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7th grade science thematic unit plan pdfs
A Zoo Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plans Thematic Unit for Grades 5-6 Common Core
A Zoo Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plans Thematic Unit for Grades 5-6 Common CoreFor Grades 5-6. This packet includes everything you need for a complete interdisciplinary interactive unit on zoo animals. I created this unit to leave with a sub for 5th-6th graders to complete in a day. The students work through the packet, completing activities for reading, writing, science, social studies, and math. Then, they will turn everything they've done into a lapbook. These plans work well to leave with a sub
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4th - 7th
Also included in: The 7 Hour Sub Plans Bundle for Grades 5-6 ~ Easy Sub Plans!
Ocean Animals BUNDLE (250 pages!!)
Dive in to this fun Ocean Animals Lesson filled with fascinating information about the oceans, whales, star fish, sharks, and more amazing creatures. You will find engaging text, science experiments, printable worksheets, life cycles, printable crafts, label the anatomy, report templates, creative writing prompts, beautiful color flashcards, and so much more!This huge, 250+ page Ocean Animals Lesson will allow you to learn about the ocean and aquatic animals. There are 7 units to allow you to mo
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Grades:
K - 8th
Zombie Apocalypse Unit - End of the Year Project or Emergency Sub Lesson Plans
This week-long, self-guided zombie apocalypse project is the PERFECT end of the year unit! It is so versatile and can be used for many different grades and subjects; appropriate for middle school or high school, science or language arts, accelerated or remediation, even upper elementary. It could also be used for a Halloween unit or emergency sub lesson plans. Directions on each page are self explanatory and will keep your students engaged from start to finish.I originally created this activity
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Biology Lessons and Curriculum for the ENTIRE YEAR
Project Based Learning Activity- Ocean Animals - Marine Biology
**This product can also be purchased in my Project Based Learning Adventure Bundle #1**
This project based learning activity takes your students into the world of marine biology!
Acting as marine animal research team members,students will:
Choose an ocean animal to research in an expedition
Design a logo for their research team
Find funding by writing and advertising for donations
Keep accurate records of donations and expenses
Buy supplies for their expedition
Create a travel plan to their
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Project Based Learning Activity BUNDLE-Ocean Space Rainforest
Inventions and Inventors Unit
Spark curiosity, wonder and creativity in your students as you explore inventions and inventors through this comprehensive unit! Reading activities, research tasks, assessment printables and more!
Included in this unit are a wide range of activities and resources to support teaching and learning about inventions and inventors in your classroom. Your students will love learning about how inventions have evolved over time and changed the way we live our lives today and will get to use their own
Grades:
4th - 7th
Back to School Science Activities for Middle School
If the first day and couple weeks of school stress you out, these back to school science activities for middle school are for you!“Don’t smile until Thanksgiving.”“Spend the first day of school doing something engaging.”“Work on procedures before you work on content.” “Build relationships, but also be firm.” Trying to figure out what advice is right for your classroom is challenging enough. Let planning all of your back to school science activities for middle school students be a breeze! This aw
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6th - 8th
Amusement Park Design Project
Design your own Amusement Park! This fun unit consists of 16 worksheets that will challenge students in their creative thinking, research skills, design and engineering abilities.Digital option available! Please note, some worksheets transfer nicely into a digital version but many are designed to be completed on paper or as a hands on STEM/STEAM activity.The package includes:1. Unit title page2. Student title page3. Park research worksheet (internet access for students recommended)4. Art activ
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: STEAM Project Bundle
Plant and Animal Adaptations
Explore the magic and wonder of our natural world with this plant and animal adaptations unit complete with assessment! Information sheets, interactive activities, reading comprehension, research based tasks, QR Code fun and more!Included in this pack are a wide range of activities and resources to support the teaching of adaptations. Your students will love discovering the diverse and amazing wildlife that live in Earth’s beautiful environments, and will be introduced to plants and animals th
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4th - 7th
Kitchen Chemistry Storyline Bundle - Matter, Atoms & Molecules, & Thermal Energy
Investigate matter, atoms, molecules and thermal energy in this three-dimensional, student-driven storyline bundle. Engage students in three-dimensional NGSS-aligned exploration and discovery through a yummy investigation into the science of baking cookies! This Bundle Includes:1 Properties Of Matter, Atoms, & Chemical Reactions Phenomenon - Kitchen ChemistryStudents launch an investigation into properties of matter, physical and chemical changes (like changing states of matter and chemical
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-4
, 5-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-2
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All About Jellyfish, Star Fish, Coral, & Anemone Lesson
Did you know that sea stars can make a clone of themselves with only a foot to start with? How about that most of the coral reef is made up of dead shells of once living coral? We have lots of fun and interesting facts about echinoderms and cnidarians in this lesson for kids from K-8th grade. The engaging lesson will teach kids how in the ocean, sand dollars are vibrant colors and tend to live in groups or that the Portuguese Man of War is a actually a colony of many jelly like animals functioni
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Grades:
K - 8th
Also included in: Ocean Animals BUNDLE (250 pages!!)
