General Science

Science A to Z - These starters challenge students to unscramble the letters and use the clues to provided to identify science terms.

Topics: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J-K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U-W, X-Z
Other Scrambles: Year of Science (This is the first starter I do each year.)

Name the Ologist - These starters relate to the various types of scientists and are used during the Super Scientists unit.

Sets: Set 1, Set 2, Set 3, Set 4, Set 5

Science Equipment - For the first two starters, students are challenged to identify common lab equipment. The other starters involve identifying the parts of a microscope, questions about the functions of microscope parts, powers of magnification, and pond water samples.

Sets:  Set 1, Set 2, Microscopes1 (Parts), Microscopes 2 (Parts), Microscopes 3 (Questions), Microscopes 4 (Questions), Microscopes 5 (Questions), Microscopes 6 (Powers), Pond Water Organisms

Science Safety - These challenge review important safety rules. The first two starters give students a picture to analyze for safety concerns, while the third is a word scramble challenge with safety phrases.

Sets: Safety Picture 1, Safety Picture 2, Safety Scramble

Science Experiments - These challenges review the scientific method. For challenges 1 & 2, students answer questions related to controls and variables about an experiment.

Sets: Experiment Scramble, Experiment 1, Experiment 2

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