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Earth sciences Common Core CCRA.SL.1 resources
Animal Habitats First Grade Projects & Kindergarten Animal Habitat Sorts
Make learning about animals and habitats engaging with these project based learning teaching and practice activities! These NO PREP Design an Animal Habitat PBL activities focus on student’s learning by using creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving skills. Students will use graphic organizers, worksheets, centers, whole group shared research writing activities, and STEM projects to learn about animals and habitats, design the perfect animal habitats and ecosystems, and add in plants a
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
2nd Grade NGSS COMPLETE YEAR STEM Unit ! Earth, Life & Physical Science!!
This is a full YEARS’ Comprehensive STEM curriculum unit that covers ALL of your 2nd Grade Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). In this bundle we’ve included the COMPLETE Earth, Physical and Life Science Units from our store. These units are PACKED with engaging investigations and activities, engineering design challenges, technology integration, math application and integrated literacy lessons! (CCSS). With step-by-step instructions and easy to follow plans, you’ll be able to bring engagi
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-PS1-4
, 2-LS4-1
...
Day and Night Objects in the Sky Lessons & PowerPoint: 1st Grade Science NGSS
Learn all about Day and Night with this NGSS mini-science unit! Helps students explore patterns of objects in the day and night sky and learn why they occur! The sun, moon, and stars will come alive as your students participate in these fun day and night activities! With imbedded literacy components you'll be able to enhance student's ELA skills during their science exploration!This mini-unit was created as part of our 1st Grade NGSS COMPLETE Earth Science Bundle! that has over 20 Hours of integ
Subjects:
Grades:
1st
Types:
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
, 1-ESS1-2
NGSS 3rd Grade Weather and Climate Resources!
The resources start with weather activities, then climate activities and finishes with hazardous weather activities. The weather section has worksheets and a quiz. The climate sections has worksheets and a poster project. Then there is an summative assessment on comparing and contrasting weather and climate. Hazardous weather is the last unit, there are worksheets and a poster project. The project describes the weather and students will come up with a creative solution on how to help people that
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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The Great Kapok Tree Rainforest Unit Resources with Easel Activities
The Great Kapok Tree Rainforest Unit and Resources. Rainforest activities go with the book The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry. Includes: features of the rainforest, useful websites, art projects, vocabulary with a fun crossword puzzle, main idea and summarizing activity, graphic organizer, story elements and plot diagram, fun facts about the kapok tree, rainforest animals, how can I save the rainforest, chocolate cocoa recipe, math activity, science activity making a terrarium, geography sheet
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Earth Day Activities Bundle
Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Activity
Your middle school students will love making real life data driven decisions about energy sources for a fictional city. After they analyze the renewable and nonrenewable energy sources they'll create a presentation to persuade a panel why their choices are right for the city. Sharpen your student’s critical thinking, persuasive writing, and presentation skills this with project on energy sources! This project will give your middle school students the chance to analyze the energy needs of a ci
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Also included in: Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources Project Bundle
Erosion Activity and Project STEM Conservation NGSS Middle School MS-ESS3-1
This PDF resource is a fun, creative, and engaging NGSS middle school research and engineering project incorporating STEM that challenges students in 6 different erosion and soil conservation scenarios to save their house/land! In this PBL (problem-based learning) resource with worksheets, students research the type of erosion and brainstorm, design, build, and present a product to prevent or stop it. It teaches students about the effects of erosion on various places and how the uneven distribut
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
2nd Grade NGSS Earth Science STEM Unit Complete Curriculum! (2-ESS2)
This integrated 2nd grade STEM curriculum not only covers all of the NGSS earth science and engineering for 2nd grade but also has built in technology integration options, math application opportunities, and an integrated literacy component in EVERY lesson. Throughout this unit students will be actively engaged in fun, interactive, hands-on, inquiry based learning through student led activities. These lessons were created and compiled through a backwards design format where the NGSS and CCSS lit
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-ESS1-1
, 2-ESS2-3
...
