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Science Common Core RI.2.8 resources
Properties of Matter Second Grade Science Unit NGSS
This 2nd grade properties of matter resource is a comprehensive, 3-week science unit that is carefully designed with literally everything you need to teach NGSS and many state standards all in one, in-depth resource. This unit is also available bundled with a digital version and narrated audio lessons HERE. This resource aligns to 2nd grade NGSS Structure & Properties of Matter 2-PS1-4, 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-2, 2-PS1-3. It includes 15 days of highly engaging science lessons and labs on these topics
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Grades:
2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
, 2-PS1-2
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Also included in: Properties of Matter 2nd Grade Science NGSS BUNDLE
Prove IT Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions FOR THE YEAR
If you're looking for a way to help your students develop reading comprehension skills, look no further than these informational close reading passages. The passages are designed to be engaging and fun while also teaching key reading comprehension skills. The focus is on text features, main idea/details, making inferences, drawing conclusions, and vocabulary. And to top it off, the passages cover some of kids' favorite topics - like spiders, bats, apples, amphibians, insects, weather, popcorn, i
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1st - 2nd
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Landforms 2nd Grade Science Unit Lessons on Landforms and Bodies of Water
Learning about landforms and bodies of water and their effects on Earth's surface is a big part of the 2nd grade Next Gen Science Standards. This 4 week in-depth landforms 2nd grade unit gives students hands on activities, STEM challenges and literacy connections, and math connections to help them understand the big idea, "Earth's surfaces change."See this HUGE 130+ page landforms 2nd grade unit in action ON THE BLOG!NEXT GEN STANDARDS ADDRESSED IN THIS LANDFORMS 2ND GRADE UNITLandforms 2nd Gra
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Grades:
2nd
NGSS:
2-ESS1-1
, 2-ESS2-3
, 2-ESS2-1
, 2-ESS2-2
Landforms and Bodies of Water Landforms 2nd Grade Science 2-ESS2-2.
You will love this Landforms and Bodies of Water Unit: Students will make a model representing all kinds of landforms and bodies of water. Students will love these fun activities on landforms and bodies of water! The visual representation of landforms and bodies of water will help seal the learning.This resource includes:labsreading passagesa layered bookworksheetstask cardssorting cardsTeachers Love this Landforms UnitBanti ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Extremely SatisfiedOutstanding resource! This author re
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2nd
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NGSS:
2-ESS2-3
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Extreme Weather & Natural Disasters [MEGA] Unit bundle with 6 PowerPoints
Save 30% off with this bundle! A comprehensive mega unit on Extreme Weather and Natural Disasters provides students with multiple opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge of Tornadoes, Blizzards, Hurricanes, Tsunamis, Wildfires and Earthquakes across 6 separate unit plans. It provides all the materials students will need for a systematic, organized method to produce an interactive pocket book, which is an interactive student portfolio containing all the work they have created, serving as an
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1st - 3rd
Weather Unit and Reading Passages | Print and Digital
Looking for hands-on activities to teach your students about weather? This cross curricular unit will keep your students ENGAGED while teaching them all they need to know about weather. There are multiple interactive activities that allow you to make lapbooks or to use in interactive notebooks. Along with reading passages, there are also graphing activities, chart activities, and even a map activity. NOTE: This resource now has Google Classroom activities, making it ideal for digital distance l
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Grades:
1st - 4th
The Solar System: The Sun, Moon and Earth Research Unit BUNDLE with PowerPoints
Integrate Science and ELA and get your students engaged with informational text by teaching 3 units on the Sun, Moon and the Earth! The materials in this unit are interactive and utilize multimodal strategies to increase student engagement and outcomes. Each of the 3 week-long units integrate technology, vocabulary, writing, art, reading strategies and more! Students will respond to informational text by answering questions in a student booklet in a variety of formats. Students will learn vocabu
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1st - 3rd
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Discovering the Solar System & Planets Research Unit with 10 PowerPoints BUNDLE
***SAVE OVER 40% OFF WITH THE SOLAR SYSTEM BUNDLE!*** {10 weeks of solar system and planet lesson plans} This comprehensive mega unit on the Solar System and Planets provides students with multiple opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge of all 8 planets plus the Sun and the Moon across 10 separate unit plans. It provides all the materials students will need for a systematic, organized method to produce an interactive pocket book , with a separate pocket for each of the 10 elements of t
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
States of Matter 2nd Grade Science Lessons and Unit with Properties of Matter