All About Crustaceans, Mollusks & Cephalopods
This interesting and engaging lesson will help your student learn all about Crustaceans, Mollusks, and Cephalopods. You will learn about various aquatic animals that fit in this classification including: crabs, lobsters, barnacles, bivalves, clams, octopus, squid, and more. Learn which of them can go a whole year without eating in cold water, which grow their own shells, what beautiful seashells come from which ocean animals, how some can change colors within seconds, who produced die, and so mu
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K - 8th
Also included in: Ocean Animals BUNDLE (250 pages!!)
STEM "Career Fair" Project Based Learning Now with a Lapbook!
Now including a STEM Careers Lapbook!!!This pack will help introduce students to STEM careers! This project based learning activity includes teacher suggestions and resources, student research sheets, project/writing planning worksheets, and materials to conduct a mock "career fair". This project can easily incorporate Reading/ELA standards and skills.
Students will have a blast researching high interest careers in the STEM disciplines and will have the opportunity to role play in their chosen
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Grades:
3rd - 10th
Apple BINGO Vocabulary Game
Learning vocabulary through fun, interactive games is just one way to keep pre-school and elementary aged learners engaged in lessons. This apple themed BINGO vocabulary game is a fun way to target goals for mixed groups. It includes 24 apple theme vocabulary targets and can be used for speech therapy, social work, occupational therapy, home schooling, English Language Learners or any small group instruction. In addition, two sets of calling cards are provided to appropriately level your lessons
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Also included in: Speech & Language Activities Apple Bundle
Innovation Celebration PBL, Design Your Own Invention, Project-based Learning
Project-based learning allows for students to engage in solving a real-world problem or answering a complex question. They demonstrate their knowledge and skills by creating a public product or presentation for a real audience. Students have choice throughout the course of the project, including how to show mastery. Students reflect on progress and engage in the feedback process. PRINT AND GO!!!Throughout is project, students will complete the design thinking process to create an invention that
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Five Kingdoms Worksheets
A complete mini unit study on the five kingdoms of life (with a brief explanation of an optional sixth). Includes information and discussion sheets, several activities, species cards, and even a simple spreadsheet project. Makes a great classification or taxonomy introduction, even for mixed grades! -- 13 pages including 4 answer key sheets --
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3rd - 9th
Cells: Single-Celled and Multicellular Organisms Gr. 5-8
This is the chapter slice "Single-Celled and Multicellular Organisms" from the full lesson plan "Cells"About the FULL RESOURCE:Cells are the building blocks of life. We take you from the parts of plant and animal cells and what they do to single-celled and multi-cellular organisms. Using simplified language and vocabulary concepts we discover human cell reproduction as well as diffusion and osmosis. Our resource provides ready-to-use information and activities for remedial students using simplif
Grades:
5th - 8th
All About Birds Integrated Unit, Activities and Handouts
All About Birds Integrated Unit introduces students to the study of birds.Topics and activities include the following: What Are Birds?, How Are Birds Different From Me, Kinds Of Birds, My Favorite Bird, Bird A-Z, Bird Beaks, How Do Our Beaks Help Us? (& Key), Beak Shapes (& Key), Bird Behaviors, Cleaning Ourselves, Read All About It, Adventures in the Rain Forest, Bird Calls and Songs, Joyfullness As Taught by the Dipper, Feathers, Bird Feathers, Feather Duster Painting, Colorful Feathe
Grades:
2nd - 7th
Space Exploration Unit - ELA Paired Reading Activities, Writing Prompts
