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As teachers, we all know this, but how do we reach the highest level of a successful classroom community? As individual and talented teachers we all have our different strategies, tips, and tricks. Most of these are activities done in the beginning of the school year. Laying out expectations, norms, routines, and practicing character building skills. However, building a strong classroom community is a year long process, it never stops.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOne thing that has helped the community in my classroom is taking part in a community garden. My class and I are fortunate enough to be at a school that has this as a resource.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-p6Iaj2z3_18\/WAOfhfr93CI\/AAAAAAAABjk\/jTudP7VqGWwxr7-cQ98-fUUhXy6Ry33LACLcB\/s1600\/Slide3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nVisiting the community garden provides an opportunity for our class to work together in a real life situation, plus it gives us an opportunity to be outside! Working in the garden allowed students to work with their hands to produce something tangible such as vegetables and fruits.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-eEX5-pwEvHI\/WAOjcgcHHvI\/AAAAAAAABkk\/Fa8NsfnyBeUISylJSIbj5zdNKGTkkqF7gCLcB\/s1600\/Slide2.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nStudents always brought out their \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGarden Journals\u003C\/a\u003E each time we visited the garden to record progress of their plants. (Yay for informative writing!)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-SswNviafBWo\/WAOfCuy7kBI\/AAAAAAAABjc\/Yl5TfW7wHtA8Zm63YsmReUE-0tXCXrjggCLcB\/s1600\/Slide3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nYou can find this\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGarden Journals by clicking here\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or on any of the pictures.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThese \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGarden Journals\u003C\/a\u003E helped students understand the different stages plants go through while growing and having a deeper understanding of the plant life cycle. Students loved seeing and feeling the differences from week to week. They were able to work together and share what observations they made. 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Students were proud not only of themselves, but of each other also.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4fX-tQuBbiU\/WAOijNfXxXI\/AAAAAAAABkQ\/S3uujRQ5g5Mq1mWtoJqIDfUHc5FgL6pigCLcB\/s1600\/Slide1.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNot only did students study plant life cycles, but we had to work together to decide where each vegetable would be planted and how to go about planting. This was good review for plant parts and needs. After making a plan, students were able to draw out a map of our garden bed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-G8JeUkpls_Q\/WAOiirQ9nyI\/AAAAAAAABkM\/4LDnjl71HfoyVxg-n6qHFmZ69-Eojb-fQCLcB\/s1600\/Slide4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-G8JeUkpls_Q\/WAOiirQ9nyI\/AAAAAAAABkM\/4LDnjl71HfoyVxg-n6qHFmZ69-Eojb-fQCLcB\/s1600\/Slide4.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nYou can find this\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGarden Journals by clicking here\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or on any of the pictures.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nStudents were able to record observations at their level. Some students drew all pictures, some wrote phrases, while other students used complete sentences. Again, this was \u0026nbsp;time students were able to work together and help one another.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-VGyMgv6msS4\/WAOilV2STwI\/AAAAAAAABkU\/4ZPiJCos_Zshcr56rQEp8InH6wkkPZaSQCLcB\/s1600\/Slide5.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-sAxWWybnsD0\/WAOinkBCxRI\/AAAAAAAABkY\/CRKeYWiXzS4qIupEvlVTTSRIILK5Dm50QCLcB\/s1600\/Slide6.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-gUsu5CgO8sg\/WAOioDkMMxI\/AAAAAAAABkc\/F6obPOxYxUgJmOLgHYX0pLfJqYx-7j-EgCLcB\/s1600\/Slide7.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nYou can find this \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGarden Journals by clicking here\u003C\/a\u003E or on any of the pictures.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter a week or two of having our gardening routine I noticed a different energy in our classroom. I saw students helping one another, I heard students using words of praise, and I noticed less playground issues. \u0026nbsp;I attribute this to students being able to successfully work together on a project that was their own.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI would love to hear from you about how you keep classroom community strong through the school year!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHappy Gardening!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/feeds\/8149448605399120566\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2016\/10\/how-gardening-changed-our-classroom.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/8149448605399120566"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/8149448605399120566"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2016\/10\/how-gardening-changed-our-classroom.html","title":"How Gardening Changed our Classroom Community "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Classroom Confetti"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13154427623291685993"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-kNZZsRbQf3g\/WAOc2gkGVWI\/AAAAAAAABjQ\/_W7zDN0s0WYAhsdU8tndJVVgkfAWKrDlwCLcB\/s72-c\/Slide1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228079125721694173.post-6969312907364445237"},"published":{"$t":"2016-04-03T14:37:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-07-23T07:54:53.671-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"science"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"writing"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Garden Journals! "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I love to use spring as a time to teach everything plants including life cycles, needs, and gardening. Our class a small garden that we planted different vegetables in. The kiddos are so excited to see the growth of vegetables and eat them at the end of the year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tfhBmHjNh_I\/VwGKdnzrxYI\/AAAAAAAABQY\/9Amr0ZfXOHQfbUld0HRe9m3PAPcfF_m7g\/s640\/Slide1.