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Free 3rd grade science activities
Animal Research Report Poster
ANIMAL RESEARCH REPORT PRINTABLESThis download includes an Animal Research Report Poster for your students to complete with information and illustrations. It also includes differentiated writing templates for an animal research report.This page is best when used along with my Animal Diorama and Research Report Project Pack and Animal Habitats Unit! This FREE resource includes:Animal Research Mini Poster PrintableAnimal Research Report TemplateAnimal Research Report writing pageANIMAL DIORAMA AND
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1st - 4th
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Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Freebie! Combine science with language arts by using this freebie that includes reading comprehension passages and questions, and a cut and paste sorting activity. Answer keys are included. If you like this unit, you will also Love:Map Skills Printables and ActivitiesMap Skills and Types of Maps Editable PowerPoint and Review SheetsEarth’s Rotation and RevolutionNatural Resources PackElectricity UnitVolcanoes PackRocks and Minerals PackFossils PackBiomes Unit
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3rd - 6th
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Nonfiction Text Features - Reading Passages Worksheet - Butterfly Life Cycle
⭐️ READING MEETS SCIENCE ⭐️ Are you looking for a resource to help you teach and assess text features? Do you want to tie in your literacy instruction with your current science content, the life cycle of a butterfly? Look no further! This download is a FREE SAMPLE of my Text Feature Identification and Nonfiction Comprehension product line. WHAT'S INSIDE THE FULL PRODUCT?12 Passage Topics:States of MatterRock CycleTypes of CloudsMoon PhasesEarth's WaterSharksFrog Life CycleButterfly Life CycleAn
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2nd - 4th
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Solar Eclipse 2024 Word Search Activity | Secret Message | FREEBIE
Teach your students about the Solar Eclipse 2024 event this April with this fun and easy solar eclipse word search activity! Engage your students by challenging them to find the secret hidden message! The hidden message will be formed using the remaining letters to fill in the blanks after finding all the words.This NO-PREP April word search covers 15 common vocabulary words related to the solar eclipse and is great for introducing students to this special event, as a follow-up activity centre,
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K - 6th
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FREE STEM Activity: Paper Chain STEM Challenge
Integrate STEM in your classroom with this FREE STEM Challenge! Begin building community in your classroom while introducing STEM. This activity helps students develop critical thinking and engineering skills. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).Includes:Instructions for The Paper Chain ChallengePlanning and Reflection PagesSTE
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Team Building STEM Challenges Bundle
Back to School Activities | FREEBIE | STEAM Activities | Saving Fred
This is a great back-to-school activity for team building in the classroom! Fred, the worm, was riding in the boat when it tipped over! He is stuck on top of the boat and doesn’t know how to swim. Lucky for him, he brought a life preserver. Your students will help Fred get the life preserver by only using the four paper clips given to you. They cannot touch the worm, the boat, or the life preserver.
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Back to School Activities BUNDLE | 8 Classroom Activities
STEM for the 100th Day of School {FREE!}
FREE STEM Stations for the 100th Day of School!
Set up a STEMtastic 100th day for your little engineers with the following materials:
Page 3: Teacher Tips
Pages 4-7: STEM Journal with cover, reflection page, checklist, EDITABLE checklist, and station recording sheets
Pages 8-12: STEM Station display cards
Page 13: EDITABLE STEM Station display cards
Page 14: Credits
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PreK - 3rd
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The Water Cycle-Cut and Paste
This fun cut and paste activity will really help you assess your child's knowledge on The Water Cycle! I have designed it to be on larger paper for easier labeling and coloring. The page size is legal landscape or 14 x 8.5 so please make sure you have that paper size before printing!
I have included the following stages in the activity:
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
accumulation/collection
surface run off
transpiration
You can see from the preview that the cycle starts on the far ri
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1st - 3rd
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Solar System Activity: Planets Sorts (3) *Freebie*
These planet sorts are a unique way for students to show what they have learned about the planets! All of the information in this free planets activity can also be found in the Solar System Differentiated Reading Passages with Common-Core aligned Comprehension & Vocabulary activities. Hope your students enjoy!
