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Biology Common Core SL.1.5 resources
Animal Classification Unit with Animal Characteristics and Needs For Each Group
Give kids hands on experience learning about the human body and animal characteristics and animal needs all while integrating first grade science into your literacy block! This 6 week animal classification unit was written for first grade, but is perfect for any K-2 classroom!Perfect for Kinder Next Gen Science Standards on staying alive. (K-LS1-1)BIG IDEA FOR THIS ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION UNIT"Needs for survival determine the characteristics of living things."This thematic unit is part of an entir
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K - 2nd
Plant Unit | Parts of Plants Activities | Project Based Learning Plants
This Project Based Learning Unit, PBL, all about Plants for 1st grade students will be your complete guide to teaching your students all about the parts, genetics and functions of plants. The unit was built using Project Based Learning Guidelines and 1st grade NGSS Science Standards. Looking for the 2nd Grade Version? CLICK HERETHIS UNIT IS DIGITAL AND PRITABLEOVERVIEWTeaching students through Project Based Learning can be overwhelming, but it is also fun, interactive and rewarding. I have spent
Animal Adaptations Project and Activities | Project Based Learning
This unit is based off of the fun, educational picture book, What if I had Animal Teeth. The students will be educated on various features and adaptation of animals. There are a variety of lessons, that are all step by step and have the students doing research, using technology, informational writing, presenting, creating, listening, group work and more. This is DIGITAL and PRINTABLE. Digital options in a zip drive.** Included in our Writing Program! CLICK HERE to see everything included. Hop to
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1st - 2nd
NGSS:
1-LS3-1
Also included in: Project Based Learning Curriculum 1st Grade PBL Activities
Project Based Learning Plants and Animals Bundle
In this Project Based Learning Plants and Animals Bundle you will have what you need to teach PBL Science! These top selling PBL units are now combined together at a better price! Creating these units are time consuming for any teacher and this bundle will save you hours and hours of work, planning and your time. If you want to see one of the units in action, check out the Blog Article all about how to implement it in the classroom, CLICK HERE.PLANT UNIT OVERVIEWWith your students you will be ab
Biomimicry STEM Project Stop Motion Animation 1st Grade
Nature is the best place for inspiration. In fact, many inventions that we use and are being created are inspired by nature. How can you create a stop motion video to show a human problem being solved by biomimicry? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll research about different inventions inspired by nature.With this information, you’ll create a script, props and stop motion animation video to create an invention that uses biomimicry to solve a human problem. ==================
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1st - 2nd
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NGSS:
1-LS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: 1st Grade STEM Project Ideas | Growing Year Long Bundle
First Grade STEM: Engineering
Twenty-two engineering lessons! Each lesson includes student record sheets, photographs of student work, supply list, correlated read aloud, word bank, and teaching tips. All lessons are fully editable by purchaser, and can also easily be used for kindergarten and second grade. In addition to the lessons, I've included a printable graphic of the engineering cycle, a letter to ask parents for materials, a list of clickable links for even more engineering ideas, and a pacing guide. I created t
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K - 2nd
Butterfly Life Cycle Notebook and Teacher Guide: The Scientific Inquiry Way
Butterfly Life Cycle Notebook (and Teacher’s Guide) for Grades K-2:
Shh! It’s a secret! Here’s how to make your raising butterfly experience extraordinary! Get ready to inspire scientific skills like evidence-based thinking and dispel common misconceptions. The excitement begins when a mystery package comes in the mail (Butterfly eggs!) Students gather clues to discover what they are. As new evidence is revealed, changing predictions is encouraged; and students grow their knowledge of animal b
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Butterfly Life Cycle Bundle
Go Gather Leaf Identification Game
Do you wish you could easily identify all of those leaves you collect on nature walks?Here is a "Go Fish" style game for learning leaf identification for 12 common and useful trees that grow in the eastern United States. There are a variety of card decks included: summer colors, autumn colors, and blank outlines. The decks are also available with or without labels.The trees included are basswood, black oak, black walnut, mulberry, pawpaw, persimmon, redbud, river birch, sassafras, sugar maple, s
Food Heroes, Save Our World! (Quest 3)
In the final stage of becoming a Food Hero, children use all of their knowledge and skills learned in Quests 1 & Quest 2 and apply it to the big picture looking at how our personal choices not only affect our bodies but the entire planet. Through the lens of science and art they learn about ecosystems, food chains and sustainability so they leave the last challenge as Food Heroes themselves ready to save the world!
