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2nd grade Earth Day informational text resources for GATE
Winter Holidays Around the World Digital Escape Room-Christmas Updated No Google
Holidays Around the World is a fun and engaging way to introduce students to different winter holidays celebrated around the world. Each of the holidays represented has an informational paragraph about the holiday, a short video, and a game to play to find the clue for the escape room. The holidays represented are:Christmas in AmericaLas Posadas (Mexico)Kwanzaa (African inspired)Christmas in AustraliaChinese New YearDiwaliHanukkahSt. Lucia DayCheck out the preview and video to see more!How does
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2nd - 5th
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Google Slides and PowerPoint Presentation Projects {12 Months}
12 projects with monthly themed topics for students to practice creating presentations in either Google Slides or PowerPoint. There are 2 levels included for differentiation. The facts are the same, but the requirements for the presentation change between the levels. THESE PROJECTS WORK ON SO MANY SKILLS!1. Navigating to a blank presentation2. Adding specific slide types3. Duplicating slides4. Choosing a theme5. Typing6. Adding Pictures (optional)7. Adding transitions8. Adding animations9. Addin
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Passion Project: Fostering Creativity and Inquiry!
Perfect for independent study projects! Unlock your students' passions!
I have been trying to wrap my mind around how to implement passion projects in my classroom all year long. I LOVE the idea behind allowing my students to research topics that interest them, but I also wanted to create some guidelines and parameters to help them along while still allowing student choice and creativity. As you will see, I am approaching passion projects through the incorporation of choice boards. The board
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Google Sheets and Excel Spreadsheet Projects {12 Months}
12 projects with monthly themed data for students to practice creating spreadsheets in Google Sheets or Excel. There are 2 optional rubrics included too if you want to make this an assessment tool.SO MANY SKILLS!1. Navigating to a blank Spreadsheet2. Creating a chart3. Adding/Typing the data4. Highlighting data5. Creating 5 types of graphs6.Editing graph information7.Copy/Paste graph to own Sheet in Workbook1 for each month of the year (I stayed away from religious holidays)Works for any spreads
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Albert Einstein Scientist Study / Biography Activity
If your students are learning about famous scientists and inventors, you simply cannot beat Albert Einstein! This is an interactive biography study where students complete a mini-booklet using a word bank and images.What You'll Get8 page create-a-book booklet. Your students will add illustrations (provided) and fill in the blanks based on context to complete the book (a word bank is included). There is a hands-on activity to demonstrate space-time, and links to websites to further explore elect
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Famous Scientists and Inventors Bundle
April STEM STEAM Challenge: Earth Day Edition
Earth Day is the perfect day for reducing, reusing, recycling, and STEAM! The challenge? Build a "litter bug" out of litter. The bug must balance on 6 legs, and all legs must come from the thorax. All your students will need is a little litter and a lot of creativity!
Included in this pack are:
-- Printable student challenge card
-- Teacher materials list
-- Pre-Activity guide
-- Engineering Design Process flow-chart for student record keeping
-- Self-assessment/Reflection page (differenti
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K - 5th
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Marie Curie Scientist Study Biography Activity
Looking for a print and go option for Women's History Month or studying about famous women in STEM history? Try this Marie Curie Create-a-Book! Learn about this scientist and why she is famous in this 8 page Create-a-Book (mini biography book). Your students will cut and paste the provided illustrations and fill in the blanks using the word bank, based on context to complete the book. Ideas for extending this activity are included.What You'll GetOverview Poster: There is a poster in color and bl
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: Famous Scientists and Inventors Bundle
Inventor Research
The following resources are intended to be used for students to research a variety of inventors. Materials can be used as a whole class or in a research center. QR Code Research Cards, Inventor Mini Book Pages, and Green Screen puppets are included for the following 30 inventors:-Alexander Graham Bell-Benjamin Franklin-Stephanie Kwolek-Ruth Graves Wakefield-Eli Whitney-George Washington Carver-Thomas Edison-Tim Berners-Lee-Lonnie Johnson-Dr. Patricia Bath-Joy Mangano-Josephine Cochrane-Henry Fo
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2nd - 4th
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Moonshot by Brian Floca Apollo 11 PRIMARY GATE Lessons -- Rocket Model
Astronauts, space ships, and the moon . . . what kid doesn’t like that kind of stuff, huh? We should build a space ship!
