Introduction to Electricity by creating a light up quiz board part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a guided demonstration where students create light up quiz boards to demonstrate electricity vocabulary.

Plastic Polymers: Investigating Their Flexibility part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is a short unit (including hands on activities) on polymers and plastics to expand our study of physical/chemical properties and changes.

What's the Temperature? part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Short Description: This activity is a daily lab where two students read a thermometer and identify the cloud type for a week. They record it on the board first and we all record it in our journals. A graph of the entire year is also completed and we can analyze the data as we go. We get two new "scientists" each week and we do it all year. I start the first week of school.

Investigating Temperature: Using a Thermometer part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Students will record the temperature daily, using a bar graph, color coded bars. this monthly bar graph helps students understand phenology and interpreting graphs.

Thematic Obsevational Drawing Ideas for Primary Students part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is a thematic chart of items a teacher can easily find to create a weekly Observational drawing exercise.

Observing Leaves and descriptive writing part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
In this activity students will explore leaves using inquiry and their senses.

Sensory Butterfly Garden part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is an activity in which students use their senses to describe their garden. This is a guided inquiry lesson.

In this activity students will observe and investigate rocks in order to classify them in terms of color, shape, texture and size. part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
In this activity students will observe and investigate rocks in order to classify them in terms of color, shape, texture and size.

Pondering the Pond part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is designed to help students learn common names of pond life in Minnesota. To be most effective students should make a visit to the pond before participating in this activity.

Learning About Bird Migration part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a classroom introduction to bird migration. Students will acquire new vocabulary, sharpen their map skills, and discover the scientific reasons some birds migrate.