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Solar System and Planets Reading Passages | The Solar System Worksheets
This Solar System and Planets Close Reading Packet has everything you need for a complete reading and science unit in your classroom. Differentiated reading passages, writing activities, no prep worksheets, and coloring pages are at the heart of this one-stop resource for learning about each planet!Please click the PREVIEW above for an idea of everything included in this loaded resource!If you have never used Close Reading or even if you are already a pro, this 110+ page packet truly is for you!
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Solar System and Planets Activities Bundle | Solar System Project
Real World Robot Research Project for Middle School Robotics and STEM Sub Plans
Why do we need to know about robots? What are robots used for today? What are examples of robots in everyday life? This real-world robot research project will help your middle school students discover answers to these questions and more!Get all the Intro to Robotics resources here and SAVE! In this engaging project, students meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as they research a real-world robot of their choice. Your students will use assigned web
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Engineering and STEM Careers Research Project and Activities for Middle School
Teaching students about exciting STEM careers is one of the most important things we can do to inspire our next generation of scientists and engineers! But, what does it mean to have a career in STEM? What are some STEM career examples? You can answer these questions and more with this multi-day research project. Grab all the Engineering resources and save today!In this project, students meet science, reading, and writing standards as they research an engineering career of their choice and creat
Grades:
6th - 9th
Light Waves Lesson | Reflection Refraction | Electromagnetic Spectrum
In this week-long self-paced lesson, students will learn about the behavior of light waves, including how they are absorbed, transmitted, reflected, refracted, and diffracted to produce lots of beautiful phenomena. Students will be engaged by a phenomenon and as they progress through the lesson, they will build on their understanding of what's happening with light waves to produce the phenomenon.Students will work through 9 self-paced steps on a Google Doc. They will also work on supporting docu
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Grades:
7th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS4-2
Zombie Apocalypse Unit - End of the Year Project or Emergency Sub Lesson Plans
This week-long, self-guided zombie apocalypse project is the PERFECT end of the year unit! It is so versatile and can be used for many different grades and subjects; appropriate for middle school or high school, science or language arts, accelerated or remediation, even upper elementary. It could also be used for a Halloween unit or emergency sub lesson plans. Directions on each page are self explanatory and will keep your students engaged from start to finish.I originally created this activity
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Also included in: Biology Lessons and Curriculum for the ENTIRE YEAR
Analog and Digital Signals Lesson | Waves Activities
In this week-long self-paced lesson, students will learn about the characteristics and uses of analog and digital signals. Students will be able to identify analog and digital technologies, explain how waves can be used for communication, and simulate how analog waves can be converted to digital signals and back again. Students will be able to construct an argument supported by evidence for whether the analog or digital version of a type of information transfer is better.Students will work throu
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7th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS4-3
Nonfiction Text Structure Passages - Weather - PDF & Digital
Teaching nonfiction text structure is easy with these interesting text structure reading passages and activities for kids excited about science and weather! Five articles about weather science will keep students engaged while they practice reading and analyzing the five main nonfiction text structures, using a variety of text structure graphic organizers. (A bonus adapted vocabulary page makes it easy to teach this lesson as organizational pattern!)This resource includes the following digital ve
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School Nonfiction Reading Unit - Weather Reading Passages
Physical Science Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle Grade 5-6
This physical science reading bundle is an excellent way to practice comprehension passages in your class. No prep science with full answer keys included, comprehension questions have varying difficulties and skills required to answer them.Science Reading Comprehension Outline:The bundle contains passages especially designed for 5th and 6th grade. There are pictures and graphs to help explain key areas and each lesson is CCSS aligned. Feel free to practice science reading with the knowledge that
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Sound Waves Lesson
In this week-long self-paced digital lesson, students will learn about the characteristics of sound waves. They will interact with simple models of sound waves and investigate how the amplitude and frequency changing the volume and pitch of a sound. They will develop a model to describe how sound waves propagate and how they are transmitted through various materials.Students will work through 9 self-paced steps on a Google Doc. They will also work on supporting documents that are linked to the m
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Grades:
7th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
, MS-PS4-2
World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky Marine Science Earth Day Lesson
