Suri Scientists

I use this PowerPoint as bell work (bell ringer) in my 6th grade science classroom. Each day, the students are given a different question, i.e. slide 1 on Monday and slide 2 on Tuesday. They write down both the question and answer in their science notebooks. This bell work covers the following content: observations, inferences, measuring, steps of the scientific method and variables.

This CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) Unit has Kindergarteners helping their friend Jenny find her missing stuffed animal. They need to help Jenny eliminate places in which she might have left her stuffed animal bunny name Flopper. They sort and put events in order by number. They research about bunnies: where they live, what their footprints look like, what they eat, etc. They look at pictures for clues of Flopper being there. They make predictions about where they think Jenny left Flopper. They

This is a 20 page visual glossary for all sixth grade science vocabulary terms. I also teach an honors course so some seventh grade terms are in the glossary as well. It's a great dictionary and visual resource for the students to use in the classroom.

Students will identify the three types of variables used in an experiment. Then, they will examine different statements to determine what would be the independent and dependent variables to prove that statement correct or false.

Students will learn how to make inferences based on background knowledge and observations. They will practice making inferences with two pictures, a boiling pot of water and two cylinders of water.

This PowerPoint, if you purchase it, will be more of a template for your own transition lab. In this PowerPoint, I have the students practice transitioning from one task to another. We make hypotheses, record the materials, write the steps, identify the variables, write the data and make a conclusion. This is a GREAT activity to do at the beginning of the year because while the students are learning about variables and the scientific method, they're also practicing common transitions we'll be do