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3rd grade science unit plans for Easel Activities
States of Matter Unit, Solids, Liquids, Gases, Mixtures and Solutions, Density
This matter science unit contains reading passages with comprehension questions, activities, science labs, task cards, and vocabulary reference posters that you can use to enhance your unit on matter. Please download the preview file to see all pages included in this unit!Pages included:Matter reading passage and comprehensioncrossword puzzlemultiple choice activitymind mappicture wordword sortSolids reading passage and comprehensionword search and fill in the blankgraphic organizerLiquids read
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Science Bundle
Science Unit: States of Matter (1st, 2nd, 3rd Grades)
********Save 33% when you buy this product as part of our Science Unit 3-pack*******In this first through third grade science unit, I’ve included numerous resources to help teachers bring States of Matter “to life” for their students. Not only do the worksheets, quizzes and games help students learn the concepts, some very silly monster characters make the learning fun.I’ve included 2 very highly rated STEM activity challenges in this pack. These activities are directly related to States of Matt
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Science Unit Bundle! Weather, Forces & Motion and States of Matter
Parts of a Plant, Plant Life Cycle, Plant Needs, Photosynthesis Lesson Plan Unit
Do you need to teach all about plants, but aren’t sure where to begin? This comprehensive plant unit has got you covered! From exploring the parts of plants and their functions to unraveling the mysteries of the basic needs of plants, this unit has it all! Watch your students blossom as they explore hands-on labs, engaging plant activities, cooperative learning, and so much more! Try Before you Buy:Free Pollination Demonstration. It's a free lesson from this unit! Save at least 20% off when you
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2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 3-LS1-1
, 5-LS1-1
Force and Motion Unit, Simple Machines, Friction, Gravity, Laws of Motion
Do you want an easy way to teach topics on force and motion? What about simple machines? Make learning about force and motion engaging! This unit contains reading passages with comprehension questions, activities, science labs, task cards, and vocabulary reference posters that you can use to enhance your unit on rocks and minerals.These reading passages with comprehension questions are the perfect way to quickly check for understanding while providing the students with background information o
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Science Bundle
Light Energy Unit: Science Stations/Centers or Labs, Activities & Experiments
This deluxe light energy unit includes five labs that can be set up as stations or centers, a full-blown experiment, extension activities, review, and assessment. Your kids will love the hands-on investigation – and you will too! This is the science unit you’ve been waiting for.Working in stations or centers saves time and uses less materials.Directions for each project are simple and easy to follow. Kids can work independently! Kids become engaged in fun activities that build understanding of l
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-PS3-2
Weather Activities Reading Passages Tools Weathering & Erosion Worksheet Science
This best-selling Weather and Erosion unit is filled with fun and hands-on activities! This complete unit includes information about Weathering, Erosion, Types of Clouds, Weather Maps, and Weather Instruments. It has leveled Reading Passages with three difficulty levels, build a weather tool science labs, and lots of hands-on activities.In this unit students will learn all about:WeatherWeathering & ErosionTypes of CloudsMeteorologists & ForecastingWeather MapsWater CycleWeather Vocabul
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2nd - 4th
Sound Energy Unit - Hands-on Science Activities - Stations/Centers/Labs & STEM
This engaging sound energy unit includes five labs that can be set up as stations or centers, a STEM activity, review, and assessment. Your kids will love the hands-on investigation – and you will too! Open the preview to take a closer look at the science unit, which uses the 5E Model.Engage: A pretest gets kids thinking about sound energy.Explore: Using inquiry, students explore key science concepts. For each guiding question, they explore two or three simple (but powerful) activities and draw
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-PS3-2
Thermal Energy Activities and Heat Transfer Lab - Science Unit for 3rd, 4th, 5th
This complete unit includes eight sets of hands-on thermal energy activities, a heat transfer lab, video links, flash cards, review sheet, and assessment to help third, fourth, or fifth grade students understand key science concepts.Open the preview to take a closer look at the unit. You’ll see that the activities offer safe (and fun!) ways to explore heat in the classroom.First, using inquiry, students explore key thermal energy concepts. For each guiding question, they explore two or three sim
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-PS3-2
Growth and Changes in Animals Grade 2 - Complete Animal Unit & Research Project
