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3rd grade science unit plan interactive whiteboards
Magnets: A Complete Unit
This unit has everything you need for a unit on magnets:
*daily lesson plans
*smartboard viewing slides
*vocabulary cards (to make a small student notebook)
*5 exciting experiments (including how to make a temporary magnet, a compass, and an electromagnet)
*circle map
*packed full of graphics
*detailed illustrations including cutaways of machines to view the magnets inside
*a student's "My Scientist's Observation Notebook" for recording what is observed, with seperate title pages available for g
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Virginia's Natural Resources SMARTboard Unit Lesson - VA SOL 4.8
Updated September 2015 - New links added!
This is an 18 page instructional unit SMARTboard about Virginia's Natural Resources. It covers all of the Science VA SOL's for this topic for fourth grade. (VA SOL 4.8) It contains tons of interactive elements, video clips, & games.
Topics include: Natural Resources, Human Resources, Capital Resources, Water Resources - groundwater, reservoirs, oceans, bays, rivers, & lakes, watersheds, Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Atlantic Ocean, Animal Res
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Ecosystem Energy Flows, Food Chains, Humans & Rainforest Destruction Unit PDF
TITLEEcosystem Energy Flows, Food Chains, Humans & Rainforest Destruction Unit PDFOVERVIEWStudents learn through reading passages, engaging media (photos, graphic organizers, video and audio clips), and a hands-on activity about energy flows in the rainforest ecosystem, food chains, decomposition, and humans’ impact on the ecosystem. Assessments, answer keys, Easel Activities, and teacher support are included. The high-interest rainforest theme is used to teach this NGSS-aligned life scienc
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 5-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-4
, 4-ESS3-2
, 4-ESS2-1
States of Matter SMARTBoard File with Printables
This unit is designed for students in grades 3-5. It includes an engaging interactive SMARTBoard file that teaches your students about the 4 states of matter using cloze reading passages. I intentionally left the first letter visible so that students can use context and their developing understanding to predict what goes in the blank. This keeps students engagement high as they are filling in the blanks in their own packets. There are links to short videos about the various states of matter, alo
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Electricity SMARTboard Unit Lesson - VA SOL 4.3
This 20 page Instructional Unit SMARTboard Lesson teaches kids all about Electricity. It follows the Virginia 4th grade SOL requirements for Electricity (VA SOL 4.3), but would be appropriate for grades 3-8. This lesson is FUN - with TONS of web links and interactive parts. My students LOVE this SMARTboard! It takes about 1-2 weeks to complete, and I use it in conjunction with my Electricity Interactive Notebook, also featured here on TPT. If you're teaching 4th grade science in Virginia, t
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3rd - 9th
SMARTboard A Solar Eclipse Fact Vs Fiction Adventure: Space Station Dectectives
Everything you need to get your kids excited about the upcoming solar eclipse! And BONUS for YOU! Buy this product and enjoy no printing, no prep, no photocopies! Just open this Smartboard file and off you go! Pique student curiosity, build knowledge, focus on literacy skill of fact vs fiction, ask reflective questions, watch engaging videos, visit a variety of websites...and then at the end of it all...turn off your computer and call it a day!I am here to help make your life easier - one learni
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PreK - 4th
Biomes of the World Power Point Presentation
This power point presentation is 39 slides long and explains in detail the world's 6 biomes (The desert, tundra, taiga, rainforest, deciduous forest, & grassland) For each biome, animal & plant adaptations are explained. This power point has lots of pictures, maps, and is very colorful. Information in bullet format makes note taking for students very easy!!!
