$10 - $20 Elementary School Physical Science Unit Plans

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

Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?

• This 1st-grade physical science fits the bill!. We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.

• It comes with:

- 7 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.

Lesson 1 - What is Sound?

Lesson 2 - Sound Vibrations

Lesson 3 - What is Light?

Lesson 4 - Reflection of Light

Lesson 5 - Shadows

Lesson 6 - Opaque, Translucent, and Transparent

Lesson 7 - Design a Device That Will Communicate From One Tent to Another Tent

Included within this resource are:

- the standards

- sound and light energy mini posters

- sound and light energy mini booklets

- loud sounds/soft sounds posters

- student worksheets

- suggested YouTubes and books

- directions for making a kazoo and stringed instrument

- poster on how the ear works

- natural and man-made light sorting activity

- shadow investigation

- transparent, translucent, and opaque investigation

- engineering and design process posters

- 19 essential vocabulary cards

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Êtes-vous mal à l'aise d'enseigner des concepts scientifiques? Avez-vous eu du mal à comprendre la science en tant qu'étudiant? Manquez-vous de ressources dans votre école pour vous aider à comprendre les concepts que vos élèves sont censés connaître ? Mes unités de sciences sont complètes et comprennent tout, du contenu aux jeux, de la recherche aux projets, des expériences aux évaluations. Je guide vos cours, vous n'avez plus qu'à faciliter. Même si vous n'êtes pas à l'aise avec le contenu, mes unités vous rendront confiant et efficace.

Mes produits sont FAITS avec vos grands enfants et adolescents à l'esprit. Vous ne trouverez pas de dessins animés enfantins, de polices difficiles à lire et exagérées et vous ne trouverez pas de mots croisés et d'espace perdu. Je prends le temps de m'assurer que mes produits sont attrayants pour un groupe d'élèves plus âgés, mais toujours attrayants, engageants et à leur niveau. Ils sont créés pour les élèves de la 4e à la 8e année en milieu Immersion ou Français langue première.

Ce document massif de 124 pages vous donnera absolument tout ce dont vous pourriez avoir besoin pour enseigner les forces et les structures à vos élèves de 5e année.

Il comprend:
71 pages de diapositives didactiques, y compris des questions de discussion, des jeux, des vérifications et des explications approfondies à leur niveau.

• Je couvre: 

• la force et ses trois éléments (amplitude, direction, emplacement),

• la force dans nos vies de tous les jours,

• les forces internes et externes,

• les machines,

• les mécanismes,

• les structures et la résistance structurale,

• les charges actives et inactives,

• les charges statiques et dynamiques,

• la gravité et le centre de gravité,

• les fonctions des structures,

• les formes structurelles (structures pleines, structures à ossature, structure de coque),

• les avantages et inconvénients des formes structurelles,

• les structures de ponts (pont en treillis, pont à poutres, pont suspendu, pont en arc, pont cantilever ou pont en porte-à-faux).

34 pages d'activités, de compréhensions écrite, d'enquêtes, d'expériences scientifiques avec des instructions étape par étape:

• Voici les titres:

• Tableau S-V-A,

• Explorer les structures (+ clé de correction)

• Qu'est-ce qu'une structure? (+ clé de correction)

• Les forces internes et externes (+ clé de correction)

• Les charges statiques et dynamiques (+ clé de correction)

• Statique ou dynamique? (+ clé de correction)

• Les forces (compréhension écrite de 2 pages + questions de compréhension d'une page + clé de correction)

• Les forces des phénomènes naturels (compréhension écrite d'une page + questions de compréhension d'une page + clé de correction)

• Les machines simples (compréhension écrite de 5 pages + questions de compréhension de 2 pages + clé de correction)

• Les systèmes mécaniques (compréhension écrite d'une page + questions de compréhension d'une page + clé de correction)

• L'avantage mécanique (compréhension écrite d'une page + questions de compréhension d'une page + clé de correction)

• Les forces (+ clé de correction)

• Enquête: Les leviers de 2e classe (1 page)

• Enquête: Les poulies (2 pages)

• Enquête: Les forces internes (2 pages)

• Projet: La construction d'un pont (1 page)

• Proposition de projet: La construction d'un pont (1 page)

• Rubrique: Projet de pont (1 page)

• Projet: Les systèmes mécaniques (1 page)

• Proposition de projet: Les systèmes mécaniques (1 page)

• Mini-recherche: Qu'est-ce qu'une tornade? (1 page + clé de correction)

• Chasse au trésor sur Internet - forces constructives et destructives (1 page + clé de correction)

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Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?

• This 3rd-grade physical science unit fits the bill!. We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.

• It comes with:

- 9 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.

