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5th grade science rubrics
Animal Adaptations l Science, Writing, and Art {Create a Creature Project}
Are you looking for a creative way to check your students' understanding of animal adaptations? In the Create a Creature project, students combine science, writing, and art to create an animal (or adapt an existing one) to survive in the new environment.The Create a Creature resource includes:Lesson plansSmall group activity to review environments and animal adaptationsProject Assignment to engage studentsTwo versions of student planning pagesFour versions of the final project pagesGrading rubri
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Earth and Life Science Project Bundle
Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors - Monster Lab Project
Are you looking for a creative way to check your students' understanding of inherited traits and learned behaviors? Try out the Monster Lab project! This wild and wacky science, writing, and art project asks students to dream up a parent monster and its offspring, jotting down the traits and behaviors they inherited. This inherited traits project includes:Lesson plans for two days (or stretch it out over several days)Small group activity to review inherited traitsProject Assignment to engage stu
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Earth and Life Science Project Bundle
Three Types of Rocks Informative Writing Prompt with three Passages/Articles
With this resource, students must use information from three different passages to write an informative essay that explains the three different types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Many extras are included to help you along the way. If your students have to take a standardized writing test where the writing prompt includes passages/articles, then this product is a must-have!*Please note that this writing prompt is just part of my YEAR LONG BUNDLE. The yearlong bundle includes 5
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3rd - 5th
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CER Claim Evidence Reasoning Activity CER Template CER rubric CER practice
Are your students struggling with writing their claim, evidence, and reasoning scientific explanations? This template will help students write scientific explanation summaries and support their claims with evidence and reasoning (CER). Comes with language support, in the form of graphic organizers and sentence frames. Plus a generic rubric to help you grade students' CERs. This is great for integrating the Common Core into your science class. Included in this product:✅ Blank scientific explana
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4th - 12th
End of the Year Science ABC Book Project
*FULLY UPDATED MAY 2020*This project can be used in almost any grade level, and is ready to use!With this project, students will demonstrate their knowledge of grade level science topics and concepts, in an ABC Book format. This would make a great end of the year science project! With your purchase, you will receive two versions of this project: a pdf file for paper-based used, as well as an editable power point for digital learning use.Purchase includes:Version #1: Paper-Based PDFEnd of the Ye
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1st - 12th
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1830 REPORT CARD COMMENTS: language, math, behavior, science, writing, homework
This REPORT CARD COMMENTS book is a massive, 181 page collection of report card comments/remarks for ALL teachers who teach and report in subjects such as, English (Writing, Reading, Comprehension, Spelling, Proofreading and Editing, Oral Communication, Listening Skills etc.,), Math (variety of comments, including problem solving), and Science. Other areas of reporting such as, Introductory Comments, General Comments, Homework Completion, Participation, Group Work, End of Year comments, Class Be
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K - 12th
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Middle School Science Fair COMPLETE Plans, Student Materials, Rubrics, & Awards!
Updated for 2020!This is a bundle of science fair goodies, best for middle school science fairs. Everything is ready to print, but everything is completely editable to suit the needs of your students! Included are .pdf, .pptx, and .docx files. Included in this bundle:** Student Materials:HUGE printable 15-entry student log book, for students to develop and test their hypotheses, record observations, (just the log book is also available here)Cheat sheet of due datesGuidelines for maintaining the
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5th - 8th
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Geology Informative Essay Writing Prompt - Paired Passages - Graphic Organizer
With this resource, students use information from two unique passages to write an evidence-based informative essay explaining how water changes earth's surface. Many extras are included to help your students along the way including a graphic organizer, sample essay, and rubric. If your students have to take a standardized writing test where the writing prompt includes passages/articles, then this product is a must-have! Click the preview to get a closer look!Save when you buy the bundle! This wr
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3rd - 5th
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Group Project Rubric Editable Version Included | Group Work Rubric
Are you looking for a way to grade group projects? This is a rubric that can be used for grading or giving feedback. It works great for things like Social Studies and Science projects. The rubric includes a score between 1 - 4 in these areas: group work behaviorpresentationfacts included neatnessgroup participationThere is even an editable text version included so you can customize the rubric text for your needs. (Note: The text inside the rubric is the only editable part of the resource.) Inclu
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3rd - 6th
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Engineering Design Process Worksheets, Activities, and Rubrics
STEM without the Engineering Design Process is like making a pizza without the crust. I mean, why even bother? STEM challenges *need* a solid foundation to provide the best learning experience and growth opportunities for your students. The EDP is the foundational process that should be guiding ALL your STEM activities.If you are new to teaching STEM or the engineering design process, this resource has everything you need to understand the EDP and how to implement it with your students. If you a
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2nd - 6th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Grade 5 ONTARIO Report Card Comments (Use with Google Docs™)
These Grade 5 ONTARIO Report Card Comments will make completing your report cards so easy! Comments are compatible with Google Docs™ and are fully editable for your convenience. Just copy and paste and replace "STUDENT" with your student's name and "THEY/THEIR/THEM" with your student's preferred pronouns.This resource is updated for all the newest curricula as of 2023!All comments are provided in a rubric format (Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4) so you can easily identify what comment is appr
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5th
Best Science CER Rubric Ever! Editable Claim Evidence and Reasoning Activity
Are you looking for an easy to use CER rubric and CER handout? CER writing can be challenging for students and this clear and easy to understand resource will help you effectively teach, model, and implement Claim Evidence Reasoning writing in your science classroom. Please click the PREVIEW to see what is included in this ready to use resource.CER or Claim Evidence Reasoning writing can be used for practice, labs, or assessment. Included in this resource:Editable CER rubric - Google DocOne page
