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Students will learn about buoyancy and water displacement through these engaging investigations. The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

Included in this packet are:

★Explanation of the Scientific Method for teachers

★Five sinking and floating investigations, with directions and recording sheets

★Guide for helping students plan their own individual investigations

★Guides for forming hypotheses and reflecting on students' learning

★Guide for sharing student learning

★Tips and helpful suggestions

Click to see my entire Science Curriculum

Do you need to develop your class's science vocabulary? This resource includes 70 vocabulary words that are essential for the NGSS. Each word contains a graphic to help students. These cards are perfect for a science word wall. Words are color-coded for each unit.

red - motion and stability NGSS

green - life science NGSS

blue - earth science NGSS

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Are you looking for high-quality, engaging science worksheets that are developmentally appropriate for your kindergarten or first-grade students? This kindergarten and first-grade set of science worksheets is loaded with over 100 Science Topics that you can use throughout the year and it is aligned with many of the Next Generation Science Standards. This is exactly what you need. Your students will love showing off their knowledge as they explore and learn about a variety of topics. You choose the order of science topics that makes the most sense for your class.

Key Features:

✔Over 100 science topics

✔Alligned with Next Generation Science Standards

✔Foster Scientific Foundational Skills and build scientific vocabulary

✔ Reinforce and assess the science topics presented in class

✔ Conduct Science Experiments using the Scientific Method

✔ Decorate your class with informative Anchor Chart Science Posters

✔ can be in Print form to use in a notebook or use it on any Digital Device

✔ Engages students' curiosity as they explore the world around them.

Please check out the preview to get a better look at more sample pages.

This Set of Science Worksheets includes the following:

-Scientist's Tools

-Types of Scientists

-Scientific Method

-Five Senses

-Color Wheel to recognize primary and secondary colors

-Mixing Colors to make new colors

WEATHER

-The Four Seasons

-Types of Weather

-Weather Calendar

-Weather Graph

-Weather Forecasting Tools

-Rainbows

-Rainbow Experiment

-Types of Clouds

-Cloud Experiment

-Water Cycle

-What Melts in the Sun? (Experiment)

-temperature

LIFE CYCLES

-Life Cycle of an Apple Tree

-Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

-Life Cycle of a Butterfly

-Life Cycle of a Frog

-Life Cycle of a Bee

-Life Cycle of an Ant

-Life Cycle of a Sunflower

UP IN THE SKY

-Day and Night Sky

-Phases of the Moon

-Phases of the Moon Calendar

-Constellations

-Planets in our Solar System

-Rotation of the earth as it travels around the sun

-Fun Sun Fact Sheet

-Engaging Cootie Catchers for Phases of the Moon and Planets in our Solar System

EARTH SCIENCE

-Earth's Layers

-Examining Rocks

-Types of Rocks

-Types of Soil

-Examining Seashells

-Needs and Wants

-Bodies of Water

-Where Does it Come From?

-Who Made It?

-Materials Hunt

-Land Formations

AMAZING ANIMALS

-What Animals Need to Survive

-Adult Animals and Baby Animals Match

-Sort Animals by Where They Live

-Diurnal and Nocturnal Animal Sort

-Carnivores, Omnivores, Herbivores

-Animals that Hibernate

-Animals that Migrate

-Bird Watching

-Animal Movement

-Life Cycles

-Animal Speed (fast or slow animals)

-Animal Features

-Oviparous vs. Viviparous

-Dinosaurs

-Several Animal Diagrams to include(beavers, tigers, elephants, giraffes & 6 More)

-Food Chain

-Label woodland animals

-Label grassland animals

-Label Arctic animals

-Label rainforest animals.

-Label sea creatures

-Label insects

-Label birds

-Diagram of a butterfly

LIVING THINGS

-Label A Flower

-Plants Need...

-Living and Nonliving

-What Makes an Insect?

-Leaf exploration

-Types of leaves and trees

HUMAN BODY

-Label a Human Skeleton

-Label a Human Heart

-Human Body Systems

-Human Body Organs

-Finger Prints

-Finger Print Experiment

STAYING HEALTHY

-Food Pyramid, sorting four major food groups

-A Healthy Meal

-healthy vs. unhealthy foods

-Germs Experiment

-Washing Hands

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

-Illuminates Light vs. Does not Illuminate Light

-Define Transparent, Translucent, Opaque

-Can Light Pass-Through?

