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Thinking Like a Scientist | Scientific Inquiry Guided Notes | I am a Scientist
What does a Scientist Do? What is a scientist? These guided visual notes will help your students organize information gained through the Scientific Inquiry and Processes Unit. Reduce the overwhelm of explaining what scientists do. Show students in an organized, quick 1-page (front and back) guided notes activity. Two versions included, fill in the blank and open spaces to add your own wording. The visuals and guided notes make them great for scaffolding and differentiation with your student
5th - 7th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
Also included in: Scientific Process and Inquiry Unit & Back to School Activities Bundle
Thinking Like a Scientist | Notes, Journal, Bulletin Board | I am a Scientist
What does a Scientist Do? Show your students, who are new to Science, that they are Scientists! These guided visual notes, journal, and visuals will help your students organize information gained through the Scientific Inquiry and Processes Unit. All three products use consistent terminology to help students become familiar with the parts of the Scientific Processes. Your students will enjoy completing their journal as they complete activities. They will quickly see that they are completing
5th - 7th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
The STEM Quest Thinking Pages: A Child-Friendly Guide to Note-Taking & Thinking
The STEM QUEST Thinking Pages are open-ended learning prompts designed to grow, evolve, and deepen over time through educator insight and classroom use. These pages are intentionally flexible—created to support diverse thinking styles, creative expression, and problem-solving while easing blank page anxiety in ways that honor how children naturally explore ideas. This resource was thoughtfully designed with particular care for Black children, who are often over-policed, over-corrected, or under
PreK - 4th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Instructional Technology
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+1
Feeding Relationships Doodle Notes & Quiz | Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
Help students understand energy flow in ecosystems with these interactive Feeding Relationships Doodle Notes and Quiz!Perfect for middle and high school life science lessons, this resource covers the essential roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in food chains, supporting NGSS standards while building critical thinking through visual and written learning. What’s Included:✔ Doodle Notes (PDF – 3 Scaffolded Versions) • Full-text, partially blank, and blank versions to meet diverse le
5th - 10th
Basic Principles, Environment, Science
NGSS
MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
, MS-LS2-1
+2
Also included in: Doodle Notes Bundle #1 with Understanding Checkpoints
Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) Bundle | Critical Thinking & Argumentation
Supercharge your science instruction with this Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) Ultimate Bundle—a powerhouse collection of 23 engaging resources designed to build essential argumentation and analytical skills in your middle school and early high school students. Save 25% and gain instant access to a wide variety of print and digital materials that align with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) while making CER instruction interactive, rigorous, and fun! What’s Included (23 Resource
5th - 10th
Basic Principles, Chemistry, Science
NGSS
MS-LS1-3
Science Study Skills Stations and Notes
Science Study Skills
Do your students know HOW to study for a science test? Many middle school students need support to develop strong study skills! This lesson includes a visual notes page that reviews how to prepare for a science test as well as 5 active study stations. This lesson is ideal a few days before a major unit test, as students can use existing notes and materials while completing the study stations.
I used to think that students in the upper grades knew how to prepare for a
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
Also included in: Doodle Notes Science Skills Bundle / Science Doodle Notes
Scientific Method | Nature of Science | Hypothesis, Law, & Theory Notes
This Hypothesis, Theory and Law notes activity will get your middle school students thinking critically about how scientific research moves from hypothesis, to theory and then on to a law as they learn about the nature of science and complete a research project to show their knowledge. Engage students in thoughtful discussion about hypotheses, laws, and theories as they take notes to prepare for the compare and contrast activity. Students then take the information they have learned and comple
5th - 10th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Testable vs Non-testable Questions | Guided Notes & Practice Worksheet
Do your students need more engaging practice with the difference between a testable or non-testable question? These notes and color-by-code practice worksheet help students understand keywords and how to determine if a question is testable or not. Notes: Guided notes on what makes a question testable. What kinds of questions are you able to build an experiment and hypothesis from? The notes also include guided practice at the bottom. Practice Sheet: Students are provided with 12 different quest
5th - 7th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
Also included in: Scientific Process and Inquiry Unit & Back to School Activities Bundle
Think Like a Scientist BUNDLE!