Here’s another collection of lessons and activities for your primary gifted and talented groups. It’s full of hands-on activities across the curriculum, critical thinking questions, participatory reading, and age-appropriate primary source lessons. As always, you’ll get ready-to-print activity sheets, explanations, pictures to lead you through, and Common Core State Standa
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1st - 3rd
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A Jim Henson Unit with Depth and Complexity - The Great Puppet Show
Jim Henson Mini-Unit UPDATED 9/29/19 Check out our first grade puppets! and my first graders put on a puppet show.This has been updated 9/29/19. Enjoy this adorable Jim Henson Mini–Unit. This unit is a biography companion. Use digital resources and library books to learn about this famous creator (these are not included). I have created activities to go alongside these resources. I have added some Depth and Complexity icons for you. There are different versions for grades K-3. You can che
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K - 3rd
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Earth Day STEM Challenge Activity - New Earth City
This is the perfect Earth Day STEM activity!The basic idea: It is Earth Day, and the year 2035. Earth has become overcrowded. The students are part of a pioneering crew tasked with setting up the first city (New Earth City) on Planetopia, a fictional name for a recently discovered Earth-like planet in a distant solar system. Part of the mission is to set up the city to prevent or address the problems we are having on Earth so we don’t repeat our errors on our new home planet. This challenge is b
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Listening Response Podcast Story Bundle - Blooms Taxonomy Sheets & Questions
This Listening Response Podcast Story Bundle includes 10 podcast activities with 130 pages of QR codes, response sheets and comprehension questions. Students use QR codes to listen to a podcast and use the provided response sheets to take notes and recall information they have listened to. Podcast learning is a high interest task that holds student attention and develops listening and critical thinking skills. Differentiate for students using high order thinking skills with Bloom's Taxonomy resp
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1st - 6th
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Earth Day Shoebox Solar Oven STEM Activity & April Challenge | Renewable Energy
Earth Day is here and your teacher life just got a little busier with Earth Day activities you need to plan. Use Earth Day STEM activities to cover standards and give your students super fun Earth Day activities they will love. This ready to go Earth Day Shoebox Solar Oven STEM Activity and April STEM Challenge or Renewable Energy Project is just what you need to keep your 2nd through 5th grade students engaged and excited for learning during the month of April. Challenge your students to design
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: April and Earth Day STEM Activities & Challenges BUNDLE for Elementary
Christmas Around the World Presentation Projects
10 projects for Christmas Around the World for students to practice creating presentations in either Google Slides or PowerPoint. There are 2 levels included for differentiation. The facts are the same, but the requirements for the presentation change between the levels. THESE PROJECTS WORK ON SO MANY SKILLS!1. Navigating to a blank presentation2. Adding specific slide types3. Duplicating slides4. Choosing a theme5. Typing6. Adding Pictures (optional)7. Adding transitions8. Adding animations9. A
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: Christmas Tech Skills Activities for the Computer Lab Bundle
The First Thanksgiving Book with Depth and Complexity
The First Thanksgiving Book with Depth and Complexity {single-teacher purchase} UPDATED 11/4/18See student examples of this unit! Make sure to click right to see more.I have created another jam-packed unit to help you teach the Depth and Complexity icons and close reading to primary students. I have taken the traditional story of The First Thanksgiving and added activities for annotation, responses, and close reading. I have also included a writing activity in this unit. It includes a sequenci
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Bird Beak STEM Activities and Pollination STEM Challenge
Learn about bird beaks and pollination while reading a story! Get ready for a STEM adventure with Beth the budding ornithologist. Students will choose which challenges Beth should try as she watches birds. Students will learn about pollination, bird beaks and feeding behaviors, and other fun facts about various birds. Based on their choices, they will encounter different STEM challenges. Materials Needed: In addition to containers of water, you can use any materials you have, but I recommend ind
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges for the Whole Year - Upper Elementary 3-5
Earth Day STEM Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Earth Day Activity - This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards and encourages critical thinking, budgeting, and engineering skills. Oh no! People are throwing away too much trash! Your students need to reuse some things from the trash to make something new and useful. What will they come up with? This Earth Day STEM will get your students using their critical thinking skills to solve this challenge! Students must stick to a budget and use the available supplies.
