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2nd grade science thematic unit plan videos by TpT sellers for TpT sellers
Bugs - Reading, Writing, Tests, Art
If you are looking to build critical thinking skills, stronger reading comprehension, and experience your students begging to read and write about bugs, then this unit is for you! Passages and activities have been differentiated so that there are materials to meet the needs of first and second graders or the lows and highs in your classroom. Materials are interactive and engaging and SURE to get you results, as well as applause! This unit is perfect for open house, since you get 5 art projects
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1st - 2nd
How can we describe rocks? Rock Properties (Google Slides)
Use this product to help your students understand rock properties.They will learn how we can describe rocks. They will also learn about how we use the properties or rocks to sort them!This product also includes a link to a video presentation of this material!
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K - 3rd
Jellyfish and Turtle art project with video tutorials Kindy - 2nd grade
Jellyfish and Turtle art project suits Kindergarten, First & Second grade teachers looking for an art lesson to extend learning themes for Our Oceans and Conservation. Jellyfish and Turtle art project includes 2x of my art video tutorials and a detailed PDF guide, a great way to build knowledge and skill in this subject area - particularly for teachers without an art background or limited knowledge in this area.Each art lesson has been tested and crafted to suit this age group of 4, 5, and
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K - 2nd
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Lunar Dragon art project for Chinese New Year of the Dragon 1st - 2nd grade
Yes this is the Year if the Dragon, but the Chinese dragon plays a symbolic and important role in Chinese New Year celebrations every year. This Lunar Dragon art project suits First & Second grade teachers looking for an art lesson to extend learning themes for Celebrations, traditions, legends and how different cultures express themselves. Lunar Dragon art project includes a detailed PDF guide of 80+ slides, a great way to build knowledge and skill in this subject area - particularly for t
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K - 2nd
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Zoo Virtual Field Trip
This Zoo Virtual Field Trip is great to help students understand facts about each Zoo animal. Included is a video of each Zoo animal. A KWL chart and a fact writing worksheet is included to complete the virtual field trip.
Grades:
K - 3rd
Animated Weather Clipart, Commercial Use GIF
This set of weather themed animated clipart is perfect for your digital presentations, moveable resources and more. All of the files included are in GIF format, inside a zip folder. These animated stickers can be used for personal or commercial use. Images included:Temperature risingTemperature fallingCold thermometerHot thermometerRainRain with lightningLightningPartly cloudySunnyWindyTornadoSnowyThis resource will be free through Thanksgiving as my way of thanking you all for my continued supp
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PreK - 2nd
10:02
Chicken Lifecycle Videos and Chicken Reading Passages
Do you want to give your students the experience of hatching chickens without the hassle of actually hatching the eggs? Then this is the unit for you! There are videos and a ton of printables included to help your students with the full experience of chicken hatching while reading and mastering standards.
Video Includes:
Chickens of all stages
12 Hour old chicks
Real Time Chick Hatching
Time Elapsed Chick Hatching
Candling An Egg
Video is 10 Minutes Long and segmented for separate lessons.
Ch
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2nd - 4th
16:18
Bundle: Teaching Sound Waves in the Primary Grades with NGSS + "Sound Wave Cove"
A $17 value for $14.99!Are you teaching sound waves in the primary grades? Do you want to get up to speed on the NGSS physical science sound wave standards for first grade?Part of my Teaching with NGSS Video Series, I share with you the strategies I developed while studying the Next Generation Science Standards on sound waves for first grade.You'll learn about:♫ Sound Waves with NGSS Grade 1 (Timestamp 2:00)♫ My Strategies for Engaging Science (6:30)♫ Ideas for Teaching about Sound Waves (6:45)
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K - 3rd
NGSS:
1-PS4-4
, 1-PS4-1
15:34
Stem Activities, Stem Challenges, Stem, Stem Build a crane, Science Experiments
This video gives you step by step directions on how to implement and construct a STEM challenge of building a simple crane with your class. I will tell you how I implement this activity in my own classroom and what supplies works best for me. I even show you how to put a holiday twist on the activity if you choose. Also, I give you suggestions on how to make the activity more challenging for upper grades.
This challenge works great when teaching your class about the six simple machines.
