Check out this fun and engaging way to take science fair the next level and make it that much more meaningful. This round-robin activity allows students in your class to visit three other projects and learn about them. Included in each section, students will record the presenter, the project, the explanation and summary of the project and then positive things they identified. They are meant to repeat this three times with a reflection at the end, but it can easily be adapted to fit your setting. This is a great way for students to feel valued as well as learn from one another! Be sure to check out our other Science Fair resources!

Quantifying the results of science fair or stem fair is always difficult since there are so many pieces that go into it. Check out this four part rubric that allows for 1-4 points for each section. Students can score a total of 16 points which can then be multiple by 6.25 to be out of 100. This rubric is broken into the following sections: Display, Demonstration/Presentation, Scientific Thought, and Skill. Each domain has a clear explanation of the expectations for each of the four points that are possible. This is a great way to be transparent and provide feedback for students to reflect and improve on. Be sure to check out our other Science Fair resources as well!

Check out this simple and clear running record reference sheet. With seven pre-determined abbreviations and a blank spot for one more, this attachment is meant to be printed and stapled to the documentation for running records. This way students can reference what they need to work on and why they did well. It is intended to align to a 60 second reading fluency test. Abbreviations included are things like misread word, omitted word, skips a line, etc. This is a great way to streamline and be transparent with these acitvites!

Check out this fun and engaging project that allows student to develop their understanding of adaptations. This project requires a tool for research such as a computer. Embedded with directions, this project allows students to work individually or collaboratively as they identify a plant or animal to research and understand. Looking specifically at adaptations, students will seek to understand how their adaptation helps them. Included is a reference sheet students will create based on their identified animal or plant as well as a tracking form for students to fill out based on their peers research.

Check out this awesome 12 questions worksheet that covers rocks and soil. It can easily be adapted as a study guide, quiz, test, independent work, homework and so much more. Each question is a short answer question such as identifying the properties of humus and loam as well as thinking through the properties of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock. An answer key has been included for your convenience!

This 10 question assessment covers some simple science topics of position and motion. Students will be prompted to answer a variety of interactive-based questions that probe students in different ways. With some drawing components, some multiple choice and some short answer versions, this assessment offer meaningful insight into students understanding of position words as well as ideas about moving in various directions. An answer key is included for you convenienv

Embedded with directions, this variety pack includes 13 different templates that can take your poetry and back to school celebration to the next level. With multiple forms to choose from for differentiation purposes, this pack includes various words that are affiliated with the beginning of the year. Students will love the color and simplicity. This is a great way to promote engagement while teaching acrostic poems and building on students' interests! Be sure to check out my other acrostic poem template packets as well!

Check out this simple and student-friendly rubric which is meant to be used to evaluate student science journals. The rubric is broken into four categories, of which students can score between a 1 and a 4. Each score for each section includes explicit description of what you need to obtain that score. A guide on the bottom shows how to calculate up to a percentage grade. This is meant to be provided to the students, so they know what is expected of them with the journals, and then used to grade at the end of the quarter, or semester, or year. Sections included cover topics of Organization, accuracy, elements, and illustrations. Best wishes! Be sure to also check out my other rubrics as well!

Check out this scientific inquiry assessment with 14 questions presented in both multiple choice and short answer format. This is a great way to gain insight into students' understanding of the content. This can easily be adapted for a quiz, test, study guide, worksheet, homework and so much more. Topics included are sequences in the natural world such as rainbows, tools for measuring, basic grouping of animals, identifying basic properties of items such as size and more! An answer key has been included for your convenience. This is a great wholistic introduction at the beginning of the year or used as a simple pre/post test for science in general!

With multiple forms of implementation, including small group, whole group, independent work, homework, study guide, or an assessment, this assignment offers multiple choice, short answer and interactive questions related to scientific inquiry. Including 13 questions and an answer key for your convenience, this worksheet offers great insight for the teacher into the understanding of the content by the students!

