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5th grade science lessons for Google Apps
Types of Fossils Lesson with Google Slides, Notes, Worksheet, and Answer Key
This lesson explains what a fossil is and explores 4 different types of fossils - mold, cast, trace, and true form - including how they form with examples of each. This resource includes: a Google Slides lesson about the 4 types of fossilsa notes page (print and digital, color and black line)a worksheet (print an digital, color and black line)an answer keyGo through the Google Slides presentation as students take notes on the included notes page. After the lesson, students use their notes to com
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, 4-ESS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-1
Also included in: Fossils and Paleontology Unit Bundle of 8 Science Lessons
Animal Adaptations: Create-a-Creature Project
Make researching animal adaptations fun and engaging with this interdisciplinary project! This creative research project will have your students researching, writing, drawing, and creating all in one amazing digital display! This is something that I created to help students focus their research efforts on animal adaptations and record it in a clear, concise, and attractive manner, as well as practice their digital literacy skills. What you will find in this resource are five lesson plans to h
Vertebrates and Invertebrates Activity
Need a lesson to help your students differentiate between vertebrates and invertebrates? This science activity will help your students correctly classify the two animal groups. Students will read and learn about vertebrate and invertebrate animals and learn about characteristics that make up major groups of each. Students will complete graphic organizer worksheets to demonstrate their understanding of each animal grouping. Like this invertebrate and vertebrate activity? Check out the life scienc
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Full Year Science Curriculum
Animal Life Cycles LINKtivity® (Frog, Turtle, Chicken, Bee, Butterfly)
Ditch the textbook and give your students a unique and interactive multimedia experience for learning about animal life cycles. The simple teacher prep and the easy-to-navigate digital LINKtivity learning guide are perfect for any upper elementary classroom (even great for substitute days)!Your students will love this self-paced, student-controlled digital activity that allows them to discover the life cycle stages of 5 different animals. But - instead of it being presented in a bland way, stud
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-LS2-1
Human Body Systems - PowerPoint & Handouts Bundle
The leg bone's connected to hip bone... learn all about the major systems of the body from the integumentary system to the nervous system using our fun and engaging human body unit bundle, complete with a guiding PowerPoint, tons of activities, graphic organizers and more!WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 6-7 WEEK LONG BUNDLE:• 170+ slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation with title slides, objectives, bell work, guided notes, and animations along with 100+ NON-EDITABLE PDF pages which includes align
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-8
Also included in: Life Science Biology Curriculum Bundle - PowerPoints and Handouts
Earth Science 5E Lesson Plans Bundle
Make lesson planning the easiest part of your day! All the materials you need to teach engaging, multi-day lessons on the science of Earth are included in this Earth Science 5th Grade Complete Lessons Bundle. Minimum prep and student-led learning allow you to focus on real student success!Your grade 5 students will investigate these important topics:· Brightness of the Sun and Stars· Changes to Earth’s Surface· Distribution of Water on Earth· Earth’s Rotation· Earth’s Spheres· Observable Pattern
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5th - 9th
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Science Reading Comprehension Passages & Writing | ELA & SOR 4th 5th Grade
Let's dig into some real-world learning that supports the Science of Reading with informational text! Let's teach reading comprehension and writing skills while building knowledge about many different science topics with this SciencELA bundle designed for 4th and 5th grade students.What will I love?120 original complex grade-level texts for 30 topicsEye-catching designOptional Google Slides provided with editable pages for recording informationQuality use of direct instruction and modelingExampl
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4th - 5th
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Paired Text Passages - Volcanos Informational Writing - Print & Digital
Students write stronger informational (explanatory) essays using these printable or digital fact-based paired passages, or paired texts, about volcanoes. First, students read these perfectly paired passages to gather information about the topic. Students search the texts for facts, reasons, definitions, details, and quotes, then organize their information on the graphic organizer. The organizer supports students as they write their final informative essays, complete with all components necessary
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Paired Text Passages - Geology Informational Writing - Print & Digital
Christmas Science Inquiry Activity for Middle School
An exciting Christmas themed mini-inquiry science lab! Teach and reinforce observation and inference skills in this fun easy to prep activity. Your students will love solving the mystery of the candy cane crime! Perfect for forensic units, inquiry units, and the holiday season.ACTIVITY DESCRIPTIONThis is an exciting mini-inquiry lab that uses candy canes! In this inquiry lab activity students read a short newspaper article about a candy cane criminal who is sneaking into Santa's Toy Shop
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-3
Inner and Outer Planets Reading Passages - Solar System Activities & Worksheets
Engage your upper elementary and middle grades science students with this digital and printable activity to introduce inner and outer planets! Students will read short texts and watch videos to learn about the different characteristics of inner and outer planets. Assess student understanding with activities like labeling the inner and outer planets and sorting the characteristics of each group on a Venn Diagram.Students will need access to Google Slides and YouTube to use the digital version of
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3rd - 6th
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Rocks & Minerals: Types of Rocks, Rock Cycle, Mineral Properties, Fossils, MORE!
