With an Ecosystem in a Bottle Science Experiment for Elementary Students and Middle School Students and even High School Students, you will be building a terraqium column which will allow you discover the relationships between living organisms, and their environment.
Make a salt volcano science project with kids and watch the reaction of oil, water, color and salt. This groovy experiment teaches all about liquid density.
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Learn how to make an anemometer with step-by-step instructions in this cool science fair project idea for 4th grade.
These simple electricity science experiments teach kids about electricity in a hands-on way! Build a circuit, an electromagnet, motor, & more.
Reuse an old CD to make a spinning top- an easy craft for kids and a great science lesson on physics! This STEM / STEAM activity if perfect for kids of all ages and meets the NGSS for Kindergarten on pushes and pulls!
Learn what is under your skin with a fun life-size human body project for kids. Download FREE skeletal system bones and organ printables!
Projects described in books or shown on Youtube seem absurdly easy, but I have yet come across a project that didn't need any tinkering before I could take it into a classroom. This one isn't too bad, but it still took me longer than I expected. I came across this robotic hand project on Youtube as well as teachengineering.org (I think), but when I tried to build it, it took me almost two hours to work out the kinks. Sure, I did have to try several different versions and had to make adjustments as I went along, but I'm not sure if this is something I can take directly into a classroom of 2nd graders without more tinkering. BUT... I think it'll be fun to try it with my kids. Supplies Needed: Cardboard paper or cardstock paper Standard drinking straws (Dollar Store variety is fine) Pearl drink straws or bigger diameter straws Tape Yarn or twine Project Instructions (as of now): Trace your hand on a cardboard or cardstock paper. Cut the traced hand out (cutting it a little bigger than the actual tracing). Mark your finger joints on the cutout. Draw straight or curved line across it. Fold the fingers at the lines. Cut smaller straws to size (leave a little gap between the lines to facilitate in threading the yarn). Tape straw pieces to the hand. Thread yarn through the straw pieces. Each finger will have a length of yarn of its own. Thread all five pieces of yarn through the bigger straw. The writing on the hand has nothing to do with this project. I was recycling a stack of cardstock paper, and this one came out the best. The threading part was difficult. If I had a big needle for the yarn, it would have made it easier, but I didn't. So, I struggled with it. If I do go forward with this one, I think I'll have to buy big plastic needles for this project. The backside of the robotic hand. I had grand plans for making a sleeve that will cover the arm, but I'm not sure I'll be able to build all of that in an hour let alone a 2nd grader. So, I might still try it, but I probably won't take it into the classroom. If I were doing this in a classroom, I think I'll buy different colored yarns for each finger, so the students will know which finger they are trying to move. With the same colored yarns, it was difficult to figure out which end went with which finger. I'll try to get my kids to make it soon, and post the results. In the meantime, why don't you give it a try? I spent two hours doing it, but it didn't feel like two hours. So, at the end of the day, if you enjoyed it, does it matter how long it takes? Unless, of course, you only have an hour of school science project time. Have a great day and have fun! P.S. - If you have any ideas about making this project more 2nd grader friendly, please let me know. Thanks!
The coolest slime ever! Find out how to make slime with baking soda and vinegar for an awesome fizzing slime volcano.
Teach students about osmosis, membranes, equilibrium, solutes, and solvents in this fun, gummy bear experiment! Includes a gummy bear science project worksheet.
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Why do things float in water? Find out with these easy sinking and floating investigation. Easy science exepriments for kids.
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This Rainbow In A Jar Science Experiment is a fun spring science experiment to show density. Perfect to use as a science fair project too!
Check out this fun DIY Lung Model Activity for Kids: Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Fun Learning Experience.
This gummy bear osmosis activity is great for showing children the scientific method. Teach your kids the simple steps with this gummy bear science experiment.
Time: 15 minutes Age: Little kids to tweens Difficulty: easy peasy Skill: Mixing 2 ingredients to get a chemical reaction
Turn an ordinary flashlight into a constellation projector and explore the night sky while indoors!
Handy, free printable types of rocks worksheets for learn about igneous, metamorphic , sedimentary rocks, minerals, and rock cycle too.
FREE science emergent reader book about the human body systems. Great science activity for preschool and kindergarten.
I just love this color changing flowers science experiment! It is really easy to do and the kids love watching the flowers change color. We think it is the perfect science activity for spring! I even created printable recording sheets that kids in preschool and early elementary can use to show their observations.
Making a soda-bottle volcano is a classic science experiment that doubles as a great excuse to make an explosive mess. There are multiple combinations of materials that will lead to a fun explosion. Two of the classic soda-bottle volcanos...
Introducing the constellations and stars to kids is easy with this simple science activity for preschoolers! For this constellation game, you just need
I am really on a roll these holidays...creating lots of resources that I will be using with my class next term. For science we are studying sound and I wanted to create a fun visual art lesson that I could integrate with my science unit. I wanted it to be something that was engaging and meaningful for my kiddos, as well as something that used technology....combining as many curriculum outcomes into one lesson as I can ;) I have created this lesson where my students will say their name into a microphone and their voice / name spectogram will be recorded on a smartboard / laptop / classroom computer using the free downloadable AUDACITY program. My voice / name spectogram after I took a screenshot from the Audacity program screen and then cropped it in MS Paint. They will then use MS Paint to crop their voice / name spectogram and then use the free online photo editing program BE FUNKY, to create a pop art version of their spectogram. The spectogram once it has been given the Pop Art makeover in the photo editing program BE FUNKY! I will then get them to use the text function in BE FUNKY to add their name to the centre of their artwork. I think mine turned out really cute and I think my kiddies will really enjoy creating a unique personalised digital artwork. You can download my lesson outline in my new Teachers Pay Teachers store for FREE until Tuesday 2nd October at 9.00am Australian time. Hope you can find it useful in your classroom:) Thanks for stopping by! Tina
Find out what an underwater volcano eruption may look like through this fun, hands-on experiment! It's a really cool science activity for kids to discover what happens when you mix warm and cold water while learning about volcanoes at the same time.
