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Candy Dichotomous Key

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Students in Grades 4-6 have fun learning classification, traits, and use of a simple Dichotomous Key as a science tool to sort 12 Candy Cards and identify their genus and species names. The activity includes full plans for a 40 minute lesson and

Subjects:

Science, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

$4.00

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Trees and Maple Sugaring Gr. 4-5

By The Science Nest

In order to become caring adults who protect our natural resources, students need to understand where resources come from, how humans use them, and what happens if they aren’t used conservatively. Maple trees are a sustainable natural resource that

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Science, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.3, RI.5.3, W.5.1b, W.5.2d, W.4.1b, W.4.2d

$5.25

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Tardigrades On the Moon: Gr.4-5 (7-day Unit)

By The Science Nest

Grades 4 & 5 spend one week investigating tough little Tardigrades, animals with a power of adaptation, endurance, and tolerance for change that can be seen nowhere else on Earth, plus Invasive species, and animals that never stop growing. Put

Subjects:

Reading, Science, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

4.NF.B.3c, 5.NF.A.1, RI.4.1, RI.4.3, W.4.1, W.5.1, W.5.1a, W.5.1b, W.5.1c, W.5.1d, W.4.1a...

$5.25

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What's Wrong With Honey Bees? An Ecological Approach to Problem Solving

By The Science Nest

In this science activity for Grades 4, 5, and 6, we start with an environmental problem, the decline of honey bee populations, and look at seven key ecological concepts to discover possible solutions.All things are connected. Without a doubt, what

Subjects:

Math, Science

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

4.MD.A.1, 4.MD.A.3, 4.NF.B.3c, 4.NF.B.3d

$9.00

Digital Download ZIP (38.40 MB)

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Cicadas & Other BuZZy Bugs

By The Science Nest

They’re loud, they buzz, and they have a multitude of special arthropod adaptations for survival. They’re cicadas, and they’re coming to a neighborhood near you!This product contains five (approx. 30 minute) lessons for Grades 3-5 on cicada natural

Subjects:

Science, Biology, Environment

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RI.4.3

$5.25

Digital Download ZIP (8.89 MB)

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Donuts Dichotomous Key Gr. 4-5

By The Science Nest

Students in Grades 4-5 have fun learning classification, traits, and use of a simple Dichotomous Key as a science tool to sort 15 Delicious Donut Cards and identify their genus and species names. The activity includes full plans for a 40 minute

Subjects:

Science

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

$4.00

Digital Download ZIP (15.23 MB)

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Animal Senses: Compare/Contrast Writing in Science

By The Science Nest

Scientists need to communicate, to write in a clear, organized way, to compare, contrast, and analyze, then inform others of their findings. Don't leave this important skill to chance. Writing in science is often skipped over so we can cover the

Subjects:

Science, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Worksheets, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.4.2, W.4.4, W.4.9, W.5.1d, W.5.2, W.5.2c, W.5.2e, W.5.4, W.4.1a, W.4.2c, W.4.2e

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (2.13 MB)

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City Critters: Wildlife in the Urban Environment

By The Science Nest

When teaching your 3rd, 4th, or 5th Grade students about Communities, don’t forget about the Built Environment! Cities change the environment in unexpected ways, and that’s as important for students to study as the natural environment. Flexibility

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Graphing, Science

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

4.MD.C.6, 4.MD.C.7, 4.NBT.B.4, 4.NBT.B.6

$5.25

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Fish Kill in Cerulean Bay: A Problem Solving Unit

By The Science Nest

Grades 4-6 experiment to solve the problem of fish dying in the Bay. Includes all data plus simple directions for making water samples in your kitchen or classroom. Teacher does not need background knowledge or access to outside. Step by step

Subjects:

Reading, Science, Biology

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Games

CCSS:

RI.4.1, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.5

$19.00

Digital Download ZIP (116.21 MB)

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Eastern Backyard Birds Dichotomous Key

By The Science Nest

Students in Grades 4-5 have fun learning classification, traits, and use of a simple Dichotomous Key as a science tool to sort 18 common birds found in Eastern US backyards, identifying them to their genus and species names, then finally their

Subjects:

Science, Environment

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

5.G.A.1

$4.00

Digital Download ZIP (16.78 MB)

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Carnivorous Plants Dichotomous Key

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Grades 4-5 learn classification, traits, and use of a simple Dichotomous Key as a science tool to sort 12 unique Carnivorous Plants and identify their adaptations, genus and species names. The activity includes full 5-E plans for a 55 minute lesson

Subjects:

Grammar, Science, Earth Day

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

5.G.A.2, L.4.5, L.5.1a

$4.00

Digital Download ZIP (23.78 MB)

