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Biology scripts
Animal Adaptations Reader's Theater
This reader's theater provides a fun way to dive into animal adaptations! The story analyzes the difference between structural and behavioral adaptations and how these help animals to survive. Many animal examples are provided as well as an explanation of inherited traits and learned behaviors. Students will see how without adapting, animals will go extinct.
Science vocabulary defined and discussed in this reader's theater include: extinction, structural adaptation, behavioral adaptation, insti
Plants: Science Reader's Theater and Experiments
Combine some Science with your Language Arts. This is a readers’ theater script plus 7 experiments explaining what a seed needs to grow and what each part of the plant does. The script is 4 pages with 8 parts and is particularly useful for early readers as it has parts suitable for Emergent and Transitional Readers as follows:High Emergent (roughly levels 6-8): RainTransitional (roughly levels 10-12): Seed, Sun, Roots, LeavesHigh Transitional (roughly levels 14-16): Soil, Stem, NarratorThere ar
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K - 2nd
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Circulatory System Reader's Theatre
Heart, blood vessels, blood cells, spleen, and platelets oh my! Are you studying the circulatory system and need a quick review? Have your students practice this reader's theatre. Packed with 11 characters including a funny virus and a white blood cell who hopes to gobble up every germ in their path, this reader's theatre will help your students become more fluent readers and learn about this important body system at the same time.
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3rd - 8th
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33 Animal Riddles–Readers Theater Partner Plays–Fluency–Listening Skills
33 Animal Riddles Readers Theater Partner Plays with Flexi-Curric™ *33 Original Readers Theatre Scripts by Carol Montgomery (updated January 2017)TIME: Each script takes about 30 seconds to read.
CAST: 2+, or 2 CHORAL groups
TONE: light, game-like
READABILITY: grades K to 1+ * Our Flexi-Curric™ shortcut allows flexible, cross-curricular options for your local standards because YOU know what’s right for YOUR students. What could you do with 33 different animal riddles Reade
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Insects Readers Theater–Ant–Bee–Butterfly–Cricket–Firefly–Ladybug–Nature Spring
Insects Readers TheaterEleven Science Readers Theater scripts to build curiosity and interest in insectsBy Carol MontgomeryWouldn’t your students love MORE Readers Theater? “Insects Readers Theater” provides plenty of opportunities for delightful character-building nature studies for primary level readers. Perfect for beginning readers of every age, our "Insects Readers Theater" collection comes in two font options with annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans. Seven of these scr
Grades:
K - 2nd
Science Readers' Theater - Flowers
Combine some Science with your Language Arts. This is a readers’ theater script which tells a scientifically accurate story of how a bee and flowers work together to make new seeds. The script is 5 pages with 8 parts and is particularly useful for early readers as it has parts suitable for Emergent and Transitional Readers as follows:- High Emergent (roughly DRA 6-8): Petals- Transitional (roughly DRA 10-12): Sepal, Plant, Stamen- High Transitional (roughly DRA 14-16): Pistil, Ovary, Bee, Narr
Photosynthesis Readers Theater
This readers theater, based on the book by Liam O'Donnell, explains the process of photosynthesis in plants. I have used it as a whole class language arts/science activity by numbering each line. My students all have numbers so it is easy for them to see what part they have to say. Each line is short as to keep the reading moving. The script can be adapted for any number of students by editing the numbers next to each line. I have used this readers theater as an introduction to a unit as well as
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4th - 7th
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Les plantes: une pièce de théâtre et des expériences de science
Voici un document sur les plantes qui contient une pièce de théâtre ainsi que 7 expériences sur les besoins d’une plante et d’une graine. La pièce raconte une histoire qui est correcte scientifiquement. En lisant le texte plusieurs fois les élèves comprennent comment pousse une plante et le travail de chaque partie de la plante. Le texte a des rôles pour les lecteurs débutants ainsi que ceux en transition et ceux à l’aise. This file contains a reader's theatre script in French on how a plant
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1st - 3rd
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BUNDLE Teacher Notes for IQWST LS1 Complete Set with Learning Targets
Complete Set of Teacher Notes for LS1 Don’t miss out on an entire unit’s worth of tips and strategies for teaching IQWST in your Science 6 classroom, including timelines and teacher clarity by learning progression and day-by-by walkthroughs sure to make facilitatingInquiry-based learning a breeze!This 59 page complete bundle for Activate Learning’s IQWST LS1 Where Have All the Creatures Gone? uses Canva, a free, easy-to-use website. All pieces are editable in your internet browser. Thanks to
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6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Diary of a Worm Readers' Theater
This readers' theater is an adaptation of Doreen Cronin's book "Diary of a Worm." There are 5 parts included in the script as well as ideas for grouping students and presentation. The story of "Diary of a Worm" performed as a readers' theater is a great choice for cross curricular integration between ELA, science, and drama.
