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Free environment independent work packets
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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Grades:
4th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
Photosynthesis Comic Strip Mini Project with Rubric
Overview:What a great freebie for photosynthesis! Pollution City will plant trees in a local park to help with the city's pollution problem. The mayor of the city has asked your students to develop a comic strip for the local paper, educating the citizens of Pollution City about how planting trees can help reduce carbon pollution. Your students will synthesize a multitude of concepts to develop their comic strip.Why You'll Love It:A print-and-go mini project. It's ready to go!Valuable connection
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS1-6
Also included in: Photosynthesis Mini Resource Bundle Reading, Graph, Cut and Paste
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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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-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
Grades:
5th - 6th, Higher Education
NGSS:
3-ESS2-2
Everglades National Park
Provide students with an understanding of Everglades National Park including important vocabulary such as BRACKISH and MANGROVE. Highlight important park concepts with a multi-page passage and two-page graphic organizer spotlighting park designation, yearly visitors, acreage, location, history, flora, fauna, ecosystem, interesting tidbits and a can't miss. A word search and crossword reinforces park vocabulary, while a writing reflection and stay social page take the lesson deeper, allowing stud
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in: South Florida National Parks BUNDLE
Earth Day Ecological Footprint Activity & Reflection (Environmental Biology)
Use this worksheet with the website: www.footprintcalculator.org to help students take inventory of their impact on the Earth. The calculator requires some information students may need to ask an adult at home. After calculating their footprint, students will read about ways to reduce their footprint and retake the survey with those changes in mind and see how it changes their footprint. The final product is a short reflection of how they can realistically reduce their footprint immediately.Rela
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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Who lives here? - Clip and Match 30 Clothespin Cards
Students clip a clothespin to the animals living in each habitat.Can be used in: pre-school, classroom fine motor stations, home programs, independent work bins, pediatric clinic activities.Improve grasping strength: use dominant hand to open clothespin with thumb / index fingers with other fingers tucked in for stability.Improve bilateral coordination: use non-dominant hand to hold card while dominant hand puts on clothespin.Improve hand eye coordination.Can by used as introduction for envirome
Grades:
PreK
FREE Invasive Species Guided Notes | Pairs with YT Video | Answer Key
THIS RESOURCE PAIRS WITH THE YOUTUBE EPISODE HERESUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel for the latest episodes!So what's the difference between non-native species, invasive species, and pests? In This Episode: Native Species Non-Native Species Introduced Species Why is this a problem? Pests Sorting it outNGSS MS-LS2-2 Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems. Emphasis is on predicting consistent patterns of interactions in different e
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Grades:
5th - 11th
NGSS:
HS-LS2-7
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
FREE Photosynthesis Guided Notes | Pairs with YT Video | Answer Key
These notes pair with the YT Photosynthesis Video HERESUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel to get the latest episodes!IN THIS EPISODE:The InputsLeaf StructureThe ProcessEcosystem ImpactIncluded:Fill-in-the-blank NotesAnswer SheetPlease consider rating this product. It helps other teachers find these resources.
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Grades:
4th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-LS1-5
, 5-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-4
, MS-LS1-6
, 5-LS1-1
Number Sense Activity Packet for 2nd Grade | Math | Free
Practice counting to 1,000 with your second grade students in this reading, writing, and comparing numbers activity! While students work independently to complete the counting packet, they will also explore different animal species whose habitats have been impacted by climate change. Teach this unit along with a Number Sense Lesson or add it to a unit on understanding numbers in base ten!★ Access Free Resource Here ★★ What’s Included ★1,000 Number BookDirection PageFill in 1-100 PageFill in 100
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Grades:
2nd
NGSS:
2-LS4-1
Maple Syrup Coloring Pages
Warm up this winter with some delicious maple syrup coloring pages! This free set of downloadable pdfs features artwork from my book The Sweetest Season, and is the perfect addition to your maple themed unit, early finishers activities, or just as a fun activity to do on a snowy day.Included in this set are 5 ready to print coloring pages in PDF format. They show the steps needed to make maple syrup, from tapping the trees to bottling the final product. With these pages, your students will learn
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Natural Disasters Research Packet
If you are teaching a unit on natural disasters, this is a great activity to introduce some of the natural disasters by having students do a little research of their own. In this activity, they define, sketch, and determine key characteristics for eight natural disasters.
