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Science Common Core W.1.5 printables
1st Grade Science Lessons & Units Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards
Are you looking for engaging first grade science lessons to help address the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)? This 1st grade science bundle includes hands on science labs, STEM connections, literacy connections and more for each of the themes in the NGSS 1st grade science standards.THE FOLLOWING NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS ARE ADDRESSED:Sound: 1-PS4-1, 1-PS4-4, K-2-ETS1-1Light: 1-PS4-2, 1-PS4-3, 1-PS4-4, K-2-ETS1-1Sun Moon Stars: 1-ESS1-1, 1-ESS1-2Organisms: 1-LS1-1, 1-LS1-2, 1-L
Grades:
1st
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 1-ESS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, 1-LS1-1
, 1-LS1-2
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Life Cycle Of A Pumpkin Science Investigation October Fall Writing Thematic Unit
Get students excited to learn about pumpkins with hands-on exploration and investigations! Combine science with writing as your students explore the pumpkin life cycle with fun and engaging activities that will have them begging for more! Are you struggling for a way to fit science and writing into your day? This pumpkin unit will save you time with ready-made lesson plans and activities your students will love. Everything you need is at your fingertips with no prep printable worksheets and goog
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, K-ESS2-2
, K-LS1-1
Basic Needs of Plants and Animals - 1st Grade Science Animal Adaptations Unit
Learning about plant and animal adaptations is a big part of the first grade Science Standards for Organisms. This 3 week first grade life science unit gives students hands on activities, STEM challenges and literacy connections to help them understand the big idea, "Organisms have tools for survival."THE FOLLOWING LIFE SCIENCE NEXT GEN STANDARDS ARE ADDRESSEDOrganisms: 1-LS1-1, 1-LS1-2, 1-LS3-1, K-2-ETS1-2INCLUDED IN THIS PLANT AND ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS 1ST GRADE SCIENCE UNIT3 weeks of first grad
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Grades:
1st
NGSS:
1-LS1-1
, 1-LS1-2
, 1-LS3-1
Seasons & Weather Patterns First Grade Science Unit Activities on Cause & Effect
These first grade weather lesson plans and unit help kids explore and understand cause and effect through Earth's natural cycles. Find detailed plans, materials, STEM challenges, science labs, literacy and math connections and much more in this complete 6 week weather unit.Are you struggling to fit science in your busy first grade schedule? Look no further! This first grade weather unit integrates literacy and science to make your literacy block more impactful and help you use your precious ins
Grades:
K - 2nd
Sound Waves Activities & First Grade Science Lessons and Unit Aligned with NGSS
Learning about sound waves is a big part of the 1st grade Next Gen Science Standards. This 4 week first grade science unit gives students hands on activities, STEM challenges and literacy connections to help them understand the big idea, "Sound is made up of vibrations."See this sound waves first grade science unit in action on the blog!NEXT GEN STANDARDS ADDRESSED IN THIS FIRST GRADE SCIENCE UNIT• Sound: 1-PS4-1, 1-PS4-4, K-2-ETS1-1INCLUDED IN THIS SOUND WAVES SCIENCE UNIT FOR 1ST GRADE4 weeks
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Grades:
1st
NGSS:
1-PS4-4
, 1-PS4-1
Arctic Animals | Reading Comprehension, Winter, Informational Books, Games
Do you want to take your students’ learning to a whole new level? If so, then this Arctic Animals Unit is perfect for you! Not only does it explore the arctic tundra habitat, animal adaptations, migration, food chains, and nonfiction text features, but it also helps students understand comprehension, analyzing, inferring, and more. Plus, it’s amazing how much fun students can have while they’re learning – they may not even realize they’re taking their education to the next level!Included in this
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Thematic Units for the YEAR | Literacy and Math Activities
Polar Bear Activities And Craft | All About Polar Bears | Arctic Animal Unit
Looking for easy and unique lesson plans for the polar bear & arctic animals? This K-2 unit study will teach students about the arctic habitat of the polar bear with nonfiction google slides, printable worksheets, writing templates, and more! Combine your science and writing standards with activities that include lesson plans, printable worksheets, anchor charts, science experiments, digital google slides, and a polar bear craft. Kindergarten, first and 2nd grade students will have fun lear
Rabbit Reading Comprehension Passages Questions Writing Activities Easter Bunny
Here comes Peter Cottontail! Kids love learning about animals. These non-fiction reading passages on RABBITS include vocabulary work, comprehension, notetaking, and expository writing! Use during guided reading or during whole class instruction. Two versions of the passage are included, a 1-page and a 2-page. These can be used for first, second, or third grade. Perfect for a unit on Forest animals, Easter or Spring: 2 Passage Levels vocabulary cards vocabulary worksheetscomprehension questionsra
