Exceeding Expectations

Light energy centers, demonstrating the different properties of light such as reflection, refraction, and absorption. Each center asks students to state what they know before the activity, but also to predict what they think will happen, as well as explaining what they observed happening and why they think it happened. After they are done with the experiment, they just flip the "Why It Happened' sheet and it explains how each center involves light and what was happening. Also included are pla

These are fun centers that have a very hands-on approach for students being able to identify different types of soil and rocks. They are able to talk about the different characteristics and describe them. The lesson also includes a way to add the naturalistic learning style (which is recommended!). This covers three standards in one day, and you can always choose to do one center at a time.

Asks students to state the four forms of energy, and circulate through a classroom energy scavenger hunt. There are two to a page, they are good for cutting out and pasting into a science journal.