Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Friday, April 28, 2017

Racimals

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I wish I could take full credit for this project idea, but it was inspired by an article I saw in my nephew's Highlights ma...
Monday, February 27, 2017

Alien Genetics Lab: Baby Alien Creation

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(Science / Art Integration) Kids create a baby alien by flipping 2 coins, while leaning about heredity, alleles, genotypes and phenotype...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Wild Thing Adaptations

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Invite your students to investigate the structural adaptations and behavioral adaptations of the creatures from Maurice Sendak’s Where t...
Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Crayfish Lab

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Teachers purchase live crayfish (crawdads or crawfish) from the grocery store.  (Pre-order and pickup - this was done in my classroom) K...
Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Earthworm Study

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Students explore worm adaptations and perform 5 lab experiments. Plus they get to create a worm hotel for the classroom! Included (...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Animal Camouflage: How Creatures Hide

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Includes: 3 Mini Posters with: Disruptive Coloration, Concealing Coloration, Countershading, Disguise and Mimicry Octopus Disguise Proje...
Sunday, October 2, 2016

Cryptozoology: Learning with Cryptids

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Kids turn into cryptozoologists and study 3 cryptids closely: Sasquatch, Loch Ness Monster and Chupacabra. Then they create a field repo...
Saturday, October 1, 2016

Choose Your Own Adventure: Rock Cycle

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Choose Your Own Adventure Style: Rock Cycle Wheel ( free download ) Students find images or draw pictures on their wheel. They fasten th...
Thursday, September 15, 2016

Food Chain Activity Pack

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZrA7r34OAF26HxWMep5rVQubxY9z15tf/view?usp=sharing Food Chain Card Game (72 cards)  Cards include anim...
Thursday, August 11, 2016

5 Olympic Activities

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Check out my post at We Are Teachers: 5 Olympic Activities that Integrate Core Subjects !
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Nature Works Virtual Field Trip

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Live on youtube  Friday, December 4th  at 12:00 pm (Eastern Time, 40 minutes), your class can explore China's Great Forests ! Stude...
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Wildlife Trade: Affecting Animals and Their Ecosystems

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International Fund for Animal Welfare’s (IFAW) Animal Action Education is providing teachers with hands-on, inquiry based lessons on anima...
Sunday, April 12, 2015

Plant Scavenger Hunt

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Take students outside for a plant scavenger hunt! Click here to download. Students tally how many vascular and nonvascular plants they ...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Seed Engineers

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Students are challenged to construct a device to make a popcorn kernel disperse! They invented contraptions that helped a kernel burst (e...
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Seed Investigation

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Click here for free printables:  Seed Investigation (+ Free Printables) ! Click here for a free lima bean dissection lab!
Monday, November 17, 2014

Hands-On Science Using Nature Works

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Check out my post at We Are Teachers: Hands-On Science Using Nature Works by Nature Conservancy! Ten science topics that include videos...
Friday, November 14, 2014

Sap to Syrup: States of Matter and Heat

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Explore what form of energy transforms maple sap into maple syrup, then maple candy! Video Introduction: Sap in the Sugar Maple Tree Boo...
Monday, November 3, 2014

Backyard Soil Samples

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VqqgG6K97wK4bJkJJ8u-F4jvACRH8B8j/view?usp=sharing Students bring in a soil sample from their backyard to...
Monday, September 29, 2014

Fossil Hunter

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sq4P3-p5g82nIEE0f821ZaAoxpfTNIOS/view?usp=sharing Students become paleontologists, searching for fossils...
Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Bubble Gum Exploration

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Cross-curricular learning with bubble gum: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MNYQ30GsdJD1oSyImNqL73bFqz-HYGfS/view?usp=sharing Math: Gra...