World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky Marine Science Earth Day Lesson is one of the most popular middle school science books that brings awareness to overfishing, biodiversity and ecosystems, toxins in food chains, human ocean pollution, evolution, adaptation, and extinction of the species. Concepts covered: The theory of natural selectionBiologically and commercially extinct fishBiodiversity & ecosystemOver-fishingHuman ocean pollution Effects of toxins in food chainOcean salinity and temper
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Weather Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions with Easel Activity
Nine weather reading comprehension passages are informational text about weather and climate. Has questions for each selection, including a Venn diagram to compare and contrast hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms and a cause-and-effect chart about different weather phenomena. A great addition to a weather unit. Passages are: The Earth's Atmosphere, Weather Science, Weather vs. Climate, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, Rainbows, Clouds and Precipitation, and Lightning Safety. Students
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Weather Bundle - PowerPoints, Google Slides, Reading Passages, and More
Physical States Properties of Matter Science Worksheets No Prep Digital Easel
You will download a huge packet of physical science worksheets and activities for your 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students to learn about the properties and states of matter and phase changes. The packet mainly covers solid, liquid and gas, but also touches on plasma and Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC).For your convenience, you will download both TPT digital EASEL and printable PDF resource formats.Please click on the PREVIEW.States of Matter Reading PassageVocabulary Writing ActivityComprehension
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: Science Sub Plans Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions 5th Grade
November Resources (Horticulture, Agriculture & Floriculture) Thanksgiving
Make November AWESOME with these resources for your Agriculture/Horticulture based classroom! Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving give November instruction structure. In my school, November is chopped up by conferences. With these activities you will be planned for practically the whole MONTH!Encourage students to learn about the wide world of patriotic colored flowers with a Veteran's Day Red White and Blue Research project.Thanksgiving Food Production True False or Opinion Partner Activity-Have aw
Grades:
7th - 10th
Rock Cycle Elementary Science SC.4.E.6.1 and NGSS Lesson
Rock Cycle Formation and Identification Florida Science SC.4.E.6.1 and SC.4.E.6.2 is an immersive science lesson that will help your students learn the rock cycle, uses of rocks, and identification of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks | Printable & Nearpod (integrates with Google Classroom)⭐️ Bundle & Save ⭐️Purchase 4th Grade Florida Science Year Long Curriculum Bundleand get this lesson PLUS all other fourth grade units. This lesson includes: Rock Cycle (Formation and Identi
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: 4th Grade Florida B.E.S.T. Science Year Long Curriculum 345 Page Bundle
All Thirteen by Christina Soontornvat Novel Guide
All Thirteen by Christina Soontornvat NO Prep Pack Distance Learning An Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team This resource includes: Learning ObjectivesChapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questionsAnswer KeyVocabulary Activities Text-to-self questionsExtension Resources:- Map- Videos - Cave formations and locations - DocumentaryThis resource is great for: Teaching about non-fiction science textTeaching about problem solvingTeaching social studies Literacy centersIndependent
Grades:
5th - 8th
3D Isometric Drawing and Design for Middle School
3D Isometric drawing and design projects for Middle School drafting, PLTW, STEM, technology, graphic design, project-based learning, and pre-engineering classes.Your students will love this fun, No-Prep mini lesson. Students will learn an easy way to draw in 3D using isometric graph paper printed with a triangular grid. This skill provides a missing element in many modeling and design classes before tackling CAD software: The process of conceiving an idea in 3D, and then translating it into a tw
Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
SPRING AGRICULTURE Sub Day and Out of Class Assignments (10 Days)
SPRING AGRICULTURE - Sub Day and Out of Class Assignments (10 Days)Discover the ultimate teaching assistant for middle school to high school agriculture or biology classes, This resource is your one-stop solution for assignments that can be used for absent students, substitute teachers, or independent study. What's Inside: 10 Ready-to-Use Assignments Topics cover spring garden planning, wildlife emerging from hibernation, spring calving season, trees blooming, lawn care management, pests managem
Grades:
6th - 12th
The Role of Gravity in the Universe Reading Articles and Worksheets MS-ESS1-2
Four separate lessons teach students about the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system. Students will learn about the effects of gravity in the universe and our solar system and how gravity and inertia balance to create the orbit of planets and moons. Plus, a lesson about the gravity in black holes!⭐ Get this set at a HUGE discount in our done-for-you Gravity Unit!Includes both print and Google Slides options to assign!Each lesson includes a 1-page reading with its o
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Grades:
7th - 10th
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
, MS-PS2-4
, MS-ESS1-2
, HS-ESS1-2
, HS-PS2-4
Also included in: Earth Science Reading Comprehension Articles Bundle with Space
Ugly Christmas Sweater Mystery Reading Passages & Escape Room | CSI
Are you looking for a fun and engaging reading comprehension activity for the holidays? Check out this popular themed escape room and have your students unlock the "Mystery of the Swiped Sweaters!"Get your students thinking and using their analytical skills with GATER Educator's "Case of the Swiped Sweaters"! Through puzzles and challenges, students will use deductive logic, inference, forensics, and common sense to solve this mystery. Close Reading CHALLENGES include:Informational Text- “Proces