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3rd - 12th
Smartboard Fun: Sorting Solids & Liquids - Phases of Matter
Are you studying phases of matter with your Special Education students and need some fun interactive lessons? Try this lesson out. I made it for my Special Education kiddos while we were doing a unit on the phases of matter and studying solids, liquids and gases. Specifically this lesson covers:1. Sorting pictures of solids and liquids into the two categories.2. A series of yes/no questions to determine if something is a solid or liquid. (This part includes 8 slides each with one question. For e
Grades:
K - 5th
Also included in: Phases of Matter (Solids, Liquids, Gases) Bundle
Primary Connections Package It Better-Chem. Science WHOLE TERM'S WORK DONE 4 YOU
You will need to BUY THE OUTLINE- "PACKAGE IT BETTER: YEAR 4" from Primary Connections: primaryconnections.org.au (Or download it from Scootle for free on the DEC portal if you're a NSW teacher. Not sure about other states). The inserted links are all working as of this upload, but this can change due to variables in the future. By downloading, you understand that all links are not infallible and may need replacing as time goes by. Worksheets are also attached. You will need to follow preparatio
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
Human Body ~ SMARTboard BONES Investigation ~ multi-day unit ~ 3rd Grade
This is a multi-day unit on The Human Body. The unit was designed to be used in conjunction with the FOSS science kit "Human Body" for 3rd grade. This unit covers the first investigation on Bones including jump roping, counting bones, and owl pellets.
This unit is over 50+ pages when you include the .notebook file with 39 pages, and multiple comprehension question sheets that accompany the science stories.
Everything you need to teach Investigation 1 - Bones from the kit is included except fo
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3rd
Scientific Method & Inquiry SMARTboard Lesson
This is a 24 page instructional SMARTboard lesson on the subject of Scientific Method & Inquiry. It is full of interactive parts, pictures, and video clips. This lesson coordinates with my Scientific Inquiry SMARTboard lesson also featured here on Teachers Pay Teachers.
Topics covered in this unit lesson:
*What is Science?
*What is a Scientist?
*Scientific Method
*Quantitative vs. Qualitative Observations
*Formulating Questions
*Developing a Hypothesis
*Designing an Experiment
*Collect
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Grades:
2nd - 9th
Community - Road Signs!
GREAT activity for social studies/community unit, safety, reasoning, reading, verbal expression, & vocabulary development! Signs presented are ones that the students can commonly see in their environment.4 Slides. Students move the phrases to the box beside the associated sign. Each slide has one answer that is not a match.
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Grades:
2nd - 6th, Staff
Weather
If you teach Weather, this is ALL you will need!
Included in this bundle are my...
**Instructional Unit SMARTboard Lesson
**19 page Interactive Notebook
**55 page instructional packet.
Contents of each item are listed below, and you can find them listed individually here on TPT if you’d like to find reviews/picture previews. I’ve designed this specifically to cover ALL Virginia SOLs for the fourth grade Weather unit (SOLs 4.6), but it could be used anywhere from 3rd—8th grade and up! A
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3rd - 8th
Oceans SMART Board Thematic Unit
This is an interactive SMART Board Unit in which your students can have hands-on experiences within the levels of the ocean floor! This unit includes activities, videos, and crafts related to tides, tide pools, mollusks, sea mammals, and fish.
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
Energy Unit for the SMART Board
This is an amazing unit! It has 10 different Energy activities designed for second grade (however, first and third could do all the activities!
This includes:
~vocabulary (with pull tabs to check)
~link to energy video
~word fill in (with flashlight reveal)
~is it a good conductor? (erase to find out!)
~shadow experiment
~food group spin and record
~brain food- check to see!
~forms of energy (links to sound)
~energy words (shrink and grow)
~energy fill in (pull tab to check)
~true or false (li
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
2nd Grade Matter Unit Flipchart
Interactive Flipchart unit introduces matter and it's key parts! Great for all ages, but made to cover all 2nd grade standards. Excellent interactive piece to excite students about learning matter! Includes videos, experiments, and images to keep students engaged!
*Topics covered: Matter, solids, liquids & gases, mixtures, solutions, water cycle, physical vs. chemical changes and more!
*23 slides!
*This product goes along with 2nd Grade Matter Unit Plans*
If you like this product, try:
We
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Grades:
K - 4th
2nd Grade Weather Unit Flipchart
Complete weather unit outlined each day for entire weather unit! Great for students of all ages, but made to cover all 2nd grade science standards for weather unit. 79 pages of interactive slides, made to engage students and get them excited about science! *Topics included: Weather, temperatures, seasons, sun, clouds, rain gauges and more! *Instructions for fun, simple experiments are included on slides!
