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7th grade Winter vocabulary laboratories
Borax Crystal Snowflake Science Activity
Having my students make Borax Crystal Snowflakes before the holidays is one of my all time favorite winter activities! With a few simple materials and a little preparation, your students will have fun learning science while they make a winter ornament that they will treasure for years to come! I still hang mine on my tree each year! This activity is best started in class and finished at home.
This Product Includes:
-Borax Crystal Snowflake Student Card (.pdf)
-Teacher Directions (.pdf)
-B
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5th - 9th
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Christmas Science Activities and Labs
For the winter season, Christmas, or just to celebrate the cold weather :) Included in this package are science activities and printables to excite your students for the holidays and the winter season! Students will learn/engage in the following activities:-Winter Solstice (NO PREP!)-Compare Climates to the North Pole (NO PREP!)-Changing the Melting Point of Ice with Salt-How Much Liquid Water does Snow Make?-Dissolving Candy Canes in Different LiquidsGet ready for some stimulating sub-zero scie
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Holiday Science Bundle: Activities for Every Major Holiday
Snowflakes (using paper chromatography)
This activity uses coffee filters and water-soluble ink pens to make beautiful snowflakes to use as classroom decorations during the holidays! They can be taped up onto windows, used as binder decorations, on the tree, etc. The neat thing about these snowflakes is that students use the principles of chromatography to separate the black ink into it's many colors and learn something while having fun! I use this same activity with juniors and seniors in high school. Kids of all ages have fun w
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PreK - 12th
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Winter Science Ice Cube Melting | A Thermal Energy and Conduction Experiment
Discover thermal energy and conduction in this easy prep lab. This hands-on experiment will help students understand the science of melting. The lab is designed to be conducted in 30 minutes. A Teacher guide and student reading passage are included.Included in the Hands-On Activity Teacher Background Information, Vocabulary, Further Exploration IdeasHands-on Activity Page with Two Variables to TestThe Science of Melting Reading Passage and QuestionThermal Conduction DiagramAnswer Key Students wi
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4th - 7th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-1
Holiday Candy Density Experiment! Measure & Calculate w/ a Christmas twist!
Older grades love to have fun before the holidays too! Use the crazy days before break to have students practice measuring mass, volume and density using holiday candy like candy canes, peppermints, mini chocolate candies, etc...
Check out these other density activities!
Which bubble gum has more sugar? Density Experiment Scientific Method
Density Inquiry Activity Experiment -Liquid Layers Challenge w/ simple materials
Gummy Worm Scientific Method Density Inquiry Activity Experiment
Density Mea
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5th - 8th
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Twelve Days of Christmas Science - Holiday Demos and Activities! (Free Poster!)
No More Boring Science presents 12 magical demonstrations for students of all grades. Inside you will find how to make silver christmas trees, huge snowflakes, festive fire, snow globes, beautiful holiday ornaments, and much more! All thanks to science!
Now including a Free Christmas Poster!
