Science Centers

This no prep activity allows students to show what they've learned in the Parts of an Insect Emergent Reader or use it alone or as part of your own insect unit.

Students will sort crawly creatures into two categories: Insects or Not! A paragraph is included at the top to make sure the students remember just what makes an insect an insect.

Also available- Parts of an Insect Labeling Activity

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Students will cut out images of a butterfly in every stage of its life and paste the images in the correct order. This is a simple science lesson that will offer a visual to pair with a lesson on the life cycle. It could also be used as an assessment at the end of the lesson.

Choose between three versions of this "All about Insects" emergent reader! The booklet will have 8 pages total (including the cover). The first version has all words printed. The second has words printed in a dotted font so they can trace certain words. The third has fill-in-the-blank sections for students to answer as they follow along in your lesson (use the copy with all words printed as your guide). Mix and match the booklets to best fit the needs of your students. The clip art from David's Simple Teaching is the perfect blend of kid-friendly and realistic. Great for elementary and special education.

Use with my Parts of an Insect Worksheet for a quick, easy, and fun NO PREP assessment. Then, let them put their knowledge to work with an insect sorting activity!

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Turn Easter Peeps into a fun play dough! Includes recipe and investigation report. More information can be found in my blog post here!

Looking for fun, no-prep activities to add to your classroom or homeschool? These cut, sort, and paste activity worksheets are perfect for learning about animal habitats, practicing scissor skills, for sorting centers, as morning work or for early finishers!

Part of the "What Belongs?" Series, the Places unit covers 6 places/habitats. Each place/habitat comes with a full color sorting worksheet, two versions of the worksheet in black and white, plus a "what is missing" worksheet where students complete a picture. This set also includes multiple place/habitat sorting worksheets so students can compare two or four places or habitats at once. Please see the preview above for a look at all the included worksheets!

Includes activities for the following places or habitats: forest, ocean, Arctic, farm, beach, and pumpkin patch.

*Note: this resource will be updated in the future to include other habitats and places and any purchases now will include the future update for free*

Includes:

• 6 "What Belongs in..." cut and paste sorting worksheets (one for each place)
• 6 "What is missing in..." complete the picture cut and paste worksheets (one for each place)
• 5 multiple place/habitat cut and paste sorting worksheets for students to compare two or four places (i.e. forest or ocean, farm or beach, etc.)
• Two black and white versions of each "What Belongs in..." and multiple place/habitat worksheet for easier printing. One version instructs students to color pictures before cutting and pasting.

*Total of 17 different worksheets, plus black and white versions*

This unit is part of the What Belongs? Series. Find all of the units in the series below or check out the all inclusive bundle to save 20%!

What Belongs? Holidays

What Belongs? Places/Habitats

What Belongs? Seasons

What Belongs? Rooms of the House

What Belongs? BUNDLE

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Looking for fun, no-prep activities to add to your classroom or homeschool? These cut, sort, and paste activity worksheets are perfect for practicing scissor skills, for sorting centers, as morning work or for early finishers or for special education classrooms!

This bundle includes all What Belongs? units: Rooms of the House, Seasons, Places and Habitats, and Holidays. Each one of these units comes with full color sorting worksheets, black and white versions of the sorting worksheets for easier printing, "What is missing" worksheets where students complete a picture, and comparison sorting worksheets in full color and black and white. Please see below for full descriptions of each unit, and check the preview above for a look at all included worksheets!

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Included in the bundle:

What Belongs? Holidays Unit:

• Includes activities for the following holidays: Halloween, Remembrance Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Earth Day, Ramadan, Independence Day, and Canada Day.
• 15 "What Belongs in..." cut and paste sorting worksheets (one for each holiday)
• 15 "What is missing in..." complete the picture cut and paste worksheets (one for each holiday)
• 9 multiple holiday cut and paste sorting worksheets for students to compare two or four holidays (i.e. Halloween or Thanksgiving, St. Patrick's Day or Easter, etc.)
• Two black and white versions of each "What Belongs in..." and multiple holiday worksheet for easier printing. One version instructs students to color pictures before cutting and pasting.

*Total of 39 different worksheets, plus black and white versions*

What Belongs? Places/Habitats Unit:

• Includes activities for the following places or habitats: forest, ocean, Arctic, farm, beach, and pumpkin patch.
• 6 "What Belongs in..." cut and paste sorting worksheets (one for each place)
• 6 "What is missing in..." complete the picture cut and paste worksheets (one for each place)
• 5 multiple place/habitat cut and paste sorting worksheets for students to compare two or four places (i.e. forest or ocean, farm or beach, etc.)
• Two black and white versions of each "What Belongs in..." and multiple place/habitat worksheet for easier printing. One version instructs students to color pictures before cutting and pasting.

