Check out this awesome interactive worksheet to enhance students' understanding of the hierarchy of space. Students will be exposed to vocabulary including Earth, Solar System, Galaxy (Milky Way specifically), and the Universe. Students will cut out the four images that represent these terms and paste them in order from smallest to largest. Students will develop their big picture understanding of the concept in a fun way that they will never forget! There is also ample room for note taking if you choose to supplement the visuals with text!
Be sure to check out my Planet Labels and Descriptions Printable.
Check out this awesome interactive lab that students can complete independently, in small groups, at centers or as a whole class. Students will need a piece of newspaper to create their ghosts and then will complete the attached worksheet as they check which surfaces in the classroom transfer the static electricity with their ghost.
Students will be amazed as they find their ghost floating in various places in the classroom!
Harness your students' creativity and imagination with this great artistic project! Students will draw and label the water cycle followed by a couple of comprehension questions. The assignment covers vocabulary including evaporation, precipitation, condensation, water vapor and more!
This is a five question multiple choice exit ticket assessment that is meant to serve as a quick snapshot assessment to check student understanding of learned content. The assessment covers the cause of the seasons, information about the Earth's axis, Earth's rotations and Earth's revolutions.
This seventeen question quiz has a variety of matching and labeling pictures. Students will have an opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of scientific tools and the vocabulary that correlates to them. This worksheet can easily be used for group work, study guides, class work, quizzes, and more! The quiz covers microscopes, thermometers, aprons, goggles, tweezers, rulers, beakers and more!
This ten question quiz requires students to match the correct type of rock (sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic) with the correct description. There is an added bonus if students can identify one example of each type of rock.
This very simple five question exit ticket assesses students understanding of mixtures, solutions, physical changes, chemical changes and matter.
Check out my States of Matter Test Assessment and my States of Matter Quiz.
Check out this great visual of a plant for students to demonstrate their content knowledge of the parts and functions of a plant. This worksheet can easily be used for Guided Notes, Homework or quizzes. The layout is clear and concise and works well for any purpose!
These 15 point guided notes cover vocabulary about sound such as vibrations, sound waves, vacuum, energy, sonar, pitch, decibels and more. Students can easily follow along on their notes and fill in the vocabulary as it is covered and introduced.
Check out my Sounds Assessment.
This simple machines exit ticket is a quick five questions assessment to see content attainment by students. Questions are multiple choice and cover vocabulary including energy, pulleys, tools, ramps, and more.
Check out my Simple Machines Group Project.
Take your instruction on organisms, habitats, natural resources, food chains, and biotic and abiotic factors to the next level. This fun creative project allows students to create their own organism while being specific and detailed on the aforementioned topics. This will allow students to apply their knowledge of such vocabulary and concept in a fun and interactive way. Students will be required to draw, detail, annotate and present an invention of their widlest imagination. This project includes specific details and expectations with a rubric as well. Have fun!
This 14 question assessment provides insight into students' understanding of scientific inquiry. It covers topics of the difference between an observation and an opinion. It alos looks at topics that describe how the five sense can be used as well as simple experiment set ups. It looks at predictions as well as basic science tool usage. IT also looks at descriptions of things like size, shape, color etc. These variety of questions are presented in forms of multiple choice and short answer. An answer key is included.
Check out this simple and user friendly template that students can use to take notes on Natural Disasters. It is intended to guide a research project where students either seek their own knowledge on their internet or is supplemented with teacher instruction. Students will fill in a variety of natural disasters that have been pre-listed and then explain various components of them such as their description, their potential impact, their root causes and the safety measures that should be in place!
Check out this 11 question assessment that will offer insight into student understanding of insulators and conductors. Questions provide various materials and situations for students to apply their knowledge.
This can easily be adapted as a quiz, test, homework, or classwork. There is also a rubric attached for your convenience.
Check out this awesome template in which students can practice using their five sense to describe an object. This can be adapted in a variety of ways as an introduction to the five senses, as a complimentary component to physical properties as students learn to describe objects. It can be used if specific items are given to them, or if they describe one using a 21 questions type of game, or simply being creative and making up a hypothetical object.
Facilitate your science labs and expand your students' understanding of the scientific process and method by using this simple and student-friendly template. The template includes Purpose, Hypothesis, Experiment, Observation, Analysis, and Conclusion. It is presented in three different formats for differentiation - one has lines, one has bullet points, and the last has open spaces.
Check out my two other versions of the Scientific Method by CLICKING HERE for Version 1 or by CLICKING HERE for Version 3. Each version simply presents the content in a different format to meet the needs of your specific students.
Invest your students in stem fair and create easy documentation regarding project intent with this simple and user friendly submission for for science fair. Students will be required to list their required materials and answer a few questions about what they plan on doing for science fair. Students will sign their name and ate their submission form which will serve as a solid foundation moving forward as you track all students in your classroom.
Check out my Science Fair Evaluation Rubric!
Also, check out my Science Fair Peer Scavenger Hunt Activity!
And lastly, you can find my Science Fair Poster Board Expectations!
Facilitate the organization of science projects and experiments with this fun, engaging and purposeful outline. Students will answer prompts such as Title, Purpose, Observation, Conclusions and more. Students have a second page to record data, make a table, and ground their conclusions in evidence. It is color coded for ease of directions, and students will find the organization meaningful and fun!
Check out this awesome exploratory task card where students will learn about polarity and closed circuits. Students will be required to identify the locations of a battery and bulb that are contact parts and then will explore how to create a circuit that lights the bulb.
A guided worksheet with directions will allow students to complete this activity independently, in small groups, at a center or as a whole class. You will need a D battery, wiring and a bulb for this activity.