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General science Common Core SL.2.1 resources
Animal Facts Reading Comprehension - Habitats, Classification Science Riddles
Are you teaching about animals? Your students will love building their reading comprehension skills, vocabulary, and collection of science facts with these unique animal fact riddles about habitats, classification, characteristics, and more! You'll love the way this cross-curricular resource reinforces early reading strategies like identifying key details, making inferences, and drawing conclusions!Get riddles for the science topics you love to teach! Click to see this discounted bundle: Scienc
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Animals Science, Literacy, and Math Cross-Curricular Bundle
Life Cycles of Frogs, Chickens, and Fish for K to 2nd
Need teaching materials and visuals for studying life cycles of frogs, chickens, and fish? Here are learning materials that are tailored for grades K-2. There are non-fiction and fiction links for students to glean information, templates to record learned information, plus life cycle sequencing cards in three forms—one for teacher use in color, and two for student use. Also, included are labeling pictures of body parts of a frog, chicken, and fish. You’ll get visuals and directions for examining
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K - 2nd
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Sun Moon and Stars Lesson Plans for 1st Grade | Bundle STEM Stations
Learn about the Sun, Moon and Stars with a variety of hands-on lesson for 1st and 2nd grades. These activities work well for station rotations so that students can have more experiences in less time. ==========================================Your Sun, Moon and Stars Lesson Plans come to life with these benefits:InteractiveHands-OnLow-PrepIntegrates STEM & literacyConnects to Next Generation Science (NGSS) and Common Core (CCSS)Printable & Digital options==================================
Grades:
1st - 2nd
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NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
, 1-ESS1-2
Teeth: Healthy Teeth Bundle {Hygiene, Dental Health}
Teeth and Dental Health Worksheets Bundle. How to take care of your teeth. How to Brush your teeth. Healthy and Not Healthy Foods for your teeth. Classroom posters, word wall cards, and write the room cards.Dental Health Month is February! This is a great addition to your Teeth Health units. Includes worksheets in multiple versions to meet different learners needs. This product is strictly science.How to take care of your Teeth - make your own book. write in plus trace versionsHealthy Teeth Sort
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
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Reader's Theater Script, Lab Safety Rules, Scientific Method Booklet, Activities
Reading And Science Integration: First Time Lab Time
(Lab Safety Rules)
Reader’s Theater
Scripts with Content for Intermediate Readers
by The RT Shop
This Reader’s Theater Package it’s a great resource to use in your classroom in many ways: literature circles, small group activities, partner’s activities, centers, or teacher table.
Reader’s Theater is one of the best tools in the classroom to have students gain fluency, accuracy and c
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Mini Golf STEM Challenge Cardboard Properties of Matter
How can you use different properties of materials to change the way a ball rolls? Mini Golf courses have many different elements that will speed up, slow down and even stop the ball. How can you design a mini golf game that uses different materials that change the direction of the ball? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll research about properties of materials and mini golf inspiration. With this information, you’ll plan, build, modify and test a mini golf design. ===========
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 2-PS1-1
...
Also included in: STEM Challenges for 2nd Grade | Growing Year Long Bundle
Light and Sound Communication STEM and Makerspace Project 1st Grade
How are light and sound used in games to get attention and communicate ideas at amusement parks? Some games use sound to let people know if they have earned points. Others use lights to get people’s attention to play the game. Light and sound and big ways that can get people’s attention at a busy amusement park! How can you design a game that uses light and sound to communicate to people? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll research about light, sound and how it’s used to com
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 1-PS4-4
Also included in: 1st Grade STEM Project Ideas | Growing Year Long Bundle
Magic Tree House TWISTER ON TUESDAY Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they read, discuss, and respond to books. Collaboration is at the heart of this approach. Students reshape and add to their understanding as they construct meaning with other readers. The Discussion Cards have questions from each chapter prompting students to cite evidence from the text and take their
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Parts of Plants Bundle of Activities
This Plant Unit Bundle will be your complete guide planting seeds in your classroom, teaching your students all about the parts of plants, writing about plants and the function of plants. It includes everything that you need and all the hard work has been done for you. This unit was built using NGSS Science Standards and numerous ELA StandardsThis unit is DIGITAL AND PRINTABLEOVERVIEWWith your students you will be able to teach them all about the parts of plants, their functions, do activitie
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
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NGSS:
2-LS4-1
, 1-LS3-1
Birdhouse 3D Print STEM Project
How do birds find homes with the weather and humans impact their environment? Different habitats provide different resources for birds to help create their homes, but humans can help! How can you design a house to help birds in your area? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll research and compare/contrast about bird nests in nature and birdhouse design.With this information, you’ll create a 3D printed model of a birdhouse prototype. This model can help inspire making a life-siz
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 5-ESS3-1
...
Also included in: STEM Challenges for 2nd Grade | Growing Year Long Bundle
The Great American Solar Eclipse 2024
If you are looking for a fun way to celebrate the 2024 Great American Solar Eclipse with your Kindergarten thru second grade students, look no further! This solar eclipse resource includes a variety of activities for you to use to teach your students about the Great American Solar Eclipse happening on April 8, 2024. It’s usable for any solar eclipse after that as well. The prep is low, the facts are covered, information is presented in teacher read aloud and student-sized text, a model is offere
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
, K-ESS2-1
, 2-ESS1-1
PPT with Models, Questions & Experimental Design: Plants & Animals Needs Product
How to be used in a lesson:The models should be shown to the students on the smartboard and student discussions should be encouraged by the teacher before any explanations or "teaching" occurs. The model shows them what is going into the plant/animal and what is coming out or being released. Students should be able to complete each worksheet by just deciphering the model. The teacher and student age can determine how detailed you get with your explanation of the processes. This is a great time t
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Grades:
1st - 8th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-1
, 2-LS4-1
...
