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7th grade science literature circles for staff and administrators
Middle School Science I Can Statements NGSS Classroom Focus Target Wall Bulletin
Bring the NGSS science standards to life with these easy-to-use, color-coded, editable posters for middle school science. They are perfect for showing students, parents, and administrators the academic standard that is at the root of your lesson. The illustrations and kid-friendly "I Can" Statements help students make sense of the standards. The full-page and half-page sizes are ideal for bulletin boards, interactive notebooks, homework packets, learning target displays, and more. Check out the
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-3
, MS-LS1-7
, MS-ESS3-2
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Mitosis and Meiosis Review Reading Comprehension
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis is a reading comprehension that reviews Mitosis and Meiosis. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - genetics and cellular reproduction unit. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. It is is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article also includes diagram and examples. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinf
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
Hello Universe Novel Study
This product is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel. Plus, the fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, Astronomy and constellation readings and extension activity, projects, vocabulary, assessments, and essays all provide opportunities for your students to practice and apply their l
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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K-8 Standards Checklists
K-8 Standards Checklists include parent and student-friendly checklists for each standard in Kindergarten through eighth grade.We have taken ALL of the updated English Language Arts (CCSS), Math (CCSS), California Social Studies, and Science (NGSS) standards for and turned them into "I Can" checklists so that you can easily track your student's progress throughout the year. This easy-to-understand format is perfect for communicating with parents about student progress. Send home as a progress re
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Grades:
K - 8th
A-E Scale Automatic Grading
The A-E SCALE AUTOMATIC GRADING will help you:✅ Determine student grades with automatic grading✅ Group students for targeted instruction✅ Identify topics for revision or extensionKey Features:automatic grade calculation - assign grades to students on a scale of 1-5. The template will automatically calculate and provide the corresponding grade from the options below:Limited, Basic, Sound, High and OutstandingEmerging, Beginning, Developing, Applying and ExtendingLimited, Below Level, At Level, Ab
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Staff
Also included in: VIC Teacher Bundle
JURASSIC PARK: NOVEL STUDY, SCIENTIFIC FIELD GUIDE (All Levels Differentiated)
Jurassic Park is one of those books that has captivated readers for decades and made them really think about the implications of modern science. This field guide and novel study includes everything you might need to teach this novel to your class. There are so many great ways you can teach Jurassic Park and so many scientific concepts made real in this book. This field guide helps teachers with this daunting novel providing a balance between literature study and science.INCLUDED: -Standard Fi
Grades:
5th - 10th
Also included in: Notebook Style Book Club Growing Bundle (11 Book Clubs)
Endocrine System Reading Comprehension
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article is a great overview, introduction, review or reinforcer about the Endocrine System. The article is written in friendly and engaging language and includes a diagram. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. I use the article in my body systems unit (7th-grade essential standards). The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforc
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
Homework Tracker
The HOMEWORK TRACKER will help you:✅ monitor work submission and automate the calculation of student grades.Key Features:automated grade calculation - grading options:Rarely, Sometimes, Usually, and ConsistentlyEmerging, Beginning, Developing, Applying, and Extending(*You can contact us for customised wording to meet your specific requirements)easy tracking of homework submission - utilise checkboxes for effortless monitoring and tracking of homework submissionsinformation per term - the templat
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Staff
Also included in: VIC Teacher Bundle
Protist Reading Comprehensions and Questions
This packet of protist readings includes readings and reading comprehension and analyses questions about the 4 main protists: Amoebas, Paramecium, Volvox, Euglena. Each Reading is about a page, with about a page of questions. The readings and questions are based on 7th-grade essential standards. The readings are information, interesting, engaging, adn include visual diagrams. They can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR, station activities, etc. Students will enjoy diving into the riv
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Grades:
5th - 8th
SMARTboard Grant Proposal
This is a completed grant in which you can edit, copy, or paste information in order for you to get a SMARTboard in your classroom! The grant highlights the many positive aspects of this great technology, and explains why it should be implemented in your classroom!
(Please note, the attached budget may NOT be accurate to current costs, and you should update that section to fit your needs)
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
General: Teacher Timetable with FREE Weekly Planner
The TERM TIMETABLE will help you:✅ set up your teaching schedule fasterKey Features:ready-made template - say goodbye to creating tables, adding rows, colour filling, adjusting cell sizeeasily plan out your term schedule - log your times, write the activity and add your subjects in the drop-down.(*Since subjects have to be manually entered, there is no automatic calculation feature. Please refer to our other timetables if you're after automatic calculation.)one-touch term preparation - duplicate
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Staff
Also included in: General (Other) Curriculum Teacher Bundle
Genes, DNA, Chromosomes Article
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article is a great introduction, review or reinforcer about the basics of genes, DNA, and chromosomes - their structures functions within the cell and within the body. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement.