Learning about the states of matter in 2nd grade science and the properties of matter is a big part of the 2nd grade Next Gen Science Standards. This 3 week in-depth unit gives students hands on activities, STEM challenges, matter experiments and literacy connections, to help them understand the big idea, "Matter can change."THE FOLLOWING NEXT GEN STANDARDS ARE ADDRESSED:Matter: 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-2, 2-PS1-3, 2-PS1-4INCLUDED IN THIS PROPERTIES OF MATTER 2ND GRADE SCIENCE UNITunit outline with the b
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Grades:
2nd
NGSS:
2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
, 2-PS1-2
, 2-PS1-3
2nd grade Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions Science Worksheets Centers
Engage 2nd Graders in science with nonfiction reading comprehension passages and questions, plus bonus experiments, and finally, find a way to fit in both science and reading comprehension in your already busy schedule. Cover topics like force and motion, energy, states of matter, and more!It really can feel like an impossible task. But this resource can be the answer you are looking for. This bundle includes engaging passages written specifically for second graders, covering 9 science topics,
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2nd - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-PS1-4
, 2-LS4-1
...
Prove It Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages | Apples, Leaves, Fall
Prove it! Informational Comprehension Passages for September is a great way to help students move beyond a literal understanding and towards a more critical evaluation of text. It encourages repeated reading for comprehension, noting of evidence and use of inferences and conclusions. Offering topics such as falling leaves, Johnny Appleseed, the Apple Life Cycle, Parts of an Apple and Corn, students can explore the delights of fall through engaging text combined with lively illustrations. Perfect
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Space Passages Reading Comprehension Escape Room
Are you looking for space nonfiction reading comprehension passages and questions? A Comprehension Quest® is a FUN escape room style activity and is a unique way to get students excited about practicing reading comprehension! ☄️Here's how it works:☄️Starting off with the hook video, students learn they have a quest to complete. In this edition, students must find an astronaut who is lost in space. Students will read 6 passages and complete standards-aligned reader response activities. Afte
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2nd - 5th
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Inventors and Inventions BUNDLE | Print and Digital
Looking to teach your students about inventors and their inventions? This best-selling cross-curricular unit allows you to teach your students about inventors in a fun and interactive way! This now has a link on page 2 of the PDF allowing use in Google Classroom. Students can complete different activities online. This makes it ideal for distance learningThe no-prep unit covers the following 20 inventors:- Mary Anderson- Alexander Graham Bell- Louis Braille- George Washington Carver- Leonardo da
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1st - 5th
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BUBBLE GUM - Integrated Mini Unit with Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and Art
FAMOUS INVENTIONS - BUBBLE GUMInspired by Meghan McCarthy's narrative nonfiction picture book POP! THE INVENTION OF BUBBLE GUM, this cross-curricular mini-unit is a really fun way to celebrate the famous treat invented by Walter Diemer, a candy company accountant who became an accidental inventor. The unit is designed to take 1-2 days to complete and includes a variety of engaging, hands-on lessons covering multiple subjects. It is perfect for:A Unit on Inventors or Famous InventionsA Genre Stud
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
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NGSS:
2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
Reasons & Evidence Support Author's Point Earth Day Reading Escape Room 2nd 3rd
⭐ This no-prep save the planet Earth Day themed reading comprehension escape room is perfect for practicing how authors use reasons and evidence to support points. 2nd & 3rd grade students work through standard aligned reading comprehension challenges as they navigate a post-apocalyptic Earth and collect resources to help save the planet for Earth Day."Let's save our future! File an exposé on the state of the planet, and report where we went wrong. Hopefully, the people who see it will be ab
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2nd - 3rd
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Fast and Slow Earth Changes & Engineering Activity to Protect Against Mudslides
Fast and Slow Changes on Earth Unit. This is a perfect resource for teaching about Earth Science and fast and slow changes to the Earth. Students will learn about fast changes like earthquakes and volcanoes and slow changes like weathering and erosion. Students will engineer a way to prevent a change to Earth like a mudslide. Aligned with Second Grade Science NGSS and Utah SEEd. ⛰ ❄️ ⚠️This resource is designed to address NGSS Earth's Systems and Earth's Place in the Universe for 2nd-grade stand
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2nd
NGSS:
2-ESS1-1
, 2-ESS2-1
Grade 2 | Complete Mystery Science ENTIRE YEAR Bundle | Digital + Printable
When my school district began using the Mystery Science curriculum, I fell in love. However, I found that the video lessons and activities on their own did not provide me with enough material to turn these important lessons into a full week of teaching- I wanted to stay on one topic to really have the time for student discovery, incorporating literacy, and fun research.It is completely no-prep for you, and is ready for printed or digital practice right now!This is a complete YEAR bundle set that
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
...
