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Water Cycle Experiments Activities Craft Project Worksheets Vocabulary Cards
Save time planning for your water cycle unit with these hands-on experiments, craft project, vocabulary cards, and activities.You receive:• step by step instructions for 3 water cycle experiments• coordinating pages for each experiment that test students' understanding• links to digital Seesaw recording pages for easy tech integration• 2 sets of vocabulary cards (hand-drawn pictures & real photographs) for the following water cycle words - evaporation, collection, precipitation, condensation
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K - 3rd
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Plant Investigation Unit: All About Plants, Life Cycle and Needs
Come explore the world of plants with this investigative science unit! Your students will have the opportunity to explore this topic using: arts and crafts, printables, mini books, science explorations and so much more! This non-fiction pack includes:1. Recommended Book List2. Life Cycle of a Plant Poster3. Life Cycle Cards (clipart set and real photo set)4. Plant Life Cycle Mini Flip Book5. Finish the Plant Life Cycle Student Worksheet6. KWL Chart7. "Can, Have, Are" Graphic Organizer 8. Venn D
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Plants: Plant Life Cycle Print & Digital Activities BUNDLE
Magic School Bus Plays Ball - Force and Motion Worksheets
These worksheets were created to accompany the Magic School Bus episode on forces and motion (Magic School Bus Plays Ball). These worksheets are a great supplement to any NGSS or science unit on forces, motion, and friction.Worksheets include:• Fill-in-the-blank video guide with word bank• Comprehension check: Vocabulary match-up and Short Answer• Extension activity: Your favorite sport without frictionAnswer keys are included.This product is included in my Magic School Bus Video Worksheets COMP
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Magic School Bus Video Worksheets *PHYSICS BUNDLE*
Plants Unit, Plant Life Cycle, Parts of a Plant, and Needs - Science Worksheets
This Plants unit is a perfect supplemental resource to use for teaching parts of a plant and plant needs. These science worksheets and reading passages cover topics such as parts of a plant, plant life cycle, plant needs, and more. There are different types of resources, too. There are reading comprehension passages about plants, graphic organizers, writing pages, cut and glue activities, and even a few fold-and-go mini books!Plant Topics covered include:General Plant InformationPlant PartsPlant
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1st - 3rd
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Ocean Animals | Crafts, Books, Pictures, Songs & More | Ocean Animals Theme
This ocean animals nonfiction mega unit, is a perfect addition to your ocean study. This ocean unit includes activities for 7 popular ocean animals. The animals included are sharks, whales, dolphins, crabs, sea turtles, jellyfish, and octopuses. You get 7 crafts (one for each animal), 7 emergent readers (one for each animal), bubble maps, can/have/are charts, flip books, fact writing, animal labeling, games, graphs, and so much more. You also get several real photographs with facts about the oce
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K - 2nd
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Project Based Learning Activity: Island Survival (PBL) Now for Google Classroom
Project Based Learning Activity: Island SurvivalThis project based learning (PBL) activity integrates elements of science, ELA, and social studies into a student-centered adventure that combines imagination, creativity, and problem solving skills as they try and survive mysteriously arriving on an island.There are 16 activities (1 page for almost each one) for students to complete. Each page involves a problem or idea they must solve, recreate, or answer. Pages can vary from writing, map skil
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2nd - 6th
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Solar System: Space Unit for Grades 1-3!