1st Grade Science Curriculum NGSS Earth Science STEM UNIT w/ Engineering 1-ESS-1
This integrated 1st grade STEM curriculum unit is perfect for exploring all of the Next Generation Science and Engineering Standards (NGSS) for Earth science.! This fun and engaging unit is full of science investigations, engineering challenges, integrated ELA and math activities (CCSS), technology components, and a number of other useful STEM resources! With easy-to-follow lesson plans this unit provides a fluid scope and sequence to guide teachers through the 1st grade Next Generation Earth sc
Subjects:
Grades:
1st
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 1-ESS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 1-ESS1-2
Living Things Change Their Environment: Kindergarten Science Unit- K-ESS2-2 NGSS
In this NGSS STEM Bundle students will...Explore how Plants, Animals, and Humans Change Their Environment To Meet Their Needs.Observe and identify changes in their local environmentExplore How specific animals change their environment & why they do so!Learn About Amazing Animals & the architecture they createLearn how to use these activities as evidence that organisms change their EnvironmentThese resources are part of our COMPLETE NGSS Kindergarten Earth & Life Science STEM Unit. Ch
Subjects:
Grades:
K
Types:
NGSS:
K-ESS2-2
Habitat / Ecosystem Research Project-NGSS-(2-LS4-1) (Life Science STEM Activity)
Do you want your students to investigate some of Earth's Habitats? Do you want activities, instructions and resources to get them engaged with learning about the habitat characteristics, plant, and animal life?Would you like a quick and easy way to assess their understanding while giving them OPTIONS and tools to present in ways that are in sync with their presentation style?-------------> Then this product is for you!!In this complete habitat research project you'll get step-by-step instruct
Weathering & Erosion NGSS 2nd Grade STEM Unit! Earth Systems- (2-ESS2,1)
This integrated 2nd grade STEM curriculum unit is perfect for exploring the NGSS and Earth's System of Weather, Erosion, and Deposition and how to help prevent it! This fun and engaging unit is full of science investigations, engineering challenges, integrated ELA and math activities (CCSS), technology components, and a TON of other useful STEM resources! This unit will cover Next Generation Science and Engineering Standards (NGSS) 2-ESS1-1, 2-ESS2-1, K-2-EST1 With easy-to-follow lesson plans an
Grades:
2nd
Types:
NGSS:
2-ESS1-1
, 2-ESS2-1
Patterns of the Sun and Daylight- 1st Grade Science (NGSS- 1-ESS1-1 & 1-ESS1-2)
In these inquiry-based science investigations students will get to explore how the sun appears to move across the sky and how that effects the shadows of objects! They'll also explore how the amount of sunlight changes throughout the year! During these lessons students will be making observations, recording and analyzing data, making predictions, engaging in discussion, and identifying patterns!With integrated literacy components throughout the activities you'll be able to enhance students ELA s
Subjects:
Grades:
1st
Types:
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
, 1-ESS1-2
Weather and Climate 3rd Grade NGSS 2nd Grade Weather and Seasons Unit
Bring excitement to your weather, seasons, and climate lessons with these fun and engaging DIGITAL Boom Cards and PRINTABLE NGSS activities! These teaching and practice science lessons cover weather conditions, water cycle, cloud, weather tools, climate, and the four seasons. These diverse and challenging weather activities are perfect for any weather, season, and climate unit no matter what curriculum you use!It will be easy to guide your students as they learn about:temperatureweather thermome
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
3-ESS3-1
, K-ESS2-1
, 3-ESS2-1
Exploring Groundwater and Aquifers (NGSS MS-ESS3-1) (5E Model Explore & Explain)
Develop student understanding of the distribution of groundwater resources (and their limited nature) by analyzing data and designing and participating in an engineering design challenge in which they design and construct an aquifer. In this lesson, students understand why groundwater isn’t found just anywhere and realize the importance of this limited resource. In this activity, students will:map the distribution of groundwaterdesign and construct an aquifer to understand how they work and what
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS2-4
Also included in: The Water Cycle - 5E & NGSS MS-ESS2-4 & MS-LS2-1
The Life Cycle of a Sunflower Seed to Plant, Reader's Theater Script; Level 1
The Life Cycle of a Seed Reader's Theater script Level 1Bring your science standards to life with this engaging Reader's Theater play designed to help your students learn about the life cycle of a sunflower seed. This fun script reinforces reading skills, science standards, science vocabulary, fluency, and speaking and listening skills. Students will learn how a sunflower seed needs water, sunlight, and soil to grow and what each stage of the plant life cycle looks like, starting and ending with