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Light Waves First Grade Science Unit on Light and Shadows Aligned with NGSS
Learning about light waves is a big part of the Next Gen Science Standards for first grade science. This 3 week mini-unit give students hands on activities, STEM challenges and literacy connections to help them understand the big idea, "Light is useful."THE FOLLOWING NEXT GEN STANDARDS ARE ADDRESSED:Light Waves: 1-PS4-2, 1-PS4-3, 1-PS4-4, K-2-ETS1-1INCLUDED IN THIS FIRST GRADE SCIENCE LIGHT WAVES UNITunit outline with the big idea and essential question for each weekweekly detailed lesson plans
Grades:
1st
NGSS:
1-PS4-4
, 1-PS4-2
, 1-PS4-3
2nd Grade Science Curriculum and Activities - 3 Next Gen Science Standards Units
Are you looking for engaging 2nd grade science curriculum units to help address the Next Gen Science Standards (NGSS)? This bundle includes hands on science labs, STEM connections, literacy connections and more for each of the themes in the NGSS second grade science standards: landforms, matter and ecosystems.THE FOLLOWING 2ND GRADE NEXT GEN STANDARDS ARE ADDRESSED:Landforms: 2-ESS2-1, 2-ESS2-2, 2-ESS2-3Matter: 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-2, 2-PS1-3, 2-PS1-4Ecosystems: 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1INCLUDED IN T
Science Experiment -What Melts In The Sun?-Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st
Are you looking for a fun science experiment to do this summer? Students will discover what melts in the sun in this simple experiment in which items are placed on a muffin tin or cookie sheet and placed in the sun. Students will record their predictions and results on recording sheets and discuss their findings. Students will design and build a model of a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area. A recording sheet for students to draw their structure and tell about i
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Types:
NGSS:
K-PS3-1
, 1-ESS1-1
, K-PS3-2
Severe Weather Project | Weather Storms Report Writing Templates
Teaching informational report writing to kids can be a challenge ... but it doesn't have to be. Use these no-prep differentiated writing templates to help your students practice informative writing and write information books on weather storms.The materials in the weather storm report package help make the report writing process easy for your students and the planning process easy for you. Your kids will enjoy writing weather storm reports they can be proud of!✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
Push or Pull-Kindergarten-Force and Motion-Next Generation Science
Are you looking for a set of resources and activities to use while teaching Pushes and Pulls? I created this activity to use while I teach the Next Generation Science Standard Pushes & Pulls. This set was created with my kindergarten students in mind, but would definitely work for Pre-K or grade one. Here is what is included in the set. Push Pull Picture SortPush/ Pull Cut and Paste Activities a Venn diagram, science experiment using cars and ramps to show how friction can change how obje
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Types:
NGSS:
K-PS2-2
, K-PS2-1
Habitat Research Project - Trading Cards and Report Writing Templates BUNDLE
✍ Take the challenge out of teaching informational report writing to kids. Use these no-prep differentiated writing templates and habitat trading cards to help your students practice informative writing and write information reports on habitats. ✍☀️☀️ New! EASEL Activity added. ☀️☀️The habitat trading cards and report writing BUNDLE supports students as they read and learn about habitats. Students can use the information on the fact cards in their habitat report. Materials in this bundle include
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Plant Research | Report Writing Templates | Research Project
Teaching informational report writing to kids can be a challenge ... but it doesn't have to be. Use these no-prep differentiated writing templates to help your students practice informative writing and write information reports on plants.The materials in the plant report package help make the report writing process easy for your students and the planning process easy for you. Your kids will enjoy writing plant reports they can be proud of!The Plant Research Report is available in two versions -
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Animal Research Project and Report: Digital and Paper Booklet Bundle
Make animal research and informational writing easy with this simple, student driven unit! This product includes the complete digital animal research project and the paper booklet option.Digital Google Slides version includes:10 different Google Slides with simple headers and text boxes to keep student research organized Prior knowledge slide for students to type what they already know before beginning researchGoogle Form and Google Slide option for students to select their top three animals to