Students love learning about growth and changes in animals! This complete animal unit is all you need to teach the Ontario Growth and Changes in Animals unit for Grade 2 Science! ⭐ This unit is also available in a money-saving bundle with my Growth and Changes in Plants Unit! This best-selling Growth and Changes in Animals unit is perfect for: ✔ 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-grade classrooms✔ Ontario Grade 2 classrooms✔ teachers looking to cover the curriculum expectations with one resource✔ teachers who b
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1st - 3rd
Life Cycles Unit 8 Animals and Plants All About Life Cycle Science Unit
All About Life Cycles is a Science unit designed to introduce life cycles to students in grades 2-4. This unit includes an overview about life cycles, metamorphosis, and heredity, and 8 individual life cycles! This unit introduces one life cycle for each main classification of living thing (plant, mammal, fish, insect (complete and incomplete metamorphosis), bird, and amphibian).Each topic has a special foldable informational booklet. Each booklet has a special pocket that can be used to hold th
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2nd - 4th
Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors Week Long Unit aligned to TEKS
This is a week long unit that can be used to teach students the difference between inherited traits and learned behaviors. It includes notes pages for science journals, whole class and small group activities, and an assessment. Detailed lesson plans are included for each day. The lesson plans are available for you to see in the second page of the downloadable preview document. This unit is aligned to the TEKS 3.10B.
24 Pages include the following:
Title (1 page)
Lesson Plans (1 Page - inc
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2nd - 4th
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Third Grade Science: Motion, Stability, Forces and Interactions Unit
Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?This 3rd-grade physical science unit fits the bill!. We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.It comes with:- 9 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.Lesson 1 - Force and MotionLesson 2 - Balanced and Unbalanced ForcesLesson 3 - Energy TransferLesson 4 - GravityLesson 5 - Friction and Air ResistanceLesson 6 - Magnetic ForceLesson 7 - Electrostatic ForceLesson 8 - Start Your EnginesLesson 9 - De
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3rd
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NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Third Grade Science: NGSS Aligned Bundle
Rocks and Minerals
This is a HUGE unit to help teach rocks and minerals. Please look at the preview to see the variety of activities.
Table of Contents
Introduction………………………….3
Helpful Websites…………………..4
Rock Posters…………………….…..7
Rock Story…………………………..17
Vocabulary Activities……….….36
Rock Stations……………………..57
My Pet Rock…………………………98
Worksheets & Assessments...123
Edible Activities…………….….131
Literacy Activities…………...…136
Math Activities……………...…..184
Rocks in Real Life……….…….216
Terms of Use…………………..…228
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1st - 4th
Growth and Changes in Plants - A Complete Plant Unit for Ontario Grade 3 Science
Students love learning about growth and changes in plants! This complete plant unit is all you need to teach the Ontario Growth and Changes in Plants unit for Grade 3 Science!⭐ This unit is also available in a money-saving bundle with my Growth and Changes in Animals Unit!This best-selling Growth and Changes in Plants unit is perfect for:✔ 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-grade classrooms✔ Ontario Grade 3 classrooms✔ teachers looking to cover the curriculum expectations with one resource✔ teachers who believe
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Third Grade Science: NGSS Aligned Life Science Unit
Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?This 3rd-grade life science unit fits the bill!. We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.It comes with:- 9 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.Lesson 1 - Organisms Have Unique Life CyclesLesson 2 - Some Animals Live in GroupsLesson 3 - What are Inherited Traits?Lesson 4 - Different Types of Environments for Different Types of AnimalsLesson 5 - Animals AdaptationsLesson 6 - Plant AdaptationsL
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3rd
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NGSS:
3-LS4-1
, 3-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-2
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Also included in: Third Grade Science: NGSS Aligned Bundle
Digestive System Independent Work - Human Body Print & Digital Activities
These digital Digestive System activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We all k
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2nd - 3rd
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Forces and Motion Science Unit (1st, 2nd, 3rd Grades)
********Save 33% when you buy this product as part of our Science Unit 3-pack*******
In this first through third grade science unit, I’ve included numerous resources to help teachers bring forces and motion “to life” for their students. Not only do the worksheets, quizzes and games help students learn the concepts, some very silly monster characters make the learning fun.
