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What is one fun activity for an Elementary Science lesson plan that can incorporate safe and appropriate guidelines?

Hi Gabriela I think a fun activity for Elementary Science that incorporates safe and appropriate guidelines is a water cycle in a bag. The students will fill a sandwitch bag up with water and mark where the water was when they filled it and you can use food coloring to the water so they can see the water better. Then they will tape the bags on a window. Throughout the week(s) the students will be able to observe the water cycle and how water changes.

Hi Gabriela! One activity that incorporates safe and appropriate guidlines is growning a plant in a plastic bag. I don't know the name, but I remember doing this activity with my second grade teacher. She had us all pick one bean, and put it in a plastic bag. I believe she also had us add a small wet paper towel, and then taped them to the window. As the days went by, we were able to see a little plant sprout from the bean. It was pretty cool.

Hi Gabriela, a fun and educational activity is creating a simple circuit using a battery, light bulb, and wires. This activity introduces students to basic electrical concepts and circuitry. This will teach students about electrical circuits, conductors, and insulators. When the circuit is correctly connected, the light bulb should light up, demonstrating that the circuit is complete and current is flowing.

Hi Gabriela! A safe, fun science activity I did with first graders is putting air, water, and rocks into individual bags and passing them around to each of the students' tables to introduce them to solids, liquids, and gasses. The students were engaged and enjoyed physically touching and playing around with the filled bags. Afterward, I had them complete a worksheet to identify whether each shown object was a solid, liquid, or gas.