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Free general science laboratories
Water Drops on a Penny Scientific Method Lab Activity
This classic water drops on a penny lab has never been more clear, cut and dry than this! Students will identify and label parts of the scientific method and investigate which type of water will hold more drops on a penny: soapy or plain. Students will write a hypothesis, collect and record data, complete a bar graph, and a five part conclusion. This product is part of my Scientific Investigation Unit Bundle, which includes:10 Bell-ringers/Anticipation Reading GuideLesson- Lab Safety LessonLesso
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4th - 10th
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Beaks Lab Natural Selection Activity
In this fun natural selection activity students will simulate Darwin's finches and see how survival of the fittest can lead to evolution. This lab is available for free many places online, I just took bits and pieces of what worked for me and compiled it into a new format. In this lab, students will simulate birds needing to collect food. Each bird has a different beak (tweezers, clothespin, etc) and collects different food types (macaroni, beans, etc.) This lab has been left editable so you can
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Evolution Bundle
Properties of Matter Scientific Observations Candy Lab
Are you looking for a fun and highly engaging observations lab? Are you looking for a low prep activity to teach properties of matter? This properties of matter lab is the answer! Your students will learn to use their five senses and science tools to make qualitative and quantitative scientific observations. They will use science process skills to make qualitative observations with science tools. Then they will use their five senses to make qualitative observations. By making scientific observat
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-3
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:Â Science Skills Bundle: Metrics, Measurement, Scientific Method, Graphing
Sink or Float Experiment with cut and paste application
Students do an experiment to determine if common objects sink or float, then apply their knowledge by cutting out pictures of the objects and placing them on a picture of a tank of water.
More Cut and Paste Science! A great way to review, re-teach and assess!
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque Light Experiment, Definitions w/ Cut & Paste
Landforms Cut and Paste Definitions, flash cards- 20 words, 4 lesson options
Food Chain, Food Web, Energy Pyramid Cut and Paste
Potential and Kinetic Energy
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PreK - 1st
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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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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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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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Rock Cycle with Starburst Lab
This resource is designed to be used as a lab for your students to better understand the rock cycle in a fun, engaging way using candy! Perfect for an Earth Science class during a geology unit!Students will model the process of the rock cycle through a series of activities involving starburst. This lab report will guide the students through each step of the process and ask them questions along the way. Students will need to be able to draw a visualization of the rock cycle as well as explain the
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-1
Also included in:Â The Rock Cycle Mini Bundle
Scientific Method Drops on a Penny Experiment
Quick and easy experiment to introduce or review the steps of the scientific method. In this two part lab activity, students investigate how many drops of water will fit on the surface of a penny. They then choose one variable to change and repeat the experiment and see how their changing variable affects their results. Covers the following steps of the scientific method: Asking a question, creating a hypothesis, performing an experiment and collecting data, analyzing data and drawing conclus
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Science Practices Bundle for Middle School: Nature of Science
Compare Rock Properties & Characteristics & graphic organizer for types of rocks
In this activity students compare the properties, mass and length of 2 rocks. There are 2 different versions of the worksheet included to reach different leveled students.
Properties include; Mass, Length, Shiny or dull, smooth or rough, can scratch or not, can it float and other differences.
Included is also a graphic organizer for defining the 3 different types of rocks. definitions and examples included.
NEWLY ADDED...Metrics ruler for measuring!
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1st - 5th
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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Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Stations {FREE}
These stations will keep your students MOVING! Designed to fit in one class period, your students will build on what they have been taught in the classroom concerning weathering, erosion, and deposition. This is a great way to reinforce material in your Earth Science classroom, or a great way to review for state standards assessments. You can opt to use these activities as stations and simply use them as labs or activities to enhance what you already have planned in the classroom. This bundle in
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4th - 9th
STEM Engineering Challenge Projects ~ FREE Student Role Sheets!
A FREE set of five student role sheets designed for use during the STEM Engineering Challenges that I have created!
