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2nd grade basic principles resources for Microsoft Word
Solid, Liquid, and Gas Picture Sort
This is a great picture sort with realistic looking pictures of 5 objects that are solids, 5 objects that are liquids, and 5 objects that are gases. This activity includes labels and pictures. For children that cannot read the labels, simply go over the beginning sounds of "solid," "liquid," and "gas." You can cut out these pictures and laminate them for continued use in the classroom or have students cut these out, sort them, and glue them on paper. This could be used as a class activity, asses
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PreK - 3rd
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Picture Sort for Science Unit on Matter
This file contains pictures of 20 everyday items that are solids, liquids, and gases. This sort can be printed once and used as an interactive sort into solid, liquid, and gas categories. It can also be used as an assessment (students each receive a copy, cut out each item, and sort independently). This file includes two pages: one with solid, liquid, and gas labels (I have students glue one of each label onto the short end of a 12x18" sheet of construction paper), and the other with the objects
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K - 2nd
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Saltwater VS. Freshwater
This two page document will guide you and your little ones through a Freshwater/Saltwater brainstorm session. With space to talk about where you find each kid of water as well as what it can be used for.
Next have your students complete the picture sort activity for review or assessment.
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1st - 3rd
Hot Chocolate Science! Winter/Christmas Science Lab
Keep warm with this winter-themed science lab!
-Form a hypothesis
-Collect data
-Place data into a table
-Construct a bar graph
-Draw a conclusion
All while testing the solubility of hot chocolate in different temperatures of water! 2 extension questions included.
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2nd - 6th
States of Matter Science Lesson Plan-1st-3rd grade
This hands-on science lesson plan is designed to help students learn about the different states of matter (solid, liquid, gas) and their properties.
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1st - 3rd
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Free Food Chain Card Game
This free download includes 21 cards of varying images and the remaining cards have food chain vocabulary. These cards can be used at any age. I use them with kindergarten but vocabulary cards make the activity applicable to the higher grades.
There are 4 pages of cards with 8 cards per page, ready to laminate and use with students.
I include the vocabulary terms:
Plant Eating (herbivore)
Meat Eating (carnivore)
Plant and Meat Eating (omnivore)
Producer
Decomposer
Consumer
Primary Consumer
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K - 8th
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Liquid or Solid: An Oobleck Investigation
If you have ever played with Oobleck, you know how great it really is! Your students will love getting their fingers into this awesome mystery substance! It is neither quite a liquid or a solid and therefore behaves in fascinating ways. It is incredibly easy to create and it also makes for some excellent scientific exploration! One of my favorite things about this activity is that it can be adapted to any grade level and can be used in units in science as well as in reading/language arts, du
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K - 10th
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2nd grade NG Science - Matter (Ch 1) Solid Liquid & Gas Study Guide & Test word
This is a study guide and assessment to use with National Geographic Science curriculum. It corresponds to the second grade Matter Chapter 1 in Physical Science Unit discussing Solids, Liquids, and Gasses.
Also available in PDF format
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2nd
Elephant Toothpaste Science Experiment K-5
K-5 Students create a chemical reaction in small groups or individually. Great experiment for teacher demonstration.
A precise mixture of Hydrogen Peroxide, dish soap, yeast, and food coloring creates a fountain of thick foam that pours our of a bottle or tube.
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PreK - 6th
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Sorting Biomes - Habitats
It is a sorting activity which includes 12 biomes with 24 pictures of animals and plants to be sorted by students. Each biome has a mat where students will place the correct animals and plants. The pictures follow the matching biome. The mats and pictures should be printed in cardstock and laminated. I have also provided at the end an answer key for the activity.
Sorting Biomes - Habitats by Maria Elena Morales is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unporte
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PreK - 5th
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Weather Display / Graph / Pieces / Chart for Calendar w/ Sign Language
I made this weather set for my classroom calendar. I use it with Pre-K, but it is really more appropriate for first and second.
Set includes a display for the weather (I laminated), a chart to graph the monthly weather (I laminated; use wet erase marker to reuse monthly), 10 pieces** (hot, cold, cool, warm, sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy, foggy, and windy), and a weather sign language chart
**Use Velcro dots to place pieces on and off display
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PreK - 5th
The Five Senses Picture Sort
This is a great picture sort with realistic pictures of 5 objects for each sense. This activity includes labels with pictures for children that cannot read. You can cut out these pictures and laminate them for continued use in the classroom or have students cut these out, sort them, and glue them on paper. This could be used as a class activity, assessment, homework, or center activity.
