Dr. Dave's Science

Pumpkin and Halloween Science

by Dr. Dave's Science

This Halloween science activity uses pieces of pumpkin that can biodegrade rapidly in soil that is moist and warm. Small pieces of pumpkin are exposed to different environmental conditions to determine…

• 5th
• 6th
• 7th

• Halloween
• Science

• Activities
• Science Centers
• Worksheets

Physical and Chemical Changes Sort Cards

by Dr. Dave's Science

A set of 32 sort cards which students classify as physical and chemical changes. The cards are composed of interesting examples paired with high-quality images. For optimum long-term use and…

• 4th
• 5th
• 6th

• Chemistry
• Physical Science
• Science

• Printables
• Task Cards

Light Energy Parts of a Wave Diagram and Worksheet

by Dr. Dave's Science

Students create a diagram that shows the parts of a wave such as a water wave or an light wave. Instructions are provided so that symmetrical waves can be made.…

• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th

• Physics
• Science

• Activities
• Science Centers
• Worksheets

• Homeschool

Genetics and Heredity, Inherited Traits Activity

by Dr. Dave's Science

A fun and engaging introduction to genetics activity showing how physical traits are inherited. In this activity there are ten inheritable traits that students flip a coin to determine if…

• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th

• Biology
• Science

• Activities
• Printables

Forces and Motion in Space Reading Comprehension with Worksheet

by Dr. Dave's Science

A science reading comprehension passage that covers forces and motion in space. The article compares motion on Earth to that in space and identifies friction as the force that opposes…

• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th

• Reading
• Science

• Literacy Centers

• Homeschool

Desert Animal Posters

by Dr. Dave's Science

A set of 26 science posters that show the animals of the world’s desert. Each poster has an attractive, high-resolution image of the animal, a large font title, and the…

• Not Grade Specific

• Biology
• Science

• Posters

Scientific Method Task Cards Science Task Cards

by Dr. Dave's Science

A set of 40 science task cards on the scientific method. The questions focus on independent and dependent variables, the steps of the scientific method, and aspects of experimental design.…

• 6th
• 7th
• 8th

• Science

• Printables
• Task Cards

Forms of Energy Posters, Science MELTS Posters

by Dr. Dave's Science

A set of 12 posters that show the different forms and types of energy. Includes MELTS. Each poster has an attractive image with a short description of the energy type.…

• 4th
• 6th
• 7th

• Physics
• Science

• Posters

Famous Scientist Posters

by Dr. Dave's Science

This resource contains 25 quality posters of famous, important, and diverse scientists with a brief description of their accomplishments. The posters look great on a classroom wall or bulletin boards.…

• 6th
• 7th
• 8th

• Science

• Posters

Science Lab Equipment Posters

by Dr. Dave's Science

These posters identify common glassware and equipment used in a science lab. There are 20 posters, each with an image of the object and its name. Also makes for a…

• 6th
• 7th
• 8th

• Chemistry
• Science

• Posters

Plants and Parts of Plants Photosynthesis Task Cards

by Dr. Dave's Science

A set of 32 task cards on the plants and plant structures. Most cards include an image and some cards contain questions with a graph or data table that are…

• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th

• Biology
• Science

• Printables
• Task Cards

• Homeschool

Fossils and Types of Fossils PowerPoint

by Dr. Dave's Science

A 30-slide PowerPoint on the different types of fossils and how they are formed. Slides show paleontologists and beautiful examples of mold and cast fossils, trace fossils, amber, dinosaur fossils,…

• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th

• Earth science
• Science

• PowerPoint Presentations

• Homeschool

Halloween and Thanksgiving Science, Candy Corn Boats

by Dr. Dave's Science

Some fun, hands-on Autumn science with a STEM aspect! Students build boats out of aluminum foil that will hold their cargo: candy corns! There are solid engineering and surface area…

• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th

• Halloween
• Science

• Activities
• Printables
• Worksheets

• Homeschool

Fossils and Paleontologist Reading Comprehension

by Dr. Dave's Science

The informational text, science non fiction text covers paleontologists and how they work with fossils. The science reading passage comes with a multiple choice question sheet and answer key. Science…

• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th

• Reading
• Science

• Literacy Centers
• Printables
• Worksheets

• Homeschool

Forms of Energy Worksheets

by Dr. Dave's Science

A packet of worksheets on the forms of energy and energy transformations. The packet includes the following:-Energy Sort Cut and Paste-Energy Matching-Writing prompts-MELTS Poster and Student cards-MELTS Writing Descriptions-Energy Crossword…

• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th

• Science

• Worksheets

• Homeschool

Strawberry DNA Activity

by Dr. Dave's Science

Strawberries are loaded with DNA as each cell has eight copies of their chromosomes. Because of this, they are a perfect fruit to use for a simple strawberry DNA lab.…

• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th

• Biology
• Science

• Activities
• Printables
• Worksheets

Periodic Table Welcome Back Bulletin Board, Science

by Dr. Dave's Science

An eye-catching bulletin board using the Periodic Table to welcome students back to school. You have your choice of “Welcome Back to School” or “Welcome Back to Science”, or even…

• Not Grade Specific

• Back to School
• Science

• Posters

Science Posters Fun Science Facts, Bulletin Board and Classroom Décor

by Dr. Dave's Science

Brighten up your walls with a colorful science bulletin board made with these 60 science posters. Each colorful poster contains a surprising or amusing science fact along with an interesting…

• 4th
• 5th
• 6th

• Science

• Posters

Christmas Candy Cane Reading Comprehension The History of Candy Canes

by Dr. Dave's Science

This informational reading passage covers the history of candy canes and comes with a multiple choice question sheet. The candy cane graphing activity has students creating a bar graph using…

• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th

• Reading
• Science

• Literacy Centers
• Worksheets

• Homeschool

Landforms and Geography Word Wall Posters

by Dr. Dave's Science

A set of 25 posters that show different landforms relevant to elementary students. Each poster has an attractive, high-resolution image of the landform with a large font title. Use for…

• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th

• Science

• Posters

DNA and Genetics Posters

by Dr. Dave's Science

A set of 15 science posters that show genetic terms such as DNA, RNA and many more. Each poster has a quality image: all the images are in the public…

• 8th
• 9th
• 10th

• Biology
• Science

• Posters

Halloween Reading Comprehension Candy Corn Informational Passage

by Dr. Dave's Science

Your students can practice their Halloween reading comprehension skills with this informational text article about candy corn. The non fiction reading passage gives a summary of the history of candy…

• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th

• Halloween
• Science

• Literacy Centers
• Worksheets

• Homeschool

Ecology and Environmental Science Posters

by Dr. Dave's Science

A set of 25 posters that show important vocabulary words in Environmental science and Ecology. Each poster has an attractive, high-resolution image of the ecological term, a large font title,…

• 5th
• 6th
• 7th

• Science

• Posters

Thanksgiving Science Candy Corn Science

by Dr. Dave's Science

A sweet series of activities and experiments that use candy corns! Real hands-on candy corn science is presented in this resource which is appropriate for Halloween, Thanksgiving, or autumn. The…

• 4th
• 5th
• 6th

• Halloween
• Science

• Activities
• Lab Activities
• Printables