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1st grade science laboratories for Montessori
Skittles Rainbow STEM Activity : Differentiated Scientific Method Experiments
Looking for an ENGAGING activity to get your students hooked on science?!? Students follow the steps of the scientific method in this low prep skittles experiment. Watch the rainbow magically forms in front of their eyes as students make observations, record data, and write conclusions. Then they can "taste the rainbow" and eat their skittles once they have finished the activity! This will become a student favorite in your class. Such a fun and satisfying experiment and perfect for back to
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K - 5th
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Science Experiments with Slime Oobleck Science Lab Experiment
What kid doesn't love making and touching slime?! This Oobleck Slime Science Lab will introduce your students to the Scientific Method as well as gain excitement for Science through slime. #FSSparklers23With slime being all the rage with kids these days, Oobleck fits right in, plus it is so easy and cheap to make.Your students watch YouTube videos on how to make slime, they convince their parents to buy the ingredients and attempt to make it at home. Why not do a Science Experiment with slime?
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1st - 2nd
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2-PS1-1
, 2-PS1-2
Also included in: Science Lab Bundle
Kindergarten + 1st Grade Science Activities & Experiments | Summer + End of Year
Science Day is great for busy kindergarten and first grade teachers who need a fun and easy way to incorporate science and STEM each week ALL YEAR LONG. There are 32 activities for students to explore, observe, investigate, experiment, and design! Ready for a lab a week ALL YEAR LONG?Ready to Use32 activities with directions and photosRecording sheet optionsPacing suggestionsSkill and content listsRecording SheetsBecause students' readiness levels may vary, there are recording sheet options for
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K - 2nd
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2D Shapes Sorting Activity Math Center - Montessori Shapes in Nature
A meaningful 2D shape sorting activity young learners will love! This geometry activity with real life pictures includes everything you need to help your preschool, prek, or kindergarten student sort shapes. Bring nature into learning with these Montessori cards and help students notice that shapes are everywhere. Your students will enjoy distinguishing and identifying the basic two dimensional shapes: circle, triangle, square, oval, pentagon, hexagon, and crescent. 7 shapes included!Play is ess
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PreK - 2nd
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States of matter Fold and Learn
With this activity you can teach the states of matter in different grades.This craft has been adapted for two levels (one with some writing).It includes:States of MatterProperties of Solids, Liquids and Gases.Examples of the particles.A classify worksheet.And cute characters craftivity.I have also included the Spanish version: Estados de la Materia.See the thumbnails to know what it is included. UPDATED August 2015You can find similar activities in my store:>SCIENCE FOLD AND LEARNDo you like
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Science Fold & Learn SUPER BUNDLE
Nursery Rhymes by Kim Adsit and KinderByKim
This unit, by Kim Adsit and Kim Jordano, provides 4 different activities for 6 popular nursery rhymes. This unit contains activities for the following Nursery Rhymes:• Itsy Bitsy Spider• Hickory Dickory Dock• Hey Diddle, Diddle• Jack and Jill• Baa Baa Black Sheep• Humpty DumptyFor each Nursery Rhyme there are 4 activities:• Nursery Rhyme Journal page…These pages have rebus type text for easy repeated reading.• Nursery Rhyme Craftivities…Fun and engaging crafts for each of the nursery rhymes.• Nu
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Nursery Rhyme Bundle by Kim Adsit and Kinderbykim
STEM Engineering Challenge Novel Pack ~ Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen
What teacher doesn't love to use novels in the classroom?
As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some beloved novels.
This STEM Challenge Pack is based on the book, "Hatchet", by Gary Paulsen. There are five challenges included in this pack:
Paper Floatplane Challenge
Temporary Shelter Challenge
Critter Cam
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1st - 5th
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Weather Activities: experiments, crafts, writing, and more!
Do you want to make your Science lessons come to life? Then this is the packet for you. This unit includes 15 hands-on activities that you could use while studying weather in your classroom.
