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Science at Home with Bayer: Discover experiments for kids

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Children of all ages are naturally curious and love to explore the world around them. You can easily feed this curiosity by engaging them in real science discovery and learning. This is learning that lasts a lifetime and enriches their future.

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WHY NOT TRY A FUN SCIENCE EXPERIMENT RIGHT NOW?

Here's list of great science experiments with instructions that you can do right at home or at school. In order for your science experiment to be safe and successful, be sure to:

Get your parent's or teacher's permission, and their help

Follow the directions as written

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Great collection of Science Experiments for home and school.

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Find lots of easy Science Experiments perfect for trying out home or at school!

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33 EASY SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS TO DO AT HOME

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Carolina Biological Supply Company is committed to supporting parents, teachers, and school districts with learn-from-home resources for remote learning environments. Explore the resources below for elementary and middle school students from Carolina's Building Blocks of Science™ 3D, Innovators in Science, and Smithsonian Programs.

Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™ for Grades K-5

Smithsonian Resources

Click on the Smithsonian Resource links in the chart below to find resources that support the program's modules. Here you will find videos, activities, downloadables, articles from Smithsonian magazines, and more.

Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™ for Grades K-5

Resources for Grades K-8

Get more from the Smithsonian! Grades K-8

Click on the link below to discover additional free resources offered by the Smithsonian. Find educational videos, games, and more! https://www.smithsonianstc.com?subject=ssftc-resources

Smithsonian Distance Learning

The Smithsonian Science Education Center has developed the following STEM resources to support "Distance Learning" needs for students in grades K-8. We designed this site for everyone-students, teachers, and caregivers. It includes standards-aligned educational games, simulations, videos, eBooks, and hands-on lessons that require simple materials found at home.
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Resources for Grades K-5

Resources from Building Blocks of Science™ 3D for Grades K-5

Click on the links in the chart below to access downloadable PDF card sets, downloadable and printable PDFs of Literacy Articles, Take-Home Science Activities, and Science in the News. Instructions for how to use these resources over the next several weeks are available using the Instruction links.

Unit Card Sets feature real-world phenomena, get students thinking and talking about science in the world around them, or in places they've never been.

Literacy Articles discuss real-life applications of science content or phenomena.

Take-Home Science Activities are science investigations students can do with their family. Each includes a family letter and activity sheets for students to record their observation and data.

Science in the News prompts students to research and report on the science news of the day! Challenge older students to find a current event to research and report on. Assign an age-appropriate research project from today's news for younger students.

Click on the unit title to access the downloadable PDFs in English and Spanish.

Phenomena Videos from Building Blocks of Science™ 3D
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Support for Current Customers with Access to Carolina Science Online: If you're a current Building Blocks of Science educator who needs a refresher on using the resources you already have access to on Carolina Science Online, go to https://carolinascienceonline.com/#/help to view some tutorials. If you need additional help, reach out to cso_support@carolina.com.

Science Magnifier™ eBooks for Grades 3-5

Science Magnifier™ eBooks help students find out more about the science topics they are investigating while developing their math skills and literacy abilities related to informational text.

Click on the links below to open the eBooks. They're available in English and Spanish!
When using these links, do not create an account on Carolina Science Online.

Access English: https://carolinascienceonline.com/#/resource/science_magnifier_interactive_ebook/preview

Access Spanish: https://carolinascienceonline.com/#/resource/science_magnifier_interactive_ebook_esp/preview

Printable resources for the Science Magnifier™

Using the Science Magnifier: A Guide for Students

Science Activity Sheets for the embedded Science Magnifier™ activities.

Additional activities that go with Science Magnifier content.

Innovators in Science, Grades K-5

This digital literacy and information resource houses a continually growing library of biographical readings about scientists from a variety of disciplines. Change the face of science for students as they read about scientists who are as diverse as they are and the valuable contributions each has made to society and science. (Use as a read-aloud for grades K-2)

When accessing this resource, do not create an account on Carolina Science Online.

