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STATES OF MATTER SCIENCE ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIMENTS, KINDER AND FIRST GRADE
Look no further for states of matter activities! This resource includes easy to follow lessons, exciting hands on experiments, and science notebook printables to guarantee a stress-free unit!Teaching learners about solids, liquids, and gases helps them develop a basic understanding of how matter behaves and interacts with its environment. Through engaging and interactive experiences, they can observe and manipulate different materials through each activity.Use the States of Matter song to intro
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K - 1st
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2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
, 2-PS1-2
Compare and Contrast Animals Reading Comprehension Passages
Study compare and contrast nonfiction text structure with 6 short passages, questions, and graphic organizers about similar animals. Options include print, Easel Activities, Google Forms (passages), and Google Slides (Venn diagrams). Each passage features one paragraph of informational text and 4 multiple-choice questions. Animals include apes and monkeys, hares and rabbits, hedgehogs and porcupines, moths and butterflies, porpoises and dolphins, and spiders and insects. Summarization questions
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3rd - 5th
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Plants Unit, Plant Life Cycle, Parts of a Plant, and Needs - Science Worksheets
This Plants unit is a perfect supplemental resource to use for teaching parts of a plant and plant needs. These science worksheets and reading passages cover topics such as parts of a plant, plant life cycle, plant needs, and more. There are different types of resources, too. There are reading comprehension passages about plants, graphic organizers, writing pages, cut and glue activities, and even a few fold-and-go mini books!Plant Topics covered include:General Plant InformationPlant PartsPlant
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1st - 3rd
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Human Body Systems Unit - Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous, Digestive, Circulatory
Is your science textbook outdated and lacking? Make learning about the human body and the body systems engaging! This unit contains reading passages with comprehension questions, activities, science labs, task cards, and vocabulary reference posters that you can use to enhance your unit on the human body.These reading passages with comprehension questions are the perfect way to quickly check for understanding while providing the students with background information on each topic. It is also the
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Science Bundle
Category Sorting by Attributes, Size, Texture, Color, Shape, Weight Worksheets
Sorting by properties is a blast with these hands-on activities! This is a great resource to supplement your lessons in a fun and meaningful way. Your students will love to sort objects by categories such as size, weight, color, texture, thickness, and shape. Through sorting, color codes, cut-and-paste pages, and detailed graphics, students will have a blast identifying the various properties of objects. *You can grab this resource at a discount here: Bundle of Science ActivitiesIncluded in this
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PreK - 1st
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Rocks and Minerals Unit, Types of Rocks, Weathering and Erosion, Rock Cycle
Is your science textbook outdated and lacking? Make learning about rocks and minerals engaging! This unit contains reading passages with comprehension questions, activities, science labs, task cards, and vocabulary reference posters that you can use to enhance your unit on rocks and minerals.These reading passages with comprehension questions are the perfect way to quickly check for understanding while providing the students with background information on each topic. It is also the perfect wa
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2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
4-ESS1-1
Also included in: Science Bundle
Science Warmups Worksheets | 4th grade 5th grade Morning Work Warm Up NGSS TEKS
Science Warm-ups pack includes 47 weeks of bell ringers sorted by topic. You can review previously taught concepts on a daily basis in just minutes. Just pick the topics you want to use to review 4th grade and 5th grade science.Use the printable PDF version or the digital Google Slides version.Each of the 47 topics includes 5 questions (235 questions). If you want a spiral review rather than warm-ups by topic, take a look at the SPIRAL REVIEWS currently available.Science Process SkillsScience To
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4th - 5th
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States of Matter Worksheets and Science Activities for Solids, Liquids and Gases
States of Matter are a blast with these hands-on activities! This is a great resource to supplement your science lessons in a fun and meaningful way. Your students will love exploring solids, liquids, and gases with these engaging activities.*You can grab this resource at a discount here: Bundle of Science ActivitiesThe following activities are included:Matter flap book Drawing pictures of matter: solids, liquids, and gases.Cut and paste sorting activity for solids, liquids, and gases.Labeling
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K - 2nd
