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Science unit plans for Easel
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
Habitats | Animal Habitats Desert Habitats & More Research Project 2nd Grade
This Best Selling Animals Habitat research packet leads learners on a project-based research adventure through various habitats (oceans, wetlands, swamps, grasslands, rainforests, and deserts). Students will work cooperatively to investigate habitats. This unit was also developed to allow students to take a more active role in their own learning. Most of the exploration and observations will take place by the students. The teacher will act as a guide and step in when needed, but most of the work
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1st - 2nd
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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
States of Matter Activities Experiments Solids, Liquids, Gases Sort Assessments
This matter unit isn't just about solids, liquids, and gases! Dozens of hand-on experiments, activities, and tools are provided in a kid-friendly way to learn ALL about states of matter (solid, liquid, gas, and plasma), physical change and chemical change in matter, elements and compounds, mixtures, and the water cycle. Use the informational text passages for background information, the sorting, labeling, and worksheet activities to reinforce the concepts, and the chemistry experiments to gain h
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3rd - 5th
NGSS:
2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
, 5-PS1-1
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
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
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
Stars and Constellations - Three Lesson Mini-Unit
Stars and Constellations is a three lesson mini-unit complete with three lesson plans, 9 printable worksheets and activities, a unit quiz and a 40 slide animated power point that your students will love! I designed all of my lessons involving Earth in Space and Time to go along with an interactive animated power point that will help engage your students with great visuals and opportunities for learning. All three of these lessons have animated power point slides to guide you through the lesson.
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1st - 2nd
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
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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Sound STEM Challenge Musical Instrument Engineering Design STEAM Activity Unit
This week-long STEM challenge integrates science and music lessons about sound, pitch, volume, and vibration. Students investigate properties of sound, use the engineering design process to build pitched and non-pitched musical instruments, and write, notate, and perform a short musical composition to demonstrate their understanding of pitch, volume, and vibration.A differentiated reading passage and quiz about the use of gourds as a material in traditional musical instruments will set the stage
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5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
4th Grade Science Curriculum with the Next Generation Science Standards
This next-generation science standards resource includes curriculum outlines, guided activities, resource suggestions, guides, and links for teaching 4th grade science curriculum! Each standard is utilized inside of this NGSS science resource and has a link to resources and activities for each standard. These NGSS lessons are meant to serve as a supplemental add-on to your current textbook or program. This resource included NGSS lesson outlines that will assist and guide you in teaching all of t
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4th
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NGSS:
4-PS4-2
, 4-LS1-1
, 4-PS3-4
, 4-ESS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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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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Grades:
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
Habitats
This extensive resource on habitats covers grasslands, deserts, rainforests, woodlands, ocean, and the arctic.
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Included in this habitat resource:
-Colorful posters describing each type of habitat.
-Thinking maps/webs for each habitat for students to brainstorm and record their thoughts.
-Characteristics of each habitat, animals that reside there, and more.
-Habitat riddles
-Animal sorts in which students identify and s
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K - 2nd
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Geography Kindergarten and 1st Grade - ME ON THE MAP BOOK - 9 WEEKS
Are you looking for an engaging way to get your students learning about geography? I have you covered with 9 WEEKS of lesson plans covering positional words, landforms, bodies of water, cardinal directions, maps, globes, personal information, and seasonal weather changes. It has crafts, interactive notebook pages, posters, ME ON THE MAP flip book, and a Write the Room Activity. ►CHECK THE PREVIEWRelated Products⭐ Social Studies GROWING YEARLONG BUNDLE Kindergarten and 1st Grade(Save $ and get t
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Social Studies Curriculum Kindergarten & First Grade BUNDLE
5th Grade Science NGSS Aligned Unit About Earth's Place in the Universe
Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?This fifth-grade earth science unit fits the bill! We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.It comes with:- 8 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.Lesson 1 - What Do We Know About the Stars?Lesson 2 - Learning About Specific StarsLesson 3 - How Big is the Sun in Relation to the Planets?Lesson 4 - Writing a ClaimLesson 5 - The Sun's ShadowsLesson 6 - The Earth's Rotation and Revolution(Patterns
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Grades:
5th
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NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
Also included in: 5th Grade Science NGSS Aligned Bundle
4th Grade Life Science NGSS Aligned Unit
Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?This fourth-grade life science unit fits the bill! We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.It comes with:- 10 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.Lesson 1 - External Structures of HumansLesson 2 - Internal Structures of HumansLesson 3 - Internal and External Structures of Animals Lesson 4 - Camouflage and MimicryLesson 5 - Reproduction in AnimalsLesson 6 - External and Internal Parts of Pla
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Grades:
4th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 4-LS1-2
Also included in: 4th Grade Science NGSS Aligned Units for the Year
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
Cells Vocabulary Search Activity | Seek and Find Science Doodle
Students will enjoy learning about Cells with Seek & Find Science Doodles. Cell key terms include Prokaryotic, Eukaryotic, Nucleus, Cell Membrane, Cell wall, Cytoplasm, Mitochondria, Chloroplast, and Vacuole. Great for student engagement and retention. Your students will love searching for science and will have a fun coloring sheet when they are done! This is a No Prep Activity! Perfect to use in interactive notebooks- just print and go! Includes- Cells Doodle/Color Sheet with key terms- Stu
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5th - 9th
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What Is A Scientist? Super Scientist Kindergarten Mini Unit
What Is A Scientist? Mini UnitMake sure you establish a positive feeling about being a scientist. Make your students feel like scientist and think of themselves as scientists by spending a week learning about scientists, what they do and how they use tools. The lessons in this unit introduce different kinds of scientists, the different kinds of jobs they have, what kind of tools they use, how they use their 5 senses and how they ask and answer questions. There is engaging literature connected to
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PreK - 1st
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