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2nd grade environment resources for GATE
Animal Classification Zoo Design Research Project
Are you looking for a fun, engaging research project to assess your unit on classifying animals? Download this Animal Classification Zoo Design Research Project to give your students a hands-on educational experience that they'll never forget!This project is not just another worksheet! Students will be able to use real-life knowledge of animal classifications and get the chance to bring their learning to life by constructing a zoo map. When complete, your students' maps will showcase their under
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2nd - 5th
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Living Things STEM Bird Nest Building
STEM Engineering Challenge - Oh no! Someone cut down the bird's tree and destroyed the nest. This "Living Things" activity challenge is to stay on budget and build a nest for the bird using the supplied materials or use building materials found outside. The students will make a plan, choose materials, and build a nest with eggs.
This STEM challenge is perfect to accompany a Living Things unit. It covers NGSS Standards.
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K - 5th
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Sun Safety STEM
Summer STEM - Building a Shade - This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards and encourages critical thinking, budgeting, and engineering skills. Oh no! The children want to play in the sandbox, but the sun is making it too hot! The sand is too hot to play in and the children will get a sunburn. they need a shade built over the sandbox. What will your students come up with to solve the problem? This Sun Safety STEM will get your students using their critical thinking skills to solve th
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1st - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Earth Day STEM Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Earth Day Activity - This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards and encourages critical thinking, budgeting, and engineering skills. Oh no! People are throwing away too much trash! Your students need to reuse some things from the trash to make something new and useful. What will they come up with? This Earth Day STEM will get your students using their critical thinking skills to solve this challenge! Students must stick to a budget and use the available supplies.
Suggested Plan of
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Saltwater vs. Freshwater Lab exploration activity
In this lab activity, students will be exploring and discovering the difference between saltwater and freshwater. They act as "detectives" to try to determine which container contains the saltwater and which container contains the freshwater. The activity goes through the scientific process with students, while having them record data based on their discoveries. The activity was used for an after school program with Primary students (1st-3rd grades), therefore it can be used for 1st through t
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1st - 3rd
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CAMOUFLAGE: How Do I Hide Myself?
This PowerPoint presentation shows 33 slides in which the animals are camouflaged. After the class has guessed where the animal is, you click to display a line around the animal. The photographs are awesome, very descriptive, provoke questions and encourage some great discussions.The 40 photographs are very descriptive, provoke questions and encourage some great discussions.By using this PowerPoint you will enjoy no prep and no printing.After the presentation you can do the following activities:
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K - 4th
Landforms, Bodies of Water, Natural Resources and How People Use Them
EXPLORING PLACES!! This PowerPoint presentation shows 42 slides with very descriptive pictures of Landforms: canyon, volcano, mountains, cave, desert, plateau, valley, plain, hill, and island. Bodies of Water: River, Lake, pond, ocean, coast, waterfall, and glacierNatural Resources: Oil, water, trees, mines, wind, and soil. Uses of natural resources: to build highways, buildings, airports, stadiums, bridges, amusement parks, swimming pools, gardens, etc.At the end of the presentation, the pict
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K - 4th
Also included in: BODIES OF WATER, LANDFORMS, AND, NATURAL RESOURCES BUNDLE
When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree Picture Book Companion and Activities
50% off 48 hrs! When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree is the perfect picture book to teach your kids about Gratitude, lemon trees, and giving back to the community. This Print and Go Book Companion promotes critical and creative thinking. It teaches students to analyze and interpret literature and develops comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills. HOW YOU CAN USE THIS RESOURCE:✅ During Book Clubs or Literature Circles✅ In a classroom center✅ As activities for Early Finishers✅ Great for a Su
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1st - 4th
Change over Time: Madagascar Enrichment Unit for Gifted & Talented