*Total of 17 different worksheets, plus black and white versions*

What Belongs? Seasons Unit:

• Includes activities for fall, winter, spring, and summer
• 4 "What Belongs in..." cut and paste sorting worksheets (one for each season)
• 4 "How do we dress in..." cut and paste sorting worksheets (one for each season)
• 4 "What is missing in..." complete the picture cut and paste worksheet (one for each season)
• 5 multiple season cut and paste sorting worksheets for students to compare all four seasons at once
• Two black and white versions of each "What Belongs in...", "How do we dress in..." and multiple season worksheet for easier printing. One version instructs students to color pictures before cutting and pasting.

*Total of 17 different worksheets, plus black and white versions*

What Belongs? Rooms of the House Unit:

• Includes activities for the following rooms: kitchen, living room, bathroom, dining room, bedroom, office, laundry room, baby nursery, garage, and backyard.
• 10 "What Belongs in..." cut and paste sorting worksheets (one for each room)
• 10 "What is missing in..." complete the picture cut and paste worksheets (one for each room)
• 10 multiple room cut and paste sorting worksheets for students to compare two or four rooms (i.e. bedroom or bathroom, laundry room or backyard, etc.)
• Two black and white versions of each "What Belongs in..." and multiple room worksheet for easier printing. One version instructs students to color pictures before cutting and pasting.

*Total of 30 different worksheets, plus black and white versions*

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Coloring bookmarks with Kawaii-style illustrations of scientists and inspirational and motivational quotes by famous scientists: Marie Curie, Louis Pasteur, Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, and more, printable coloring bookmarks/cards for kids DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, these could be used as a fun coloring activity at a party, in the classroom, or done as a homeschool craft.

For best results print them on thick cardstock paper or could be printed on colored paper to be given out as is without coloring.

1 Pdf with 8 different bookmarks in two sizes.

Large bookmark measures about 8.25" by 2.5",

and smaller sets are 7" by 2".

US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”.

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Inspirational quotes about life by Albert Einstein with a zen-tangle style abstract coloring background, printable bookmarks for kids, teens, and adults, DIGITAL DOWNLOAD coloring page.

These bookmarks could be used as personalized gift tags or cards for students, friends, or family, could be used as a fun coloring activity at a party, in the classroom, given out as party favors, or done as a homeschool activity, or relaxing family activity.

For best results print them on thick cardstock paper, color, and cut up.

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1 Pdf 2 pages

Large bookmarks measure about 8.25" by 2.5",

and smaller set 7" by 2".

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Set of 20 coloring pages or posters 8.5" by 11" for kids learning about space, science activity for homeschool, classroom, or for space and astronauts themed Birthday party, 13 out of 20 coloring pages have scientific facts about space.

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Your students will have a blast learning about adult and baby animals with these hands-on animals and babies activities for kindergarten! This printable contains adorable real photos of adult and baby animals. Including both wild and farm animals, they make the perfect addition for your kindergarten science centers. This bundle contains 8 printables and activities including matching games, puzzles, posters, labels and graphic organizers. Each activity will help learners to associate the young one with its respective parent. For a detailed look at all activities included in this resource, please see the preview above.

The bundle is split into wild and farm animals due to the number of animals included. For a complete list of animals included check the list at the bottom of the description.

The activities and printables included in this bundle are:

- Flashcards

- Picture and Label Cards

- Posters

- Puzzles

- What Goes Together?

- Dominoes

- Memory Game

- Labels and Graphic Organizers

How to use: Adult and Baby Animals Science Activities for Kindergarten

The center activities are best used when printed on cardstock and/or laminated. You can choose to implement these centers in an independent way or use them with small-groups.

All the photos are real life photos. The baby animal photos are absolutely adorable and learners will simply love these photos!

Here's what my happy customers are saying about this resource:

"Perfect for our unit on animal offspring. Great variety and organized well. Thank you!"