This packet is different from most that you buy on TpT. Instead of giving you centers and activities to print, cut out, and laminate, this packet is full of hands-on activities that you can use with your students. I completed all of these in my first grade class and my students LOVED them. Not to mention,
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K - 2nd
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Life-Size Human Body Anatomy Paper Models: 6 Body Systems
The printable life-size organs give the students opportunities to build models of how their own bodies look inside. The students can handle the printed organs, move them around and even try them on!This set includes the following life-size systems: respiratory, digestive, circulatory, urinary, nervous, and skeletal. If you are interested in the muscular, endocrine, immune, and reproductive systems, check the life-size model addon here.The printable organs are scaled so that their size would be r
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PreK - 4th
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Also included in: Human Body Anatomy for Kids: Basic Bundle
Dinosaur Fossil Matching: for Montessori or Science Centers
These cards are a fun way to familiarize children with different dinosaurs. This is a unique activity that shows children what different dinosaur bones look like! You can use them to create many different kinds of activities. You can use these cards for your science centers, dinosaur unit study, or Montessori 3-6 classroom! DINOSAUR FOSSIL MATCHING INCLUDES: ★ instructions for use★ 9 dinosaur fossil cards★ 9 dinosaur cards★ 9 control cardsThis set includes: Anatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Parasauro
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in: Dinosaur Bundle for Hands-on Activities
Ice Cream in a Bag Science Lab and How To Writing {cooking in the classroom}
What's more fun than making your own ice cream? This simple science experiment and how to writing activity will keep your class engaged and learning while making ice cream in a bag!With this simple science lab students will:• Make observations• Write a hypothesis• Document results• Create diagrams to explain resultsThis product includes:• sequencing cards in color - perfect for pocket chart center or as visual directions• sequencing cards in black and white for easy use with how to writing temp
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Candy Science: A Growing Bundle of Science Experiments
STEM Engineering Challenge Pack ~ Oregon Trail Challenges ~ Set of Five!
Most elementary teachers are more comfortable and knowledgeable about themes, so I have decided to create STEM challenge packs based on specific themes, like the Oregon Trail!
This engineering challenge activity pack is one of many that I have created to use in my classroom! I sometimes place these challenges, one per table, and the students rotate around the room in order to complete them. There are no right or wrong answers, many different solutions will work! You could also rotate these c
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1st - 6th
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Elephant's Toothpaste Scientific Method Experiment for Young Scientists K - 2
This is one of my favorite activities! It is so exciting and has major wow factor. The activity can be done as a teacher demonstration or working in lab groups. In this K-2 version, students practice the steps of the scientific method by changing one of the variables in the experiment, making a hypothesis (prediction), observations, and conclusions. Students can follow along with the picture based procedure or text based. In this activity, a solution of yeast is mixed with a solution of hydro
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K - 2nd
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Storytime STEM by Kim Adsit and Kimberly Jordano
This unit, by Kim Adsit and Kim Jordano, provides lessons for you to incorporate a STEM activity with your read aloud. The first few pages give an overview of the steps you will need to take to successfully incorporate real world problems, identified in the literature, into a STEM activity.There are 11 different selections of literature included:1. The Three Pigs2. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.3. If the Shoe Fits by Allison Jackson4. The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler5. Who
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PreK - 1st
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STEM Engineering Challenge Novel Pack ~ Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
What teacher doesn't love to use novels in the classroom?
As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some beloved novels.
