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Winter writing-expository Common Core RST.6-8.1 resources
Winter Solstice Activity Worksheets for the First Day of Winter
Looking for an informative, no prep activity to teach your students about the winter solstice? This print AND digital lesson includes 3 worksheets teaching students about the winter solstice. Comprehension science worksheets assess understanding of the December 21 solstice in the northern and southern hemispheres. This winter activity gives student-friendly information about what a solstice is and how it differs in the northern and southern hemispheres. Also included is an engaging activity for
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Full Year Science Curriculum
Snow Winter Weather Activity
Students and teachers love snow days, but do your students understand what snow is, how it forms, and what snowflakes look like? This lesson is perfect before holiday breaks, as science sub plans, or to complement a weather unit to teach students to use specific digital links to research and learn about the winter weather and snow. In addition, they will learn about 8 different types of snowflakes and how they form, different types of winter storms, and how to stay safe in the snow. Like this ac
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Winter Activities and Experiments
December Activities for Science
Incorporate the winter holidays into your December science units using these 5 engaging PRINT and DIGITAL science activities. Students will learn about peppermint, gumdrops, reindeer, famous scientist Ada Lovelace, and the winter solstice by reading articles and completing STEM challenges. These December activities work great as sub plans, to tie Christmas to science, or as a fun way to incorporate science before the holiday recess. Students will learn about:What a peppermint isHow a gumdrop was
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4th - 6th
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3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: Monthly Science Activities
Text Evidence Proof Frames for Reading Comprehension for All Subject Areas
The Text Evidence Proof Frames are easy to use in any subject area. Your students will be able to find text evidence, cite it, and use the evidence in a response paragraph. Works for fiction and nonfiction text. This versatile resource offers easy differentiation with multiple versions of the the text evidence proof frames as well as the paragraph writing frames. The Text Evidence Proof frames will help your students construct a response using evidence from a text. The frames are laid out for si
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4th - 8th
Winter Science Experiments
Integrate the winter season into your science curriculum as your students test three real-life problems. Students will use materials to test which substance melts ice the fastest, which substance dissolves peppermint the fastest, and which temperature is best for hot cocoa. These cold weather inspired activities will engage and motivate your students all winter long or before and after holiday breaks or snow days! Like this resource? Check out this lesson on mittens and gloves. Students will: te
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Winter Activities and Experiments
Winter Activities and Experiments
Integrate the winter weather into your classroom this holiday season with these engaging activities and experiments that will have students research snow, solve real-life problems, and design and create prototypes. This bundle of lessons can be used as sub plans, in small group stations, or as whole class projects. This winter activities and experiments bundle includes: Winter Weather: Snow WebQuest Mittens vs Gloves Activity and ProjectSeasonal Experiments: Which temperature is best for hot co
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4th - 6th
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3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
February Activities for Science
Need engaging science activities for February? These print and digital science activities include seasonal concepts, a STEM activity, several hands-on activities, classroom demonstrations, and reading articles for students to learn more about the world around them. February science topics cover Groundhog's Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Presidents' Day, Heart Health Day, and Valentine's Day. Science topics cover measurement, engineering, hibernation and groundhogs, surface tension, changes in matter, a
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4th - 6th
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3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: Monthly Science Activities
Avalanches Wild Weather Activity
Teach your students about the natural disaster, avalanches, with this engaging nonfiction read, comprehension questions, and doodle sketch note activity. Students will learn about what an avalanche is, where and how it happens, as well as precautions to take to stay safe. Like this activity? Check out the bundle and save 20% by clicking here. Students will learn:What is an avalancheTypes of avalanches; slab and loose snowHow often they happenCauses Where they happenRisk and measurement scalesPre
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4th - 6th
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Winter Science Fact or Fiction? CER Toolkit Middle School Winter Myths Activity
❄️ Set the Record Straight About Winter's Scientific Mysteries! ❄️ Our Winter Science - Fact or Fiction? CER Pack is your essential companion for middle school science educators during the winter season. It's designed to help your students debunk common scientific misconceptions that often circulate during the colder months - a perfect fit for January through March!From unraveling the truth about body heat myths to shedding light on the mysteries of animal hibernation, from investigating freezin
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6th - 9th
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MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS2-1
Honey Bee Insect Unit Study for Homeschool | Middle school and High School
Have you ever asked: Is honey bees vomit? How do we compare wasps vs honeybees? Do honeybees eat honey? How much honey do bees produce and why? If you want to start keeping bees, you might want to know: Is there a bee farm near me? How much do honeybees cost? Find answers to these questions and learn much more about honey bees through this research-based independent unit study on honey bees.For a detailed walkthrough of this Unit Study, click here.(This will take you to a YouTube video. So, plea
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7th - 10th
Science R.A.C.E. Response: Everything students need on one page!
Give your students a checklist, anchor chart, and transition phrases for citing evidence and elaborating all right next to the area they'll write their R.A.C.E. response! This ultra-supportive template allows for lots of student independence.The template features:A space for writing the question-- I find this is best done as a class instead of already printed for them!A space to circle whether the question will require an informative or argumentative responseAn anchor chart that features each pa
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4th - 12th
The Cobra Lily: Carnivorous Plant Study, Student Paced, Interactive Lesson
No prep student-paced lesson on the North American porcupine, great to complement March Mammal Madness (MMM) lessons. Also useful as sub-plans or ready for independent work.Click here for more lessonsThe Cobra Lily: Carnivorous Plant Study, Student Paced, Interactive LessonThis engaging lesson includes vocabulary study, a glossary, an informative article with audio narration, interactive quizzes with multiple choice questions, short answer response questions for critical thinking, a student rubr
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5th - 8th
Exploring the Velvet Worm: Student-Paced Interactive Learning
No prep student-paced lesson on the North American porcupine, great to complement March Mammal Madness (MMM) lessons. Also useful as sub-plans or ready for independent work.Click here for more lessonsExploring the Velvet Worm: Student-Paced Interactive LearningComponents:Vocabulary Study: Students will explore key terms related to the velvet worm, enhancing their understanding of the subject matter.Glossary: A compiled list of terms and definitions relevant to the study of the velvet worm, aidin
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5th - 8th
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All About Butterflies- Insect Unit Study for Homeschool- UPDATED!!