Farm Animals included are:

• Sheep (lamb)
• Goat (kid)
• Cow (calf)
• Dog (puppy)
• Horse (foal)
• Chicken (chick)
• Goose (gosling)
• Duck (duckling)
• Pig (piglet)
• Donkey (foal)
• Rabbit (kit)
• Cat (kitten)
• Rat (pup)
• Cockatoo (chick)
• Guinea pig (pup)
• Ferret (kit)
• Frog (tadpole)
• Squirrel (kit)
• Turkey (poult)
• Camel (foal)

Wild Animals included are:

• Tiger (cub)
• Lion (cub)
• Elephant (calf)
• Polar Bear (cub)
• Cheetah (cub)
• Panda (cub)
• Fox (cub)
• Crocodile (hatchling)
• Leopard (cub)
• Hippo (calf)
• Rhinoceros (calf)
• Hedgehog (hoglet)
• Raccoon (kit)
• Seal (pup)
• Deer (fawn)
• Herring gull (chick)
• Giraffe (calf)
• Zebra (foal)
• Sea lion (pup)
• Hyena (cub)
• Penguin (chick)
• Vulture (chick)

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Put the STEAM in STEM with this unit! Sound Engineering is a Project Based Learning unit that teaches students the physics and basic concepts of sound engineering, especially as it relates to music. This lesson can be used in Career and Technology classes, Science classes, or Music classes. I have used it with an 8th grade Engineering class.

Students start the unit by reading information about the topic from a handout and answering questions about the reading, as well as defining terms related to sound engineering. In the next phase of the project, they work with a team to utilize a Slinky toy to replicate wave patterns and analyze them. Finally, they work with a team to research and build a musical instrument that demonstrates their learning of the topic. The unit ends with a written reflection on the project.

Files Included with this Unit:

1. Teacher Resources

2. Physics of Sound Reading

3. Introduction to Sound Engineering (research and vocabulary) – includes answer key

4. Slinky Waves – group lab expectations and student worksheet

5. Team sign-up sheet

6. Musical Instrument Building Project – student expectations and resources

7. Team planning sheet (2 versions, color & black and white)

8. Teacher evaluation tracking sheet

9. Project Written Reflection

I hope your students enjoy it!

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Learning the Engineering Design Process includes a variety of hands-on lessons to help students understand how engineers work and encourage record keeping in project based learning.

In these lessons, students are provided with a short matching activity to learn the vocabulary words associated with the Engineering Design Process. A printable template for the Engineering Design Process lets individuals or teams plan their project and follow the steps as the project progresses. Another version of the template gives hints about what students do at each step, which is perfect for differentiation. These can be used with any classroom project, but the lesson includes 12 task cards with different engineering scenarios that are great for students to use to brainstorm and plan a solution. Also included is a sample lesson with rubric for use with the cards.

A PowerPoint presentation of the Engineering Design Process is included with the lesson to introduce the concept to the class prior to starting the lessons, as well as links to other resources to enrich the learning experience.

Files Included with this Lesson

• Teacher Notes and Resources

• PowerPoint presentation

• Vocabulary Matching Activity (with answer key)

• Engineering Design Process printable template (includes version with hints)

• Student Expectations, Project Instructions and Rubric

• Engineering Design Process scenario cards (12) includes blanks for customization

I've used this primarily with 8th graders, but it would work well for grades 5-9. I hope your students enjoy!

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This worksheet packet contains 15 pages that can be used to teach the life cycle and body parts of a penguin in SPANISH. Your students will learn life cycle vocabulary, penguin body part vocabulary, and can practice writing about the life cycle of a penguin–all in Spanish!

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WHAT IS INCLUDED?

• 15-page PDF file
• 8 different activities to learn about and discuss the life cycle of a penguin
• A writing activity
• Cut & paste activities
• Penguin-themed word search

HOW IT WORKS

1. Print out the resource in either color, black & white, or both!
2. For the vocabulary worksheets, go over each word related to penguins and their life cycles and discuss what they mean. Have the students use the vocabulary words in a sentence in Spanish. Then complete the worksheets.
3. Discuss the meaning of "life cycle" and tell the students about the life cycle of a penguin.
4. Using the writing worksheet, students can write 3-8 sentences about penguins.
5. The word search can be used for a quiet independent activity or a fun way for the students to work together.

WHO IS IT FOR?

• Spanish Teachers: You'll love this as a resource to practice speaking and writing using sequencing words in Spanish (primero, después, luego, finalmente).

• Homeschooling Parents: This life cycle of a penguin packet has a variety of worksheets and activities to keep your child engaged so they can practice Spanish in a variety of contexts. 

FEATURES

• Each page is 8.5" x 11", but you can adjust this in your printer settings.

We can eat all kinds of plants. This parts of a plant sort includes real photographic images to sort. This sort includes flowers, seeds, leaves, stems, roots, and fruits. There are six pictures for each plant part.