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Weather Differentiation Stations on Google Slides
Weather Differentiation Stations is our Monthly FREE product! It consists of six different stations for students to learn about storms and meteorology. The student will learn about temperature, wind, cold fronts, warm fronts, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes and much more! The students will enjoy a vocabulary matching game, multiple choice questions, sketching, constructed responses, card matching, and a hands on activity!We have also uploaded the explanations of both the Mini-Escape Rooms &
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Weather Google Slides Bundle
FREE Energy Flow & Matter Cycling Guided Notes | YT Video | Print & Digital
These guided notes pair with the YouTube video HERE. This episode looks at both the Energy Flow (ecological pyramids) and Cycling of Matter (food chain | food web) through an Ecosystem. We are going to look at how stuff changes into other stuff but never really leaves AND how energy from the sun ends up powering pretty much every organism on earth. SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel to get the latest episodes!In this episode we will go over: Matter Cycling (Composting Example) Food Chains Food We
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Grades:
4th - 11th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-4
Ecosystem Disruptions Succession PowerPoint Notes Assessment NGSS MS-LS 2-4
This PowerPoint and guided notes will engage and challenge your students! It’s no prep and it comes with an Assessment. It covers NGSS LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience-Ecosystems are dynamic in nature; their characteristics can vary over time. Disruptions to any physical or biological component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations. (MS-LS2-4)What Students Do:-Students use the engaging Google Slideshow/PowerPoint to fill in the guided notes-Students the
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-4
FREE Carrying Capacity Guided Notes | Pairs with YT Episode | Answers Included
These notes pair with the YT Carrying Capacity Video HERESUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel to get the latest episodes!IN THIS EPISODE:Carrying CapacityPopulationLimiting FactorsPopulation DensityDensity Dependent Factors & Density Independent FactorsIncluded:Fill-in-the-blank NotesAnswer SheetPlease consider rating this product. It helps other teachers find these resources. NGSS 3-LS4-4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused whe
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-4
, HS-LS2-6
Weather Types Worksheet
This is a simple, independent style activity for students to work on. Students will be able to write and identify weather types. Students are also practicing fine motor skills by coloring and tracing.
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
NGSS:
K-ESS2-1
APES Topic 1.4: The Carbon Cycle (Printed & Digital Options)
Topic Name: 1.4: The Carbon CycleEnduring Understanding: ERT-1: Ecosystems are the result of biotic and abiotic interactions.Learning Objective: ERT-1.D: Explain the steps and reservoir interactions in the carbon cycle.Essential Knowledge:ERT-1.D.1: The carbon cycle is the movement of atoms and molecules containing the element carbon between sources and sinks.ERT-1.D.2: Some of the reservoirs in which carbon compounds occur in the carbon cycle hold those compounds for long periods of time, while
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Getting to Know the Red Panda
A one page PDF with general information about red pandas. If you would like a hands on learning packet to go along with this, search for my Build Your Own Habitat series!
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Earth Day Informational Choice Board
Elevate your students' appreciation for our planet with this Earth Day ELA Choice Board! Designed for ELA educators, this resource features four engaging activities, each focused on environmental awareness and advocacy.This choice board simplifies lesson planning by offering ready-to-use assignments with clear instructions and inspiring examples. Students are empowered to take charge of their learning, making it perfect for differentiated instruction, substitute plans, or independent study.Wheth
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Climate Change Printable Informational Text and Writing
Printable climate change informational text fill in the blank, drawing, and writing frames to inform students about pollution. A few lines of a poem runs through the pages, and it complete on one of the final pages. There is a children's YouTube video suggestion to accompany the pages. An Easel activity is also available for nine of the student pages. An Easel assessment is also included based on the same information as the other files. For the Easel activity, students select all correct respon
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
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FREE Symbiotic Relationships Guided Notes | Pairs with YT Video | Answer Key
These notes pair with the YT Symbiotic Relationships Video HERESUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel to get the latest episodes!IN THIS EPISODE:Symbiosis Definition Mutualism Commensalism Parasitism It's Complicated...relationships are more of a spectrum that neat boxesIncluded:Fill-in-the-blank NotesAnswer SheetMS-LS2-2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
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Grades:
4th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
Greenhouse Effect (Research Activity)
This is a self-guided activity that forces students to look into current research or work being done regarding the greenhouse effect. Leaves lots of freedom for students to learn deepen their understanding of the content while also choosing the route in which they want to do so.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
May Animals, Ecology & Biology, Elementary K-5 Mini-Lessons & Assessments
This May Animals Spring Biology & Ecology packet focuses on basic, elementary-level biology of butterflies, swans and snails. Examining their spring behavior as it relates to egg-laying, and overall species behavior. This lesson was used with K/1st grade but is adaptable for a variety of elementary grades. This lesson is designed to allow for students to color & listen, encouraging students who are more visual or tactile learners. A good resource for mixed age/level classrooms. Includes
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Not Grade Specific
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