*This product goes along with 2nd Grade Weather Unit*
*79 slides!
If you like this product
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Grades:
K - 4th
Plant Biodiversity, Including Unusual Plants & Non-plants Like Fungi Unit PDF
TITLEPlant Biodiversity, Including Unusual Plants & Non-plants Like Fungi Unit PDFOVERVIEWStudents learn through reading passages, engaging media (photos, graphic organizers, video and audio clips), and a hands-on activity about diverse plant life including trees, unusual plants, mosses, ferns, and vines as well as non-plants and in-between, including fungi, algae, mold, and lichen. Assessments, answer keys, Easel Activities, and teacher support are included. The high-interest rainforest th
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 2-LS2-1
, 3-LS1-1
5 Day Unit on Forces and Motion
This document is a Notebook File (for use with a Smartboard). It is a 5 day Unit Plan on Forces and Motion. It aligns with the Utah State 3rd grade core. I have gave a general layout of each day, but there is much more on the Notebook File. Day 1 - video on forces (Warning: this video is a BrainPop Video, you need a membership to view this site), interactive game and graph (math). Day 2 - Forces song, and quiz questions. Day 3 - interactive simple machine game, video (Warning: this video i
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Camouflage, Chemicals, Communication and Other Amazing Adaptations – Unit eBook
TITLECamouflage, Chemicals, Communication and Other Amazing Adaptations – Unit eBookOVERVIEWStudents learn through reading passages, engaging media (photos, graphic organizers, video and audio clips), and a hands-on activity about fascinating structural and behavioral adaptations of plants and animals that help them survive in the biodiverse habitat of the tropical rainforest. Assessments, answer keys, Easel Activities, and teacher support are included. The high-interest rainforest theme is used
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
Energy Flow in Rainforest Ecosystems and Why Humans Need Rainforests Unit eBook
TITLEEnergy Flow in Rainforest Ecosystems and Why Humans Need Rainforests Unit eBookOVERVIEWStudents learn through reading passages, engaging media (photos, graphic organizers, video and audio clips), and a hands-on activity about ecosystems, food chains, products from the rainforest, and how humans can destroy or protect rainforests. Assessments, answer keys, Easel Activities, and teacher support are included. The high-interest rainforest theme is used to teach this NGSS-aligned life science u
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
Plant Life Cycles unit (Smart Board Doc & Slide Shows & Review & quiz)
This Plants Life Cycles unit is a great way to teach students about plants and their parts and functions, as well as their importance to our world. This is also a great review on plants and seeds.★Included in this bundle:-Plants Life Cycles Smart Board document with: visuals, prompts, links to video clips & websites, activity ideas, a review game, and slide shows on plants, seeds, etc.-PowerPoint slide shows on plants, seeds, and seed dispersal-Plants assessment****************************
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Light Unit Vocabulary
I created and used this with my 3rd grade students. The PowerPoint goes through all of the main vocabulary words we used in our unit along with definitions, photographs and examples.
The PowerPoint includes the following words and definitions:
Investigative question, light, model, emit, light source, illumination, light beam, bounce, mirror-like reflection, reflect, scatter, iris, pupil, vision, periscope, absorb, opaque, translucent, and transparent. (There is a slide of each word along with
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Science Unit 1 Review Bundle- Looking after plants (Cambridge Stage 3/Grade 2)
Cambridge Science Stage 3 Unit 1 (Looking After Plants)Includes: Review slides8 worksheetsUnit Vocabulary Quiz This is a review for science unit 1. It covers parts of a plant and their functions, what a plant needs to grow, and temperature and plant growth. Review Slides info: Works with Smartnotebook and Promethean Interactive Technology. The slides are broken up into three days (20 slides) of review using games to help recall important information and short review worksheets (can be purchas
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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