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Science Common Core W.3.2 assessments
Rocks and Minerals, Types of Rocks, The Rock Cycle Worksheets & Reading Passages
Are you looking for rocks and minerals worksheets that cover igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks with no additional prep? This rock cycle introduction practice set of activities and non-fiction reading comprehension passages are easy to use and your students will love the variety. Learn the types of rocks and minerals through observations, writing prompts, non-fiction rocks and minerals reading comprehension passages (print & Google Forms options), and more. Including the rock cycle.
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Rocks and Minerals Unit
Weathering and Erosion Worksheets Activities Reading Passages and Assessments
Struggling to find age-appropriate weathering and erosion worksheets for upper elementary students? These reading comprehension passages and activities are perfect for your weathering and erosion unit. With these no-prep activities, just print, and use in class. What’s the difference between weathering and erosion? Your students will know by the time they complete this set of activities. Learn erosion vs weathering through compare and contrast, cut and paste activity, flip book, writing prompts
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Weathering and Erosion Worksheets Bundle
Water Pollution Water Filter STEM
This environmental project challenges students to create a water filter to use with grey water to conserve water resources. The water filtration lab is a perfect Earth Day project. The engineering design process helps students investigate, plan, create, improve, and evaluate their filter. Students observe and collect data to write a report on findings. Leveled texts and writing prompts round out this jammed packed set! ☝ Click HERE to Save 25% on the Money Savings ALL STEM and STEAM BUNDLE! ☝ (
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
5-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: STEM Activities STEM Challenges
Skeletal and Muscular System Power Point and ELA Unit aligned to Common Core
This 108 page Skeletal and Muscular System Unit has a 35 page power point and 25 ELA activities to help your students learn the science curriculum while addressing the Common Core Standards for ELA. We hope you and your students enjoy this integrated unit! There are many fun and engaging activities that will be sure to get your students excited about learning!
Pages 1 - 2 Cover and Table of Contents
Page 3 Science Standards
Page 4 Skeleton Hokey Pokey
Page 5 Simon Says Skeleton Game
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Redwood Forest~Paired Text with 3 Text Based Writing Prompts~No Prep~Earth Day
Do you need to meet the demands of the new Common Core writing while using a variety of sources? This set includes 2 paired reading passages and 3 writing prompts. This is ideal for preparing your third, fourth or fifth-grade students for state writing assessments and meeting new standards. The paired reading/writing packet provides activities that prepare students to complete text-dependent writing prompts.
This set offers text-based writing practice prompts using the following essential writi
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3rd - 5th
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Simple Machines Inclined Plane STEM STEAM
Students use understanding of inclined planes in this simple machines activity. The simple machines project the engineering design cycle. Simple machines vocabulary, writing prompts, and informal assessment enhance your simple machines unit. Next Generation Science Standards Aligned: NGSS 3-5 ETS 1-1☝ Click HERE to Save over 30% on the Money Savings ALL STEM and STEAM BUNDLE! ☝ (Currently: 16 NGSS Aligned Projects) ❤ All STEM Projects are OPEN ENDED, allowing student flexibility to create and t
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2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: STEM Activities STEM Challenges
Earth in Space and Time: Science Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions 3rd
Earth In Space and Time packet helps the busy teacher integrate the content area of science into reading! Writing about reading is also included {both opinion and informational writing opportunities}. Getting to EVERYTHING can be so difficult. Informational text passages can help. This packet can be taught in a week with a bonus science experiment on the last day of the week. Passages Included in the Packet ♥ Earth in Space and Time {with a focus on vocabulary and answering questions with eviden
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3rd
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Shadow Length Direction STEM and STEAM
Learning about Earth's rotation, light and shadows? In this Earth Science Shadow STEM, students create a shadow catcher to see how Earth's rotation effects shadows. Students use the engineering design process in this shadow activity to investigate, plan, create, improve, and evaluate their catcher. Observations and collected data is used to write a report on their findings. Leveled texts and writing prompts round out this jammed packed set! Next Generation Science Standards: NGSS 5-ESS1-2, 1-ESS
