3rd grade Back to School laboratories

Activities, Laboratory, Interactive Notebooks

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Also included in: Science Tools and Measurement Activities Bundle for Back to School 4th 5th Grade

Save Fred Activity - Back to School / Team Building STEM Challenge

Created by

Joyful Learning - Megan Joy

Save Fred Activity - Back to School / Team Building STEM ChallengeThis NGSS-aligned STEM challenge is a great team building activity that requires students to collaborate in small groups while problem solving through their attempts to save Fred the worm. Contents include:Challenge Poster/Background StoryMaterials & Instructions GuideRules PosterProcedural Writing OrganizersReflection Questions (2 pages)

Subjects:

Back to School, Engineering, Science

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

A Middle School Survival Guide

NGSS:

MS-ETS1-2

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Lab Safety Rules: Poster Project

Created by

★ Lab Safety- Rules of the Lab Poster Project ★ The purpose of this project is for students to work collaboratively with peers to create a poster communicating a class rule for lab safety. This product is part of a LAB SAFETY RULES PROJECTS BUNDLE! Check it out to save 20%! About This Activity I created this activity to use this within my introduction to the science lab unit in grade 6. The students are first assigned partners and a lab rule. They are then given two class periods (or one

Subjects:

Back to School, For All Subject Areas, For All Subjects

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Laboratory

Classroom Expectations Cookie Lab {Back to School} - PowerPoint

Created by

Angela Willyerd

Have high expectations for your students? Convey these classroom expectations in a fun and memorable way with this cookie lab for back to school. This product discusses effort, condition of the work, and quality of the work with the students. This product includes a PowerPoint presentation that corresponds with each step of the cookie lab. A detailed, scripted lesson plan is included to help you envision how this lesson can be brought to life for your students! Need to add some more expectat

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Back to School, General Science, Physical Science

First Days of School: Science Fun

Created by

Science Teacher Pro

Want your first days of school and science to start with a bang? The First Days of Science unit gives you 5 ready to go labs that have been classroom tested to bring out lots of excitement in students. Even better...each of these labs only costs a couple of dollars each or less in easy to get materials. The First Days of Science Unit includes the following science labs: Coffee Creamer Ice Cream: Making ice cream in science class is not net, but making them in small coffee creamer po

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Centers

Science Classroom Tools Lab Equipment Station Activity

Created by

Stefanisin Science Fun

Elevate Your Science Classroom with Engaging Lab Equipment Stations! Looking to make science class a hands-on adventure right from the start? Look no further! My Lab Equipment Station Activity is the perfect toolkit to kick off your school year with excitement and discovery. Dive into the world of science with 20 essential lab tools and equipment, each carefully crafted into a captivating station activity. From microscopes to safety showers, beakers to thermometers, I've got it all covered! Wha

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Scientific Method Task Cards and Posters

Created by

Shari Beck

Scientific Method Task Cards and Posters - These Scientific Method Task Cards and Posters six 8.5x11 inch posters with a single step of the scientific method on each poster. A smaller version of each poster is included to bundle with the task cards if you choose to make a deck of cards on a binder ring. The Scientific Method Task Cards set includes 28 different task cards with the following tasks: 1) identify which part of the scientific method is described 2) identify which part of the sc

Subjects:

Laboratory, Task Cards, Centers

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Scientific Method - Good Procedure Writing: PB & No J Demonstration Activity PPT

Created by

Angela Willyerd

Just Updated on 8/17/16! Looking for ways to improve procedure writing when teaching the scientific method principles in your classroom? Use this PB & No J demonstration activity to visually explain the expectations for good procedure writing in scientific inquiry projects. This product prompts students to write procedures for how to make a peanut butter sandwich as a type of pre-assessment. Then students are led through two demonstrations - one with poor procedures and the other with go

Subjects:

Back to School, Holidays/Seasonal, Science

Grades:

3rd - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Laboratory

Early Elementary Introduction to Scientific Method STEM Inquiry Activities

Created by

Scienceisfun

Introduce your young scientists to the Scientific Method with these activities! How does a Scientist Work?- Scientific Method Book with steps and definitions Using Science Tools Introduction Inquiry INTERACTIVE activities book Science Journal-observations, definitions, senses, visualizations Easy Scientific Method Oil, Water and Detergent Mixture Experiment Oobleck for Elementary School grade 1-5: Observation, data & spaceship design Scientific Method Inquiry-Investigate Types of Soils abso

Subjects:

Back to School, Basic Principles, General Science

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

We Are Scientists! Hands-on Experiments Using The Scientific Method

Created by

Alyssa Absher

This product includes all you need to start your science classroom off on the right foot!! Included in this product: *“The Scientific Method” template - This handout provides the essential questions to ask while going through the steps of the scientific method to complete an experiment or lab. It's the perfect handout to use for every experiment throughout the year! *“Good Scientists…” chart - Copy for student use while you complete a class anchor chart for the qualities of a good scientist

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Back to School, General Science

The Great Cookie Dunk

Created by

Guilianna McGinniss

One of my favorite ways to teach lab safety and the scientific method is with this fun and engaging science experiment: The Great Cookie Dunk. Students test a variety of cookies to see if they sink or float. Then, they put together a lab report showcasing their findings.