Take your students on a space adventure they will never forget! This solar system packet contains printables, crafts, hands-on activities and so much more! Included in this unit you will find:1. Recommended book list2. Word wall (3 pages)3. "Our Solar System" class book (in color; full pages) 4. "Our Solar System" mini book in black & white for students (Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)5. KWL Chart 6. "Describe a Planet" poster7. Fascinating Facts (Sun, Ear
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Solar System: Space Print & Digital Activities BUNDLE
Rocks and Minerals Unit, Types of Rocks, Weathering and Erosion, Rock Cycle
Is your science textbook outdated and lacking? Make learning about rocks and minerals engaging! This unit contains reading passages with comprehension questions, activities, science labs, task cards, and vocabulary reference posters that you can use to enhance your unit on rocks and minerals.These reading passages with comprehension questions are the perfect way to quickly check for understanding while providing the students with background information on each topic. It is also the perfect wa
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2nd - 4th
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4-ESS1-1
Also included in: Science Bundle
Space and Solar System Activities, Worksheets and Passages, Outer Space, Planets
This space unit is a perfect worksheet set to use for 2nd and 3rd grade activities for the solar system and outer space. Topics in the worksheets and passages cover space, solar system, lunar and solar eclipses, the planets, the inner and outer solar systems, the sun, moon, and stars, asteroids, astronauts, and more. There are different types of resources, too. There are reading comprehension passages about space, graphic organizers, writing pages, cut and glue activities, and even a few fold-an
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1st - 3rd
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States of Matter Worksheets and Science Activities for Solids, Liquids and Gases
States of Matter are a blast with these hands-on activities! This is a great resource to supplement your science lessons in a fun and meaningful way. Your students will love exploring solids, liquids, and gases with these engaging activities.*You can grab this resource at a discount here: Bundle of Science ActivitiesThe following activities are included:Matter flap book Drawing pictures of matter: solids, liquids, and gases.Cut and paste sorting activity for solids, liquids, and gases.Labeling
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K - 2nd
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Plant Life Cycle
Plant Life Cycle This fun little interactive craftivity allows your students to reinforce their knowledge of the life cycle of a plant. Three different options are included: Version 1 has the students tracing a sentence and coloring the pictures. Version 2 has blank lines for students to write their own sentence and color the pictures. Version 3 has lines for writing their own sentence and space for them to draw their own picture. I’ve included some pictures and tips as well. This would look c
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Flip Book BUNDLE
Force and Motion Worksheets and Reading Passages - 2nd and 3rd Grade Activities
This force and motion unit comes with worksheets and reading passages to help your 2nd and 3rd grade students master the topic. They cover a variety of topics about force and motion, such as types of force, types of motions, cause and effects, and more. There are different types of resources, too. There are reading comprehension passages about force and motion, graphic organizers, writing pages, cut and glue activities, and even a few fold-and-go mini books!Topics covered include:Force and Motio
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1st - 3rd
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Butterfly Life Cycle
Butterfly Life Cycle This fun little interactive craftivity allows your students to reinforce their knowledge of the life cycle of a butterfly. Three differentiated options are included: Version 1 has the students tracing a sentence and coloring the pictures. Version 2 has blank lines for students to write their own sentence and color the pictures. Version 3 has lines for writing their own sentence and space for them to draw their own picture. I’ve included some pictures and tips as well. This
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Flip Book BUNDLE
Weather Worksheets and Passages - Weather and Climate Activities, Tools, Severe
This weather worksheets and reading passages set is a perfect resource to use for your science lessons. It covers topics about weather, such as types of weather, climate, tools, disaster weather, and more. There are different types of resources, too. There are reading comprehension passages about weather, graphic organizers, writing pages, cut and glue activities, and even a few fold-and-go mini books! Weather Topics covered include:Weather (pleasant weather vs. disaster weather)Weather Instrume
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1st - 3rd
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Human Body Systems Flip Book
My Human Body Systems Flip Book is the perfect place for students to record information they learn about the human body. There are three flip book options to best meet your students' needs. Option 1: Each page contains a labeled diagram of a body system, along with short text about the system with blanks for students to fill in. Option 2: Each page contains an unlabeled diagram for students to complete, as well short text about the system with blanks for students to fill in. Option 3: Each pag
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Human Body Systems Book Bundle
Life Cycle of a Chicken - Science and Literacy Activities
This Life Cycle of Chicken unit is packed with engaging, hands-on activities and fun information on the theme of the Chicken Life Cycle. This resource can be used to teach about the chicken’s life cycle even if you do not hatch chicks.If you have never hatched chicks in your classroom before I hope you will give it a try! Your students will LOVE every minute of it! And it will make all the work and planning you do so worth it as you watch your students filled with wonder. You will also see th
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K - 3rd
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Zoo Animal Unit with Informational Texts, Crafts, Close Reading Passages & More!
