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Basic principles centers for Microsoft Word and for Gifted and Talented
Interpreting Science Graphs Activity
The thumbnails aren't showing up right. Everything will look nice when you download it :) This is a collection of 27 graphs with analyzing questions that correspond with each. In my science classroom, I had each student work on one, and then we rotated, so kids were able to see each graph. I laminated each sheet and had kids write their answers on notebook paper. These questions analyze:
Hypothesis and if they are supported by the data or not
Independent/Dependent variables
Bias
Interpreting gra
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5th - 8th
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Small Group Reader's Theater Twisted Fairy Tales - Book Two
In this second book of Reader's Theaters for small groups, I have placed 7 scripts. They are: Sleeping Homely, The Princess and the Pizza for 3 people, The Princess and the Pizza for 4, Peter Pants and Captain Looks, Beauty & the Beets (and the Turnips and the Onions), Romeo and Juliet, Hansel and Pretzel. I realize that Peter Pants and Captain Looks as well as Romeo and Juliet are not strictly fairy tales but they are very well known and fun for the students. You can buy each of these indiv
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4th - 8th, Adult Education
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Genes, DNA, Chromosomes Article
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article is a great introduction, review or reinforcer about the basics of genes, DNA, and chromosomes - their structures functions within the cell and within the body. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement.
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5th - 9th
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MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
Genetics and Heredity Reading Comprehension
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article is a great introduction, review or reinforcer about the basics of genetics, heredity, genes, patterns of inheritance, genotypes, phenotypes, dominant gene, recessive genes, etc. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcemen
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5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
Scientific Measurement Activities - Mini Metric Olympics
The mini-metric Olympics is an awesome, silly, engaging activity to help students build scientific tool and measurement skills. Students compete in teams to do different measurement activities! They perform the following:
1. The Cotton Ball Shot Put
2. A Javelin Straw Throw
3. A Marble Grab (for measuring mass)
4. Footing it with the best (for measuring a footprint on graph paper)
5. Paper Plate Discus
6. Sponge Squeeze (measure the amount of water)
This is a great beginning of the year acti
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5th - 9th
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Twisted Fairy Tales for Small Group Reader's Theater - Three!
My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reader's Theater does this. In this package I have placed 6 Reader's Theater. They are: CinderFELLA, The Emperor's New Nose, The Not-so-Charming Prince, T
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4th - 8th, Adult Education
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Cinderella Around The World - Small Group Reader's Theater
This package contains 9 Cinderella stories. The stories come from England, China, West Africa, Greece/Egypt, America (Native American), and Ireland. My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reade
Energy Reading Comprehension and Activities
This is a great comprehensive reading comprehension about energy! it begins with an introduction to energy and moves on to the Law of Conservation of Energy and Energy Conversions/Transformations. It then moves on to the forms of energy - categorization all of the forms under potential energy or kinetic energy. It summarizes mechanical, kinetic, potential, heat/thermal, radiant/light, sound, electrical, nuclear and chemical. The reading is about 2 pages and includes two pages of standards-align
Grades:
5th - 9th
Small Group Reader's Theater for Halloween
In this book, there are 6 reader's theaters. They were written for Halloween. The scripts always look MUCH better on paper than it does in the advert on this webpage. Each reader's theater is sold singly but you can get all six in this packet. Scripts are: Franken Cranky, The Gobble Gobble Ghost, The Halloween Heroes Present Halloween Safety Tips, Shhhh, The Corn Has Ears, The Witch's New Broom, and Which Witch is Which. The booklet gives you 6 for $8. When you buy them individually they cost $2
Graph Interpretation Practice
I created this worksheet as a review for students entering my science classes after a long summer of taking selfies. It also helps me assess their incoming knowledge and determine if they need more practice. Students are asked to analyze and interpret data for 7 graphs (line, bar and pie). I have uploaded this in a .docx format so you can modify and differentiate the questions to meet your students' and classroom needs. ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED. Enjoy!
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Science Basic Principles Review Bundle
Excretory System Reading Comprehension
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article is a great overview, introduction, review or reinforcer about the Excretory System The article is written in friendly and engaging language and includes a diagram. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. I use the article in my body systems unit (7th-grade essential standards). The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforce
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
Friday Math - PAPER FOOTBALL - 3rd GATE through 6th Grade, 3 Levels of Challenge
In this lesson, we take goofing off to a new level. Imagine playing paper football as an assignment . . . this might take all the fun out of it forever!
This lesson is perfect for a Friday, for after a big test, for a test review, or as a center. It only takes about an hour and keeps kids engaged and thinking.