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

Back to School, Engineering, Science

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

STEM Engineering Challenge Pack ~ Engineering with Eggs ~ Set of 5 Challenges

Created by

Smart Chick

What teacher doesn't love to use themes in the classroom? As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some themes. This STEM Challenge Pack is focused on keeping those eggs from breaking! There are three challenges included in this pack: Egg Catcher Challenge Egg Strength Challenge Egg Bucket Tower Challenge Egg

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Centers

STEM Engineering Challenge Pack ~ Chicka Chicka Boom Boom ~ Set of 3 Challenges

Created by

Smart Chick

What teacher doesn't love to use picture books in the classroom? As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some classic books. This STEM Challenge Pack is focused on the Chicka Chicka Book Boom book by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault! There are three challenges included in this pack: Build a Coconut Tree

Subjects:

Back to School, Engineering, Science

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Back to School, Math, Measurement

MEASUREMENT BACK TO SCHOOL Review 6 Activities Worksheet Bundle Practice Measure

Created by

Science by Sinai

Here are six back to school measurement review activities covering mass, liquid mass estimating, conversions, water displacement, volume of regular objects, reading a ruler and reading an analog clock. Great for unit introduction, distance learning review or assessment for math or science teachers. Please the previews of each product for details. Included in this bundle:Finding Volume of Regular ObjectsEstimating and Measuring MassFinding Volume with Water DisplacementReading an Analog ClockRule

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Laboratory, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

Lab Safety Rules Project Bundle

Created by

A Middle School Survival Guide

★ Lab Safety Rules Projects Bundle ★ The purpose of these projects are for students to work collaboratively with peers to learn and review lab safety rules! This bundle contains two products for 20% off the original price. Check out the individual products for more information: Lab Safety Rules: Poster Project and Lab Safety- Rules of the Lab Karaoke Project ***************************************************************************** About The POSTER PROJECT I created this activity to us

Subjects:

Back to School, General Science

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Laboratory

Fun With Fortune Fish! {A Science Lab for Grades 3-5}

Created by

Adventures in Science

In Fun With Fortune Fish!, students design and conduct their own experiment to test why the Fortune Fish moves when it is in their hand. This lab is a good beginning of the year activity, but it can really be done at any time. I use it with a unit on scientific inquiry to get my students more comfortable with the scientific method. I really like the idea of having students design and conduct their own labs, but unfortunately, they are often not prepared to work that independently. This Fort

Subjects:

Back to School, Basic Principles, General Science

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Back to School, Classroom Management, General Science

Back to School Experiment: Why do we have Rules? DIFFERENTIATIONS + SPANISH

Created by

Learning Is Not Quiet

Video Preview / Video Lesson Plan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVanyURbE3QNOTE: The actual general student assignment is three pages, but the product includes many differentiations, directions, and supports!Every veteran teacher knows that setting expectations and procedures at the beginning of the year is CRUCIAL. However, not many of us look forward to the boring humdrum of going over where the pencil sharpener is, how we expect students to raise their hands, how we want them to look when

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

CCRA.L.6

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

Also included in: Scientific Method BUNDLE (Differentiated ADVANCED, ESOL, SPED for EVERY LEARNER)

Root Beer Float States of Matter Experiment for Elementary | Summer Science

Created by

Miss Science Junkie

Explore the states of matter with a delicious and interactive root beer float science experiment! Students will use the scientific method to observe the change in state of matter as they add ice cream to root beer, creating a tasty treat. With a provided lab sheet to record observations before, during, and after the experiment, this activity is a fun and engaging way for students to learn about science. Perfect for a summer lesson or to do right before school break.******************************

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Back to School, Basic Principles, Science

Also included in: Seasonal Science Bundle | Holiday STEM Activities

Full Year science STEM experiments and activities BUNDLE

Created by

3 Sweet Peas

A full year of fun and engaging hands-on science experiments! This bundle contains all of the Inference Investigators monthly themed science packs which are intended to give a fun introduction to science concepts and basic science vocabulary in the areas of: Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, and Physical Sciences. Each of the packs contain 4 topics which work perfectly for a one day fun science focus, or broken apart and used throughout the week! Each of these packs are intended to give a fun i

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Centers

Swirling Milk Lab using Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

Created by

Quick Witted Owl Lesson Plans Made Easy

Swirling Milk Lab introduces students to surface tension, molecular bonding, the response of a liquid to a surfactant and chemcial reactions all in one easy experiment. Depending on the grade level, Swirling Milk Lab has been set up using the technique Claim, Evidence, Reasoning(C.E.R.)to argue the evidence in a specific situation. The big question is, "What happens when food coloring is added to milk?" Student's know matter what the age can answer, defend or refute the question using CER. NGS

Subjects:

Back to School, Basic Principles, General Science

Grades:

K - 12th

Types:

Also included in: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Rebuttal Bundle: TOP SELLER

The Scientific Method M&M's Activity Lab

Created by

Courtney Weis

Are you teaching the scientific method? All you need is a snack size bag of M&M's for each of your students and this FREE resource to make it happen! This activity is simple and teaches the steps of the scientific method in a fun and easy way. I use this engaging activity at the beginning of the year to teach my students how the scientific method works. TIP: Review mean, median, and mode by calculating the data averages as a whole class!If you downloaded this product, don't forget to rate i

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 9th

Types:

Back to School, English Language Arts, Math

Teacher Planner for 2023-2024 in Multicolor Doodle Style

Created by

Mallcie

Introducing our vibrant Teacher Planner for the academic year 2023-2024, designed in a lively multicolor doodle style to add a touch of creativity to your planning sessions! This planner is more than just a tool; it's a companion crafted to enhance your teaching journey.Features:Year-at-a-Glance Overview: Plan your entire academic year with ease using the comprehensive year-at-a-glance overview, allowing you to visualize important dates and events at a glance.Monthly Spreads: Dive into detailed

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types: