Learn what plants breathe through with this easy leaf & tree science experiment as kids get hands-on with the process of photosynthesis!
Recently, some of my classes have been revising types of chemical reactions, which inevitably set me thinking about how to represent them visually in an...
Here’s a fun science experiment that will definitely get a “wow” from the kids. Combine baking soda and vinegar to make sodium acetate, or hot ice! It crystalizes instantly when you pour it, allowing you to create a tower of crystals. Since the process of crystallization is exothermic, the “ice” that forms will be hot […]
Make a simple guitar and set up fun and easy sound science experiments for kids. How do sounds sound different in different rooms.
The leak-proof bag experiment is a fun science experiment in which your kids get to poke pencils right through a plastic baggy filled with water.
My kids are loving these science videos, apps, music and activities.
Lots of easy ideas for learning about materials and their properties, perfect for key stage 1 science for kids.
Learn how to integrate art into your plant science activities by having students make chlorophyll paintings. Similar to leaf rubbings, this simple science based art project is a fun and creative extension for teaching kids about photosynthesis.
LED Cork Light: Here is a fun way to make some extra LED lighting that you can easily turn off by sliding the battery out when you don't need the light anymore!
This week we are learning about the Excretory System and completing some amazing and fun activities. Come and join us this week!
Find out how you can make your own rainbow, one of nature's most splendid phenomenons.
Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!
Learning about the senses is so fun and exciting. There are many different activities you can do to help your child learn about these parts of the body.
I might have missed last week's Ten Pin but I am back in action for this one! Leave it to the linky parties to keep me blogging this Summer! Ashley at Just Reed combined Science and Social Studies and I am glad she did! I am seriously lacking in these subjects on my Pinterest boards! I'm hoping this linky will help beef them up! Be sure to leave me links to your science and social studies boards below so I can follow for more inspiration! Here are my top 10 Science and Social Studies pins! My top 5 science pins from my spectacular science pinboard! 1. I am obsessed with this nature table! What a perfect way to bring nature into the classroom and inspire budding scientists! Source cannot be found. Let me know if it is yours so I can credit! 2. Mr. Potato Head senses. I love the idea of using Mr. Potato Head to teach the senses! This craft goes great with playing with the actual toy to learn senses! Source cannot be found. Let me know if it is yours so I can credit! 3. Dancing Oobleck to teach sound waves! This was one of the coolest things I have ever seen! It is a must do in the classroom! Your kiddos will be amazed! Source: http://www.housingaforest.com/dancing-oobleck/ 4. Scientist bulletin board. I love driving home the fact that even the youngest of children are true scientists. This bulletin board is just an adorable way to do so! Source: http://www.pre-kpages.com/science/ 5. This steps the traditional celery trick up 10 notches! Look how amazing the colors are on this Napa cabbage! Can't wait to try it out in the Spring! Source: www.flickr.com/photos/mslaura/4023084459/ My top 5 social studies pins from my superb social studies pinboard! 1. Teaching diversity using eggs. Such a genius idea that is effective for conveying this important message to the youngest of children! Source: http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/23747/what-is-diversity 2. Classroom timeline in pictures. This is such a smart idea to document important events in the classroom. This will definitely be making an appearance in my future classroom! Source: mrstsfirstgradeclass-jill.blogspot.com/2011/10/first-grade-timeline.html 3. Creating a community wall mural. I love this idea! One of the first units we do is our neighborhood. This would be the perfect addition to the unit! I know the children would have fun with it as they love anything involving art! Source: http://aplacecalledkindergarten.blogspot.ca/2011/11/welcome-to-our-community.html 4. Personalized guess who! The possibilities are endless! I could see it being perfect using the historical figures from a 5th grade wax museum. It would be great to use to introduce the faculty at your school. You could use it for all the children in the classroom to get to know each other. Love this one! Source: http://mandydouglass.blogspot.com/2012/04/more-details-on-segment.html 5. I am all about free! I have so many collected paint samples that I wasn't sure what to do with them. Well now I am! These thankful turkeys are too cute for words! Love how simple and low prep they are! Source: http://preschoolalphabet.blogspot.com/2011/11/thanksgiving-is-just-around-corner-i.html Well there you have it! A small collection of some of my favorite science and social studies pins! I'm off to find some more fabulous pins out there and get those pin boards growing!
Chlorophyll as a coloring agent. Is it possible? Can we take chlorophyll out of one plant and put it in another?
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Chemistry is king when it comes to making science cool. These 10 chemistry experiments will make anyone enjoy science.
So one of my goals this year was to put student work up on the walls in my classroom. You see, with 200+ students, how do I put all students' work up? Well that's just it... I don't. I was already collecting sample work from students (you know, keeping the REALLY good ones to show next year's students what their final product should look like), but wasn't doing anything with those samples aside from keeping them in a drawer until the following year. That's when I decided that it was time to put those samples up on the wall. I realized that I don't have to put up samples from EVERY student... meaning, I don't have to put up the eye-sores non-sample work. Below are pictures of what now adorns my very colorful and educational wall. I have already referenced projects on the wall several times... And my 8th graders are reminded of the science they forget from learned in 7th grade. Fun, right? And after receiving numerous emails requesting templates to make some of the foldables shown above, I decided to make a few tutorial posts. You see, my students are AMAZING artists and therefore none of the above projects required templates. Just instructions. So here they are. Organization of Life Foldable Tutorial Cells Foldable Tutorial Cell Cycle Foldable Tutorial Happy Projecting! (I know, I totally made that word up.)
