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Free elementary environment independent work packets
Abiotic vs. Biotic Factors (Reading Passages & Activities)
Abiotic vs. Biotic FactorsThis free packet contains two reading passages, two activities, and a set of review questions for elementary and middle school students learning about biotic and abiotic factors. It also contains an answer key for teachers. Students will learn about the living and non-living elements of an environment, which they will then be able to identify and categorize. Students will also analyze vocabulary terms by their prefixes. Each exercise in this packet builds upon the last
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Grades:
4th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
Ecology Reading Passages Worksheet Assessment NGSS LS2 B Cycles of Matter Energy
This is a perfect 45-minute independent work packet, introductory scaffold, review, distance learning, homework or sub plan for LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems: Food webs are models that demonstrate how matter and energy is transferred between producers, consumers, and decomposers as the three groups interact within an ecosystem. What Students Do:Students use the Reading Passages to help them fill in and answer the Worksheets.Students then do a 15 question Google Form
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-1
Reading Comprehension | Understanding Climate Change
This resource is a set of independent worksheets for students in 4th, 5th and higher grades. It covers four main topics related to climate: natural factors, human factors, the greenhouse effect, and climate action. These worksheets are aligned to Common Core State Standards and NGSS 3-ESS2-2. The worksheets on natural factors examine various environmental factors that impact climate, while the ones on human factors focus on how human activities like deforestation and burning of fossil fuels affe
Grades:
5th - 6th, Higher Education
NGSS:
3-ESS2-2
Everglades National Park
Provide students with an understanding of Everglades National Park including important vocabulary such as BRACKISH and MANGROVE. Highlight important park concepts with a multi-page passage and two-page graphic organizer spotlighting park designation, yearly visitors, acreage, location, history, flora, fauna, ecosystem, interesting tidbits and a can't miss. A word search and crossword reinforces park vocabulary, while a writing reflection and stay social page take the lesson deeper, allowing stud
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in: South Florida National Parks BUNDLE
FREE Carrying Capacity Guided Notes | Pairs YT Video | Print & Digital Version
These notes pair with the YT Carrying Capacity Video HEREEcologists have the job of asking questions about organism behavior and resources in an environment and the answers reveal important information about the ecosystem and the organisms living in it. Today we will be looking at a few different species and the carrying capacity of their environment.SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel to get the latest episodes!IN THIS EPISODE:Carrying CapacityPopulationLimiting FactorsPopulation DensityDensity Dep
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-4
, HS-LS2-6
Who lives here? - Clip and Match 30 Clothespin Cards
Students clip a clothespin to the animals living in each habitat.Can be used in: pre-school, classroom fine motor stations, home programs, independent work bins, pediatric clinic activities.Improve grasping strength: use dominant hand to open clothespin with thumb / index fingers with other fingers tucked in for stability.Improve bilateral coordination: use non-dominant hand to hold card while dominant hand puts on clothespin.Improve hand eye coordination.Can by used as introduction for envirome
Grades:
PreK
FREE Invasive Species Guided Notes | Pairs YT Video | Print & Digital Version
THIS RESOURCE PAIRS WITH THE YOUTUBE EPISODE HERESUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel for the latest episodes!So what's the difference between non-native species, invasive species, and pests? In This Episode: Native Species Non-Native Species Introduced Species Why is this a problem? Pests Sorting it outIncluded:Fill-in-the-blank NotesLink to Digital Version (Digital link is found on the resource page inside the PDF. *Make a copy before assigning to students*)Answer SheetPlease consider rating this
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Grades:
5th - 11th
NGSS:
HS-LS2-7
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
FREE Photosynthesis Guided Notes | Pairs with YT Video | Answer Key
These notes pair with the YT Photosynthesis Video HERESUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel to get the latest episodes!IN THIS EPISODE:The InputsLeaf StructureThe ProcessEcosystem ImpactIncluded:Fill-in-the-blank NotesAnswer SheetPlease consider rating this product. It helps other teachers find these resources.
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Grades:
4th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-LS1-5
, 5-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-4
, MS-LS1-6
, 5-LS1-1
Number Sense Activity Packet for 2nd Grade | Math | Free
Practice counting to 1,000 with your second grade students in this reading, writing, and comparing numbers activity! While students work independently to complete the counting packet, they will also explore different animal species whose habitats have been impacted by climate change. Teach this unit along with a Number Sense Lesson or add it to a unit on understanding numbers in base ten!★ Access Free Resource Here ★★ What’s Included ★1,000 Number BookDirection PageFill in 1-100 PageFill in 100
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Grades:
2nd
NGSS:
2-LS4-1
Maple Syrup Coloring Pages
Warm up this winter with some delicious maple syrup coloring pages! This free set of downloadable pdfs features artwork from my book The Sweetest Season, and is the perfect addition to your maple themed unit, early finishers activities, or just as a fun activity to do on a snowy day.Included in this set are 5 ready to print coloring pages in PDF format. They show the steps needed to make maple syrup, from tapping the trees to bottling the final product. With these pages, your students will learn
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Natural Disasters Research Packet
If you are teaching a unit on natural disasters, this is a great activity to introduce some of the natural disasters by having students do a little research of their own. In this activity, they define, sketch, and determine key characteristics for eight natural disasters.
