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3rd grade science activities for Easel Assessments
Human Body Systems + Top Ten Organs Pack: Powerpoint, Interactive Notebooks +
The Human Body Systems – Interactive notebook, editable PowerPoint, and Printables. Systems included: Digestive, Respiratory, Nervous, Skeletal, Muscular, and Circulatory*Also includes digital access via Google Slides and an Easel Assessment! The editable PowerPoint includes information, fun facts, and visually appealing pictures of all the human body systems plus the top ten body organs. (36 slides) 9 printables deals with all of the human body systems and PowerPoint review worksheets. The stud
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3rd - 6th
The Water Cycle Worksheet Task Cards Vocabulary Science Activities w/ Digital
This set of water cycle activities provides multiple ways to supplement your science unit and teach students about how water moves through the Earth's environment.INCLUDES:Task CardsVocabulary CardsWater Cycle Diagram WorksheetsInteractive Notebook FoldableDigital ActivitiesTASK CARDSEach card has a multiple-choice question about the water cycle. These can be used for centers, Scoot, whole group review, or assessment. Includes 12 cards, recording sheet, answer key.VOCABULARY CARDSSeparate word a
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Water Cycle Activities BUNDLE Grade 4 5 Science Print + Digital
Types of Clouds Activities Worksheets Reading Passages Weather Flip Book Spring
Make learning all about clouds fun with these hands-on activities. This unit has passages and activities to learn about cumulus, stratus, cirrus, and cumulonimbus clouds. Updated with reading passages with three different levels of difficulty.This unit includes reading passages and activities:Cumulus StratusCirrusCumulonimbusWeather Bulletin Board KitVocabulary posters can be printed in black and white or in color. These are great for introducing the unit or displaying an attractive bulletin boa
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2nd - 4th
Animals Habitats and Ecosystems Project Polar Rainforest 2nd 3rd Grade Science
This BEST SELLING animal habitats unit includes reading passages and worksheets for 10 different habitats with fun & engaging activities to reinforce learning. Have students read the passages and answer the comprehension questions about each habitat. Each passage has a habitat scene for students to color and connect to the information. This fun NO-prep pack is a huge timesaver! Habitats Included:OceansGrasslandsSavannasWetlandsDesertsWoodlandsPolar Regions: The Antarctic and The ArcticMounta
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2nd - 3rd
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NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS4-4
Force and Motion Reading Passages Worksheets Activities 3rd 4th Grades Science
Force and Motion is an engaging, fun-filled unit that lets students explore the fascinating world of physics! This unit covers topics such as friction, gravity, mass, magnetism, electromagnetism, and Newton’s Laws of Motion. Students will explore the science behind forces and motions through reading passages, comprehension activities, and vocabulary. Students will learn about Sir Isaac Newton, the mastermind behind the Laws of Motion, and Elijah McCoy, who invented the first automatic lubricato
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2nd - 4th
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3-PS2-3
, 5-PS2-1
Weather Tools Worksheets Reading Passages Activities Project Weather Instruments
Make teaching about weather instruments FUN with these hands-on activities! This complete unit includes information about 8 weather tools. Your students will love learning all about weather tools with this interactive unit. Updated with leveled reading passages in three levels of difficulty. What should you wear today? Will it be warm or cold outside? Will it rain or snow? These are all questions that meteorologists help us answer. Meteorologists gather information about the weather using many d
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2nd - 4th
Animal Adaptations Reading Passages Worksheets Activities Project 3rd 4th Grade
This Animal Adaptations complete unit has reading passages, activities, and vocabulary to teach about physical adaptations, behavioral adaptations, instincts, learned behaviors, and types of camouflage. You’ll be able to differentiate for all students with reading passages with three levels of difficulty.This unit includes reading passages, hands-on activities, a pacing guide, video links, vocabulary posters, a review guide, exit slips, a unit test, and more! With Information About:Animal Adapta
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2nd - 4th
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4-LS1-1
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 5-ESS3-1
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Solar System Activities Reading Passages Worksheets Project Phases of the Moon
This complete unit about the Solar System is designed to help kids learn about the planets, phases of the moon, and two famous astronauts: Neil Armstrong and Sally Ride. With our kid-friendly reading passages and activities, your students will have hours of astronomical fun!It has leveled reading passages, comprehension questions, hands-on activities, a pacing guide, video links, a flip book, fact flaps, vocabulary posters, character studies on Neil Armstrong and Sally Ride, a unit test, answer
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2nd - 4th
Weather Activities Reading Passages Tools Weathering & Erosion Worksheet Science
