This awesome week along (adjustable) project allows students to collaborate and explore a specific simple machine on their own and own their own education. Students will work together to create a presentation of their choice on a specific topic such as wedge, wheel and axle, lever, and screw. A rubric is attached. Check out my Simple Machine Exit Ticket.

This very visual worksheet can be used for a variety of applications. The top portion has students label the planets and the bottom section has them then describe those planets. This can easily be used for guided notes, homework, independent work, quiz, test, or any other purpose you find necessary! Be sure to check out my Introduction to Planets Exit Ticket Assessment and you can also find my Interactive Space Hierarchy activity too!

Check out this awesome interactive worksheet to enhance students' understanding of the hierarchy of space. Students will be exposed to vocabulary including Earth, Solar System, Galaxy (Milky Way specifically), and the Universe. Students will cut out the four images that represent these terms and paste them in order from smallest to largest. Students will develop their big picture understanding of the concept in a fun way that they will never forget! There is also ample room for note taking if you choose to supplement the visuals with text! Be sure to check out my Planet Labels and Descriptions Printable.

This five question exit ticket assessment covers the skeleton with a variety of fill in the blank, matching, and multiple choice. the topics covered are the cranium, spine, pelvis, rib-cage and the purpose of those parts. This exit ticket is meant to be a quick assessment of student content attainment.

This seventeen question quiz has a variety of matching and labeling pictures. Students will have an opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of scientific tools and the vocabulary that correlates to them. This worksheet can easily be used for group work, study guides, class work, quizzes, and more! The quiz covers microscopes, thermometers, aprons, goggles, tweezers, rulers, beakers and more!

This simple but effective lab allows students to observer and draw inferences about diffusion. Students will need three cups set up that are each of the following temperatures (warm, cold, and room temperature). They will need to put one drop of food coloring in each at the same time as well as start a timer once they do so. In one minute increments, the students will record what they see for three minutes total. Students will then reflect on the diffusion of the food coloring being compared in each of the three temperatures. The temperature component can be connect to dissolving easily and the recording change over time is also important. Materials needed: clear cups (3 per group), some way to both lower and raise temperature of the water prior to experimentation, food coloring, and a timer.

Check out this awesome, and easily integrated mini research assignment to help students develop their knowledge of plant and animal adaptations (I've also used it with insects as students choose). You can either assign a variety of organisms for students to research, or allow them to use a site like kidrex.org to find their own examples and approve it before they complete their worksheet. Students are to use their textbook, articles, and most importantly the internet to fill in a variety of questions about their specific organism. Vocabulary included here are things such as region, predators, habitat, adaptations and more. Students will love the autonomy and freedom to control their own learning and explore specific animals and plants that interest them and will explore the adaptations that help them survive and reproduce. For an added element, I have the students present their worksheet to the class so the class can preview a variety of other organisms as well! The rest of the class can use the presentations as guided notes with the attached Notes Sheet (you can check out a sample of this in the preview as well).

Check out this simple and detailed rubric which is to be used to judge, evaluate, and score Science Fair projects. For transparency and clear expectations, I would suggest sharing the rubric with students before their projects, so they know what they need to be successful. Also, check out my Science Fair Poster Board Expectations. You can also find my Science Fair intent to participate submission form as well. Lastly, you can find my Science Fair Peer Scavenger Hunt Activity!

Check out this awesome science lab that students can complete independently, in small groups, at a center, or as a whole group. Students will have a worksheet to facilitate their success and reflection aligned to the instructions on the task card. Students will need two large balloons, string, and a yard stick or some other stick to hang the balloons from. They will also need some materials that they can test for static electricity such as wool, acrylic material or fur. Students will love to explore on their own and get their hands on this inquiry based learning project!

Check out this awesome exploratory task card where students will learn about polarity and closed circuits. Students will be required to identify the locations of a battery and bulb that are contact parts and then will explore how to create a circuit that lights the bulb. A guided worksheet with directions will allow students to complete this activity independently, in small groups, at a center or as a whole class. You will need a D battery, wiring and a bulb for this activity.

Check out this awesome science lab that can be used for independent practice, small group, centers, or whole group instruction. Students will love to learn about static electricity through this exploratory hands on learning experience. The included worksheet will facilitate learning and guide reflection as the task card gives step by step instructions. You will need salt and balloons to complete this activity.

This is an extremely easily reproducible lab. Find a variety of items and objects to present to a group of students. Allow them to examine them and describe the physical properties they can identify. With that, then have the students create three categories to classify their items into. The students can then be challenged to create three new groups. This lab challenges students to group items and think about how scientists use properties to classify things.

This is an awesome exploratory learning project for students to learn about and experience color! Students will color two wheels, each with one slice colored in for each color of the rainbow. THIS WILL REQUIRE SOME SORT OF STRING. Thread the string through the two holes as sampled in the ANSWER KEY. Students will then hold each end of the string, and wind up the wheel in the center. When they release the winding, the wheel should spin like a top. Students will then take notes and answer the accompanying questions to describe what they are experiencing. This project will let students explore rainbows, white light, components of light and more!

Check out this awesome task card that allows students to work hands on through exploration to identify materials that are conductors and differentiate them with materials that are non-conductors. You will need the basic materials for a circuit including a battery, wiring, a light bulb and then a variety of materials that student can test the conductivity with. The activity includes directions, a worksheet, and instructions. This is meant to be independent work but can easily be used for small group, center work, or whole group instruction.

Looking to supplement the traditional curriculum? Want to get your students excited about nature and appreciate its powerful and dynamic attributes? Well check out this fun and interactive Adopt A Tree activity which includes drawing, researching, observing, recording, documenting, writing, and monitoring! Students will follow 8 steps in which they will learn about their tree and record data related to it. It will help if you have a leaf identification chart, and students will need access to the internet or an encyclopedia to maximize the research component of the activity. Students will have their own Adoption Certificate upon completion as well!

This simple five question exit ticket assessment covers the basic info of planets such as the gas giants, terrestrial planets, the first planet to the sun, the last planet to the sun and more. Questions are presented in multiple choice form and are meant to serve as a quick snapshot of what students know or learned about in reference to introductory materials on planets. Be sure to check out my Planet Labels and Descriptions Printable.

This simple and well structured assessment will requires students to demonstrate their knowledge of the major subatomic particles including protons, neutrons, electrons and the nucleus as well as the location, charge, and relative size of them. Students will also have to draw a representation to confirm their understanding of the content. Can easily be used for an Exit Ticker, a quiz, group work, homework and more!

Check out this awesome interactive lab that students can complete independently, in small groups, at centers or as a whole class. Students will need a piece of newspaper to create their ghosts and then will complete the attached worksheet as they check which surfaces in the classroom transfer the static electricity with their ghost. Students will be amazed as they find their ghost floating in various places in the classroom!

This fifteen question assessment combines multiple choice and short answer questions and covers topics including comparing physical and chemical changes, measurement, and other properties of matter. This great assessment is the perfect quiz, test, or review for your students!