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Grades:
4th - 6th
FREE Energy Flow & Matter Cycling Guided Notes | YT Video | Print & Digital
These guided notes pair with the YouTube video HERE. This episode looks at both the Energy Flow (ecological pyramids) and Cycling of Matter (food chain | food web) through an Ecosystem. We are going to look at how stuff changes into other stuff but never really leaves AND how energy from the sun ends up powering pretty much every organism on earth. SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel to get the latest episodes!In this episode we will go over: Matter Cycling (Composting Example) Food Chains Food We
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Grades:
4th - 11th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-4
Weather Types Worksheet
This is a simple, independent style activity for students to work on. Students will be able to write and identify weather types. Students are also practicing fine motor skills by coloring and tracing.
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
NGSS:
K-ESS2-1
Getting to Know the Red Panda
A one page PDF with general information about red pandas. If you would like a hands on learning packet to go along with this, search for my Build Your Own Habitat series!
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Climate Change Printable Informational Text and Writing
Printable climate change informational text fill in the blank, drawing, and writing frames to inform students about pollution. A few lines of a poem runs through the pages, and it complete on one of the final pages. There is a children's YouTube video suggestion to accompany the pages. An Easel activity is also available for nine of the student pages. An Easel assessment is also included based on the same information as the other files. For the Easel activity, students select all correct respon
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
CCSS:
Rattlesnakes - Free Worksheets
Teach your students about North American Rattlesnakes with these free materials.Included in the file are:Reading and Image SheetsBooklet and Poster SheetsGoogle Classroom compatible materials.These materials are also available at a discount as part of a larger unit on snakes available here:Snakes : Mini UnitADDITIONAL UNITSIf you're interested in teaching about more of Earth's wonderful creatures please see the links below:Dinosaurs - Complete UnitWhales - Complete UnitSharks - Complete UnitInse
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Grades:
5th - 10th
The Carbon Cycle ESS2.E Grades 3-5 by Saito
This lesson is ready to be assigned in your Google Classroom. Students follow carbon's path through the biosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere.
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
3-ESS2-1
, 5-ESS2-1
, 4-ESS3-1
Habitat Independent Practice | Middle School Science Packet
A 7-page independent or guided student work packet about Habitats. Includes interactive reading passages for building knowledge and a variety of questions and activities to demonstrate knowledge and engage students' critical-thinking. Includes a Do Now and an Exit Ticket. Several more like this available on my store.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-1
Also included in: Middle School Life Sciences | Student Work, PowerPoints, & Lessons
Butterfly Life Cycle Observation Journal for Nature Spring Activity
Record your growing Butterflies in this printable butterfly journal.
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Grades:
PreK - 5th
Climate Change Storybook Series
Kuki & Mani's Climate Quest is a series of short stories that introduce Climate Change to kids and explain the science behind it. Why is Earth getting warmer?What is the Carbon cycle?What is a carbon sink?What actions can I take to reduce the impact of climate change?These are some of the most prominent questions kids would discover. The series highlights an emphasis on problem-solving,book reading, and the art of questioning.If you're looking for simple yet practical resource to introduce C
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Mini Project: Math+Art=FUN
Students will work through a series of slides where they discover what symmetry means in math and make connections to symmetry in the real world through the creation of a nature mandala.
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Oceans Test- 4th and 5th Grade VA SOL Aligned
This 24 question assessment can be used as a test, practice test, or review activity. This is great to use at the end of the oceans unit or as a review for the fifth grade science SOL test.This resource includes an answer key.If you are interested in this product for other fifth grade science units, you can find them here:Landforms- https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Landforms-Test-5th-Grade-VA-SOL-Aligned-7560884Light and Sound- https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Light-and-Sou
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Grades:
4th - 5th
NGSS:
5-ESS2-1
Nature Play Dough Mats
Play Dough Mats with a nature focus: Adding leaves to trees, flowers to stems, rain to clouds, and river to landscape. Helps students with creativity and fine motor skills.
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Grades:
PreK - K
FREE Fish Structure & Function Guided Notes | Pairs with YT Video | Answer Key
THIS RESOURCE PAIRS WITH THE YOUTUBE EPISODE HERESUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel for the latest episodes!Animal Classification: Fish How do fish breath, swim, and float? Let's dive into this episode to explore these questions and investigate what makes a fish, a fish!In This Episode:Fish Habitat Vertebrates Gills & How Fish Breathe Scales -Fins Swim Bladder InvestigationNGSS4-LS1-1 Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support s
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Grades:
4th - 12th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
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