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Biology Common Core W.3.2 activities
Grow a Bean in a Bag: Science & How-To Writing
Students will love growing lima beans in bags. Simply place a lima bean in a plastic bag with wet cotton balls, attach the cutouts from this product, tape in the window, and watch the bean plants grow! Have students record their daily observations and follow the steps of the scientific method to explore how their beans are growing-- best conditions, locations, etc. Then, have them write a how-to book on planting bean plants, and use the book to have them write a how-to essay on fun writing paper
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2nd - 5th
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Camouflage and Mimicry NGSS 3-LS4-2
Camouflage and Mimicry Unit: Students will learn about camouflage and mimicry in these interesting and hands-on activities. Students will also read informational text on mimicry and camouflage. They will practice their reading informational text skills. These hands-on activities use simple household materials that are inexpensive and easy to find.Mimicry Lesson with Informational Text ArticlesCamouflage Lesson With Slide ShowThese lessons go nicely together with each other. They are aligned wi
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
3-LS4-2
Also included in: 3rd Grade NGSS Life Science Curriculum at Science Lessons and Activities
Research and Write: Biomes
Research and Write: Biomes will guide your students through a mini research project on a biome of their choice. They will use their research to compose a five paragraph essay of their findings.
Students will research the climate, plants and animals of the biome, as well as explore how humans impact the biome. This activity fits well with Earth Day, a unit on biomes or ecosystems, or any other time you want to connect research and writing.
This low prep activity is a great way to address m
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3rd - 5th
Animal Report Writing (Planning Templates & Info Sheets)
Print and go resources for animal report writing. Info sheets are excellent for practising setting out a report following a specific structure. Also extremely useful for times when access to computers or internet is a challenge!What's included:Animal report planning sheet x2Animal info sheets x 11 (2 styles are included for each animal. One is organised into the categories and one is not. The second one is for higher level students or if your class has a good understanding of report writing).Bot
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1st - 4th
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Acquired Traits - Influenced by the Environment – Science & Writing NGSS 3-LS3-2
Kids observe photos of traits influenced by the environment, establish cause-effect relationships for acquired characteristics, and write explanatory paragraphs or essays. This set of science activities addresses NGSS 3-LS3-2, as well as ELA standards. Open the preview to take a closer look.First, kids observe four pairs of photos: green and patchy brown grass, healthy and diseased tomato plants, playing and overweight dogs, and snowshoe hares with brown and white fur. They establish two cause-e
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-LS3-2
Inherited and Acquired (Environmental) Traits Activities - 3rd or 4th Grade
Explore inherited and acquired (environmental) traits with photographs. Students in third or fourth grade observe four images of plants and animals, collect data, and draw conclusions about inherited traits. Then they establish cause-effect relationships for pairs of images and write paragraphs to explain. Open the preview to take a closer look at the critical thinking activities.Inherited TraitsKids observe a photo of four tomato seedlings.They list traits the plants share, as well as variation
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3rd - 4th
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NGSS:
3-LS3-2
, 3-LS3-1
Over and Under the Snow Picture Book Companion for 3rd Grade (ELA and Science)
Looking for a book to help you teach your 3rd graders about how animal traits can be influenced by the environment? Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal is an engaging story about animals surviving winter above and below the snow. The animal survival strategies in the story are influenced by snow and include color change for camouflage, hibernation, shedding fur, storing food, use of the subnivean layer, and more. This picture book companion includes ELA and science
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3rd
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NGSS:
3-ESS2-1
, 3-LS3-2
Georgia Animal Habitat Project
This animal project will allow students the opportunity to explore various animals in their habitats. Students will complete research on a specific animal and its habitat as well as create a diorama displaying the animal in its habitat. This product includes instructions, a rubric, a parent note, and writing paper.
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3rd - 5th
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Halloween Boo at the Zoo -- Creative Research Project
My Halloween Boo at the Zoo Creative Research Project is just the thing to keep your students busy and learning in a fun way during the crazy month of October. This resource combines scientific research, informative writing, and creative art to make a show-stopping project your students will always remember as they take on the title of “zoologist” and transform your classroom into your very own showing of Halloween “Boo at the Zoo.”Included in this resource:Detailed instruction sheet on how to c
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3rd - 4th
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Christmas Zoo Lights -- Creative Research Project
My Christmas Zoo Lights Creative Research Project is just the thing to keep your students busy and learning in a fun way during the crazy month of December. This resource combines scientific research, informative writing, and creative art to make a show-stopping project your students will always remember as they take on the title of “zoologist” and transform your classroom into your very own showing of Christmas “zoo lights.”Included in this resource:Detailed instruction sheet on how to carry ou
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3rd - 4th
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Pollination Activities for Elementary & Homeschool, Spring Worksheets & Lessons
This bundle of materials has EVERYTHING you need for your students to learn about pollination and plant fertilization in a fun and engaging way! Included in a 3-day lesson plan outlining student objectives, activities, opportunities for review, assessments, and more. Additionally, you will find numerous engaging student worksheets that are full of information, visual aids, diagrams, and activities, all of which will lead to a deeper understanding of pollinators and the process of pollination. St
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-2
, 3-LS1-1
Build Your Own Animal: Learning Life Science the Easy Way
This packet provides a fun and engaging way to teach students about animals and their ecosystems. Students learn about how to classify animals, food and the food chain, biomes, and different shelters all while developing their creativity in building their very own animal from their imaginations!
