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Free 5th grade critical thinking science worksheets
Matter ~ Solids, Liquids, & Gases Sorting Worksheet
A matter sorting activity where your students will be able to identify a solid, liquid, or gas. This is a great activity to use with verbal and nonverbal students at
all levels.
This was created as a supportive and/or independent sorting activity to go along with this book. Matter~Solids, Liquids, & Gases Adapted Book
Check out other products in my Matter Unit:
~Matter~Solids, Liquids, & Gases Emergent Reader
~Matter~Solids, Liquids, & Gases Sorting Activity
~Matter~Solids, L
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PreK - 5th
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Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Freebie! Combine science with language arts by using this freebie that includes reading comprehension passages and questions, and a cut and paste sorting activity. Answer keys are included. If you like this unit, you will also Love:Map Skills Printables and ActivitiesMap Skills and Types of Maps Editable PowerPoint and Review SheetsEarth’s Rotation and RevolutionNatural Resources PackElectricity UnitVolcanoes PackRocks and Minerals PackFossils PackBiomes Unit
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3rd - 6th
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Solar Eclipse 2024 Word Search Activity | Secret Message | FREEBIE
Teach your students about the Solar Eclipse 2024 event this April with this fun and easy solar eclipse word search activity! Engage your students by challenging them to find the secret hidden message! The hidden message will be formed using the remaining letters to fill in the blanks after finding all the words.This NO-PREP April word search covers 15 common vocabulary words related to the solar eclipse and is great for introducing students to this special event, as a follow-up activity centre,
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K - 6th
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Alphabet Nature Walk (Freebie) Scavenger Hunt / Outdoor ABC's
Get your learners outside for some outdoor education with an Alphabet ABC's Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt!A “nature walk” is essentially a scavenger hunt outside in nature, where your children/students will go outside, walk through nature, and look for these ABC items on a walk! These NO PREP pdf file Alphabet Nature Walk sheets are a great way to get young learners introduced to different animals, plants, and aspects of nature, and also reinforcing science and nature terms in older learners. This
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PreK - 5th
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Also included in: Nature Walk BUNDLE / Four Seasons + ABC + Nature Scavenger Hunt
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Animal Adaptations Freebie
A combo of science and language arts in one unit! Test your students reading comprehension and learn about the wild tiger at the same time! They will understand how the behavioral and physical features of a tiger helps it to survive. You can use these pages as review, homework, group work, and even include them in science centers!Answer key is included.If you like this unit, you might also love:Animal Adaptation Pack Weather Unit PackWater Cycle PackSolar System Pack Human Body Systems Pack Forc
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3rd - 6th
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Following Directions Test -- Fun Activity for Beginning of the Year
This is by far, my most absolute favorite beginning of the year activity! You've probably done this in school before, but many kids have never done it! It's the "Following Directions Test."
I've written a blog post about how to use this test, so check it out for more information!
