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Winter astronomy Common Core W.8.1d resources
Groundhog Day Reading Passage & Comprehension Questions
Groundhog Day is a fun and exciting tradition that is celebrated every year in February. Are you looking for a reading comprehension activity and a reading comprehension passage for your students to learn more about the yearly tradition?In this Groundhogs Day Article & Reading Comprehension Activity, your students will read an original article, answer 10 multiple choice questions, and debate about whether a groundhog is a reliable predictor of the weather. This also comes with an answer ke
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Reading Passages Nonfiction Bundle, Reading Comprehension
Reading and Writing Strategies: Learn how to Write an Essay: Who Owns the Moon?
Students will learn how to write an essay by examining a short article about the ownership of the moon answering the essential question: Who owns the moon?
Here is what is in the packet:
1. A short article about the ownership of the moon.
Here is a sample of the article: Land on the moon is for sale! You to can purchase a piece of the moon for a mere 20 dollars an acre or for 25 dollars if you want the mineral rights. Dennis Hope a bar owner and business man says he exploited a loophole i
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7th - 9th
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Create a Constellation (Fun and creative classwork/homework)
Looking for a fun activity to introduce astronomy or bring it to a fun close? In this activity, students use their names to create their own constellation and myth behind the image in the ‘sky.’ This assignment is great as an independent, small group, or homework assignment. Just print, hand out, and watch the students get creative! The document consists of three pages. The first page provides background information on constellations and instructions for completing the activity. It also includes
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6th - 12th
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Sno-Wonderful Winter Writing Prompts
IF COMING UP WITH ENGAGING AND FUN WRITING ACTIVITIES for your Middle School and/or SPED students is a chore, I’ve got you covered with this Sno-Wonderful Winter Writing Prompts resource. Are you stumped for ideas to keep your class writing through the winter doldrums? Well, you've come to the right place. Have you taught the 4 basic writing genres or are you planning to? Well, you’ll be happy to know that there are posters and task cards for Narrative, Persuasive, Descriptive
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6th - 8th
Shadow Investigation - Exploring the Relationship Between the Sun & Shadows
The first lesson in a series of lessons that explores how people began and continue to tell time on Earth. In this lesson, students build a simple gnoman, the piece of a sundial that creates a shadow. Throughout the day, students track the changes in length and direction of the shadow. After students analyze the relationship, they are asked to build an argument from evidence for how the Sun moves through the sky based on their investigation. This lesson can be done in a variety of ways. I’ve inc
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
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