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to introduce a space exploration unit in your class with a meaningful unit packed with paired reading activities, bell ringers and writing prompts? Is one of your goals to teach interesting facts about space with interdisciplinary matching activities and reading passages? Would you be interested in giving your students complex standards aligned activities (PRINT&DIGITAL) with space exploration paired texts (article, poem, short story) and in
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6th - 8th
Biome Ecosystems Bundle, Animals, Habitats, Food: STEM, Math, Reading, Writing
Hello, thank you for viewing this product.ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:This is an all about diverse biome ecosystems unit teaching package that includes plants, animals, habitats, food chains and covers additional material across topics including (EPR) every person response, Interactive mini reading book, creative and opinion writing worksheets and printable, journal entries for observations and STEM experiments, simple Math activities and math counting games with multi sensory activity ideas, a cooking c
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Grades:
PreK - 8th
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 5-PS3-1
, 3-ESS2-2
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Catastrophic Cycles - Geoscience Processes & Plate Tectonics Storyline Bundle
Engage students in learning about Earth's structure, geoscience processes, and plate tectonic theory by investigating the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is 79AD. This bundle of resources is designed to spark and guide student learning into Earth’s geology, specifically matter and energy in its interior, the geoscience processes that shape Earth’s surface, how Earth’s surface has changed over time (plate tectonics), and the interaction between society and these processes. Specifically, the anchor exp
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-1
Forms of Energy BOOM™ Cards | Special Education | Digital
Students will practice identifying three different forms of energy: heat, light, and sound with these digital Boom science cards™ . This boom deck features 30 self-grading cards asking students to look at an image and determine whether it is heat energy, light energy, or sound energy. Get instant data collection for your special education science students when they complete your boom decks!⭐ Test this resource out! CLICK HERE for a free playable preview. This product includes:A link to access 30
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
Solar Eclipse Unit - Middle School ELA Paired Reading Activities, Writing Prompt
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to introduce your students to the Solar Eclipse with meaningful texts, bell ringers and writing prompts? Is one of your goals to offer a solid unit that explores the themes of Solar Eclipse? Would you be interested in giving your students complex standards aligned activities (PRINT&DIGITAL) with fun paired texts (article, poem, short story) and inspiring writing prompts and bell ringers?If you found something that gave you all these benefits
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Design A Video Game on Scratch
Children will begin by playing different video games online to evaluate what makes them fun and engaging for their audience. They will then analyse the mechanics of the games and then plan a game of their own remixing a game on Scratch based on their criteria. Children will then use conditionals, operators, and variables on Scratch to make their own game.Lesson plans, editable rubrics, and classroom examples from Year 6 are provided, as well as links to additional support on the Scratch website.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: STEAM BUNDLE for Years 3 and 4
Racing Cars - A Unit About Force and Motion
This unit is designed to be project based, and teach students how forces affect the motion of car as it moves down a ramp. Students will gain deeper understanding of mass, air resistance, gravity, friction, inertia, and acceleration. Students will explore forces through inquiry-based learning where they will design a ramp to carry a car the farthest distance.
This unit plan features a lesson plan/unit overview, and 16 pages of student workbook pages with brainstorming, challenge questions, bra
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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