I’ve also included 2 very highly rated STEM activity challenges in this pack. These activities are directly related to for
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Science Unit Bundle! Weather, Forces & Motion and States of Matter
Science- Habitats and Communities
This Science- Habitats and Communities package includes:
This unit contains the following materials:
-9 Lessons varying on different elements of habitats and communities.
-1 poster project with rubric
-1 unit project with rubric
-Choice project between completing a diorama or multimedia presentation
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*based off Ontario Curriculum standards
This package is part of a Unit Bundle:
Grade 4 Science Unit Bundle
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Science: Grade 4 Science Unit Bundle- Based on the Ontario Curriculum
Continents and Oceans Map Activities | INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK
Are you looking for an engaging way to get your students learning about the continents and oceans? This Interactive Notebook is full of Quick Facts, hands-on activities, posters, songs and more! Check out the preview! What is in this download?Pg. 1 CoverPg. 2 Table of ContentsPg. 3 Lesson Plan (suggested)Pg. 4 Standards MetPg. 5 The Continents SongPg 6-7 Interactive Notebook Pocket and Insert Tabs ( 5 Oceans, 7 Continents) Pg. 8. Quick Ocean FactsPg. 9. 5 Oceans Interactive NotebookPg. 10 Quick
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1st - 3rd
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Salmon Life Cycle Unit Info Text Activity Game Art Poetry Math
Permission granted for use with Google Classroom. Keep your students engaged and learning with this engaging, standards-based text and activities. Great for distance learning, school breaks or home schools. This no-prep cross-curriculum unit delves into the importance of the life cycle of salmon in an engaging and fun way. Covers salmon life cycle, adaptations, migration, dangers, and more. Unit includes:* Student-friendly humorous text written at upper elementary level * Comprehension activity
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3rd - 7th
Structures - Science - Strong and Stable Structures - TOP SELLER
A complete book of lesson plans and activity sheets to cover the Science unit of Strong and Stable Structures. Every activity in this book has been tested, edited by the watchful eyes of students (my toughest critics), and laid out for you so you don’t have to do anything except gather a few materials. Why buy this book?1. LEARNING GOALS are written at the top of each lesson plan and student worksheet. The specific curriculum related goals are right there, easy for you and the students to see
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3rd - 4th
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Magic Tree House #6 Bundle: Afternoon on the Amazon & Rain Forests Fact Tracker
Journey deep into the heart of the Amazon with Jack and Annie in Magic Tree House #6: Afternoon on the Amazon and enrich the experience with the detailed Fact Tracker: Rain Forests by Mary Pope Osborne. This immersive bundle is a must-have for educators aiming to combine the mystery of the rainforest with factual learning. Dive into interactive tasks, comprehension tests, vocabulary enhancement, and intriguing rainforest facts. Perfect for classroom learning, homeschool modules, and collaborativ
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2nd - 4th
Animal Groups Unit with Mammals Insect Fish Reptiles Amphibians Birds
This unit contains plans to help you teach lessons on the different animal groups including mammals, insects, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. I have included a science journal with a page on each animal, homework activity, interenet links, report graphic organizers for each animal group, art ideas and a sponge animal activity. This unit corresponds to a actiview flipchart also available on TpT.
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K - 3rd
Science Nonfiction Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions Polar Bears
In this science reading packet, you will download four polar bears nonfiction reading passages (2-3 paragraphs each) for habitat, diet, appearance and predators. You will receive 5 reading comprehension questions for each passage. For your convenience, you will download both TPT digital EASEL and printable PDF resource formats.Please click on the PREVIEW.You will also receive a polar bears little book with photos and lines for students to conduct their own research or use the reading passages to
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Science Sub Plans Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions 5th Grade
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