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6th grade science unit plan pdfs
Scientific Method Activity - Easy Gummy Worm Science Experiment Lab 4th and 5th
This scientific method activity using gummy worms candy will have your students engaged and having fun as they learn about the steps of the scientific method. Hands-on, easy to use, budget friendly and loved by thousands of students!Click the PREVIEW button to see more details of what is included.CLICK HERE to save almost 30% with the Scientific Method BUNDLE!⭐ What's Included:table of contentssupply/materials listdaily plan/outline of the activitiesteacher instructionsfull page student lab shee
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4th - 6th
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Science Experiments for a Year - Differentiated w/ 3 levels of Recording Sheets
Science Experiments for Kids for the Year!!! Looking for some fun summer activities for summer school or to end the summer boredom!! Or just some fun hands on science enrichment activities for your science block or for Science Fridays!? Let's face it...kids LOVE science experiments!!! It opens up a whole world of wonder, imagination, critical thinking, and hands on experiences!!! It's just FUN!!! This phenomenal Science Resource includes:100 + SIMPLE ExperimentsExperiments that only require simp
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PreK - 12th
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Biomes Unit Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
Explore the world’s 5 major biomes with these biomes reading passages that include everything you need to work on vocabulary and comprehension skills with your students! These printables work great to send home for at home learning or distance learning for both Science or ELA. Differentiated reading passages (3 levels) allow you to meet the needs of all students to ensure complete understanding of the content! Take a look at the product preview for a closer look at each biome. All follow-up ac
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3rd - 6th
Design a Sustainable Eco-House (Environmental Science)
In the Eco-House Extravaganza project, students work in teams to complete the ultimate project-based learning STEM experience: planning and designing an energy-efficient, eco-friendly house in the U.S. city of their choice. This product includes planning sheets and suggested resources for lessons as well as an interactive game-like planning tool that can help students “research” and develop ideas for design solutions while working within constraints such as budgeting. Project-based learningReal-
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Genetics & The Study of Heredity Interactive Notebook
The Life Science Interactive Notebook: Genetics: The Science of Heredity chapter showcase student’s ability to:Explain how scientists use the principles of probabilityConstruct and understand Punnett squaresDescribe the principle of independent assortmentIdentify and explain steps of meiosisDifferentiate meiosis from mitosisDescribe the work of Gregor Mendel the Father of Genetics and his use of pea plants in geneticsEach activity enables students to process the information given by the teacher
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Life Science Interactive Notebook - Complete Bundle
Weather Unit - Types of Precipitation - Climate Zones - Clouds - Weather Tools
This weather unit covers weather tools, types of clouds, climate zones, and types of precipitation. It includes foldable notes, hands-on investigations, games, and assessments to keep your students engaged throughout the entire unit! Every activity comes with a teacher direction page. This engaging weather unit includes:22 Hands-On and Interactive Weather ActivitiesFoldables, Crafts, Games, Assessments and MoreDIY Build Your Own Weather Tools Discussion CardsCulminating project and assessmentTop
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4th - 6th
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Evidence of Evolution - Middle School Science Lessons - Natural Selection
This evolution bundle covers all the middle school science standards in the biological evolution strand. Students will learn about natural selection, selective breeding, comparative anatomy, comparative embryology, and the fossil record. Students will examine the evidence of evolution. You save 20% by purchasing the evolution bundle. ❤️This bundle on biological evolution includes.Natural SelectionSelective BreedingThe Fossil Record Analyzing EvidenceEvolution: Comparing Anatomy and EmbryologyRev
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-2
, MS-LS4-5
, MS-LS4-4
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Weather and Climate Unit Bundle - 5E Model - NGSS
Weather and Climate is an Earth Science unit that includes engaging resources for your students to master topics. The unit follows this suggested pacing guide: Day 1: Teacher Demo - Air MassesSection 1: Weather Patterns PowerPoint, Notes, and Interactive Notebook (Traditional or Digital)Day 2: Section 1: Mini-quiz or Digital AssessmentSection 2: Weather Forecasts PowerPoint, Notes, and Interactive Notebook (Traditional or Digital)Day 3: Section 2: Mini-quiz or Digital AssessmentGuided Inquiry L