Let your student select their favorite and conduct research to learn more. https://carolinascienceonline.com/#/resource/bbs_innovators_in_science/preview

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Science Resources for Learning from Home, Grades K-5

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Need additional help? Contact Us. Carolina Biological Supply Company is committed to supporting parents, teachers, and school districts with learn-from-home resources for remote learning environments. Explore the resources below for elementary and middle school students from Carolina's Building Blocks of Science™ 3D, Innovators in Science, and Smithsonian Programs. Click on the Smithsonian Resource links in the chart below to find resources that support the program's modules.

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You can create your own tornado in a bottle. All you need are two bottles, a tube to connect the bottles, and some water.

By swirling the liquid in the top bottle, you can create a vortex as it drains into the bottom bottle. That's because as the water flows down, air must flow up, creating a spiraling tornado.

You can even add glitter, food dye, or lamp oil to the bottle to make the tornado even cooler.

This experiment takes advantage of density to create a rainbow in a glass. When you add sugar to a liquid, it causes the solution to become more dense. The more sugar you add, the denser the solution becomes.

If you have four different solutions that are all different colors and densities, the colors will layer on top of each other - the denser, more sugary solutions will sit on the bottom and the lightest will sit on the top.

Mix glue, water, and some food coloring together. Then add some borax and a gooey slime forms. That's because the glue contains polyvinyl acetate, a liquid polymer. The borax links the polyvinyl acetate molecules to one another, creating one large, flexible polymer: slime.

Believe it or not, you can create a very simple hybrid rocket engine using nothing but some yeast, hydrogen peroxide, a jar, fire, and ... a piece of uncooked pasta.

When you mix the yeast and hydrogen peroxide together, they react and create pure oxygen gas. When this gas is funneled through a piece of pasta, all you need is a little bit of fire and you've got yourself a pasta rocket.

Alka-seltzer is great if you're suffering from heartburn or an upset stomach. But you probably didn't know it's also great if you're looking to create your own homemade lava lamp.

Because oil and water have different densities and polarities, when you mix them together, the water sinks to the bottom. When you add food coloring, which is water-based, it will sink to the bottom as well.

If you pop in an Alka-Seltzer tablet, it reacts with the water, causing colored droplets of water to rise to the top. As they rise, they pop, release air, and sink back to the bottom.

This creates a similar effect as what you'd see in a lava lamp.

In order for water to become ice, it needs a nucleus for solid crystals to form. Usually, water is loaded with particles and impurities that enables ice to form. But purified water isn't, which means it can reach an even colder temperature before becoming solid.

If you throw an unopened bottle of purified water into the freezer for a little less than three hours, the bottle will be chilled well below the temperature at which regular water freezes.

When you pour this super-cooled water onto a piece of ice, it provides the water with nuclei, causing it to freeze instantly.

This experiment makes it easy to see magnetic fields in action. All you need is some iron oxide, some water, and a jar.

When you place a powerful magnet along the outside of the jar, the iron filings are attracted to it. They pile up and follow the magnet as you move it around.

In this experiment, a chemical reaction between baking soda and vinegar creates "lava" that bursts out of a model volcano.

As the reaction produces carbon dioxide gas, pressure builds up inside a plastic bottle hidden inside the volcano until the gas bubbles and erupts.

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8 awesome and simple science experiments you can do at home

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You can create your own tornado in a bottle. All you need are two bottles, a tube to connect the bottles, and some water. By swirling the liquid in the top bottle, you can create a vortex as it drains into the bottom bottle.

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" Hi, we're glad you're here. At Home Science Tools, we love science! And we love inspiring you and your kids to experience the wonder and joy of learning science through hands on discovery at home. The resources we provide here are designed to inspire, encourage, equip, and build confidence in your homeschool science journey. We are confident both you and your children will benefit greatly as together you discover the world through science. "

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Home as A Place of Discovery Homes are special places of discovery, abound with scientific phenomenon and engineering marvels. They are also places where student sensemaking and problem-finding are king; and intergenerational learning of science—where all generations can learn together (Lawson et al…

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Slip some science into everyday activities you can do while at home. The Hub has resources for helping early childhood, lower primary and middle primary students and families. This article outlines simple ways to engage learners and enhance their learning.

Fun versus deeper learning

While hands-on activities are fun, they also offer opportunities for building science knowledge. Discussion is one of the most effective ways of developing learning and knowledge.

