Let's Spring Into Science! Investigations and Experiments from January to May

If you LOVE teaching your science curriculum through experiments and investigations, keep on reading! I've created a packet full of fun and engaging experiments and investigations from January to May. All of these experiments I've tried out in my classroom, and my students LOVE them! I've categorized them into months using themes to drive the skill and focus. In this packet are lesson plans with mentor texts, anchor charts, interactive notebook activities, craftivities, expository writing templates and vocabulary cards.  

Monthly Themes:
January: Winter, Arctic, Antarctic, Penguins, MLK
February: Objects in the Sky, Valentine's Day, Presidents, America
March: Spring, Weather, Texas, St. Patrick's Day
April: Plants, Life Cycles, Insects, Rainforests, Easter
May: Rocks and Volcanoes, Ocean and Beach, End of Year

By using these suggested themes, planning science investigations and experiments are super easy and fun! I hope you enjoy them!

For January the science experiments and investigations are:
I See Icy Icicles
Winter Investigation using 5 senses
Precipation Investigation
Blubber Experiment
Glacier and Iceberg Investigation
How to Make a Marshmallow Igloo
Diversity Experiment

For February, they are:
Will This Melt My Heart?
Shadow Investigation
How To Make a Lincoln Log Cabin
Phases of the Moon
Constellation Investigation

For March, they are:
Investigating Spring using 5 senses
Pinwheel Investigation
Oil Experiment
What Makes a Rainbow?
Cloud in a Cup
Cloud Investigation
How to Make Chili

For April, they are:
Tree Investigation
Sunflower Investigation
Bean Investigation
Butterfly Investigation
Ladybug Investigation
Frog Investigation
Terrarium Investigation

For May, they are:
Edible Dirt Cup Investigation
Rock Investigation
Layers of the Earth
My Pet Rock Investigation
Volcano Experiment
Shark Investigation
Whale Investigation
How to Make an Ocean in a Jar
Shell Investigation

So...there you have it! Science in the Spring! I hope you got some great ideas about about how to incorporate science investigations and experiments in your classroom! If you are interested in checking out my Spring Into Science packet, click below.
Love, Kara 

Let's Spring into Science: Investigations and Experiments from January to May