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Space and Solar System Activities, Worksheets and Passages, Outer Space, Planets
This space unit is a perfect worksheet set to use for 2nd and 3rd grade activities for the solar system and outer space. Topics in the worksheets and passages cover space, solar system, lunar and solar eclipses, the planets, the inner and outer solar systems, the sun, moon, and stars, asteroids, astronauts, and more. There are different types of resources, too. There are reading comprehension passages about space, graphic organizers, writing pages, cut and glue activities, and even a few fold-an
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1st - 3rd
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Butterfly Life Cycle & Craft & Writing Activity, Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Butterfly life cycle and craft to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. A fun hands-on butterfly activity for preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade!Study the lifecycle of butterflies (if you have them in your classroom or not). A fun and interactive book perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade to teach all about the butterfly lifecycle!Get this product as part of a BUNDLE and SAVE!HUGE Kindergarten Science BundleIncluded in this download:Each page is interactive. Students w
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PreK - 1st
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Weather Worksheets and Passages - Weather and Climate Activities, Tools, Severe
This weather worksheets and reading passages set is a perfect resource to use for your science lessons. It covers topics about weather, such as types of weather, climate, tools, disaster weather, and more. There are different types of resources, too. There are reading comprehension passages about weather, graphic organizers, writing pages, cut and glue activities, and even a few fold-and-go mini books! Weather Topics covered include:Weather (pleasant weather vs. disaster weather)Weather Instrume
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1st - 3rd
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Force and Motion Worksheets and Reading Passages - 2nd and 3rd Grade Activities
This force and motion unit comes with worksheets and reading passages to help your 2nd and 3rd grade students master the topic. They cover a variety of topics about force and motion, such as types of force, types of motions, cause and effects, and more. There are different types of resources, too. There are reading comprehension passages about force and motion, graphic organizers, writing pages, cut and glue activities, and even a few fold-and-go mini books!Topics covered include:Force and Motio
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1st - 3rd
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Habitats Worksheets and Reading Passages, Animal Habitats - Desert, Ocean, More
This habitats unit comes with worksheets and reading passages for topics such as animal habitats, qualities, weather and climate, and more. Seven different habitats are covered. There are different types of resources, too. There are reading comprehension passages, graphic organizers, writing pages, cut and glue activities, and even a few fold-and-go mini books!Seven Habitats covered :Arctic DesertPondRainforestOceanGrasslandForestFor each habitat, you get these pages: KWL ChartHabitat PassageInf
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1st - 3rd
Physical and Chemical Changes - Science Color By Number
This activity requires students to answer 20 questions that relate to physical and chemical changes. The students will read each scenario and choose whether or not the event is a physical or a chemical change. Once finished, students will use the answers to color the corresponding parts of a fun, flask coloring page. Included:➤ Student Question Sheet➤ Student Coloring Page➤ Teacher Keys★★★ Save 25% by purchasing my PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL CHANGES BUNDLE ★★★How is this product useful?✔ Excellent
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5th - 8th
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Natural Disasters Unit - Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tsunamis
Do your students want to dig deeper into learning about natural disasters, but your science text is lacking? Make learning about natural disasters engaging! This unit contains reading passages with comprehension questions, activities, science labs, task cards, and vocabulary reference posters that you can use to enhance your unit on natural disasters.These reading passages with comprehension questions are the perfect way to quickly check for understanding while providing the students with backg
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Science Bundle
States of Matter Unit, Solids, Liquids, Gases, Mixtures and Solutions, Density
This matter science unit contains reading passages with comprehension questions, activities, science labs, task cards, and vocabulary reference posters that you can use to enhance your unit on matter. Please download the preview file to see all pages included in this unit!Pages included:Matter reading passage and comprehensioncrossword puzzlemultiple choice activitymind mappicture wordword sortSolids reading passage and comprehensionword search and fill in the blankgraphic organizerLiquids read
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Science Bundle
Rock Cycle Lab Activity (with Starbursts)
