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6th grade science laboratories under $5
Rock Cycle Lab Activity (with Starbursts)
Rock Cycle: Modeling the Rock Cycle with StarburstsThis activity is a perfect follow up for a class who has just been introduced to the rock cycle. You will need starbursts (or other fruit chews of multiple colors) and plastic sandwich bags. Students begin with 'sediments' which they turn into a sedimentary rock, apply heat and pressure to turn it into a metamorphic rock, and then you (the teacher) will need to take them home to turn them into igneous rocks. All teacher directions, with photo
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3rd - 8th
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MS-ESS2-1
Also included in: Rock BUNDLE: Types of Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Oobleck Lab (CER) - States of Matter Lab Activity | Science Experiment
Students will create a strange substance called Oobleck and experiment with its properties. Through hands-on experimentation, watching a demo video, & reading an article on non-Newtonian Fluids, the students will discover that Oobleck has properties of both a liquid and a solid depending on the pressure applied. Your students will then write an argument, from all the evidence presented, to prove this claim. This activity is a fun and engaging way to meet a very important NGSS/Common Core Sta
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: States of Matter Activity Bundle - Doodle Notes, Lab, Project, and More!
Human Body Organ Systems Circulatory System Activity Heart Disease
Let your students BE THE DOCTOR! Engage students in a real-world study of the cardiovascular system and heart disease at a middle school level. Includes both PRINT and GOOGLE SLIDES versions.⭐ Find this activity in our Circulatory System Unit!In this anatomy activity, students will:Read a brief background about heart disease and how doctors evaluate risk for heart disease (simplified for middle schoolers). Use a "Heart Disease Risk" chart to evaluate the risk factor score for 6 patients. Ans
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
Also included in: Human Body Organ Systems Activity Bundle 15 FUN and ENGAGING Activities
Scientific Method Activity - Easy Gummy Worm Science Experiment Lab 4th and 5th
This scientific method activity using gummy worms candy will have your students engaged and having fun as they learn about the steps of the scientific method. Hands-on, easy to use, budget friendly and loved by thousands of students!Click the PREVIEW button to see more details of what is included.CLICK HERE to save almost 30% with the Scientific Method BUNDLE!⭐ What's Included:table of contentssupply/materials listdaily plan/outline of the activitiesteacher instructionsfull page student lab shee
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4th - 6th
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Physical and Chemical Changes Activity and Worksheets: Elephant's Toothpaste
This is definitely a favorite activity! In this experiment, students watch the chemical change that happens when hydrogen peroxide, yeast, and dish soap react to make ELEPHANT'S TOOTHPASTE - SO much foam! This lab is so exciting and has major wow factor! In this version, students learn about physical and chemical changes with this fun reaction! The activity can be done as a teacher demonstration, or working in lab groups. After completing the activity, students read about physical and chem
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-4
, 5-PS1-2
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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Scientific Method Activity Worksheets: Skittles Graphing Science Experiment
These skittles labs are a fun way to have students learn about the scientific method.Lab contents:1. Skittle Colors Lab:A. Question: Which color skittle is most common in a package of skittles?B. Developing a hypothesisC. ProcedureD. Data TablesE. GraphingF. Post-Lab Questions2. Skittles Mass and Amount LabA. Question: How accurate are Skittles packages to one another in terms of mass and total number of Skittles?B. Developing a hypothesisC. ProcedureD. Data and AnalysisE
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4th - 9th
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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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Forensics Blood Typing Lab Investigation- Print & Digital
Save yourself the hassle (and $) of ordering blood typing kits for your Forensics class! My no fail blood recipe and blood typing serum recipe uses household products to simulate those expensive kits.Challenge your students to solve the case by presenting them with blood samples from a crime scene along with blood samples from suspects and a victim. Your forensics class will follow the instructions presented in their PRINT and GO student data worksheet to solve the case! This lab is a FAVORITE i
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Forensics Lab Bundle: 10 "Must-Do" Labs for Forensic Science
Cookie Mining Natural Resource Activity MS-ESS3-1
This NGSS aligned activity uses chocolate chip cookies to model the effect of mining on the environment. Great to show human impact! The activity requires little prep work and it is a lot of fun! This is a perfect addition to your natural resources unit. My students go wild for cookies and it really makes an impact.MS-ESS3-1.Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and cur
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Rock Cycle Bundle for Middle School
Chemical Reactions Activity: Elephant's Toothpaste Experiment 6-8
In this activity, students are wowed by the chemical reaction between hydrogen peroxide, yeast, and dish soap when they make elephant's toothpaste - so much foam! In this grades version, students are introduced to chemical reactions including: chemical equations, exothermic and endothermic reactions, reactants and products. This is a class favoriete - it is so exciting and has major wow factor. The activity can be done as a teacher demonstration, or working in lab groups. After completin
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-6
Also included in: Matter and Its Interactions: Chemistry Bundle for Middle School
Scientific Method: Lab Report Template for Any Science Experiment
Improve your students' scientific method lab report skills with these FULLY EDITABLE templates. Check out the preview to see what's included.Tired of checking multiple packets and flipping all over the place just to plan your week? Check out the All-In-One Digital Teacher Lesson Planner with Automatic Weekly Timetable.Template Features:- Students plan, record and graph their work on lightly shaded grid area to help them keep things neat and organized.- Integrated rubric (fully editable!) for tea
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4th - 10th
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Owl Pellet Dissection Lab - Print & Digital Options
This engaging OWL PELLET DISSECTION LAB offers students an engaging, hands-on experience. This complete lesson plan includes everything you need to execute the perfect, ready-to-go lab for your students.Need a digital option? No problem! I have included both a print and digital version, making this lab perfect for distance learning, online courses, flipped classrooms, homeschool co-ops, and traditional classroom settings.What's Included:⭐Teacher set-up and instructions (with instructional video)
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6th - 9th
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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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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-1
, 4-ESS2-2
, 4-ESS2-1
Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation Marshmallow Lab
This investigation is meant to deepen student understanding of heat transfer! Students get to examine convection, conduction and radiation while heating marshmallows at three different stations.