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5th - 9th
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Solar System Project - Rubric and Project Details (EDITABLE)
This product includes: Parent Letter to Introduce ProjectProject Details and RubricRubrics for GradingExample ProjectsLink to EDITABLE document to change directions/instructionsStudents will be prompted to create a mobile, a diorama, a creative poster, or a digital project (PowerPoint, Google Slides), etc. Representations must include the following: •8 planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) •Label for the Inner Planets•Label for the Outer Planets•Label for the As
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2nd - 5th
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Earth and Life Science Project Bundle
This Earth and Life Science Project bundle includes four engaging projects you can use to assess important science concepts while integrating writing and art at the same time! This bundle includes the four resources shown below: Monster Lab (Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors)Create a Creature (Animal Adaptations)National Parks Weather Expedition (Observe and Track Weather)The Perfect Camping Spot (Landforms)Each resource includes: lesson plansplanning and project pages differentiated proj
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3rd - 5th
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Physical and Chemical Changes Poster Project
There are two different options of poster projects in this resource. In the first poster project, students make a poster about either physical changes or chemical changes. In the second poster project, students make a poster about both physical and chemical changes. Both poster options have similar requirements and are worth 50 points. The teacher or students can choose to focus on physical changes, chemical changes, or both. Posters can be created on regular printer paper or on poster boards. T
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5th - 8th
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MS-PS1-2
Also included in: Physical and Chemical Changes BIG BUNDLE
Landforms Project {Science, Writing, and Art}
Landforms Science Project: This differentiated science and writing project is a meaningful way to assess understanding of landforms. In this project, students will design their perfect camping spot among three different landforms. Note: This resource was updated on 7/21/22. Please download the new version if you already own the Landforms project!This resource includes:Lesson plansSmall group activity to review landforms (landforms included: plains, plateau, canyon, mountains, valley, hill)Projec
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Earth and Life Science Project Bundle
Rube Goldberg STRUCTURED STEM PROJECT with ASSESSMENT Rubrics
Add structure and assessment to your fun Rube Goldberg, critical thinking engineering project during a forces/motion and simple machines unit discussing the change in kinetic energy as it is transferred from one object to another. Low prep and super fun end of year project based learning! During all of the designing excitement it can be easy for the students to lose their focus so I have created a more structured approach to the engineering process. The students start out with a brainstorming s
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5th - 8th
NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-PS2-2
, MS-PS3-2
, 4-PS3-3
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Also included in: 10 STEM PROJECTS For Middle School- Physics, Life, Environmental Science
Brochure Rubric
This rubric can be used for any subject area when a student has created a brochure to showcase their topic! This can be used at multiple grade levels and is very generic so it can fit for almost any project that requires students to create a brochure! I especially like to use these for science/social studies, but be creative! :)
Enjoy!
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1st - 12th
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Project Rubric / Group Work Rubric / Team Collaboration Rubric
This is a rubric that can be used when students are working in groups on projects. Being able to work collaboratively with other students is a skill that we want students to learn. This rubric tells students what you as the teacher will be looking for as they are working with their group and contributing to the project at hand.
I've included an editable (excel) .xls rubric and a pdf version. The editable version is nice for including the project name and the teacher name as well as changing
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K - 12th
SCIENCE Interactive Notebook Cover, Grading Rubric, and Table of Contents
If you're like me, you LOVE using interactive notebooks with your students! They're a fantastic way to actively involve students in the learning process. But...if you're like me, you also want your interactive notebooks to be organized! Students should be able to access information quickly and accurately, making it easy to review previously-studied material and create new entries when needed. This is the perfect tool to help you and your students get, and STAY, organized! Included in this resou
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4th - 10th
Scientific classification of Living Things Project 6 Kingdoms of Life Poster
“Six Kingdoms of Life Poster Project” is a guideline for designing a poster displaying the scientific classification of life - six kingdoms of living things: animals, plants, fungi, protists, eubacteria, and archaebacteria. It is a cross-curricular activity to engage in project-based learning when building a strong foundation for the concept of classifying live organisms.Provide your students an opportunity to convey researched information in a creative yet accessible and understandable way. Whe
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3rd - 8th
Wild Weather Diorama Project
This resource is an excellent way to get your students doing a little extra research in the classroom! Use this pack to help students with researching and writing about various types of wild weather (i.e. blizzards, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, droughts, hail, and thunderstorms). This packet includes the following:This pack includes the following:* Writing Paper for Final Report* Directions for diorama project* Rubric for diorama, report, and presentation
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1st - 6th
Student Self Assessment Science Poster Rubric Presentation 2nd 3rd 4th 5h Grade
You will download two student self assessments (plus teacher versions) for creating a poster in any subject area, especially social studies and science. The first poster rubric may be used by the teacher to assess the students' skills in use of time, pictures/graphics, required elements, readability/attractiveness, and grammar/mechanics. The assessment is on a four point scale. The second assessment is the student version of the first assessment and uses "I" statements. For your convenience
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3rd - 6th
Science Fair Judge's Rubric
This product is a rubric that the judges use to score my middle school science fair projects. My students present their projects to them and score their projects based on each of the criteria listed. Then, I add up the scores and that determines the first, second, and third place winners in each category.
If you have any questions about starting a science fair at your school feel free to email me! jlosurdo13@gmail.com
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3rd - 12th
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