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Free basic principles laboratories
Candy Corn Experiment {A Halloween Science Lab Investigation}
This science experiment is quick, easy and perfect for the Halloween season!
With this simple lab booklet students will:
→ Follow simple procedures conducting an experiment.
→ Make a hypothesis.
→ Document results and observe changes.
The premise is simple: What will happen to candy corn when they are soaked in each solution: water; salt water; baking soda and water and vinegar?
This product includes a two sided student booklet where students will:
• to make a hypothesis
• document results b
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K - 2nd
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FREE Science Lab Equipment Skills Lab with Graphing and Data Analysis
This is a laboratory activity that covers the proper use of 5 basic pieces of lab equipment: The Celsius thermometer, the graduated cylinder, the quadruple (or triple) beam balance, the metric ruler, and the Bunsen burner. Set up in a lab station-style setting, this activity will teach, review, reinforce, and provide practice on the correct use of these essential pieces of lab equipment. Students will also review data tables, line graphs, bar graphs, and circle graphs. Topics covered by this
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Science Skills Bundle: Metrics, Measurement, Scientific Method, Graphing
Barf Bag Lab: Yeast Fermentation Experiment - Cellular Respiration Lab
Your students will be talking about this fermentation lab for years to come! Not really "barf", but the mixture of cereal, yeast, and water sure looks like it when the sandwich bag bursts open! This quick and easy lesson is perfect for life science or biology students learning about cellular respiration or fermentation.Please Note: This lab is also part of my Full-Year Biology Curriculum and the Biology Unit 4: Cellular Energy!This inquiry lab involves very little preparation. Because the ferme
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7th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-7
Also included in: High School Biology Lab Experiments - Biology Lab Activity Bundle
FREE - Kesler Science Station Labs - Start-Up Guide
This plug and play system is designed to use the same types of science lab stations for every concept that you teach. The information and tasks can be easily interchanged based on the material that is being taught. The teacher or lab assistant simply has to exchange one unit with the next, and the stations are ready to go. It doesn't get much easier.The 8 plug and play lab stations are set up to teach, reinforce, and challenge every student using a variety of learning styles. Included in the
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4th - 8th
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Experimenting with the Scientific Method
Give your students an opportunity to put the Scientific Method to work for them!
This download is a wonderful tool for teaching the Scientific Method! While following the process in this document, the students will view the Scientific Method in action by performing an engaging experiment with gummy bears. This product is formatted in a way that it can be used individually or added into a Interactive Science Journal.
By downloading this FREE product, you will receive the following: suggestion
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3rd - 5th
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Puzzling! A Hands-On Look at the Scientific Method
The idea that science is always changing is sometimes difficult for students to grasp. This interactive, hands-on puzzle activity helps introduce the idea of the ever-changing nature of science in a fun way without all the scientific "jargon" that is sometimes attached to discussions of the scientific method.
With this puzzle, students will be given 4 puzzle pieces and instructed to create a symmetrical shape with those pieces. Just when they think they've succeeded, a wrench (in the form of a
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7th - 11th
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Save Fred! Engineering and Design Challenge
Fred is a gummy worm that is not such a great swimmer and has fallen off his boat! Can you help save him? The challenge is to work with your teams using only the tools provided (paperclips) to flip Fred's cup back over, get Fred's life preserver on, and get him back in his boat! An introductory engineering and design challenge activity that I have used with great success in second through 8th grade classes. The engineering process is emphasized, focusing on the ideas of iterations and constr
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1st - 8th
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Forces & Motion - Interactive Notes & Student-Led Inquiry Lab {Grades 4-6}
This FREE pack incorporates scientific process standards with a lesson on force and motion! Four pages of interactive notes on vocabulary, pushes & pulls, and Newton’s Laws of Motion will help your students understand the concepts of force and motion. Next, the Teacher Guides included in this pack will help you guide your students to choose and design an experiment that tests force on an object.
Included in the pack:
• Pushes & pulls flapbook
• Force & Motion vocabulary flapbook
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4th - 6th
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Lab Safety Rules Poster Assignment
This is the directions and rubric that I give to my students for their beginning of the year Safety Poster assignment. This is a great assignment for a few reasons: it makes for perfect classroom décor early in the school year and for Back to School night, it really drives home the Safety Rules because students are surrounded by them hanging around the classroom, it gives you a chance to read students’ writing early on in the school year, and it’s an easy grade for which most students do well–
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6th - 8th
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Egg Drop Challenge. STEM Project. Laws of Motion
Explore and review force, acceleration, and the laws of motion using the engineering design process. Physical science has never been more engaging that this hands on lab applying all of these concepts and more. Can your students fight gravity and save Humpty Dumpty from his great fall? Students are provided the following scenario:Have you ever considered how the story of Humpty Dumpty would have been different if he had a security detail? If you haven’t, this project will get those gears turning
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5th - 10th
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Lab Report Templates for Interactive Notebook
Do your students need a little guidance when setting up reports for their labs? Grab this FREE set of TWO Interactive Notebook-friendly lab templates for conducting both labs and dissections in your science classroom. Both templates are aligned for use with Getting Nerdy dissections and labs, but are great for use with any classroom labs or dissections. WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS LESSON:LAB TEMPLATE:TitlePurposeMaterials NeededBackgroundHypothesisSummarized ProcedureData CollectionData AnalysisRes
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4th - 11th
Water Drops on a Penny Introduction Science Process Experiment K-2, 2 levels
Water Drops on a Penny Introduction Science Process Experiment
2 levels of a worksheet are included: For younger grades: do just the 1st page.