-Light Sources Sort (man-made, natural)

-Sound Sort

-Things That Are Used to Vibrate

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

-Sources of Energy (heat, light, sound)

-The States of Matter

-Push and Pull

-Laws of Motion by Isaac Newton

-Simple Machines

-Magnetic/ Not Magnetic

-Sink or Float

-Which is Heavier?

-Balance the Scale

-Who made this?

-Materials Hunt

♻️TAKING CARE OF PLANET EARTH

-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

-Things to Recycle-(plastic, paper, glass, metal)

EXPERIMENTS

(easy and fun with things that you can find and are readily available in a classroom or at home)

**-**phases of the moon

-erosion

-ramp exploration

-ice cube investigation

-Ballon experiment

-Static electricity

-Shadows experiment

-Air pressure

-String Telephone

and more

-Answer Key/ Posters, Fact Sheets, KWL Chart

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Practice sorting solids, liquids and gases in this great science activity! There are 2 sets of sorting mats for each solid, liquid and gas for students to sort on.

When and how to use:

• Morning Tub Activity
• Science Center Activity
• Quick Assessment

Other Science Sorting Activities:

Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Living and Nonliving Things

Needs and Wants

Students will investigate the states of matter of water as it changes from frozen to liquid states. The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

Investigations in this unit include:

✔ "Ice Treasures"

✔ "Light or Dark?"

✔ "Adding Salt and Color"

✔ "Ice Cube Race"

✔ "Which is Heavier?"

✔ "Oil and Ice"

✔ "Painting with Ice"

The final investigation in this unit is a student-designed investigation that will test how certain ingredients affect the time it takes an ice cube to melt.

The packet also includes a fun recipe for Ice Cream in a Bag! (And the scientific explanation for how this recipe works.)

Do you need to develop science vocabulary in your school? If so, this bundle is for you! There is a vocabulary card for each essential vocabulary word in the NGSS. Each word has a definition and most of the cards have illustrations. They are color-coded by topic.

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Are you looking for high-quality, engaging science resources that are developmentally appropriate for your kindergarten or first-grade students? This kindergarten and first-grade science interactive notebook is loaded with over 100 Science Topics that you can use throughout the year and it is aligned with many of the Next Generation Science Standards. This is exactly what you need. Your students will love showing off their knowledge as they explore and learn about a variety of topics in an organized way all yearlong. You will love the simplicity of this Science Interactive Notebook as the lines are simple and easy to cut. Students simply cut on dotted lines and fold on solid lines. You choose the order of science topics that makes the most sense for your class.

Key Features:

✔Over 100 science topics

✔Alligned with Next Generation Science Standards

✔Foster Scientific Foundational Skills and build scientific vocabulary

✔ Reinforce and assess the science topics presented in class

✔ Conduct Science Experiments using the Scientific Method

✔ Decorate your class with informative Anchor Chart Science Posters

✔ can be in Print form to use in a notebook or use it on any Digital Device

✔ Engages students' curiosity as they explore the world around them.

Please check out the preview or video to get a better look at more sample pages.

This Science Interactive Notebook includes the following:

-table of contents

-Scientist's Tools

-Types of Scientists

-Scientific Method

-Five Senses

-Color Wheel to recognize primary and secondary colors

-Mixing Colors to make new colors

WEATHER

-The Four Seasons

-Types of Weather

-Weather Calendar

-Weather Graph

-Weather Forecasting Tools

-Rainbows

-Rainbow Experiment

-Types of Clouds

-Cloud Experiment

-Water Cycle

-What Melts in the Sun? (Experiment)

-temperature

LIFE CYCLES

-Life Cycle of a Human

-Life Cycle of an Apple Tree

-Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

-Life Cycle of a Butterfly

-Life Cycle of a Frog

-Life Cycle of a Chicken

-Life Cycle of a Bee

-Life Cycle of an Ant

-Life Cycle of a Sunflower

UP IN THE SKY

-Day and Night Sky

-Phases of the Moon

-Phases of the Moon Calendar

-Constellations

-Planets in our Solar System

-Rotation of the earth as it travels around the sun

-Fun Sun Fact Sheet

EARTH SCIENCE

-Earth's Layers

-Examining Rocks

-Types of Rocks

-Types of Soil

-Examining Seashells

-Needs and Wants

-Bodies of Water

-Where Does it Come From?

-Who Made It?

