Science Activities

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Help Save the Rain Forest

You can help save the rain forest and become eligible for a free 10-day trip to the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica! Click the toucan to learn how you and your students can participate in the Earth Foundation's Adopt an Acre campaign.
 

General Science PDF Files

• Lab TV Graphic Organizer (use with www.labtvonline.org)
• Science Password Game
• Science Password Terms
• Science Password Blank Cards
• States of Matter Game
• Bouncing Ball Experiment
• Microscope Directions
• Microscope Pictures (Recording Sheet)
• Energy Investigation
• Steps of the Scientific Method
• Ideas for Simple Experiments
• Energy Ball Questions
• Science Video Report Form
• Ice Cream in a Bag

Environmental Science

• Biome Booklet Note Page
• Animal Adaptations Chart
• A - Z Animal Website
• Edible Earth Rounds
• The Story of Stuff Lesson (Grades 5 and up)

Force, Motion, and Simple Machines

• Simple Machines Activity on Edheads.org
• Scoring Summary for Edheads Simple Machine Activity
• Link to web page of Examples of Simple Machines
• Online Activity: Forces in Motion
• Engineering Interact Website (Great Interactive Games for Force and Motion)

Landforms, Weathering, and Erosion

• Google Earth Landforms Activity Letter
• Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Sorting Activity
• Modeling Clay Recipe for Topo Map Lesson below
• How to Make a Topo Map (outside link to NASA Space Place)
• Making a Topo Map Lesson Suggestions
• Create and Print Topo Maps Online (outside link)

Weather Files and Links

• Weather Observation Chart
• Water in the Air (Team Investigation)
• Climate Comparison Charts
• Cloud Type Presentation (link to outside program)
• Weather Wiz Kids Website
• Destination Climate Zone Webquest

Sample Lessons From Laura's Science Books

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• Tropical Treasure Hunt (from Exploring the Rain Forest) - This lesson is an Internet treasure hunt structured for students working in teams of four. The file is large, so you'll have to wait several minutes to download it to your computer. If you have trouble printing the entire lesson, try printing each page separately.
• Creeping Colors Take-home Activity (from Science Buddies) This activity is designed to be completed at home, with a cooperative learning follow-up lesson in the classroom. You'll also find complete directions for the student activity and the cooperative follow-up.
• Science Buddies Letter to Parents
• Science Buddies Lab Report