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Environment Common Core RI.7.8 resources
American Bison Informational Text Reading Unit Summer Reading Passages
Are you looking for summer reading passages with comprehension questions? Would you like your students to learn about American bison? This informational text unit will have your students reading about bison and the adaptations that help them to survive. They will learn about how bison were once almost hunted to extinction but have now made a substantial recovery due to conservation efforts. Student pages in printable PDF and Google Slides.Bison Reading Unit Includes:PhenomenaSuggested ScheduleTh
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Animal Adaptations Science Summer Reading Passages Ecosystem and Nature
The Global Waterscape: Understanding the world's water resources Complete Lesson
Enhance your students' understanding of the world's water resources with this comprehensive lesson plan. This package includes - A thought-provoking article titled "The Global Waterscape: Understanding the World's Water Resources" that delves into the complexities of water management across the globe. - Accompanying the article is a worksheet featuring vocabulary, multiple-choice, and extended-response questions, all designed to deepen students' comprehension and critical thinking skills.- An an
Grades:
6th - 8th
Decomposition Mini Unit - PowerPoints, Worksheet, Lesson Plans for 8 days
Middle school decomposition mini unit includes 8 days of lesson plans, bellringers, activities, and assessments on decomposition including:How to create a compost pileHow organic matter decomposesHow decomposition is used in detective work to determine the time of deathhow the carbon cycle and nitrogen cycle are impacted by decompositionIncludes a lab activity, a creative and expository writing, scientific literacy, and graph analysis . Day 1 - Complete a T/F questionairre about compost to asses
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
Parts of a Bee and the Impact of Bees on the Human Food System
Introducing a buzz-worthy spring activity that will have your students engaged and buzzing with excitement about the important role bees play in our food system! Our "Bee-utiful Pollinators" resource is a NO PREP, multi-faceted educational tool that will captivate your students' interest while teaching them about the vital role of bees in our ecosystem.This resource features a short reading passage that highlights the environmental impacts of bees on humans. Through close reading, students will
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Not Grade Specific
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS1-4
Deserts Differentiated Activities
This desert resource includes 3 levels of an activity about this ecosystem. I have found that integrating whenever and wherever possible is a great way to make sure that I am addressing all of the Common Core Standards and giving my students enough practice to reach mastery in each skill. With outdated textbooks and lack of resources, I created close reading passages and differentiated reading passages based on important Social Studies and Science concepts. From that, I’ve also realized that som
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3rd - 7th
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Climate Change & Food Justice
Activity that studies climate change and food availability with videos and video responses. Opportunity for partner work and academic discussion. Can be used with "Food Deserts Activity" also included in the shop.
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6th - 9th
A Teacher's Guide to Superpod: Saving the Endangered Orcas of the Pacific NW
Discussion questions and fun activities to accompany and expand the learning from the middle-grade nonfiction book Superpod: Saving the Endangered Orcas of the Pacific Northwest (Chicago Review Press, April 2023).
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4th - 7th
NGSS:
3-LS2-1
, 5-ESS3-1
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
, 3-LS3-2
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California Coastal Voices
California Coastal Voices is a project-based learning tool designed to address science, social science, and environmental literacy. The projects and activities note specific connections to the Next Generation Science Standards performance expectations and three dimensions, the History-Social Science Standards, and California’s Environmental Principles and Concepts. Consisting of six “projects” or stand-alone units that introduce students to coastal conflicts, challenges, and scientific and polic
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS2-2
, HS-ESS3-1
, HS-LS2-6
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