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6th - 10th
Earth Science Curriculum for 6th Grade Science & Earth Systems & Earth and Space
This is a full-year earth and space science curriculum bundle. If you teach middle school earth science, you need this bundle! It is perfect for schools where 6th-grade science addresses all the Earth and Space Science standards. This bundle will save you 20% and cover all the Earth Science Standards for middle school. This includes earth science, weather and climate, space and solar systems, earth systems, and human impact.What is included in the Earth Science Bundle?•Lesson plans•Slide shows•R
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6th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS2-2
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ONTARIO SCIENCE: GRADE 4/5 Habitats and Human Body - Inquiry Unit BUNDLE
Ignite the passion for learning about Habitats and The Human Body with this split grade science unit for grades 4 and 5! Engage your students in captivating hands-on activities and unlock the wonders of science right in your classroom! This is the combined grade 4 and grade 5 for the habitats and human body units. Teach students using a student-centered inquiry model which uses project-based learning centers, hands-on interactive STEM experiments, interactive notebooks, student reflection pages
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4th - 6th
Astronomy and Space Science Unit Bundle - 5E Model
Astronomy and Space Science is an Earth Science unit that includes engaging resources for your students to master topics. The unit follows this suggested pacing guide: Day 1: Teacher Demo - Orbits of Inner PlanetsSection 1: Earth's Motion PowerPoint, Notes, and Interactive Notebook (Traditional or Digital)Day 2: Section 1: Mini-quiz or Digital AssessmentSection 2: The Moon - Earth's Satellite PowerPoint, Notes, and Interactive Notebook (Traditional or Digital)Day 3: Section 2: Mini-quiz or Digi
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6th - 10th
Natural Resources - Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources MS-ESS3-1.
Do you need to teach about Distribution of Resources on Earth? Students will learn that the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources result from past and current geoscience processes. Students will learn that some natural resources are renewable and some natural resources are nonrenewable. ♻️♻♺This resource on Natural Resources includes:a suggested schedulethree pages of informational textthree maps and a chartresponse pagesinteractive notebook foldsa quizanswe
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
Middle School Engineering Design Process Unit and Activities for STEM or Science
Introducing middle school students to the engineering design process can be tricky! This complete unit will engage your students and help them master the engineering design process while having lots of fun! The bundle includes over 200 pages of resources that can be used individually where they best fit within your STEM course or taught in sequence as a 5-week middle school engineering design process unit. Looking for more STEM curriculum? Get 30+ weeks of planning done here and SAVE! Grab these
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
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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K - 8th
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Activities Pack | Labs Notes Task Cards
This bundle includes labs, foldable notebook templates, slides and notes, a sort, task cards, a flipbook, digital activities, and stations for slow changes to Earth's surface.I created this particular bundle of 14 resources for teachers who want a variety of amazing activities for weathering, erosion, and deposition due to wind, water, and ice.Recommended UseLesson 1: Hands-on ExplorationSlow Changes Observation StationsLesson 2: ExplanationSlides and Notes (pick 1)Lesson 3: ExplanationWeatherin
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4th - 6th
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Circulatory System Unit
Teach your students about the circulatory system using print, digital, and hands on activities to cover the function, parts, and how the cardiovascular system works. Students will learn different vocabulary terms, parts of the circulatory system, including blood, blood vessels, heart, and how and why the circulatory system works to keep our bodies healthy. Like this circulatory system unit? Check out my human body unit and save 20% by clicking here.Students will learn: What the circulatory syste
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
Also included in: Human Body Systems Unit
Cell Processes & Energy Interactive Notebook
