Less than $5 3rd Grade Other (Science) Centers

CSI: Classroom Science Investigation - Observe, Predict, Infer!

Turn your classroom into a center for scientific inquiry with this engaging activity sheet! This resource is designed to help your 4th graders solidify their understanding of the key science skills: observation, prediction, and inference.

What's Included?

• Instruction Sheet: A clear and concise guide for teachers, outlining the activity steps.
• Sorting Showdown! (Cut-out Cards) Title cards for each category: Observation, Prediction, and Inference AND Statement cards on various scientific scenarios that students will need to categorize.
• Answer Key: A handy answer key for quick and easy reference, allowing you to check student progress.
• Certificate! (Optional): Fuel the fun with an optional certificate template to celebrate student achievement.

What should you do?

As the teacher:

1. Gear Up for the Investigation: Print out the activity sheets and cut out the statement cards.
2. Set the Scene: Introduce the concept of observation, prediction, and inference, explaining the difference between each.
3. Sorting Showdown! Divide students into groups (optional) or have them work individually. Distribute the statement cards and title cards. Students will analyze each statement and categorize it under the appropriate title (Observation, Prediction, or Inference).
4. Checking the Evidence: Review the answers together as a class, discussing why each statement belongs in its designated category.

⭐PowerPoints Alert⭐

The Scientific Method PowerPoint.

Science Skills.

⭐Experiments⭐

Sand & Salt Experiment

The Mysterious Case of the Shrinking Plant Experiment

Don't forget to share with me how it went with your little ones. I hope it was useful in your classroom.

If you like this product, follow my store -Mettry Teaches- for more.

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.

Please rate and provide feedback for this freebie!

I welcome and appreciate your comments! :)

Help students predict and classify with this observation journal! Students first learn about the flowering plant life cycle. Then, they label the important parts of a plant. Student then plant one of 4 seeds- sunflower, firecracker, moonflower or marigold. They make predictions on what flower this will become based on the identification pages. Once a week, or whenever the educator feels is fit, the students note any changes, make a prediction on draw an observation. Let the growing begin! Seeds not included :)

In this product, students will learn about the following: living things - plants and animals and where they live and what they need to live, nutrients and why they are important for plants and animals to survive, the parts of a plant - roots, stems, leaves, and cells. Students will also learn that they can classify plants by the shape of their outside edge, texture, and vein pattern. Students will learn the vein pattern in leaves - netted or parallel veins. Students will also learn about smooth leaf margin and jagged leaf margins. Students will learn about the texture of plants - waxy texture, rough texture, and smooth texture. Students will also learn about the stem structure - soft stems and woody stems. Students will then learn about the root stems - taproots and fibrous roots of plants. As students are learning about the classification of plants they will answer comprehension questions throughout the product to ensure comprehension. Students will then draw a picture of each part of the plant that they are learning about. At the end of the product, students will answer fill in the blank questions that review vocabulary was covered throughout the product.

You may also be interested in the following:

Classifying Plants File Folder Activity:

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Classifying-Plants-File-Folder-Activity-10955560

Are you needing a companion activity for your Martin Luther King, Jr. lessons? Your students will LOVE this MLK Craft! Children color, cut, and glue the craft together. The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

If you are a teacher-author and need the clipart to add this project to a resource, you can find the clipart HERE.

Please FOLLOW my store as new resources are added daily. All of my followers get HALF OFF of NEW RESOURCES for the first 24 hours after they are added! WHAT A DEAL!!!

This engaging, graphically pleasing, and FUN animal tracks activity & scavenger hunt is PERFECT for your classroom. This product includes 17 pages of animal track guides, matching worksheets, and a classroom scavenger hunt game!! It also includes a teacher info guide on how to best implement this resource & teacher answer keys for every activity!

What's Included:

Winter Animal Tracks Student Guide

• These two pages consist of a Winter Animal Tracks guides that gives students a picture image of 12 animals & their tracks.

Winter Animal Tracks Worksheets

• Winter Animal Tracks worksheets with the 12 animals & tracks students will be identifying. Includes a teacher answer key.

Winter Animal Tracks Scavenger Hunt Game

• The teacher will print & cut animal track pages in half and place them around the room. Students will go around the room with the recording sheet to identify the animal tracks.
• Winter Animal Tracks Scavenger Hunt Game Recording Sheet for students. Includes a teacher answer key.

Animals Covered:

• Mouse
• Mountain lion
• Moose
• Hedgehog
• Raccoon
• Coyote
• Badger
• Bird
• Deer
• Bear
• Squirrel
• Fox

Freebies & Discounts:

Be sure to follow my store by clicking HERE to stay up to date on all my new products, including products that are FREE and on discount!

Ratings & Reviews:

Please leave a review if you enjoyed this product and found it useful. I really love reading how you are using my products in your classroom :) Every time you give feedback, TeachShare gives you feedback credits that you use towards future products!! Thank you in advance for taking the time to leave a rating & review!

1. PowerPoint: Who are scientists and what skills do they use?

Find the 14 science skills scientists use and their examples in this 21-slide PowerPoint presentation.

2. Sort Task Cards Activity: Observation, Prediction, Inference

Don't forget to share with me how it went with your little ones. I hope it was useful in your classroom.

If you like this product, follow my store -Mettry Teaches- for more.