Encourage the learner to help you gather the materials and set up the activity. While doing so, discuss:

the names of the objects and equipment and what they will be used for

important words (content vocabulary) associated with the activity

predictions for what might happen.

During the activity:

talk about what is happening, encouraging the use of the science vocabulary when appropriate

use questions such as "I wonder why" or "I wonder how"

repeat the activity, asking questions such as "I wonder what would happen if ...".

After the activity:

reflect on the process and the outcome and whether predictions met the outcome

create a simple representation of the activity - an annotated drawing or photo of the activity

begin a display of special science words in a scrapbook or online platform, with images if desired.

Literacy opportunities

The Hub features a growing list of articles from the Connected journal - a series of readers published by the New Zealand Ministry of Education. Each article has a link to a Google Slide presentation, which allows users to view the journal online. There are also links to teacher support material (TSM). TSM has some very useful tips on how to enhance both literacy and scientific learning.

Each Connected article featured on the Hub has related content that provides background information and activity ideas.

The topic Literacy through science collates Hub resources that can be used to promote visual and written literacy. Use the filters to narrow your search.

Numeracy opportunities

While doing a hands-on activity, consider how to incorporate numeracy:

Take advantage of simple counting or multiplication opportunities.

Weigh or measure ingredients/components, discussing the units of measurement - gram, ml, cm and so on.

Create a table or graph of results.

Connected also promotes mathematical literacy. NZ Maths will help you find suitable age-related content.

There's no need to be an expert

Science is about observation, curiosity, discovery and the pursuit of new knowledge. Don't worry if you don't have the answer to a question. Look up the questions and answer them together. When scientists don't know an answer, they ask a colleague or do some research. Alternatively, contact us at the Science Learning Hub, and we'll do our best to help.

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Learning science from home - ideas to deepen learning

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Slip some science into everyday activities you can do while at home. The Hub has resources for helping early childhood, lower primary and middle primary students and families. This article outlines simple ways to engage learners and enhance their learning.

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5 Tips on How to Do Science At Home With Your Kids

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Need ideas for your students for eLearning days or extended absences? Here's a list of my favorite activities that can be completed without internet accesss. Although most of my students have Internet access, some have limited data plans which makes online activities challenging for them. Our students use Interactive Science Notebooks, which they will use as their textbook when working on assignments at home.

Note: Several projects are designed to develop books or other media to share with elementary teachers and their students after we return to the regular school setting. Since we will not be grading work completed during this time, the students will be rewarded for their hard work when they share what they've created with the younger kiddos.

Science A to Z Challenge - Students use terms from past learning units to develop their own "alphabet book" or other project, such as a video, online flashcards, slide show, etc. The handout provides student directions as well as a worksheet to help them keep track of their progress. "Books" may be handmade or created using online tools for students with Internet access.
Estimated time to complete = 5 class periods

Also available: Elementary version - This version challenges students to create projects targeting specific grade levels and topics, which are then shared with our elementary teachers and their students. For example, some students will create books for 2nd graders related to biology, while other will focus on earth science for 4th graders.

Science Game Challenge - Students develop their own game (board game, card game, or other type of game similar to those on TV or played in class) using the scientists from the Super Scientist activity above. Games could also be used to review vocabulary from a specific learning unit. My students will refer to the vocabulary sets available on my Quizlet page.
Estimated time to complete = 5 class periods

Extension ideas: Challenge students to develop games for younger students that could be shared with other schools in your district or area.

Observation Challenges - Students search their homes to make observations that can be classified by various scientific characteristics. Students also need to add a description to explain how it relates to the characteristic. The third challenge has them create the challenge by filling in a blank chart.
Estimated time to complete = 2 class periods per challenge (Total of 6 class periods)

UPick Projects - Ecology, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Astronomy, or Branches of Science - Students pick the projects they want to complete to earn points. Each box can only be completed once, but they can do extra boxes to earn extra credit points. I have included a list of vocabulary from each of my units, which is also accessible on Quizlet.
Estimated time to complete = 5 class periods for each

Also check out Choice Boards - 7th Grade or 8th Grade for examples you could print and use or edit to meet your needs.

Need more ideas? Check out these resources for printbles that can be completed without Internet ...

