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Through hands-on investigations, students will learn what happens when colors are mixed together. The “Science Kids” series 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. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

This packet 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

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The Science Kids curriculum 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. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

This year long bundle includes 16 Science Units:

• “What do Scientists Do?”

• “Floating and Sinking”

• “Color Mixing”

• “Magnets”

• “Kitchen Chemistry”

• “Ramps”

• “Mirrors”

• “Gingerbread Science”

• “Freezing and Melting”

• “My Human Body”

• “Music and Vibration”

• “Shadows and Light”

• “Weather and Temperature”

• “Taking Care of the Earth”

• “Taking Care of Pets”

• “Taking Care of Plants”

This packet includes enough lessons for 32 weeks of hands-on learning. While 32 weeks is a bit shorter than a typical school year, this curriculum is designed to be flexible in order to give children the time they need to learn, so extra days are allowed for each unit. Additional, optional activities are also included for many of the units, and these can be used to help fill your days if needed.

This curriculum supports the Next Generation Science Standards for kindergarten.

Please see my other Science products if you want to supplement this curriculum.

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

Your students will LOVE this one page T-REX SKULL FOSSIL Craft! The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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Your students will LOVE this adorable RHINO Craft! There are TWO pages to copy for every two students. Children color, cut, and glue the rhino together. The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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Your students will LOVE this adorable KOALA Craft! This is the perfect addition to any Zoo Animals lesson! This simple PRINT & GO koala craft is an easy way to incorporate an art activity in your classroom. Children color, cut, and glue the koala together. The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display! 

KOALA Printable Craft Project - Print & Go Zoo Animal Art Activity Includes:

• Koala Craft Template: 3 Pages to copy for every 2 students

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• Zoo Animals Craft Bundle 
• Printable Elephant Craft
• Printable Giraffe Craft

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Your students will LOVE this adorable PLATYPUS Craft! There are three pages to copy for every two students. Children color, cut, and glue the platypus together. The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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Your students will LOVE this adorable PANDA BEAR Craft! There are three pages to copy for every two students. They color, cut, and glue the panda together. The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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Your students will LOVE this adorable SLOTH Craft! There are three pages to copy for every two students. Children color, cut, and glue the sloth together. The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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Your students will LOVE this adorable OPOSSUM Craft! There are three pages to copy for every two students. Children color, cut, and glue the POSSUM together. The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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Your students will POP for this Dinosaur Pop-Up Book! There are five pages which include Triceratops, Pteranodon, Stegosaurus, Diplodocus, and, of course...Tyrannosaurus (their favorite)!!! Instructions are included on how to make the book. It usually takes me over a week to complete all the pages and assembly. Check out my TeachShare store for more math, literacy, science and social studies resources!

Your students will LOVE this adorable WOLF Craft! There are three pages to copy for every two students. Children color, cut, and glue the badger together. The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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Your students will LOVE this adorable LLAMA Craft! There are three pages to copy for every two students. Children color, cut, and glue the llama together. The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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Your students will LOVE this adorable TROLL Craft! There are three pages to copy for each student. They color, cut, and glue the troll together. The finished project will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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Your students will LOVE these five adorable Little Red Hen Paper Bag Puppet Crafts! Your students will color, cut, and glue the puppets on paper sacks.

Puppet templates include are:

• Little Red Hen
• Dog
• Duck
• Cat
• Pig

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