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Middle school earth sciences thematic unit plans under $5
Fossil Fuels & Non-Renewable Resources Guide | Distance Learning Compatible
{UPDATE: 12/2020 - ADDED MATERIALS + DIGITAL VERSION INCLUDED} This unit is a comprehensive curriculum for teaching intermediate students about fossil fuels. It is interactive and informative, with plenty of materials for engaging and scaffolded lessons that are compatible with interactive science notebooks AND digital learning. Check out the product description below for details about the resource, including the most recent updates! All materials are included in digital format. ⭐PERFECT FOR LE
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Fossils, Fossil Fuels, Alternative Energy Bundle | DIGITAL + PRINTABLE
Creative Curriculum Trees Study Visuals
28 Pages of Visuals for the Creative Curriculum "Trees" study. It starts with Large images of trees, parts of trees, things made out of trees, etc.. to print out for around the room. Then the rest of the document is smaller pictures for you to show on a SMARTboard as question of the day or print out.Visuals range from types trees, images to help identify different kinds of trees, parts of a tree, things made out of wood, and then questions of the day about things that come from trees and animal
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PreK - 6th
What Makes an Ecosystem? An Intro to Ecosystems *The Red Apple Exchange*
•8 vocabulary cards with matching Frayer Model pages. (Blank pages are also included so you can select vocabulary of your own.)•4 Lessons with multiple pages and activities for each lesson plus KEYSoAbiotic/Biotic Factors•Intro to Abiotic/biotic factors brainstorming/categorizing•Doodle notes for abiotic/biotic factors•Independent abiotic/biotic categorizingoSpheres of Earth•Spheres of Earth brainstorming and categorizing•Spheres of Earth Article and Jigsaw Activity•Spheres of Earth Scavenger Hu
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3rd - 6th
Butterfly Life Cycle Super Bundle
Everything you need for a butterfly investigation in your classroom, except the butterflies that is!
This bundle includes:
Butterfly Life Cycle Retelling Puppets
Butterfly Life Cycle Journal
Butterfly Life Cycle Poster (color)
Emergent Reader - "Butterfly, Butterfly"
Life Cycle Worksheets
Butterfly Life Cycle Word Wall
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PreK - 6th
Earth Day & Conservation- Posters & Vocabulary
This Earth Day product was designed to help students understand the vocabulary and concepts associated with Earth Day, conservation and environmental protection.
Here is what's included in this product:
-22 posters that display a concept/ vocabulary word, high quality photograph, and brief explanation
These posters are provided 2 different ways: with a dramatic black background (22 pages) and with an ink-saving white background (22 pages).
-Simple Student Recording Pages- on these pages stude
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Also included in: Kindergarten & First Grade Science Bundle of Resources
Dinosaurs, Teaching Lesson PowerPoint
Fun and reduced price! Tons of great images, animation and information! Will be a fun introduction for students AND teachers! Bring life into your classroom. This took a lot of work to complete, and it is a lot of fun to go through. Included is general information on dinosaurs (appropriate for younger grade levels) and specific information on the most popular dinosaurs (T-Rex, Raptors, etc.) Enjoy!lectures, lesson plans, units, teaching, dinosaurs, pre-historic, kids, fun
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PreK - 8th
Solar System Bundle
Tools to teach everything you need to know about space! (Check out the preview)
Full color visuals and brief information card on each include:
1. Order and size of planets
2. Planets orbiting the sun
3. One page for every planet
4. A card for Pluto, the dwarf planet
5. How we see the moon
5. Phases of the moon
6. Seasons, tilt of the earth, Leap Year
(Teaching cards have visuals on one side, and facts for you to read to your kiddos on the back.)
Activities include
1. A project assign
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1st - 6th
Gymnosperms and Angiosperms Unit and Lap Book
This is a complete unit that covers important facts about gymnosperms and angiosperms. This can be paired with any other unit you are teaching about this topic as well as books.