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Types:
Bundle Dinosaur Activities | Research Project | Report Writing Templates
Teaching informational report writing to kids can be a challenge ... but it doesn't have to be. Use these no-prep differentiated writing templates to help your students practice informative writing and write information reports on dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles.The materials in the dinosaur and prehistoric reptile report package help make the report writing process easy for your students and the planning process easy for you. Your kids will enjoy writing dinosaur and prehistoric reptile repo
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Dinosaur Activities - Inquiry and Report Bundle
Winter Weather Water Cycle Activities | Informational Writing Prompts 1st Grade
Informational writing doesn't have to be boring! Teach students about winter weather and how water changes in this engaging, hands-on science and writing unit that includes the water cycle, melting ice experiments, and snowflake craft. Combine your science and writing standards with this complete unit that includes a non-fiction PowerPoint, pre and post-assessments, worksheets, mini book, graphic organizers, writing templates, craft, a science experiment, and google slides. CLICK ON THE PREVIE
Common Core & NGSS Student-Friendly I Can Statements for Kindergarten
This huge bundle of EDITABLE student-friendly "I can" statements is aligned to the Common Core & NGSS Standards. In this resource you will find every ELA, Science, & MATH standard for kindergarten rewritten as an I Can statement. As an experienced evaluator, I know the importance of having standards written in kid-friendly terms that allow students to focus on the intended learning. Some of the standards are divided up into various I can statements to allow students to reach mastery.*TIP
Subjects:
Grades:
K
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS3-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-ESS3-1
...
Animal Diagrams, Pets, Farm , Arctic, Grassland and Zoo Animals
Animal Diagrams of over 20 different animals which students can label each diagram using a word bank. The diagrams are for beginners who are just learning to use diagrams. It is best used in kindergarten, first grade, or second grade. The boxes for students to fill in are nice and big for students to write their responses. You can print this out or use this on a digital device for google classroom. You will receive diagrams for the following animals: alligatorbatbearbeavercatchickencowdogeleph
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 1st
Types:
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, 1-LS3-1
Planet Research Project | Planet Report Writing Templates
Teaching informational report writing to kids can be a challenge ... but it doesn't have to be. Use these no-prep differentiated writing templates to help your students practice informative writing and write information reports on planets.The materials in the planet report package help make the report writing process easy for your students and the planning process easy for you. Your kids will enjoy writing planet reports they can be proud of!✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
First Grade Animal Report
This resource will help your first grade students write an animal report. It includes a graphic organizer, sentence frame outline and links to free online resources. The report can be edited and published in a variety of ways. Children's work samples are included.
Meets the following Common Core State Standards:
Text Types and Purposes:
W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
Productio
Grades:
1st
Wolf Passages for Close Reading with Comprehension Questions Wolves
Kids love learning about animals. These non-fiction reading passages on WOLVES include vocabulary work, comprehension, notetaking, and expository or informational writing! Use during guided reading or during whole class instruction. Two versions of this wolf passage are included, a 1-page and a 2-page. These could be used for first, second, or third grade. Perfect for a Little Red Riding Hood or Forest unit: 2 Passages vocabulary cards vocabulary worksheetscomprehension questionsanswer keyswebea
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Zoo Animals Reading Passages with Questions and Activities Bundle
Horses Passages for Close Reading Comprehension Questions and Writing Activities
Kids love learning about animals. These non-fiction reading passages on HORSES include vocabulary work, comprehension, notetaking, and expository writing! Use during guided reading or during whole class instruction. Two versions of each passage are included, a 1-page and a 2-page. This could be used for first, second, or third grade. Perfect for a Farm Unit: 2 Passages vocabulary cards vocabulary worksheetscomprehension questionswebeat/are/have graphic organizerinformational writing outlines (2
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
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