These activities have been created with the goal of making it easy for you to obtain supplies. You won't need to call up some expensive chemical supply company, most of this stuff can be found in the groce
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Chemical and Physical Changes Activity NGSS MS-PS1-1 MS-PS1-2 MS-PS1-5
Students love this! This Lab is engaging, hands on, rigorous and easy prep! It requires inexpensive and commonly available materials.Dancing Raisins is an oldie but goodie, however this product has an NGSS/Common Core twist. You will need the following materials: Beakers, Baking Soda, Vinegar, Raisins, something to give the mixture a quick stir like a scoopula and something that can measure liquids. When the students mix the vinegar and baking soda with the raisins in the solution, the bubbles a
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6th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-1
Penguin Race Force & Motion STEM Challenge Winter Activities (Non-Holiday)
Study force and motion with your class, and launch penguin balloon rockets! Force, motion and speed can be tricky topics for our students to fully grasp. An interactive and hands on experiment is encouraged for students to explore and understand these concepts. In this lab, students will use the scientific method to investigate the question, "what factors will affect the motion and speed of the penguins?". Students will decorate their penguins with the provided coloring sheet. They will then tap
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Forces and Motion Bundle | Laws of Motion Experiments | Force Task Cards
Accuracy vs. Precision Lab
*** All you need is a penny and a copy of this sheet for each student ***
Students practice identifying scenarios as accurate and/or/nor precise by repeatedly dropping pennies onto a target. Very easy to conduct and many possible extensions can be done with it- vary the height, change the person dropping the penny, etc. Who was most accurate? Who was most precise? Who was both? Who was neither? Create a classroom discussion of student results and attempt to identify how/why some students
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5th - 10th
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Matter Molecules Energy Ice Cream Lab Reading Cloze Notes NGSS PS1.A PS3.A
I have done this lab since 2000 and it is the most memorable lab that I do. I have former students that are now adults that remember this lab. I don’t buy any of the ingredients, we discuss it days before and the students get in groups to decide who brings in what ingredients. On the day of the lab I have students bring in their materials in the morning and I have 5 different coolers for my five different periods. I only have them place what needs to stay cold in the cooler and rest of the ingre
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Grades:
4th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-1
Molecules Compounds NGSS PS1.A Lab Developing and Using Models
This lab will wow kids! When they dip the soap covered Q-tip in the milk and food dye it makes an amazing pattern like magic! The students have no idea why, but it engages them in a way that makes them want to know the science of why the food dye moves and creates a pattern. A major component in NGSS is using phenomena to engage kids and this lab has got it! After observing the movement of the food dye, the students create a model to try and explain why it moves. Developing and using models to
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6th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-1
Winter Science Lab: Let It Grow! Snowflake Science - PPT - Grades 5-8
This lab will add some fun to your classroom during the winter season while allowing students to learn about the scientific method! Students will be introduced to the scenario where Elsa is wanting to decorate her castle with beautiful homemade snowflakes. She would make these snowflakes using pipe cleaners and powdered laundry detergent (Borax).
Students will design a scientific question, create a hypothesis, identify variables, follow the procedures to make the crystal snowflake, collect d
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Non-Fiction Text Features PowerPoint Review
This is a PowerPoint that reviews non-fiction text features. The PowerPoint is set up to ask "Who am I?" and the students guess before going to the next slide which reveals the answer. You can use this PowerPoint as a whole class review or set it up within a center for students to quiz themselves. I showed this review the day after my class took notes and it can be shown as a review before a test.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Winter STEM Activities - December Science Experiments - Snow Science Experiments
Explore the Magic of Winter Science with Our Engaging STEM Activities! ❄️Are you searching for captivating ways to make the winter season an educational wonderland for your curious learners? Look no further! Our bundle of December Science Experiments and Snow Science Activities is here to turn cold days into a thrilling exploration of scientific marvels.One key problem we solve is engaging young minds during the winter months. Winter can often confine us indoors, but that doesn't mean the fun a
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PreK - 7th
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Christmas Winter Science with Borax Crystal Snowflakes Supersaturated Solutions
What a perfect blend of grocery-store chemistry, snowflakes, winter, and science! Students will enjoy making crystal snowflakes out of pipe cleaners as you show them how to make a saturated crystal solution. The procedure to make the crystals is completely described and includes tips on preparing the boric acid crystal solution. To run the activity, you need hot water and borax, which can be found in the detergent aisle of some grocery stores. After the crystals are pulled from the solution, th
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4th - 8th
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Crystal Snowflake - Free Science Investigation
Here's a free science investigation to engage your students during this hectic holiday season! Crystal snowflakes allow students to demonstrate and observe the making of a crystal using a saturated solution of Borax and water - easy, cheap, fun AND all your holiday decorations are done for you classroom :)
Have fun with this "cool" science investigation!!