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2nd - 5th
14:38
SNOW GLOBES WINTER Art project VIDEO guided lesson for 2nd - 5th grade
How to make a Winter Wonderland Snow Globe artwork. This is a fully narrated video tutorial that demonstrates all steps in real time. The magic of winter can inspire beautiful artwork for your learners. Create with oil pastels and water colour paints. Your students will learn about using analogous colours to show snow, blending and wet-in-wet paint technique. This lesson has been used with students in the mid-elementary area. This is a teacher guided lesson with moderate choice.Benefits of using
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Full Year Long Visual Art Lessons MEGA BUNDLE for Second Grade
2:20
What is Gravity - High quality HD Animated Video - eLearning - Homeschooling
Attention Getting Question: What causes your body to go down a slide, your bike to coast down a hill, or a ball to roll down a ramp? Let’s learn about the force of gravity that causes objects to move without being touched. Introduction: Gravity is an attractive force between any two objects that pulls objects together. Earth’s gravity pulls everything downward to the center of the planet. A plant seed could be planted in any direction in the ground, but its roots would grow downward due to gra
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1st - 10th
Also included in: Grade 3 NGSS Complete "Forces and Motion"- NGSS | TEKS
3:56
Describing Force and Motion - Exciting Animation Video for Distance Learning
Attention Getting Question: Did you know your body is always moving, even when you are standing still? Because the earth is always spinning on its axis, your body is always in motion.Introduction:Motion is a change in position or location of an object in relation to a nearby object or place. There are many ways to describe motion.Subject: One way to describe motion would be to describe its path. Look at this fish swimming. You can see him swimming in a straight line, but then he turns and begin
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2nd - 10th, Higher Education, Staff
Also included in: Grade 4 NGSS "Force, Motion & Energy" Bundle-- Distance Learning
6:06
FALL Art Project for AUTUMN LEAVES with VIDEO Tutorial lesson Kindy - 2nd grade
Are you teaching a unit on weather, seasons or plants? Then you will be needing this inspiring Art lesson plan that also helps to consolidate Science learning.Your students will love creating this educational Fall art project about an Autumn Leaf of their choice. Use wet-in-wet painting techniques to explore color (colour) schemes and learn about the art elements of LINE, COLOUR & SHAPE.This lesson has tons of built in choice for differentiation, while keeping the skills taught consistent a
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K - 2nd
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The Continuous movement of Water- Exciting animation video for Distance Learning
Attention Getting Question:Have you ever wondered where the water you drink has been? Let’s learn more about water to find out!Introduction:You can explore the continuous movement of water by learning about a process called the water cycle. The water cycle is water’s movement between Earth’s surface and the atmosphere. Through this process, water changes its state. The water cycle can move water from the ocean to form a cloud. That cloud can produce snow. The snow can fall on top of a moun
Grades:
1st - 10th
Also included in: Grade 5 TEKS "Earth Science" HD Videos Bundle - Distance Education
19:52
Winter Art Project ARTICULATED DOLLS with VIDEO guided lesson 2nd - 5th grade
Winter Kids video art lesson plan for posable figures, is a comprehensive art project for grades 2-3, or older. This instructional video demonstrates, and supports students, with drawing people. Students use the elements of SHAPE, LINE & TEXTURE to create their artwork.Use with mid elementary learners in a series of consecutive lessons. Encourages students to follow choice options and create their unique version of the figures demonstrated.This lesson plan focuses on:Draw shapes to compose a
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Full Year Long Visual Art Lessons MEGA BUNDLE for Third Grade
3:01
Volcanos, Magma & Lava -- High quality HD Animated Video - eLearning
It’s well known among educators that complex and abstract topics can be understood more easily (especially by younger students) when concepts are introduced visually. Visuals not only improve a student’s ability to understand how something works, butalso help with retention. Furthermore, by seeing the “whole” of something, children are better able to understand the parts.Even more importantly, research shows that 3D-animated models are able to represent information in the most efficient man
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Also included in: Grade 5 TEKS "Earth Science" HD Videos Bundle - Distance Education
5:36
Introduction to Motion - Exciting 3D video for Distance Learning / eLearning
"Introduction to Motion" contains high-end 3D animations that explain abstract topics visually in detail to understand it more easily. Since the content is visually instructed, it creates excitement in learning by the users and improves the retention rate to a greater extent which is also proved through research by educators. Best suited product for homeschool/ distance learning and is licensed to serve school districts, teachers & students.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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2nd - 7th, Staff
NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
Also included in: Grade 3 NGSS Complete "Forces and Motion"- NGSS | TEKS
4:11
Renewable and Non renewable resources - Highquality HDAnimated Video - eLearning
"Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources" contains high-end 3D animations that explain abstract topics visually in detail to understand it more easily. Since the content is visually instructed, it creates excitement in learning by the users and improves the retention rate to a greater extent which is also proved through research by educators. Best suited product for homeschool/ distance learning and is licensed to serve school districts, teachers & students.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Grades:
2nd - 7th, Staff
NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, 4-ESS3-1
Also included in: Grade 4 TEKS "Earth Science" Bundle High quality videos
6:18
Inner planets of Solar System - Exciting Animation Video for Distance Learning
Attention Getting Question:Which planet has the shortest orbit around the sun?Introduction:In our solar system, we have two groups of planets and their moons which orbit around the sun in the center. The first group is the four closest to the sun. They our rocky inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Then, we have an asteroid belt. The group of outer planets is made up of the gaseous planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Let’s take a closer look at our inner ones.Subject:Mercury
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2nd - 10th, Higher Education, Staff
Also included in: Grade 5 NGSS "Earth's Place in the Universe" -Distance Learning
3:52
Electro Magnetic Energy - Exciting Animation Video for Distance Learning
Attention Getting Question:How can you turn a nail into a magnet? The answer is by using electromagnetic energy.Introduction:An electromagnet is a magnet that works only whenelectricityis provided. In an electromagnet, wire is coiled around iron or some other magnetic material. When an electric current flows through the wire, a magnetic field is created. Electromagnets are known as temporary magnets because they don’t have a magnetic field when the electricity stops flowing. This makes them
Grades:
1st - 10th, Higher Education
Also included in: Grade 4 NGSS "Force, Motion & Energy" Bundle-- Distance Learning
4:22
Conserving Natural Resources - Exciting Animation Video for Distance Learning
Attention Getting Question:Have you ever thought about why we recycle paper? Every time you place a piece of paper in a recycling bin, you are saving our precious natural resources.Introduction:Natural resources are supplies found in nature that keep you alive and make you comfortable. Even though some natural resources are renewable, we still have to carefully monitor our use of them in order to make them last longer. Let’s learn about conserving our natural resources.Subject:Conservation is
Grades:
1st - 12th
Also included in: Grade 4 TEKS "Earth Science" Bundle High quality videos
5:39
The Water Cycle - High Quality Animated Video for Distance Learning
It’s well known among educators that complex and abstract topics can be understood more easily (especially by younger students) when concepts are introduced visually. Visuals not only improve a student’s ability to understand how something works, butalso help with retention. Furthermore, by seeing the “whole” of something, children are better able to understand the parts.Even more importantly, research shows that 3D-animated models are able to represent information in the most efficient man
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Also included in: Grade 5 TEKS "Earth Science" HD Videos Bundle - Distance Education
3:53
Matter and its properties- 3D animation video - Interactive education
Attention Getting Question:What do money, milk, and monkeys all have in common? They are all made of matter.Introduction:What is Matter?Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space. Matter is all around you. Look around your classroom. Desks, computers, bottles of glue, and the glue inside of the bottles are all made of matter. In fact, you are made of matter, too. Subject: Properties of MatterScientists identify and describe matter by determining the properties of matter. A property is a
Grades:
1st - 12th
Also included in: Grade 4 NGSS "Energy" Chapter Bundle- Distance Learning
3:25
Natural Resources - Exciting Animation Video for Distance Learning
Attention Getting Question:What do an oak tree, sunlight, and the air we breathe have in common? They are all natural resources!Introduction:Natural resources are supplies found in nature that keep you alive and make you comfortable. People and animals are also natural resources. There are energy resources, such as oil or natural gas, and material resources, such as air, water, wood, and minerals.Subject:Look around your classroom right now. The students around you, the air you breathe, the
Grades:
1st - 10th
Also included in: Grade 5 TEKS "Earth Science" HD Videos Bundle - Distance Education
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