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" border=\"0\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-j6J-vOa7A2U\/VwFFst33-6I\/AAAAAAAABPI\/nxk57kCs4MsScChy_v12OY3yRld7JLFAQ\/s640\/slide%2B3.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\nTo keep track of our garden data we used these \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGarden Journals\u003C\/a\u003E. You can find them by clicking \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E or on any of the pictures.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe begin by drawing a picture and writing notes about what the plants looked like during the first week, which most showed no growth. This was an important step for students to record.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-DugoolulJGM\/VwGLv7QuBcI\/AAAAAAAABQg\/57VE1fUK74gzgAN4dbLl8pAcs2Dcnfigg\/s640\/Slide2.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sb-c3Lnl_IM\/VwGKedjvodI\/AAAAAAAABQY\/LtRaoTdx7YsXHM4Zc0cBeH9bufrCX-ibQ\/s640\/Slide6.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-e-XDHYQqbJo\/VwGKeGuSbVI\/AAAAAAAABQY\/CkF5W2jB2bIcBuj_VTVniiOrB8p6Sv6jw\/s640\/Slide5.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOn one of our plants, there was growth from the previous year which was exciting for students to see and taste!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Vk0C_dDU8zs\/VwGKdnDbhUI\/AAAAAAAABQE\/djpWVFcywOc9sy2Fw5qpGe3S13IbJyTKw\/s640\/Slide3.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Garden-Journal-2461298\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9rYzv88DVYY\/VwGKeHf5aXI\/AAAAAAAABQM\/LLJkdtS_xjwRu_2dukovizulzBuWNFQmg\/s640\/Slide4.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEach week we will come back to see changes to our plants and record the data. 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"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Classroom Confetti"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13154427623291685993"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tfhBmHjNh_I\/VwGKdnzrxYI\/AAAAAAAABQY\/9Amr0ZfXOHQfbUld0HRe9m3PAPcfF_m7g\/s72-c\/Slide1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228079125721694173.post-6251500575526483607"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-05T14:16:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-01-23T16:38:07.691-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"science"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Science Experiments"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Who doesn't love science experiment?! It's such a great way to teach the scientific process. Students are always engaged and learn quickly about hypotheses, making important observations, and drawing conclusions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ESink or Float\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI always use this experiment to introduce the scientific method. It is simple, quick, and to the point. After introducing and discussing the scientific method, I practice this experiment. Students ask questions, make a hypothesis about which objects will float, they design an experiment, act the experiment out, and draw conclusions. All of these steps can be found in these \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/My-Science-Notebook-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EScience Journals\u003C\/a\u003E. You can grab them by clicking \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/My-Science-Notebook-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E or by clicking any of the pictures.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Science-Journal-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-toWwd-ojeKo\/VezQkI9jhXI\/AAAAAAAABCs\/kD86_eYEHDk\/s640\/Slide7.PNG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nStudents begin with different objects from around the classroom. Be sure to pick some that will sin and some that will float. Pom poms and sticky notes are good objects that float. I also used a counting bear and an eraser.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Science-Journal-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HakCe6XDPVs\/VezRBE9lTZI\/AAAAAAAABC8\/2cG1mTY7vEI\/s640\/Slide11.PNG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nStudents then fill a cup with water and drop each object in. They will record their observations and decide if their hypotheses were correct.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Science-Journal-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-7ZAO-c661ME\/VezSHnnlCiI\/AAAAAAAABDs\/st68-Pb0b8c\/s640\/Slide10.PNG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Science-Journal-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZCh0PeIXDmc\/VezSHt6I_cI\/AAAAAAAABDw\/f2UVx5FEL9c\/s640\/Slide9.PNG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\n\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EStomach Acid Experiment\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nA colleague had told me about this experiment to show how stomach acid breaks down food during the digestion process. It sounded so cool so I just had to try it! \u0026nbsp;It was perfect timing while we were studying the digestive system.