-Materials Hunt

-Land Formations

AMAZING ANIMALS

-What Animals Need to Survive

-Adult Animals and Baby Animals Match

-Sort Animals by Where They Live

-Diurnal and Nocturnal Animal Sort

-Carnivores, Omnivores, Herbivores

-Animals that Hibernate

-Animals that Migrate

-Bird Facts

-Bird Watching

-Animal Movement

-Animal Speed (fast or slow animals)

-Animal Features

-Oviparous vs. Viviparous

-Dinosaurs

-Several Animal Diagrams to include(beavers, tigers, elephants, giraffes & 6 More)

-Food Chain

-Label woodland animals

-Label grassland animals

-Label Arctic animals

-Label rainforest animals.

-Label sea creatures

-Label insects

-Diagram of a butterfly

-Butterfly symmetry

-Diagram of a robin

LIVING THINGS

-Label A Flower

-Plants Need...

-Living and Nonliving

-What Makes an Insect?

-Leaf exploration

-Types of leaves and trees

HUMAN BODY

-Label a Human Skeleton

-Label a Human Heart

-Human Body Systems

-Human Body Organs

-Finger Prints

-Finger Print Experiment

STAYING HEALTHY

-Food Pyramid, sorting four major food groups

-A Healthy Meal

-healthy vs. unhealthy foods

-Germs Experiment

-Washing Hands

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

-Illuminates Light vs. Does not Illuminate Light

-Define Transparent, Translucent, Opaque

-Can Light Pass-Through?

-Light Sources Sort (man-made, natural)

-Sound Sort

-Things That Are Used to Vibrate

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

-Sources of Energy (heat, light, sound)

-The States of Matter

-Push and Pull

-Laws of Motion by Isaac Newton

-Simple Machines

-Magnetic/ Not Magnetic

-Sink or Float

-Which is Heavier?

-Balance the Scale

-Who made this?

-Materials Hunt

♻️TAKING CARE OF PLANET EARTH

-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

-Things to Recycle-(plastic, paper, glass, metal)

EXPERIMENTS

(easy and fun with things that you can find and are readily available in a classroom or at home)

**-**phases of the moon

-erosion

-ramp exploration

-ice cube investigation

-Ballon experiment

-Static electricity

-Shadows experiment

-Air pressure

-String Telephone

and more

-Answer Key/ Posters, Fact Sheets, KWL Chart

-Sample pages of the final product

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***Newly Revised July 2024 to include even more topics and science experiments****This product can also be used in a digital platform for remote learning on Easel. Please watch the preview. At the end of the video, you will see a glimpse of how this can be implemented for virtual learning. The directions are changed to make it easy for the students to use on a device. You can change the directions to meet the individual needs of your student on the digital overlay. Several updates were made to save you lots of time for teachers to easily implement this product for virtual learning. You now have the choice of printing this out to use in a notebook or use for online learning in Google Classroom. ****

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Check out my five-minute YouTube video on how to incorporate Interactive Notebooks SUCCESSFULLY in your classroom. The video above is only a two-minute clip of this science interactive notebook only. The video below is just helpful tips to get started with interactive notebooks and not the actual product as many of the sample pages are included in the preview.

https://youtu.be/U370Nd0jxWc

Here is what a few customers recently wrote after purchasing this notebook.

Marysa G.
July 2, 2020

Extremely satisfied

Oh my goodness, how is this product so inexpensive? This is amazing it covers such a broad spectrum of science topics. I teach at a private school where academic standards are very high and I really think my parents will be impressed by these completed notebooks. I am so excited to use it as a pacing guide too. Kindergarten science can be so broad; I'm so glad I have this for next year. Pro Tip: I know it's time-consuming but I would definitely recommend making a master notebook before you start teaching this.

Christa H.

Amazing resource touched on all of the standards and the kiddos loved it!

Meghan R.

After looking at several different interactive notebooks, I decided on this one...it contains all of the topics we will cover in our new curriculum this year and more! I like that the format is simple yet comprehensive - great work :)

Peleaulani U.

This is exactly what I was looking for. It's concise but with good information. If we want to elaborate on a certain subject, it's very easy to add in without interrupting the flow. My daughter is really enjoying creating her science notebook. The price is fabulous too! Mahalo for taking the time to create this and also for sharing it with us at such a great price.

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Here you will find motivating, fun ideas, and interesting ways to teach young children. From time to time, I may be hosting a few giveaways. Don't miss out on this great opportunity.

This packet contains two experiments aligned with a plant theme. It is part of my Let's Be Scientists series!

