Elementary School Basic Principles Resources

The “Science Kids” series of packets is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning.

The "First Quarter" bundle contains enough science activities to fill the first quarter of the school year (About 8 weeks) and supports Next Generation Science Standard K-PS2.

Unit 1- “What do Scientists do?” helps students learn how to be scientists. Every activity in this packet is aligned with one of the five stages of scientific inquiry. The packet includes:

Color posters of the five stages of scientific inquiry

Explanation of the stages of scientific inquiry for teachers

A two-week long, step-by step scientific investigation about balls and wagons

Printable scientific recording sheets for tracking hypotheses and data

Discussion guide

Ideas for sharing student learning

Unit 2- “Floating and Sinking” is designed to help students learn the concepts of buoyancy and water displacement. They will also begin to understand that the size and shape of an object affects its ability to float. Included in this packet are:

Five sinking and floating investigations, with directions and recording sheets

Guide for helping students plan their own individual investigations

Guides for forming hypotheses and reflecting on students' learning

Guide for sharing student learning

Tips and helpful suggestions

Unit 3- “Color Mixing” includes instructions for all of these hands-on, scientific investigations:

"Paint Mixing" Investigation

"Color and Water" Investigation

"Bubbling Color" Investigation

"Colored Lights" Investigation

"Wandering Water" Investigation

"Spinning Color Wheel" Investigation

"Coffee Filter Chromatography" Investigation

"Invent Your Own Color" final investigation

Printables, including:

Color Wheel

Recording sheets for investigations

Reflection and Planning Questions

Unit 4- “Magnets” includes instructions for all of these investigations:

“Magnetic or Not Magnetic?”

“The Magic Paper Clip”

“Magnet Cars”

“A String of Paper Clips”

“Magnet Train”

“Magnet Detectives”

The packet also includes:

Printable recording sheets for investigations

Guide for helping students develop independent investigations

Tips and helpful suggestions

Build mastery in the study of waves:

Students will be engaged in the study of waves from the beginning of this unit with a hands on introductory activity.

Students will have opportunities to practice their skills with an experiment and in depth research project.

The informational text will lead to good class discussions which will lead to success when working on worksheets provided.

Culminating project requires students to explore the ways transmitting waves are used in technology. This project has options for posters, google slides, essays, and oral presentations. This project increases unit rigor.

This products aligns with Indiana Science Standards MS-PS4-1, MS-PS-2, MS-PS-3.

What's included:

• Table of contents and optional timeline.
• Introductory pattern activity.
• Informational text.
• Anchor charts (black and white and color options).
• Worksheets with answer keys.
• Sound wave experiment.
• Waves and technology project with rubrics.
• Review sheet.
• Link to editable review sheet.
• Link to Google Sheet review activity.
• Unit test and answer key.
• Link to editable test and answer key.

How is this product useful:

• Easy prep for teacher.
• Engaging activities for students.
• Worksheet questions lead to deeper level thinking.
• Easy to follow plans.
• Final project adds rigor.

This detailed Properties of Matter Reading Comprehension Passage with Questions worksheet is a student-friendly resource that breaks down this complex science subject in a way that’s easy to understand.

It is ideal for students in grades 4, 5, 6, and 7, and covers essential topics which include:

• Physical properties (mass, volume, density, color, texture, shape)
• States of matter (solid, liquid, gas) and their characteristics
• Changes of state and effects of heating/cooling
• Chemical properties (flammability, reactivity)
• Special properties (conductivity, magnetism, solubility)

After reading, students can check their understanding of the subject through a variety of question types:

• Short answer questions to encourage deeper thinking
• Multiple-choice questions
• Application questions to help students apply what they’ve learned to real-world examples.

This is perfect for classwork, homework, assessments, or even test prep. It is a versatile tool for building both science knowledge and reading comprehension.

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This scoot game is designed to get your students up and moving while reviewing the structure and properties of Matter. This game is aligned to the second grade NGSS, it but serves as a good review for other grade levels as well.

