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Free 4th 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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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
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
Moon Phases and Eclipses Notes Activity Lesson | Space Science Notebook
This space lesson focuses on identifying the different moon phases and describing the types of eclipses. This product is included in my 3 week, all-in-one Earth, Moon & Sun Space Bundle! This all inclusive astronomy printable includes two warm-ups with answers, a set of differentiated Cornell notes, a foldable-interactive activity, a slide presentation to lead the whole class, and an answer key! This product is included in my Earth, Moon & Sun Space Bundle, which includes:Table of Conten
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4th - 10th
Human Body Systems Color by Number, Reading Passage and Text Marking
This Human Body Systems Color by Number and Text Marking activity has your students searching for text evidence from the reading passage and coloring in answers. This is a highly engaging reading comprehension activity. Great addition to your Human Body Systems unit.Topics include: Human Body Systems, Skeletal system, Muscular system, Cardiovascular/circulatory system, Digestive system, and more.Students read about Human Body Systems, answer questions, mark the text for evidence, and color the p
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Kady H
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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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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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
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! 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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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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Flow of Energy FREEBIE: Food Chains, Producers, Consumers and More!
This Flow of Energy Through Food Chains freebie includes several activities to supplement your instruction.Here is what you get:PostersHow do Organisms Get Energy? SortFlow of Energy through Food Chains Task CardsFlow of Energy through Food Chains ActivityCreate a Food Web Photosynthesis PosterPhotosynthesis HandoutClick here to see all of my science resources.
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4th - 6th
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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)
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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FREE Order of the Planets
Planet matching is a great reinforcement task when teaching a unit on the solar system.
This task includes 11 pages: Cover, sun and eight planets (color and black outlined) for a file folder matching task, planet list visual aid poster, a planet mnemonic poster, individual planets for bulletin board use, and direction and credits page.
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K - 4th
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FREE - Exit Ticket Template - Editable
Here is a quick product that I made that you can give students as an exit ticket out the door each day. The Word file is editable so that you can put whatever information you want on the ticket. Simply "ungroup" the objects and edit. You may also add a new text box or objects also.You Might Also Like…Blank Interactive Notebook TemplatesSeasons and Earth's Orbit ActivityEnergy Transformations Card Sort ActivityConnect with Kesler Science LessonsBe sure to follow my TpT store by clicking on the
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1st - 12th
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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
Free Solar System Activity Packet | Planet Labeling, Writing Activity, Matching
If you’re looking for a free collection of space coloring pages and worksheets, I’ve got some printable space freebies here for you to download and enjoy. This is a great way to teach kids about outer space. Add this to your solar system or space lesson plans. Perfect for preschool and Kindergarten ages all the way through 5th grade.This free Solar System Mini Activity Packet will keep your kids entertained for hours. It includes pages for naming and coloring in the planets, a fun astronaut maze
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Space Learning Bundle of Activities
Life Cycle of a Bean Plant Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This passage briefly describes the life cycle of a bean plant. 3 multiple choice questions assess students' understanding. I've included a color and black and white version, as well as a key. Part of my Life Cycle BundleINCLUDES:Informational text 500-600 Lexile3 questions- multiple choiceColor and B/W versionsKey YOU MAY ALSO LIKE:Bean Plant Cut and PasteRabbit Life CycleGroundhog Life CycleReindeer Life CyclePenguin Life CycleTurkey Life CycleSpider Life CycleBat Life CycleLife Cycle of a Sea
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2nd - 4th
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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions - The Perfect Planet FREE
The Perfect Planet Differentiated Close Reading Passage, Text-Dependent Questions & MoreThis is a FREE sample of my Close Reading Resources! Try out this sample, and if you like it, check out all of my other Close Reading resources by clicking the links below.-------------------------------------------------------------------------**A digital version is also included for use with Google Classroom.** With the digital version, you have the option to go 100% paperless...........................
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3rd - 6th
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