Think Like a Scientist Activity: Learn the skills scientists use on a regular basis, like observation, classification, inferring, and predicting. This product includes a printable PDF, a digital interactive PDF (can be used on programs like Adobe Reader and Preview (Apple) and a Google Version to be shared on Google Classroom. There is also a Google Slides presentation that goes along with the notes sheet. These practice activities give your students an opportunity to use their brain in ways the
4th - 8th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-4
What is Science Worksheet I Am Think Like a Scientist ESL August Coloring Sheets
What is Science? More than just a worksheet, this intro to science activity illustrates the concept in a FUN and ENGAGING format- COMICS! A perfect addition to your August coloring sheets, this print-and-go resource will captivate your 3rd, 4th, or 5th-grade learners and get them to think like a scientist. This back-to-school season, introduce science a little differently... try comics! What do you get?What is Science Comic- Illustrates and defines science in an approachable formatGreat for disp
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, General Science
Science Skills Doodle Notes Unit | Scientific Method, Variables Graphing 6th 7th
Help your students master the foundational concepts of science with this engaging Science Essentials Doodle Notes Bundle! Perfect for middle school science, this collection covers the key basics every student needs to understand scientific thinking, lab skills, and data analysis. These interactive doodle notes are also ideal for emergency sub plans, review days, or interactive notebook activities. Included in the Bundle:Variables & Experimental Design – Explains how to design fair experiments, i
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, General Science, Other (Science)
Energy From The Sun (Light, Heat and Solar Energy) Powerpoint and Note-Taker
This is a 25 slide power point with animations that your students will love and includes a student note-takerefor your students to follow along with and can be cut and pasted into interactive notebooks. This power point lesson addresses the following guiding question: “What are light, solar and heat energy and how are they produced?” Your students will build deep knowledge about three important forms of energy all of which are produced by the Sun. The power point has excellent visuals and severa
4th - 6th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
Thinking Like a Scientist: What's In the Mystery Box Science Investigation
Note: This lesson is designed to be used with a Triple Beam Balance.
I have developed the Mystery Box Investigation as a way to practice both Science Process Skills as well as the use of several science tools. It is a great beginning of the year activity! The tools used include magnets, calculators and a triple beam balance scale. A triple beam balance does work best, however a basic scale could be substituted if needed. Note that if a scale is substituted, you are no longer measuring ma
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
Design Thinking Notebook | Introduction to Engineering Interactive notebooks
Introduce your students to the EDC in an interactive and comprehensive way! This print-and-go interactive notebook is perfect for 5th - 7th grade STEM, science, engineering, or design-thinking. Aligned with NGSS and designed for middle school engagement, this resource helps students connect real-world problem solving with hands-on learning—while building academic vocabulary and critical thinking. ✨ What’s Included: ✅ Engineering Design Cycle Overview Wheel✂️ Cut-and-Paste Sequencing Activitie
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+4
Ecosystem : organism producers consumers & decomposer science doodle notes
Make teaching ecosystems simple, engaging, and meaningful with this ready-to-use resource focused on producers, consumers, and decomposers! Perfect for upper elementary and middle school students, this resource helps learners clearly understand how energy flows through an ecosystem and how living things depend on one another. Students will explore: 🌿 Producers – how plants make their own food through photosynthesis 🐾 Consumers – the different types (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores) and th
4th - 5th
Basic Principles, Environment, Other (Science)
NGSS
5-LS2-1
Unit 1: Nature of Science – Guided Notes, CER Practice & Student Packet
This resource introduces students to the Nature of Science through guided notes, investigations, CER practice, and introductory engineering and modeling tasks. Designed for middle school science (grades 6–8), this unit emphasizes scientific thinking over memorization. This unit is designed to be print-and-go and flexible for different teaching styles. Scaffolding supports students as they move from observations and data to claims supported by evidence and reasoning. This resource includes:Tea
5th - 9th
Basic Principles, General Science, Other (Science)
The Science of Experimentation — Complete Unit Bundle PPT + Notes + Test + More