Following Directions Test Blog Post
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4th - 12th
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Human Body Systems Color by Number, Reading Passage and Text Marking
This Human Body Systems Color by Number and Text Marking activity has your students searching for text evidence from the reading passage and coloring in answers. This is a highly engaging reading comprehension activity. Great addition to your Human Body Systems unit.Topics include: Human Body Systems, Skeletal system, Muscular system, Cardiovascular/circulatory system, Digestive system, and more.Students read about Human Body Systems, answer questions, mark the text for evidence, and color the p
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4th - 7th
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Thanksgiving Gratitude Worksheet FREEBIE - Print or Use with Digital Easel
Go beyond, "What are you thankful for?" with these fun worksheets. The first one asks children to think of things they are thankful for that meet specific criteria. The second has an ABC format.Not only do these questions facilitate flexible and fluent thinking, but they also get kids to think more deeply about all the things they have to be grateful for. This activity is a good one for Thanksgiving, but could be used at anytime of the year.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:2 Gratitude WorksheetsDIGITAL:
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3rd - 8th
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Logic Puzzle FREEBIE
If you are wondering what a logic puzzle is, it is a puzzle where you use clues, a grid, and some deductive reasoning to figure out who matches with what, or what items go together. It is a great way to exercise your students' brains!Here is my blog post about the benefits of logic puzzles!Bringing Logic Back by Carrie Whitlock These would also be great early finisher work, early work, or even for a classroom center.If you want an even harder challenge, try my free "triple matrix" logic puzzle
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2nd - 5th
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States of Matter - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Do your students struggle with scientific literacy? Do you find yourself at a loss for how to promote vocabulary retention? Are waning attention spans becoming a larger and larger problem in your classroom from year to year? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this resource is for you. I believe that teaching literacy is the job of every teacher, not just the heroes in English and Language Arts. And the only way we can help our students improve is by modeling and giving them chanc
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5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
Also included in: Physical Science Reading Comprehension Bundle
Presidents' Day Early Finisher Activities - Crack the Code | Word Search | Maze
Sneak in a little math and literacy with these fun no prep Presidents' Day early finisher activities and puzzles such as a word search, crack the code, maze, hidden pictures, and color by number that are perfect for morning work, sub plans, literacy centers, independent work, and more! Your students will love them! Included in this resource:Color by NumberSecret MessageHidden PicturesMazeCrack the CodeWord SearchFind the PathComplete the PictureWhat’s Happening?Unscramble the PictureMissing Vowe
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2nd - 5th
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Book vs. Movie Compare & Contrast FREEBIE! No-Prep Worksheets | Fun Movie Day!
Book vs. Movie Printables: FREEUse these two printables after you have read the book and then seen the movie version. Great for comparing and contrasting and thinking critically about how the movie was made. A super fun, NO PREP activity for the end of the year!For more Book vs. Movie questions, click here!!More resources you'll enjoy!Compare & Contrast Task CardsELA Test Prep Task CardsELA Test Prep PostersInformational Text Structures Task CardsShiloh Book Chapter QuestionsThis product is
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3rd - 9th
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Scientific Method Vocabulary Search Activity | Seek and Find Science Doodle
Students will enjoy learning about the Scientific Method with Seek & Find Science Doodles. Great for student engagement and retention. Use at the beginning of the year or for a quick review for science fair! Your students will love searching for science and will have a fun coloring sheet when they are done! This is a No Prep Activity! Perfect to use in interactive notebooks- just print and go! Includes- Scientific Method Doodle/Color Sheet with key terms- Student assignment page - Teacher/s
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5th - 8th
Earth Day Activity (The Impact of Our School Supplies) FREEBIE
This Earth Day Activity is fun, unique and eye opening for upper grade students. It's also an awesome way to get your kids thinking about marketing with art to create a campaign for Earth Day. This engaging "print and go" lesson takes a deeper look into the impact our school supplies have on the earth. Many supplies are wasted in the classroom and students get involved in the process of educating themselves and others. This is great for any lesson on reducing, reusing, or recycling.
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4th - 7th
NGSS:
5-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-3
, 4-ESS3-2
Also included in: Earth Day Bundle
Solar Eclipse Flip Flap Book® FREEBIE
Get ready for the Solar Eclipse 2017! How exciting this is!
If you are planning on teaching about the solar eclipse in your classroom, this
Solar Eclipse Flip Flap Book® will be a perfect supplement to your lessons, observations, experiments, and research!
This resource ONLY USES 8 1/2 x 11 REGULAR COPY PAPER!