The sample picture you see now of the smell label does not upload correctly. When you buy this, the file is p
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PreK - 3rd
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Science Investigation Four Point Rubric for the Primary Grades - EDITABLE
This EDITABLE science investigation rubric for the primary grades follows the Scientific Method and covers six areas: Exploration, Question, Prediction, Plan, Data Collection and Display, and Conclusion. It is based on a four point grading system with a column for “No Score”. It is set up so you can easily grade your students' science investigations. Since this resource is not saved in a PDF form, you can change the grading system by simply downloading the rubric and inserting your own.You mig
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1st - 3rd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
Changes in Matter: Changing Water
Use with a unit on States of Matter: Discusses 4 changes in water: Melting, freezing, condensation, and evaporation- What happens when object is affected by temp. changes?
After lesson, have students demonstrate the process of melting. Give each student an ice cube and see who can melt it the fastest. Leave a cup of water by the window and check level each day to demonstrate evaporation, etc.
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K - 9th
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2nd grade NG Science - Forces & Motion Physical (Ch1) Review & Test word
This is a study guide and assessment to use with National Geographic Science curriculum. It corresponds to the second grade Forces and Motion Chapter 1 in Physical Science Unit discussing what is a force, push, and pull.
Also available in PDF format (if word has altered the formatting)
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2nd
Camouflage - Can you hide me?
It is a matching activity. It provides 30 animales with 30 places. Students need to match the animal with the correct habitat and place. As one more step, the teacher could ask why they need to hide.
Camouflage - Can you hide me? by Maria Elena Morales is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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PreK - 2nd
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Animal Coverings - What do I have?
It is a matching or sorting activity. It has seven different mats showing the coverings of the animals such as fur, scale, etc. with 60 pictures of different animals. Students need to sort the animals according to their cover. Teacher could use the mats to introduce the lesson as well.
Animal Coverings - What do I have? by Maria Elena Morales is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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PreK - 5th
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counting and addition Math Lesson plan differentiated (autism)
HI, This is a 6 page math lesson plan, editable format guaranteed to rate you highly effective in planning. Saving you lots of time. All you have to do is add your students name and individualize them by groups. This math lesson plan was used iin Alternate assessment and standardized for student in K-2. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.C.5·
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K - 2nd
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Science Notebook Foldable 3 States of Matter
This foldable creates three flaps. Each flap represents a different form of matter. There is a description of a property of each form to be glued under the flaps. Examples could also be written under the flaps. This could be glued into a science notebook or just on a separate sheet of paper.
Grades:
1st - 4th
What is a scientist draw a scientist lab kindergarten 1st 2nd 3rd
This lesson, and high level thinking and creative activity was created for elementary school students and is great practice to help students understand the concept of what a scientist is, who can be a scientist, what scientists look like and some of the stereotypes that have come to define scientists. This is an extremely popular lesson for students! Students think about and draw common features of scientists and explore how the common and varying features align with real scientists and which fe
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K - 3rd
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States of Matter Foldable/Cut & Paste Activity
This is a foldable/cut & paste activity that can be used as an introduction to learning about states of matter or as a study tool for your students.
Warm Up: BrainPop, Jr. - States of Matter or Changing States of Matter
Materials:
- Construction Paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pencil/Marker
Instructions: (as teacher models)
1) Fold your construction paper hot dog style (long ways).
2) Make two evenly spaced cuts towards the crease along ONE side of your paper. You should now have three flaps;
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1st - 4th
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Branches of Science STEAM Careers Handout
Use this handout with "Branches of Science and STEAM Career Project Ppt" to teach your students about what science is, branches of science, and steam careers. Great way to introduce science to a middle school/late elementary school crowd. Handout has introduction to science and branches of science guided notes, "where's the science" turn and talk, and internet research project directions. Message me for the rubric for the project!
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2nd - 12th
Energy Sources Worksheet
Identify the energy type by writing either light energy, sound energy, or heat energy in the blank provided under each picture.
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K - 3rd
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Science Experiment...Exploding Watermelon
This is a super fun way for students to see the scientific method in action! Students will make predictions on which watermelon will explode first, a large watermelon or an individual watermelon. Students will then add rubber bands to each to determine which one will explode first!
This packet walks your students through the steps of this experiment including a planning page, observation page, and a reflection page.
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2nd - 8th
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