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You Bought A Zoo! Data Tables & Graphs

By The Science Nest

Young scientists learn the importance of graphing in science to display data, for the purpose of analysis and drawing conclusions for future actions. Students in Grade 4 and Grade 5 complete five fun, hands-on lessons to collect real-time data,

Subjects:

Math, Graphing, Science

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

4.MD.B.4

$5.75

Digital Download ZIP (7.96 MB)

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The Nature of Science Gr. 4-5

By The Science Nest

Does your curriculum include that mysterious Nature of Science, but no one can tell you exactly what that is, and you can’t find quality resources that pull it all together in a way students can remember? I get it! I’ve tried and failed, too, so

Subjects:

Science, Basic Principles, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

4.NBT.B.4, 4.NBT.B.5, 4.NBT.B.6, 5.NBT.B.5, 5.NBT.B.6, RI.4.2, RI.5.2, CCRA.R.1

$9.00

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Animals That Change Their Environment

By The Science Nest

Animals have the skills to change their own environment, as master engineers, demolition demons, population controllers, and marsh makers, to benefit themselves, and sometimes to the detriment of others. In this 3-day, 5-E Format mini-unit, students

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Reading, Science

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

$4.00

Digital Download ZIP (29.10 MB)

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Wetlands: Whats and Whys

By The Science Nest

Wetlands: What are they? Who lives there? How do they function? And Why do we need to protect them? This 6-day unit for Grades 4 & 5 looks at the 3 features that qualify land as a wetland, types of wetlands, features of wetland plants, lentic

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Earth Day

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.6, SL.4.1b, L.4.1d, CCRA.R.1

$4.00

Digital Download ZIP (95.51 MB)

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Landforms, Earth, & Topo Maps

By The Science Nest

The landforms that surround us determine our weather and climate, where and how we live, our travel, agriculture, and so much more. This 13-day Science or Social Studies Unit for Grades 4 & 5 looks at the Earth’s outside surface and inside

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Geography, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.5.1, RI.5.2

$9.00

Digital Download ZIP (113.46 MB)

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Field Day Escape the Metric Locker Room

By The Science Nest

In this Digital Activity for Grades 3, 4, and 5, with a 54-Slide PPT and 1-page Note Sheet, students use their Metric Math Skills to practice Metric Conversion Challenges and escape from the Locker Room in time for Field Day! Skills:Students

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$1.50

Digital Download ZIP (19.08 MB)

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What's Wrong With Monarchs? An Ecological Approach to Problem Solving

By The Science Nest

In this complete science unit for Grades 4 and 5, we start with an environmental problem, decreasing Monarch populations, and look at seven key ecological concepts to discover possible solutions.All things are connected. Without a doubt, what humans

Subjects:

Science, Biology, Environment

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

4.OA.A.3, RI.4.1, RI.5.4, W.4.2, W.5.2

$11.00

Digital Download ZIP (220.61 MB)

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What's Wrong With Horseshoe Crabs: An Ecological Approach to Problem Solving

By The Science Nest

In this science unit for Grades 4 and 5, we start with the environmental problem of the decline of horseshoe crab and shorebird populations on the Delaware Bay, and look at seven key ecological concepts to discover possible solutions.All things are

Subjects:

Math, Science

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

4.MD.A.2, RI.4.1, RI.4.7, RI.5.3

$11.00

Digital Download ZIP (177.03 MB)

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Science Tools Lab Grades 4-5

By The Science Nest

Start the year off right, building foundational skills that students will reach for all year long!This 7-Station Hands-on Lab allows you to teach about science lab behaviors for Grades 4-5, tools scientists use, cooperation, teamwork, following

Subjects:

Science

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Printables

$4.25

Digital Download PPTX (4.93 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Helping people of all ages to understand the world around them and the effects of their actions upon it was how I began my Environmental Education career. This also included teaching a graduate class at a local college and writing science curriculum. Wishing to have a longer-lasting impact, I moved to the classroom and spent 15 years teaching fourth grade, and loving every minute of it, including running our after-school Bird Club. I love seeing a sense of curiosity and wonder in every age group.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Math and Science should be alive and hands-on. It takes a lot of effort to create and offer this day after day, but the end result is so worth it. My students have heard many times that everyone can learn math and science that's broken down into understandable parts, and that 's the fun of my job! Join us in The Science Nest, where creative ideas grow!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S. Penn State -- Outdoor Education M.S. Antioch New England -- Environmental Studies K-6 Teacher Certification K-12 Environmental Education Certification

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

My husband and I have two children who work hard each day to improve the lives of others and a loyal pup who keeps me company while I'm creating. God is good.