Naturally Teaching

An elementary teacher science blog

Category: Science

Science activities, experiments, notebook ideas, and more will help you with teaching your elementary science curriculum.

Ep. 67: Pollination of Flowers: 2nd and 5th Grade NGSS Activities
Pollination of Flowers: 2nd and 5th Grade NGSS Activities [Ep. 67]

Pollination of flowers activities Flowers are the seed-making parts of plants, but most can’t do it alone! Enter the pollinators. The mutual relationship between flower and pollinator is something to behold and can help teach many different concepts in elementary school. So let’s take advantage of spring to investigate the pollination of flowers and how […]

Ep. 66: How Flowers Attract Pollinators: 1st and 4th Grade NGSS Activities
How Flowers Attract Pollinators: 1st and 4th Grade NGSS Activities [Ep. 66]

Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.com. This is at no extra cost to you. If you’d like to learn more, check out my disclaimers page. How Flowers Attract Pollinators Activities Teaching children about how flowers attract pollinators can feel kind of dull. However, investigating how flowers and pollinators […]

Ep. 61: Illumination and Weather: 1st and 4th Grade NGSS Activities
Illumination and Weather: 1st and 4th Grade NGSS Activities [Ep. 61]

Weather illumination activities Teaching children about light reflection and its role in illumination can be quite an abstract and challenging topic. However, weather is a way to make this concept more concrete. Thankfully, March and November are months with variable weather and wonderful opportunities to capitalize on nature’s natural variation with your 1st and 4th […]

Ep. 58: Winter Animals and Water: 2nd and 5th Grade NGSS Activities
Winter Animals and Water: 2nd and 5th Grade NGSS Activities [Ep. 58]

Winter animals and water activities Liquid water is essential for animals to survive winter but it’s hard to come by. If you live in a region with freezing temperatures, water is frozen as snow or ice (or is trapped underneath ice), making liquid water a hot commodity. Let’s take advantage of this natural phenomenon to […]

Read about frogs and toads together and how grouping can lead to a better chance at survival
Frogs and Toads Together: Why do Amphibians Group Up?

For Teachers Why do frogs, toads, and salamanders form groups? Why do male frogs call in a chorus? Why do salamanders migrate in a herd? Amphibians are mysterious creatures and their habits of teaming up for survival are just as intriguing. Teaching about frogs and toads together in your elementary classroom can be a great […]