Elementary School Basic Principles Activities

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.

Your students will love creating a structure that will survive an "earthquake" with this STEM Challenge! Included are teacher tips and suggestions and directions for the challenge.

*This activity is included in our fourth grade earth science unit.

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Fall into fun! This games contains a fun Fall Bingo set to use with your class or a small group of students too. It is something fun to do with your kids and a great way to wrap up a fall themed unit or fall party.

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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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Enhance your child's letter recognition skills with our delightful "Uppercase & Lowercase Letters Worksheets - Autumn Pumpkin Pages Printable." This engaging worksheet features a series of pumpkins, each containing a letter of the alphabet, designed to make learning fun and visually appealing.

Key Features:

• Autumn Theme: Each page is adorned with vibrant autumn leaves and a colorful tree, adding a seasonal touch to the learning experience.
• Letter Practice: The worksheet includes both uppercase and lowercase letters, making it perfect for reinforcing letter recognition and differentiation.
• Teacher and Student Details: The top section includes spaces for students to write their name, class, teacher, and date, making it easy to organize and track their progress.
• Versatile Use: Ideal for classroom activities, homework assignments, or as part of a homeschool curriculum.

Included in the Printable:

A4-sized PDF with uppercase and lowercase letters.

-Enhances letter recognition and memory.

-Provides a fun and engaging way to learn the alphabet.

-Seasonal theme keeps students interested and motivated.

Perfect for teachers, parents, and caregivers looking to provide an educational yet enjoyable learning experience, our "Uppercase & Lowercase Letters Worksheets - Autumn Pumpkin Pages Printable" is a must-have resource for early learners.

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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 scientific method can be used for any grade! It helps students work through a note taking process and practice putting the scientific method in order for the steps and through examples. Students can also create their own experiment to practice putting the steps in order!

This is great for visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners! After this, students can create and practice these steps through an experiment!

What's included:

• Guided Notes
• Vocabulary Words with visuals, definitions, and vocabulary
• Scientific Method Practice
• Scientific Method Review
• Experiment Creator Steps
• Answer Key

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 thermal 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. Thermal energy will be introduced in this product. Students will then discuss the meaning of thermal energy, how heat flows from warmer to colder objects and examples will be provided. Students will then be provided with visual examples to help them understand this process. Students will be provided with thermal energy examples and how heat moves. Students will learn there there are different forms of energy such as light, electrical, mechanical, sound, and chemical, and will learn how all of those forms change to thermal energy. Examples along with pictures are provided. Students will also learn the many ways thermal energy is used throughout out day to day life that we don't think about. 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 )

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 .

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• 52 Pages ( PDF + PNG )

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¿Estás listo para encender la chispa de la curiosidad científica en tus jóvenes estudiantes? ¡No busques más! Nuestro completo recurso, "Exploradores de la Ciencia: Experimentos Prácticos para Jóvenes Mentes", está diseñado especialmente para estudiantes de primer grado. Esta colección de experimentos atractivos y educativos es perfecta para despertar la pasión por la ciencia y fomentar el amor por el descubrimiento.

Con un total de quince experimentos cautivadores, este recurso proporciona una amplia gama de actividades prácticas que abarcan diversos conceptos científicos. Cada experimento está cuidadosamente diseñado para ser adecuado a la edad, garantizando una experiencia de aprendizaje accesible y divertida para las mentes jóvenes. Desde explorar la flotabilidad y el magnetismo hasta presenciar el poder de la electricidad estática y las reacciones químicas, estos experimentos ofrecen una introducción completa a los principios científicos fundamentales.

Imagina la emoción que experimentarán los estudiantes al observar un huevo flotante, crear lluvia en un frasco, hacer que los globos vuelen o descubrir las maravillas de un volcán de limón. Presenciarán patrones de arcoíris fascinantes en la leche, explorarán los efectos de la sal en el derretimiento del hielo e incluso diseñarán sus propios barcos de papel de aluminio para sostener la mayor cantidad de centavos posible sin hundirse. El recurso también incluye experimentos que se adentran en el mundo de las plantas, animando a los estudiantes a cultivar su pasión por la jardinería.

Cada experimento va acompañado de instrucciones claras, listas de materiales y explicaciones detalladas de los conceptos científicos involucrados. Con la seguridad en mente, hemos incluido pautas adecuadas de supervisión y fomentado la experimentación responsable en todo momento.

"Exploradores de la Ciencia: Experimentos Prácticos para Mentes Jóvenes" no es solo una colección de experimentos; es una invitación a participar, cuestionar y descubrir las maravillas del mundo científico. Fomenta el aprendizaje activo, el pensamiento crítico y las habilidades de resolución de problemas mientras despierta una sensación de asombro y emoción en los jóvenes estudiantes.

Ya sea que seas un educador buscando mejorar tu plan de estudios en el aula o un padre en busca de actividades interesantes para hacer en casa, este recurso es tu compañero ideal para la exploración científica práctica. Capacita a tus estudiantes de primer grado para que se conviertan en científicos en ciernes mientras se embarcan en un emocionante viaje de descubrimiento con "Exploradores de la Ciencia: Experimentos Prácticos para Mentes Jóvenes".

Prepárate para despertar la curiosidad y encender la pasión por la ciencia en tus jóvenes estudiantes. ¡Que comiencen los experimentos!

Otros recursos que puedan ser tu interés:

Cuaderno de experimentos científicos

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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.

Your students will love creating a new animal with this STEM Challenge! Included are teacher tips and suggestions, directions for the challenge, and a sheet where students can evaluate themselves.

*This activity is included in our kindergarten life science unit.

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This worksheet offers fun activities for preschoolers to learn basic shapes. Through tracing, coloring, matching, and cut-and-paste exercises, children will develop shape recognition and fine motor skills.

The worksheets contains activities such as:

?Trace The Shape

?Find The Shape

?Match The Shape

?Learning Shapes

?Different shapes

?Complete The Pattern

?Colorful shapes

?Scissor and pasting Shapes

High-Quality JPG-PDF

Dimensions: (8.5 x 11 inches)

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• All-in-One Learning: Combines tracing, coloring, matching, and cutting activities focused on basic shapes.
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• Versatile: Ideal for both home and classroom use.
• Age-Appropriate: Designed specifically for toddlers and preschoolers.

Perfect for both home and classroom use, it's an engaging way to build foundational skills in a creative and interactive manner .

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Engage your students with this comprehensive Living and Nonliving Sort activity! Perfect for helping young learners differentiate between living and nonliving things, this resource includes a variety of worksheets and sorting activities tailored for your classroom.

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

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 26 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

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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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