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Free 5th grade science independent work packets
Germs Reading Comprehension - Bacteria and Viruses - Distance Learning Freebie
Germs are everywhere! Kid-friendly reading comprehension passages and questions about bacteria and viruses. A cut and paste compare and contrast page is also included. You will also get digital access via Google Slides! Let’s try to stop the spread of germs and promote the importance of hand washing! You might also love: · Natural Resources Pack· Earth’s Rotation and Revolution · Electricity Unit · Volcanoes Pack · Rocks and Minerals Pack · Fossils Pack · Biomes Unit Pack · Food Chains and Food
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3rd - 6th
Nonfiction Reading Passages and Reading Comprehension Questions - Animals
This a free sample from my A-Z Animals Reading & Comprehension Packet! This download includes 2 of the animal reading passages included in the packet (American alligator & Quokka). The reading passages are nonfiction and include comprehension questions (answer key is provided). If you enjoy the sample reading passages, click HERE to check out the full packet! :) If you were able to use this free resource in your classroom, I would really appreciate if you left a review! It really hel
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3rd - 5th
FREE Intro to Insects Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passages - Digital
This “Introduction to Insects” pack makes it possible to differentiate instruction in distance learning or at home learning. These differentiated reading passages (2 levels) help teachers to meet the needs of all students and ensure complete understanding of the content! Included are all the activities needed to work on vocabulary and comprehension skills with your students while helping them to gain content area knowledge at the same time. This intro comes from our Digital and Paper Insects
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2nd - 5th
FREE Plant and Animal Cells Virtual Science Lab for Google Drive
Teach all about cells and the types of cells in plant and animal cells. Learn the parts of a cell and what cells do in this virtual science lab! Perfect for blended, or distance science in middle and high school biology or life sciences classes!This is the Digital Version meant for Google Drive. To find the PDF printable version of this resource also for free, please visit my store at the link below:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/TeachwithbriThis lab demonstration is meant to be used
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5th - 12th
Solar System: Totally Tourist Tour of Our Solar System Online Research Activity
Solar system tour...online of course! With the internet as their resource, students explore current information about our Solar System and discover some fun and interesting information about the planets along the way.Answers not included.Click here to follow my store and receive the latest updates.Original Artwork (©AwesomeScience). For Personal Use Only. Uneditable.Page count does not include Terms of Use and links to supplementary activities. Copyright ©AwesomeScience 2013 – The Present.All R
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5th - 11th, Adult Education
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FREE Weather Hurricanes Worksheets 4th 5th Grade Science Centers Digital Easel
You will download four free hurricane worksheets for your 4th grade, 5th grade, and special education science students to analyze a hurricane diagram to discover how hurricanes form. They will also read a hurricane "recipe" to review the conditions needed for a hurricane to develop. For your convenience, you will download both TPT digital EASEL and printable PDF resource formats.You will receive the following four worksheets:How do hurricanes form science diagramFill in the blanks on the diagram
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3rd - 5th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-6
, MS-ESS2-5
Abiotic vs. Biotic Factors (Reading Passages & Activities)
Abiotic vs. Biotic FactorsThis free packet contains two reading passages, two activities, and a set of review questions for elementary and middle school students learning about biotic and abiotic factors. It also contains an answer key for teachers. Students will learn about the living and non-living elements of an environment, which they will then be able to identify and categorize. Students will also analyze vocabulary terms by their prefixes. Each exercise in this packet builds upon the last
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4th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
FREE Intro to Biomes Reading Comprehension Passage - Digital Distance Learning
This “Introduction to Biomes” freebie gives students a brief introduction to the five major biomes. It can be used for a nonfiction reading activity during guided reading, practice finding text evidence, or when working on understanding academic vocabulary in context.WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS FREEBIE:Introductory Reading Passage: "All About Biomes" Vocabulary Preview Charts: Students drag and drop the definition for 5 words next to a word and an accompanying visual.Finding Text Evidence: -First,
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3rd - 5th
