For this investigation students will take a close look at soil and the different properties of three samples that they will collect. They will investigate and compare / contrast how each soil sample reacts when it is covered in water, thinking of reasons as to why the water acts differently for each sample (structure, particle size, etc.). Your class will first go to collect three different soil samples in their jars and bring them back to the classroom to take a closer look and complete the sample sheet. They will then pour an agreed amount of water onto each sample (one at a time) and observe what happens, recording their observations on the experiment sheet. This experiment is best done in pairs or small groups. Each pair / group will need: Resource sheets 3 jars Shovel / trowel Measuring jug Water Magnifying glass / microscope (optional) Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This investigation gets your class to look closely at their shadow, specifically looking at how it changes throughout the day. They will measure the length of their shadow at set time intervals and try to spot patterns in their results before thinking about the reasons behind these patterns. It is a great way to introduce the concept of the earth’s rotation while thinking about how you can use the sun to help tell the time. For this investigation students (in pairs or small groups) will mark a spot with chalk and draw around and measure their shadow at set intervals throughout the day being sure to record their results on the table. Teaching structure: Investigation plan Results table Bar graph Results questions Please don’t forget to rate resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for equivalent fractions. It’s a great lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ fractions skills without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the equivalent fractions filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the questions must be completed before playing the game. Contents: 2 x completed cootie catchers 2 x blank cootie catchers Folding and playing directions are also included. Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for reducing fractions. It’s a great lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ reducing fraction skills without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the fraction reductions filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the questions must be completed before playing the game. Contents: 3 x completed cootie catchers 3 x blank cootie catchers Folding and playing directions are also included. Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This free activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for finding least common multiples. It’s a great lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ multiplication skills without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the least common multiples filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the questions must be completed before playing the game. Contents: 2 x completed cootie catchers 2 x blank cootie catchers Folding and playing directions as well as a blank template are also included. Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for factors of numbers. It’s a great lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ multiplication skills without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the factors filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the questions must be completed before playing the game. Contents: 3 x completed cootie catchers 3 x blank cootie catchers Folding and playing directions are also included. Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for prime numbers. It’s a great lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ multiplication skills without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the prime numbers filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the questions must be completed before playing the game. ** Contents: 4 x completed cootie catchers 4 x blank cootie catchers **Folding and playing directions as well as a blank template are also included. ** Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for reducing averages (mean, median, mode and range). It’s a great lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ averages skills without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the averages filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the questions must be completed before playing the game. **Contents: ** 2 x completed cootie catchers 2 x blank cootie catchers Folding and playing directions as well as a blank template are also included. Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for measurement conversions. It’s a great lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ skills at converting mm, cm, and m without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the conversions filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the questions must be completed before playing the game. Contents: 3 x completed cootie catchers 3 x blank cootie catchers 1 x blank template Folding and playing directions are also included. Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for rounding to the nearest units, tens, hundreds, and thousands. It’s a great lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ skills at rounding numbers without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the answers filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the questions must be completed before playing the game. Contents: 8 x completed cootie catchers 8 x blank cootie catchers ** Folding and playing directions are also included.** Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for electric circuit symbol recognition. It’s a great science lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ symbol recognition without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the answers filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the blanks must be completed before playing the game. Contents: 2 x completed cootie catchers 2 x blank cootie catchers Blank template (for them to create their own!) Folding and playing directions as well as B&W copies are also included. Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it, Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for place value. It’s a great lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ skills at understanding place value without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the answers filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the questions must be completed before playing the game. Contents: 4 x completed cootie catchers 4 x blank cootie catchers Folding and playing directions are also included as well as a blank Cootie Catcher template. Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for converting fractions to decimals and percents. It’s a great lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ fraction conversion skills without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the conversions filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the questions must be completed before playing the game. Contents: Fractions To Decimals - 3 x completed cootie catchers & 3 x blank Fractions To Percents - 3 x completed cootie catchers & 3 x blank Folding and playing directions are also included. Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this product and provide feedback to earn credits that you can use toward future purchases on TpT. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000. It’s a great lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ multiplications skills without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the multiplications and divisions filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the addition questions must be completed before playing the game. Contents: 6 x completed cootie catchers 6 x blank cootie catchers ** Folding and playing directions are also included.** Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for dividing by 10, 100 and 1000. It’s a great lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ division skills without them even realising that they’re learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the divisions filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the questions must be completed before playing the game. Contents: 7 x completed cootie catchers 7 x blank cootie catchers Folding and playing directions are also included. Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000. It’s a great lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ multiplication skills without them even realising that they’re learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the multiplications filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the questions must be completed before playing the game. Contents: 8 x completed cootie catchers 8 x blank cootie catchers Folding and playing directions are also included. Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

For this investigation your class will have a look at how our actions can impact local wildlife, encouraging them to think about what kind of habitats certain animals and plants thrive in. Throughout this study students will develop their investigation, observation, and statistic / data handling skills as they leave an area of maintained grass untouched for a few weeks and observe the changes that happen. This investigation fits in really well if you are looking at living things, habitats, or sustainability. To set up this investigation you need to find an area of grass which has been well maintained (cut regularly) that you have permission to corner off (1 meter square per group) and leave untouched for a few weeks. Contents: Teacher’s Guide Investigation Planning Sheet Results Table (before) 2 x Differentiated Bar Chart Templates (before) Results Table (After) 2 x Differentiated Bar Chart Templates (after) 2 x Differentiated Bar Chart Templates (comparison) 2 x Differentiated Evaluation Question Sheets Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!