Looking for a comprehensive zoo animal unit for your kindergarten or first grade classroom? Check out this engaging standards based unit on zoo animals. Your students will love researching each animal and completing the done for you response pages and crafts. This unit is packed full of learning! This resource can be used with a Zoo/African Animals theme or as stand alone Reading & Writing lessons and activities. Included in this zoo unit are:What is a ZOO?Who takes care of the animals?
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K - 2nd
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Fairy Tale Stem Activities & Math Challenges for Kindergarten through 2nd Grade
Engage your students with these Fairy Tale STEM and math challenges! This set of activities includes 8 hands-on and engaging STEM activities for your students from kindergarten to grade 2 to enjoy. These STEM challenges are great to use with any unit study on Fairy Tales. These Fairy Tale themed STEM challenges are all planned out for you! Your students will immerse themselves in the world of Fairy Tales while they try to crack Rumpelstiltskin's spell. Everything you need from STEM challenge po
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K - 2nd
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Butterfly Craft for Spring
Spring would not be complete without some beautiful butterflies! This adorable Butterfly Craft will be the perfect addition to your room décor for this time of year! It contains everything you need to make this craft. You can copy the pages onto colored paper or use them as templates to trace the shapes. When completely assembled, students can draw a mouth with crayon, marker or colored pencil.This Butterfly Craft is also part of my BUTTERFLY BUNDLEBUTTERFLY BUNDLE>**************************
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Craft Bundle - All Year Long
Pumpkin Investigation Unit: All About Pumpkins and Life Cycle
Celebrate the Fall season with this investigative non-fiction pumpkin unit! Your students will learn all about the pumpkin life cycle and their characteristics through hands-on experiments and activities.This non-fiction pack includes:1. Recommended Book List2. Life Cycle Poster3. Life Cycle Cards (clipart set and non-fiction photos set)4. Pumpkin Mini Book Craftivity with Templates (includes fun pumpkin facts!)5. Pumpkin Life Cycle Printable6. KWL Chart7. "Can, Have, Are" Graphic Organizer8. Pu
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Pumpkins: Pumpkin Life Cycle Print & Digital Activities BUNDLE
Ocean Exploration Unit: All About Ocean Life and Animals
Dive right into this ocean life exploration unit! Your students will have the opportunity to explore this topic using: arts and crafts, non-fiction ocean animal readers, science explorations and so much more! This unit includes:1. Recommended Book List2. Ocean Life Reading Comprehension pages for: fish, Puffer Fish, starfish, seahorse, jellyfish, mollusks, dolphin, whale, shark, sea turtle, crustaceans3. Ocean Zones Wheel craft/reader with Templates (sunlit, twilight, midnight and abyssal)4. Oce
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K - 2nd
STEM Challenge: Build Toothpick Structures
These 24 toothpick STEM structure cards help kids develop abstract thinking, engineering, 2d and 3d shape recognition and shape knowledge.-----------------------------> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and SAVE! <-----------------------------After building each shape, children take their learning one step further and label the number of vertices and edges. The STEM structure cards are perfect for engineers from preschool to second grade!Just grab a box of toothpicks and a container o
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Year of STEM Challenges
Plant Life Cycle Flower 3-in-1 Craft: Parts of a Flower, Flower Life Cycle
This is the cutest ever! It's a 3-in-1 SCIENCE craft! Parts of a flower, life cycle, and how a flower grows!
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K - 2nd
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States of Matter (Solid, Liquid, Gas) Activities, Printables, Sorting Pictures
Show your students that solids, liquids and gases really do "MATTER" with these States of Matter real pictures to sort, printables and activities! ⭐️ Prep is quick and easy... This is a great addition to your science safety curriculum and will add discovery and excitement to your Science Center!These Science printables are perfect for centers, stations, morning work, small groups, literacy tubs, independent practice, homework, early finishers, 5-minute fillers or sub plans. Lots of hands-on prac
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: PHYSICAL SCIENCE Bundle (**Includes BONUS Product**)
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