Farm Help Wanted {Project Based Learning Unit} Grades 3 & 4
I have teamed up with Manitoba Canola Growers and Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba to create this FREE unit for teachers! Use this PBL unit with your students to introduce and explore the world of agriculture in your classroom. The unit contains outcomes from ELA, science, and math for grades 3 & 4. (Aligned to the Manitoba curriculum)
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2nd - 5th
Build a Catapult Game STEM Challenge with just PAPER, TAPE & SCISSORS
Explore forces & motion, simple machines, trajectories, projectile motion, potential and kinetic energy, energy transfer, inertia, gravitational forces, and more with this versatile catapult STEM challenge. AMAZING RESULTS WITH JUST PAPER, TAPE & SCISSORS! You can follow all instructions on-screen or print them. This step by step project is a sampler of my more in-depth, open-ended project packets. All projects teach hands-on skills that empower students to explore and create. Start by m
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K - 12th
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MS-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-PS2-4
, MS-ETS1-4
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Brain twisters - The best brain teasers and logic puzzles - All about PIZZA
All kids love riddles and puzzles. This resource will challenge your students with great brain teasers and amazing facts.Your students are sure to love these engaging, brain teasers, puzzles, riddles and more! These are also great for early finishers.3 pages of riddles, puzzles, brain teasers and activities all about Pizza!answer sheet attached!Checkout MY STORE for more STEM and FOLLOW ME for more deals to come!!You are also invited to JOIN MY MAILING LIST and get great freebies and information
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Brain twisters - the best brain teasers and logic puzzles - MEGA bundle
Natural & Artificial Selection Reading Comprehension. bell ringer
Explore artificial selection / selective breeding through a 2 page close reading article. Students answer comprehension questions based off article. Use as a bell ringer, a station activity, or an extension activity. Article Topics:Defining Selective Breeding & Artificial SelectionArtificial Selection examples in crops and animals Artificial Selection drawbacks and benefits Comparing artificial selection with natural selectionProduct includes:2 pages of student reading article1 editable pag
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5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS4-5
Also included in: Middle School Science Reading Passages Mega Bundle
Parts of a Plant (Flowers, Leaves, Stem and Roots)
Plants are living organisms that cover much of the land of planet Earth. You see them everywhere. They include grass, trees, flowers, bushes, ferns, mosses, and more. Living things need plants to live - they eat them and live in them. Plants help to clean water too. A plant is made up of many different parts. The four main parts are: the flower, leaves, stem and roots. Each part of a plant has a set of jobs to do to keep the plant healthy. The roots absorb water and minerals from the soil and an
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Plants - Introduction Biology/Science: 6-Lesson Bundle (Superb Value!)
Ecology Reading Passages Worksheet Assessment NGSS LS2 B Cycles of Matter Energy
This is a perfect 45-minute independent work packet, introductory scaffold, review, distance learning, homework or sub plan for LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems: Food webs are models that demonstrate how matter and energy is transferred between producers, consumers, and decomposers as the three groups interact within an ecosystem. What Students Do:Students use the Reading Passages to help them fill in and answer the Worksheets.Students then do a 15 question Google Form
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5th - 9th
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MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-1
FREE Plant and Animal Cells Virtual Science Lab Demonstration
Teach all about cells and the types of cells in plant and animal cells. Learn the parts of a cell and what cells do in this virtual science lab! Perfect for blended, or distance science in middle and high school biology or life sciences classes!This is the PDF Version of this exciting resource, to purchase the Digital Version meant for Google Drive, please visit my store at the link below:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/TeachwithbriThis lab demonstration is meant to be used independen
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5th - 12th
Create a Public Service Announcement Assignment
OverviewLooking for a way to teach media literacy while providing students with an opportunity to use their visual art skills in the virtual and in-person classroom?! In this digital lesson file, suitable for grades 4-8, students will complete an assignment where they will create a public service announcement (PSA) about an ongoing environmental issue in our world. Within this file, the activity description, PSA requirements and rubric are included.This package contains:⭐️ Activity details for s
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4th - 8th
FREE Earth's 4 Spheres Guided Notes | Pairs with YT Episode | Answers Included