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
, 5-ESS1-2
Also included in: STEM Activities STEM Challenges
Animal Habitat STEM STEAM
This Animal STEM challenge & research project guides students in engineering design process to create endangered animal habitats. Students write an animal report on survival needs and adaptations. A leveled text, writing prompts, and graphic organizers, round out this set! Next Generation Science Standard Alignment: 3-LS4-3 ☝ Click HERE to Save over 25% on the Money Savings ALL STEM and STEAM BUNDLE! ☝ (Currently: 16 NGSS Aligned Projects) ❤ All STEM Projects are OPEN ENDED, allowing student
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-LS4-3
Also included in: STEM Activities STEM Challenges
Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity Complete NGSS Unit
⭐⭐ Now in print OR Google Slides! This amazing two unit bundle covers the extensive 3-LS4 performance expectations! The first unit covers;3-LS4-1 - Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago. The print and go packet gives students everything they need and more for this performance expectation. Explore the world of fossils with your students with several interactive, engaging lessons. Your students will love the
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS4-4
Water Erosion STEM and STEAM Challenge
Students develop a creek bank preservation solution in this Earth Science project. Using the engineering design cycle, students use their observations and collected data to write a report. Writing prompts and science leveled text round out this jammed packed set! ☝ Click HERE to Save over 25% on the Money Savings ALL STEM and STEAM BUNDLE! ☝ (Currently: 16 NGSS Aligned Projects) ❤ All STEM Projects are OPEN ENDED, allowing student flexibility to create and test unique designs. ❤Next Generation
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
2-ESS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 4-ESS2-1
Also included in: Weather Unit
Dinosaur Mysteries~Paired Texts and 3 Writing Prompts~ No Prep~Back to School
Do you need to meet the demands of the new Common Core writing while using a variety of sources? This set includes 2 paired reading texts and 3 different writing prompts. This is ideal for preparing your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students for state writing assessments. The paired reading and writing set provides activities that prepare students to complete text-dependent writing prompts.
This set offers text-based writing practice prompts using the following essential writing forms:
✓Narrative - U
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3rd - 5th
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Colonies STEM and STEAM Project
Are your students studying Early America? Check out this physical science STEM! Students apply understanding of density to create a colonial cargo ship. The design cycle is used as students investigate, plan, create, improve, and evaluate their ship. Students use observations and data to report findings. A leveled text and writing prompts round out this set! Next Generation Science Standard Alignment: K-2-ETS 1-3 and 3-5 ETS 1-1☝ Click HERE to Save over 25% on the Money Savings ALL STEM and ST
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2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: 13 Colonies Unit Bundle
Astronauts Nonfiction Reading Response Activities Using Informational Text
With this set of nonfiction read and respond activities all about the job or career of an astronaut, students will practice essential ELA skills as they investigate this profession with informational text. They work on using vocabulary, synthesizing reading and writing, and summarizing non-fiction texts. ⭐This set of language arts activities comes in both interactive digital and print worksheet formats. On each slide or sheet students will read text and answer questions to show understanding. F
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2nd - 4th
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Thermal and Heat Energy Insulator STEM and STEAM
This Thermal Energy STEM physical science project helps students apply understanding of heat energy to create an insulator to keep a can of soda cold. The engineering design cycle is use to investigate, plan, create, improve, and evaluate. A science leveled text and Venn-diagrams round out this set! ☝ Click HERE to Save over 25% on the Money Savings ALL STEM and STEAM BUNDLE! ☝ (Currently: 16 NGSS Aligned Projects) ❤ All STEM Projects are OPEN ENDED, allowing student flexibility to create and te
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2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-PS3-2
Also included in: STEM Activities STEM Challenges
3rd Grade Common Core Standards Based Gradebook *NEWLY UPDATED with NGSS*
3rd Grade standards based gradebook aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics as well as Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Includes enough room for a class or grade-level wide gradebook. Includes page for tracking school and home independent reading. Standards Based Grading format for scoring from 1 to 4. Cells change colors when scores are entered: 1 - red, 2 - yellow, 3 - green, 4 - blue.
