Science Inquiry Teaching Resources for 6th Grade
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Thinking Like a Scientist - PowerPoint
A 20-slide teaching presentation to use when introducing your students to the scientific method.
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Science Experiment Recording Sheet
A recording sheet to use when completing a Science experiment.
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Can You Save Fred? Activity
Can You Save Fred? Encourage teamwork and resilience with a fun, hands-on problem-solving and team-building STEM activity.
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Thermometer Poster – Diagram with Labels
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing the key parts of a thermometer.
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Microscope Poster - Diagram with Labels
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing the key parts of a microscope.
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Experiment Design Sequencing Activity
A worksheet to develop students’ understanding of experiment design.
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Scientific Investigation Process – Posters
Remind your students of the steps to the scientific investigation process with this set of 7 posters.
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Back to School STEM Challenges – Grades 4-6
Integrate STEM activities into your back-to-school plans by guiding students to create a name badge, cantilever, and school mascot.
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Experiment Vocabulary Match-Up Activity
A match-up activity for students to match experimental design terminology with their definitions.
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Solving Global Problems - Design an Invention Workbook
Help your students discover how innovation and invention can solve global problems with an invention project workbook.
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Balance Scale Poster – Diagram with Labels
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing the key parts of a balance scale.
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Bunsen Burner Poster – Diagram with Labels
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing the key parts of a Bunsen burner.
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Triple Beam Balance Scale Poster – Diagram with Labels
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing the key parts of a triple beam balance scale.
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Refracting Telescope Poster – Diagram with Labels
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing the key parts of a refracting telescope.
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Inquiry Project - Template
A diverse template to help students craft inquiry questions to produce different types of research projects.
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Famous Landmarks STEM Challenge Cards
A set of 8 famous landmarks STEM challenge cards encouraging students to build famous structures.
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My Amazing Invention - Digital Stem Activity
Inspire young scientists to invent amazing things with digital STEM activities for elementary.
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Assembly Line Production - STEM Project
Engage your students in learning about the U.S. assembly line process with an exciting project-based task.
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Spring Scale Poster – Diagram with Labels
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing the key parts of a spring scale.
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Lab Equipment Poster – Diagram with Labels
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing standard lab equipment.
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Predict and Prove – Template
A template to help introduce making a hypothesis before starting an investigation.
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Science Experiment - Observing a Chemical Reaction
A science experiment that investigates chemical changes and the law of conservation of mass.
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Observing Conduction Science Experiment
Teach students to make predictions about and observe thermal energy transfer through this conduction experiment.
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Scientific Investigation Process – PowerPoint
A PowerPoint outlining the scientific investigation process.
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What's the Use? PowerPoint - Developing a Hypothesis to Investigate
A teaching presentation discussing the development of a scientific hypothesis.
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Science Experiment - Suck It Up!
A science experiment which investigates the absorptive properties of various materials.
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R.E.R.U.N. - Writing a Scientific Conclusion - Poster
An educational poster introducing the students to the R.E.R.U.N. method for writing a scientific conclusion.
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Scientific Method Word Wall Vocabulary
Thirty-nine scientific method vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Group Work Role Cards for the Science Classroom
Assign roles for group work in the science classroom with this set of 6 desk cards.
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The Scientific Method Poster - Upper Grades
A poster outlining the seven steps of the scientific method.
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Working Scientifically Worksheet
A worksheet used to check the students' knowledge of working scientifically.
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Visible Learning Goals PowerPoint - STEM
Use this 19-slide PowerPoint to help you select learning goals for your STEM lessons.