Experiment 1: What happens when a seed gets wet?

Experiment 2: How do seeds grow?

Each experiment includes a detailed instruction sheet with materials lists and step by step directions for the experiment. There is a recording page for students to make predictions and record the results of the project. Also provided are journal pages for students to write why they think the results happened the way they did. Journal pages are differentiated where appropriate.

Students will learn about reflection and mirrors through engaging and fun investigations.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

Activities include:

*Sorting reflective and non-reflective materials

*Double Mirrors

*Triangular Mirrors

*Symmetry

*Concave and Convex Mirrors

*Sensory Play on a Mirror

*Final Project- Create a Mirror Sculpture

Click to see my entire Science Curriculum

Are you looking for a set of resources and activities to use while teaching Pushes and Pulls? I created this activity to use while I teach the Next Generation Science Standard Pushes & Pulls. This set was created with my kindergarten students in mind, but would definitely work for Pre-K or grade one.

Here is what is included in the set.

• Push Pull Picture Sort
• Push/ Pull Cut and Paste Activities
• a Venn diagram,
• science experiment using cars and ramps to show how friction can change how objects move,
• a sorting T graph for students to write their responses about what they know about pushes, pulls, and forces.
• vocabulary cards.

This activity meets Next Generation Science Standard K-PS-2-1

You can find the cut-and-paste sort pushes and pull activity in my Science Interactive Notebook for Kindergarten and First Grade. Be sure to check out this product as it includes many of the standards for Next Generation Science.

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This product contains 3 activities. Each activity focuses on plants and seeds, particularly the concept that seeds grow into specific plants, and plants make specific seeds.

What is included:

1 Matching activity where students match the parent plant to the seeds.

1 Cut and paste activity to sort seeds and plants.

1 Cut and paste activity to match the parent plant to their seed.

This first unit in the "Science Kids" series helps students learn how to be scientists. Every activity in this packet is aligned with one of the five stages of scientific inquiry. This packet supports the Next Generation Science Standards.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning.

The packet includes:

• Color posters of the five stages of scientific inquiry (Click here for free sample)

• Explanation of the stages of scientific inquiry for teachers

• A two-week long, step-by step scientific investigation about balls and wagons

• Printable scientific recording sheets for tracking hypotheses and data

• Discussion guide

• Ideas for sharing student learning

Click to see my entire Science Curriculum

This Kindergarten Interactive Notebook Bundle includes Literacy, Math, and Science Activities. This Bundle will save you over 33% off as these products would cost $50.00 if sold separately. It also includes many of the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards for the Entire Year! It is a fabulous way to get your students to practice their skills and show off what they have learned. It has very simple cut-outs that make it super easy for young kinders who are just getting used to using scissors. Students will cut on the dotted lines and fold on the solid lines and paste into a standard-sized 8.5 "X 11 "Notebook. Students will draw under flaps to answer responses and not have to worry about cutting out too many small pieces that just get lost. You will love the simplicity of this interactive notebook and the fact that the child's work is the focal point.

Please download the preview to see just a few sample pages. The file was too large to include all the pages.

Check out my five-minute YOUTUBE video on how to incorporate Interactive Notebooks SUCCESSFULLY in your classroom. The video above is just a two-minute clip of a few sample pages from the literacy, math, and science sections. If you are interested in viewing these helpful suggestions. Check me out on Youtube

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You can take a closer look at each of the products you will be receiving by clicking on the following links. Each link will bring you to detailed descriptions of what you will be receiving in literacy, math, and science. You can purchase them separately if you wish or save money by purchasing them all together in this bundle:

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Teen Number Sense Interactive Notebook Fun

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Bonus File: Back to School Interactive Notebook which is embedded within the Literacy Notebook

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Here you will find motivating, fun ideas and interesting ways to teach young children. From time to time, I may be hosting a few giveaways. Don't miss out on this great opportunity.

This packet contains one observation activity and two experiments. Students will observe a pumpkin, noting its appearance, feel and measure it's height and then use different parts of a pumpkin for a sink and float experiment. There is also a pumpkin volcano experiment to observe two different types of eruptions. It is part of my Let's Be Scientists series!

Each experiment includes a detailed instruction sheet with materials lists and step by step directions for the experiment. There is a recording page for students to make predictions and record the results of the project. Also provided are journal pages for students to write why they think the results happened the way they did. Journal pages are differentiated where appropriate.

