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Free 5th grade basic principles resources
Space: Model of Earth & Moon's orbit
One of the biggest misconceptions that students have is that they believe that the Sun travels around the Earth. My students were no exception...That is why I created this model that allows students to manipulate the Earth and the moon in order to gain a better understanding. With this activity, your students will be able to orbit the Earth around the Sun as well as move the moon around the Earth. After this craftivity your students will no longer have the same misconception.If you like this act
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1st - 5th
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Scientific Method Anchor Chart Cards
I created these anchor charts for use in my classroom to teach the steps of the scientific method. I laminated the cards and put magnetic tape on the back of them so they stick to my white board. Enjoy this freebie! :)
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1st - 6th
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FREE Interactive Science Printables FREEBIE for SCIENTIFIC METHOD GRADES 4-5
Love the idea of foldables, but sometimes don’t have the time for the maintenance part of them? Print and Go Science Printables are what your classroom needs! Designed to be functional and student friendly, Print and Go Science Printables present key science skills to students with visual presentations and real life examples. Print and Go Science Printables also assist teachers in breaking up bulky units and ensuring all key topics are covered. This product will make your science teaching easier
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4th - 5th
FREE DOWNLOAD - Metric System - Color by Number - Back to School Science
This activity requires students to answer 12 questions that relate to the metric system. Once finished, students will use the answers to color the corresponding parts of a relaxing zen coloring page. I hope you enjoy this freebie! You can find more of my Science Back to School Activities HereIncluded:➤ Student Question Sheet➤ Student Coloring Page➤ Teacher KeysHow is this product useful?✔ Excellent summative assessment ✔ Versatile - use for classwork, homework, early finishers, extra credit, tes
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Back to School Science Activities - Science Color by Number Bundle
Changes in States of Matter Foldable
This foldable is designed to help students understand what changes in states of matter are, to recognize why changes occur and to identify four common changes (i.e. freezing, evaporation, melting and condensation). I recommend having students fill in the foldable following a lesson on this topic to consolidate their learning. The foldable can then be glued into the students' science notebooks to be used for future reference.
In this file you will find three versions of the foldable.
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4th - 8th
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Plant and Animal Adaptations for Survival Crossword Puzzle
Keep your students entertained while they learn about plant and animal adaptations with this eleven word crossword puzzle. We've included a teacher answer sheet, student worksheets with and without word lists. Younger students may do better with the word list. Challenge older students or students that have already learned about plant and animal adaptations.
This crossword puzzle goes hand-in-hand with our Plant and Animal Adaptations PowerPoint and soon to be published Adaptations Unit.
If
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3rd - 6th
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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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Science Fair Project Planner
UPDATED 11/2015 This was one of my first products and finally received a much needed makeover!
Interested in making edits? Now you can with Science Fair Project Planner - EDITABLE version!
This science fair project planner is designed for group science fair projects. In the past my students struggled with each component and how to put them together to design and create their science fair project. Using this as a guide students are more confident through the process and complete higher quality
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4th - 9th
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What is Science Cubing Activity - Distance Learning
What exactly IS science? Are unicorns scientific? What about narwhals? What does science look like to your students? Whether you're just starting the year or you're already at the home stretch, discussing scientific principles is important in any science classroom. This FREE resource is the perfect way to grab students' attention and maintain their interest throughout the year.WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS 1-2 DAY LESSON:EDITABLE Guiding PowerPoint NON-EDITABLE PDF cubing templateSTUDENTS WILL:Answ
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3rd - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
NGSS 5-LS2-1 and MS-LS2-3 Food Web Worksheet
In this worksheet, students will construct a model of a food web by using their prior knowledge to place the organisms into correct places on the chart based on their roles within the ecosystem. This worksheet is aligned to the 5th grade NGSS performance expectation 5-LS2-1: Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers and the environment, and to MS-LS2-3. Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living parts of an ecosys
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5th - 8th
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5-LS2-1
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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Heat Transfer Vocabulary Notes for Convection, Conduction, and Radiation
These scaffolded notes double as graphic organizers while students preview, discover, summarize, or review definitions and examples of convection, conduction, and radiation. This science activity aligns with vocabulary from Virginia Science SOL Standard 6.3b.
