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8th grade science thematic unit plans for Google Apps
Titanic Activities Bundle | Passenger Research | Comprehension | Titanic Math
HUGE Titanic bundle of Titanic reading comprehension resources, activities, PowerPoint, and SO much more! Your students will love the Titanic even more after diving into their study of the ship using these resources! Cover the basics and the more unique aspects of the Titanic with these literacy, math, and social studies connections.These Titanic activities cover everything from the construction of the Titanic to the discovery of the ship on the bottom of the Atlantic. Unique aspects, such as
Grades:
4th - 8th
Create and Animate - Stop Motion Animation Unit
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at animation? Stop Motion is a fun and easy way to introduce video production to your class, in any subject!This unit includes almost everything you need to teach your students how to make stop motion animation. All you need to do add is the technology, bricks, clay, playdough, paper, candy, etc! Stop Motion animation can be created using a variety of medium. One of my student groups last year made a movie about cupcakes and another group this year made one
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: DIGITAL INFINITY BUNDLE!!!
Sexual Health Unit Plans / No Prep / Sexuality / Sex Education / Health
This sexual health unit bundle includes 10 complete lessons (40 mins each) , including google slides with objectives, agendas, essential questions, and more. Everything you will need to teach these lessons is included. Lesson Topics: 1 - Consent (Short Video & Digital Activity)2 - Male Reproductive Anatomy (Learn through Coloring)3 - Female Reproductive Anatomy (Learn through Coloring)4 - Conception / Fertilization (Learn through Coloring)5 - Pregnancy (Learn through Coloring)6 - Contracepti
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7th - 12th
Interstellar: A Literacy and Science Unit
This is a 10-day Literacy and Science unit based on the movie "Interstellar." The unit deals with the concepts of space exploration, our solar system, gravity, wormholes and black holes, aging in space, protecting our planet and environment, and the potential of other habitable planets. As far as activities and assignments go, the unit includes creative writing assignments, persuasive writing assignments, predictions and critical thinking (during the movie), an exo-planet research project, and a
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Thematic Film Unit Bundle! 6 units in total!
Ensemble d'environnement - French Environment Unit Bundle - 3+ weeks - NO PREP
Empower your students with this 3+ week NO PREP French environment unit perfect for French Immersion or AP® French students! Students will explore a variety of topics including climate change, global warming, recycling, pollution, environmental sustainability, ecological footprints and a variety of other environmental challenges and issues. This bundle includes a variety of engaging and authentic listening, writing, reading and speaking activities. You will get access to a 67 digital PowerPoint™
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8th - 12th
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Roller Coaster STEM Model Building Contest Project for Engineering and Physics
This project includes 6 sections including research, exploration, design, build, showcase, and reflection. It takes students step by step through designing a functioning marble roller coaster with a theme and building it. It comes with multiple rubrics to grade each section and a set of reflection questions at the end. This project can be lengthened or shortened by requiring more detailed projects. When my students did this project, it took about 10 days to make detailed, functioning rollercoast
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3rd - 12th
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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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Grades:
6th - 8th
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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6th - 8th
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Planets Suite by Gustav Holst | Digital & Printable Listening Unit
Oh how I love Gustav Holst's Planet Suite! It's programmatic, beautiful, and engaging. Want a tie into Social Studies / History? Study these Roman gods. Want to connect to Science and the planets? Here ya go! Connection to art? There are coloring Listening glyphs included. How about connecting to math? Identify these time signatures or the rhythmic chant in Jupiter's 5/4 ostinato. Relating each movement on the exit slip to an emoji is a nice Social-Emotional Learning component!This is
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PreK - 9th
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Also included in: Year Long Music Lessons & Curriculum for 4th Grade Bundle 30% off
Ecology Unit PLAN: Population Dynamics, Symbiosis, Food Webs, & Carbon Cycle
This set includes EVERYTHING from my Ecology Unit Notes: Population Dynamics, Symbiosis, Food Webs, & Carbon Cycle" listing PLUS even more!!! This listing includes the addition of formal assessments, informal assessments/ activities, lots of practice, as well as two lab-based activities. This should be everything you'll need for a successful Ecology unit!!Slides & Notes: This set consists of a Unit Slides Presentation that covers population dynamics (limiting factors & growth curves)
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7th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-LS2-3
, HS-LS2-7
, HS-LS2-5
, HS-LS2-4
, HS-LS2-1
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Toothpick Bridge Building-Truss R' Us STEM project
The toothpick bridge building STEM project has a new spin. This resource includes a 30 page google document that can be edited for your classroom needs.Students form engineering groups and assign the following jobs: accountant, project manager, architect, and carpenter. Groups must work within the design constraints, including maintaining a budget. Classroom materials are minimal per group including: 500 toothpicks, small cup of wood glue, waxed paper, & graph paper. This is a highly
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5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Distance Learning | Virtual Field Trip to Space with Holst's Planet Suite
Oh how I love Gustav Holst's Planet Suite! It's programmatic, beautiful, and engaging. Want a tie into Social Studies / History? Study these Roman gods. Want to connect to Science and the planets? Here ya go! Connection to art? There are coloring Listening glyphs included. How about connecting to math? Identify these time signatures or the rhythmic chant in Jupiter's 5/4 ostinato. Relating each movement on the exit slip to an emoji is a nice Social-Emotional Learning component!This Virtual Field
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Grades:
1st - 9th
Evolution Field Journal- Teacher Version
*Made for the Evolution Field Journal bundle*Teacher copy of the evolution field guide unit. Includes completed notes, where the student copy has blanks for students to fill in.Students will learn the theory of evolution by traveling in Charles Darwin's shoes. Lessons progress by following the HMS Beagle in its journey, and students examine evidence in each location to build their own theories of descent with modification. Created for Middle School but could be flexed up for High School. Lasts 8