Change over Time: MadagascarUpdated 2022! In this unit, students will learn about Madagascar and the unique animals that are endemic to the island. They will learn about the changes that have occurred over time in Madagascar, the changes that isolated the island millions of years ago and the changes to the environment that are putting the animals in danger. This product includes:1. Lesson Plans including objectives and suggested resources Bibliography of books – including Kindle version
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2nd - 4th
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North American Animals Clip Art
This 20 piece set includes a variety of North American wildlife from buffalo to coyote to California condor.The set includes 10 PNG color illustrations, and 10 PNG blackline versions. These are high resolution (300 dpi) transparent background graphics. No watermarks will appear on the files that you download. The clip art measures approximately 6 inches to preserve image quality when re-sizing. Included are the following:● Buffalo● Bald Eagle● California Condor● Coyote● Grizzly Bear● Lynx●
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PreK - 5th
TRASH TO TREASURE Trash & Recycling STEAM Unit
This 16-page, 6-hour (more or less...easily adjustable) STEAM unit includes lesson plans, hand outs, parent notes, criteria sheets, and examples for 4 hands-on activities related to trash and recycling!Activities include:Collect trash from outside or around the school to create a Trash Ball. Hypothesize how big the ball will be. Then compare/contrast the balls from different classrooms, grades, areas, etc.Make paper from paper scraps!Design Recycling Posters to put around the schoolCreate Tras
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2nd - 6th
Adjectives PowerPoint - Describing Nature Photos
Students describe wildlife photos by inserting ADJECTIVES into compound and complex sentences: wading mallards, dangling butterflies, soaking frogs, gorgeous flowers, silhouetted birds, pollinating bees, submerged rocks, floating feathers, chewed leaves, dangling seed pods, ants herding aphids, katydids standing motionless, hiding spiders, web-encrusted fruit, blue-eyed birds, pink spiders, and so much more... This PowerPoint slideshow can be used for whole-class interactive participation (for
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2nd - 6th
Also included in: Science and Nature PowerPoint BUNDLE
USES OF NATURAL RESOURCES - CLASS BUBBLE MAP AND CLASSIFYING ACTIVITY IN SPANISH
For a complete lesson, first watch the Power point: Landforms, Bodies of Water, Natural Resources and How People Use Them- Class bubble map to introduce the theme: This bubble map shows the most important natural resources. Put the pictures in a bag for students to place it in the graph.- Classifying activity: Sort 12 pictures of natural resources into four categories: We eat plants and animals, we use plants to make goods, fossil fuels are changed to energy, and we make goods from rocks, soil,
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1st - 5th
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Also included in: BODIES OF WATER, LANDFORMS, NATURAL RESOURCES BUNDLE IN SPANISH
6 Kingdoms of Life 3-Part Cards (Montessori)
These Montessori 3-Part cards will provide students with a broad overview of the 6 Kingdoms of Life: Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. Cards feature:- colorful photos of all types of life forms for each Kingdom- title cards- descriptive definitions for each Kingdom- basic comparative facts about each KingdomPrint, cut, and laminate. Students can match image, title, and information cards by reading for clues in the text.
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K - 12th
Ecosystem Depth and Complexity Frames, Games, and Activities
Teach ecosystems in an engaging way using Depth and Complexity frames, fun and educational activities, and even games! This 40+ page packet will have kids answering comprehension questions, participating in collaborative conversations, playing games, sorting living and nonliving parts of ecosystems, creating illustrations and labeling using science academic vocabulary, and writing informatively, creatively, and persuasively.
Additionally, students will need to research information about speci
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2nd - 5th
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NATURAL RESOURCES - BUBBLE MAP AND SORTING ACTIVITY IN SPANISH
For a complete lesson, first watch the Powerpoint: Landforms, Bodies of Water, Natural Resources and How People Use Them- Pair activity: This bubble map shows the most important natural resources.- T chart to sort natural resources and man-made resources; to teach children that people change the place where they live using the natural resources they find around them.Variations:- Very simple foldable to sort natural resources and non-natural resources (man-made resources). - Use web activity as a
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1st - 5th
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Also included in: BODIES OF WATER, LANDFORMS, NATURAL RESOURCES BUNDLE IN SPANISH
Global Warming Webquest Q&A for K - 2 advanced students
This is a 8 page "webquest" (through one website) about global warming, the atmosphere and the environment. It is designed with the primary handwriting lines, but would be easy enough to change since it is in Word.
