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Middle school Winter laboratories
Christmas Labs & STEM Activities | December & Winter Science Experiments
Do you need some FUN science activities to do before Winter Break? These FIVE Christmas science labs are engaging, educational, and the most fun your students will have this year! This newly-updated resource has been a crowd-pleaser for 8 years!LABS1. Milk and CookiesProperties of MatterThe more milk a cookie absorbs, the happier Santa is! Students conduct an experiment to determine which of three cookies absorbs the most milk. (Option: Santa Scenario or Generic Milk and Cookies)2. Snowball La
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3rd - 6th
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Winter Science and STEM | Freezing And Melting Points Ice Experiment | Grade 4 5
Discover water's freezing point and the salt's effect on ice with a complete project-based unit. Uses inexpensive and easy-to-find supplies. This engaging unit includes an experiment, reading passages, further exploration, and STEM Challenge. Great for the winter and Christmas season. Included in the Hands-On Investigation and Teacher Guide:5th Grade Structure and Properties of Matter NGSS Alignment3-5 NGSS Science and Engineering Practices AlignmentBackground Information and Tips3 Hands-on A
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 5-PS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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Football STEM Activity Super Bowl Lesson
Are you looking for ways to integrate football and acknowledge the Super Bowl in your science curriculum? These two football related activities will allow you to do both. This football lesson includes two cooperative learning science activities; a football lab lesson and a goal post STEM activity. Both are perfect for celebrating the Super Bowl! In addition, your students will love learning more about their interests and how it relates to real-life science. Students will: Work collaboratively wi
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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)
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5th - 9th
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Christmas Winter Holiday Science Bundle: 7 Inquiry Scientific Method Experiments
What do you do with students when they are already excited for a holiday- DO SCIENCE!!! What a great way to keep them focused on crazy days!Be sure to check out all 7 products in this bundle!Save the Gingerbread Man! Holiday Christmas Science Inquiry ExperimentChristmas Science Inquiry force experiment-Newton's 3rd law- balloon rocketsHoliday Christmas December Science Dissolve a Candy Cane with Scientific MethodWinter Snowball Catapult Engineering Science Experiment ChallengeBuild the Tallest C
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3rd - 6th
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Save the Gingerbread Man! Holiday Christmas Science Inquiry Experiment
Run run as fast as you can! But the gingerbread man gets into trouble when he comes to a river!
Have some fun on the days before winter break and get your students thinking! This is a twist on the boat building density (buoyancy) challenge often done with aluminum foil and pennies.
Challenge your students to build a boat to hold a gingerbread man (a large cookie or a laminated cut-out with pennies added for additional weight). Students use given materials to design, build and redesign a boat.
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3rd - 6th
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Thermal Energy Insulators & Conductors Experiment - Scientific Method Lab
This engaging conductors and insulators of thermal energy experiment with a digital lab report template is PERFECT for students needing more hands-on science investigations during their properties of matter unit.Your students will love testing the abilities of different materials to insulate thermal energy, and you will love detailed teaching tips, easy-to-find lab materials, and paperless (a.k.a avoiding copy machine hassles) activities!After reading the tried and true teaching tips and lab rep
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-3
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
Winter Science Experiments
Integrate the winter season into your science curriculum as your students test three real-life problems. Students will use materials to test which substance melts ice the fastest, which substance dissolves peppermint the fastest, and which temperature is best for hot cocoa. These cold weather inspired activities will engage and motivate your students all winter long or before and after holiday breaks or snow days! Like this resource? Check out this lesson on mittens and gloves. Students will: te
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Winter Activities and Experiments
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
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 Activities and Experiments
Integrate the winter weather into your classroom this holiday season with these engaging activities and experiments that will have students research snow, solve real-life problems, and design and create prototypes. This bundle of lessons can be used as sub plans, in small group stations, or as whole class projects. This winter activities and experiments bundle includes: Winter Weather: Snow WebQuest Mittens vs Gloves Activity and ProjectSeasonal Experiments: Which temperature is best for hot co
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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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Help Santa Save Christmas! Science Inquiry Egg Drop Experiment STEM
What do you do with students when they are already excited for a holiday- DO SCIENCE!!! What a great way to keep them focused on crazy days!
This is a simple twist on the common egg drop experiment- Students help Santa get the presents down the chimney in one piece.
Lots of scientific inquiry here to keep them focused for hours. The redesign possibilities are endless.
ENJOY!
Be sure to check out my other Winter/ Christmas products!
Save the Gingerbread Man! Holiday Christmas Science Inquiry
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3rd - 6th
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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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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
Valentine's Day Science Experiment (Dissolving Candy Hearts)
Want to incorporate some Valentine's Day spirit into your Science classroom? In this FREE DISSOLVING CANDY HEARTS LAB, I provide you with everything you need to celebrate the season of ♥LOVE♥ with your science class while practicing Science skills. This activity can be used as a demonstration for lower grades (1st-2nd) or given to the students as a lab experiment in upper grades (3rd-6th).
This FREEBIE is part of a larger ❄️WINTER THEMED SCIENCE ACTIVITY BUNDLE ❄️ (click HERE to see a preview
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1st - 6th
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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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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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5th - 8th
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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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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Winter STEM: Snowman Skiing to Explore Energy
This STEM project explores what millions of Americans love to do each winter-skiing! You provide the materials for students to add the A and make it a STEAM-ART! They will handcraft a snowman, send it down a slope, and compete as a team in the final event! So much fun and students learn about potential and kinetic energy OR stored and mechanical energy, depending on how your State Standard reads!
Look What's Inside the Snowman Skiing STEM!
For the Teacher
• Notes for the Teacher includ
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3rd - 6th
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