Included are: directions for playing the game, 30 questions cards, students recording sheets, and an answer key.

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Your students will have a blast learning about adult and baby animals with these hands-on animals and babies activities for kindergarten! This printable contains adorable real photos of adult and baby animals. Including both wild and farm animals, they make the perfect addition for your kindergarten science centers. This bundle contains 8 printables and activities including matching games, puzzles, posters, labels and graphic organizers. Each activity will help learners to associate the young one with its respective parent. For a detailed look at all activities included in this resource, please see the preview above.

The bundle is split into wild and farm animals due to the number of animals included. For a complete list of animals included check the list at the bottom of the description.

The activities and printables included in this bundle are:

- Flashcards

- Picture and Label Cards

- Posters

- Puzzles

- What Goes Together?

- Dominoes

- Memory Game

- Labels and Graphic Organizers

How to use: Adult and Baby Animals Science Activities for Kindergarten

The center activities are best used when printed on cardstock and/or laminated. You can choose to implement these centers in an independent way or use them with small-groups.

All the photos are real life photos. The baby animal photos are absolutely adorable and learners will simply love these photos!

Here's what my happy customers are saying about this resource:

"Perfect for our unit on animal offspring. Great variety and organized well. Thank you!"

Farm Animals included are:

• Sheep (lamb)
• Goat (kid)
• Cow (calf)
• Dog (puppy)
• Horse (foal)
• Chicken (chick)
• Goose (gosling)
• Duck (duckling)
• Pig (piglet)
• Donkey (foal)
• Rabbit (kit)
• Cat (kitten)
• Rat (pup)
• Cockatoo (chick)
• Guinea pig (pup)
• Ferret (kit)
• Frog (tadpole)
• Squirrel (kit)
• Turkey (poult)
• Camel (foal)

Wild Animals included are:

• Tiger (cub)
• Lion (cub)
• Elephant (calf)
• Polar Bear (cub)
• Cheetah (cub)
• Panda (cub)
• Fox (cub)
• Crocodile (hatchling)
• Leopard (cub)
• Hippo (calf)
• Rhinoceros (calf)
• Hedgehog (hoglet)
• Raccoon (kit)
• Seal (pup)
• Deer (fawn)
• Herring gull (chick)
• Giraffe (calf)
• Zebra (foal)
• Sea lion (pup)
• Hyena (cub)
• Penguin (chick)
• Vulture (chick)

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The worksheets titled "Uppercase & Lowercase Letters Worksheets - Fill in the Missing - Autumn Printable" is designed as an engaging educational activity for young learners to practice their alphabet recognition and sequencing skills. The sheet features a colorful, autumn-themed border with leaves in various shades of red, orange, and brown, creating a festive seasonal look.

This worksheets aims to help students practice:

• Recognizing and sequencing uppercase letters.
• Improving fine motor skills by writing the missing letters.
• Following a visual path and filling in blanks to complete the sequence.

Ideal for classroom activities, homework assignments, or extra practice during the autumn season. Suitable for preschool to early elementary students who are learning their uppercase letters.

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FOUR "mini" labs -or shortened activities- to reinforce or introduce concepts to students. I call these activities “mini labs” because they are simple activities that do not take the whole class period. They are also activities that are safe for use in the classroom and do not have to be done in a lab or with any specialty equipment or materials. I often use these demonstrations to lead into new content, that way as we cover material I can refer back to the things that my students have experienced first hand.

This particular lab focuses on introducing the following concepts:

Matter Takes Up Space

Two Substances Form a Mixture

Density and Volume

Change of State

(Indirectly the Properties of Matter)

Includes: teacher information, materials list, procedures, helpful tips for facilitating the activities and student handouts/lab sheets

Materials needed for these Mini Labs:

Balloons, Cups, Water, Sugar, Clay, Small Bowls, Paper Towels, Stopwatch, Chocolate Coated Candies

This bundle includes complete workbooks on Plate Tectonics, Fossils, and Evolution for students to learn about the formation of our Earth as we know it now!