While the students’ ability to retain knowledge about life sciences is tested, they are also required to write TWO ESSAYS: an expository essay about the animal they created and a compare-and-contrast e
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3rd - 4th
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Leaf Collection Booklet
This outdoor activity expands on the basic ideas about forests and helps students understand their connection and reliance on forests and plants. Students use their knowledge of tree parts to learn basic plant identification skills, then use research skills to find out what uses, if any, the plants have.
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3rd - 5th
Butterfly Writing Project - Using Informational Text Structures
Kids love learning about butterflies - - - and you’ll love the way they write using five different informational text structures. The project fortifies your students’ understanding of purpose, organization, and key words.Open the preview to take a closer look.This activity provides a dynamic connection between reading, writing, and science. Students are given an authentic task: write five articles about butterflies for a magazine, each using a different text structure. Here are the steps they’ll
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3rd - 5th
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Butterfly Life Cycle and Heredity Mini Unit for 3rd Grade (ELA & Sci Activities)
Butterfly life cycle books are a fun way to investigate life cycles and inherited traits in your 3rd grade classroom. This butterfly life cycle and heredity mini unit is designed to work with any fiction or non-fiction picture book about butterfly life cycles and includes ELA and science activities for your third graders. Select a picture book about butterfly life cycles from the suggested book list or use one of your favorites, these activities were written to work on specific reading, writing,
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3rd
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NGSS:
3-LS3-1
, 3-LS1-1
Insect Report Booklet, Writing & Crafts
Insect Research Booklet:
Kid friendly research guide.
Report Writing Template w/ Writing Paper
Creative Writing Templates
2 Insect Crafts
Vocabulary Cards
Vocabulary Matching
Bug Hunt Pages
Lifecycle Pages
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Antarctica Informational Text Planners and Rubrics
Antarctica Informational Text - This pack provides some information and templates about Antarctica. This information will assist in the writing of your own Informational Text, guided by a rubric. KWHL - for Antarctica. There are color, plus black/white versions and a one page version. This will assist in assessing what your grade knows and will help when writing the Informational Text - This is what we know about… - This is what we want to know … - This is how we will find out what we want to k
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3rd - 5th
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Make a Fish with Scales Pattern-Making Craft and Expository Writing Activity
You just discovered a new type of fish! Create a fish with this scale pattern-making craft. Give it a name and write some details about it on a cute expository writing paper. This is an extended version of the craft in my Different Kinds of Fish unit. This version includes a fact sheet for you to record all about your new discovery. It also includes a print-and-go version for those out there who don’t want to color multiple scales. This resource includes 49 UNIQUE pages with 74 TOTAL pagesWhat’s
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: Fish Unit Bundle
Animal Senses: Classroom and On-Site Lessons (Ages 3-12, NGSS & CC)
This product from Explore Science and the Santa Barbara Zoo offers 5 lessons, specifically designed for teachers seeking curriculum that integrates the classroom and a field trip. In addition to flexible on-site activities, Animal Senses also contains interactive pre- and post- field trip lessons for classroom use.
All activities are aligned to NGSS* and CC standards, spanning from ages 3-12. Download includes a master materials list, activity-specific standards, procedures, and curriculum int
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PreK - 6th
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Science and Reading Skills Passage: Adaptations Help Living Things Survive
Cover science, reading, word study, critical thinking, art, and more with this reading passage about adaptations. The packet includes several activities, graphic organizers and a word-study sheet that explores the words structure and adaptation, and their roots.Students can interact with the text in several ways; you choose how and how much. Here is what's included:366-word reading passage that introduces camouflage and dormancy, explains structural and behavioral adaptations, and gives several
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2nd - 5th
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Genetics Tic-Tac-Toe Choice Board
Give your students choice when learning about genetics! This Tic-Tac-Toe menu is designed to assess student understanding at the end of, or throughout, a unit on genetics and heredity.
Designed to support the full range of multiple intelligences, the nine choices provide all students with activities of interest (including one "create your own" choice). You may choose to require each student to complete three projects in a row. You may also consider allowing students to work with partners to c
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2nd - 6th
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Garden Unit
This is a full unit which allows for you to make it as long, or as short, a unit as you choose. It contains 42 pages of sample lesson plans, center instructions, supporting documents, graphic organizers, and writing papers. There are also additional resources and websites listed for your reference.
Hedgehog Autumn Craft Fall Bulletin Board Craftivity, Narrative Writing Prompts
Welcome autumn with this hedgehog craft and narrative writing prompt project. This craftivity is an easy bulletin board activity and a fun way to celebrate the season's change.Make hedgehogs with your class in three different ways:Print the pattern pieces onto cardstock and make your students templates.Print the hedgehog pieces onto colored paper.Print the pattern pieces on white copy paper, then have students color or paint.Then pick from one of five writing prompts, including a blank one to wr
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K - 7th
STEM Career Lesson & Podcast: Why Do Teeth Decay? (Dentist)
Have you ever wondered why you have to brush your teeth? Why do teeth decay? Hear from Dr. Emily Swanson, DMD, (a REAL doctor of dental medicine-- a dentist!) about what happens to your teeth on a daily basis and how taking good care if them is so important. Then "see" what can happen to teeth by doing some fun classroom activities, interactive podcast episode, and a hands-on STEM Challenge! This could also be used in a virtual classroom for distance learning.Purchase includes:What is a podcast?
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