Back to School Science Activity All About Me

Integrate science into the first days of school with this back to school activity that loosely incorporates the periodic table of elements with print and digital templates. Students will use the template to illustrate and write details about their preferences, personal likes, and dislikes, allowing you to get to know them and build a classroom community while connecting to science and the periodic table.

⭐️⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I LOVED this resource. I used this as a Back to School activity in September. Each one was different in the end, and it allowed me to get to know my students... one of my students has 3 Newfoundland dogs:) My students also learned a bit about me since I created one as a model. It also allowed my students to learn a bit about elements on the periodic table, as they were prompted to add different components like a one or two letter symbol, atomic mass number... and their characteristics. These hung in the hallway outside my room- arranged as a periodic table- for most of the year... an awesome resource that I will use again and again." - Annemarie, 6th and 8th grade teacher

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This back to school science activity will:

• Authentically incorporate science into your back to school lessons.
• Get to know your students and build personal relationships to form a strong classroom community.
• Decorate your classroom for Meet the Teacher Night

This getting to know you lesson includes:

• Sneak peek into my classroom: Details and ideas of how I used this resource in my classroom.
• Google Slide links to a digital template that can easily be distributed through your learning management system, such as Google Classroom, Schoology, etc.
• Student instruction sheet
• Two versions of the template allow you to scaffold for your students
• Two versions of a bulletin board header will enable you to print in color or black and white. Tip: Black and white version looks great printed on Astrobright paper

How to use this back to school activity:

• Science bulletin board
• Hallway decoration
• Science notebooks
• First days of school presentations
• Introduction to the periodic table of elements

Teacher feedback:

• I started teaching in the middle of the year. It was a great get to know you and review what the students had learned about the periodic table. It was successful for both online and in-person students.
• This resource was used for my special education science students. The students were engaged throughout the entire lesson. This activity took no time at all to get started, which is one of the things I loved about it. This was an excellent morning work and week before break activity that was very impactful in every way. It proved very handy at a moment's notice.
• Great to use on the cover of their science notebooks and get to know them.
• My students enjoyed this get to know you activity because it was a little different than your normal one! I printed them on card stock and am hanging them on my bulletin board and in the hallway to liven things up a bit! I also loved the step by step direction.
• I used this activity on the first days of school as a get to know you activity. The kids loved that it mirrored the element box on the periodic table. The kids loved sharing their finished products with the class—incredible decorations for the classroom for Open House.

Other back to school resources you might be interested in:

• Back to School Goal Setting Flipbook
• Scientist and Inventor Classroom Decor Banners
• Lab Safety and Scientific Method Banners

Other periodic table of elements resources to support your unit:

• Scavenger Hunt
• Winter Word Search
• Valentine's Day Activity
• Introduction to the Periodic Table
• Periodic Table Choice Assignments
• Poster Project

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