - 6th
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MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-1
, 4-ESS2-2
, 4-ESS2-1
Energy, Forms of Energy, Transformations, Potential and Kinetic Transfer, Sound
This 4th Grade NGSS Energy bundle includes 10 different science stations that teach concepts such as kinetic and potential energy, forms of energy, roller coasters, thermal energy, heat transfer, sound energy, the Law of Conservation of Energy, electrical energy, and light energy. Includes reading passages, investigations, experiments, and much more!By working through this mega-set of stations, students will gain a robust understanding of energy, energy transfer, and conservation of energy. The
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4th
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NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, 4-PS3-3
, 4-PS3-1
, 4-PS3-2
Scientific Method Activity - Easy Force and Motion Experiment for Newton's Laws
This scientific method activity gives your students an easy science experiment using toy cars to explore the steps of the scientific method. Science concepts like friction, force and motion and Newton's Laws come to life in this fun experiment!Click on the PREVIEW button above to see what is included!⭐ What is included:teacher directionssample schedule of activitiesmaterials listvocabulary cards and student vocabulary bookletdata collection and graphing sheetsworksheets for friction, force and m
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-2
, 5-PS2-1
10 Sound & Wave Experiment Student-led Interactive Stations w/ Simple Materials
This resource is an excellent way to introduce or practice the concepts of how sound travels to grades 4- 8. There are 10 stations set up for students to move through in any order. The stations focus on how vibrations make waves and that sound waves are made of energy transferring from molecule to molecule. Also covered are types of mediums through which sound travels through best. You can set this up and do the stations together as a class (you'll need more materials this way) or as a student-l
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4th - 8th
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Easy Science Experiments - Scientific Method - Hands on Science Lab Activities
This bundle of easy science experiments to teach the scientific method includes 12 science units that will have your students engaged in learning and excited about the scientific method. These science activities are easy to use and create fun and memorable learning experiences!⭐⭐ Save 25% of the price of the individual units when you purchase all 12 units together in this bundle! ⭐⭐This product is a BUNDLE of the following twelve scientific method products sold individually in my store:SCIENTIFI
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4th - 6th
Scientific Method Independent/Dependent Experimental Variables & Questions Game
This one is AWESOME! Explore the fundamentals of experimental design: independent variable, dependent variable, control variables and, articulate the question that will guide the scientific investigation. Students will arrange variable cards on a shuffleboard and based on their arrangement, formulate a question to investigate the relationship between their independent and dependent variables. Thirteen experimental scenarios to choose from. No additional materials are required to complete this a
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3rd - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-3
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Summer STEM Activity Build a Catapult & Design Process & STEM Challenge
Would you like your students to build a catapult? Students will learn about mangonels and trebuchets. Using the design process, students will build a catapult, test it, evaluate it according to the criteria and constraints, compare it with other design solutions, and improve their own design solutions. Students will learn about the mangonel, which uses tension to power the launch and the trebuchet, which uses a counterweight and gravity to launch the projectile. Students will love this engaging
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3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Matter, Forms of Energy, & Force and Motion Observation Stations Bundle
This file includes all 16 Science Observation Stations resources for physical properties of matter, mixtures and solutions, force and motion, and forms of energy.ABOUT OBSERVATION STATIONSObservations Stations are activities that allow students hands-on experiences through 6 centers all focusing on a very specific concept in one class period.16 SETS OF STATIONSMixtures allow students to observe how some physical properties of ingredients change when a solution is made, while those in a simple mi
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4th - 6th
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Snap Circuits Electricity Unit - Lessons, Experiments, Circuits, Batteries, More
Explore the fascinating world of electricity with Snap Circuits Electricity Unit - Lessons, Experiments, and More! This comprehensive resource is designed to engage students in eight interactive Snap Circuit experiments, providing hands-on learning experiences that reinforce essential electricity concepts. Ideal for both classroom and home settings, these fully illustrated lessons are written in friendly language, making them accessible and enjoyable for students.► What's Included?1. Comprehensi
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4th - 8th
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MS-PS3-4
, 4-PS3-4
, MS-PS3-2
, 4-PS3-3
, MS-PS3-3
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Also included in: Snap Circuits Electricity Bundle - Units 1 and 2
Forces and Motion Unit | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
Save 40% by purchasing ALL my Forces and Motion teaching materials!Important Notes:• Download a FREE Unit Bundle to learn more about all my products.• Save $$$ with the Physical Science Complete Curriculum• Save $$$$ with the Integrated Science Complete Curriculum• Consider the Forces and Motion Unit Activities as an economical alternative to this resource• Consider Daily Lessons as an economical alternative to this unit bundle (see below)• This product includes FREE downloads of ALL future Forc
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4th - 9th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, MS-PS2-4
, 3-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-2
, 5-PS2-1
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Light and Color: Reflection, Refraction and Absorption Labs
These labs are perfect for helping students explore how reflection, refraction and absorption work. The labs that are included are as follows:**Student lab sheets are included for each lab, they have places for students to record their hypothesis, materials, observations and conclusions. (question and procedures are already on the sheet). Teacher explanations are also included!Lab 1: "What will happen to the view of the penny as we add water to the cup?" Students see how refraction makes it pos
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Light and Color Bundle : The Complete Set
Kinetic and Potential Energy Hands On Lab Activity MS-PS3-5 and 4-PS3-4
No more boring worksheets! Instead try this fun hands-on lab activity where students work with a group to launch rubber bands with a ruler to investigate the relationship between potential and kinetic energy. Includes teaching suggestions, a student lab sheet with discussion questions, and an answer key. This is one of my favorite labs!Whether learning new concepts like how kinetic energy and potential energy are related or reviewing skills they have already learned such as how to find averages
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4th - 8th
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4-PS3-4
, MS-PS3-5
Light Reflection and Refraction Light Energy and How The Eye Works 4-PS4-2.
Students will make a model that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye causes objects to be seen. They will learn about reflection and refraction. This resource addresses the NGSS standards for 4th grade 4-PS4-2, 4-LS1-1, and 4-LS1-2. This resource also addresses NGSS Waves and Their Applications and From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes. This resource includes:nonfiction articlesresponse pageshands-on inquiry-based lessonsInteractive Notebook FlapsTeachers Love This
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Grades:
4th
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4-PS4-2
Also included in: 4th Grade Science NGSS PLUS Reading Informational Text Passages CCSS
Science Measurement Observation Stations | Mass, Volume, + Length Matter Labs
Science Measurement Observation Stations allow students to practice determining mass (using a triple beam balance or pan balance), determining the volume of liquids using a graduated cylinder, and measuring the length of objects using a centimeter ruler.Observation StationsObservations Stations allow students hands-on experiences through 6 centers, all focusing on a specific concept.Student teams use tools to measure mass, volume, and length in these Observation Stations.Table of ContentsStation
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Matter, Forms of Energy, & Force and Motion Observation Stations Bundle
Thermal Energy Activities and Heat Transfer Lab - Science Unit for 3rd, 4th, 5th
This complete unit includes eight sets of hands-on thermal energy activities, a heat transfer lab, video links, flash cards, review sheet, and assessment to help third, fourth, or fifth grade students understand key science concepts.Open the preview to take a closer look at the unit. You’ll see that the activities offer safe (and fun!) ways to explore heat in the classroom.First, using inquiry, students explore key thermal energy concepts. For each guiding question, they explore two or three sim
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-PS3-2
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