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General science Common Core CCRA.SL.2 resources
Earth Day Human Impact on the Environment Project
Need a fun project to teach students about the human impact on the environment that's also perfect for Earth Day? This print and digital project will help students think about solutions to problems that are affecting Earth. First, your students will use the provided links to research one of 5 major environmental problems our planet faces. Then, working independently or collaboratively, students will use their findings to create a solution. Finally, students will choose one of 6 ways to present
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-3
, 4-ESS3-2
Human Impacts In Earth's Biomes - Science Text (NGSS MS-LS2.A)
This text set reviews Earth's biomes (both biotic and abiotic factors within the biomes), incorporates data analysis, and extends student learning by addressing human impacts in these areas. Links to additional resources are included. This is now a TpT digital activity. NGSS Aligned:Disciplinary Core Idea: LS2.A.1 Organisms, and populations of organisms, are dependent on their environmental interactions both with other living things and with nonliving factors.Science and Engineering Practices:Ob
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6th - 8th
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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
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
Plant and Animal Parents & Offspring- 1st Grade NGSS Life Science Mini-Unit
How are plant and animal parents and offspring alike and different? (Heredity)Get your students excited to explore the similarities and differences between parents and offspring! Students will have an opportunity to make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents. Through an integrated STEM model approach students get to explore this science concept while also practicing and applying ELA and math skills! These I
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Grades:
1st
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NGSS:
1-LS3-1
End of Year or Summer Activity on Electromagnetic Waves Spectrum NGSS HS-PS4-5
Newly updated as a digital PDF for in person, home or distance learning, this OPEN-ENDED and ENGAGING NGSS middle or high school research project challenges students to investigate the behavior and interactions of one of the electromagnetic waves and devices to fulfill the NGSS Performance Expectation HS-PS4-5. Communicate technical information about how some technological devices use the principles of wave behavior and wave interactions with matter to transmit and capture information and energy
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-PS4-5
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA 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
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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
Biomes -- 5E Unit Plan (NGSS MS-LS2-1)
This complete 5E instructional sequence introduces Earth’s biomes and uses these as a vehicle through which to teach biotic and abiotic factors and address the Next Generation Science Standard MS-LS2-1. It is the first unit in my NGSS-aligned Middle School Life Science Curriculum (coming soon), but it can easily be incorporated into any curriculum. Activities expect students to read, discuss, use technology, analyze data, and conduct research. Five days of complete lesson plans are included in
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-1
Springtime Science Guessing Game: A Fun and Educational Brain Break for Students
Spring has sprung with this interactive and informative digital game. Your students will engage in inferencing and critical thinking as they try to identify the mystery Spring-related photo using visual and auditory clues. Your students will participate in conversations about preferred topics including animals and nature.Made for Google Slides™, you can easily play in the classroom or online. Ten rounds with editable clues are included. The clues focus on science vocabulary and factual informati
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: No-Prep Mystery Photo Guessing Games for Language Skills
PBL Plant Unit for Kindergarten, First, and Second Grades with Lesson Plans
This PBL unit includes the planning/description phase, full lesson plans,reflection outline for students, presentation planning outline for students, rubrics,activities for both hands on and technology. It covers plants from facts to awareness of their importance to our lives. The unit has 4 weeks of detailed lesson plans with guidance for both teacher and students. Planning, description outlines, lesson plans, and printables consist of 75 pages. Students can use an ongoing journal, or lap book
Grades:
K - 2nd
Ecosystems & Biomes Project Based Learning + Text - Biome In A Box NGSS LS.2A
Wrap up learning about biomes and ecosystems with this engaging project-based learning assessment that incorporates environmental interactions, biotic and abiotic factors, resource availability, and interactions in ecosystems. Students are tasked with creating a model for the Ecosystems Around The World exhibit at a local museum. In this project, students:read and interpret textscarry out researchdemonstrate their understanding of biotic and abiotic factors, resource availability, and interactio
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
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
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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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
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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
Science Powerpoint Bundle ALL 16! Grades 4-6 NGSS (Physical, Earth, & Life)
This is a bundle of all 16 Science Powerpoint presentation for use during your science lessons. This slideshow can be used with grades 4-6. There are hyperlinks embedded in the slideshow that launch StudyJams Videos and/or slideshows.This bundle teaches the following topics:MatterElectrical EnergyForce & MotionForms of EnergyPhysical & Chemical ChangesAdaptationsAnimalsEarth & SpaceFood ChainsHuman BodyNatural ResourcesPlantsPracticing ScienceRocks & MineralsWeatherWeathering &
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
CCSS:
NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
, 5-LS2-1
, 5-ESS3-1
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Middle School/Upper Elementary Scientific Method and STEM Fair Unit
This unit was designed as a way to incorporate STEM into a more traditional Science Fair model with connections to STEM careers. Students are encouraged to choose a topic that they are deeply interested in and they learn how to connect scientific thinking to concepts outside of science class. They are also introduced to future STEM careers and community resources. The unit is directly aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Common Core.