In this Solar Eclipse Flip Flap Book® the students will:
* define a solar eclipse
* define & illustrate important vocabulary: solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, umbra, penumbra, co
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2nd - 5th
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FREE 101 ANIMAL VOCABULARY Word Search Puzzle Worksheet Activity
Kids always love finding something. Let's challenge your students to look for 101 animals hidden in this word search puzzle. The 101 animal vocabulary words are: Alligator, ant, badger, bat, bear, bee, beetle, butterfly, camel, centipede, chicken, chimpanzee, clams, cockroach, coral, cormorant, cow, coyote, crab, crow, deer, dog, dolphin, dove, dragonfly, ducks, eagle, elephant, elk, fish, flamingo, fly, fox, frog, giraffe, goat, goldfish, goose, gorilla, grasshopper, hamster, hare, hawk, hedgeh
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2nd - 9th
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Word Search Mini Escape Room Puzzle Game Pack - No Prep Easel Activity Freebie
This fun mini-word search escape room activity is great for individual skill building or team building. This quality word search escape room puzzle is designed to be as one escape room activity or can be combined with other escape room activities that may work with this type of puzzle.A great way to expand your escape room adventure! It is a 3 in 1 Puzzle Escape Room. A fun way to help exercise students’ problem-solving, critical thinking, and focusing skills. Great to help keep students busy wh
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Phases of the Moon - Solar and Lunar Eclipses - Science Notes
Science can be a hard subject to teach. Often times we are not given a text book and we have to provide our own material. Science notes are a great way to keep the material engaging and rigorous as well.What are science notes?Science Notes are a way to connect the left brain to the right brain. Students can learn with their preferred way of learning. They can draw, write, and color while the lesson is being taught. The Science Notes support the main idea of the topic while also making connection
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3rd - 5th
The Scientific Method Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL
This easy to read, one page passage explains the steps to the scientific method including: make an observationask a questionform a hypothesisconduct an experimentdraw a conclusionThe passage comes with 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing.It also has a companion YouTube video. Show the video before or after reading the
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Keri's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle
Halloween Logic Puzzles | Printable & Digital | Free
Students love logic grid puzzles! If you're looking for a free Halloween activity that students will enjoy, these are for you! This resource includes three free Halloween themed logic grid puzzles of three different levels. A printable format and digital format for Google Classroom also included. Logic grid puzzles encourage critical thinking, the use of deductive reasoning, and require students to determine the relationship between two things based on clues. Students will use the clues provided
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Logic Grid Puzzles Mega Bundle
Leap Day Challenge FREEBIE - Fun, Engaging, No-Prep Activities for February 29th
Here is a fun scavenger-hunt-type activity for your upper elementary/middle school students on Leap Day. Students will need to use their math, research, writing, and creative thinking skills to complete this Leap Year activity. Use it with the whole class, as enrichment, or even for homework.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:Leap Day Challenge WorksheetAnswer KeyGreat for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teachers are saying:✏️ "I
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4th - 8th
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Moon Phases Flipbook
The students will create a flipbook that shows the positions of the sun, earth and moon during the phases of the moon. The students will shade in and label the phases of the moon. The lesson plan, student pages and answer key are included in this digital file. I created this lesson for my students and have used it for years in my classroom. I created this lesson because students have a hard time grasping the location of the sun, earth and moon and what the phase looks like at the same time.
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4th - 8th
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Layers of the Earth Doodle Activity - Review Earth's Layers & Structure
Earth's Layers - A fun and interactive doodle graphic organizer to review or introduce the layers of the earth. Includes a blank template for students to fill out on their own doodle and notes, and a black/white version of the answer key which would be a great reference sheet and a full-color answer key.Includes both metric and standard measurements!Easy to differentiate! My students love the creativity and the visual/symbolic reminders of vocabulary words and concepts.Great for an introductor
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5th - 8th
Ecology Vocabulary - Differentiated Science Reading Passages & Questions
Science Literacy starts with accessible vocabulary. Our differentiated vocabulary lessons are perfect for teaching your students science terminology in a fun, engaging and differentiated way. Our readings are created using the same language for below and above level readers with differentiated questions. Students don't even need to know that they are receiving work that is different from their peers as they learn science terms.WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS 1-2 DAY LESSON:• Differentiated readings cove
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5th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
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