Ants Observations
In this lesson, an outside experience coupled with an essay from one of America’s greatest writer’s (Henry David Thoreau) helps…
Category: Beginnings
Laws And Theories
Confused about the difference between laws and theories? Inside each of the 2 open/close doors on this graphic organizer students…
Scientific Explanations-Theories, Models, And Laws
Inside each of the 3 open/close doors on this graphic organizer students will write a definition, some key statements, and…
Empirical and Non-Empirical Evidence
Use this graphic organizer when you want your students to do more than read and barely think about what ’empirical’…
Scientific Method
This graphic organizer is meant to be a general introduction to the scientific method, and not an exhaustive way to…
Metric Estimation Domination
Problem- you say that something has a mass of 20 grams, and no one knows what you’re talking about. This…
Potato Observation Game
A great way to teach and emphasize good observations. In Part I of the lesson, students measure and record the…
Facts Versus Opinion
Help students better recognize true from sensational information with these 17 statements. Handout, Notes, and PPT
Converting Between Units
Exactly how many seconds are there until Christmas? It sounds hard, but after a warm-up problem or two, it’ll be…
My New Science Classroom
A great way to get students familiar with their new science classroom at the beginning of the school year. Doesn’t…
Predictions & Hypotheses
Finally- a complete untangling of the terms “Prediction” and “Hypothesis”. Notes and PPT
Cycles – Never Ending Science
Students create a flapbook that shows how matter moves in and out of organisms endlessly. Fun? Yes. Gross? Very. Handout,…