The Life Science Interactive Notebook: Cell Processes & Energy chapter showcase student’s ability to:Describe where plants get the energy needed to produce foodRecognize the overall equation for photosynthesis and cellular respirationExplain the role of sunlight and chlorophyll in photosynthesisIdentify two types of fermentationIdentify and describe the structure of DNAExplain the process of DNA replicationDescribe the main events of the cell cycle and the four phases of mitosisUnderstand ho
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Grades:
5th - 11th
Also included in: Life Science Interactive Notebook - Complete Bundle
5th Grade: Ecosystems Unit (NGSS Aligned)
This engaging unit helps students learn concepts associated with Ecosystems, food chains and webs through inquiry-based activities. This unit is aligned to these NGSS standards for 5th Grade:5-LS2-1: Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.5-PS3-1. Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.5-ESS2-1. Develop a model using an
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
5-LS2-1
, 5-PS3-1
Also included in: Custom Bundle: Ohio 5th Grade Science
Plate Tectonics Unit Bundle - 5E Model - NGSS
Plate Tectonics is an Earth Science unit that includes engaging resources for your students to master topics. The unit follows this suggested pacing guide: Day 1: Teacher Demo - Convection CurrentSection 1: Earth's Interior PowerPoint, Notes, and Interactive Notebook (Traditional or Digital)Day 2: Section 1: Mini-quiz or Digital AssessmentSection 2: Convection and the Mantle PowerPoint, Notes, and Interactive Notebook (Traditional or Digital)Day 3: Section 2: Mini-quiz or Digital AssessmentGuid
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Great Pacific Garbage Patch | Ocean Pollution | Earth Day unit
Are you looking for interesting and unusual ways to learn about human impacts on the environment? Planning for Earth Day, Clean Up Australia Day, Oceans Week, World Environment Day or World Water Day. If your students don't quite understand the importance of recycling, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch will alert them to the real impacts that just one plastic bottle can have.While many people are unaware of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, it is a major issue affecting global environmental health
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5th - 8th
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Food Groups: Science Unit for Kids with Autism
Included in this packet are a variety of worksheets which center around 9 Food Group vocabulary words (protein, dairy, fruit, vegetable, sweets, grains, eat, drink, and healthy)
This packet includes:
-Materials to create a vocabulary velcro-matching activity
-Flashcards
-3 levels of assessments
-21 different worksheets.
-1 Game (Food Group Bingo). 2 versions based on level of difficulty.
-1 Adapted book (with matching pieces and comprehension sheet).
-13 journal pages (includes versions for
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PreK - 6th
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Prosthetic Leg Engineering Design STEM Challenge
Prosthetic Design STEM ChallengeAfter learning the history and uses of prosthetic legs, students use the engineering design process to build a prosthetic leg that is interchangeable for multiple people. This design challenge is followed by a research extension to design a prosthetic leg for an animal. Lesson Sequence: Introduce real-world careers of biomedical engineers and show a video on fabricating a prosthetic legRead about the history of prostheticsLearn important concepts related to prosth
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Grades:
5th - 9th, Higher Education
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 4-LS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Electricity Science Unit | Activities and Lessons | Complete Bundle
This unit includes all our electricity and magnetism resources and is designed to be ready to use as soon as you print it. These are the perfect activities to meld background electrical knowledge with hands-on activities, and it only takes minutes for you to plan out your next three months of science lessons.This unit includes:complete electricity lesson plans with modifications for differentiation.digital versions with loose text that can be read by assistive technology.hands-on activitiesa bon
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4th - 6th
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Heredity, Genetics, DNA Traits & Punnett Square Life Science Biology Unit Bundle
This Life Science Biology Genetics unit bundle focus on heredity, genes and DNA, family pedigrees, dominant vs. recessive traits and Punnett squares. Each lesson includes: a set differentiated notes, slide presentation to guide note taking, 2 warm ups with answer key, an activity to practice what was learned in a creative, fun way, and a mini quiz to check for understanding.A review/exploratory project with a clear set of criteria and a student-friendly rubric is included. Plus, a vocabulary wor
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Grades:
4th - 10th
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