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6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-2
, MS-LS4-5
, MS-LS4-4
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Also included in: Evolution Field Journal- Unit Plan Bundle w/ All Activities
Iceberg Nielsen Titanic Cross-Curricular Book Companion Novel Study
A Titanic Story - This interdisciplinary book companion and novel study includes comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts for studying the outstanding historical fiction novel, Iceberg, by award-winning author, Jennifer Nielsen. This book is an inspiring narrative account of the fateful maiden journey of the RMS Titanic. This interdisciplinary novel study opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within t
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Human Organs Science Bundle with Google Slides
How each organ functions and supports the human body is explored in this unit resource! Each organ covered in this resource contains a non-fiction reading with comprehension questions to follow-up their learning, as well as a google slide diagram of the organ. This resource includes a variety of activities from a word search, games, cut & paste activity, to experiments, in addition to interactive activities through google slides. There are also colourful word wall cards! This resource inclu
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Evolution Field Journal- Student Version
*Made for the Evolution Field Journal bundle*Student copy of the evolution field journal unit. Includes blank scaffolded notes, where the teacher copy has everything filled in.Students will learn the theory of evolution by traveling in Charles Darwin's shoes. Lessons progress by following the HMS Beagle in its journey, and students examine evidence in each location to build their own theories of descent with modification. Created for Middle School but could be flexed up for High School. Lasts 8-
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6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-2
, MS-LS4-5
, MS-LS4-4
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Also included in: Evolution Field Journal- Unit Plan Bundle w/ All Activities
Digital Learning Menu (Unit Choice Board)
In this Digital Learning (Choice) Menu, you have: (19) activities, (20) rubrics, (18) original templates, multiple checklists, examples, and guides. It can be used for any subject as the activity directions are open ended in terms of topic, but specific in what is being asked of the students. A detailed teacher guide is also included for best practices in implementing this Unit Choice Menu. Students choose 1 activity for each of 5 categories and complete them about different topics in your unit.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Energy Sources Problem Based Activity PBL -Middle School - Distance or In Person
This resource asks students to design an island paradise and then choose what type of energy - petroleum, wind power, solar power, or hydroelectric power - best suits it. Suitable for independent or group projects and suitable for in person or distance learning.Resource includes:Project directions for studentProject template for students who need supportResearch hyperdoc to direct students to information about solar, wind, hydroelectric, and petroleum energy sourcesProject rubricAll parts of th
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Grades:
5th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
Also included in: Energy Bundle - 30% off!
BC Science 8 FULL COURSE (print and digital)
©Alternate Courses creates simplified curriculum including outlines, progress charts, notes, worksheets, and inquiry projects that can be used in a traditional inclusive classroom as well as for asynchronous and remote learning. Our course work meets all the learning outcomes of the new British Columbia curriculum in a simplified form for independent, self-paced work without the need for a textbook. Our student-centred projects give your students voice and choice in their learning. The PROJECTS
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8th
The Prestige: A Literacy and Science Unit
This is a 10-day Literacy (and a lot of science!) unit based on the movie "The Prestige". The unit deals with the concepts of magic, electricity, science vs supernatural, the ethics of cloning, and much more. As far as activities and assignments go, the unit includes creative writing, persuasive writing, predictions and critical thinking (during the movie), a debate (pros and cons of cloning), an introduction to editing, and an introduction into formal essay writing. Included in the purchase are
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Thematic Film Unit Bundle! 6 units in total!
Crab in the Lab Idea List- A countdown to Christmas.
The weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas can drag on. This idea list keeps the weeks fun and exciting with a new science learning activity each day. Move a crab around each day and have him explore science concepts and get into some mischief. Students will be curious each day as they come in to find what the crab is up to in the lab. These ideas are winter themed. Each day discuss the science concepts behind what the crab has gotten into or do a lab related to it. This features 29 different
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Grades:
6th - 9th
(FR) PBL/ABP - BURGER LOVE
Mes projets préférés sont ceux qui intègrent tellement de résultats que je peux en évaluer plusieurs à la fois, et mes élèves peuvent voir leur authenticité et leur aspect pratique. Ceci est mon Saint Graal! Je crois vraiment que chaque enseignant de 6e année en a besoin!C'est le projet de vos rêves! C'est ma façon préférée de terminer une année scolaire car elle passe en revue tellement de choses avec lesquelles ils sont maintenant à l'aise. Le sujet rend mes élèves de 5e / 6e TELLEMENT EXCITÉS
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5th - 8th
Also included in: (FR) ÉTUDES SOCIALES - ANNÉE COMPLÈTE (6e ANNÉE)
Middle School Properties of Matter Unit
Are you a middle school Science teacher using Next Generation Science Standards? Are you wanting to try project based learning in your classroom? Are you ready to challenge your students with tasks that show their learning?Grab this unit now!Warning: The formatting of this unit will turn your students into inquirers, investigators, problem solvers, critical thinkers and allow them the chance to make real-world connections. All of this will need to be supplemented by...YOU!You see, when your stud
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-3
, MS-PS1-5
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Also included in: Middle School Science Unit BUNDLE
MYP Design Unit: Game Design
Have fun with your kiddos while you teach them the powerful grace of the design cycle. In this unit, students will follow the design cycle to produce a card game with a theme of a United Nations Global Sustainability Goal. In this IB design unit, criterion B and D are assessed. This unit comes with 9 lessons and 2 summative assessments templates that cover the following topics: -Selecting a topic (Interactive Lecture)-Analyzing existing solutions (Assignment and slides)-Learning Game Mechanics (
Grades:
7th - 9th
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