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2nd grade science Common Core RI.3.3 resources
END OF YEAR ACTIVITY Animal Research Project Report Last Week School Worksheets
Our Animal Research Project is the perfect End of Year Activity to engage students the last week of school. It can be used with ANY animal (like an All About Ocean Anima). It's a GREAT VALUE because you can reuse it for all types of animals throughout the school year. The self-guided design of the projects makes it a great project for students to work on independently as you wrap up the school year.The graphic organizers, scaffolded guided notes and scoring rubric make it easy for you to teach
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2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 1-LS1-2
, 3-LS2-1
, 2-LS4-1
, 4-LS1-2
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Light and Sound Waves Energy Reading Passages Activities Worksheets Science Labs
What do Isaac Newton, Alexander Graham Bell, and Albert Einstein all have in common? Students will find out in this COMPLETE Light and Sound Unit! The unit is all about light and sound energy, including vibrations, reflection, and refraction, pitch, frequency, volume, convex, concave and comes with 8 Science Investigations or Labs. With reading passages about:What is light?Our Amazing EyesReflection & RefractionTransparent, Translucent, or Opaque?Concave and ConvexLens, Prisms, & Rainbo
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2nd - 4th
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4-PS3-2
Animals Habitats and Ecosystems Project Polar Rainforest 2nd 3rd Grade Science
This BEST SELLING animal habitats unit includes reading passages and worksheets for 10 different habitats with fun & engaging activities to reinforce learning. Have students read the passages and answer the comprehension questions about each habitat. Each passage has a habitat scene for students to color and connect to the information. This fun NO-prep pack is a huge timesaver! Habitats Included:OceansGrasslandsSavannasWetlandsDesertsWoodlandsPolar Regions: The Antarctic and The ArcticMounta
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2nd - 3rd
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3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS4-4
Human Impact on the Environment | Pollution Activities | Environmental Changes
Make learning about pollution and how humans impact the environment engaging with this planned out, easy to use hands-on unit! This unit includes 10 days of lesson plans and activities perfect for exploring water pollution, air pollution, land pollution, natural resources, and human impact on the environment. Both a print and interactive digital version made for Google slides are included.A kid-friendly fact book includes all reading material in one easy to use place. Activities require little
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2nd - 4th
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Phases of the Moon Cut and Paste, Moon Calendar, Experiment, Moon Facts Book
Are you looking for an easy way to explain facts about the moon and the moon phases? Students are naturally curious about the moon. These high-interest, low prep activities will explain the moon and the moon phases in a way in which students can easily make connections and understand. You can also use this as a digital resource for your students in Google Classroom for remote learning. As students learn about the phases of the moon they can follow up with this wide variety of differentiated act
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1st - 4th
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NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
, 2-ESS1-1
, 3-ESS2-2
Fall Season Science Unit - Reading & Writing Activities - Pumpkins Leaves Apples
Do you need lesson ideas and activities for your fall unit? Make learning all about fall fun with these engaging hands-on non-fiction ELA and science mini-lessons and activities! This resource will help your first grade, second grade, or third grade students build writing skills, understand informational text and build reading comprehension, and learn interesting facts about pumpkins, apples, and leaves this fall season. ⭐ Create anchor charts to lead your lessons and use the low-prep activitie
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1st - 3rd
Animal Adaptations Reading Passages Worksheets Activities Project 3rd 4th Grade
This Animal Adaptations complete unit has reading passages, activities, and vocabulary to teach about physical adaptations, behavioral adaptations, instincts, learned behaviors, and types of camouflage. You’ll be able to differentiate for all students with reading passages with three levels of difficulty.This unit includes reading passages, hands-on activities, a pacing guide, video links, vocabulary posters, a review guide, exit slips, a unit test, and more! With Information About:Animal Adapta
Grades:
2nd - 4th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 5-ESS3-1
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Force: Gravity and Friction {Differentiated Reading Passages}