Amazing Resources - An list of free resources for all subjects available during this period of distance or eLearning.The list includes a description of the site and the resouces available to help you find the ones that will help your students the most.

ABC Teach - Middle School Science - This site offers so many great worksheets from open-ended organizers and journal pages to specific topics. Well worth checking out to find worksheets to supplement your lessons.

Biology Corner - Check out the ready-to-use lessons, such as The Language of Science, to print for students to complete at home. The site also offers printable diagram pages that can be labeled and colored at home.

Education World - Hands-on science activities you can print to send home for students to complete.

Help Teaching - A large collection of worksheets for every area of science. They also have tools to help you create your own worksheets.

Newsela - Find articles related to concepts presented in class and challenge students to teach their family using the article.

Science Buddies - Pick a science fair-style project for your students to develop and test while at home.

Teach-nology - A listing of printable worksheets for every topic/concept typically covered in elementary and middle school science.

We Are Teachers - This site provides ideas for end-of-the-year activities that could be modified for an extended absence or online learning.

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Promoting Scientific Inquiry Inside and Outside of the Classroom

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Exposing students to discrepant events and online simulations can spark wonder and motivate them to investigate science beyond the classroom.

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Why Science? 5 Reasons to Teach Science at Home

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How do you fit science in to your daily homeschool schedule? If you're like most moms, you get swept away by music lessons, karate class, and other extra-curriculars. It's easy to say "let's wait until next week to do that experiment."

There are five reasons why you shouldn't let other things get in the way of science.

1. Science Encourages Creativity

Experimenting requires trial and error. Kids learn that if something doesn't work the first time, try it again. Giving them room to try new ideas fosters creativity and resourcefulness. Science is a study that starts with a question. Answers are not given right away; instead, students search them out.

2. Science Develops Analytical Thinking Skills

To analyze something means to look closer, or examine. Science does that by having students make observations. They can later predict an outcome or form a conclusion based on what they see. Students can learn problem-solving and other skills through the Scientific Method.

3. Science Improves Communication Skills

Writing:

Keeping a science notebook can develop organization in student writing. Give them a specific model-for example, have students write their own procedure for doing an experiment. This way they will learn to write in a clear and well-developed way.

Reading:

Following instructions is important when doing a dissection or chemistry experiment. Students will have to learn to read each detail of a procedure or lab manual.

Verbal Skills:

Science is also an opportunity to work with others. Your children will learn to communicate ideas in a respectful way, and set a common goal.

4. Science Develops a Love of Learning

When you discover something on your own, that thing has power. It resonates inside you, nurturing possibilities and opening doors. By seeking answers scientists learn to pursue knowledge. Becoming a self-taught or independent learner is a lifelong process. Once you have caught the love of learning it never goes away.

5. Science Broadens Our Perspective

Science changes how you see other subjects, including art and music. Someone may examine works of art with more interest after studying how our eyes see color. Students may notice the variety of tones in orchestra instruments after studying sound waves.

An understanding of science can also add interest to everyday activities like taking a walk, or shoveling snow. Science explains the world around us. But through the explanation, we delight and wonder.

Where do I start?

If you want your child to see the world in a new way, carve out time each week to study Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Earth Science.

These skills are progressive. They start developing at a young age, and can be grown as your child grows.

Now that you see the importance of teaching science at home, find practical ways of including it into your busy school day.

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Why Science? 5 Reasons to Teach Science at Home

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How do you fit science in to your daily homeschool schedule? If you're like most moms, you get swept away by music lessons, karate class, and other extra-curriculars. It's easy to say "let's wait until next week to do that experiment." There are five reasons why you shouldn't let other things get in the way of science.

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Did you know that children spend just 14 per cent of their waking time between Kindergarten and the end of Grade 12 in school?

Given this startling statistic, it comes as no surprise that much of children's learning happens "out there" - in the playground, during extracurricular activities, at a museum, on a walk, via the media, and, perhaps most importantly, at home.

I am the director of the Education Community Outreach Centre at Queen's University and coordinator of Science Rendezvous Kingston. Science Rendezvous is Canada's largest pop-up science, technology and engineering and mathematics (STEM) festival. I also develop mathematics content for two educational children's programs, The Prime Radicals and mathXplosion. I have developed two provincial toolkits for parents about inspiring children to learn, love and choose math and I am the "math talk" consultant for MathStoryTime.