This best-selling Weather and Erosion unit is filled with fun and hands-on activities! This complete unit includes information about Weathering, Erosion, Types of Clouds, Weather Maps, and Weather Instruments. It has leveled Reading Passages with three difficulty levels, build a weather tool science labs, and lots of hands-on activities.In this unit students will learn all about:WeatherWeathering & ErosionTypes of CloudsMeteorologists & ForecastingWeather MapsWater CycleWeather Vocabul
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2nd - 4th
States of Matter Activities Experiments Solids, Liquids, Gases Sort Assessments
This matter unit isn't just about solids, liquids, and gases! Dozens of hand-on experiments, activities, and tools are provided in a kid-friendly way to learn ALL about states of matter (solid, liquid, gas, and plasma), physical change and chemical change in matter, elements and compounds, mixtures, and the water cycle. Use the informational text passages for background information, the sorting, labeling, and worksheet activities to reinforce the concepts, and the chemistry experiments to gain h
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3rd - 5th
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2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
, 5-PS1-1
Forms of Energy {light, magnetic, electrical, heat, and sound energy}
This resource contains activities for the forms of energy: heat energy, electrical energy, magnetic energy, sound energy, and light energy. There are reading passages with comprehension questions, simple experiments, two sorts and an assessment. This product includes a digital version in TPT Easel. It contains:•Book Lists on the topic of energy•Vocabulary cards that can be posted in the classroom•KWL Charts for energy, heat energy, electrical energy, magnetic energy, sound energy, and light ener
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: 3rd Grade Science Bundle: Curriculum for the Entire Year
Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors Bingo Game
Students identify inherited traits and learned behaviors of different animals in this fun bingo game. Print and play using 24 pre-made cards. A sentence about an animal is read aloud. Students identify the animal and decide whether the sentence describes an inherited trait or learned behavior. Most of the animals in the game are used twice...once for an inherited trait and once for learned behavior. This means students have to do a bit of critical thinking. Great test prep!Play this game digital
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Science Bingo Games Reading Passages and PowerPoints Activities Bundle
Night and Day Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL
This easy to read, one page passage about night and day explains:that night and day are caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axiswhy the sun appears to change position at different times of daywhy there are more daylight hours in the summer than in the winterThe passage includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printi
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
Also included in: Keri's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle
The Sun Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL
This easy to read, one page passage about the sun: explains the suns importance as the center of our solar systemdescribes what the sun is made ofdiscusses its approximate size, temperature, and distance from EarthIt includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Slides. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing. The passage also has a companion YouTube video. Show th
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
, MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Keri's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle
Life Cycles, Comparing Offspring to their Parents, & Traits of Plants & Animals
This resource includes activities that match Ohio Learning Standards. The six living things included are chickens, frogs, plants, pumpkins, ladybugs, and butterflies. There are activities that focus on lifecycles, traits of different species and comparison activities for a species and their offspring. The following activities are included:Passages for each animal or plant life cycle with comprehension questions, posters, and an opportunity for students to put a life cycle in order. Passages for
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: 3rd Grade Science Bundle: Curriculum for the Entire Year
Animal Structures and Functions Bingo Game Set 1
Supplement your animal adaptations unit with a structures and functions bingo game and a short assessment. The bingo game features 30 different animals and one or more structures that help them survive in their environments. The animals include mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, and insects. Simply print and play using some of the 24 pre-made bingo cards included in both color and black and white. The teacher reads an adaptation clue(s) aloud, and then students cover the animal name if
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Science Bingo Games Reading Passages and PowerPoints Activities Bundle
Force and Motion Science Task Cards and more Print and Digital
Does teaching force and motion to your 3rd, 4th or 5th graders make you cringe? It doesn't have to! Learning about force and motion has just become much more fun with this set of task cards, activities, and even a force and motion game! Two sets of task cards are included, one in color, one in black and white.This resource not only includes the Digital Easel version, but a ten question quick assessment as well. ...................................................................................