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4th - 11th
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Borax Crystal Snowflakes Lab Activity
This lab activity is used in my 8th grade classroom as a review of physical and chemical changes prior to beginning the chemical bonding and chemical reactions chapters. This is a creative and entertaining way to review the differences between physical and chemical changes, introduce crystal structure, and revisit geology concepts learned in earlier grades. The crystals grow large and quickly on the pipe cleaners. It's fun to hang the "snowflakes" from the classroom ceiling to make your very
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5th - 9th
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Flower Dissection - Parts of a Flower Worksheets, Diagrams, Do Now, Exit Ticket
Help your students learn about the different parts of a flower with this hands on flower dissection activity. This "Parts of a Flower" product includes a full lesson plan, a 'do now' worksheet, anchor charts, video directions, flower dissection worksheets, a vocabulary exit ticket, a coloring page, and answer keys. You can also purchase my PowerPoint presentation that complements this lesson perfectly. Tailored for your science block, this lesson spans approximately 35-65 minutes, allowing flexi
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PreK - 12th
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NGSS:
3-LS1-1
Forces and Motion Special Ed ELL Modified Roller Coaster Lab
This lab is Modified for Special Ed and/or English Language Learners. It’s also EASY PREP, it's hands-on, students are engaged, it includes many physics concepts and I give you a link to my PREZI that has the info and scaffolding they need in order to succeed at this lab. My modifications are a WORD BANK, EASY TO READ BACKGROUND INFORMATION WITH BOLD VOCABULARY WORDS, FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTIONS, PICTURES, DIAGRAMS, BIGGER FONTS, LESS QUESTIONS, EASY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS and TEACHER NOTES FOR
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6th - 9th
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Holiday Crystal Trees - Free Science Activity!
Looking for something new and different to do with your students around the winter holidays? In this easy activity, students cut out holiday trees and dab on a solution made from a few household chemicals. In as little as a few hours, crystals will start to grow on the trees! Over time, the crystals will grow larger, making the trees appear even more beautiful. Students will love checking on their trees each day to see how much it “snows” on them!
This FREE download includes:
*Experiment
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5th - 12th
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Flower Dissection - Parts of a Flower Worksheets & Diagrams | Editable Lesson
*The lesson plan portion of this product is editable. This product includes a full editable lesson plan, a 'do now' worksheet, anchor charts, video directions, flower dissection worksheets, a vocabulary exit ticket, a coloring page, and answer keys. You can also purchase my PowerPoint presentation that complements this lesson perfectly. Tailored for your science block, this lesson spans approximately 35-65 minutes, allowing flexibility based on the time you have available. You can allocate mo
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K - 12th
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Snowflake Science-A Winter STEM challenge
Snow doesn't have to get you down! Celebrate the new winter season, first snowfall, or get students excited about what's coming with this STEM Challenge! This product includes the student worksheet in English and Spanish, lesson plan, grading rubric, and a short letter home to families of students. NGSS SEP: Obtain, evaluate, and communication informationDeveloping and using modelsPlanning and carrying out investigationsObjective: It aims to engage students in exploring the uniqueness of snowfla
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Grades:
4th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS2-4
, MS-ESS2-5
, 4-ESS2-1
Also included in: 15 STEM Challenges Bundle: includes lesson plans, handouts, and more!
Winter "Wonder"land Stations Lab
Do you want your students to get some hands-on experience?!? Do you want to them to practice and strengthen their Claim, Evidence, Reasoning writing?!? This is the perfect hands-on activity for students to complete with a winter theme. Students will travel to four different stations to conduct experiments, learn four different science concepts and practice C-E-R writing. The stations consist of four different concepts: chemical reactions, statice electricity, density and potential and kinetic en
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4th - 12th
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Winter Scientific Method Inquiry- What substance will melt ice most effectively?
In this inquiry activity, students use the Scientific Method to test several substances to determine which would melt ice the most effectively.
Materials: Rock Salt, table salt, Ice melt,sand
Perfect for a winter activity!
This product is part of a bundle! Science for all holidays!
HOLIDAY SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS BUNDLE: Inquiry for all seasons!
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
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