The goal of this product is to encourage oral reading fluency through repeated reading as well as engaging students through the use of movement and rehearsal. Readers’ the
Reader's Theater Play - How The Scopes Monkey Trial Altered America
The Scopes Monkey Trial is one of the most misunderstood events in American history. What we only refer to with a poking, prodding stick (because it deals with evolution) actually turned the United States's political sphere upside down, thanks to the bombastic debate and trial levied by Charles Darrow and William Jennings Bryan.
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5th - 12th
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Plants and Flowers: Information Text, Workbook, Experiments and Reader's Theater
This is a bundle of 4 products to engage primary students in the study of plants and flowers. It contains:An introductory E-book with simple text and large, realistic pictures. This 29-page non-fiction reader covers the parts of a seed, plant and flower, the purpose of each part, pollination and pollinators, plant reproduction and plants as food.A 20 page workbook to accompany the E-book and consolidate the students' learning from the book. The workbook contains an answer key and two versions
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1st - 3rd
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Bundle: Super Cell Mega pack
Save 66%!!! Looking for ways to differentiate? Tier lessons? Appeal to multiple intelligences? Need anchor activities? Super cell package is a time and energy saver that lets you do all of the above. Products are sold separately for $18. You get them all for 1/3 of the regular prices. Entire package includes:
Cell organelle and process card game
Mitosis card game
3 germ fighting card games
1 Cell bingo (clues and 25 unique cards)
5 reader’s theater scripts (with directions and rubric)
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Heredity Crime Scene Lab
Crime Scene Lab based on basic Genetics/HeredityIncluded: PowerPoint that goes along with the lab3 pages of student worksheets where they answer questions about basic genetics. Punnett Squares are also on the worksheet for students to complete.Picture of how my classroom was set upScript for the teacher and a student to follow to engage class. Fact sheet that has answers to the lab for teacherCertificates for each student after they become a 'Detective'
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
History of DNA - "Discovering DNA - A Play in Four Acts"
The discovery of DNA as the genetic material was the work of many scientists in the early 20th century. Griffith, Avery, Hershey, Chase, Watson, Crick, Wilkins and Franklin all contributed to this important discovery. However, these names and the experiments associated with their discoveries are often boring and confusing to students. This lesson brings those experiments to life. Students become actors and put on a funny play illustrating the work of these scientists. A student handout accomp
Teacher Notes for IQWST LS1 Energy, Structures, Functions with Learning Targets
Interested in more tips and strategies for implementing this curriculum in your Science 6 classroom? Check out my complete set of teacher notes for LS1!Just started implementing Activate Learning’s IQWST in your middle school classroom and need some help facilitating inquiry-based learning? Sounds like you need my notes for Energy, Structures, and Functions learning progression a part of IQWST Sci 6 LS1 Where Have All The Creatures Gone? This 15-page complete set has everyone you need to be le
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Grades:
6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
Also included in: BUNDLE Teacher Notes for IQWST LS1 Complete Set with Learning Targets
Teacher Notes for IQWST LS1 Stable Ecosystems with Learning Targets
Interested in more tips and strategies for implementing this curriculum in your Science 6 classroom? Check out my complete set of teacher notes for LS1!Just started implementing Activate Learning’s IQWST in your middle school classroom and need some help facilitating inquiry-based learning? Sounds like you need my notes for the Stable Ecosystems learning progression a part of IQWST Sci 6 LS1 Where Have All The Creatures Gone? This 9-page complete set has everyone you need to be leading inquiry
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Grades:
6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Also included in: BUNDLE Teacher Notes for IQWST LS1 Complete Set with Learning Targets
Teacher Notes for IQWST LS1 Organism Relationships with Learning Targets