The 4 pages for students include sections for the students to:
- demonstrate understanding of heat transfer prior to investigation
- predict outcome of investigation
- understand procedures for investigation
- record guided and detailed observations
- analyze the data collected
- reflect on the data col
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6th - 9th
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Science Inquiry Lesson Plan | Observation and Inference Activity
Teach good observation and inference skills in this fun, easy to prep, inquiry science activity. Students use observation and inferences to solve the mystery of the broken pencils. Perfect for forensic and inquiry units, and the beginning of the school year.This is an exciting mini-inquiry lab that uses a common everyday classroom supply, pencils! In this inquiry lab activity students read a short newspaper article about a pencil thief who is sneaking into classrooms and breaking pencils. The
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Science Inquiry and Process Skills Lab Activity Bundle
Plate Tectonics - Graham Cracker Lab
Step-by-step visual PPT, student lab worksheet, exit ticket, as well as video clips and visuals! Your students will have tons of fun while learning!!
I love having my kids do hands-on activities in class but I am always make sure that these activities are structured. This lab is no different; it's a great way to make sure your students are the one's learning while similarly making sure you don't go crazy! Perfect balance of teacher structure and student learning!
Students will use shaving crea
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5th - 8th
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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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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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-2
, 5-PS2-1
Paper Helicopter Experiment Scientific Method Activity
Are you looking for a fun and engaging lab to teach the scientific method? Students will love testing variables in this differentiated paper helicopter experiment! The paper helicopter (whirlybird) template is easy to use and students will be engaged as they test their hypothesis and collect data. This lab provides three levels of differentiation for easy scaffolding as well as practice graphing, calculating speed (not a prerequisite for this lab), and writing a conclusion. What will you find
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
Also included in: Scientific Method Activity Lab Bundle
Opposable Thumb Adaptation & Natural Selection activity, application, experiment
Challenge your students to do common tasks WITHOUT THEIR THUMBS! Details: In this activity and experiment- students will see the benefit of the adaptation of the opposable thumb. The students are asked to perform various tasks as quickly as possible with simple materials. Students can compete against a partner or you can run this as a whole class activity. Application questions are included to guide students understanding of Adaptations and Natural Selection. There are 2 versions of the activit
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4th - 8th
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Changes in Matter: Physical and Chemical Changes Lab Station Activity
Need a chemistry lab that teaches your students to identify chemical and physical changes AND aligns to Common Core standards? Your students will love this engaging, student-centered Changes in Matter: Identifying Physical and Chemical Changes station activity!Included in Purchase:★ 12 FULLY EDITABLE Lab Activities ★ Blank template to customize as needed★ EDITABLE Student Answer Document (follows Common Core standards)★ Answer Key★ Pictures to guide in set-up of lab stations★ Teacher Instruction
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6th - 9th
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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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Saving Fred First Day of School Science Lab
The Scientific Method Graphic rubric link does NOT work in the package so here is a working link to the Scientific Method graphic rubric: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C6Jd9GqY-sfsdXrGGU0EQXBUPBsZAbXeCMeUqH10-Ts/copy This is a great team building activity that requires students to work in small groups and attempt to get Fred the gummy worm into the lifesaver using only 4 paperclips. This science lab requires students to collaborate, strategies, and embrace failure. Materials you will nee
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3rd - 7th
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