Students will learn about the concepts of magnets and magnetism through these fun and engaging investigations.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

This packet includes instructions for all of these investigations:

“Magnetic or Not Magnetic?”

“The Magic Paper Clip”

“Magnet Cars”

“A String of Paper Clips”

“Magnet Train”

“Magnet Detectives”

The packet also includes:

• An explanation of the Scientific Method

• Printable recording sheets for investigations

• Guide for helping students develop independent investigations

• Tips and helpful suggestions

Compare the mass of different solid objects with this packet of three mass comparison activities. Each activity uses easy to find objects that fit in a typical balance so students can compare their masses.

Activities Included

• Activity 1: (Materials: Random objects, balance, page 2 of this packet) Each student or group of students will look around the room for objects to weigh in a balance. The will draw the objects on the recording sheet then fill in the symbols to make the comparison correct.
• Activity 2: (Materials: Page 3 of this packet, a toy car, a block, a coin, a key, a shell, a button, a pine cone, a ball and balance for each group.) Students will place the two objects in the balance. They will fill in the correct answer on the recording sheet.
• Activity 3: (Materials: balance, picture cards, page 2 and objects represented on the picture cards) Students will choose two picture cards and use a balance to compare the mass of the two objects, recording the results on the recording page. Large Activity Cards with Words are on pages 4-9. Small Activity Cards without Words are on pages 10-11.

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Have fun on your 100th day of school with these hands-on, inquiry based science experiments! Included are a week's worth of activities, all based around the theme of "100".

*"100 Pennies in a Boat"

*"100 Melting Crayons"

*"100 Magnetic Paperclips"

*"100 Dancing Chocolate Chips"

*"100 Licks" Experiment

This product is also available in my 100th Day of School Bundle

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Are you studying about the farm or where our food comes from? This science activity for making butter is an easy and fun experiment for students to get hands on experience on what making butter consists of. An easy to follow instructional page, child friendly recording sheets and a journal page are including with this packet. The instructional page includes tips for a successful experiment!

What is included:

Instruction sheet for how to make butter.

2 recording sheet options for making observations, predictions and conclusions.

1 journal page to draw a picture and write about what they did and learned.

The “Science Kids” series of packets is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning.

The "First Quarter" bundle contains enough science activities to fill the first quarter of the school year (About 8 weeks) and supports Next Generation Science Standard K-PS2.

Unit 1- “What do Scientists do?” helps students learn how to be scientists. Every activity in this packet is aligned with one of the five stages of scientific inquiry. The packet includes:

Color posters of the five stages of scientific inquiry

Explanation of the stages of scientific inquiry for teachers

A two-week long, step-by step scientific investigation about balls and wagons

Printable scientific recording sheets for tracking hypotheses and data

Discussion guide

Ideas for sharing student learning

Unit 2- “Floating and Sinking” is designed to help students learn the concepts of buoyancy and water displacement. They will also begin to understand that the size and shape of an object affects its ability to float. Included in this packet are:

Five sinking and floating investigations, with directions and recording sheets

Guide for helping students plan their own individual investigations

Guides for forming hypotheses and reflecting on students' learning

Guide for sharing student learning

Tips and helpful suggestions

Unit 3- “Color Mixing” includes instructions for all of these hands-on, scientific investigations:

"Paint Mixing" Investigation

"Color and Water" Investigation

"Bubbling Color" Investigation

"Colored Lights" Investigation

"Wandering Water" Investigation

"Spinning Color Wheel" Investigation

"Coffee Filter Chromatography" Investigation

"Invent Your Own Color" final investigation

Printables, including:

Color Wheel

Recording sheets for investigations

Reflection and Planning Questions

Unit 4- “Magnets” includes instructions for all of these investigations:

“Magnetic or Not Magnetic?”

“The Magic Paper Clip”

“Magnet Cars”

“A String of Paper Clips”

“Magnet Train”

“Magnet Detectives”

The packet also includes:

Printable recording sheets for investigations

Guide for helping students develop independent investigations

Tips and helpful suggestions

Are you looking for a Christmas themed science experiment? This candy cane science activity is an easy and fun experiment for students to practice making predictions, observing, and recording their observations and results. An easy to follow instructional page, child friendly recording sheets and a journal page are including with this packet.

What is included:

Instruction sheet for the candy cane experiment

3 recording sheet options for making observations, predictions and conclusions.

1 journal page to draw a picture and write about what they did and learned.