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Common Core RST.6-8.2 resources for Gifted and Talented
Animal Research Unit - Project Based Learning
In this project-based learning unit, kids focus on animal adaptations and their habitats. Animal RAFT Research Unit is a two-week Language Arts-Science animal research unit that allows students the opportunity to use their research by applying it to one of five different RAFT choices. RAFT is an acronym for Role Audience Format Topic. Students choose a role they want to assume and, based on that role, are given a format and topic for a specific audience. RAFTs are great ways to embed different
Grades:
5th - 8th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Also included in:Â Animal Research & RAFT Project-based Unit - Animal Readers' Theatre Bundle
Future City- City Planning & Engineering
This is the ultimate starter guide for any teacher participating in the Future City Competition or a city planning/civil engineering unit for middle school-age children. As an educator that has participated in the Future City Competition for over 15 years, starting this project with your students can be so overwhelming. I put together 4 slide decks that are essential, foundation skills to know to be successful in the Future City Competition or any city planning/civil engineering unit of study. T
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-1
Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Phase Change with Friends (States of Matter Explained with Water, STEM, NGSS)
A perfect STEM book for kids in the classroom or at home! This covers reading, science, and poetry in one lesson that will keep students entertained while learning whether they are physically at school or doing distance learning. This rhyming story explains thermodynamics in a way students can relate to with illustrations of ice, snow, water, steam, and a thermometer. The rhyme makes it fun to read for both students and teachers.These poems and bright colors will appeal to a preschooler and the
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Grades:
PreK - 6th, Staff
NGSS:
2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
ASTRONOMY: INDEPENDENT RESEARCH/MOONS: GRS.4-8, MG & SCIENCE CLUB
This booklet can be used in lieu of an assessment. It requires the work effort of research and response! It might add more to the student's memory bank because of the work involved in research! Use it for a group, or use it when a student might have a prolonged absence. Use it for an astronomy club or for an extra credit opportunity. Astronomy is now our new frontier. We will need many astronomers in the future. Space exploration is becoming pervasive! This is an exciting field. This booklet
Grades:
4th - 8th, Staff
Bonding with Friends: H2O & Helium (Two Rhyming STEM Nonfiction Stories, NGSS)
A perfect STEM book for kids in the classroom or at home! This covers reading, science, and poetry in one lesson that will keep students entertained while learning whether they are physically at school or remotely. This rhyming picture book has two stories in one! "Bonding with Friends: H2O & Helium" has a story about the water molecule and another story about helium. NGSS and Common Core standards identified. Virtual author reading with activity available too, visit www.STEMistryBooks.com.T
Animal Research & RAFT Project-based Unit - Animal Readers' Theatre Bundle
Animal RAFT- a Project-based Research Unit and Animals to the Rescue- a Readers’ Theatre Play About Survival & Smart Choices are now bundled! This natural pairing of resources has students first researching and presenting animals through different RAFT choices in an end-of-unit Museum Walk. Added to that, they have the opportunity for some extended learning through a fun Readers’ Theatre play about a group of students who wander away from the rest of their group and become lost in the woods
Grades:
4th - 7th
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
SOCRATES IN THE SCHOOL YEAR: A COLLECTION OF KNOWLEDGE ACTIVITIES: GRS.4-10, MG
This booklet covers many issues in the science classroom. It covers many important principles, how to think, and some historical aspects. Students can do the research/ and work on the internet or at home. Teachers can assign this booklet for an independent research project. There are fun activities and challenges in this 72 page booklet. Use this booklet in lieu of an assessment. Knowledge is power!
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Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Brains On: Aliens and UFOs - Making Sense of Myths Podcast Guide
This episode investigates/addresses aliens and UFO's and how we as humans have tried to make sense of myths. You will learn about discoveries on Mars, the imaginations of humans, what a hoax and mass delusion really mean, as well as investigate the possibility of life on nearby planets and moons. In addition to the questions and graphic organizers, there are several activities you can complete for enrichment and extended thinking. You may choose to do all or pick the ones that will fit for your
Grades:
5th - 8th
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SOUND EXPERIMENT: WATER : GRADES 3-6, MG
This is a fun, inexpensive science of sound experiment. It requires hot water, cold water, bowls and beakers.It involves sound, and viscosity. Caution;Teachers/ Parents: Please be careful with the hot water -especially when pouring! Have students step back! Science is amazing!
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3rd - 6th
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Generation Skeptics After-School and Summer Camp Guide
Generation Skeptics' lessons are perfectly adaptable for camp and after-school settings. Generation Skeptics is an inquiry-based program designed to get young people to think skeptically! This guide contains a preview of 56+ bellringer videos (lesson 1) and 12 complete lessons that can be found on our webpage, Generation Skeptics.All lessons require a computer and projector screen, and most lessons require Internet service. The goal of all of the lessons is to get young people to think about thi
Grades:
7th - 10th
SCIENCE WRITING PROMPT: CLIMATE CHANGE V. LAKES
This prompt requests an answer to the reverse condition of flooding, evaporating lakes due to climate change. Thanks for visiting! Use this for a science grade, or use it in a center.
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4th - 9th
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SCIENCE RESEARCH/ WRITING PROMPT: BEES AND VEHICLE EXHAUST
CAN POLLUTION FROM MOTOR VEHICLES BE AFFECTING THE BEE POLLINATION OF AREAS? THIS PROMPT INVESTIGATES THE POSSIBILITY.
THANKS FOR VISITING THE HOUSE OF THE THREE DINOSAURS. SCIENCE IS TRULY AMAZING.
Grades:
4th - 9th
SOUND EXPERIMENT: WATER : GRADES 3-6, MG
Teachers/Parents: This is a fun, inexpensive sound experiment with water. It involves viscosity. Caution: Be careful pouring hot water! Have students stand back! Science is amazing!
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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