In order to help students achieve t
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Grades:
4th - 11th
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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
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
Life Cycle Units Interactive Notebook Bundle-Frog, Butterfly, Insect, and Plants
This bundle includes 4 life cycle units - butterfly, frog, plant, and insect. All units come with reading passages with opportunities to engage readers with "turn and talk", interactive notebooks for life cycle stages and unit vocabulary, reading comprehension, compare and contrast with Venn Diagrams, coloring pages, sequencing, and more. The bundle is at a 25% discount on each item.All resources in this bundle were updated September 2016 to include additional interactive notebook templates an
Grades:
2nd - 5th
End of the Year Time Fillers on Google Slides™ | Summer Working Memory Activity
Play this game with your class and fill your end of the year classroom with fun memories! This game helps develop visual discrimination, focus, attention, and verbal language skills. Can your students identify what has changed from one slide to the next? ★ WHAT IS IT?Spot the Difference Activity(Please view the preview to see the complete product)Students carefully observe the images and then identify what has changed as you progress through the slides:Grid of 6 photos4 rounds of changes________
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3rd - 5th
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Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 8-10 MYP Middle School Science
6 units worth of grade 8-10 debate / discussion activities, perfect for developing collaboration and critical thinking skills all year long, bundled at 10% off! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.In each activity, students take on one of 5 character roles or scenarios to debate and discuss controversial topics. In the process, they will explore a variety of scientific and interdisciplinary concepts. Print and
Grades:
8th - 10th
CCSS:
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
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS2-4
Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 7-9 MYP Middle School Science
6 units worth of grade 7-9 debate / discussion activities, perfect for developing collaboration and critical thinking skills all year long, bundled at 10% off! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.In each activity, students take on one of 5 character roles or scenarios to debate and discuss controversial topics. In the process, they will explore a variety of scientific and interdisciplinary concepts. Print and
Grades:
7th - 9th
Preschool Farm Animal Crafts - Kindergarten PIG SHEEP COW & CHICKEN Activities
These farm animals crafts, worksheets, posters, and emergent readers are perfect for introducing pigs, cows, chickens, and sheep farm animals to your preschool and kindergarten students! Your students will LOVE learning about pigs, chickens, cows, and sheep using this farm animals crafts activities BUNDLE.You will be able to use this nonfiction farm theme reading and science bundle to give your kids hands-on activities to learn about farms, farmers, cows, sheep, and chickens. This farm animal bu
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Grades:
PreK - K
Scientific Argumentation Bundle
The Next Generation Science Standards include 8 practices. These practices mirror the practices of real scientists, and are part of the shift in science education instruction. Practice 7 is the focus of this product: Engaging in Argument from Evidence. Teaching young students to engage in scientific argumentation seems daunting. This product will guide you through how to scaffold this practice for your students. Young students are very capable of scientific argumentation if their teachers pro
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 6-8 MYP Middle School Science
6 units worth of grade 6-8 debate / discussion activities, perfect for developing collaboration and critical thinking skills all year long, bundled at 10% off! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.In each activity, students take on one of 5 character roles or scenarios to debate and discuss controversial topics. In the process, they will explore a variety of scientific and interdisciplinary concepts. Print and
Grades:
6th - 8th
Biomimicry NGSS STEM Project Distance Learning Life Science Adaptations LS4
NEWLY UPDATED PDFs for digital learning! This EXCITING and RELEVANT NGSS middle school STEM activity/project challenges students to explore the benefits of adaptations (MS-LS4) and then engineer a product (MS-ETS1 and MS-ETS1-4) for human use, called Biomimicry, in a fun and authentic way! In groups, students brainstorm a real world problem, investigate an adaptation and its benefit in the organism’s habitat, and individually design a "biomimetic" product to solve the problem. (Example: Grip sho
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
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