Science'n'Stuff

This is a description and rubric of a project I had my students complete after we were done with our unit on forms of energy (mechanical, electrical, light, thermal, sound). Students get to choose one of the the forms of energy and make an anchor chart according to the project description/rubric. They worked in groups and made the anchor charts on regular chart paper, but you can use manila paper if needed. These were great to hang around the room! Students got very creative. :)

I had students complete this project after we studied weather and weather maps/symbols. Students are given different cities that they must find/place on the map. (Maps are not included in this download--but you can find plenty of blank US maps online!) Students are also given descriptions of the weather going on in those cities, but they have to practice using the correct weather map symbols. You can have GT/GATE students come up with their own weather. :)

Students come up with a survey question to ask their class mates, then create 4 possible choices for their peers to answer with. Students then practice making a tally table, frequency table, and a bar graph with their data. File is a Word Doc, so you have edit as needed.

This is a rubric and project description that I gave my students after we had studied food webs. Students were given the choice to complete the project on manila paper or using the Popplet App on an iPad. For the project students are required to: - select an ecosystem -Find at least 10 organisms -Create the food web with arrows showing flow of energy -List FOOD CHAINS found within the food web.

Students choose two items then complete 5 stations on the physical properties of their items. Stations included and Tools Needed: 1. Measuring Mass (double-pan balance) 2. Measuring Volume (graduated cylinder) 3. Magnetism (magnets) 4. Relative Density (water and container) 5. Other Qualitative Observations (hand lenses) This document is a Word Doc so it is easily editable to fit your needs. Can be for 2nd-5th grade. You can use triple beam balances instead of [an balances for upper grades.

Short quiz on the causes and effects of fast and slow land changes on earth. These are fill in the blank and open-ended. Topics mentioned: volcanos, erosion, earthquakes. Completely editable.

Students create and design their own 'town', and practice using their coordinates. Project includes, coordinate plane, a place for a 'key', and a page for student to give directions from place to place. In a Word doc so it is completely editable.

Great for having students practice celsius. Students have a poem and a square for students to draw what each temperature would look like.

This handout can be used as students rotate through quick stations where they get to use and try different tools. Tools used/tried: goggles, thermometer, hand lens, and ruler (students get to practice metric and to measure in 'paperclips'. For the hand lens, i had students look at pennies/other coins.

When my students were practicing writing business letters I compiled the names and addresses of popular business/companies that my students could write actual letters to. This was a great activity and my kids were excited to see if the companies would write back to them. Some of them received letters back and even got some awesome swag (mostly stickers haha). The companies included are: -Lego -Xbox -McDonalds -Mattel -Apple -Nickelodeon -Cartoon Network -Disney -Pixar -DreamWorks -Hershey's

This can be used as review notes for an INB, goes along with Insulators and Conductors Powerpoint. (Texas TEK 5.5A)