Learn all about butterflies through this research-based unit study Butterfly Insect Research Notebook (Check out the video preview to see all 215 pages). It has 400+ research questions, 5 hands-on experiments and art activities and 8 writing activities for recording. Engage in independent, interdisciplinary internet-based research to find out about their families, life cycle, camouflage, nutritional requirement, how they help in pollination and so much more!!What will you be researching on in t
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7th - 12th
Sample template report that EXPLAINS how to DO the science fair report!
I call this an "inception lesson." The document itself explains how to write the report, format the report in word or GoogleDocs, and shows students exactly what it should look like!Share with students and they can edit the original document directly for their own report. It's *almost* foolproof!Please share only with your class: encourage team teachers to buy their own copy.
Winter Science Activity Projects
Integrate the winter season into your science classroom with these three activities that will have students test how warm mittens keep your hands in cold weather, whether or not mittens are warmer than gloves, and an NGSS aligned STEM activity that allows students to design and create a mitten or glove to keep their hand warm in cold temperatures. Like this activity? Check out my other winter resources to engage your students during the cold weather season. Students will: learn which hand coveri
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4th - 6th
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3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: Winter Activities and Experiments
Plate Tectonics Ring of Fire Project Activity
This Project Based learning activity presents students with a real life scenario. Students are "hired" by a company to act as Geologists who are tasked with recommending a save building zone located around the Pacific Ring of Fire. Project can be cross curricular for Science/ELA/and Social Studies. Zip file includes printables and reproducibles of all materials, grading rubrics, a project guide, and project introduction PowerPoint.
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6th - 9th
Science and Engineering Practices: Winter Activities
Those awkward, high-energy days before winter break...they can either be long and difficult, or fast and fun. Harness your students' energy and give them something refreshing to do!Based on the NGSS's Science and Engineering Practices, this product includes lots of practice with concepts relating to ❄️The Winter Season❄️!------------------------------------------Included in this product:✨One activity for each S.E.P. (240-minutes total!) -- Topics include the phenomena of freezing bubbles, the an
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Science and Engineering Practices GROWING BUNDLE!
Endangered Animals on Parade
Children enjoy learning about animals. They love reading about, watching them, and acquiring knowledge about their habits: what they eat, where they live, their size, their babies and their survival strategies. Add an animal’s conservation status, and children become intrigued with humanity’s role in both endangering and improving that status.Connecting the topic of Endangered Animals with your Language Arts program, you will be able to instruct, provide learning experiences, and assess the s
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3rd - 6th
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W8.2 IQ and Intelligences Research + Informative Essay (Flowers for Algernon)
This short research project pairs beautifully with a close reading of Flowers for Algernon, although the research project and essay could easily be used on their own or embedded in a variety of other nonfiction or science units. Students begin by researching the history of work on intelligence and IQ by visiting at least 3 of the resources provided (students have six choices). Students wrap up their research by watching at least 1 video or taking an IQ test for fun (links are provided). Next, st
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8th
Writing Module #4 | Cause-Effect Informative Essay | Concussions | Grades 7-12
Your 7th through 12th graders got this! Got what? A final product they will create in no time with step-by-step guidance: A Cause-and-Effect Informative Essay (also known as explanatory and expository essay) about the causes and effects of sustaining a concussion.KIDS LOVE THIS TOPIC - AND THAT'S HALF THE BATTLE!Students read two scientific sources, watch two super short educational videos, and critically think about a very relevant, very important issue - what causes a concussion, what happens
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Writing Modules | Grades 7-12 Growing Bundle | Write in Every Genre
Cause/Effect - Science - Write On (Climate Change)
Students often misunderstand the relationship between cause and effect when reading a text unless the two words appear on the same line. They seem to have difficulty digging out information and applying it as a cause (what makes something happen) or effect (the results of something happening). This unit should give them some practice in telling one from the other.
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READING SELECTION
This handout can be distributed to the students as the basis for their outlining and writing practic
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6th - 8th
What Are Genetic Diseases? (With open-response prompt)
In this non-fiction reading, students learn what genetic diseases are and what causes them. An open-response prompt asks students to use evidence from the task to decide what qualifications people who counsel couples about genetic diseases (genetic counselors) should have. This reading helps teachers "kill two birds with one stone" - help students acquire content knowledge while they practice the important skill of making a claim and defending it using evidence and reasoning. Grade-8 level read
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Heredity/Genetics Bundle (Reading Comprehension and Activities)
Storms and Natural Disasters Research Project
This digital product provides the introductory handout for a research essay and presentation project on storms and/or natural disasters. The activity can be done as a group or independent project. When completed students will have a finished essay about the natural disaster or storm and a disaster preparation and safety publication of choice to share with a wider audience.
Includes due date timeline for all aspects of the project to help keep students on task and support those who need help wi
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5th - 8th
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