This was a collaborative project I did with one of the Science teachers at my school. He was teaching his kids about food chains and wanted an art project to go along with it. He found THIS image via Pinterest as initial inspiration for the project. UPDATE: The poster was designed by art director and illustrator Dhanashri Ubhayakar for the magazine Sanctuary Asia, an Indian nature and wildlife conservation magazine. I turned the digital image into a collage project using construction paper. I used 12 x 18" construction paper. Have a background colour (in my case, turquoise). Then start with your largest animal (the top predator, I guess... the Science teacher explained this part to the kids, heh, heh) I folded my paper vertically so I only had to draw half the polar bear and it also made it symmetrical. I collaged on the eyes, nose and teeth from scraps of paper. Then make all the other animals slightly smaller... My messy workspace below.... Ok- once you have all the animals (our students were required to have 3 animals plus a plant) it's time to layer them and glue it all together. This took some fiddling and such, but I found it easiest to lay it all out and then start from gluing the smallest middle part first (the plant- I lost my mini tree) and work your way up. I used dots of white glue. It went faster than using a glue stick. Grade 7 student results!
Blooming flowers is such a BEAUTIFUL and simple preschool science experiment! Learn about capillary action with walking water experiment.
Learn Animal Classifications for Kids with 10 FREE printable Cootie Catchers! Fun animals for kids activity for all ages!
Engage your students in exciting science lessons with this interactive science notebook.
Kids will have fun learning about the parts of their body and what it is called with this easy-to-make, FREE My Body Mini Book.
Kids will have fun learning about physics with this fun Zipline Engineering Lesson. This Spring STEM Activity is perfect for kids of all ages!
Want to make your own lava lamp? This fun DIY science experiment give you the full step-by-step instructions on how to make a homemade lava lamp out of a water bottle.
Combine art and science in this fun and easy activity for kids using baking soda and vinegar. It’s one of our favorite science experiments for preschool and kindergarten! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! I’ve done this art and science activity with all of my after school kindergarten classes, and it always seems to …
These light experiments are great science lessons for 1st graders! Aligned with NGSS, the resource also includes books and related activities.
Learn how to make a kaleidoscope in this fun STEM/science activity and craft for kids. It’s such a fun way to explore light, reflections, and symmetry! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! *This post was originally published 2/2/16 and has since been updated. Last week I made these super fun kaleidoscopes with my …
My students really enjoyed learning all about hurricanes using experiments, demonstrations, STEM, writing prompts, and more. The projects I'm writing
Learn how to make a kaleidoscope in this fun STEM/science activity and craft for kids. It’s such a fun way to explore light, reflections, and symmetry! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! *This post was originally published 2/2/16 and has since been updated. Last week I made these super fun kaleidoscopes with my …
These bouncing bubbles are SO FUN! Best of all, they're super easy to make, using simple kitchen items like dish soap and sugar. No special or fancy ingredients needed! Blowing bubbles is always fun, but have you ever made bouncing bubbles?! There's something pretty magical about blowing a bubble you can hold and bounce on your hand. Make our easy bouncing bubbles recipe in only a few minutes to create hours of fun! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. How to
Kids will be WOWED with this hands-on, fall science experiment where they will explore Why do Leaves Change Color for kids! Fun Leaf Activity!
My students really enjoyed learning all about hurricanes using experiments, demonstrations, STEM, writing prompts, and more. The projects I'm writing
Learn how to make a bouncy ball using 3 simple ingredients! These DIY bouncy balls are SO COOL! It's such a great craft that also doubles as a science experiment! Kids and adults can make a homemade bouncy ball toy in just a few minutes. They're so easy to make and a whole lot of fun to play with! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. How to Make a Bouncy Ball Learn how to make a bouncy ball in less than
Learn how to make a kaleidoscope in this fun STEM/science activity and craft for kids. It’s such a fun way to explore light, reflections, and symmetry! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! *This post was originally published 2/2/16 and has since been updated. Last week I made these super fun kaleidoscopes with my …
How cool is this? Kids of all ages will be impressed with this fun Plastic Milk Science Experiment. What will you make first?
These borax crystals are SO COOL and beautiful! Use pipe cleaners and a simple borax and water solution to grow your own crystal gems. This is such a pretty and fun science experiment! Borax Crystals Making borax crystals is such a cool science experiment. It takes a bit of patience to let the crystals grow, but the results are amazing! Borax crystals are a great chemistry experiment showing the recrystallization process. Kids can see how molecules react to different temperatures, and literally see changes in matter as the crystals form. Try growing your own borax crystals in whatever shape or
This dancing popcorn experiment is SO FUN! Kids can learn about density and acid-base reactions in this simple science experiment that's perfect for fall, Thanksgiving, or anytime. Use simple pantry ingredients for this STEM activity that's quick and easy to set up, whether at home or in the classroom. Kids (and adults!) will be amazed to watch the popcorn kernels dance up and down in the jar. It's magical and mesmerizing to see, and it's soooo easy to do! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps
This color changing milk experiment was mesmerizing! I wasn't expecting it to be this beautiful, but the way the colours danced and mixed together was really amazing! And best of all, this experiment is simple enough that my 3 year old and my 5 year old could easily complete it without any help from me. (Which makes them SUPER happy!) You can see in the video below exactly how easy the whole thing is! The swirls kept going and going after the reaction. It was really neat to see! All of the materials you need are probably already in your
Teach and learn with this fun build your own mobile backbone. Easy and interactive for you child. You backbone helps you bend, flex, support and protect!