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5th - 7th
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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The Periodic Table of Elements Coloring Book (Sample)
A coloring book to familiarize the user with the Primary elements in the Periodic Table. The Periodic Table Coloring Book (PTCB) was received worldwide with acclaim. It is based on solid, proven concepts. By creating a foundation that is applicable to all science (“Oh yes, Hydrogen, I remember coloring it, part of water, it is also used as a fuel; I wonder how I could apply this to the vehicle engine I am studying…”) and creating enjoyable memories associated with the elements science becomes ac
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Dinosaur Clip Art - 50 pictures
These are 25 dinosaurs (with a choice of colored or non-colored). They are drawn to scale with each other, so you can compare the sizes of the creatures. Students will be able to see, for example, that Velociraptor is pretty tiny, compared to its Hollywood counterparts. A Utahraptor, on the other hand, is one beast you wouldn't want to be near!
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Create a big dinosaur landscape on the wall. Have students pick one or more dinosaurs to color and write a short report. Tape or pin the din
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Organizing Data and Types of Graphs PowerPoint & Quiz
This PowerPoint & student quiz covers organizing data and types of graphs for science and math. Students will define data table, frequency table, pictograph, bar graph, histogram, line graph, area graph, scatter plot, and pie graph and how to choose the most appropriate graph for their data. This resource is intended to be used with my FREE Organizing Data Doodle Note, but can be as a STAND ALONE RESOURCE. You can sign up to receive the free doodle note by clicking on the link in my TOU or t
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5th - 8th
Free Science Activities to Start the Year with Digital Science Activities
This free resource includes printable "getting started with science" activities for the beginning of the school year lessons in science.Here is what is included:Scientific Method PostersSorting the Scientific Method ActivityTwo Simple Experiments to Teach and Practice the Scientific MethodSafety Rules HandoutScience Scenarios: Safe or Not? ActivitySafety Scenarios: What Should They Do?About the Digital Science ActivitiesThe science activities are also available in a digital format via Google Sli
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3rd - 5th
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Free Food Chain Card Game
This free download includes 21 cards of varying images and the remaining cards have food chain vocabulary. These cards can be used at any age. I use them with kindergarten but vocabulary cards make the activity applicable to the higher grades.
There are 4 pages of cards with 8 cards per page, ready to laminate and use with students.
I include the vocabulary terms:
Plant Eating (herbivore)
Meat Eating (carnivore)
Plant and Meat Eating (omnivore)
Producer
Decomposer
Consumer
Primary Consumer
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K - 8th
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The Scientific Method Graphic Organizer
Use this student-friendly versatile graphic organizer to teach the steps of the scientific method. This one page worksheet allows for space to record each step of the process: question, hypothesis, procedure, observation, and conclusion. Easy to follow for students as young as third grade, this can be used in class or at home with ANY science experiment!This Resource Includes:► Graphic organizer to record each step of the Scientific Method► Two format options► Colored and Blackline Versions► Wri
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Properties of Matter, Mass, Density, Volume BUNDLE
Lab Safety Read and Apply Interactive Notebook
CHECK OUT THIS PRODUCT IN A FREE DIGITAL VERSION!!This product contains: - 1 mini reading passage (in half page and full page versions)- 2 application activities: 1. Students answer WHY lab safety is important 2. Students sort out safe and unsafe lab practices- 1 writing prompt that goes along with the passage- Lab safety contract (half page)- Photo example/answer keyEach reading passage is simple & not overwhelmingly long like textbooks are. Students can listen to you read, re
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Scientific Method Interactive Notebook Reading Comprehension BUNDLE
Cat's in the Bag: A Hands-On Science Activity
This is one of my favorite science activities because it is engaging and easy to prep! Use this lab to have students explore the scientific method and set up your expectations for completing science activities and labs for the entire year! It's also perfect for beginning of the year STEM!
To prepare the lab select some random objects to place and secure in paper bags, have students write down their observations—detailed notes, drawings, diagrams, and have them draw a conclusion as to what the o
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2nd - 6th
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Plants: Structure, Function & Adaptations Crossword Puzzle *FREEBIE*
My students absolutely loved word searches and crossword puzzles! So I started creating these crossword puzzles!Use this product as a pre-assessment to your plant unit. Use it as a summative assessment mid-unit. Use this puzzle a review activity, homework or morning work! There are so many ways to use crossword puzzles and your students will love them all!This crossword puzzle goes along with NGSS: 4-LS1-1: Structure & Function.The puzzle includes the clues for the following life science voc
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 4-LS1-2
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS1-1
Rotation of the Earth | Position of the Sun Causes Shadows to Change FREEBIE
How does the position of the Sun in the sky affect shadows on Earth? Students interact with a model to show how shadows change as the Sun’s position in our sky changes. This model can help students connect Earth's rotation with the movement of the Sun and changing shadows. Click HERE to find more engaging resources over the Rotation of Earth.Understanding why the Sun appears to move across the sky and why shadows change as the day progresses are two ideas students struggle with. These concepts a
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4th - 5th
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