If you've been wondering how to make Magic School Bus videos a bit more meaningful and purposeful, check out this simple worksheet to supplement watching the videos. Very simply, the first half prompts students to describe how the characters used their observation skills. The second half incorporates five additional questions that ask for specific observations of the characters using their five sense. This is a great addition when a substitute is present or just to enhance interaction with the video. It doubles as a nice Lesson Plan bonus :)

Engage students with this fun and interactive game. This can be used for review, a hook, whole group practice, or science centers. If you have never played before, the student who has the card that reads: I have the first card... will start. They then read the Who Has...? section in which another student will have the answer to that question on their card. The game continues from card to card to card. Each card is supplemented with a photo to help ELL students, language acquisition, and content based vocabulary understanding. There are a total of 16 cards including the cover card that over a variety of science tools including safety goggles, beakers, magnets and more! These can also be printed and sent home with students as a study guide! Have fun :)

This simple and direct 5-question assessment covers basic knowledge of the Earth and the processes that it undergoes such as seasons, rotating, revolving, and more. It is presented in multiple choice format, and will provide you with a clear snapshot of what students understand as it relates to this topic. An answer key has been included for your convenience. Be sure to also check out my Introduction to Planets Assessments.

Check out this quick and simple 5-question exit ticket that offers a brief snapshot of content attainment as it relates to pitch and volume. Topics covered include pitch, volume, low pitch, and high pitch. It includes both multiple choice options and short answer open ended questions. This is a great way to close a lesson and see what your students know! It also supplements some of my other products on sound found in guided notes form and a full assessment. An answer key has been included for your convenience.

Check out this very simple but clear exit ticket that is meant to provide a snapshot of what students understand about the order and categories of the planets. The questions cover topics of the gas giants and terrestrial planets as well as a few order questions about which planet is where in the sequence from the sun. There are 5 questions in all to offer a quick representation of content knowledge. An answer key has been included for your convenience!

Check out this fun and engaging activity to help students understand the order based on size of various labels in astronomy. Students will cut out the four shapes on the bottom and then tape/glue them into the four boxes up top. This visual graphic organizer than serves as a great support tool for understanding how these components are related to one another. Included is Earth, our Solar System, The Milky Way, and the Universe. An answer key is included for your convenience.

This very simple 5-question exit ticket provides a quick snapshot of students' understanding of States of Matter. Pre-populated to be in half sheets, this quick assessment covers topics of mixtures and solutions, and physical change and chemical change at the very basic level. An answer key is included for your convenience.

Check out this awesome experiment that helps students understand the dissolving and diffusion process. Students will apply change over time observations. The directions and template included describe the experiment and offer a template to record, collect, and analyze data. Students will need three cups set up, one cold, one hot, and one room temperature. They will drop food coloring in each and record what they see in minute increments. Through this experiment, they will understand how temperature impacts the diffusion and dissolving rate of a liquid into another liquid (through a very visual way).

Check out this 11 questions worksheet that can be used as a quiz, test, study guide, homework, or in class assignment. It is presented in both multiple choice, fill in the blank and short answer questions that cover the topics of good and bad insulators and the same for conductors. Examples of each are needed to be known to be successful. This is a great way to gain insight into students understanding. An answer key has been included for your convenience!

Check out this simeply five question short answer study guide. This can easily be used as the assessment itself, independent work, small group work, or an ideal study guide to cover basic science principles of gravity, force, magnets, and motion. This will offer great insight for the teacher and will prepare students to be successful on such topics. It offers a simple option for students to incorporate their lesson vocabulary in a meaningful way. An answer key is also included for your convenience!

Check out this clear and student-friendly template to support students following the scientific method during their experiments. The scientific method is a universally accepted sequence and format for conducting experiments. This graphic organizer will hold student accountable, as well as streamline their efforts. This template comes in a variety of formats to best meet the needs of the diverse learners in your classroom. Color-coded and organized into purpose, hypothesis, experiment, observation, analysis and conclusion. Be sure to check out our alternative versions as well!

Check out this clear and student-friendly template to support students following the scientific method during their experiments. The scientific method is a universally accepted sequence and format for conducting experiments. This graphic organizer will hold student accountable, as well as streamline their efforts. This template comes in a variety of formats to best meet the needs of the diverse learners in your classroom. Color-coded and organized into purpose, hypothesis, experiment, observation, analysis and conclusion. Be sure to check out our alternative versions as well!

Check out this clear and student-friendly template to support students following the scientific method during their experiments. The scientific method is a universally accepted sequence and format for conducting experiments. This graphic organizer will hold student accountable, as well as streamline their efforts. This template comes in a variety of formats to best meet the needs of the diverse learners in your classroom. Color-coded and organized into purpose, hypothesis, experiment, observation, analysis and conclusion. Be sure to check out our alternative versions as well!

Supplement your lessons on mixtures vs solutions as well as chemical vs physical changes with this simple homework. Broken into two days, thes short answer homework sheet provides opportunity for students to apply their knowledge from that day's lesson. This will help solidify learning as well as provide insight to you of students' understanding.

Check out this awesome student-centered project that applies moon phase concepts into a long term investigation. This is best suited as a take home investigation, but can easily be adapted to be done in the classroom. The directions and template lead students to observe the moon every three days for about 30 days leading to 10 recordings of what they see. On the template form, students will draw what they say, identify the moon phase and describe the conditions such as date, time, weather, etc. This interactive and engaging project will lead students to discover and apply concepts of how the moon appears to change each night according to its location relative to the Sun and Earth as well as the cycle. This is agreat way for students to take ownership of their learning and apply previous learned concepts!

Check out this fun and student friendly graphic organizer for any science experiment. Separated by clear color-coded sections, this template uses a section for the title, for the purpose, the tools, observations, hypothesis, methods and conclusion. The observations sections is separated into the five sense to clearly articulate a good data collection strategy. This is a great supplement to any investigation or experiment and will promote critical thinking and meaningful reflection for all students.

Check out this awesome mini investigation in which students can develop their understanding of electrical energy, and more specifically the build up of electrons creating static electricity. You will need some small balloons as well as salt to make this possible. Included you will find clear directions for students and teachers that includes objectives, supplemental worksheets to engage students and a clear set of step by step directions. Once the balloons are charged up with electrons, they will make the salt move and therefore will make some cool sounds that the kids will love. Be sure to check out our other science task cards as well such as our Static Ghost Science Task Card Activity!

Check out this awesome, engaging worksheet that develops students' understanding of physical properties. Borken down into two parts, the top half has students analyze various forms of matter, such as cube of ice, soda, clay, and helium, looking at its shape, volume, state, and mass. The bottom half has students connect three columns together which includes the defitinition, its property and its description. This is a great way for students to apply and develop their understanding of the physical properties of matter! An answer key has been included for your convenience.

Check out this 15 question assessment that covers physical properties, chemical properties, physical changes, and chemical changes. The questions are presented in a variety of ways including multiple choice, short answer, and fill in the blanks. To present an accurate insight into students' understanding of the topic, this assessment will shed light on what students know. The assessment is separated into three sections with the third including a couple of questions have been added the cover the topics of measurement of matter. This can easily be adapted as a quiz, test, study guide, independent worksheet and more. An answer key has been included for your convenient.

Supplement your lesson on pitch and volume with this clear and concise guided notes worksheet. The template includes visuals and text that students can follow along with, jut down notes, and fill various blanks as they pertain to virbations, amplitude, volume, pitch, sound waves and more! This serves as a great study guide, whole class guide, or differentiation supplements to struggling students. An answer key has been included for your convenience!