Check out this 18 questions assessment that covers science tools. It is broken into two parts. The first part is matching the tool with its description. The second part includes 6 pictures which are to be labelled. This can easily be adapted as a quiz, test, pre-test, study guide, homework or independent work. Some of the tools included are beaker, thermometer, tuning fork, microscope and more! It will provide valuable insight into students' understanding of vocabulary related to science tools. An answer key has been included for your convenience. Also check out my I Have... Who Has... Science Tools

Check out this highly unique way of developing students understanding of planets, comets, moons and asteroids. Based on a long list of properties, traits and details, students must identify which of the aforementioned labels apply. Students will look at the name of the object, type of orbit, composition, shape, and atmosphere. From these pre-identified components, students must extrapolate their labels. Some of these include identifying what Io is, what Phobos is, what Halley is, what Jupiter is, and much more! An answer key has been included for your convenience!

Check out this awesome guided notes template for students to record their learning about the 11 organ systems in the human body. Some of these systems include the respiratory system, digestive system, skeletal system, nervous system and more. Each of the systems has three correlating boxes too fill in which include the function, the vital organs or components, and an interesting fact. This can easily be adapted and differentiated for an assessment, worksheet, guided notes, quiz, homework, test, small group work and so much more! An answer key has been included for your convenience!

Check out this fun and engaging mini-lab in which students will explore the world around them, and test a variety of materials available to them in their classroom if they are a conductor or insulator. You will need to provide the light bulb, battery, cables, and testing objects for students. Students will then create a simple circuit and test each material (rubber band, paper clip, paper, eraser, marker, scissors, etc.) to see if the bulb lights. The attached lab will walk students through what to do and includes a log for students to track their learning.

Check out this fun and engaging template for students to track weather patterns. Broken into 5 categories including sunny and clear, cloudy, rainy, windy, and snowy, students will fill in a box above each category based on that day’s observed weather. Two templates are included in this product including a weekly tracking form and a larger monthly format, to fit your needs. Students will develop weather skills, observation and inquiry skills while also improving their bar graph knowledge!

Check out this simple and organized way for students to apply their skills for identifying the weather. This template prompts for the date, the temperature, observations of clouds and rains, and drawing to represent what they see and filling in a thermometer which has both Celsius and Fahrenheit. This fun and engaging activity is a great way for students to solidify their learning in an interactive way! Be sure to check out some of our other weather-based activities as well!

Check out this wholistic fourth grade assessment that covers all things expected for 4th grade students to know. It is presented in 40 multiple choice questions including graphs, visuals, pictures, etc. This can be used as a valuable benchmark to monitor student growth but can also be used as a pre-test for the beginning of the year to identify struggling concepts as well as an assessment at the end of the year to show growth. A bubble sheet is included as well to simplify grading. Topics include animal adaptations, friction and energy, plant life cycles, insects, ecosystems and more. An answer key has been included for your convenience.

Check out this fun and well-organized reference guide worksheet for students to learn about weather instruments and tools. This can either be used for guided notes, research, assessments, homework or however else you feel best fits in your classroom. Focusing on six instruments, one box is filled in for each item for either the name of it, the description or an image of it. Students are expected to fill in the rest. Some of the tools included are an anemometer, barometer, weather vane and a few more. An answer key has been included for your convenience!

Check out this 17 question assessment that covers topics related to Earth’s surface. This would be great for a test, quiz, worksheet and much more. Separated into 3 clear sections, there is a True/False portion, matching portion and fill-in the blank portion. Topics included cover fossils, lava and magma, mudslides, sinkholes, plates, erosion and much more. An answer key has been included for your convenience. Be sure to check our our aligned Review Guide and Quiz.

Check out this 10 question quiz that reviews Earth’s surface. Included in this multiple choice assessment, vocabulary covering erosion, lava, magma, crust, mantle and much more are tested. This can be used as a quiz, test, exit ticket, study guide and much more. An answer key has been included for your convenience. Be sure to check out our Earth’s Surface Review Guide and Earth’s Surface Assessment.