In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage based on the force. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students as you study gravity, motion, and friction. Integrate science content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. Guided Reading levels are J-N-P-T. (Bonus lowest level included!)$Why should I purchase this passage set?$• Textbooks aren't what they used to be...if we have them at all. Often textbooks are written well above grade lev
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Science Leveled Texts BUNDLE Nonfiction Differentiated Passages
Science Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions PDF Bundle 3rd 4th Grade
These PDF reading passages are an excellent way to bring science into the classroom. With an array of comprehension questions to follow each passage, this bundle will last the majority of the year.To fit some science into your day, there are a variety of ways each reading passage can be used and with full answer keys, there is little to do in terms of preparation.Science Reading Comprehension Outline:The bundle contains passages especially designed for 3rd and 4th grade. There are pictures and g
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2nd - 4th
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
Solar System Activities Reading Passages Worksheets Project Phases of the Moon
This complete unit about the Solar System is designed to help kids learn about the planets, phases of the moon, and two famous astronauts: Neil Armstrong and Sally Ride. With our kid-friendly reading passages and activities, your students will have hours of astronomical fun!It has leveled reading passages, comprehension questions, hands-on activities, a pacing guide, video links, a flip book, fact flaps, vocabulary posters, character studies on Neil Armstrong and Sally Ride, a unit test, answer
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2nd - 4th
Earth Day Activities Unit - Craft, Writing, Bulletin Board, Project, Art, & Hat
Make learning about Earth Day this spring exciting with engaging earth day activities and mini-lessons about the Earth, pollution, and recycling. Kids will love the Earth Day craft crown, Earth Day Reading Comprehension, Earth Day poem and writing prompts, and so much more! This resource will help your first grade, second grade, or third grade students build writing skills, understand informational text and build reading comprehension, while learning interesting facts about important Earth Day c
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1st - 3rd
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Rock and Roll Activities | Rock Your School Day | End of Year Themed Day
Rock & Roll activities for an entire day of engaging lessons are all planned out for you with this fun product! Students will take a 10 city tour through the U.S. completing activities for reading, writing, language, social studies, science, and math along the way. Your students will LOVE all the hands-on activities. You will love having meaningful, standards-based activities AND an entire day of instruction planned out for you! This product is perfect to use at the end of the school year, i
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Themed Day BUNDLE | Rock Your School Day Activities
Owl Bird Science Unit - Reading & Writing Activities - Fall Fact Project & Craft
Do you need engaging lesson ideas and activities to teach your students all about owls? Make learning about owls fun with these hands-on non-fiction ELA and science mini-lessons and activities! This resource will help your first grade, second grade, or third grade students build writing skills, understand informational text, and build reading comprehension while they learn interesting facts about barn owls and true owls. ⭐ Create anchor charts to lead your lessons and use the low-prep activiti
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1st - 3rd
Butterfly Life Cycle Craft Spring Science Unit - Reading & Writing Activities
Teaching students all about butterflies this spring? This engaging nonfiction and spring science unit makes learning about the caterpillar to butterfly transformation, the life cycle of a butterfly, and the parts of a butterfly fun. It includes a butterfly life cycle craft, activities, observation journal, writing, and more! This resource will help your first grade, second grade, or third grade students build writing skills, understand informational text, and build reading comprehension while th
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1st - 3rd
Life Cycle of a Plant Project - Plant Research - Craft
Are you growing plants in your classroom? Ready for a plant life cycle project that is both rigorous and engaging? This Life Cycle of a Plant Project is the perfect supplement to your Plants science unit. Clear images are used to show seeds, germination, stems and roots, leaves, flowers, and pollination. The student uses the images as guidance as they research, take notes, write a report, and complete the plant craft. When complete, students have an interactive project that can be fanned in
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Life Cycle Projects BUNDLE - Life Cycle Research Reports and Crafts
Pollution Reading Passage & Earth Day Comprehension Activities - Water, Air
