10 High-Interest Science Topics With Videos & Questions — Perfect for Review, Early Finishers, or Summer Enrichment.
This Google Slides lesson uses short, curated videos to explore science concepts connected to summer phenomena through a structured student-choice format. Students select from a set of video-based investigations and analyze each topic using guided questions.
Students choose from approximately ten science topics and:
watch a short, kid-friendly video
answer content-based and reasoning questions
explain the scientific mechanisms behind familiar summer-related events
Topics include examples such as:
how fireworks produce color and sound
ecological consequences of eliminating mosquitoes
the science of campfires
how guitars produce sound
how beaches form
and other summer-themed science phenomena
The lesson is organized as a choice board, with a recommended number of activities to complete while allowing flexibility based on time and instructional goals.
This lesson is designed to support:
application of science concepts to everyday contexts
explanation of real-world phenomena
engagement through structured student choice
short-form analysis of multimedia science sources
It functions well as:
an end-of-year science activity
an enrichment or review task
a low-prep digital choice board lesson
The format allows students to explore multiple science ideas while practicing explanation and interpretation rather than passive viewing.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SCHOOL/DISTRICT ALLOWS YOUTUBE ACCESS BEFORE PURCHASE.
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Science & Engineering Practices (SEPs):
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Constructing Explanations
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs):
Structure and Function
Cause and Effect
Energy and Matter
Common Core (Literacy in Science):
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.2/9-10.2
Bundle Upgrade Policy
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Your username
The order numbers for both the original purchase(s) and the bundle
The names of the duplicate resources
Requests must be submitted within 30 days of the bundle purchase. Credits are issued as store credit for future Lesson Laboratory purchases and are not provided as cash refunds.
This policy applies only to purchases of resources that are later included in a Lesson Laboratory bundle and is limited to one adjustment per upgrade pathway.
10 High-Interest Science Topics With Videos & Questions — Perfect for Review, Early Finishers, or Summer Enrichment.
This Google Slides lesson uses short, curated videos to explore science concepts connected to summer phenomena through a structured student-choice format. Students select from a set of video-based investigations and analyze each topic using guided questions.
Students choose from approximately ten science topics and:
watch a short, kid-friendly video
answer content-based and reasoning questions
explain the scientific mechanisms behind familiar summer-related events
Topics include examples such as:
how fireworks produce color and sound
ecological consequences of eliminating mosquitoes
the science of campfires
how guitars produce sound
how beaches form
and other summer-themed science phenomena
The lesson is organized as a choice board, with a recommended number of activities to complete while allowing flexibility based on time and instructional goals.
This lesson is designed to support:
application of science concepts to everyday contexts
explanation of real-world phenomena
engagement through structured student choice
short-form analysis of multimedia science sources
It functions well as:
an end-of-year science activity
an enrichment or review task
a low-prep digital choice board lesson
The format allows students to explore multiple science ideas while practicing explanation and interpretation rather than passive viewing.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SCHOOL/DISTRICT ALLOWS YOUTUBE ACCESS BEFORE PURCHASE.
To preview this lesson, click here.
Science & Engineering Practices (SEPs):
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Constructing Explanations
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs):
Structure and Function
Cause and Effect
Energy and Matter
Common Core (Literacy in Science):
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.2/9-10.2
Bundle Upgrade Policy
This lesson is included in one or more bundles. To support flexible purchasing and long-term use of our curriculum, Lesson Laboratory offers a bundle upgrade policy.
If you purchase this lesson and decide at a later date that you would like to upgrade to a bundle, you may request a store credit equal to the total amount paid for duplicate items.
To request an upgrade credit, please email thelessonlaboratory@gmail.com and include:
Your username
The order numbers for both the original purchase(s) and the bundle
The names of the duplicate resources
Requests must be submitted within 30 days of the bundle purchase. Credits are issued as store credit for future Lesson Laboratory purchases and are not provided as cash refunds.
This policy applies only to purchases of resources that are later included in a Lesson Laboratory bundle and is limited to one adjustment per upgrade pathway.