If COMPLETE is what you need - this full science unit has everything you need to teach your students about rocks and minerals to your third grade, fourth grade, or fifth grade students. Students will learn about the layers of the Earth, how rocks form, types of rocks, the rock cycle, mineral properties, and fossils. Resources include a teacher guide, hands-on students activities (printable or digital), learning centers, review activities, and unit assessment.Teaching science shouldn't be complic
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3rd - 5th
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Ecology & Ecosystems - PowerPoint & Handouts Bundle
How do organisms interact with one another and their environment? Find everything you need to teach with this ecology and ecosystems unit bundle that is complete with a guiding PowerPoint, tons of activities, graphic organizers and more, plus one of our favorite projects, the Biorama! WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 7-9 WEEK LONG BUNDLE:• 260+ slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation with title slides, objectives, bell work, guided notes, and animations along with 100+ NON-EDITABLE PDF pages which i
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Also included in: Life Science Biology Curriculum Bundle - PowerPoints and Handouts
Potential and Kinetic Energy Roller Coaster Simulation Lesson
Lesson on potential and kinetic energy using google slides and the Roller Coaster simulation. Interactive lesson with NGSS science standards made accessible for all students with UDL principals. Includes multiple slides of questions on the relationship of kinetic and potential energy and the affect of speed and height on kinetic and potential energy. Product also includes an extension activity.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-5
, MS-PS3-1
5th Grade Science Lesson Plan Bundle - NC Essential Science Standards
Are you looking for 5th grade science plans aligned to North Carolina Standards? This resource is for all of my 5th grade science Unit Lesson Plans, for approximately 121 days* worth of activities. These plans give you everything you need except for physical items (computers, index cards, whiteboards, etc). All you need to do is post digital items and copy applicable worksheets, this will be a HUGE time saver for you and your students will LOVE the activities. These lesson plans are for classroo
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5th
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Life Science Biology Curriculum Bundle - PowerPoints and Handouts
Everything you need at your fingertips! Teach an entire YEAR of life science with over 35 weeks of lessons in this curriculum bundle - including daily warm-ups, lessons, labs, activities, projects, study guides and assessments, and an animated PowerPoint for each of the following units: Scientific Method, Cells, Genetics, Evolution, Human Body, Ecology, and Classification. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING WITH A DIGITAL GOOGLE CLASSROOM VERSION. KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR NOTIFICATIONS AND D
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, MS-ETS1-2
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
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My Dad is an Alien Introduction Activity to CER Writing for Science
My Dad is an Alien CER lesson is the perfect activity to introduce (or refresh) CER writing to students at the beginning of the year. I have found it is always easier to teach CERs using a non science example first. It helps students who are new to CERs easily pick out what a claim is, evidence is, and what reasoning is. This is an introductory activity or can be used as a refresher for students who haven't written CERs in a while.BRIEF EXPLANATION OF ACTIVITY:Students will learn what a CER is,
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4th - 8th
Cells Organelles & Processes Bundle - PowerPoint, Notes, Labs, Projects, & More
Your students will "ex-cell" in their cell studies when you use our fun and engaging unit bundle complete with a guiding PowerPoint, labs, activities, graphic organizers and more, including an edible culminating project that's sure to be a "sweet" lesson your students won't soon forget! WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 4-5 WEEK LONG BUNDLE:• 170+ slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation with title slides, objectives, bell work, guided notes, and animations along with 80+ NON-EDITABLE PDF pages which
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Grades:
5th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
Also included in: Life Science Biology Curriculum Bundle - PowerPoints and Handouts
Biomes of the World LINKtivity®- Tundra, Rainforest, Taiga, Desert, Grassland...