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Ugly Christmas Sweater Activity Pack | Math, Reading & Writing
Biology Animal Cell Model 3 Dimensional Project Nucleus Distance Learning
Since this is a cutting and pasting activity, it will not work for the TpT digital overlay.Building this model is a great opportunity for independent work. This animal cell model will give students the opportunity to construct an animal cell with organelles in either color or black and white. The black and white version is ready to be colored with crayons, markers, etc. This package consists of the pieces (color and black/white) ready to be cut and glued to construct an animal cell model, detai
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Grades:
4th - 12th
STEM BELL RINGERS | ENGINEERING | WARM-UPS | 6 WEEKS
6 WEEKS OF BELL RINGERS! Looking for a bell ringer or warm-up for your class? These bell ringers can be used in a science, engineering or STEM class. These bell ringers could also be used as exit slips or anchor activities. This resource is a perfect way to start a class because students do not need prior knowledge, there is no prep and it can be completed independently. This 6 WEEK download is organized in sets of five activities. Instead of including the day of the week or even week 1, 2,
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: STEM BELL RINGERS BUNDLE | 9 WEEKS | ENGINEERING | WARM-UPS
Tracking Trash Flotsam Jetsam and Science of Ocean Motion Lesson
Tracking Trash Flotsam, Jetsam and Science of Ocean Motion by Loree Griffin Burns Lesson is perfect for teaching about plastic pollution, coriolis effect, ocean currents, the garbage patch, and ocean science. This captivating earth science non-fiction will engage students from grades 6 and up. This file comes in Pdf and Nearpod Format. Nearpod Teacher Access is included on the last page of the file. Nearpod Lesson can be shared on any internet device. Google Classroom Ready. This lesson includes
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6th - 9th
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Atomic Structure and Periodic Table Work Packet - Middle School Science
This resource is the perfect no-prep review for atomic structure and the periodic table. Use this resource as emergency sub plans or review for a test. This 10 page work packet includes topics for a middle school science classroom: atoms, Bohr Models, classification of elements, and the periodic table. Students will need a periodic table to work on the packet. Students will work on the following: identifying locations in an atom and subatomic particles. Build Bohr Models for 14 elements, review
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Chemistry Growing Bundle
Layers of the Earth: Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core: Activities & Packet
Exploring the Earth's Layers: Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner CoreDiscover the secrets of the Earth's layers with our comprehensive resource. Dive into the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core through engaging informational reading passages. Assess understanding with multiple-choice, short-answer, true or false, and fill-in-the-blank worksheets. Reinforce learning with a quiz and a cut-and-glue activity. Perfect for science units, nonfiction reading, partner work, guided instruction, indep
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Grades:
2nd - 12th
NGSS:
5-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
, 5-ESS2-1
, 4-ESS2-1
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Importance of learning science
Learning science is particularly important for students as it equips them with the essential knowledge and skills to make sense of the world around them. Science education is not just about memorizing facts. It fosters critical thinking, inquiry, and problem-solving abilities. These skills are not only useful in school but also in everyday life beyond the classroom.
Benefits of learning science
Learning science offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. In fact, it helps students:
- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
Teaching with science resources
One of the best parts about science class is all of the possibilities for hands-on, collaborative learning! Think: labs, experiments, inquiry-based activities, and design challenges. These activities encourage students to explore scientific concepts by observing, asking questions, and conducting investigations. Additionally, with small group centers, students can engage in group experiments, discussions, and projects that require them to collaborate, share ideas, and solve problems together.
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If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable or digital science resources, TPT has an extensive array of instructional materials for every learning need, topic, or grade level. Whether you're learning about plant parts or butterfly life cycles, or exploring advanced topics like the anatomy of a cell or Newton’s laws of motion, we've got you covered.
On TPT, science resources come in various forms: from labs and worksheets to craftivities and doodle notes. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of science concepts, or to reteach a tricky topic. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning science will be so much easier. Plus, you can expand students’ knowledge even further by exploring TPT math resources, which are frequently paired with science lessons.
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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your science lessons and make them feel like real scientists by investigating everyday objects, exploring the world outside the classroom, and doing hands-on and collaborative experiments and design challenges.
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