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Science Common Core SL.4.1 resources
Food Chains Sorting Activity Game about Producers, Consumers, Decomposer CCSS
A fun sorting activity for students to practice, reinforce, and show what they have learned about Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers in a food chain! Great way to assess students!
Sorting Cards were created with ELL students and higher level thinking in mind. All pictures include a label. Descriptions cards make students think about what it truly means to be classified as a producer, consumer, and decomposer. Question Cards help students think about each sorting card they pick up.
Game
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2nd - 5th
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End of the Year Activities SPY Day School LAB Theme Day
Are you looking for an engaging theme day to motivate and reward your students while still sneaking in learning? This SPY Themed Day download is perfect for your needs! It has step-by-step instructions, 6 centers, mysteries to solve, and more! Students can learn how to lift fingerprints, make id badges and avoid lasers in order to become secret agents! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW!**** Watch the SPY VIDEO to turn your classroom into a solving mystery LABPg. 1 CoverPg. 2-4 PlanPg. 5 MaterialsPg. 6 P
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K - 5th
Also included in: End of the Year Theme Days BUNDLED | Activities
Back to School STEM Activities Intro Booklet What is STEAM First Day of School
Are you looking for a way to introduce STEM to your class? This STEM introduction booklet is the perfect resource! Discuss the importance of science, technology, engineering, art, math, and the design process. The booklet is available in both English and Spanish, and it can be used in Google Slides or as a printable PDF.This booklet is a great way to start an open discussion with your students about STEM. It can help them to understand the different components of STEM and how they all work toget
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2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
4th Grade I Can Statement Bundle - Kid Friendly Language, CCSS aligned
This is a collection of I can statements created directly from the common core ela and math standards as well as the next generation science standards. The following areas are covered:Reading LiteratureReading Informational TextReading Foundational SkillsWritingSpeaking and ListeningLanguageOperations and Algebraic ThinkingNumbers and Operations in Base 10Measurement and DataGeometryFractionsPhysical ScienceEarth ScienceLife ScienceEngineering DesignAll of the I can statements come in two styles
Earth Day NO PREP Speech and Language Activities for Engaging Therapy Sessions
This NO PREP download includes 42 pages of fun activities to use in your therapy room for Earth Day...OR MAKE EVERYDAY Earth Day! Use this download to teach about being green/recycling AND to work on articulation and phonological awareness etc. throughout the year! WHAT DO I GET? ♻️ 3 coloring/art pages that coordinate with the teaching materials/lessons.♻️ 2 pages of teaching materials to use for teaching about the 3 Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle) containing child-friendly language and practic
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K - 6th
Zoo Field Trip Passport & Printables
Printables to make a memorable & educational zoo field trip. Before the visit word prep and animal knowledge cards will make the trip more meaningful. The zoo animal passport will add to the learning fun!
What this includes…
For before your zoo field trip:
* Teacher Check List
* Animal Fast Facts Display Cards
>>> