End of Year laboratories for homeschool

Owl pellet dissections are a great end-of-the-year activity! This owl pellet activity is packed full of print-and-go activities to make dissecting owl pellets a hoot! This great collection of 10 engaging and unique activities will enhance your study of barn owls and owl pellets. These ready-to-print, no-prep activities will make your dissection of owl pellets as fun and easy as possible!Who are these activities best suited for?Public, Private & Christian schoolsHomeschoolers and Homeschool C

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

End of Year, Physical Science, Science

NGSS:

MS-LS2-3

, MS-LS2-1

Also included in: Owl Pellet Dissection Activities, No Prep Escape Room & More - Middle School

Does it float? Science Lesson Plan- physical science (water)

Created by

3 Sweet Peas

This lesson plan will help introduce students to the idea of buoyancy and density through a read aloud and a fun hands on experiment. Description: This lesson is on density and its impact on an objects buoyancy. Specifically, that density (not simply size) impacts whether an object will float or not. The students will work as class and in groups to determine which objects will float and which will not recording their answers and creating a graph along the way. All resulting in the students deve

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Worksheets, Laboratory, Lesson

Fun End of Year Activities Middle School Science Hands-on After State Testing

Created by

End of Year, Forensics, Science

Check out these 7 FUN, low-prep END OF THE YEAR science activities! Are you an exhausted teacher looking for an exciting and hassle-free way to wrap up the school year? I have you covered! I put together this variety pack of 7 memorable science activities designed to engage and educate upper elementary and middle school students. With minimal teacher preparation required, these activities are perfect for busy educators who want to create lasting memories with their students before summer break!W

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Simulations

NGSS:

MS-LS1-5

, 5-PS1-3

, 5-PS1-4

, MS-LS1-3

, 5-ESS3-1

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Forensic Science Fingerprints Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Low Prep Activity

Created by

End of Year, Forensics, Science

Look for fun end of year activities, middle school teacher? This forensic science fingerprinting activity is a CSI-type lab investigation for middle school students, students will identify FINGERPRINTS to solve a "crime." Unlike other forensics activities, this lab will not give your students nightmares!This activity is perfect for traditional classrooms, enrichment programs/camps, homeschool co-ops, and homeschool students. This is a great alternative to graphic or scary CSI activities. This la

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Simulations

NGSS:

MS-LS1-5

, MS-LS1-3

Also included in: Forensic Science Crime Scene Investigation Activities - Middle School Curriculum

Barn Owl Pellet Activities - Reading, Puzzles, Food Web Cut & Paste, Slide Show

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Owl pellet dissections are a great end-of-the-year activity! This barn owl resource kit was designed to prepare your students for owl pellet dissections. This resource is packed full of print-and-go activities to enhance your study of barn owls and owl pellets. These ready-to-print, no-prep activities will make your dissection of owl pellets as fun and easy as possible!The reading passage and slide show cover the following topics related to Barn Owls:Physical FeaturesNicheHabitatNatural HistoryD

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Growing and Cultivating Students

NGSS:

MS-LS2-3

, MS-LS2-1

Also included in: Owl Pellet Dissection Activities, No Prep Escape Room & More - Middle School

Food Science Lab: The History of Frozen Pizza

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This is a fabulous lab that walks student through how frozen pizza is made, allows them to be creative and invent a new flavor and eventually they will make their own pizza. I use this in my middle school curriculum and they love it! It can be purchased individually or it also is a part of the bundle which can be found here!Objectives: 1. Visualize how frozen pizza is made. 2. Explain the history of frozen pizza. 3. Explain how some pizza ingredients are created. 4. Create their own pizza with r

Subjects:

Career and Technical Education, End of Year, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Laboratory

Also included in: Middle School Bundle

Chemistry End of the year outside measuring lab High School review

Created by

Chemistry, End of Year, Measurement

Are you looking for a way to motivate your high school chemistry students, here it is!! During the last days of the year take them outside to work in groups to review measuring and estimating skills. Just print and goThis lesson contains1. Students will estimate 2. Perform the actual measurements3. Compare English and MetricMaterialsMeter stick Thermometer Graduated cylinder Large beaker

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Laboratory

Also included in: Metric and Measuring labs

Forensic Science Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Urinalysis Simulation Activity

Created by

Chemistry, End of Year, Forensics

Looking for fun end of year activities, middle school teacher? This is a FUN Forensic Science Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)! In this investigation, students will perform a mock urinalysis on four suspects. In doing so, they will learn about common health problems that can be detected through urinalysis. These health problems commonly arise from dietary choices. Students will make observations of the color and clarity of the urine, test each suspect’s urine for proteins and sugar, and determine

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

NGSS:

MS-LS1-7

Also included in: Forensic Science Crime Scene Investigation Activities - Middle School Curriculum

Owl Pellet Dissection Activity Bone Box Bone Sorting for Owl Pellet Bones

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Owl pellet dissections are a great end-of-the-year activity! Make bone sorting and identification a snap using an egg carton. Students will be thrilled to have a place to sort and store their rodent bones as they dissect their owl pellets. This is a simple one-pager that can be cut and glued onto an old egg carton. Combine this with my other Owl Pellet Dissection Resources for a fantastic, LOW-PREP study of owl pellets! Your students will love this classic activity!Related Resources:⭐Owl Pellet

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Back to School, End of Year, Holidays/Seasonal

NGSS:

MS-LS2-3

, MS-LS2-1

Also included in: Owl Pellet Dissection Activities, No Prep Escape Room & More - Middle School

8 EASY and Engaging Mad Scientist Science Experiments for the Classroom

Created by

Mrs Noe Knows

8 easy and fun science experiments for the classroom tried, tested, and used by a 4th grade teacher! I use these experiments once a month for a "Mad Scientist" classroom management reward. You could display the slides whole class for students to follow step by step instructions or use for yourself. All of these experiments use items you already have in your classroom OR can buy very cheap. Each slide includes the experiment, materials needed, step by step instructions, and a picture.