What's included:

The Fossil Workbook:

• Vocabulary wall words with visuals
• Guided Notes
• Two Mini Quizzes for check-ins and review
• Cookie Fossil Dig Activity
• 6 different activities for all learning styles

The Plate Tectonics Workbook:

• Vocabulary wall words with visuals
• Guided Notes
• Activities for different learning styles
• Tectonic Plate Sort and Table
• Unit Student-Independent Review Game

The Evolution Workbook:

• Vocabulary wall words with visuals
• Guided Notes
• Mini Quizzes for check-ins and review
• Information Flip Book and Comic Strip Assignment
• Cladograms explanation and practice
• Crossword Vocabulary Review

Hang these Scientific Method Posters in your classroom. These posters describe each step in the Scientific Method Process. This will be a great simple reference tool or anchor chart to use in your class. You can find this product embedded in the Science Interactive Notebook. Here you will find over 100 different Science topics covered. You may want to head over to check out the 20 kid-friendly easy-to-do Science Experiments.

Check out the links below if you are interested.

-Science Experiements -Grades K-2

-Science Interactive Notebook-Grades K-1

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Here you will find motivating, fun ideas and interesting ways to teach young children. From time to time, I may be hosting a few giveaways. Don't miss out on this great opportunity.

Use this hands-on scientific method activity during a matter unit, or as a fun science center. Perfect for some fun after break!

You will need:

- a clear jar (such as a mason jar)

- 2 cups of water

- 2 tablespoons baking soda

- 6 tablespoons white vinegar

- food coloring (optional)

The question and procedure is filled in on the recording sheet. Students will need to formulate and record their hypothesis, materials, observations, and conclusion. There are guiding questions to help students think about what happened during the experiment.

The reaction created by the mixture of the baking soda and vinegar causes CO2 to form, creating gas bubbles that make the corn "hop" around.

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In this product, students will learn about electrical energy. In the beginning of the product, matter is reviewed and how matter can be seen in three different forms - solid, liquid, and gas. Students will then review how matter changes, what matter is made up of - atoms, and what makes up atoms, how electricity comes from movement of electrons among atoms of the matter. Students will learn about electricity and how we are reminded how important it is when the power is off. Students will review the kinds of electricity that is used at home, the particles of matter and how they carry a positive or a negative electric charge. Students will learn how the flow of charged particles is an electric current, how the electric currents flow through a path called an electric circuit, how electric currents can only flow through circuits that are complete, and how electric currents wont flow through incomplete circuits. Students will also learn that when a lamp is unplugged, there is a gap in the circuit and the only way to complete the circuit is to plug the electrical cord into an outlet. Students will learn the different forms of energy - heat, sound, light, mechanical, and chemical. They will learn that electrical energy can change into the other forms of energy except for chemical energy. Examples of each change will be provided between the different forms of energy will be provided. Students will then learn how electrical signals are found in the body - the heart and the brain and what they do, they will also learn how these organs get electrical energy, and students will also learn about how electrical currents from outside of the body are very dangerous and what they should do to avoid these dangers. Throughout the product, students will be asked comprehension questions that include short answer and multiple choice to ensure comprehension.

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This is the perfect activity woorksheets to supplement a nutrition unit.

This healthy and unhealthy food sort can be done as a whole group activity or in small groups.

This product contains:

- Color Healthy food

- Cut and paste

- Category Sort

- puzzle

- mark the correct option

- creat my healthy plate ( cut and paste )

These Place Value Posters are the perfect addition to your Math's wall. They will assist your students in building the necessary understanding of place value, the foundation of all concepts in mathematics.

All posters are made to match the Geometric Design pattern and colours range. Please go to my TeachShare store to see more resources in this range and create the classroom vibe that you are wanting.