This STEM Challenge Pack is based on the book, "Charlotte's Web", by E.B. White. There are five challenges included in this pack:
Design a Pig Pen Challenge
Spider Web Message Challenge
Plas
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1st - 5th
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Science Experiments: Science Blasters by Kim Adsit
This packet contains the following 20 experiments/activities. There are 17 Simple Experiment Cards with response printables, 3 recipes with follow up activities, 10 graphing activities for graphing the hypothesis. The following titles name the 20 experiments/activities.Shake It! What’s in the Bag?Making MusicMouse Paint (with paint)Mouse Paint (with gel frosting)Rain PaintSecret MessagesDucks Like RainFloat or Sink PumpkinsDo Seeds Travel?VolcanoesThe Windy DayDo Whales Get Cold?Candle RacesWh
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PreK - 1st
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Animals in Winter Hibernate, Migrate, Adapt Activity | Montessori
What do animals do in winter? Do they hibernate, migrate, or adapt? How do they survive? Support children's curiosity with this easy-to-use Montessori hands-on sorting activity with real images.Teach new vocabulary, read interesting facts, create mini-books, color, cut paste!These hibernation, migration, and adaptation printables will perfectly fit your Montessori 3-6 classroom winter shelves or your animals in the winter unit. This activity is appropriate for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten clas
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Winter Activities Montessori Bundle
Animal Tracks Matching Cards - Animal Photographs & Footprints
Animal Tracks Matching Cards - Match the photographic animal cards to their footprints.This work comes in two formats and includes the following animals: black bear, beaver, dog, coyote, elk, opossum, grey squirrel, bobcat, chipmunk, black-tailed deer, mouse, porcupine, raccoon, striped skunk, grey wolf, duck, raven, quail, blue heron, robin, wild turkey, killdeer, and merganser.Format 1 includes:23 animal tracks with labels23 animal tracks without labels,23 animal track labels23 animal cards
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PreK - 2nd
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Montessori Great Lessons - Stories & Activities
Montessori Great LessonsThis Montessori Great Lesson bundle includes each of the five Great Lesson stories in a child-friendly format along with accompanying follow-up activities for further exploration into the concepts introduced by each impressionistic lesson. TABLE OF CONTENTS:Overview of Great LessonsGreat Lesson I – The Coming of the Universe StoryReflection & Wonder Prompts & Recording SheetsExperiment Demonstration Extensions (11 total)Saltwater vs. Freshwater Mini-UnitVolcano Mi
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1st - 3rd
Christmas Science: Candy Cane Science Experiment
This science lab is quick, easy and perfect for the holiday season!The question is simple: What will happen to candy canes when they are soaked in each solution: water; salt water; baking soda and water and vinegar?With this simple lab booklet students will:Follow simple procedures for conducting an experiment.Make a hypothesis.Observe changes.Document results. This product includes:A half page booklet with pages to make a hypothesis, document results and summarize resultsA full page booklet
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Candy Science: A Growing Bundle of Science Experiments
Wooden block building challenge cards for Pre-School/Kindergarten Block Center
Ideal block center activity with wooden blocks to improve fine-motor development, problem solving and STEM skills. There are 15 construction task cards included in this set and children will love the challenge of building the various items: towers, bridges, robot, car, train, rocket etc. These cards are to be used alongside standard colored wooden blocks as shown in the pictures. This would make an ideal independent activity station or morning center for a Pre-School or Kindergarten class. The
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PreK - 1st
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-PS2-1
STEM Activity Challenges for the Whole Year! (Elementary)
When students enjoy what they are doing, our jobs are so much easier! This collection of my favorite elementary STEM Challenges does just that. Students are engaged and have no problem getting started! Low prep-time, inexpensive materials, and easy-to-edit worksheets make setup simple. A solid grading rubric takes the guess-work out of evaluating group projects. Combine these with a video that explains everything you need to successfully run these STEM Activities and it’s easy to feel confident
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K - 2nd
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Got Peeps? Easter STEM ~ STEM Engineering Challenge Pack ~ Set of Five!
Most elementary and middle school students are crazy about those yummy Peeps, so I have decided to create a STEM challenge pack based on this popular treat.
This engineering challenge activity pack is one of many that I have created to use in my classroom! I place these challenges, one per table, and the students rotate around the room in order to complete them. There are no right or wrong answers, many different solutions will work! You could also rotate these challenges through a science
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1st - 6th
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Internal Organs of the Human Body Montessori 3 Part Cards
This learning material contains 9 internal organs of the human body in Montessori 3 part cards format. The digital image is high quality and isolated in white background. Definition cards for each part is included which can be assembled into a booklet. - 9 picture cards - 9 labels - 9 control cards - 9 definitions for booklet - activity sheets - title cards✳️✳️ YOU MIGHT ALSO BE INTERESTED IN:Planets and Solar System 3 Part CardsHuman Body Systems 3 Part CardsConstellations 3 Part CardsZ
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PreK - 6th
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- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
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- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
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