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PreK - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, K-ESS2-2
Strengthen Our Food Heroes' Team (Quest 2)
The second stage of becoming a Food Hero! This Quest consists of 11 classes to be taught over the course of one year or condensed to a single semester! In this Quest children begin to strengthen their powers together to win over Sara the Sugar Sorceresses. At the end of this Quest children will have learned how to eat hygienically and exercise. They will practice mindfulness, learn about other cultures and learn to stay away from sneaky sugar.
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PreK - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
Assemble the Food Heroes (Quest 1)
Our first level of Food Heroes! It consists of 13 classes to be taught over the course of a year. Children will meet the Food Heroes and become introduced to the Food Heroes world of healthy eating. They will learn the importance of Eating a Rainbow Everyday, how to tell the difference between a ‘real’ and ‘fake’ food and exactly why eating certain fruits and vegetables help us to grow strong with healthy, focused minds! At the end of this Quest they will have learned rainbow fruits and vegetabl
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PreK - 1st
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NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
Parts of Plant Activities and Basic Needs of Plants Activities
This Plant Unit will be your complete guide to teaching your students all about the parts of plants and functions of plants. It includes everything that you need and all the hard work has been done for you. This unit was built using NGSS Science Standards. This unit is DIGITAL AND PRINTABLEOVERVIEWWith your students you will be able to teach them all about the parts of plants, their functions, do activities with the parts of plants, grow your own plants using experimental methods, read about pl
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1st - 2nd
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NGSS:
2-LS4-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: Parts of Plants Bundle of Activities
Fall Garden Lesson Plans and Activities - First and Second Grade - Ten Weeks
Kids will love these FALL Garden-based Science, Nature, and Nutrition Lessons written for First and Second Grade children (activities are also appropriate to use with older kids as well). The First and Second Grade Fall Lessons build upon the "Pre-K and Kindergarten" Rutabaga Education Lessons. They serve as both introduction and review to seasonally growing food. Children are also exposed to Ecosystem Science while they explore Photosynthesis, Food Chains, and Food Webs. Resource Highlights:10
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1st - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-PS3-1
, K-ESS3-1
, 1-LS1-2
, K-ESS2-1
, 2-LS4-1
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Animal Senses: Classroom and On-Site Lessons (Ages 3-12, NGSS & CC)
This product from Explore Science and the Santa Barbara Zoo offers 5 lessons, specifically designed for teachers seeking curriculum that integrates the classroom and a field trip. In addition to flexible on-site activities, Animal Senses also contains interactive pre- and post- field trip lessons for classroom use.
All activities are aligned to NGSS* and CC standards, spanning from ages 3-12. Download includes a master materials list, activity-specific standards, procedures, and curriculum int
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PreK - 6th
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Butterfly Explorer Guide- Science Lab on Ecosystems and Butterflies
The Butterfly Explorer Guide is a science lab on habitats focused on butterflies. Students explore nature through the eyes of a butterfly, listening to the world around them and looking for the 4 parts of a habitat; food, shelter, water, and space. This activity can be adapted as a mindfulness class that aids in emotional development and control, integrating concepts of “forest bathing” and using nature as a classroom. Remind students to breath by guiding them to breath-in, “smell the flower”, b
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K - 4th
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NGSS:
1-LS1-1
, K-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
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Animals in Alaska
Fun ways to learn about the five kinds of salmon names in Alaska and to classify animal parent to child activities.Alaskan animals downloaded - science (classification)Resources for excellent books, videos, links to other activities
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
NGSS:
1-LS3-1
Animal Habitat Foldable
Help students learn different habitats by using this creative foldable. Put students in the shoes of an explorer to learn about oceans, lakes, forests, and grasslands. This activity incorporates writing as well as artistic skills, fitting for all students.
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Field Trip Activities for the Classroom: Animal Characteristics
Are you going on a field trip to the zoo? Are you wanting some classroom activities to go along with that field trip that fits in with your science curriculum? This resource includes a discussion guide to use before going on your trip, a checklist for your students to use while they are at the zoo, a discussion guide to use after you go on your trip, as well as some extension activities that you can do with your students.
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1st - 5th
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Field Trip Activities for the Classroom: Animal Adaptations
Are you going on a field trip to the zoo? Are you wanting some classroom activities to go along with that field trip that fits in with your science curriculum? This resource includes a discussion guide and short activity to use before going on your trip, a discussion guide to use after you go on your trip, as well as some extension activities that you can do with your students.
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1st - 5th
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