Science of Experimentation MEGA-BUNDLE Full Unit | Labs | Projects | PPT | Assessments | Data Analysis | NGSS & CCSS Aligned Unlock the scientific method like never before with this engaging, hands-on, ready-to-teach Science of Experimentation Mega-Bundle! Designed specifically for upper elementary and middle school science classrooms, this bundle empowers students to think like real scientists—by designing, testing, analyzing, and improving their own investigations. With over a dozen i
4th - 9th
Basic Principles, General Science, Other (Science)
CCSS, NGSS
6.SP.B.4
, 6.SP.B.5
, RST.6-8.3
+8
Engineering Design Process Doodle Notes | Middle School STEM NGSS Grade 5 6 7 8
Help your students understand how engineers solve problems with this engaging and creative Engineering Design Process Doodle Notes resource! This interactive set is ideal for teaching the steps of the engineering design process—Ask, Research, Imagine, Plan, Create, and Improve—while emphasizing problem-solving, creativity, and iteration. Everything your students need to build a strong foundation in engineering thinking is included. 🌿 Save over 85% on this resource when you buy it as part of th
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, General Science
Scientific Method & Scientific Inquiry Doodle Notes | Science Skills Activity
Help your students explore how scientists investigate the world with this engaging and creative Nature of Science & Scientific Inquiry: Doodle Notes resource! This interactive set is perfect for teaching the basics of science, the steps of scientific inquiry, types of data, and the tools scientists use to collect and analyze information. Everything your students need to build a strong foundation in scientific thinking is included. 🌿 Save over 85% on this resource when you buy it as part of the
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, General Science, Other (Science)
Robert Hooke & Cell Theory Reading + Doodle Notes | (4th–6th Grade) NGSS + TEKS
Help your 4th–6th graders build a strong foundation in cells and cell theory with this engaging, standards-aligned Robert Hooke Reading Passage + Doodle Notes set! Designed specifically for upper-elementary science, this resource makes early cell biology accessible, visual, and fun—while staying true to NGSS expectations for scientific thinking and literacy. Students learn how Robert Hooke became the first scientist to identify and name cells, how microscopes transformed science, and how hi
4th - 7th
Basic Principles, Biology, General Science
NGSS
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS4-2
Intro to Matter | Particle Theory & States of Matter | Visual Notes + Demo
This lesson is designed to help you (and your students) survive introducing matter and particle theory with clear visuals, structured thinking, and minimal prep. Using a predict–observe–explain approach, students explore what matter is made of and how particle motion helps explain real-world behaviour. A simple food-colouring demonstration anchors the lesson, allowing students to observe how temperature affects particle motion before connecting their observations to particle theory and states
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, Chemistry, General Science
Also included in: Mixtures & Solutions Unit Bundle | Chemistry Activities, Labs & Test
Intro to Science & Engineering Practices (SEP) Doodle Notes | Middle School NGSS
This visual “SEP Wheel” gives students a big-picture view of how scientists think and work, and how they’ll practice science this year. Each Science & Engineering Practice gets a space for doodles, simple explanations, and a personal “This year, I will…” reflection. Three Flexible Formats Included for Each:Fully filled-in: great for subs or quick referenceFill-in-the-blank: ideal for guided lessonsOpen version: customize it your wayMade for real classrooms: clean layout, customizable, and no e
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, General Science
Hands-On Matter Unit for Grade 2 – Teacher Notes, Experiments, & Interactive Wor
Explore Matter in Grade 2 with This Complete Science Unit!Engage your students with a hands-on, interactive science unit all about Matter and Materials! This comprehensive resource includes everything you need for a fun and meaningful learning experience: What’s Included: Interactive Notebook Pages – Students explore matter concepts, record observations, and reflect on experiments. Hands-On Experiments – Easy, engaging activities to help students observe solids, liquids, and gases in action.
1st - 3rd
Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
5th Grade Mystery Science Unit | Chemical Magic | Guided Notes | NGSS-Focused
ENTIRE MYSTERY SCIENCE UNIT: CHEMICAL MAGICGUIDED NOTESAll lessons are included! Lessons 1-5 Want More 5th Grade Units?Web of Life Guided NotesWatery Planet Guided NotesSpaceship Earth Guided NotesStars & Planets Guided Notes
5th
Basic Principles, Chemistry, General Science
NGSS
5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, 5-PS1-2
+1
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