Lesson 1 - Force and Motion

Lesson 2 - Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Lesson 3 - Energy Transfer

Lesson 4 - Gravity

Lesson 5 - Friction and Air Resistance

Lesson 6 - Magnetic Force

Lesson 7 - Electrostatic Force

Lesson 8 - Start Your Engines

Lesson 9 - Design Challenge Using Magnets

✅Please make sure that you have access to YouTube before purchasing this unit.

• Included within this resource are:

- the standards

- suggested YouTube Videos and Books

- Physicist Poster

* KLEWS Chart (KWL for Science)

- Energy Transfer Poster

- student worksheets for collecting data and recording observations

- push or pull task cards

- Simple Experiments for energy transfer and gravity

- Friction Experiment

- Paper Drop Experiment

- Magnet Stations and Recording Booklet

* Soda Can and Water Bending Experiments

STEM Activity *Start Your Engines Activity

- Maglev Trains Reading

* Forces and Motion Posters

* Forces and Motion Mini Booklet

- 20 colorful essential vocabulary cards with graphics and definitions

* Indicates other Science and STEAM Team resources that have been included in this unit.

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Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?

• This 2nd-grade physical science unit fits the bill!. We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.

• It comes with:

- 10 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.

Lesson 1 - What is Matter?

Lesson 2 - The Three States of Matter and Introduction to Properties of Matter

Lesson 3 - More Properties of Matter: Liquids and Gases

Lesson 4 - Solids, Liquids, and Gases Review

Lesson 5 - Examining Different Materials

Lesson 6 - What is Mass?

Lesson 7 - Testing for Absorbency

Lesson 8 - Changing States of Matter

Lesson 9 - A Small Set of Objects Can Be Disassembled and Made into a New Object

Lesson 10 - STEM Challenge: Which Material Works the Best for Making the Tallest

Tower?

• Included within this resource are:

- the standards

- suggested YouTube Videos and Books

- Materials Scientist Poster

- KLEWS Chart (KWL for Science)

- What is Matter Poster Set

- Matter Booklet for Students

- student worksheets for collecting data and recording observations

- three science experiments

- Materials sorting cards and headers

- Physical and Chemical Changes poster and sorting cards

- engineering and design process posters

- 27 colorful essential vocabulary cards with graphics and definitions

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Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?

• This fifth-grade physical science unit fits the bill! We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.
• It comes with:

- 12 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.

• Lesson 1 - What is Matter?
• Lesson 2 - Properties of Matter
• Lesson 3 - Introducing the Periodic Table
• Lesson 4 - I Can't See It!
• Lesson 5 - Physical and Chemical Changes
• Lesson 6 - Conservation of Matter
• Lesson 7 - Is Mass Still Conserved?
• Lesson 8 - Solubility
• Lesson 9 - Electrical Conductivity
• Lesson 10 - Thermal Conductivity
• Lesson 11 - Mystery Matter! What Is It?
• Lesson 12- Can Mixing Two or More Substances Create a New Substance?

Included within this resource are:

• the standards
• tips and suggestions
• suggested YouTube Videos
• Materials Scientist Poster and Chemist Poster
• Posters
• "I can" statement cards
• Graphic Organizers and Worksheets
• Labs and Instructions
• Final Test and Answer Key
• 21 colorful essential vocabulary cards with graphics and definitions

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Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?

• This fourth-grade physical science unit fits the bill! We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.
• It comes with:

- 11 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.

Unit 1

Lesson 1 - What is Energy?

Lesson 2 - Speed and Energy

Lesson 3 - Sound Energy

Lesson 4 - Light Energy

Lesson 5 - Heat Energy

Lesson 6 - Electrical Energy

Lesson 7 - What Happens When Objects Collide?

Lesson 8 - STEM Challenge - Have S'more Fun: Creating a Solar Oven

Unit 2

Lesson 1 - What is Amplitude?

Lesson 2- Eyes and Light

Lesson 3 - STEM Challenge Using Morse Code

Included within this resource are:

- the standards

- suggested YouTube Videos and Books

- Physicist Poster

* KLEWS Chart (KWL for Science)

- Energy WebQuest

- Energy Experiments

- Energy Transfer Poster

- student worksheets for collecting data and recording observations

- Investigations for Motion, Energy Transfer, Sound, and Light Energy

- Posters for Heat, Light, Sound, and Electrical Energy

- Methods of Heat Transfer Flipbook

- Sorting Cards of Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

* Static Electricity Experiments

- Potential and Kinetic Energy Poster

- Atom and Electricity Poster

* Engineering and Design Process Posters

* Engineering and Design Rubric

- Make a Wave Task Cards

- How the Ear Works and How the Eye Works Posters

- Light Station Cards

- Make a Model of a Seeing Eye Task Cards

- STEM Challenge Create a Pattern that will Transfer a Message Using Sound and Light

- 19 colorful essential vocabulary cards with graphics and definitions

• Check our preview to make sure this is a good fit for you and your students.

* Indicates other STEM to STEAM TRIO resources that have been included in this unit.

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