Teach key concepts with these physical science activities for elementary students, including force and motion, energy, light, sound, and matter. These hands-on experiments and science stations help students investigate how things move, interact, and change, making abstract concepts easier to understand in upper elementary classrooms.
These Atoms and Molecules Science Stations include eight different science stations where students deepen their understanding of atoms and molecules, including the structures and properties of matter. The focus is on…
Teach students about solids, liquids, and gases with a States of Matter SORT. In this properties of matter sorting activity, students read about different types of matter and then sort…
Teach students about Magnetism with a SORT about Magnetic and Non-Magnetic objects. This science sort is aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Third Grade. Students read a short…
Teach students about Force and Motion with a SORT about Push and Pull Forces aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards for Third Grade. This NGSS science station has students…
Teaching with these states of matter books will enhance your science instruction and build students’ background knowledge about the properties of matter. Along with the states of matter, students can…
Engaging second-grade science stations that follow the NGSS science standards for states of matter. These properties of matter science stations will have your 2nd-grade students focused on reading and writing…
Teaching static electricity is one of those science topics that instantly grabs attention. Rub a balloon on your head, and suddenly your classroom looks like a science lab and a…
17 fun ideas and resources for teaching force and motion. Includes demonstrations, experiments, science stations, and lessons that will engage students in learning about balanced and unbalanced forces and patterns in motion. These teaching ideas will help you teach the NGSS standards.
The invisible forces of magnetism are at work all around us, even as you read this sentence. To understand this concept, and how magnets work, can be difficult for students….
One way to engage students in teaching about difficult science concepts like Force and Motion is to help them relate the new concepts to the world around them. Books are…
The Making Waves – Wave Properties Science Stations teach about the properties of different types of sound and ocean waves. Within these stations, students learn about sound waves, construct a phone, diagram different types…
The Energy Science Stations for Fourth Grade focuses on energy transfer and conservation of energy in moving and colliding objects, light energy, and the transfer of energy from electrical to other types…
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