Suggested Plan of
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Seeds of Change Earth Day READ ALOUD SCIENCE™ Activity
Includes Easel Activity for Google Classroom Distance Learning.Integrate Real World STEM on Earth Day and engage kids by learning about plants and seeds!Teach about the importance of plants with this Earth Day Science Activity! Students learn about the importance of plants. Then, they create their own seed bomb to plant and observe over time.Connect to a Read Aloud: Seeds of ChangeThis STEM Project is a companion activity to Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace by Jen Cullerton Johnson. The
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Nonfiction Earthworm Articles Differentiated with Common Core Assessment
In second grade we focus so much of our time on the life cycle of different animals. In my class we use a unit that includes this fundamental science concept with an everyday creature. The superheroes of soil, earthworms! This unit can completely stand alone and needs no other connection. However, if you liked the style and approach of the Komodo dragon unit, this is more of the same. :)
The main article is written in 2 differentiated forms. One article measures at a Lexile of 600 and the othe
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2nd - 5th
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Google Classroom Activities Distance Learning
⭐Looking for an engaging project for your students to conduct research about the constellations, while using Google Slides? This digital, paperless resource includes two projects about the constellations in the solar system, for a total of 25 Google slides. ⭐Constellations of the Solar System Interactive Project, using Google Slides ⭐Students read and learn about 12 different constellations. Students will then move the star shapes on the Google slides to form the different constellations- tru
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Research Logs - Gifted and Talented Projects -7 Units
Independent Research Logs
Topics Include:
Arctic
Tundra
Desert
Ocean
Rainforest
Grassland
Students are expected to:
Create a list of topics they'd like to study
Choose one of those topics to research
Generate open-ended questions about the topic
Locate sources to find the answers to their questions
Take notes and cite their sources
Focus their research
Write a report / draft
Create a product to show their learning
Grades:
1st - 6th
Summer STEM Activities for Building Bricks: STEM Mats
Easy STEM activities for summer! These STEM projects use mats that are SO easy to set up in your classroom. If you were thinking of trying STEM Fridays or Maker Mondays, or you need something more engaging for your early finishers than worksheets or reading, this is the resource for you. Not only will your students be working creatively to solve problems, they will be reading, writing, and using math skills. CONTENTSInstructions and sample imagesLetter you can send home to parents, caregivers,
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Grades:
K - 4th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: STEM Activities and Makerspace Tasks for the Whole Year
Current Events Report
This template can be used as a graphic organizer for any newspaper, magazine, or nonfiction article. It is a wonderful activity to have on hand for enrichment, and most local newspapers will deliver free to schools if you request papers for your class. I use this activity for early finishers and always a folder full on hand along with a basket of newspaper articles for the students to choose from. Bring the real world into your classroom with current events!
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Grades:
1st - 9th
Google Classroom Distance Learning
Are you looking for an interactive digital resource to use with Google Classroom, Google Apps, or with a SMART Board? Is your district looking to implement 1:1 technology? Or, do you need ideas for how to incorporate technology into your ELA block? This resource is a great way for you to use technology in a meaningful, engaging, and interactive way!This resource includes a PDF file, which provides a Google link to access all the images in one Google slide. Text boxes are already inserted for con
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2nd - 4th
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