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
Hidden Figures Movie Guide, STEM Sub Plans and Black History Month Activities
Need an easy sub plan? Maybe a movie day incentive? Keep your students engaged and extend their STEM learning by watching Hidden Figures (2016)!Looking for more engineering movie guides? Grab the bundle and save!All STEM in the Middle Movie Guides include before, during and after questions to keep your students engaged and learning throughout the entire "movie day." This means you are free to catch up on grades, hold conferences, hang out with your students, or take a much needed sick day.This r
Grades:
6th - 9th
Dry Novel Study (by Neal & Jarrod Shusterman) Updated Nov 2022
Most of us take for granted that when we turn on the faucet, the water will flow. However, what happens if it doesn't? What if it's not just one sink in your house but all of them? What if it's not just your house, but every house in your neighborhood and for miles/kilometers around? Summary If there was ever a book that inspired me to stock up on water, this is the book. This was so realistic and will resonated with anyone. Neil Shusterman is great about adding just the right amount of gritty d
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Christmas Chemistry Color by Number - by Valence Electrons
Solve each chemical element for the number of valence electrons indicated by its atomic mass and use that answer to determine the color of each section. For example hydrogen has 1 valence electron so wherever you see "H" use the number color 1 which is yellow.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Backwards Planning Tool for Instructional Coaches during Coaching Conferences
Calling all Instructional Coaches! This resource can be used in ANY content area! Support teachers in designing standards focused lessons with this backwards planning tool. Students grow as learners when teachers engage in backwards planning. When teachers plan with the end in mind, they can clearly design learning activities for students that are connected to their objective and standard. This resource is designed to be used by Instructional Coaches during Coaching Cycles, Coaching Conferences,
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Staff
Annotation Bookmarks with Collaborative Conversation Starters
Close reading assistance, great for K - 12th grade, bookmarks, collaborative conversation frames, common core aligned, reading informational text, reading literature, listening and speaking.
Print and copy double sided for students to use as they are annotating text. Laminate to make them last longer!
Grades:
K - 12th
Genes, Alleles, Phenotypes, Genotypes Reading Comprehension
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis reading comprehension explores genetic This article explores genetic disorders. It provides a great real-world application to a genetic unit, which gives students meaning and purpose to their classroom learning. It is exciting and applicable to modern-day science progressions. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses ques
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
BUNDLE A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel & Film Study Unit (editable)
About this Unit & NovelThis is a Common Core-aligned literature study unit for use with the graphic novel, A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel, adapted from Madeleine L’Engle’s 1963 Newberry-winner by Hope Larson. The lessons and activities here span the curriculum, from vocabulary building and literary analysis, to creative writing and argument building to side trips into some of the STEM concepts that surface in the novel. Prompts appear in order of complexity, and simplified language app
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Complete Curriculum Map Bundle K through 8th Grade- all subjects with standards
This is a complete year long curriculum map bundle for kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. ELA and math are aligned with common core standards. Science is aligned with NGSS standards. In 6th - 8th grade, science standards are from 6th to 8th grade (not tied to grade level), so choose life science, earth science or biology each year. Rotate over 3 years so all middle schoolers learn all 3 sciences. Social studies is aligned with Hawaii state standards. The form is a c
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Grades:
K - 8th
Teacher Day Plan for Casuals + QR Code
Are you tired of spending too much time getting organised for casual teachers?The TEACHER DAY PLAN for CASUALS + QR Code will help you:✅ easily communicate the day plan and essential class information to casual teachers Key Features:QR code - scan for instant access to your day plan, updated in real-timereal-time updates - stay current with information updated from any devicesimplified organisation - centralise information for smooth daily operationready-made template - ‘Welcome Page’ with hyper
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Also included in: VIC Teacher Bundle
What Causes the Weather? Reading Comprehension
This article is a great overview, introduction or review for a Weather and Atmosphere Unit. It especially focuses on the three main things that cause the weather: 1. Heat and the Uneven Heating of the Atmosphere, 2. Air Pressure, Moving Air and Winds, and 3. The Water Cycle. The article is written in friendly and engaging language and includes a diagram. The article is a page and a half and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for project rese
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Grades:
5th - 9th
3-Point Scale Automatic Grading
The 3-POINT SCALE AUTOMATIC GRADING will help you:✅ Determine student grades with automatic grading✅ Group students for targeted instruction✅ Identify topics for revision or extensionKey Features:automatic grade calculation - assign grades to students on a scale of 1-3. The template will automatically calculate and provide the corresponding grade from the options below:Requires Consolidation, Achieving and Working BeyondWorking Towards, Working At and Working BeyondNeeds Support, On Track and Ex
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Staff
Also included in: VIC Teacher Bundle
Student Run Newscast PBL (5 lesson plans, 5 news segments, 23 student jobs)
Student Run Newscast Project Based Learning This resource is a bundle of my 5 New Segment Project Based Learning Enrichment Packets, complete with job descriptions, graphic organizers and the writing process. Each one is centered around completing a news segment that when put altogether, creates a complete classroom news broadcast. Each segment includes engaging tasks, graphic organizers, informative writing lessons and research strategies that give students a voice and choice in their i
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Importance of learning science
Learning science is particularly important for students as it equips them with the essential knowledge and skills to make sense of the world around them. Science education is not just about memorizing facts. It fosters critical thinking, inquiry, and problem-solving abilities. These skills are not only useful in school but also in everyday life beyond the classroom.
Benefits of learning science
Learning science offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. In fact, it helps students:
- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
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One of the best parts about science class is all of the possibilities for hands-on, collaborative learning! Think: labs, experiments, inquiry-based activities, and design challenges. These activities encourage students to explore scientific concepts by observing, asking questions, and conducting investigations. Additionally, with small group centers, students can engage in group experiments, discussions, and projects that require them to collaborate, share ideas, and solve problems together.
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