This was designed for gifted primary students who was interested in this topic, so some of the questions are lower level, but most are higher level, using the information presented on the website in a new way.
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K - 3rd
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NATURAL RESOURCES - BUBBLE MAP AND SORTING ACTIVITY
For a complete lesson, first watch the Power point: Landforms, Bodies of Water, Natural Resources and How People Use Them- Pair activity: This is a bubble map that shows the most important natural resources.- T chart to sort natural resources and man-made resources; to teach children that people change the place where they live using the natural resources they find around them.Variations:- Very simple foldable to sort natural resources and non-natural resources (man-made resources). - Use web ac
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1st - 5th
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Also included in: BODIES OF WATER, LANDFORMS, AND, NATURAL RESOURCES BUNDLE
USES OF NATURAL RESOURCES - CLASS BUBBLE MAP AND CLASSIFYING ACTIVITY
For a complete lesson, first watch the Power point: Landforms, Bodies of Water, Natural Resources and How People Use Them- Class bubble map to introduce the theme: This bubble map shows the most important natural resources. Put the pictures in a bag for students to place it in the graph.- Classifying activity: Sort 12 pictures of natural resources into four categories: We eat plants and animals, we use plants to make goods, fossil fuels are changed to energy, and we make goods from rocks, soil,
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1st - 5th
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Also included in: BODIES OF WATER, LANDFORMS, AND, NATURAL RESOURCES BUNDLE
Top Ten Endangered Species Brainteaser
Supplement your study of threatened and endangered animals with this cryptoquiz! A cryptoquiz is a brainteaser that involves using logical thinking, knowledge of spelling and word formation, and the ability to identify and extend patterns to crack a secret code. Perfect for gifted and talented, high achieving, and early finishing students.
Extend this activity by having your students research an endangered animal:
Animal Research Poem
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1st - 3rd
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Ecosystems Depth and Complexity Frames and Task Cards
Teach ecosystems in an engaging way using Depth and Complexity frames and task cards! This packet will have kids answering comprehension questions, participating in collaborative conversations with peers, and writing in response to different types of tasks.
Never used Depth and Complexity icons or frames in your classroom? No problem! None of your students are identified as GATE? Still not a problem! This packet is for all students and detailed directions are included for each page. I’ve
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2nd - 6th
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Ecology Unit Autumn Colors G&T Grades 1 - 8 and Up
Ecology unit about vegetation focusing on autumn leaf color changes for gifted and talented students. Learn in depth about the ecology of autumn leaf color change. Explore science, language and more while exercising your brain with deep-thought inducing questions and problems to solve that revolve around ecology and the changes in leaves that happens in the Fall. Aligned with NAGC gifted standards and specifically tuned for students in areas with little color change in the Fall, but can be use
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1st - 8th
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Ecosystems Depth and Complexity Activities Only
Teach ecosystems in an engaging way using fun and educational Depth and Complexity activities! This packet will have kids participating in collaborative conversations, imagining and writing about their very own original ecosystem, writing from a living organism’s perspective, sorting living and nonliving parts of ecosystems, illustrating the rest of an unfinished ecosystem scene, designing an ecosystem diorama, creating a presentation, and researching and writing informatively. Additionally, s
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2nd - 6th
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It Looked Like Spilt Milk
Use this handout in conjunction with the book It looked like spilt milk Students can then show their creativity by decorating the cloud images to look like something else. Students could extend by writing about one of their clouds.
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K - 2nd
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