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Free specialty laboratories
Hands On Science STEM Investigations: Help Harry!
Interested in finding a fun way to work some cooperative learning AND science and engineering into your day? This 30 minute lesson is a great way to do just that--and it's free! Everything you need to get started is included in this one page freebie--with the added bonus of a link to a blog post with full color photos and details about how to do it.When students work through the process of planning, building, testing, and revising--they really are acting like engineers. It's a fun way to get
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Healthy Teeth - Dental Health Experiment
Help students understand first hand the importance of not only brushing their teeth, but avoiding sugary drinks like soda and kool-aid, and the benefits of milk and water
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Computer Lab Rules {Freebie}
Computer Lab Rules {Freebie}
5 colorful posters to hang in your computer lab to remind your students to:
Use Gentle Hands
Wait and Listen
Be Still
Walk
Finish Happy
Before introducing the rules, I like to talk about how wonderful it is to use computers and how we need to take good care of them. Then the class talks about what ways we can care for the computers. I read the computer rules. The children then repeat them. We act out what to do. We act out what not to do. You get the idea! I hope
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Engineering Design Process Chart and Worksheet
A free package illustrating and explaining the Engineering Design Process for kids. Ideal for STEM class (science tech engineering math) or maker space projects.
Included in the Package:
Flowchart of the Engineering Design Process (1 page)
Explanation of each step of the design process (6 pages)
Student worksheet for one of the key step (1 page)
Cover and copyright page (2 pages)
This is a process that works for all STEM projects.
Ideas for STEM projects:
Back to School STEM Challenge Ideas
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Grades:
1st - 12th
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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
Grades:
5th - 9th
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CCSS:
Scientist of the Week Forms and Ideas
These forms are used with experiments by the class "Scientist of the Week". This pack has been COMPLETELY updated and includes family letter, class journal cover, student journal cover, observation journal page (2 writing options), lab report, book recommendation, example of lab pictures.
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K - 4th
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STEM Marshmallow Engineering Challenge
STEM: MARSHMALLOW STRUCTURE ENGINEERING --- This digital file (.PDF) activity is focused introducing how earth changes can affect structural engineering efficacy and is perfect for individual or small group activity. After completing a unit on ‘Earth Changes: Slowly and Quickly,’ I presented a challenge to my 2nd grade students. This activity is a 4-page .PDF file, including (title page, instruction page, activity sheet, credit pages). The buyer will need to print to use. This activity integrat
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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Paper helicopter STEM challenge template
Challenge your students to design and build a paper helicopter that will stay in the air the longest.The product includes the template of paper helicopter.
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
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STEM Code & Go Robot Mouse Coding Challenge - Freebie!
Coding Practice... Great for CODING WEEK or any time you are looking to give your students a challenge! The Learning Resources® Code & Go™ Programmable Robot Mouse is a fantastic resource for teaching coding basics. The pages included here are meant to provide an extension and challenge to the basic mazes provided with the Robot Mouse Activity Set.The pages can be used without the robot mouse, but the activity set does provide a good way for students to test and prove their code.Click HERE t
Grades:
K - 6th
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COLORFUL Geologic Time Lab: GO BACK IN TIME! (Fun and Popular with Kids)
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-Southern Science Specialists - Chapel Hill, North Carolina-
Go BACK IN TIME! A COLORFUL and ENGAGING time sensitive chronological breakdown of the major geologic eras complete with correlating images and event summaries.
Fascinating cut and paste or Velcro activity where students can match significant fossils and geologic episodes on a color coded geologic time scale present with the time frames of:
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Anatomical Terminology Practice - Gummy Bear Anatomy (Print and Digital) - FREE
This Gummy Bear Anatomy activity is a fun way for your Human Anatomy students to practice body planes, regional terms, and directional terms! Grab some gummy bears, scalpels, and colored pencils and your A&P students are ready to apply what they've learned about anatomical terminology. You might also like:FREE Review of Chemistry and Biology for Advanced Science Electives Intro to A&P PowerPoint & Notes (print & digital)Intro to A&P Supplements for Instruction and Assessment
Grades:
11th - 12th
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Oceans: Currents and Maps (Come EXPLORE Your World!)
INSERT YOUR NAME HERE! Magellan, Sir Francis Drake, John Cabot, Leif Eriksson, James Cook, Sir Walter Raleigh, Marco Polo, Vasco de Gama, and Columbus.This is a part of the complete ocean current tutorial/lab/activity found below:FULL VERSION CLICK HEREDiscover the Gulf Stream, the Kuroshio Current, the East Australian Current, the California Current, the Peru Current, and the Labrador Current.6 different mapping activities addressing similar content (ocean currents and global winds) in differe
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Grades:
4th - 9th, Adult Education
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STEM Group Challenge Activity Cards
For teachers that like to use hands on and interactive activities through the year to teach their students, there's no better way to teach that type of behavior than an activity itself. Use this highly engaging STEM activity to help your students think creatively and innovatively, to learn how to work in groups, and to learn how you would like for them to behave and clean-up in your classroom. This download includes sets of cards that challenge students to engineer and build something out of r
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Not Grade Specific
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Science pack with different science tools and symbols
You get a set of 43 hand drawn maths, physics, chemistry, medicine, astronomy and biology tools or symbols.