Older grades will be able to do the 1st and 2nd pages OR do the 1st and 4th and 5th pages.
Several options for inquiry here!
Check out these other SCIENCE INQUIRY activities!
Scientific Method Inquiry Challenge-save a gummy worm w/ simple materials
Surface Tension Science Inquiry experiment: float a paper clip scientific method
Surface tension Scien
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K - 2nd
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Scientific Method ~ Coin Lab
Scientific Method ~ Coin Lab
How many drops of water can a coin hold?
You are a Scientist!
Apply the Scientific Method as you work through this lab.
Purpose
To show how changes in procedures can cause changes in results.
Materials
2 different coins
Paper towel
Eyedropper
Water
Lab Sheet
Procedure
1. Begin the Scientific Method Sheet and continue it as you work through this lab.
2. Put two different types of coins on a paper towel.
3. Use an eyedropper to put drops of water on the coins.
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5th - 9th
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Planets, Rockets, Space Coloring Page. Astronomy Coloring Sheet for Paper Crafts
Kids can blast off into creativity as they customize their own space paper. This solar system coloring sheet becomes scrapbook paper that's perfect for personalizing report covers, origami folding, dioramas, paper craft projects, and more._______________________________________________________Howdy! I'm Katie Clemons. I keep journals with kids, and you can too! Nurture creative thinking, improve penmanship, get silly, and build keepsakes. Together!Follow me here on TPT for weekly new content.Exp
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PreK - 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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Free DNA Extraction Cheek Cells or Strawberries (Minilab or Fun Activity)
Free DNA Extraction Cheek Cells or Strawberries is a fun activity to do and it only takes about 15 minutes! You can do it on a half day, as a fun "freebie" lab, or as a demonstration. Procedure is short and there are NO analysis questions with this mini lab. Gives students a chance to do something fun and interesting. Comes with teacher notes with directions and tips.
You may also be interested in the following DNA resources
✿DNA PowerPoint Presentation(All you'll ever need to know about DNA
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6th - 10th
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Blood Spatter Detectives Lab
This fun and exciting lab allows students to work in teams of 3 or 4 to determine how changing the distance effects how a drop of blood falls. This lab provides practice with identifying variables and graphing as well as an interesting introduction to forensics. You will notice a rubber stamp icon on the lab sheet. My students know that this means that they must receive a rubber stamp of approval of their hypothesis from me before I will let them proceed with gathering their materials. I play ho
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6th - 10th
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Scientific Method Station Activity
This station activity is designed to allow students to practice scientific skills, such as writing a hypothesis, analyzing and collecting data, and identifying variables. This activity is print and go! The only materials you will need to provide is a laptop and a meter stick. Station activities included:Station 1: Students will read scientific questions and create a testable hypothesis for each.Station 2: Students will observe pictures and formulate observations and inferences.Station 3: Student
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Scientific Method Bundle
FREE: Laboratory Safety Sort; Cut and Paste- Introduction Activity
Want a fun way to review/ introduce lab safety! This is it!
Students evaluate pictures and decide which are showing safe and unsafe laboratory behaviors. You can then use this a s a jumping off point for a lesson!
Enjoy this quick freebie!
Check out these other Scientific Method Resources!
Science Tools Sort/ Cut & Paste: Observe, Measure, Review, Assess Differentiated
Scientific Method Introduction Experiment using Skittles
Scientific Method reading, explanation and mini poster project
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5th - 10th
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Gravity Experiment
In this experiment, students use the scientific method to explore gravity. Every step of the scientific method is included. Students use common items to test the speed of falling from a certain height. Students also create a line graph during their analysis. This experiment is a fun way to remind students about this scientific method while incorporating math.
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4th - 6th
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Introduction to the Scientific Method with a Penny {FREEBIE}
Introduce the scientific method in a few simple steps. The Penny Lab is used to walk through the six steps of the scientific method. The six steps are Observation, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analysis, and Conclusion. The penny lab is set up to follow these steps in order to complete the lab. This can be used for a novice scientist or a reintroduction to how to preform a lab in school.Materials needed:A penny1 pipetteBeaker of water
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4th - 8th
Density Measurement Practice: Find the Density of Everyday Objects.
Students use a balance and a graduated cylinder to find the density of some everyday objects. Definition of density is included as well as some practical uses/questions about density.
Quick, easy and effective!
This lesson is part of the following bundle-Check it out!
Measuring and Calculating DENSITY Introduction Lesson and Experiment (4) Bundle
Check out these other density lessons too!
Which bubble gum has more sugar? Density Experiment Scientific Method
Density Inquiry Activity Experiment
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Metrics Measurement Bundle: Teach & Review length, volume, mass, density
FREE Lab Safety Posters
This resource contains 15 laboratory safety signs that are crisp and pretty! Perfect for a middle school or high school science lab. Laminating recommended.Enjoy! Have a great school year!CrazyScienceLady
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6th - 12th
Cell Organelle Analogy Project
This cell organelle project is an excellent way to review cell structure and function. The various parts of a cell or structures are presented to the student and they have the opportunity to create a booklet or poster representing the function of the cell organelles using analogies. The cell organelle activity can be differentiated for students by choosing different ways to present the material. Activity includes the student handout/instructions as well as a rubric for grading. Please check
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6th - 12th
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