Get creative! Incorporating playful learning into science is fun, and can make learning difficult topics more engaging.
Football Field Solar System - This is a great activity to do outside as well as get students up and active. Using a large field/football field you would re-create the solar system on a smaller scale. Students represent different planets and you are able to get a general idea about how far away each is.
Bean Bag Vocabulary - Nearly every topic within science has some really tricky vocab terms. This is a twist on learning vocab in a interactive way. How to play: place vocab terms on pieces of paper on the floor (had definition on back side). Students have bean bags and whatever word they toss the bag on the have to say the definition. This can be an individual activity, or made competitive with teams and keeping score!
Bean Bag Vocabulary - Nearly every topic within science has some really tricky vocab terms. This is a twist on learning vocab in a interactive way. How to play: place vocab terms on pieces of paper on the floor (had definition on back side). Students have bean bags and whatever word they toss the bag on the have to say the definition. This can be an individual activity, or made competitive with teams and keeping score!