SNAPs Labs by Stephanie Elkowitz

Supports the 5E teaching Model

Labs engage students before even stepping foot in the classroom. They include activities for exploration, explanation and evaluation. Synthesis projects allow students to elaborate on learned material.

multiple learning opportunities

My station labs accommodate different learning styles. They develop mastery of science content and develop science, math, literacy and problem-solving skills.

Budget Friendly & Minimal Prep

My lab skills list provides insight into the resources required for each lab. Some labs require no additional materials. The most intensive labs are designed to make preparation as easy as possible for you.

SNAPs Lab Stations

My lab activities are a “hybrid” of inquiry and station labs. They provide the thoroughness of inquiry labs with the differentiated instruction of station labs. Many station labs include eight or ten stations but SNAPs labs include five stations. By decreasing the number of stations, students spend more time at a single station and complete more rigorous and thought-provoking exercises.

Science Skills Station

At this station, students explore a concept using science and math skills. The skills may be procedural or something that a student must physically do. The skills may be mathematical or require scientific thinking and reasoning.

Narrative Station

Students employ literacy skills important to reading and understanding a scientific text. They also use skills important to interpreting and analyzing illustrations, tables and graphs as well.

Assessment Station

Students answer multiple choice, short answer and/or open-ended, thought-provoking questions. The questions consider Bloom’s taxonomy and require students to employ lower, mid and higher order thinking.

Problem-Solving Station

Students utilize problem-solving and engineering skills so to identify problems, test solutions and/or make improvements to current or proposed solutions. For most labs, students focus on one part of the engineering design process due to time restraints.

Synthesis Station

Students complete a CER – claim-evidence-reasoning – writing piece. The purpose is to give meaning to what students learned at each station and how the learned information (or data gained from experimentation) supports a scientific claim.

Synthesis Project

Students utilize higher-order thinking to complete an activity that helps summarize information learned in the lab. This facilitates “bringing it all together" and gets students thinking harder and deeper about a concept.

SNAPs Lab Skills List

Access the Master Lab Skills List for important information about all my SNAPs labs:

NGSS Alignment

Many labs are designed to fully support the Next Generation Science Standards. The Master Lab Skills List provides NGSS alignment and learning objectives for each SNAPs lab.

Supply Lists

Labs may require consumable and/or reusable materials. The Master Lab Skills List provides the resources needed for each lab. All required resources are inexpensive and easy to find.

Distance Learning Ease

SNAPs labs are rated for their ease with distance - independent learning. Some labs are very hands-on and must be altered whereas others require minimal or no modification.

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What do educators have to say about my labs?

I thought the multiple station model of this lab was incredibly helpful for long-term learning for the students. My students struggled a bit with the dating concepts, and I found it helpful to draw a timeline to show how the life spans of various fossil types helped to narrow down the years during which a rock layer could have been deposited (working with reverse chronology was a challenge for them, too). The resource was great for critical thinking and problem-solving in addition to understanding the scientific concept of index fossil dating.
Jaime B.MS-ESS1-4 Index Fossils Lab
Honestly an amazing resource! It was exactly what my students needed. The creator is also very responsive via email. I needed to get the link to the Google Form because my district has blocked bit.ly and she was great!
Cynthia R. MS-ESS2-5 Air Masses and Weather Fronts Lab
This is a great resource to help students shore up their knowledge of air masses and weather fronts. I love that I can start with a lower level and then have students work their way up to a problem-solving and synthesis level. In addition, the print and digital options have been a life-saver! I don't have to spend additional time converting items for my online learners.
Shalen B.MS-ESS2-5 Air Masses and Weather Fronts Lab
This resource comes with everything you need, and it is all ready to hand out or distribute, no editing necessary. I was actually surprised by how engaged my students were, the variety of tasks was challenging and they enjoyed it!
Maggie M. MS-LS1-1 Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes Lab
I purchased both the lesson and the SNAPS stations and they were perfect for teaching my students about carrying capacity. I don't even know how many products I have purchased from this store, and I am never disappointed. They are all fantastic, and I am so happy that they have been converted into digital formats for distance learning.
Nichole D.MS-LS2-1 Carrying Capacity Lab
These lab stations activities are my absolute favorite way to assess students at the end of a unit. The different stations really challenge my students to actually apply their knowledge, rather than just re-write information they have memorized. This is a great resource because it can be used as one large assessment, or chunked into smaller formative assignments.
Hannah S.MS-LS1-6 Photosynthesis Lab
This is one of two SNAP labs I've purchased and I love them! These labs are fantastic for doing digital lab groups or individual work with students. They make teaching the NGSS much easier and engaging.
NFAT5-LS2-1 & MS-LS2-3 Food Chains and Webs Lab
Stephanie does a great job with her resources. SNAPS make a great way to introduce or close out a topic.
Ginny F.Scientific Method Lab
I love these SNAPS labs! And so do my students. They are very thorough and incorporate all skills: Science Skills, Narrative, Assessment, Problem Solving, and Synthesis. They are super adaptable as you can use the Narrative and Assessment stations as homework. And the synthesis makes for a great choice chart and/or project for the students.
Jennifer O. MS-PS2-1 Collisions, Momentum & Newton's Third Law Lab
This was a great resource! First, I love everything this teacher makes. I know that it will be aligned with NGSS. Secondly, the activities are engaging and well-thought-out.
Alexandra J.MS-PS4-2 Wave Behavior Lab
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