I have worked for decades to engage parents because I believe that families and schools have much to learn from and share with each other. Schools have formal knowledge of teaching and learning, curriculum, assessment and evaluation. And parents know their children's motivations, skills and interests.

The research also shows that informal environments including the home - also called out-of-school-time [OST] settings - play an important role in promoting STEM learning. They do this by sparking student interest and providing opportunities to broaden and deepen engagement in STEM content.

The benefits of science at home

Empirical evidence clearly suggests that OST experiences strengthen and enrich school STEM learning by reinforcing scientific concepts and practices introduced during the school day. These experiences can be in museums, after-school programs, science and technology centres, libraries, aquariums, zoos, botanical gardens and at the kitchen table.

OST experiences also promote an appreciation for, and interest in, the pursuit of STEM in school and in daily life. They help learners understand the daily relevance of science to their lives, the depth and breadth of science as a field of inquiry, and what it might be like to choose to do science in the world, either as a professional or a citizen scientist.

It is no surprise then, that informal science education researchers and educators are actively reaching out to parents, asking them to enthusiastically encourage and support children's science learning at home, in school, and through their communities.

Any parent can be a STEM mentor

Parents are their children's first and most important teachers. Their values, beliefs and actions have enormous influence on their child's educational decision-making and achievement. When parents convey an interest and excitement for STEM subjects, children benefit attitudinally and academically.

When parents make it clear that they value STEM subjects and believe it is important to study them, they positively influence the way their child views these subjects and support their child's academic success in those areas.

Informal STEM learning at home is about parents and children exploring science in fun, hands-on ways outside of class. Brief, high-quality parent-child interactions about STEM can make a profound difference to how children perceive STEM subjects and succeed in them academically.

One study, for example, showed that when caregivers used a mobile app to bring a little bit of math into the home, their elementary school children showed improved math skills within months. Improvements were most dramatic in families where the caregivers reported themselves to be anxious about math.

Books and leaves and bugs

When parents actively participate in kitchen-sink experiments, they become STEM mentors. When parents become partners by contributing specimens to a child's leaf or bug collection and then go a step farther by helping their child to categorize those treasures with the help of an illustrated website, they are modelling what scientists do.

When parents curl up with their children to read a science book together, such as The Way Things Work by David Macaulay, and then dig out the can opener to take a closer look, they are modelling learning.

When families watch age-appropriate television together - like Sid the Science Kid, Project Mc² or NOVA - parents are encouraging connections among STEM topics, everyday life, career possibilities and scientific literacy through their attitudes and actions.

Here are two very simple experiments that can be done at home, using everyday household items.

Experiment 1: Rolling, Rolling, Rolling

You will need: An empty soda can, an inflated balloon and one head of hair.

Directions: Place the can on its side on a flat surface (a table or a smooth floor will do). Then rub the balloon back and forth through your hair. Hold the balloon close to the can without actually touching the can.

You should see the can roll towards the balloon without touching it!

Why does it work? When you rub the balloon through your hair, tiny, invisible particles called electrons (which have a negative charge) build up on the surface of the balloon, creating static electricity. They electrons have the power to pull very light objects (like the soda can) towards them.

Experiment 2: Blowing up a balloon without blowing

You will need: A balloon, about 40 ml of water (a cup is about 250 ml so you don't need much), a soft drink bottle, a drinking straw, the juice from a lemon (or two tablespoons of vinegar) and three teaspoons of baking soda.

Directions: Stretch out the balloon. Pour 40 ml of water into the soft drink bottle. Add the baking soda, stirring with the straw until it is dissolved. Pour the lemon juice (or vinegar) in and quickly put the stretched balloon over the mouth of the bottle.

If all goes well then your balloon should inflate!

Why does it work? Adding the lemon juice to the baking soda creates a chemical reaction. The baking soda is a base, while the lemon juice is an acid, when the two combine they create carbon dioxide gas (CO₂). The gas rises and travels up through the neck of soft drink bottle, where it is trapped inside the balloon and blows it up.