Algorithm examples include sorting, divide and conquer, greedy, recursion, dynamic programming, etc, Algorithm types categorize them.
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Did you know you could turn milk into plastic? I didn't. I had no idea! I did know that you can turn cream into butter, which is just what I was planning on doing with one of my Kindergarten classes back when I taught in the classroom. We love easy science experiments! There I was,
Get a free game and sorting cards to assist you in teaching your living vs non living unit. There are other activities, such as emergent readers available too.
Most kids have a natural curiosity about the world and the way things work. That makes it easy to teach them some basic science concepts in fun hands-on ways. In the past we have done a Magnet
This baking soda and vinegar powered boat was such a fun way to build and explore movement powered by science. My kiddos and a niece and nephew built this boat using recycled materials, (a lot like we did last week with our evaporation experiment). This boat required a baking soda and vinegar reaction to power ... Read more
I love using interactive lapbooks in the classroom. They are fun to create, engaging and can be used throughout the year to review skills taught. I finally completely my Lapbook Bundle and I am happy to share the lapbooks included with you. Whether you think your learners will enjoy creating all of the lapbooks, if you
What a cool toddler science experiment! Check out the cool twist on this old classic and how to make this simple experiment into a lasting toddler activity.
Ready? Set. GO! Blast off with this EASY balloon rocket experiment! Learn simply physics with a fun summer science activity for kids.
Make a homemade spectroscope with a few simple materials and explore the spectrum of different light sources. You’ll see all kinds of rainbows! This science activity for kids makes a great addition to a unit on light or weather and is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day too! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! Light …
Elephant toothpaste is such a fun and easy science experiment for kids! Explore this chemical reaction that has an exciting, foaming result -- which shoots right out of the bottle! You can set up this STEM activity for yourself in just a few minutes - you only need a few simple ingredients! It's quick and easy, and the wow factor will make you want to try the experiment over and over again. The bubbles and foam are SO COOL! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps
You'll only need a few simple supplies to do this easy dry erase spider experiment at home with your kids!
Such a fun way to learn about butterflies!! A butterfly food challenge!! Awesome science sensory lesson for preschool and kindergarten/elementary aged kiddos!
Are you looking for easy and engaging Sports ideas for STEM? I have you covered, but first... Ready for some truth? About a year ago I was looking for ideas for Thanksgiving STEM projects to complete a STEM by the Month series. Everything I found was about turkeys and Pilgrims and the Mayflower. It also really
Earlier this spring I was driving home from my parents house through the country side with the kids. They live about 45 minutes away and the drive is mostly past corn fields and farms. My husband had stayed home that day, so I had the three kids in the van alone with me. There are very few things in this world that terrify me, but tornadoes are one of them. I still have nightmares about the movie Twister. (I'm pretty sure that movie has scarred me for life.) It was one of those days where the sky was dark, and you
Help your students learn interesting facts about 35 amazing insects with this set of Charlotte-Mason style FREE Insect Nature Cards
What to get your students excited about science vocabulary! This resource can be used for a variety of purposes, such as: science games, word walls, and to help build a "science tools anchor chart" for your classroom! This download includes 17 science tool cards and 2 Anchor Chart Science Kids! Consider enlarging the science kids page ...and add the tool cards to it... introducing 17 science vocabulary words to students! Then hang the chart in your Science center for reference. If you need more Science/Scientist items check my TPT store for: Science Tools Emergent Reader Thanks for stopping by....
Ok so…I know I haven’t posted much of anything lately. That’s because I’ve been working on a Pacing Guide to use this school year. I wanted to make it editable…
Kids will be WOWED with this hands-on, fall science experiment where they will explore Why do Leaves Change Color for kids! Fun Leaf Activity!
Hop Scotch Coding® is perfect for the Hour of Code and introducing Coding to your students! Hop Scotch Coding provides a simple, interactive introduction to unplugged, block-style coding that is perfect for Kindergarten through third graders as they learn the basics of programming. After completing activities such as these, they can apply similar block coding strategies to coding websites and apps for kids and eventually to more advanced languages of coding. In groups of 3-4, students will build a sequence of code on the floor together. Each student will then take turns walking through the sequence of code and following the instructions all the way from START to STOP. A sequencing arrow means to advance forward and a movement card signals an action that the student must do. A looping mat can be placed behind a movement mat for students to repeat the action a given number of times. Includes the following: p. 3-4: Teacher Instructions p. 5: Coding Apps and Websites Poster p. 6: What is Coding? Poster p. 7: Flow Control Structures Poster p. 8: START mat p. 9: STOP mat p. 10: Sequencing Arrow mat p. 11-13: Looping mats p. 14-25: Movement (Conditions) mats p. 26: Credits ***Also includes PAPERLESS Google Slides Hop Scotch coding! Students can build and act out their own their own codes in either a slideshow format or a board format!