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Science-Journal-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-BSNWyv_JOQM\/VezSdFJx7cI\/AAAAAAAABD8\/66ZEFVkdCP0\/s640\/Slide1.PNG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThe experiment is simple: Get \u0026nbsp;fruit (frozen or fresh), lemon juice (or lime), and baggies. Put the fruit in a baggie and soak in lemon juice. And that's it. The acid in the lemon acts as stomach acid would and begins to break down the fruit (or food) that is in your stomach.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Science-Journal-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-X9IkrCgJ5KQ\/VezSjz5aRBI\/AAAAAAAABEE\/Cugx-n2gEms\/s640\/Slide2.PNG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Science-Journal-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-yxUtgJw6ljc\/VezS-26g3nI\/AAAAAAAABEc\/iBTjJpz-4E4\/s640\/Slide2.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nYou can pick up these \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/My-Science-Notebook-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EScience Journals in my store by clicking here\u003C\/a\u003E or on any of of the pictures.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ECelery Experiment\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Science-Journal-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6YvbkW5lADo\/VezSu1RZJVI\/AAAAAAAABEM\/1kNA7Y-ij78\/s640\/Slide4.PNG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Science-Journal-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-IyDkDSBkSco\/VezSxFSKa-I\/AAAAAAAABEU\/ctDvND_8G-s\/s640\/Slide4.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThis is a popular one, but still so much fun each time. Summary of the celery experiment: you put celery stalks in water with food coloring and the color travels up the stem into the leaves and changes colors.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Science-Journal-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-zAjm1X32TQU\/VezTMqxPu0I\/AAAAAAAABEk\/4QVB8Rwd-Iw\/s640\/Slide5.PNG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nStudents start by making a hypothesis, or prediction, about what will happen. They continue to plan and carry out an experiment (with your help of course!)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Science-Journal-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YvVqRyg_4P0\/VezTVeVuYrI\/AAAAAAAABEs\/ZWGJBFiK-8A\/s640\/Slide3.PNG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nStudents love to write down their observations each day and see the progression of the food coloring traveling up the celery.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Science-Journal-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cYS5vKSRRhY\/VezTbuN8QEI\/AAAAAAAABE0\/TK8HuYWv4m8\/s640\/Slide6.PNG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThis is a great experiment to do while studying parts of a plant. It amazes students to see the celery changing to the color of the water.It is a great way to show how stems bring water to the leaves of plants.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Science-Journal-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fbk_AlGFIn8\/VezTjy3D51I\/AAAAAAAABE8\/FWpNxzt5b5s\/s640\/Slide3.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nYou can pick up these\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/My-Science-Notebook-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EScience Journals in my store by clicking here\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or on any of of the pictures.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThese simple anchor charts help remind my students the steps of the scientific process.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Scientific-Method-Posters-1262661\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGrab them for FREE here in my store\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or click on the picture.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Scientific-Method-Posters-1262661\" style=\"text-align: center;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3y8x8-3BZPA\/VSF6atekaZI\/AAAAAAAAApo\/W9UtuaXu5rE\/s1600\/Slide1.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nHappy Experimenting!!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/feeds\/6251500575526483607\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2015\/04\/science-experiments.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/6251500575526483607"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/6251500575526483607"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2015\/04\/science-experiments.html","title":"Science Experiments"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Classroom Confetti"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13154427623291685993"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-toWwd-ojeKo\/VezQkI9jhXI\/AAAAAAAABCs\/kD86_eYEHDk\/s72-c\/Slide7.PNG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228079125721694173.post-595258796090892813"},"published":{"$t":"2014-07-23T19:20:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-07-22T13:41:37.117-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"science"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Science Notebooks"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI absolutely love science and experimenting! Teaching the scientific method is always so much fun in the classroom. (I usually use an experiment as a \"Fun Friday\" activity because of its excitement, just don't tell your kids its education too :) ) I have created a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/My-Science-Notebook-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Escience notebook\u003C\/a\u003E that fit my needs as a teacher and fits the needs for my students. It goes perfectly through the scientific method. It's minimal and gets right down to the science; perfect for primary grades! Check it out in my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/My-Science-Notebook-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Estore by clicking here\u003C\/a\u003E or any of the pictures.