If you are a school teacher you will benefit from downloading the school version.
If you are a Homeschooler you will benefit from the homeschool version. This version has a detailed lesson by lesson plan to guide you in teaching this topic. Both, the teacher and homeschooling version come with a guided video about th
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3rd - 6th
Geology Unit NGSS ESS2: Rocks, Minerals, Soil, Inquiry--Updated!
Download the Preview for more pictures.NGSS ESS2 Earth's SystemsNGSS ESS1 Earth's Place in the UniverseENTIRE UNIT PLAN Includes: Detailed plans, letter to parents, worksheets, examples, scoring guide, and field test fact sheets!Here are 22 pages of scaffolded lesson plans, including assessment ideas and common misconception activities! Students will provide two “natural” rocks, run a series of tests on their rocks, and create a Pet Rock poster as a performance task! Students will go through a
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1st - 8th
Business Plan Project | Eco Tourism Economics | Human Imapct on the Environment
Are you studying human impact on the environment? This term long business plan research project, that is both digital and PDF, looks at designing an eco tourism adventure in their local area.The Task:Students have been employed by the local government to encourage more tourists to visit their local area. They need to think about an attraction or hotel that they could build to encourage people to want to visit. The catch? it must be environmentally friendly and sustainable. Students will brainsto
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5th - 7th
World Biomes Diorama Project - Parent Letter, Student Checklist, Rubric
This product includes two versions of a letter to send home to parents to introduce a project on world biomes. Students will use the checklist to help them organize their research and plan their box diorama. This project has been a favorite of mine for several years. The students come up with such unique ways of modeling their ecosystems, and it is fun to see them stretch their creative muscles. This could be done as an individual or group activity. The duration of the lesson depends on your gro
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4th - 7th
Low / Modified Animal Adaptations Unit | Unit Plan Activities Worksheets Test
Full Adaptations of animals and plants unit – 12 day unit. This modified unit includes the unit’s lesson plans, vocabulary, real colored photos, tracing, matching, flashcards & activities, videos to watch on youtube, and a matching book from Reading A to Z science (you can download this book for free from Reading A to Z Science online). Also included is a summative (test) for the end of the unit. This unit is based off a 4th grade science unit. It was made for a student who needed a more bas
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2nd - 6th
Travel Continents and Oceans - The World Map - Geography Activities Pack!
Summer Travel - The World Map - Continents and Oceans This download includes continents and oceans matching page in B&W and color.New Bonus: Word searchword scrambletracing vocabulary practicecrossword puzzle creative writing promptand I'm learning the continents book! All included in your download to enhance your teaching. These extensions are great for advanced learners. Lesson Suggestions:Print and color the maps.Let the children cut out the continents or oceans and paste them to the mat
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Low / Modified Water Cycle Unit | Unit Plan Worksheets Activity Test
This modified water cycle unit contains the unit's lesson plans, vocabulary (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, accumulation), real-life photos, tracing and matching of vocabulary words and pictures that go along with them. Included in this unit plan is a book about the water cycle, which can be downloaded for free on the readingatoz website. There is also a puzzle activity. Also included is a summative (test) for the end of the unit. This unit is based off a 6th grade Science unit. It wa
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1st - 6th
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"I Survived: [Natural Disaster]" Narrative Writing Unit - Lauren Tarshis
Looking for a way to incorporate writing and science into one project-based unit? Look no further - The "I Survived: [Natural Disaster]" Narrative Writing Unit based on the bestselling series by Lauren Tarshis allows your mid-elementary students to author their own versions of these hit books while also researching a natural disaster. The best part- it's low prep. Just copy and go!Included in this file is:1. Ideas for Group Roles to keep all learners engaged and accountable for work.2. Ideas for
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3rd - 6th
Space Unit
This unit on the planets and space is perfect to add to your Science curriculum. It is great for intermediate grades and adds wonderful activities and foldables to Interactive Science Notebooks. Included in this package is:
-Rotation vs. Revolution Lesson Plan
-Rotation vs. Revolution Flip Book
-Stars Bubble Map- What they are made of, how they can be different from one another, facts, and our sun as a star.