Students can learn about pollution and its effect on the environment through an easy-to-read and fun passage. Also included are QR codes for additional research and comprehension activities that support main idea and details and cause and effect. And there's much more!The pollution article and comprehension activities are perfect for Earth Day! The article outlines the three types of pollution (water, land, and air) and their effects on the environment. This reading passage and comprehension
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2nd - 4th
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All About Bats Unit - Bat Activities - Science, Reading, Writing & Craft - Fall
Make learning all about bats fun with these engaging, hands-on bat activities perfect for your first grade, second grade, and third grade students. This bat unit includes a variety of fun, low-prep bat activities to keep kids engaged & gives teachers differentiated options.This bats unit includes everything you’ll need to teach all about bats this fall:✅ Non-fiction bat facts book✅ Bat science mini-lessons that teach important bat facts✅ Bat writing activities✅ A fun bat craft✅ …and more!The
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1st - 3rd
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Solar System BUNDLE | Print and Digital
Looking to incorporate the Solar System into several subject areas? This complete no-prep BUNDLE can be used in your Science and Reading/LA block. Students will stay engaged while completing the hands-on activities. Needing something for Google Classroom? This also contains interactive activities.This now contains activities for Google Classroom. There is a link on page 2 of the PDF that allows you to make a copy. There are text boxes that allow students to complete the activities.This unit cont
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1st - 4th
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Photosynthesis Activities Reading Passage & Worksheets Label The Diagram
This pack includes reading passages about Photosynthesis and lots of activities including diagrams, a cloze passage, vocabulary posters and more! This pack is perfect for science centers!In this pack you will find:✔Two reading passages✔Cloze Passage ✔Constructed Response Questions✔Summarizing Activity ✔Vocabulary Posters - great for student handouts, interactive notebooks, and bulletin boards!✔Spotlight on Vocabulary✔Answer Keys✔Sequencing Activity✔For Elementary Grades – Second grade, Third gra
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2nd - 5th
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Whale Life Science Unit Lessons, Activities, Craft, Project - Orca & Beluga
Engage and excite kids as they learn all about whales with life science, reading, and writing activities! This nonfiction and spring or summer science unit makes learning about baleen whales and toothed whales fun. It includes a whale craft, reading comprehension passages, vocabulary, directed drawing, and more! This resource will help your first grade, second grade, or third grade students build writing skills, understand informational text, and improve their reading comprehension while they le
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Penguin Activities Winter Craft, Writing, Drawing, Bulletin Board, Science Unit
Make learning all about penguins and the penguin life cycle engaging with this non-fiction ELA and science unit of mini-lessons and activities! This low-prep resource includes fun penguin writing, a hands-on penguin craft, directed drawing, and more activities for a classroom penguin theme. These activities will help your first grade, second grade, or third grade students build writing skills, understand informational text and build reading comprehension while they learn interesting facts abou
Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 1-LS3-1
All About Insects Bundle, Life Cycle, Nonfiction Reading Passages and Questions
These insects reading passages are a must have for an insects unit, working on nonfiction reading skills, and guided reading groups. They include everything you need to work on building vocabulary and comprehension skills with your students! Insects differentiated reading passages (3 levels) allow you to meet the needs of all students to ensure complete understanding of the content. Save big by buying this Insects Bundle! Take a look at the product preview for a closer look! All follow-up a
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2nd - 5th
Solar System No Prep Unit | Print and Digital
Looking to incorporate the Solar System into several subject areas? This complete no-prep unit can be used in your Science and Reading/LA block. Students will stay engaged while completing the hands-on activities. Needing something for Google Classroom? This also contains interactive activities.This now contains activities for Google Classroom. There is a link on page 2 of the PDF that allows you to make a copy. There are text boxes that allow students to complete the activities.This unit contai
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Solar System BUNDLE | Print and Digital
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