Investigate Activity: Making a Thermometer Students make a model thermometer and observe changes in the thermometer when placed in warm...		Investigate Activity: Making a Model Tornado Students use a plastic bottle with a cap, salt, dishwashing detergent, glitter, and food...
Investigate Activity: Making an Electric Circuit Students use aluminum foil, a D-cell battery, a spring-type clothespin, and a miniature lamp to...		Explore Activity: Exploring Balance Students measure how long they can balance on one foot with their arms out and their eyes open,...
Investigate Activity: Changing Pitch Students change the pitch of sound produced by vibrating rubber bands and make inferences about...		Investigate Activity: Observing Your Nervous System in Action Students investigate how the nervous system works by testing reaction time. Materials list, lab...
Investigate Activity: Making a Model of a Landform Students make a model of a landform with a foil pan, pebbles, and fine sand, and observe how...		Matching Plants and Products In this lab, students sort items into a plant group and a product group based on their origins....
Explore Activity: Exploring Rocks Formed from Molten Rock Students compare the mass of samples of granite, obsidian, and pumice. Materials list, lab...		Moving Objects Over Different Surfaces Introduce your students to a lab that asks students to determine across which kind of surface...
Explore Activity: Exploring Properties of Rocks Students describe the properties of different types of rocks, and classify the rocks into...		Mixing Soils and Liquid In this lab, students are given several different types of soil. They are asked to predict and...
Investigate Activity: Observing What Is in Soil Students compare and contrast soil samples to make inferences about which soil would be best...		Grouping Solids, Liquids, and Gases Introduce your students to a lab that asks students to group an item based on its physical...
Explore Activity: Exploring How Clouds Form Students make a model cloud and observe how water vapor in warm air condenses when it is...		Phases of the Moon Lab In this lab, students are asked to solve several problems involving the lunar cycle and the...
Explore Activity: Exploring Size and Distance of Earth and Sun Students measure the diameter of a model of Earth (a peppercorn) and a model sun (a 33-cm...		Choosing Healthy Lifestyles This lab activity evaluates students' ability to demonstrate healthy choices for food and...
Investigate Activity: Investigating Clouds and Weather Students use cotton balls, glue, and paper to make models of clouds over a ten-day period, and...		Water Sample Evaluation Introduce your students to a lab that evaluates a students ability to check and measure the...