Insects vs Spiders (Arachnids) Picture Sorts with Sentence Stems
Large realistic picture sorts with labels of insects and spider or insects and arachnids, along with independent sort sheets for students to use what they know about insect, spider, and arachnid characteristics to sort the animals into categories.Sentence stem cards included for discussions! Great for ESOLThe following animals are included on the picture cards-Insectsbutterflyladybugbeetleantpraying mantisgrasshopperbeedragonflySpiderstarantulablack widowwolf spiderbrown reclusejumping spiderye
Plant & Animal Needs/Products Experimental Design: Photosynthesis & Respiration
Included in this packet are models of plant and animals needs and products with questions as well as an experimental design Q & A with explanation. How to be used in a lesson:The models should be shown to the students on the smartboard and student discussions should be encouraged by the teacher before any explanations or "teaching" occurs. The model shows them what is going into the plant/animal and what is coming out or being released. Students should be able to complete each worksheet by j
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-LS1-7
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
...
Animal & Plant Needs & Product Powerpoint with Models: Experimental Design
How to be used in a lesson:The models should be shown to the students on the smartboard via the ppt and student discussions should be encouraged by the teacher before any explanations or "teaching" occurs. The model shows them what is going into the plant/animal and what is coming out or being released. Students should be able to list the things entering the organism/leaf and the things exiting. You can discuss states of matter with students, how water entering and leaving, but in a different st
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Grades:
1st - 8th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 1-LS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Simple Machines Unit for Grades 1 to 3
Need something to liven up your scientific study of simple machines beyond pictures in books? Need hands-on exposures? Need examples of basic tools and how they are used in the world? This unit can supplement your existing curriculum or stand alone as an introductory or basic resource. The teaching suggestions and great visual materials would, also, make a great unit at year’s end or adaptation for distance learning. The PBL project would work as homework or a classroom based assignment, too. He
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 2-PS1-3
...
An Introduction to Chemistry: Acids and Bases
12 pages including a scripted lesson plan and interactive class experiments to introduce students to the field of chemistry through an investigation of acids and bases. Students will learn concepts such as acids, bases, indicators, pH, and neutralization. Students will then test several common household items to determine where they fall on the pH scale. As a final project, students will try to make their own indicators using flower petals. Welcome to the world of MatterMania! I hope you enj
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Animal Characteristics Activity | 3D Printing STEM Project
What physical traits do animal offspring inherit from their parents? How does a baby grow and change while becoming an adult? How can you design a model and explain how baby animals and their adults are the same and different? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll research about your favorite animal within one of the 6 animal classifications, and compare and contrast physical traits the babies and adults have. With this information, you’ll create a 3D printed model of the baby
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: 1st Grade STEM Project Ideas | Growing Year Long Bundle
Insect Vs Not an Insect Picture Sorts with Sentence Stems
A large realistic picture sort with labels of insects and animals that are not insects, along with an independent sort sheet for students to use what they know about insect characteristics to sort the animals into categories. Sentence stem cards included for discussions! Great for ESOLThe following animals are included on the picture cards-Insectsbutterflyladybugbeetleantpraying mantisgrasshopperbeedragonflyNot InsectsspiderwormscorpioncrabfishfrogcentipedesnailWant to dive further into bugs and
Seed Dispersal Pollination Activities
Pollination, seeds, seed development, plant life cycle, and seed dispersal are all explored in this collection of hands-on lessons, activities, crafts, and games. Students will sort seeds and leavesThey will do an art project with the leavesChildren will explore different types of fruit and their seeds while considering the lifecycle of a plant, including seed germinationStudents will learn about pollination by 'becoming' a beeThey will learn about different methods of seed dispersalStudents wil
Reptile Vs Not a Reptile Picture Sorts with Sentence Stems
A large realistic picture sort with labels of reptiles and animals that are not reptiles, along with an independent sort sheet for students to use what they know about reptile characteristics to sort the animals into categories.Sentence stem cards included for discussions! Great for ESOLThe following animals are included on the picture cards-Reptilesiguanaturtlesnakechameleonsea turtlelizardalligatorcrocodileNot ReptilesdoglionbutterflydolphinrabbitfishfrogsheepLooking for other animal sorts? Ch
Spanish Reader's Theater Script, Reading Science Center, Lab Safety Rules
Integración De Lectura Y Ciencias: Al Laboratorio Por Primera Vez(Reglas De Seguridad En El Laboratorio)Guiones Infantiles Con Contenido Para Lectores Intermediosby The RT ShopThis Reader’s Theater Package it’s a great resource to use in your classroom in many ways: literature circles, small group activities, partner’s activities, centers, or teacher table.Reader’s Theater is one of the best tools in the classroom to have students gain fluency, accuracy and comprehension in reading. It also rein
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Back to School Activities States of Matter with Graphing and Data Collection
This is a great free activity that teaches the States of Matter. The children are engaged through active learning. Your students will learn about each other while learning about the States of Matter. This is an integrated science activity with science, speaking and listening, graphing, and writing! All the directions are included in the product!Page 1 Back to School Science, It's a Matter of FunPage 2 Directions for Teaching Pages 3-5 Friendship Matter Search with directions, examples, and exte
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
2-PS1-1
Digital Habitat PBL Project | Habitat Writing Activities
Project Based Learning has gone digital! This Habitat PBL Project is perfect for distance learning or a hybrid model. Everything can be done digitally. Using the PBL Model, students get to use close reading articles, pictures, videos and technology to research a habitat. This process helps students gain skills in problem solving, investigating, and engages them in challenges. We have integrated science, ELA and writing. Through all this learning, they end up with a final project and get to do a
Grades:
1st - 2nd
NGSS:
2-LS4-1
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