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3rd
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3-PS2-1
, 3-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-ESS2-1
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Habitats and Organism Survival NGSS 3-LS4-3 Science Differentiated Passages
⭐️ Build background about habitats and how they impact a plant or animal's ability to survive. Students read differentiated, Lexile leveled passages to support a claim presented in the article with examples. Topics are of high interest such as deep-sea animals, desert animals, rainforest animals, Antarctic animals, and more! ⭐️ This unit is perfect for 3rd grade. It was created to align with 3-LS4-3 but can be used in any classroom to teach students habitats and organism survival.⭐️Integrates ke
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3rd
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3-LS4-3
Also included in: Ecosystem Change NGSS Science Differentiated Passages BUNDLE - 3rd Grade
Environmental Change Solution NGSS 3-LS4-4 Science Differentiated Passages
⭐️ In these science differentiated passages students will build background about ways to solve environmental problems. Students will read about wildlife bridges, natural ways to help oil spills, a salmon road trip, and relocating wolves. While reading, students will determine the problem and solution, while determining if the environmental solution was effective. ⭐️ This unit is perfect for 3rd grade. It was created to align with 3-LS4-4 but can be used in any classroom to teach students about e
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3rd
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NGSS:
3-LS4-4
Also included in: Ecosystem Change NGSS Science Differentiated Passages BUNDLE - 3rd Grade
Pumpkin Expository Writing Lesson with Life Cycle Craft
Culminating Pumpkin Expository Writing lesson and CraftAfter you have taught the life cycle of a pumpkin this resource will help you and your students execute a expository paragraph that includes sequence words.This product offers you a variety of ways to differentiate and use the product to help all of your students be successful. You will be so impressed with their final products.This lesson is also great for an observation lesson.Included:1. Power Point Presentation to present the writing les
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2nd - 3rd
NGSS Differentiated Passages: Fossil Evidence of Past Environments - 3-LS4-1
⭐️ These science differentiated passages focus on analyzing and interpreting data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago. Examples of data could include the type, size, and distribution of fossil organisms. Examples of fossils and environments could include marine fossils found on dry land, tropical plant fossils found in Arctic areas, and fossils of extinct organisms. Assessment does not include the identification of specific fossils
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Grades:
3rd
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NGSS:
3-LS4-1
Also included in: Ecosystem Change NGSS Science Differentiated Passages BUNDLE - 3rd Grade
Ocean Animals | Ocean Animal Research Report
Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive, 33 page Ocean Animals Research Report resource. It helps make report writing easy! It contains worksheets, questions, organizers, tools, forms, and academic vocabulary for your students to create, develop, write, edit, illustrate, present, and assess your students’ Ocean Animals Research Report.This report (or performance task) is also designed to not only to learn and explain the new information, but answer some higher level thinking questio
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Dinosaur and Ocean Animals | Research Report Bundle
Matter Interaction STEM and STEAM
Studying matter properties? This matter project challenges students to create objects from the same set of pieces by taking them apart and putting together in a new way. Students show how solid matter changes. The engineering design process helps students investigate, plan, create, improve, and evaluate designs. Students observe and write a report on findings. A leveled text and writing prompts round out this jammed packed physical science set! Next Generation Science Standard Alignment: 2-PS1-3
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1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 2-PS1-3
Also included in: STEM Activities STEM Challenges
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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**BUNDLE** Animals & Insects Nonfiction Passage, Writing Prompts, & Comp. Check
Animal and Insect Exploration Bundle: Diving into the Wild World of NatureEmbark on a thrilling expedition into the animal kingdom with our captivating Animal and Insect Exploration Bundle. Tailored to ignite curiosity and deepen understanding of the diverse creatures that inhabit our planet, this comprehensive resource is a treasure trove for educators seeking to engage and inspire their students. Immerse yourselves in a variety of captivating topics, from the Arctic's frozen inhabitants to the
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K - 4th
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NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS4-4
, K-ESS3-3
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