Nonfiction Close Reading Passages for Science 3rd Grade Science Passages bundle
Struggling to squeeze science into your jam-packed day? You're not alone. Teaching science alongside reading often feels like fitting puzzle pieces from different boxes. But what if you could bridge this gap effortlessly? Introducing Quick Science Passages for Any Time of Day! - your new classroom hero for grades 2 - 5. Forget the frustration of overly complex science passages that leave your students feeling defeated. These NO PREP nonfiction reading passages are your teacher's pet. Designed fo
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2nd - 3rd
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NGSS:
2-PS1-4
, 3-PS2-3
, 3-LS4-3
, 3-LS4-2
, 2-ESS2-3
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Polar Bears Informational Text Lessons - Nonfiction Text Features, Comprehension
This "Polar Bears" printable or digital informational interactive read-aloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities, a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans. These "Polar Bears" activities will help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the story and respond in
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
The Four Seasons PowerPoint Presentations for K-1 and special education
Teach all about the four seasons with four PowerPoint presentations, one on each of the seasons: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer. Learn about the weather, holidays, activities to do and clothing. This resource ONLY includes the presentations without any additional resources that are included in the full unit. Included with your purchase: *FALL PowerPoint: 19 slides*WINTER PowerPoint: 18 slides*SPRING PowerPoint: 20 slides*SUMMER PowerPoint: 16 slidesInterested in more than just the PowerPoint prese
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Matter & States of Matter Reading Worksheets & Experiment: Properties & Changes
States of Matter: Solids, Liquids, and Gases contain the properties of matter, matter activities, a bonus matter experiment, and a powerful way to integrate the content area of science into reading. Your students will focus on asking and answering questions, making connections between scientific concepts, vocabulary, and details that support the author's point. ⭐️ Save over 30% on the Bundle: 2nd Grade Read Aloud Reading Comprehension Units for the Year⭐️ Informational Text Standards Covered:RI.
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2nd - 3rd
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Give Bees a Chance | Author's Purpose Reading Comprehension Activities and Craft
Explore author's purpose while learning about bugs with the book, "Give Bees a Chance" by Bethany Barton. This guided reading unit has a theme of bugs and insects with a focus on the comprehension strategy of author's purpose while also reviewing schema, ask and answer questions, text connections, and more. These story companion activities are perfect for small or whole group instruction. Science extension activities for labeling the parts of an insect are also included.This engaging book compa
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Earthquakes Natural Disaster Research Unit with PowerPoint
Get your students engaged with informational text by teaching a week long unit on Earthquakes! The materials in this unit are interactive and utilize multimodal strategies to increase student engagement and outcomes. The Earthquake unit is a comprehensive week long unit that integrates technology, vocabulary, writing, art, reading strategies and more! Students will respond to informational text by answering questions in a student booklet in a variety of formats. Students will learn vocabulary wo
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Science Comprehension: Nonfiction Passages, Questions & Experiments 2nd Grade
Engage 2nd Graders in science with nonfiction reading comprehension passages and questions, plus bonus experiments, and finally, find a way to fit in both science and reading comprehension in your already busy schedule. It really can feel like an impossible task. But this resource can be the answer you are looking for. This bundle includes engaging passages written specifically for second graders, covering 9 science topics, including force and motion, forms of energy, and states of matter (mor
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Grades:
2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-PS1-4
, 2-LS4-1
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