You will find three levels of challenge to meet the needs of a diverse group of learners make this set of lessons highly adaptable, and alignment to the Common Core Math Standards thre
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â KID CREATED GAMES Standards-based STEM and Math Games Bundle
Gravity and Friction Reading Comprehension
This is a reading comprehension about the forces of gravity and friction. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - forces and motion. The article is written in friendly and engaging language, and provides many real-life, relevant connections and examples. It includes helpful diagrams and visuals. It is about a page and includes about a page of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Reference Points Reading Comprehension
This is a reading comprehension introducing reference points and changes in motion. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - forces and motion. The article is written in friendly and engaging language, and provides many real-life, relevant connections and examples. It is about a page long and includes about a page of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement.
Grades:
5th - 8th
The Principal's New Clothes - Reader's Theater for the Entire Class!
This reader's theater is for the entire class! You will need at least 11 students but more is always better. This ties into my other twisted fairy tales except that it was written to do as a class. I split my class into two groups and both groups practice. When we perform we discuss what things we liked about each group. I use this to introduce the small group reader's theaters I have them do the rest of the year. I have also come back to the script at the end of the year to perform in front of
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3rd - 8th, Adult Education
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Yeh Shen - A Chinese Cinderella Story for Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is the Chinese version of Cinderella. In the script, Yeh Shen’s mother died and then her father. Now she has a stepmother who does not like her. They are very poor and so the stepmother makes Yeh Shen a servant in their home. Yeh Shen is lonely until she makes a friend. It is a large goldfish from the lake and it has been sent by her mother to make her feel better. When her stepmother learns about it she plots to catch and kill the fish. Once she has t
Measuring Matter Lab Stations
This is a lab activity with 12 different stations in which students will practice measurement skills (length, mass, weight, volume of liquids, volume of regular and irregular objects, Many of the stations include hands-on opportunities for students to practice using a ruler, triple beam balance, spring scale and a graduated cylinder. Data collection sheet for students is included!
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5th - 10th
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Allele Genotype Phenotype Practice 1
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis is basic genetics coding and interpreting practice with alleles, genotypes, phenotypes, heterozygous, homozygous, dominant and recessive. They learn interpret traits charts and apply their understandings. This practice is important leading up punnett squares. It scaffholds the basics to ensure that students are successful when they move on to using punnett squares to predict genotypes and phenotypes of offspring.
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5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS3-2
Aesop's Fables for Small Group Reader's Theater Book One
The scripts in this pack were written for 3 - 5 students. Each script is an adaptation of one of Aesop's fables. Aesop's tales are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! There is a short writing piece afterwards which can be used for everyone after it has been performed or just for the students reading the script. I use Reader's Theaters to help students improve their fluency. My students, especially the ones struggling to read, still require motivation to improve and t
Chinye - A West African Cinderella Story for Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 - 7 students. I have each narrator also take a smaller part. This is the West African version of Cinderella. In the script, Chinye lives with her father, stepmother, and stepsister. The stepmother and stepsister hate her and make her do all the hard chores. The stepmother decides she wants to kill Chinye so she sends her to get water in the jungle at night. The animals do not kill her though and one, a warthog, leads her to a tiny hut. An old woman lives there and,
Mechanical Potential Kinetic Energy Practice
This practice activity provides students with simple, but important practice with mechanical energy, potential energy and kinetic energy. Students analyze pictures and scenarios and identify the energy form or energy transformation taking place. The practice is best used after the "Energy Powerpoint" and the "Energy Guided Notes". I find it important to scaffhold the practice - to do a few of each type of problem together as a class, some with partners/groups, and maybe some individual. The prac
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5th - 9th
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*Editable* Independent Reading BINGO (READO)
I used this resource as something my students could use during a read-a-thon day. This could also be used as homework options or classroom choice assignments. This offers various options for students to complete that all revolve around reading.
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3rd - 8th
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Forces Newton's 3rd Law: Balloon Rocket Lab
This is a great hands-on laboratory experiment in which the students explore forces, specifically Newton's 3rd Law of Motion - action and reaction forces. In the activity, students build balloon rockets with the goal of experiencing action and reaction forces. The lab report is engaging and rigorous. It is a perfect activity for active young adults! Students follow the scientific method in creating hypotheses, recording data and observations, analyzing results and forming conclusions. In foll
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5th - 8th
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Next Generation Science Lab: How Gross is your Phone? A Bacteria Lab
NGSS Claim and Reasoning lab where students design and culture bacteria found on their phone. This is an open ended inquiry lab. Students are given a list of materials and asked to come up with their own procedures to support a claim.
This lab goes with a unit over Bacteria and Viruses. I use this lab as a replacement for the recipe lab of growing bacteria. Since students are designing a test, and using their own property, it makes the learning all that more relevant!
I use this lab i
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7th - 12th
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