Ditch the textbook and give your students a unique and interactive multimedia experience for learning about biomes of the world including tundra, desert, grassland, deciduous forest, rain forest and taiga. The simple teacher prep and the easy-to-navigate digital LINKtivity learning guide are perfect for any upper elementary classroom (even great for substitute days)!Your students will love this self-paced, student-controlled digital activity that allows them to discover the biomes around the wor
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3rd - 5th
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5th Grade Force & Motion Lesson Plans - NC Science Standards 5.P.1
Are you a fifth grade teacher in NC about to teach force and motion? Then you are going to want these lesson plans! This Force & Motion Unit Lesson Plans are for approximately 21 days* worth of activities. These plans give you everything you need except for physical items (computers, index cards, whiteboards, etc). These lesson plans are for classrooms that are 1:1 with computers or Chromebooks™. These plans include my Force & Motion digital notebook.*1 Day = approx 50 minsWhat is includ
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5th
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Also included in: 5th Grade Science Lesson Plan Bundle - NC Essential Science Standards
Year Long Science Bundle | Four Full Unit Science BUNDLES
#bestsellerof2023 Enjoy a year-long 5th Grade NGSS full guided lesson plan bundle and more.➡ PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING ⬅By purchasing the bundle, you receive all units/notebook sets within this bundle at a 30% discount. As additional resources are added, the bundle's price will increase accordingly. By purchasing the bundle at the current price, you will receive future resources added to this Science bundle for FREE.➡ NEED DIGITAL NOW? All 5th-grade guided notebook DIGITAL bundles and more a
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Grades:
4th - 6th
NGSS:
5-ESS2-2
, 5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, 5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
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Forces and Motion Unit | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
Save 40% by purchasing ALL my Forces and Motion teaching materials!Important Notes:• Download a FREE Unit Bundle to learn more about all my products.• Save $$$ with the Physical Science Complete Curriculum• Save $$$$ with the Integrated Science Complete Curriculum• Consider the Forces and Motion Unit Activities as an economical alternative to this resource• Consider Daily Lessons as an economical alternative to this unit bundle (see below)• This product includes FREE downloads of ALL future Forc
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Grades:
4th - 9th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, MS-PS2-4
, 3-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-2
, 5-PS2-1
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Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer Unit Bundle - Conduction Convection Radiation
This Thermal Energy and Heat bundle is perfect for reviewing topics such as conduction, convection and radiation! This mini bundle is great for a middle school physical science class. The bundle contains a PowerPoint, Guided Notes, Assessment, self-grading task cards, choice board, S'mores lab, warm ups, stations activities, print activities and digital interactive lessons that can all be used with Google slides or Google forms!Content covered: ⭐Kinetic Theory of Matter⭐Temperature⭐heat⭐Thermal
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, MS-PS3-3
, MS-PS3-5
Cell Structure and Function - Science and Literacy Lesson Set with DIGITAL
Cell Structure and Function Science and Literacy Lesson Set - DISTANCE LEARNING- Common Core and STAAR (TEKS) alignedAll new graphics!! Just updated with DIGITAL Google Slides version!!⭐️ Easy to follow!⭐️ Fun for the students!These activities are created to incorporate reading and writing into the Science curriculum. The informational text in this set is written to best fit the 5th and 6th grade reading levels. This lesson set is designed to be on level for 5th grade and covers standards from 5
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Everything 5th Grade Science Mega Bundle (TEKS & NGSS)
Light and Shadow Science Unit | Lessons and Activities | Complete Bundle
What if you could have your entire light and shadow unit planned in less than ten minutes? Most of these engaging lessons take moments to prep and cover all the outcomes for your unit. Topics included are transparent, translucent, and opaque materials, colours, refraction, reflection, sources of light, and eye safety.This complete bundle includes:a set of basic lessons (with instructions to modify for your students) which address the majority of the concepts for the unit. It includes a digital v
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4th - 6th
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