3 Sorts Included:
• Inner Planets
• Outer Planets
• All Planets
Answer Keys
Check out the FULL product here: Differentiated Planets Reading Passages, Comprehension and Vocabulary C
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3rd - 6th
Earth Day FREE Interactive Activity Hat
Looking for an Earth Day sort? Download this FREE interactive hat! Students will sort 8 items by: -reduce-reuse-recycleStudents will glue the items under the correct column and wear their hats to celebrate the day and their learning!You can find more Earth Day activities HERE. I would love to read about how you and your students enjoyed these hats! You can do so by leaving it in the feedback below ♥Smitten with First BlogSmitten with First Facebook
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K - 3rd
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Habitats of the World - What's a Habitat? Little Book
Habitats of the World - "What's a Habitat?" Little Book introduces the concept of plants and animals living and surviving in their habitats.We read the story several times with our class, highlight for key details and illustrate each page according to the text to demonstrate our reading comprehension. This little book is a perfect, quick introduction to our Desert, Polar Regions, Rainforest, Savanna, Pond and Ocean Habitats of the World units available in our TpT Shop. Click any unit below to se
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Habitats of the World for the Common Core Classroom - THE BUNDLE
Solar Eclipse 2024 Free
Solar Eclipse 2024 Free Coloring PageSee Science CaftsSolar Eclipse CraftWeather CraftSpace CraftsLET'S STAY CONNECTED: Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest
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K - 3rd
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STEM Activities Rollercoaster Challenge FREE Marble Run Easy STEAM Summer Projec
This STEM challenge will guide your students to build a roller coaster track. Challenge students to create a track that will keep the marble running the longest. This activity can be completed as whole group or rotation style. Easy prep & simple materials needed!This freebie is part of a my SUMMER STEM BUNDLE -Click here to Save 30% & grab all SUMMER STEM Challenges * This is perfect for summer school & end of the year fun!INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:Google Slides Presentation / works
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2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Earth Day Activities | Free Earth Day Printables
Are you hoping to help students understand realistic ways that they can help care for Earth? These free Earth Day Activities are the perfect way to get your students talking about concepts such as reduce, reuse, and recycle. The activities are ready to print and go so it's easy prep for you! Earth Day Activities include:Short reading selection about Earth Day (Lexile-700)Comprehension question sheet to accompany reading passageEarth Day poster for students to completeYou can also find other scie
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1st - 4th
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Weather and Water Cycle FREEBIE | Print and Digital
Looking for a starting place to teach your students about the water cycle? This FREEBIE is a sample of the Weather No-Prep Unit. The cross curricular unit will keep your students ENGAGED while teaching them all they need to know about weather. There are multiple interactive options that allow you to make lapbooks or to use in interactive notebooks. Along with reading passages, there are also graphing activities, chart activities, and even a map activity. Your students will love being able to sh
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2nd - 5th
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3-ESS2-1
, 2-ESS2-3
FREE! Out of This World - Space Themed 3 Digit Addition and Subtraction Practice
Learn fun facts about space as you practice addition and subtraction skills with your students. Students will solve each problem and use their answer to solve a riddle about space! Includes problems with and without regrouping. Happy Learning!Abby Sandlin
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2nd - 4th
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Earth Day Activities & Flip Book Free
Celebrate Earth Day with this FREE Earth Day Flip Book and activity pack! Students will love learning all about Earth Day and ways they can help save our Earth with this creative and interactive activity pack!This Earth Day Activity Pack includes reading passages about:✔What is Earth Day?✔Ways to Save Our Earth✔The Natural Cycles of the EarthIt also includes fun activities:✔Flip Book✔Earth Day Poster✔Acrostic Poem Template✔Two Earth Day Writing Prompts✔Vocabulary Flip Flaps✔Vocabulary PostersJUS
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1st - 4th
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FREE Butterfly Life Cycle Craftivity and Writing Response
Butterflies are the epitome of the spring season! Celebrate the budding season with this FREE life cycle of a butterfly craftivity and BONUS writing response paper.What is included?• Picture "How To" guide to putting it all together• 3 different wing versions (for differentiation)• First, Then, Next, Last writing response paper• Spring Coloring Page (put it all together to make a bulletin board display)You might also enjoy these other Spring resources.Connect with me:• Newsletter • Blog • Facebo
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K - 3rd
Also included in: All About Spring Thematic Unit Bundle | Spring Lesson Plan Bundle
FREE Treasure Map: Landforms & Map Skills Activity
Let's go on a treasure hunt! Here is a super fun treasure hunt map skills activity that focuses on using maps while exploring landforms at the same time! This activity will allow your students to create their own treasure map using various landforms. Then, they will give clues to help anyone exploring their map find a hidden treasure chest. Students can share their map with a partner, group or class, and these also make for an awesome interactive bulletin board display!Enjoy this freebie!~Curric
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1st - 3rd
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Winter Dangerous Weather Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages Activities
Looking for high-interest nonfiction reading passages to strengthen your students' reading comprehension? Students will learn and think critically about hazardous ice storms with this nonfiction article and reflection activities.These activities are perfect for close reading, test prep, or any time!Your students will practice gathering important information as they read science content as an informational text aligned with NGSS standards.This pack is part of the Weather and Climate Close Reading
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3rd - 5th
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Solar Eclipse Activities- FREEBIE -April 2024- NO PREP
Can you believe that we get to witness an event that graces our skies once in a hundred years? AND THAT THIS IS A FREEBIE!!!!!!! Inside this engaging pack tailored for 1st through 3rd grade students, you'll find a treasure trove of activities designed to spark curiosity and foster learning: Word Search: Seek out celestial terms related to the solar eclipse in this stimulating word search activity. Timeline: Explore the historical timeline of solar eclipses and mark the monumental event happenin
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1st - 3rd
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FREE Summer STEM!
This FREE half-sized Summer STEM booklet is perfect to keep your little engineers engaged over summer break! Eight summer-themed challenges are provided in a choice board format, along with student recording sheets and a final reflection sheet. Open-ended challenges can be completed using common household materials and materials found in nature.
I hope you and your students LOVE it!
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K - 4th
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STEM Activity Challenge Marshmallow Catapult 3rd-5th grade
STEM Project for Third, fourth and Fifth grades.In this activity students will work in groups to create a catapult from popsicle sticks. They will modify their catapult in order to produce the best launch possible. Kids will have a great time launching mini marshmallows across the room while learning about potential and kinetic energy.***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructions,
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #2 (Upper Elementary)
Animal Research template (freebie)
Here is a freebie!!
Hope you enjoy.
I had to help my son with an animal research project and made this template so he would have something to go by!
Includes My Animal Research Project book for child to draw pictures and write about their animal as well as a template to use when collecting information.
Thanks for looking!
Summer
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K - 4th
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