These notes pair with the YT Earth's Spheres & Interactions Video HERESUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel to get the latest episodes!IN THIS EPISODE:Geosphere Hydrosphere Biosphere Atmosphere Interactions Between SpheressIncluded:Fill-in-the-blank NotesAnswer SheetPlease consider rating this product. It helps other teachers find these resources. NGSS 5-ESS2-1 Earth's SystemsDevelop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.HS-LS2-
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4th - 9th
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HS-LS2-5
, 5-ESS2-1
Solar Eclipse 2024: The Beauty and the Mystery
Enjoy this FREE astronomy slideshow on solar eclipse. Topics:- what is an eclipse - solar eclipse- Partial, total, and annual solar eclipse- solar eclipse and animals - Baily's beads- solar eclipse and the environment - hazards - Safety precautionsLearning objectives :Describe the solar eclipse phenomenon and explain the postion of earth, moon and sun.Identify and describe the visibility, duration and experience of the 3 types of solar eclipsesEvaluate the consequences of solar eclipse on animal
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5th - 8th
States of Matter: Solid, Liquid, Gas Reading Passage and Questions Worksheet
Discover an easy-to-use educational tool - "State of Matter: Solid, Liquid, Gas Reading Passage and Questions Worksheet". Included:1 Page Reader1 Page Comprehension Multiple Choice Questions1 Page Answer KeyWhy It's Great:Simple and easy to teach and handoutEasy to Download and PrintIdeal For:Great for sub plans or exit ticketBest used for 3rd-5th GradersHow To Use It:Have students read the passage.Then answer questions based on the reading.Thanks for checking out the "State of Matter: Solid, Li
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K - 5th
Also included in: Physical Science Bundle Reading Passages and Questions Worksheets
Upper Elementary: Animal and Plant Cells Text Structure Nonfiction Reading
Promote implement interdisciplinary learning with a great set of Life Science nonfiction reading comprehension passages. This activity will expose student to text structure as well as GMAS Science standards.Included:Animal & Plant Cell TextConstructed Response3 Multi leveled graphic organizersThe questions to follow utilize standardized language for Fifth Grade Milestone ELA and Science. PYP Aligned. More themes to come! Thank You.
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3rd - 5th
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5-LS2-1
Reading Comprehension | Understanding Climate Change
This resource is a set of independent worksheets for students in 4th, 5th and higher grades. It covers four main topics related to climate: natural factors, human factors, the greenhouse effect, and climate action. These worksheets are aligned to Common Core State Standards and NGSS 3-ESS2-2. The worksheets on natural factors examine various environmental factors that impact climate, while the ones on human factors focus on how human activities like deforestation and burning of fossil fuels affe
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5th - 6th, Higher Education
NGSS:
3-ESS2-2
Rollercoaster Design Thinking Challenge | Distance Learning Packet
DESIGN THINKING CHALLENGEDesign your own roller coasterWalks students step-by-step through the design thinking processStructure provided to help guide their thinkingNO PREP! Independent worksheetThis packet is great for distance learning. Students can take a deep-dive into design thinking using this packet as a one-day activity, or you can spread it out over the course of one week.* Pre-Readers will need some guidance *Like this activity? Check out this five-week design thinking bundleI would lo
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K - 5th
Also included in: STEAM Design Thinking Lessons BUNDLE | Distance Learning
A Closer Look at the Science of Snowflakes-Science, Level 3 Print (Plus Digital)
Is there more to snow than meets the eye? What is the difference between a snow crystal and a snowflake? Dive into this earth science unit to discover these answers and many more. Learn how a snowflake begins with water vapor and cools until it forms a delicate snow crystal. Take a closer look at some of the shapes of snow crystals including stellar plate, sectored plate, simple star, branched star, stellar dendrite, triangular crystal, column, needle, and needle cluster. Students can personaliz
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Learning About Science Collection, Level 3-Print Version (Bundle)
Reading Comprehension | Worksheets on Natural Disasters
These natural disaster reading comprehnsion worksheets are comprehensive educational resource for 4th and 5th grade students. Aligned with CCSS for Grade 4 Writing Standard 7 (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.7) and Reading Informational Text Standard 1 (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1), and NGSS Earth and Space Science Standard 3-ESS3-2 and Natural Hazard ESS3B, these worksheets help students develop their reading and writing skills while learning about natural disasters.Check out our blog on Natural DisastersTo
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4th - 5th, Higher Education
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3-ESS3-1
, 4-ESS3-2
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