-Distinguishing the differences in planets, moons, comets, and asteroids using 4 flap
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: 4th Grade Science Curriculum
Solar System PowerPoint
Introduce your students to our amazing Solar system with this bold and vivid PowerPoint presentation. Each slide includes spectacular photographs, interesting facts and descriptions about the Sun and the planets that surround us in our solar system. You and your students will enjoy this unit!
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1st - 12th, Adult Education
Identify Parts of a Plant | BOOM™ Cards | Special Education
Enhance your students' understanding of plants! Designed for use on the Boom Learning platform, these cards provide a fun and no-prep way to practice identifying the different parts of a plant. The cards are easy to use and can be accessed from any device, making them perfect for distance learning, independent centers, intervention, or homework. The simple and clean design is easy to read and free from visual distractions. The following words are included:sunlightwatersoilstemleafflowerbudshoots
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Life Science Activities Bundle | Life Science for Special Education
Biomes of the World - Three/Four Part Cards
This PDF can be used to make a set of three/four part cards that students can use to learn about eight different biomes of the world. For each Biome there is a control card (picture and word), a picture card, a word card, and an information card. Biomes included are Biomes (General overview of biomes), Wetland, Ocean, Tundra, Taiga, Deciduous Forest, Rainforest, Desert, and Grassland. Cards should be printed onto card stock, cut, and laminated prior to classroom use.
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K - 6th
Ecosystems: Ecosystems Gr. 5-8
This is the chapter slice "Ecosystems" from the full lesson plan "Ecosystems"About the FULL RESOURCE:Study biotic and abiotic Ecosystems presented in a way that makes it more accessible to students and easier to understand. Discover the difference between Producers, Consumers and Decomposers. Look at evolving populations, change in Ecosystems, Food Chains and Webs. Understand what and why we classify what is Photosynthesis and how the water cycle interacts with man to microorganisms. An ecosyste
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5th - 8th
Natural Disasters Student Booklet (Earthquake,volcano,tornado,tsunami,hurricane)
This Natural Disasters Student Booklet includes a book cover and title page in addition to pages for each of five different phenomenons; earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and tornadoes. Each book page allows students to record information about the phenomena and draw an illustration or diagram. A earthquake wordsearch is also included.
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1st - 6th
Natural Disasters and Extreme weather events. Unit of work
This extreme weather and natural disasters research unit is perfect for students who are learning how to use informational text and studying weather and natural disasters. It is perfect for a natural disasters and extreme weather research project.Use this resource to explore the following concepts with your students:✔ Where these weather events occur✔ How frequently they occur✔ Why they occur✔ How they are formed and caused✔ How we can prepare, act and survive such events✔ The effects of these w
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4th - 6th
Ecosystems: Food Chains and Webs Gr. 5-8
This is the chapter slice "Food Chains and Webs" from the full lesson plan "Ecosystems"About the FULL RESOURCE:Study biotic and abiotic Ecosystems presented in a way that makes it more accessible to students and easier to understand. Discover the difference between Producers, Consumers and Decomposers. Look at evolving populations, change in Ecosystems, Food Chains and Webs. Understand what and why we classify what is Photosynthesis and how the water cycle interacts with man to microorganisms. A
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5th - 8th
The Space Race Debate
This was many of my middle school science students' favorite activities of the entire school year!During our unit on early space exploration, we held a "Space Race Debate" where students worked in groups to debate their assigned position. Different topics included: Who won the Space Race (USA vs. USSR), Ethics of Animal Testing in Space Research (For and Against), as well as Balancing Priorities: For or Against Space Exploration. We were able to tie in history, science, and even civil rights and
Grades:
6th - 9th
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