What's included:

• 5 base ten posters; Ones, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands and Tens of Thousands.
• Two different colour palettes to choose from

Students will use a chair, a board and car with interchangeable wheels (like a LEGO or K-Nex car) to examine the affects of the inclined plane. Students will run experiments, collect data, and do mathematical calculations including mechanical advantage to complete the activity.

The Packet includes:

Materials List

Procedures Instructions

Data Collection Table

Debrief Sheet

This Printable Worksheets is a great way for your little one to learn basic handwriting tracing and writing skills with all different kinds of Alphabet | Lines | Shapes . This is an amazing method to teach kids how they can Write step by step by copying .

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 52 Pages ( PDF + PNG )

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

Are you ready to ignite the spark of scientific curiosity in your young learners? Look no further than our comprehensive resource, "Science Explorers: Hands-On Experiments for Young Minds." Designed specifically for first-grade students, this collection of engaging and educational experiments is perfect for igniting a passion for science and fostering a love of discovery.

With a total of fifteen captivating experiments, this resource provides a diverse range of hands-on activities that cover various scientific concepts. Each experiment is carefully crafted to be age-appropriate, ensuring an accessible and enjoyable learning experience for young minds. From exploring buoyancy and magnetism to witnessing the power of static electricity and chemical reactions, these experiments offer a well-rounded introduction to fundamental scientific principles.

Imagine the excitement as students observe a floating egg, create rain in a jar, make balloons fly, or discover the wonders of a lemon volcano. They will witness mesmerizing rainbow patterns in milk, explore the effects of salt on melting ice, and even engineer their own aluminum foil boats to hold as many pennies as possible without sinking. The resource also includes experiments that delve into the world of plants, encouraging students to nurture their green thumbs.

Each experiment is accompanied by clear step-by-step instructions, materials lists, and explanations of the scientific concepts at play. With safety considerations in mind, we have included appropriate supervision guidelines and encouraged responsible experimentation throughout.

"Science Explorers: Hands-On Experiments for Young Minds" is not just a collection of experiments; it's an invitation to engage, question, and discover the wonders of the scientific world. It encourages active learning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills while fostering a sense of awe and excitement in young learners.

Whether you are an educator seeking to enhance your classroom curriculum or a parent looking for engaging activities to do at home, this resource is your go-to companion for hands-on scientific exploration. Empower your first-grade students to become budding scientists as they embark on a thrilling journey of discovery with "Science Explorers: Hands-On Experiments for Young Minds."

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Welcome Back to the Wild with this fun activity! Get your little learners ready for a roaring good time with these Zoo Subtraction Within 10 Worksheets!

These activities are the perfect way to practice subtraction within 10, making them ideal for back-to-school math refreshers.

This download includes:

• 14 Worksheets (Color & Black & White)

• Digital version (Google Slides & Easel): Find the link in TOU page

  • Interactive slides make practicing addition on the computer a breeze!

  • Perfect for independent practice or whole-class activities.

These worksheets are ideal for:

• Kindergarten and first-grade students
• Summer learning review
• Math centers or independent practice
• Homeschooling

With both printable and digital options, you can easily differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all your learners.

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Need an activity that is engaging, hands on, requires critical thinking and peer collaboration? THIS IS IT! This is a great lab that utilizes all of these and would be great for an observation! This lab will walk through the scientific method steps, research and analyze the properties of water and other liquids. Students can see how the molecules of each liquid will react with substances. Once the experiment is completed and the students have their results, they collaborate with two other groups and record their results to compare. This eliminates having to do the experiment more than once, although I do emphasize that in an experiment, results need to be able to be repeated for it to be considered proven.

This can be used as an introductory lab for water properties for older students.

Recording sheets for your students to use while they are using microscopes to make observations. One set of sheets has spaces for your students to draw a picture that they see with the microscope. This is available with and without directions (Preview pages 1 and 2) The other set of sheets has space for your students to draw what the specimen looks like with just their eyes and using the microscope to compare the differences.