Explore the 5 senses for kids with fun, engaging five senses activities like edible skin layers, dissecting a cow eye, mystery bag, and more!
Wind turbines are hot topics right now for science fair projects. Learn a variety of ways to construct these items here...
This idea is so totally all over Pinterest, so this is definitely not a new concept. But this project is so easy to set up, and fun for little ones to explore! I got the idea from this post on Discovery Bottles at Pre-School Play – there are TONS of ideas for discovery bottles in […]
All About Cells & DNA is a collection of resources to teach about cells and DNA. From definitions to videos & activities, there is something for everyone.
Cotyledon, seed leaf within the embryo of a seed. Cotyledons help supply the nutrition an embryo needs to germinate and become established as a photosynthetic seedling and may themselves be a source of nutritional reserves or may aid the embryo in metabolizing nutrition stored elsewhere in the seed.
How to make an indoor boomerang out of paper. What a fun boredom buster science and engineering project for kids when they are stuck inside!
Make an easy model spine for kids! Use at home items to create a model of the spine and learn how the spine works. Easy science for kids!
NEWLY UPDATED 5th EDITION SCIENCE coloring pages. Every page has been edited and updated for quality and content accuracy. Enjoy coloring the science coloring pack! _________ These coloring pages are excellent resources to supplement Classical Science Memory work. 24 unique pages in all covering BIOLOGY and GEOLOGY. Including a few extras at the back because I couldn't help myself. 28 pages in all. Print, color and ENJOY! This is a digital item for INSTANT download! Please use as much as possible, print and enjoy - however this is only for personal and classroom use. Do not share digital files or sell. HOW IT WORKS........................................................................... You will receive a high resolution PDF with all the files INSTANTLY! Purchase, wait for the email from Etsy, download, print and start coloring! DETAILS........................................................................................ 24 beautiful images. (Plus 4 extras of duplicate/extra work if desired. The coloring pages were created from a passion my daughter and I share. We love science and coloring together. She would ask... "what does that mean, explain, can I color it?" We love them, my community loves them, I hope you love them too! ENJOY! Amy (and Mackenzie) By purchasing and downloading this item, you agree to abide by the terms of the below copyright. The important legal stuff that has to be here. All images, designs, and listing text © 2021 Amy Snider Design. All designs are the property of Amy Snider Design and are for personal use. Please do not distribute these digital files or the printed documents for commercial use or share with a third party. You do not have permission to take portions of this artwork and add to other creations and distribute or sell. Thank you for honoring these Copyright rules. These coloring pages are intended to compliment and expand upon the factual general knowledge material presented in classical memory work guides and is not approved or endorsed by any classical education organization. To find the approved supplemental materials refer to your classical education website.
Have you tried the egg drop project yet? This was our 4th year in a row taking part this super fun STEM activity for kids! Check out how to do it with your children or students, and be sure to print out our two free printable recording sheets. Follow our STEM and STEAM Activities for …
Atmospheric pressure experiment that also demonstrates a partial vacuum. Simple and uses household materials.
Spring has definitely arrived here and I am itching to get outside in the garden. We have big, maybe too big given our newborn, plans for ...
What could be more exciting than creating and exploding your own volcano? A craft and a science project combined!
I love doing plant experiments and sprouting seeds with young children in the spring. Not only do they get excited to see how plants grow but planting seeds also teaches them patience and how to wait for gratification which is very important in this fast-paced, instant gratification world in which we now live. In this […]
This craft stick harmonica is fun to play, and you can adjust the pitch by moving the straws! It’s a neat project, and a good one to make with a group because the materials are very inexpensive. You can fit in a little science learning too – see the bottom of the post for ways […]
What is light? What is sound? Explore light and sound activities and experiments just for kindergarten and first grade. These hands-on activities, videos, and ideas, explore light and sound in a way that's just perfect for little learners.
Young children are naturally curious, creative risk-takers. We can nurture their natural instincts to question, build, and solve problems by offering them playful STEM challenges. Click HERE to read all of our fun STEM ideas that you can use with your preschoolers! . . . . . Be sure to follow our Primary Pack Pinterest Board for more great ideas: Follow The Primary Pack's board The Primary Pack on Pinterest.
In this human behavior science fair project, learn about Piaget's developmental stages and the Theory of Conservation. The student will investigate the age at which children understand the conservation of numbers and the conservation of mass.
Today we learned about the layers of the Atmosphere. We made a model of the layers using aquarium rocks and recycled glass bottles along with some labels I found that worked well. The pictures I used to label our bottles are from http://www.theozonehole.com/atmosphere.htm. I attached the label with mod podge and then some of us glued/packing taped the larger label to the side and others used rubber bands after hole punching. Both worked well and it was just a matter of personal preference.
Make a hurricane in your kitchen! This extreme weather science activity will help kids learn about hurricanes, including how they form and how they move!
To study composting up close, we decided to create our own mini compost bins in cups, so we could see decomposition in action.
This simple, hands-on science STEM activity demonstrates how the eardrums inside our ears help us hear sounds. Have fun getting creative with science!