Pictures Included:

Flowers: broccoli, cauliflower, artichoke, squash blossom, dandelion, honeysuckle

Fruits: raspberry, apple, lime, pepper, banana, blueberry

Leaves: lettuce, kale, mint, purple cabbage, spinach, parsley

Roots: radish, sweet potato, parsnip, carrot, onion, garlic

Seeds: corn, almonds, beans, peas, sesame seeds, coconut

Stems: leek, asparagus, celery, rhubarb, scallions, bamboo shoots

This product includes two different types of sorting activities. One set has full page size sorting mats for students to organize each plant picture. The second set has header cards in two sizes (one large sized for table top activities and a smaller size that can fit inside a task box). The picture cards work with both sets of sorting activities.

Posters, Anchor Charts and Answer Keys

This set also includes a set of posters or anchor charts. These charts can be used to check the answers of the pictures sorted or as an instructional tool to teach about the plants we eat before students begin the sorting activity. These posters also allow teachers to differentiate this activity for students. Those who need more support can use these posters as a guide to filling out their sorting mats.

How to Use:

Students will place the sorting mats on a table or on the floor. They will look at each plant picture and place it on the correct mat.

Where to Use:

• Science Center
• Morning Tub or Basket
• Small Group Activity
• Wall display or anchor charts

The real photographs in this set provide students with easy to recognize images of different edible plants.

More Science Sorting Activities

Natural and Manmade Resources

Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Nocturnal and Diurnal Animals

Living and Nonliving Animals

Sort animals by their specific features with these science sorting cards and mats that feature real animal photographs. Each category has 4-6 unique pictures to sort. You can also mix and match the pictures to whatever category they fit. Use the sorting cards as headers for students to sort under, or use the sorting mats with hook and loop fastener dots to make a sorting mat science center.

Sort animals by the following characteristics:

• 2-legged
• 4-legged
• Animals that fly
• Animals that live in groups
• Animals that jump
• Animals that lay eggs
• Animals that live alone
• Animals that swim
• Animals with claws
• Animals with feathers
• Animals with fur
• Animals with hooves
• Animals with horns
• Animals with scales
• Animals with shells
• Animals with spots
• Animals with stripes
• Animals with tails
• Animals with tusks
• Animals with wings
• More than 4 legs
• No legs

When to Use

• Science Center
• Hands On Assessment
• Small Group Activity

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Review students' knowledge of renewable and nonrenewable resources with this fun sorting activity!

Students will sort the pictures based on whether the object in the picture is a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource.

Are you wanted to teacher your students about space? This packet contains various centers, activities and resources to help teach basic knowledge about our solar system and also uses a space theme to teach basic math and ELA skills. This packet is geared towards the Pre-K or Kindergarten classroom.

Page 3: Matching or Concentration Game cards: Print the page out twice to create the game.

Pages 4-5: Letter Mazes (Capital and Lowercase)

Pages 6-7: Number Mazes (1-20 and 1-30)

Pages 8-12: Space emergent reader where each planet has its own page with its place around the sun and one simple fact.

Pages 13-14: Planet Cards to use in a center or whole group activity where you put the planets in order.

Page 15: Space Themed Counting page.

Pages 16-19: Word Wall Cards with space themed cards.

Page 20: Space themed addition page.

Page 21: Graphing Page

Page 22: Pattern page

Page 23: Fill in the missing number

Page 24: Fill in the missing letter

Pages 25-29: Tens Frame 1-10 matching center (Stars)

Page 30: Constellation Number Bonds

Page 31: One More and One Less Practice

Page 32: Greater than, less than and equal too practice with pictures.

Page 33: Beginning Sounds Page

Page 34: Other Space Activities and Ideas.

This product contains a single sorting activity where students will sort animals that belong on a farm and animals that do not belong on a farm. There are 12 farm animals and 12 cards with other types of animals to sort. Each card shows a real life image of the animals.

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This packet includes a sort for animals that are awake during the night and animals that are awake during the day. This sort includes real photos for students to sort into the appropriate category.

What is included

• Sorting Cards for nocturnal and diurnal animals (two versions)
• Sorting Mats for nocturnal and diurnal animals (two versions)
• Animal sorting cards, 6 nocturnal and 6 diurnal animal cards

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Sort vehicles by whether they travel on land, in the water or in the air! There are two types of sorting mats included in this packet. One mat has all three areas for students to sort the pictures. The other set of mats has each area on a different page for students to sort through. There are picture cards included in this packet.

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