This pack is perfect for different worksheets or science projects.
You are free to use it for personal and commercial product on Teachers Pay Teachers. If you want to use it for commercial products sold on other sites, please contact me.
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I hope you like it :)
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
An EGG-Cellent Experiment for Investigating Osmosis and Tonicity
When analyzing our student's End of Course assessment scores one year, we saw that the students missed more tonicity questions than any other type. We vowed to make more activities the next year for helping them understand this somewhat tougher concept. This activity is one of them.Using the egg to investigate osmosis is one of my all time favorite lab activities. I remember it even from high school, so it must have taught me something. I designed this lab activity handout so that my students
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Cell Transport Bundle of Activities and Assessments with Differentiation
Internet Dating Thief
This is a forensic science lab focusing on the concept of using deductive reasoning to solve a crime. Students will use critical thinking skills sort related evidence from unrelated evidence and determine who did it. Students can be grouped in teams or individually. Teacher answer sheets are included. No additional supplies needed.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Kitchen Measuring Lab: Chocolate Cake in a Cup
This has been a great lab for my students to ensure that EACH student understand recipe conversion and can measure ingredients properly! Each student completes their own cake in cup and worksheet.
My students really enjoy this lab and it's appropriate for so many ages!
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Not Grade Specific
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What Can the Wind Blow?
This science center will have your littles experimenting with the power of wind...or in this case, their breath!! This is a simple recording sheet that can accompany a hands-on science center helping children to understand the power of wind.
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
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Plate Tectonics: Edible Orange Model Lab - HANDS ON LAB - (A Favorite!!!)
PROCEEDS BENEFIT "REACH INC."-EMPOWERING ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
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-Southern Science Specialists - Chapel Hill, North Carolina-
You picked a MUST HAVE WINNER! Hands on lab. Always a hit!
Students peel the orange into pieces. These pieces act as plates (lithosphere). Student then put marshmallow fluff on the orange to represent the asthenosphere. Then with the peels re-applied, students use this model to simulate the tectonic process on the Earth and the features t
Grades:
3rd - 9th
VEX IQ Parts Labels - Complete Bundle
This is a COMPLETE BUNDLE OF VEX IQ PARTS LABELS. My robotics classroom was getting out of control and students were having a hard time finding parts. I made these labels to organize my parts. I suggest printing out the labels in color. Cutting them up, laminating them and then taping them onto your bins based on how you organize your parts.Because it's a google document you can scale the parts photos to meet the size of your storage. This particular file does not have a ton of labels. I plan to
Grades:
1st - 8th
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Digital Citizenship Puzzle | Color & Cut-Out
Have a quick, hands-on activity to help remind students of their digital citizenship lessons from the week. Students can create the puzzle on their own, or it can be a collaborative experience. Perfect for Kindergarten and 1st grades. _________________________You and your students get to enjoy:2 variations of a low-ink, printable, PDF puzzle==========================How you will receive this product:Various digital file types to meet your sharing needsPDF (non-editable, various sizes)===========
Grades:
PreK - 1st
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Also included in:Â Digital Citizenship Lessons Elementary | STEM and Hands-On Learning
Evaporation Science Experiment for Special Education and Autism
This visual, symbol-supported science experiment is designed to be used to support standards-based adapted curriculum instruction for special education and students with autism. Uses the 5 steps in the scientific method in a modified way.Easy to follow directions in a task analysis format. Teacher Notes page with tips for a successful experiment, information about explaining what is happening to students, tips for extending the activity and more.This experiment is a part of my Water Cycle Scie
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Grades:
6th - 8th
FREE Science Lab Inventory Form
Science Lab Inventory FormAn organized teacher is a happy teacher! If you are required to turn in a lab inventory each year, this simple form will help you get organized and stay organized.At my school, we are required to turn in a lab inventory at the end of each and every year. The first year I had to do this, I was a bit overwhelmed by the task. My lab is fairly well equipped, and it took a long time for me to list each item.Now, several years later, this is a simple and easy task. I kee
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
Kitchen Lab-Work Plan & Evaluation
This work plan & evaluation will help you and your students with organization, expectations and ensure a smooth/stress-free kitchen lab day that is enjoyable!
-Work Plan for students to complete before a cooking lab.
-Assigned cooking duties
-Assigned cleaning duties
-Lab Rubric for grading
-Teacher approval before entering lab, before groups start cooking, presenting a dish to the teacher and final lab evaluation.
My procedures for kitchen labs (feel free to use what works for you):
F
Grades:
6th - 12th
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