Elizabeth Chimienti

This resource is a comprehensive packet on experimental variables designed to help students understand independent, dependent, and controlled variables through clear explanations, guided practice, and application activities. It includes: Definitions and examples of the three types of variables. Practice scenarios where students identify variables in different experiments. Exit tickets that assess understanding at the end of a lesson. Quizzes and review questions to reinforce learning. A na

Variables in Experiments: Educational Poster and Sorting Game This educational resource is a comprehensive poster and interactive sorting activity designed to teach students about the three types of variables in scientific experiments: independent variables, dependent variables, and controlled variables. Content Overview The poster provides clear definitions and examples for each type of variable: Independent Variable: The one thing you change on purpose (think "I will change...")Dependent Va

This activity is a Metric System & Measuring “Color by Number” worksheet that combines content review with a visual, hands-on element. Description of the Activity Students answer a series of multiple-choice questions related to the metric system and measurement concepts, such as: Choosing the correct measurement tools (metric ruler, triple beam balance, graduated cylinder) Identifying appropriate units for length, mass, and volume Calculating the volume of rectangular prisms Understanding

This poster is a student-friendly visual overview of density designed for upper elementary or middle school science classrooms. Description of the Poster Clear definition: It defines density as “the amount of matter packed into a space,” using simple language students can grasp. High vs. low density comparison: Visuals show crowded particles (high density) versus spread-out particles (low density), paired with explanations like “heavy for its size” and “light for its size.” Formula made ac

The “Experimental Design Color by Number,” is a printable activity that combines science content with an engaging coloring task. Description Students answer multiple-choice questions about experimental design concepts such as: independent and dependent variables writing testable hypotheses phrasing experiment questions correctly identifying good scientific titles Each answer choice is linked to a coloring instruction (e.g., “If the answer is A, color the 2’s grey. If the answer is B,

These pages can be printed for student handouts and worksheets, or set printer scale to 84% to fit into the Interactive Science Notebook. The slides provide definitions and examples of the science process skills; observe, infer, predict, measure and classify. There are two pages in which students will use a picture in order to practice using the science process skills. One page requires students to find a picture of their own choosing to practice science process skills. Finally, one page is d

The “Science Skills: Color by Number,” is a printable activity that teaches and reviews the six main science process skills: observing, inferring, predicting, classifying, measuring, and communicating. 📘 Description Students answer multiple-choice style questions (e.g., “Which is an example of observing?”). Each answer corresponds to a coloring instruction (e.g., “If you choose this answer, color the 1’s blue”). As students work through the questions, they color sections of a picture, r

Included in the 20 pages are 6 sample experiments, 4 pages of notes, and activities for practicing identifying variables, writing a title, problem, hypothesis, conclusion and labeling a graph. Page 2 is an introduction to the idea of controlling variables in experiments. Page 3 can be used as a note-taking page. Pages 4-5 should be copied front to back to create a variables flipbook. Students should record variables in the booklet as they continue to work through sample experiments. Pages

Use the four pages included to guide your students when writing conclusions to science experiments. These pages are for use in the Interactive Notebook. On page 1, the components of a good conclusion in science are described and sentence starters are provided for each step. On page 2, a graphic organizer can be used to help guide students which includes the sentence starters. On page 3, a rubric is included that can be used to both guide your students as they write and as a tool for assessme

This activity serves as an introduction to the Science Process Skills. Students will learn about the skills of observing, inferring, predicting, measuring, classifying and communicating. They will complete a foldable describing the 6 science process skills and provide examples. Then students can complete a station rotation activity using each of the 6 science process skills. The foldable can be used as pages in the Interactive Science Notebook, or as stand alone activities. An additional pa

This resource should be used to introduce the science process skills to students. Included is 15 pages of activities, stations, foldables and interactive science notebook input and output pages. The six process skills are introduced by having students work collaboratively to match skills to definitions. The word and definition cards can be printed, cut and laminated for use each year. Once the skills matching has been completed, students can record definitions and create a visual for each

This activity can be used as a practice activity for learning the science process skills. The first two pages are recording sheets that can be printed for each student and collected as an assessment of understanding. The last four pages are the station activities. Print out two copies of each of the last four pages and hang them around the classroom. Students can move around to the four actives and record their responses on the recording sheet.

These interactive notebook pages will allow students to test a substance using different indicators in order to write a scientific explanation. The data collected by students through testing substances will be used as evidence in the explanation. A grading rubric is included in the Interactive Notebook booklet that will help guide the students to write a complete and detailed scientific explanation. On page 1, there are two activities that can be used to develop and reinforce the properties of

Science and Engineering meet in this design challenge activity. Students will design a catapult and make changes to their design after initial testing to improve their design.

Through this activity, students will watch a demonstration and write a scientific explanation based on their observations and knowledge of science and with the guidance and support of the teacher. Then students will complete an activity within a small group where they will record observations. After the activity is complete, students will independently write a scientific explanation based on their observations and knowledge of science. For struggling students, there is a template with prompts

This template can be used with any experiment. Students can design their own experiment or can complete this template based on a teacher assigned experiment.

Have students work through the steps of the scientific method using a sample experiment. Students will be asked to write a problem, state a hypothesis, graph results and state a conclusion. They will also identify the independent variable, dependent variable, and controlled variables. Copy the first two pages front to back to create a booklet. The back of the booklet should be glued into the science notebook. The third page should be cut out and glued on the page opposite the booklet. Stude

Even students in sixth grade need gluing practice. Students are inclined to use too much glue which makes the pages of the interactive science notebook (ISN) wrinkle and stick together. Have students complete this practice sheet at the beginning of the school year and glue it in the ISN. This will serve as a reminder of how to use the glue.