Interested in more tips and strategies for implementing this curriculum in your Science 6 classroom? Check out my complete set of teacher notes for LS1!Just started implementing Activate Learning’s IQWST in your middle school classroom and need some help facilitating inquiry-based learning? Sounds like you need my notes for the Organism Relationships learning progression a part of IQWST Sci 6 LS1 Where Have All The Creatures Gone? This 13-page complete set has everyone you need to be leading i
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Grades:
6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
Also included in: BUNDLE Teacher Notes for IQWST LS1 Complete Set with Learning Targets
Bundle: Pollination (power Point, script, board game)
Power point, reader's theater script, card and board game!This 23 slide Power Point presentation is full of pictures, diagrams and provides a visual review on the final slide. Covers the parts and functions of the flower, cross pollination, the role of animals in pollinating and what results when pollination fails to occur.The pollination game is a 6 page .PDF you print, laminate and assemble to make a board game. Besides the six 8 x 11 sheets that form the full color board, clues & questio
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4th - 7th
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Teacher Notes for IQWST LS1 Populations + Interactions with Learning Targets
Interested in more tips and strategies for implementing this curriculum in your Science 6 classroom? Check out my complete set of teacher notes for LS1!Just started implementing Activate Learning’s IQWST in your middle school classroom and need some help facilitating inquiry-based learning? Sounds like you need my notes for Populations + Interactions learning progression a part of IQWST Sci 6 LS1 Where Have All The Creatures Gone? This 8-page complete set has everyone you need to be leading in
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Grades:
6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-1
Also included in: BUNDLE Teacher Notes for IQWST LS1 Complete Set with Learning Targets
iHub Biology NGSS Storyline DMD Bend - Slide Decks
If you are looking for the best NGSS-aligned curriculum to use with your biology students, look no further than Inquiry Hub. Developed by a team of researchers from University of Colorado Boulder and Northwestern University, this open-source curriculum follows a "storyline" approach in which all units begin with a puzzling phenomena. One of their units has been reviewed by Achieve and has been rated as an example of "High Quality NGSS Design" (which not many high school curriculums have been abl
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Grades:
9th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-LS3-3
, HS-LS3-1
, HS-LS3-2
Also included in: iHub Biology NGSS COMPLETE DMD Genetics Unit - Growing Bundle
iHub Biology NGSS Storyline Addie Bend - Slide Decks
If you are looking for the best NGSS-aligned curriculum to use with your biology students, look no further than inquiryhub. Developed by a team of researchers from University of Colorado Boulder and Northwestern University, this open-source curriculum follows a "storyline" approach in which all units begin with a puzzling phenomena. One of their units has been reviewed by Achieve and has been rated as an example of "High Quality NGSS Design" (which not many high school curriculums have been able
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Grades:
9th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-LS4-2
, HS-LS4-1
, HS-LS4-3
, HS-LS4-4
, HS-LS4-5
Also included in: iHub Biology NGSS COMPLETE ADDIE Evolution Unit - Growing Bundle
The Human Body Bundle -- Four Reader's Theater Scripts
Reader's Theater is an educational tool that combines performance and learning to captivate students of all ages. This bundle includes:In "The Neuron Academy" students learn about the roles of nerves, the brain, and the spinal cord in coordinating voluntary actions. They will explore how the five senses contribute to our understanding of the world and about the structure of neurons and how these building blocks of the nervous system facilitate communication and coordination throughout the body
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4th - 6th
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Ocean-Themed CLASS Concept Development Activities
Dive into our Ocean-Themed CLASS Concept Development Activities! Designed for Pre-K to Grade 1, this set includes six engaging activities that enhance reasoning, problem-solving, and creativity through marine-themed exploration. Aligning with the CLASS framework, these activities foster higher-order thinking skills, encouraging young learners to explore complex concepts like ecosystem interdependence and ethical reasoning within the captivating context of ocean conservation. Each experience cont
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
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