Learn about what a scientist is with examples of famous scientists throughout history with this fun All About Scientists lapbook project. Our printable scientists’ project makes learning easy! Lapbooks are a great way to explore a topic with kids of all ages!
How To Make Your Scientists Lapbook
What is a scientist? A scientist is a person who studies the world around us and asks questions to learn how things work. They do experiments, make discoveries, and help solve problems by exploring science, like animals, plants, space, or how things move! Are you a scientist?
Supplies:
- File folder
- Scientist pack printable (see below)
- Colored crayons, markers, or pencils
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions:
STEP 1. Fold each side of the open file folder toward the middle to create a ‘book’.
Color each item on the page to create the lapbook’s cover. When finished, glue the pieces to each side of the front of the lapbook.
STEP 2. Cut out the All About Scientists banner and glue it to the top portion of the lapbook. Then cut out the What is a scientist? box and glue it underneath.
STEP 3. There are 7 mini booklets in this lapbook. Cut and glue them together using the area above the dotted line as your guide to put the glue. Attach them to the inside of the lapbook.
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STEP 4. Glue the What I learned about scientists page to the back of the lapbook.
Read through your finished All About Scientists lapbook and discuss it together. Then write a short summary of what you learnt.
Types of Scientists For Kids
Here are a few of the more common types of scientists:
- Astronomer – Studies outer space including stars, planets and galaxies.
- Biologist – Studies living things and their relationship to the environment.
- Chemist – Studies chemical reactions and how substances interact with each other.
- Data Scientist – Studies data.
- Epidemiologist – Studies the spread of diseases.
- Geologist – Studies the history of the earth.
- Meteorologist – Studies weather, climate and the environment.
- Paleontologist – Studies the fossilized remains of all kinds of living things (plants, animals, fungi, etc.).
- Physicist – Studies matter and energy and how they are related.
- Seismologist – Studies earthquakes.
- Social Scientist – Studies the behavior, relationships and motivations of people.
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Tips For Using A Lapbook With Kids
Tip #1: Put together a bin of materials, including scissors, glue, double-sided tape, craft tape, markers, file folders, etc. Everything will be ready to go when you are, and getting started will be that much easier.
Tip #2 Although the printable templates are a complete resource, you can absolutely add them to your lapbook if desired or use the downloads as a starting point for your own creations.
Tip #3 Lapbooks don’t have to look pretty and organized! They just need to be fun and interesting for the kiddos. Let your kids be creative even if a section is glued off-center. They are still learning even if it doesn’t turn out exactly as pictured.
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Fun Ways To Learn About Being A Scientist
Learning about scientists? Extend the learning with these easy and fun kids science experiments. Put on a lab coat and mix up these science potions!
- Dancing Raisins Experiment: Use raisins and soda to show kids how carbonation works, fostering observation skills.
- Sink or Float: Experiment with objects to learn about buoyancy, testing hypotheses like a scientist.
- DIY Volcano: Create a baking soda and vinegar volcano, encouraging children to make predictions and observe reactions.
- Shadow Tracing: Explore how the sun changes shadows during the day, helping kids understand observation in science.
- Magnet Exploration: Use magnets to discover what items are magnetic, introducing investigation.
- Growing Seeds In A Jar: Track plant growth, making observations over time like a botanist.
- Oil and Water Experiment: Explore density and immiscibility, teaching about properties of matter.
- Ice Melting Experiment: Investigate how different materials affect the rate at which ice melts, developing comparison skills.
- Exploring the Five Senses: Use pop rocks and the 5 senses to help kids learn about how scientists use their senses to gather data.
- Color Mixing with Water: Learn about primary and secondary colors by mixing colored water, understanding cause and effect.
- Start a Collection: Being a scientist doesn’t always mean working in a lab. Sometimes, all it takes is keen observation and curiosity to uncover the wonders around us!
Science Experiments By Age Group
We’ve put together a few separate resources for different age groups, but remember that many experiments will cross over and can be re-tried at several different age levels. Younger kiddos can enjoy the simplicity and hands-on fun. At the same time, you can talk back and forth about what is happening.
- Science for Toddlers
- Science for Preschoolers
- Science for Kindergarten
- Elementary Science by Season
- Science for 1st Grade
- Science for 2nd Grade
- Science for 3rd Grade
- Science for 4th Grade
- Science for 5th Grade
- Science for 6th Grade
- Science for Middle School
Helpful Science Resources
Here are a few resources that will help you introduce science more effectively to your kids or students and feel confident presenting materials. You’ll find helpful free printables throughout.
- Best Science Practices (as it relates to the scientific method)
- Science Vocabulary
- All About Scientists
- Free Science Worksheets
- DIY Science Kits
- Science Tools for Kids
- Scientific Method for Kids
- Citizen Science Guide
- Join us in the Club
Printable Science Projects For Kids
If you’re looking to grab all of our printable science projects in one convenient place plus exclusive worksheets and bonuses like a STEAM Project pack, our Science Project Pack is what you need! Over 300+ Pages!
- 90+ classic science activities with journal pages, supply lists, set up and process, and science information. NEW! Activity-specific observation pages!
- Best science practices posters and our original science method process folders for extra alternatives!
- Be a Collector activities pack introduces kids to the world of making collections through the eyes of a scientist. What will they collect first?
- Know the Words Science vocabulary pack includes flashcards, crosswords, and word searches that illuminate keywords in the experiments!
- My science journal writing prompts explore what it means to be a scientist!!
- Bonus STEAM Project Pack: Art meets science with doable projects!
- Bonus Quick Grab Packs for Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, and Physics.
