Sink or Float Detectives

A multi-grade hands-on science sequence emphasizing experiential investigations, energy concepts, clear classroom procedures, proactive behavior management, and deep cognitive engagement.

A 25-minute first-grade hands-on STEAM lesson where students discover how changing seasons impact garden pollinators and engineer shallow stone puddlers for their school garden. Includes clear learning intentions, success criteria, foundational vocabulary, and a structured hands-on maker challenge.

A two-page printable Arctic animals worksheet featuring seals, Arctic foxes, snowy owls, walruses, and beluga whales. Designed with age-appropriate vocabulary, handwriting lines, animal matching, reading comprehension riddles, and a creative drawing response.

A hands-on, three-part early elementary science sequence exploring how flowers, pollinators, and food connect. Students discover flower parts, meet animal helpers, and see how pollination creates seeds and fruits.

A hands-on introductory geology lesson designed for ESL first graders to observe, describe, and sort rocks using sensory vocabulary and visual scaffolds.

A printable 8-panel emergent reader mini-book for first graders that reinforces sink or float science concepts through decodable text, illustration prompts, and post-reading word work.

A high-engagement, hands-on science sequence exploring the natural world through classification, distinguishing living from non-living things and discovering animal traits. Designed with visual supports, accessible text, and playful sorting activities tailored for diverse learners.

An early elementary science unit exploring polar bear anatomy, Arctic adaptations, and survival on the sea ice.

A flexible, print-ready 2-page student recording packet with customizable rows for any chosen test objects, an open water tank drawing area, and primary-guided reflection prompts.

A two-day hands-on science sequence for 1st graders exploring sorting and the characteristics of living versus nonliving things. Students engage through active object sorting, BrainPOP Jr. investigation, movement games, and visual classification.

A multimodal accessible learning unit centered on Polar Bear Week in Churchill, Canada, featuring an interactive classroom digital story presentation, an adapted printable story reader, and an offline hands-on activity pack.

A generic, flexible 9-slide presentation for any sink or float lab with no preset objects, guiding first graders through predicting, testing, and understanding why things float (trapped air, upward push) or sink (density, heavy for size).