I post these STEM Challenge role sheets in the classroom. I copy each role sheet in a different color! I either assign roles or leave it up to a random draw using the small cards. I copy the cards on cardstock and then laminate them. I reuse them throughout the year. I make one set of cards for each of my six table groups, but I take out certain jobs some of the time.
Ch
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3rd - 6th
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Scale Model of Solar System Lab Activity NGSS Middle School MS-ESS1-2 MS-ESS1-3
TRY ME FOR FREE!!!! This NGSS aligned two-day lab activity is a FUN, EYE-OPENING, and mathematically accurate way to model planet size and orbits in our solar system and incorporate the Performance Expectations for MS-ESS1: MS-ESS1-2. Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system and MS-ESS1-3. Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system as well as the Crosscutting concept of Scale, Proporti
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4th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
Also included in:Â NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Genetics: Observing Human Traits Lab {Free}
This is a 2-page quick lab activity for recording observable dominant and recessive traits. Students will first determine and record their phenotypes for 16 different traits. Then they will record and determine the frequency of dominant and recessive traits of their classmates for 9 of the traits. Designed for standard level biology. Differentiated introduction included.
We usually go through the personal traits inventory as a class before the students walk around the room and interview th
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6th - 10th
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Science Lab Safety FREEBIE First Day of School Activity {BREATHING FIRE MYSTERY}
Back to school science doesn't have to be boring, and science lab safety procedures have never been so hot! This lab demonstration is not for the faint of heart.***Disclaimer: Please get administrative approval prior to doing this demo if you have safety concerns. This is meant to be a demonstration only, and students should not attempt this on their own. I am not responsible for any damages you or your students may cause.***Make sure your students never forget lab rules and literally BREATHE FI
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6th - 10th
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Microscope Introduction, e-Lab - Distance Learning
Do your students struggle with the proper use of microscopes? Our introductory lab on microscope usage and slide preparation will have your student viewing specimen like an old pro. WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS LESSON:Data CollectionData AnalysisResults and ConclusionsSTUDENTS WILL:Learn the parts of a compound light microscope, how to use the different objective lenses and what not to do with a microscopePractice what they learn when they view a newspaper “e” under low, medium, and high powerDraw wh
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4th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Force and Motion - Kinetic and Potential Energy Mini Labs or Stations
Studying force & motion? These six FREE mini-labs for potential and kinetic energy may be just thing you need. Each activity described is short, can be done as either a quick, teacher led demonstration or by students, and can be done in 10 minutes or less. With the directions for each short activity, I have also included science station direction cards, observation & data recording charts, and lab report form for those that wish to use this as a full lesson or a center style station ac
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4th - 6th
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CSI: Critter Scene Investigation An Owl Pellet Dissection Activity
This activity is used to create interest and engage students with owl pellet dissection. The students are presented with a memo from an investigator who has enlisted them (the forensic scientists) to help determine what the mystery evidence (owl pellet) is and how they can use it to pinpoint the criminal (the owl). There is also a reading passage requiring students to highlight text evidence that will be used in the case against the owl. Great opportunities to discuss food chains, predator/prey,
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3rd - 8th
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METRIC CONVERSION CHART: Mass, Volume, Length, Temperature
Use this GREAT resource to help students convert from metrics and into metrics! This simple concise tool can be kept as part of a binder or notebook all year!
This product pairs nicely with my HUGE METRICS BUNDLE! Check it out!
Metrics Measuring Bundle: Introduce & practice length, volume, mass & density!
Other metrics measuring resources:
Measuring Metrics review Length, Mass, Volume including station practice
Measurement Challenge Review, metrics and customary (inches) -measure a ca
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6th - 12th
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Weathered Candy Lab: An activity for weathering, erosion, and deposition
This lab uses layered jaw breaker candy in a mini-lab modeling weathering, erosion, and deposition.This lab can be completed in 5-10 minutes and is great for an introduction to this concept. I complete the lab as a whole class. I operate the timer while my students make observations.Please download this product to learn more!Other Products:Weathering Stations: Labs that explore physical and chemical weatheringExploring Stretchy Waves: An exploration of Longitudinal and Transverse Waves LabPlay D
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3rd - 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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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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