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/My-Science-Notebook-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-a3TvdKjDftw\/VAE0n14HKqI\/AAAAAAAAARQ\/cnlhelrP2PA\/s1600\/Slide1.JPG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere is a breakdown of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/My-Science-Notebook-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EScience Notebook\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPage One\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E-Title Page\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPage Two\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E-Title\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E-Question\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E-Hypothesis\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPage Three\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E- Materials\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E-Safety Tips\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPage Four\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E-More Safety Tips\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E- Vocabulary\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPage Five and Six\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E- Procedure (there are eight steps listed, for shorter experiments use can use just one page)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPage Seven through Fifteen\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E- Observations (there are four different observation templates, choose which is appropriate for your\u0026nbsp;experiment)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPage Sixteen\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E-Conclusion\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E-More Questions\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere is how I print these for my classroom:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/My-Science-Notebook-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8cFwLJQMihE\/VAEvsPEaRyI\/AAAAAAAAARA\/39mfdJSdVos\/s1600\/Slide1.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI love these notebooks because of the variation. You can vary the experiment type and how students record observations. You can also vary how many \"notebooks\" are printed in one book. For the beginning of the year it may be easier to do one to three \"notebooks\" and staple them together. Towards the middle of the year you can increase the amount you copy off.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/My-Science-Notebook-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-rtIIDOYeBis\/VAE1keUOxhI\/AAAAAAAAARg\/KvlHgI-ZP3U\/s1600\/Slide2.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003Eand...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/My-Science-Notebook-1262696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-82Ubrs92KuI\/VAEzkapFWdI\/AAAAAAAAARI\/y9utFEGAopI\/s1600\/science%2Bjournals%2Blong.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI have also created some FREE\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Scientific-Method-Posters-1262661\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EScientific\u0026nbsp;Method Posters\u003C\/a\u003E to go along with the journals. Check them out\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Scientific-Method-Posters-1262661\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Scientific-Method-Posters-1262661\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hbMx3J-ru_c\/VAE0rnebdFI\/AAAAAAAAARY\/UgPJX6fqjGQ\/s1600\/Slide1.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI hope you enjoy using these in your classroom!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EHappy Experimenting!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/feeds\/595258796090892813\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2014\/07\/science-notebooks.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/595258796090892813"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/595258796090892813"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2014\/07\/science-notebooks.html","title":"Science Notebooks"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Classroom Confetti"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13154427623291685993"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-a3TvdKjDftw\/VAE0n14HKqI\/AAAAAAAAARQ\/cnlhelrP2PA\/s72-c\/Slide1.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228079125721694173.post-580121765561542503"},"published":{"$t":"2014-06-01T16:25:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-07-22T13:36:00.842-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"anchor charts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"freebie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"science"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Scientific Method Posters Freebie!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EOne of my favorite things to do with my kiddos is science experiments! I love how engaged and fascinated students are by the experiments we do. It is so much fun to see the excitement on their face. Here are some free scientific method posters for your classroom! They are sure to be helpful for your students who need reminders on the process of experimentation. Be sure to check them out by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Scientific-Method-Posters-1262661\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eclicking on this link\u003C\/a\u003E or any of the pictures! 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