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Science in the home boosts children's academic success

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Did you know that children spend just 14 per cent of their waking time between Kindergarten and the end of Grade 12 in school? Given this startling statistic, it comes as no surprise that much of children's learning happens "out there" - in the playground, during extracurricular activities, at a museum, on a walk, via the media, and, perhaps most importantly, at home.

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As the old saying (almost) goes, science starts in the home. Try our fun science activities, which parents and their kids ages 6-12 can do together with household items in just a half hour or less. Teachers might like to incorporate them, too.

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55 Easy Science Experiments Using Materials You Already Have On Hand

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If there is one thing that is guaranteed to get your students excited, it's a good science experiment! While some experiments require expensive lab equipment or dangerous chemicals, there are plenty of cool projects you can do with regular household items. We've rounded up a big collection of easy science experiments that anybody can try, and kids are going to love them!

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Easy Chemistry Science Experiments

2. Crystallize sweet treats

Crystal science experiments teach kids about supersaturated solutions. This one is easy to do at home, and the results are absolutely delicious!

Learn more: Candy Crystals

23. Mummify a hot dog

If your kids are fascinated by the Egyptians, they'll love learning to mummify a hot dog! No need for canopic jars, just grab some baking soda and get started.

Easy Physics Science Experiments

Easy Biology and Environmental Science Experiments

45. Use glitter to fight germs

Everyone knows that glitter is just like germs-it gets everywhere and is so hard to get rid of! Use that to your advantage and show kids how soap fights glitter and germs.

Learn more: Glitter Germs

50. Experiment with limestone rocks

Kids love to collect rocks, and there are plenty of easy science experiments you can do with them. In this one, pour vinegar over a rock to see if it bubbles. If it does, you've found limestone!

Learn more: Limestone Experiments

Easy Engineering Experiments and STEM Challenges

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70 Easy Science Experiments Using Materials You Already Have On Hand

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Science doesn't have to be complicated! Try these easy science experiments using items you already have around the house or classroom.

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Integration Doc: Flipgrid in Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10) Science

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One of the major goals of a science class is to help students communicate effectively while fostering an environment of inquiry and investigation. Flip is designed to give students a fun and creative avenue to develop voice and provide educators with a simple way to integrate it in their classroom. Moreover, Flip allows all students to share their thoughts regardless of reading or writing skill level! Here are just a few ways that Flip can ignite engagement and capture your students' learning process:

⭐️ Exploring the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces
⭐️ Measuring and graphing the changes that occur when heating or cooling substances
⭐️ Making observations and measurements based on materials' properties
⭐️ Modeling the ways that energy is transferred
⭐️ Representing data in graphical displays
⭐️ Describing climates in different regions of the world

Once you're ready to create your first discussion Topic, you can dive right in from your Educator Admin or head to the Discovery Library for inspiration. Here is a sampling of Grades 3 -5 Science Topics currently available in the Disco Library, all created by your peers and ready to be used with your learners!

🚀 Discovery Library: 3rd Grade

Matter - Fliphunt by Joanna Barney: A #Fliphunt Topic that promotes students exploring as they find examples of matter around them.

Endangered Species by Samantha Kosakowski: A Topic to be used in discussion around habitats.

Moon Phases by John Hartmann: A Topic discussing characteristics of current moon phases.

🚀 Discovery Library: 4th Grade

The Water Cycle by Kelsey Parrasch: A Topic to assess how well students understand the water cycle.

Forms of Energy by Erin Kettler: A Topic for students to share their learning about types of energy.

Electricity by Laurena Mott: A Topic to help students use appropriate vocabulary when discussing electricity.

🚀 Discovery Library: 5th Grade

On the Hunt for Mixtures by Jessica Rahn : A Topic for extending learning about what makes up a solution.

Astronaut Challenges by Jornea Erwin: A Topic to discuss the necessary traits to become an astronaut.

Food Chains by Amanda Austin: A Topic creating a food chain surrounding specific animals.

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Integration Doc: Flip in Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10) Science

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One of the major goals of a science class is to help students communicate effectively while fostering an environment of inquiry and investigation. Flip is designed to give students a fun and creative avenue to develop voice and provide educators with a simple way to integrate it in their classroom.

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Open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science.

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Open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science.

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Mystery Science offers open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science. The hook, visuals, and activity have all been prepared for you. Less prep, more learning.