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Physical Science Task Cards Bundle for 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades
Patterns & Shapes in Nature Activities | STEAM | Biomimicry Design| Nonfiction
Leopards' spots, zebras' stripes and sunflower spirals are not just pretty! Provide your students with skills and understanding behind patterns and shapes in nature with this biomimicry resource. This STEAM resource will make your science projects for younger kids, Grade 1 to 3, both engaging and educational. Provide your students with a learning experience that celebrates the beauty and ingenuity of nature's patterns and shapes. Immerse your classroom in the fascinating realm of biomimicry and
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1st - 3rd
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K-2-ETS1-2
, 1-LS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-1
LANDFORMS & BODIES OF WATER 3rd 4th GRADE Google Slides EASEL Geography Activity
Students stay highly engaged as they learn to identify 24 landforms, bodies of water & define geography vocabulary using Google Slides. Each page includes a photo of the landform or body of water along with the title & description in simple, clear language. This resource also allows you to assess skills with a multiple-choice landform quiz. Use these Landform and Bodies of Water Google Slides to add fun to your social studies lessons now! Landforms: Archipelago, Bay, Butte, Canyon, Cav
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2nd - 4th
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The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL
This easy to read, one page passage about the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 is a perfect blend of science and history. It tells the story of:astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins journey to the moonthe landing of the Eagle lunar module on the moon's surfacethe dangers the mission involveditems left on the moon and samples brought back to EarthThe passage includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL
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3rd - 6th
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Layers of Earth Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL
This easy to read, one page passage about Earth's Layers:discusses the 4 layers of Earth: crust, mantle, outer core, and inner coregives details like the thickness of each layer, it's composition (rock or metal), and whether it is solid or moltendiscusses how geologists study volcanoes and other clues on Earth's surface to learn more about what is inside the EarthThe passage includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL an
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3rd - 6th
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4-ESS1-1
, MS-ESS1-3
Heat Energy Readers Theater Conduction Convection Radiation Play Plus Assessment
Heat Energy Readers Theater Conduction Convection Radiation Play Plus AssessmentThis fun reader’s theater teaches students about heat energy in a fun way. It can be used to introduce a unit, or reinforce concepts about heat energy. The story reinforces the concepts of conduction, convection, and radiation. This reader's theater also introduces conductors and insulators of heat energy. The engaging format of this play allows many students to participate, and it reinforces reading and spea
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3rd - 6th
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Life Cycle of a Butterfly Activities Unit Worksheets Reading Passages Flip Book
In this fun pack, students will learn all about butterflies including their life cycle! This unit includes comprehension passages about butterflies, butterfly life cycle, monarch migration, vocabulary posters, flip book, and a butterfly craft. This unit includes:✔Reading passages all about butterflies✔Comprehension questions✔Life Cycle of a Butterfly✔Parts of a ButterflyThere are several engaging student activities to complement this butterflies unit of study including:✔3-D Butterfly Craft✔Cut-n
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1st - 3rd
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Hurricanes Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL
This easy to read, one page passage about hurricanes explains:how and where hurricanes formhow hurricanes are categorizedhow hurricanes are namedThe passage comes with 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing. This reading passage is part of a growing collection of science reading passages. Check out some of the other grea
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3rd - 6th
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MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS2-5
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