What Are Earth's Natural Resources - Mineral, Energy, and Groundwater MS-ESS3-1
In this activity, students will explore examples of natural resources to construct their own definition of the term natural resources. Students will use images, discussion questions, and web resources to build their understanding of what natural resources are and how humans use them each day. This lesson begins with a phenomenon (water shortage in South Africa) and returns to it at the end of the lesson. While it introduces a variety of natural resources, it emphasizes in particular (through the
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
The Life Cycle of a Sunflower Seed to Plant, Reader's Theater Script; Level 2
The Life Cycle of a Seed Reader's Theater scriptLevel 2Bring your science standards to life with this engaging Reader's Theater play designed to help your students learn about the life cycle of a sunflower seed. This fun script reinforces reading skills, science standards, science vocabulary, fluency, and speaking and listening skills. Students will learn about the different stages a sunflower seed goes through starting with the seed and ending with the mature sunflower plant that gets pollinate
2nd Grade Landforms & Bodies of Water Unit- Island Project! NGSS-(2-ESS2-2)
In this NGSS integrated Landforms and Bodies of Water project students will have a blast as they learn different ways we can describe and classify the Earth’s surface! This unit is filled with fun, engaging, inquiry-based activities. Teachers can use the included activities, PowerPoints, WebQuests and other resources to bring more knowledge to their students about landforms and bodies of water. A Landform PowerPoint Research project and student template are included so students can share their
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd
NGSS:
2-ESS2-2
Rock record: absolute dating bundle
This bundle includes many discussions about absolute dating methods for the rock record. It has several lessons on radiometric dating to ensure your students understand it. I've also included how organisms become fossilized, trace fossils, and index fossils. There is a lesson on varves, as well. I think an introductory photo intrigues and impresses your students, providing the necessary hook. Review the essential vocabulary before each lesson, write the words into sentences, and find photos to r
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
Before the Flood Documentary Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG - 2016)
Before the Flood Documentary Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG - 2016) challenges students to break down and understand the plethora of information in this climate change documentary. Explore how the action items at the end of the film can be realized in your students' lives and what obstacles they will need to overcome. Ask students to ponder how a carbon tax would affect their country, business and their personal lives as a consumer.Check the preview file for high resolution sample quest
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Back to School Kindergarten STEM Unit - Reduce Human Impact on the Environment
This mini-unit STEM BUNDLE includes 5 HOURS of engaging, hands-on, inquiry based learning activities, that align with the Kindergarten NGSS Standards K- ESS3-3! These lessons are broken into several different 30-45 minutes chunks to make them easy to implement in the classroom. Your class will have a blast exploring many of the current issues facing our environment and and most importantly how they can do their part to help protect our Earth! Help your students develop the 21st century skills an
Subjects:
Grades:
K
Types:
NGSS:
K-ESS3-3
Porosity, Permeability, and Structure Of Aquifers (NGSS MS-ESS3-1)
In this 5E Model Explore-Explain activity sequence, students will explore the structure of aquifers. First, they will investigate porosity and permeability to understand how Earth’s sediments affect the availability of groundwater - its ability to be stored, flow, and be accessed by humans. Then, they will use data from well logs to create a visual model of the structure of an aquifer, drawing conclusions about the flow of groundwater in the aquifer, the impacts of land use, and the overall qual
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS2-4
Digital Storytelling and Scratch Coding Weather and Clouds
Need a great way to explore coding while still teaching ELA Standards? This digital storytelling unit is perfect for you and your class. Your students will love using Scratch coding or Scratch, Jr. to complete these activities to learn about weather and clouds.Click here and SAVE by buying ALL of my Coding Storytelling Resources in 1 Bundle!Who would LOVE this product?Teachers who want to integrate technology in a thoughtful and engaging way while still teaching to the standards.What is included
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Grades:
K - 4th
Types:
Also included in: Digital Storytelling with Scratch Coding Bundle
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