Rock Cycle: Modeling the Rock Cycle with StarburstsThis activity is a perfect follow up for a class who has just been introduced to the rock cycle. You will need starbursts (or other fruit chews of multiple colors) and plastic sandwich bags. Students begin with 'sediments' which they turn into a sedimentary rock, apply heat and pressure to turn it into a metamorphic rock, and then you (the teacher) will need to take them home to turn them into igneous rocks. All teacher directions, with photo
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3rd - 8th
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MS-ESS2-1
Also included in: Rock BUNDLE: Types of Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Electricity and Magnetism Unit - Batteries, Magnets, Currents, Circuits, Static
This electricity and magnetism unit contains reading passages, activity pages, science labs, posters, and task cards to help enhance and supplement your unit on magnets and electricity. Please download the preview to see everything that's included!Included pages are:STATIC ELECTRICITYreading passage and comprehension questionsword search with fill in the blankstrue/false activityELECTRIC CURRENTSreading passage and comprehension questionscrossword puzzlematching and short answerELECTRIC CIRCUI
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Science Bundle
Frog, Chicken, Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet & Passages - Spring Activities
Are you wanting to teach about animal life cycles this spring? This unit covers the life cycles of butterflies, frogs, and chickens. These worksheets and reading passages cover a variety of topics about life cycles. There are different types of resources, too. There are reading comprehension passages about springtime life cycles, graphic organizers, writing pages, cut and glue activities, and even a few fold-and-go mini books!Spring Life Cycle Topics covered include:Butterfly Life CyclesChicken
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1st - 3rd
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Phases of the Moon Cut & Paste Activity & Reading Comprehension Space Astronomy
In this activity, students are presented with an article describing the phases of the moon. 25 questions (matching, true/false, and multiple choice) assess students' understanding. In addition, there is a cut and paste activity for the phases of the moon. Students also label each phase. INCLUDES:Informational text 900-1000 Lexile25 questions- matching, true/false, multiple choiceStudents cut out the pictures and paste them in order. (In the BW version, they must shade the correct sides.)They al
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: MEGA Science Bundle Custom Bundle for Buyer
Food Chain Links Activity Set
A fun activity set where students will create the order of two different food chains and show the transfer of energy. Great way to visualize the order of food chains for your students!
Bring art and creativity into your science lesson by having students create paper chain links that show the order of a food chain. This activity is great for English Language Learners because all the parts of the food chain have pictures and are labeled. There are two different sets that are differentiated so t
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2nd - 4th
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Plant and Animal Adaptations Reading Comprehension Paired Passages Close Reading
Looking for print and go science reading comprehension passages focused on plant and animal adaptations? This set of paired passages includes two nonfiction texts. The passages cover body adaptations, behavior adaptations, and adaptations of plants. With nine different close reading and text dependent activities, this engaging reading packet has enough activities for an entire week! These standards-based activities can be used as independent practice, small group instruction, and even homework!
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Paired Passages MEGA BUNDLE Close Reading
Magic School Bus Plays Ball - Force and Motion Worksheets
These worksheets were created to accompany the Magic School Bus episode on forces and motion (Magic School Bus Plays Ball). These worksheets are a great supplement to any NGSS or science unit on forces, motion, and friction.Worksheets include:• Fill-in-the-blank video guide with word bank• Comprehension check: Vocabulary match-up and Short Answer• Extension activity: Your favorite sport without frictionAnswer keys are included.This product is included in my Magic School Bus Video Worksheets COMP
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Magic School Bus Video Worksheets *PHYSICS BUNDLE*
End of the Year Reflection - Color by Number - Coloring Pages
This activity requires students to answer 12 questions related to their school year. Once finished, students will use the answers to color the corresponding parts of a fun and relaxing zen coloring page. The great thing about this activity is that each student will get their own unique coloring based on their school year. Plus, it will work for any school subject. Every year, I will update the product to reflect the dates of the current school year. The current dates included in this resource fo
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3rd - 7th
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- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
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- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
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