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Elementary science unit plans for Microsoft Word
Primary GATE Gifted and Talented Program for the Year -- 410 Pages, 50%+ off!
You will be a rock star! This collection is highly interactive, creative, and rich in age-appropriate critical thinking.
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This collection takes me through an entire year of lessons with my advanced groups of kindergarteners, 1st, and 2nd graders . . . but many of these lessons can also be used for middle and upper elementary kids, especially if you come into the regular classroom to teach whole-class enrichment lessons.
19 units and 419 pages of lessons!
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K - 3rd
Table-top Mini Golf: STEAM Engineering and Design for Elementary GATE
In From Putt-putt to Pebble Beach--Table-top Mini Golf, students will design and construct a playable table-top sized miniature golf course using the engineering design process. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning. The result is a classroom filled
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Gifted and Talented COMPLETE 3rd 4th Grade Introductory Program - 45+ Hours
Every other teacher in your building probably has a handy curriculum to follow, a set of textbooks as resources . . . so why not you, the Gifted and Talented Teacher?Here is a complete first year GATE program adaptable to 3rd or 4th grades--all tried and tested, Common Core Standards based, and successfully implemented using best practices in gifted education.SEE THE BIG PREVIEW FOR MORE -- 33% off Individual Purchase PricesYou get 263 pages of materials guaranteed to produce 45+ hours of contac
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3rd - 4th
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Alberta Science Grade 1
Decrease your after-hours planning time with these user-friendly Science units. This bundle includes everything you need to teach all five Alberta Grade One Science topics. That's an entire year's worth of Science lessons! Each unit includes detailed lesson plans in addition to supporting documents and activities.Save 20% when you buy the year-long bundle!Click the green PREVIEW button for a summary of what's included in the bundle.Find the separate listings here:Creating ColourSeasonal ChangesM
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1st
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STEM Kid Engineering for GATE -- FERRIS WHEELS plus Primary Sources
In this GATE engineering journey, students will each construct a very cool Ferris wheel prototype as a final product. Along the way, they will examine primary source images, read primary source history, and integrate math, engineering, and economics in a learning process which incorporates best practices in gifted and talented education for 21st Century Learners.
This is a challenging engineering project—teacher guided. I used it for GATE 4th grade; however, my kids are experienced builders.
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
SPIES! A GATE Adventure 18+ Contact Hours - Challenging and Engaging!
Your students will ask to stay in from recess for this. It is the most popular unit I've taught in 32 years, and it is packed with challenging critical thinking.We imagine students are training at the school for spies: mini survivor challenges, mini crossbows, a jewel heist, footprint mysteries, memory games, cipher disks, case files, messages hidden in gel caps. This unit is STEM and critical thinking at its coolest and finest, and we’ve thrown in reading, speaking and listening, and a social-
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4th - 7th
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
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
Fourth Grade Unit Plan for Amplify Science Unit 1- Energy Conversions
Attached is my unit 1 Amplify plan. The unit is a 18 page word document that you can edit. My unit plan corresponds directly with the lessons in the teachers guide! Hope this saves you time!!The unit states the:- Essential questions- The Next Generation Science Standards- The Common Core State Standards for ELA and Math- Unit materials- Unit vocabulary- The skills to be taught- Teaching points, activities and assessments for every lesson in the unit. (Activities are not included, unit plans just
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4th
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Also included in: Fourth Grade Unit Plans for Amplify Science Units 1-4! BUNDLE!
STEAM Kid Engineering -- The Playable Golf Course Design Unit for GATE
In this unit, students will build a contraption to hit a small, wooden golf ball through a scaled version of a golf course which they and their classmates have designed. They’ll make a trundle wheel for measuring and marking the course, write down their scores on a scorecard, design putters, and learn background in physics through their work in the engineering and design process.
The Playable Golf Course is not just fun. It’s a challenging engineering, design, and construction unit including
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
STEAM DaVinci Renaissance Style: A Unit for Elementary GATE
In STEM Renaissance Style, students will follow the engineering process as they return to the 16th Century. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning.
Students construct a prototype of Da Vinci’s parachute while learning about falling objects, gravity,
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Kindergarten Unit Plan for Amplify Science Unit 1- Needs of Plants and Animals!
Attached is my unit 1 Amplify plan. The unit is a 17 page word document that you can edit. My unit plan corresponds directly with the lessons in the teachers guide! Hope this saves you time!!The unit states the:- Essential questions- The Next Generation Science Standards- The Common Core State Standards for ELA and Math- Unit materials- Unit vocabulary- The skills to be taught- Teaching points, activities and assessments for every lesson in the unit. (Activities are not included, unit plans just
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K
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Second Grade Unit Plan for Amplify Science Unit 1-Plant and Animal Relationships
Attached is my unit 1 Amplify plan. The unit is a 16 page word document that you can edit. My unit plan corresponds directly with the lessons in the teachers guide! Hope this saves you time!!The unit states the:- Essential questions- The Next Generation Science Standards- The Common Core State Standards for ELA and Math- Unit materials- Unit vocabulary- The skills to be taught- Teaching points, activities and assessments for every lesson in the unit. (Activities are not included, unit plans just
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2nd
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Also included in: Second Grade Unit Plans for Amplify Science Units 1-3! BUNDLE!
Third Grade Unit Plan for Amplify Science Unit 1 - Balancing forces
Attached is my unit 1 Amplify plan. The unit is a 18 page word document that you can edit. My unit plan corresponds directly with the lessons in the teachers guide! Hope this saves you time!!The unit states the:- Essential questions- The Next Generation Science Standards- The Common Core State Standards for ELA and Math- Unit materials- Unit vocabulary- The skills to be taught- Teaching points, activities and assessments for every lesson in the unit. (Activities are not included, unit plans just
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3rd
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Also included in: Third Grade Unit Plans for Amplify Science Units 1-4! BUNDLE!
Alberta | MEGA Bundle | Grade 1
Are you currently teaching first-grade in Alberta, Canada? This MEGA bundle will have your Socials, Science, and Health units covered for the ENTIRE YEAR. Yes, you read that right. This MEGA bundle was created specifically for teachers new to teaching in Alberta or teaching in general. If you are seeking to revitalize your current unit plans, this is also the bundle for you! Save 25% when you purchase this MEGA bundle. That's 5% more savings than regular bundles! The MEGA bundle includes: Social
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1st
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Kindergarten Unit Plan for Amplify Science Unit 3- Pushes and Pulls
Attached is my unit 3 Amplify plan. The unit is a 17 page word document that you can edit. My unit plan corresponds directly with the lessons in the teachers guide! Hope this saves you time!! The unit states the:- Essential questions- The Next Generation Science Standards- The Common Core State Standards for ELA and Math- Unit materials- Unit vocabulary- The skills to be taught- Teaching points, activities and assessments for every lesson in the unit. (Activities are not included, unit plans jus
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K
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First Grade Unit Plan for Amplify Unit 1 - Animal and Plant Defenses
Attached is my unit 1 Amplify plan. The unit is a 17 page word document that you can edit. My unit plan corresponds directly with the lessons in the teachers guide! Hope this saves you time!! The unit states the:- Essential questions- The Next Generation Science Standards- The Common Core State Standards for ELA and Math- Unit materials- Unit vocabulary- The skills to be taught- Teaching points, activities and assessments for every lesson in the unit. (Activities are not included, unit plans jus
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1st
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Fourth Grade Common Core and Next Generation Science NGSS Lessons: Full Year
This 72 lesson curriculum teaches the fourth grade Next Generation Science Standards in an engaging way while integrating a common core standard into each lesson. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Engaging-Lessons-By-FrankClick "Follow Me" to receive email notifications when I upload a new product.
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4th
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Second Grade Common Core & Next Generation Science NGSS Lessons: Full Curriculum
This fun curriculum effectively teaches every second grade Next Generation Science Standard in an engaging way while integrating a common core standard into each lesson. There are 72 lessons provided (approximately 2 per week).
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Engaging-Lessons-By-Frank
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2nd
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Future City Project - MYP Rubrics IB Stem Tech Design Cycle
The Future City Project is a perfect project for students to show off their design skills.This project is geared towards students between 5th and 8th grade, and focuses on using the design cycle - RESEARCH, PLANNING, CREATING, EVALUATING - to create a future city that solves contemporary problems.8-11 Work PeriodsThis project includes:-A full project plan from start to finish-Lesson plans for each task-x5 Printable assignments-x4 Printable MYP IB rubrics-Extension ideas to further challenge and
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Design Unit and Project Bundle Grades 4-6, MYP IB Compatible Rubrics
Grade K-2 Unit Plan on Weather (Understanding by Design Template)
This unit was designed based off of the NH state standards for science. The unit is approximately sixteen days, varying in lesson timing from twenty minutes to one hour. (Some lessons could be shortened or extended based on individual class needs.)
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K - 2nd
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First Grade Common Core and Next Generation Science NGSS Lessons: Full Year
This 72 lesson curriculum teaches the first grade Next Generation Science Standards in an engaging way while integrating a common core standard into each lesson.
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Engaging-Lessons-By-Frank
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1st
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Fourth Grade Unit Plan for Amplify Science Unit 3- Earth’s Features
Attached is my unit 3 Amplify plan. The unit is a 17 page word document that you can edit. My unit plan corresponds directly with the lessons in the teachers guide! Hope this saves you time!!The unit states the:- Essential questions- The Next Generation Science Standards- The Common Core State Standards for ELA and Math- Unit materials- Unit vocabulary- The skills to be taught- Teaching points, activities and assessments for every lesson in the unit. (Activities are not included, unit plans just
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4th
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Also included in: Fourth Grade Unit Plans for Amplify Science Units 1-4! BUNDLE!
TEKS Resource System Unit Planning Guide
Used in conjunction with TEKS Resource System, this guide can help you align your resources to match the pacing guide. This helps with the backwards design of lesson planning to ensure your classrooms instruction meets the specificity of the standards that need to be taught.TEKS Alligned, Lesson Planning
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Grades:
K - 12th
Third Grade Common Core and Next Generation Science NGSS Lessons: Full Year
This 72 lesson curriculum teaches the third grade Next Generation Science Standards in an engaging way while integrating a common core standard into each lesson.
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Engaging-Lessons-By-Frank
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3rd
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