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Games

Convection Heat Energy Fun Science Lab Middle & High School Science

Created by

Chemistry, End of Year, Physics

Blast off! Be sure to get several empty tea bags ready, because this is one experiment your crew will want to do repeatedly. What’s going on? When the teabag is set on fire, the air is trapped, gets hot, and creates a thermal current. Then, poof! It escapes, taking the bag along for the ridMaterialsUnused Teabag one with a string and stapleMatchesPiece of aluminum foil or a glass plateSharpieScissorsGoogles Students will learn how convection currents can convert a normal tea bag into a flying ro

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Laboratory

NGSS:

MS-PS1-4

, MS-PS1-2

, MS-PS1-6

Making Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag

Created by

math and science lover

This is a really FUN activity. The students make ice cream in a bag. I have used it as an activity for physical science and phase changes. I have also just used it as a fun end-of-the-year activity. I also included some activities that I have my students do while they are waiting to make their ice cream or waiting for other kids to finish their ice cream. I have the kids create their own ice cream flavor. This is easily turned in to a writing assignment.

Subjects:

End of Year, Physical Science, Science

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

End of Year, Physics, Science

End of The Year Physics Tik Tok Mini Project

Created by

Science Explained SB

Have your students create a Tik Tok short over a topic that they have learned over the year. This mini project includes guidelines for completing the assignment, and a rubric for grading out of 100 points. This is 100% editable and ready to go!Follow me Here to see all of my new content.For more: lessons, labs, notes, videos, and ideas, check out my YouTube Channel "Science Explained"

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Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Laboratory

Insect Study Photo Journal, Insects Scavenger Hunt or Fun End of Year Activity

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Looking for fun, end of the year activities, middle school teacher? This insect collection alternative is the perfect no-kill solution to traditional insect collections. This picture scavenger hunt makes an awesome alternative to traditional insect collections without killing insects. Your middle school student/s will love this bug collection project! Instead of killing and pinning insects, students create an insect photo collection. This can be used as a project or as a scavenger hunt! Include

Subjects:

Projects, Homeschool Curricula, Laboratory

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: Fun End of Year Activities Middle School Science Hands-on After State Testing

Camping Activity Environment Habitats Three Outside Quests STEM

Created by

Creative Writing, End of Year, Environment

Are you looking for a lesson for the end of school or camping to engage your students? Here it is-Nature lab. This is not just a lab-it is a voyage outside in nature, a way to enjoy the outside and so much more. No Prep! This activity is perfect to explore the great outdoors. There are 3 different activities-2 writing and the last one to create patterns with objects found in nature. Open your campers' eyes to appreciate the world all around them. Can be used from the desert to forests.Outdo

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Laboratory

NGSS:

MS-LS2-2

, MS-LS2-5

Also included in: Environment Habitat, Community and Adaptions Middle School Science

Properties of Soil Word Search Worksheet Soil Research Project Distance Learning

Created by

Nitin Sharma

Properties of Soil, Word Search Worksheethas 1 word search with 27 words.Perfect for a project in Geology, Agriculture and Environment awareness.Words are from left to right, right to left, upto down and down to up in the wordsearches.Children across all age groups just love wordsearch challenges. Excellent revision tool,learning spellings, and useful for Earlyfinishers, Homework packet, Sponge activityand Sub plans.May be used for continued activitiesaccording to the teacher.

Subjects:

End of Year, Science, Vocabulary

Grades:

4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Centers

End of the year Plants Growing Watermelons STEM LAB Spring

Created by

Biology, End of Year, Spring

Students will learn the connection between weather and crops which are able to be grown in certain regions.Are you searching for a fun activity to end the year with your students? This is the ultimate resource. Enjoy the last days of the school year by planting a garden at your school. This is a fun and engaging activity for your middle school student to learn how to grow watermelons. Most people do not realize how difficult it is to grow this popular food in the northern states—detailed dire

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Laboratory, Lesson

NGSS:

MS-LS1-5

, MS-LS4-4

Human Circulatory System Word Search Worksheet, Human Body Project

Created by

Nitin Sharma

Human Circulatory System Word SearchWorksheet has 1 word search with 21 words.Words are from left to right, right to left, upto down and down to up in the wordsearches.Children across all age groups just love wordsearch challenges. Excellent revision tool,learning spellings, and useful for Earlyfinishers, Homework packet, Sponge activityand Sub plans.May be used for continued activitiesaccording to the teacher.Suggested:Year Long Human Body Systems Word Search Puzzle Worksheets, No Prep Sub Plan

Subjects:

Anatomy, End of Year, Vocabulary

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Laboratory, Printables, Centers

Homemade watercolors

Created by

Orsons Owl Originals

Learn how to mix your own watercolors! Lot's of fun to complete this with advanced students who love to carry their sketchbooks and paints with them. This worksheet is best paired with:· Intro to Watercolors HERE· Watercolors Recipe HEREThank you for visiting my store!I welcome feedback. Your comments can help me make my resources better for you! Additionally, providing feedback earns you automatic TpT credits towards future purchases on the TpT website.You can learn more at www.teacherspayteach

Subjects:

Arts & Music, End of Year, Visual Arts

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types: