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Science Common Core CCRA.SL.2 resources
Earth Day Human Impact on the Environment Project
Need a fun project to teach students about the human impact on the environment that's also perfect for Earth Day? This print and digital project will help students think about solutions to problems that are affecting Earth. First, your students will use the provided links to research one of 5 major environmental problems our planet faces. Then, working independently or collaboratively, students will use their findings to create a solution. Finally, students will choose one of 6 ways to present
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-3
, 4-ESS3-2
Before the Flood Movie Questions
This two-page worksheet contains short, fill-in-the-blank and open-ended questions based on Before the Flood. It is designed to keep students engaged and hold them accountable while watching the film. Before the Flood is a great way to help students understand the impact of global climate change. This film, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and available for rental on YouTube, has already had over 10 million views. Watch Before the Flood here.The worksheet is two pages and asks questions that are ea
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Not Grade Specific
El Medio Ambiente y Costa Rica Digital Environment, Earth Day Spanish Sub Plans
Are you looking for an engaging activity for el medio ambiente in your Spanish class with authentic resources? This editable Google activity was designed to introduce the environment in Spanish and Costa Rica and would be perfect for Earth Day in Spanish class. It makes a great digital sub-plan or Spanish worksheets for upper-level Spanish classes too. Editable Medio Ambiente Cultural Stations Google Doc Includes✅ Interpretive Communication - authentic Reading & Listening in Spanish ✅ Presen
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Essential Spanish 2, 3 Curriculum Preterite tense & Imperfect tense BUNDLE
SBAC and PARCC Test Prep 5th Grade Bundle
SBAC Test. Test Prep. Smarter Balanced Practice Tests (SBAC and PARCC) for 5th Grade. 275 PAGES!!! INCLUDES Math, Science, and ELA! Common Core Aligned!This package of pre-tests will help your students be well prepared for Smarter Balanced (SBAC) and Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) testing. Summative end-of-year testing is all-to-often a taxing and nerve-wracking experience for students and teachers, especially when they don’t know what to expect! Don’t
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4th - 6th
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National Parks Virtual Field Trip & Web Scavenger Hunt Conservation End of Year
Looking for an activity about National Parks? Let your students take a Virtual Field Trip using technology! It's a great way to expose your students to the natural beauty and wonder of the United States National Parks. Your students will "travel" and explore Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and other amazing National Parks. They'll learn about the importance of the National Park Service, take virtual tours and hikes, "meet" the park rangers, and learn about important conservation efforts
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3rd - 7th
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10 Animal Inferencing Games for Whole Class Rewards | Fun Fridays Made Easy
Your students will love guessing the mystery animal with this NO PREP inferencing activity! Designed to develop students' descriptive and receptive language skills, vocabulary, and comprehension, this is a fantastic Morning Meeting activity! Promote your students' thinking, speaking, and listening skills with this fun and engaging game.Made for Google Slides™, you can easily play in the classroom or online.★ INCLUDED :Please view the PREVIEW to see the entire product10 game rounds about animals6
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PreK - 2nd
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Animal Habitats First Grade Projects & Kindergarten Animal Habitat Sorts
Make learning about animals and habitats engaging with these project based learning teaching and practice activities! These NO PREP Design an Animal Habitat PBL activities focus on student’s learning by using creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving skills. Students will use graphic organizers, worksheets, centers, whole group shared research writing activities, and STEM projects to learn about animals and habitats, design the perfect animal habitats and ecosystems, and add in plants a
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K - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet (Documentary Guide)
Digital and printable tasks for the urgent and ground-breaking Netflix documentary ‘David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet’. This learning package includes:Pre-watching vocabulary and prediction tasks30 while watching questions (Google Forms or printable)Post-viewing creative and analytical tasksEach task is designed to unpack and draw out the lessons of the documentary and encourage students to reflect on their own environmental impact. Optimized for Google Suite, PowerPoint and print, this i
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Also included in:Â Documentary Study BUNDLE (Digital & Print)
End of Year or Summer Activity on Electromagnetic Waves Spectrum NGSS HS-PS4-5
Newly updated as a digital PDF for in person, home or distance learning, this OPEN-ENDED and ENGAGING NGSS middle or high school research project challenges students to investigate the behavior and interactions of one of the electromagnetic waves and devices to fulfill the NGSS Performance Expectation HS-PS4-5. Communicate technical information about how some technological devices use the principles of wave behavior and wave interactions with matter to transmit and capture information and energy
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-PS4-5
Also included in:Â NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Chernobyl Miniseries Episodes 1 through 5
Based upon the critically-acclaimed Chernobyl miniseries from HBO, this video guide accompanies all 5 episodes of the 5 part drama. The film is a painstakingly accurate account of the worst nuclear accident in human history. This can be used in a physics class for topics of nuclear chemistry, world history class for historical discussions of the accident and the Soviet Union during the cold war, environmental science class for the effects of the accident on the environment, or a biology class
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Plant and Animal Parents & Offspring- 1st Grade NGSS Life Science Mini-Unit
How are plant and animal parents and offspring alike and different? (Heredity)Get your students excited to explore the similarities and differences between parents and offspring! Students will have an opportunity to make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents. Through an integrated STEM model approach students get to explore this science concept while also practicing and applying ELA and math skills! These I
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1st
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1-LS3-1
Animal Adaptations Activities for Structure and Function of Inherited Traits
Combine science and writing with this activity about animal external body parts. Introduce your first grade students to the Next Generation Science Standard* regarding inherited traits, animal adaptations, and structures and functions that help animals survive. Your students will observe, think, predict, and write. Just share the photos of real animals. Students will discuss the body parts and hypothesize why the animals have them. How does that help the animal survive? Brainstorm ideas. The
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1st - 2nd
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2nd Grade NGSS COMPLETE YEAR STEM Unit ! Earth, Life & Physical Science!!
This is a full YEARS’ Comprehensive STEM curriculum unit that covers ALL of your 2nd Grade Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). In this bundle we’ve included the COMPLETE Earth, Physical and Life Science Units from our store. These units are PACKED with engaging investigations and activities, engineering design challenges, technology integration, math application and integrated literacy lessons! (CCSS). With step-by-step instructions and easy to follow plans, you’ll be able to bring engagi
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2nd
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-PS1-4
, 2-LS4-1
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NGSS 3rd Grade Weather and Climate Resources!
The resources start with weather activities, then climate activities and finishes with hazardous weather activities. The weather section has worksheets and a quiz. The climate sections has worksheets and a poster project. Then there is an summative assessment on comparing and contrasting weather and climate. Hazardous weather is the last unit, there are worksheets and a poster project. The project describes the weather and students will come up with a creative solution on how to help people that
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2nd - 4th
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Simple Machines Unit: Activities, Reading Passages, Trivia Game & More
This physical science unit includes everything you need to teach the six simple machines! This resource contains demonstration ideas, reading passages, (one for each simple machine), a fun trivia game (name that machine!), printable posters, an interactive mini book, and extension activities. The interactive book promotes critical thinking and is aligned with the reading passages and posters to streamline teaching. The simple machine posters can be displayed digitally or printed for a colorful c
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in:Â Science Bundle: Force, Motion, Gravity, and Six Simple Machines
Animal-Themed Game to Promote Critical Thinking, Listening, and Vocabulary
Promote your students' critical thinking, speaking, and listening skills with this fun and engaging animal-themed game. Your students will love guessing the mystery animal with this NO PREP inferencing activity! Made for Google Slides™, you can easily play in the classroom or online. This resource is a fantastic Morning Meeting activity for building classroom community! ★ INCLUDED :Please view the PREVIEW to see more10 game rounds about animals6 slides in each round★ HOW ARE THESE GAMES DIFFEREN
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K - 3rd
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Interactive Science Activity to Improve Inferencing Skills with Mystery Photos
Your students will love guessing the mystery photo with this fun and engaging NO PREP digital game made for Google Slides™. This natural resource will promote inferencing, speaking and listening skills during Morning Meeting while building classroom community. ★ INCLUDED :Please view the PREVIEW to see the entire product10 nature-themed rounds5 slides in each round★ HOW ARE THESE GAMES DIFFERENT?Real photos - no clipartEasy to use - open the file, click present, and play!Equitable for students -
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in:Â No-Prep Mystery Photo Guessing Games for Language Skills
I Spy Animal Categories Digital Game to Boost Language Skills and Comprehension
All students will eagerly participate with this animal-themed game. Use as a whole class activity, small group warm-up, or tutoring resource for individual students. Designed to develop students' descriptive and receptive language skills, vocabulary, and comprehension. Can your students use the clues and inferencing to identify what I spy? Get your students thinking, speaking, and listening with this class favorite!Made for Google Slides™, you can easily play in the classroom or online.★ INCLUDE
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1st - 4th
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Science Escape Room Breakout Game Activity for Glow Day
Can your students solve the science puzzles to escape the neon blobs? Try this glow day-themed escape room game with your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students as they learn about the science behind luminescence and why things glow! This is a fun breakout activity to add to your science lessons!Tired of spending hours creating fun and interactive lessons for your students? Look no further! I have just the game for you. This escape room will:Save you time, because I planned and organized it for you.Hel
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3rd - 5th
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1st Grade NGSS Physical Science COMPLETE STEM Unit! Light & Sound- (1-PS4)
This integrated 1st grade STEM curriculum unit is perfect for exploring all of the Next Generation Science and Engineering Standards (NGSS) for physical science! This fun and engaging unit is full of science investigations, engineering challenges, integrated ELA and math activities (CCSS), technology components, and tons of other useful STEM resources! With easy-to-follow lesson plans this unit provides a fluid scope and sequence to guide teachers through the 1st grade Next Generation physical s
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1st
NGSS:
1-PS4-4
, 1-PS4-2
, 1-PS4-3
, 1-PS4-1
Documentary Study BUNDLE (Digital & Print)
Three best-selling, impactful, and compelling Documentary studies now available as a discounted BUNDLE! These resources are fully optimised for both digital and print, to help you deliver the best lessons possible - whether in-class, via distance learning or hybrid/flipped classroom.Each documentary study includes:Engaging hook and pre-watching vocabulary tasks.30+ while watching questions (Google Forms or printable).Post-viewing creative and analytical tasks.With over 100 perfect reviews for ‘T
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6th - 12th
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Introduction to 3D Printing – STEAM PROJECT – GRADES 3-6 - Distance Learning
Have you purcahsed or are considering purchasing a 3D printer and don’t know where to start? This resource is perfect for classrooms just starting out in the world of 3D imaging and provides you with everything you need to teach the fundamentals of 3D printing. This STEAM project is broken up into two parts: BUILDING BACKGROUNDYour kiddos will begin by doing a research project of the history, current uses, benefits, and future innovcations of 3D printing. Graphic organizers are provided to assi
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
64 Classroom Games for Whole Class Rewards, Morning Meetings, and Tutoring Fun
Instantly engage your learners with these NO PREP activities. Students will have so much fun, they won't realize they are learning! These math and language arts-linked games are perfect for morning meeting activities, fun Friday games and brain breaks. This bundle includes 64 engaging games on Google Slidesâ„¢.This BUNDLE includes three game styles:Mystery Photo - 30 game rounds, a portion of each photo is visible, three editable clues are given for students to guess the Mystery Photo --->Â WATC
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1st - 4th
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Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Activity
Your middle school students will love making real life data driven decisions about energy sources for a fictional city. After they analyze the renewable and nonrenewable energy sources they'll create a presentation to persuade a panel why their choices are right for the city. Sharpen your student’s critical thinking, persuasive writing, and presentation skills this with project on energy sources! This project will give your middle school students the chance to analyze the energy needs of a ci
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Also included in:Â Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources Project Bundle
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Benefits of learning science
Learning science offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. In fact, it helps students:
- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
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One of the best parts about science class is all of the possibilities for hands-on, collaborative learning! Think: labs, experiments, inquiry-based activities, and design challenges. These activities encourage students to explore scientific concepts by observing, asking questions, and conducting investigations. Additionally, with small group centers, students can engage in group experiments, discussions, and projects that require them to collaborate, share ideas, and solve problems together.
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