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9th grade general science literature circle pdfs
Mitosis and Meiosis Review Reading Comprehension
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis is a reading comprehension that reviews Mitosis and Meiosis. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - genetics and cellular reproduction unit. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. It is is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article also includes diagram and examples. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinf
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5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
Science Reading Activity: Drones and Bees
Directions: 1. Read the current research passage entitled, "Robo-Bees Could Aid Insects with Pollination Duties".2. Underline or highlight answers to the following: a. How does the mini-drone transport pollen? b. What agency identifies endangered species? What bee is endangered? c. Identify one drone design issue that has been overcome. How long did it take to solve this issue? d. Identify three more issues to be overcome by the drone.3. Complete the crossword puzzle.4. What do you
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Telescopes, EMS, space exploration, galaxies - Jigsaw activity & answers
A ready-to-go lesson on space telescopes, space exploration of galaxies & their relationship with EMS! Included are the James Webb, Hubble, Kepler, Fermi Gamma Ray & Chandra X-Ray Telescopes. Jigsaw puts a fun spin on the traditional comprehension worksheets allowing them to practice their collaboration skills whilst also working on important synthesising and analysis skills.This resource includes 2 pages of informational text for students to gain understanding about the relationship be
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Also included in: Astronomy/Space GROWING Bundle
Rocks and Minerals Guided Reading
Students read about the basic properties of rocks and minerals and answer critical thinking questions based on the reading.
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7th - 10th
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Goddard: The Father of Modern Rocketry - 2 Page literacy article with Questions
“Looks great” thought the 44-year-old Robert Goddard, as he backed a safe distance away from his homemade rocket. His Auburn, Massachusetts neighbors grumbled as they pulled back their curtains in this thickly settled neighborhood. “It is four months until the fourth of July, a bit early for fireworks!” they complained.“Fireworks?” Goddard would be insulted to hear his 8-foot rocket labeled as such. This was no Roman candle. It was the first of its modern kind and Dr. Robert Goddard, a profess
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Grades:
4th - 12th
First Automobiles and the Model T - 1 page literacy article w Questions
1 page literacy article with questions, answers on the second page
Grades:
3rd - 12th
What is Under the North Pole? 1page literacy w question - good for subfile
What is under the North Pole? We know there is land under the South Pole, in fact, much of it is visible during summertime. Of course, their summertime is our wintertime. But what about the North Pole? Is there some land under the North Pole? Sonar depth reading seems to suggest that there was no land underneath the North Pole, but no one could confirm it. On August 3, 1958. the nuclear-powered submarine the USS Nautilus would attempt to go underneath the North Pole and prove there is no land
Grades:
4th - 12th
The Ike Dike Topography Socratic Seminar
In this Socratic Seminar, students will debate the proposal of the Ike Dike as a response to Hurricane Ike, which hit the Houston/Galveston area in 2008. Students will read four articles from the Houston Chronicle and annotate the articles in preparation of the seminar. Focus of the articles should be on how erosion and weathering affected the topography of the southeast Texas coastline.
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6th - 12th
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Chemical Bonds Guided Reading and Questions Literature Circle
Students read a short reading on ionic, covalent, and hydrogen bonds and then answer questions based on their reading. Literature skills and vocabulary.
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Grades:
8th - 11th
What is Science? Socratic Seminar
The "What is Science" Socratic seminar lesson is a great way to introduce expectations of annotating and dissecting text and practicing the model of Socratic seminar in Science. This product includes an excerpt from Richard Feynman's book "The Pleasure of Finding Things Out". The text you will be reading with your students is titled “Tyrannosaurus in my Window”. This product also has teacher preparation notes, two versions of the homework (a grade level and Pre-AP/GT version), instructions on
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8th - 12th
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Coral Reef Bleaching Reading and Questions
Students can read about the causes of coral reef bleaching and answer critical thinking questions based on solutions to the problem. Great group activity!
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Grades:
7th - 10th
History of Fire Chemical Reaction Guided Reading
Students read about the history of fire examining it from a historical perspective and as a combustion reaction. Great interdisciplinary reading opportunity.
Grades:
8th - 11th
Article Review Read and Respond: Lamprey immune system
•Article: Learning From LampreysAn ancient immune system provides insights into our own•Students will read an article and answer questions.••Teacher key included
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Grades:
9th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-6
Also included in: Fish Unit Bundle
The future of us
The books I chose were intended for an audience of secondary students. The thematic unit covers the themes of fairness, morality, and ethical responsibilities. I have included summaries of each book as well as comments of why I believe they would be a good choice. Included are three different projects that would work with any of the books chosen. This is a terrific lesson for cross curriculum opportunities and/or team teaching.
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7th - 12th
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The Discovery of Dinosaurs - 1 Pg Lit Article w Quest - Good for Sub File
Dr. Gideon Mantell was a collector of things. He collected stamps, coins, and curiosities of all kinds but in 1820 his latest odds and ends proved very odd indeed. In a short walk from her home in Sussex England, Mary Mantell, the doctor’s wife, noticed an interesting rock in a gravel pit by the side of the road. Embedded in the stone is what appeared to be an enormous tooth? She showed it to her husband, who was immediately mesmerized by this strange curiosity. “What sort of creature could ha
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3rd - 12th
Energy in Physics Guided Reading and Questions
Students read the included selection on energy in physics and then answer critical thinking questions.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Viruses Immunity Guided Reading Questions
Reading on how viruses and immunity happens in the body with critical thinking questions based on the included reading.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Food Web Paragraph Cards
Looking for a great food web or food chain activity? Want to include some reading comprehension with it? You have come to the right place! This set includes 16 food web paragraph cards that students can read and create food webs from! Multiple biomes are represented in detail to give students a diverse understanding of ecosystems! Supplemental activities, answer key, and teacher instructions are included!
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Frankie the Fungus: Guilty or Innocent? (can be VIRTUAL or Digital)
This is a great way to introduce or review the Fungi Kingdom! Students have to decide if the fungus was guilty or innocent in the horrifying possible murder of Mr. Willow, a local tree. The presentation goes through the entire court case, and includes an activity for students to complete as a jury in the end in groups (or individually). This lesson can be done both in person or virtually!
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7th - 11th
Eureka! Archimedes In the Bathtub (Buoyancy) - 1 page Literacy w Q
“Fraud!” King Hiero II screamed in 247 BC. The monarch of ancient Syracuse felt that he had been swindled. He had given some untrustworthy jewelers an amount of gold to craft a new crown for him. When the jewelers were finished, King Hiero II was under whelmed by the new crown suspecting that it was not the pure gold as he had contracted. But how could he prove it without destroying the crown? He turned over the problem to resident genius Archimedes (287-212 BC)....... Copyright c Kevin Cox 20
Grades:
4th - 12th
Marconi's Miracle - Pioneers Radio - 1 Pg literacy article with Questions
On Dec. 12, 1901, the wind whistled and pinged through the old Newfoundland hospital unimpeded by the stucco walls. Twenty-seven years old Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) hunched his narrow shoulders but would not be distracted from the task at hand; to send the first radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean. The current world record for radio signals was eighty miles. Marconi’s feat, should he succeed, would be over 2,000 miles from St. Johns, Newfoundland to Cornwall, England. ....
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Science Reading Protocol Articles Journals Literature Circle Group Alternative
I love a literature circle, but my students were getting so tired of them. I created this protocol as another way to annotate and digest an article and use as an alternative.
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Nature of Science - Umbrellaology
Teach students about the nature of science: what makes a science, and why does that matter? Includes lesson plan, text at three differentiated reading levels, and PowerPoint presentation.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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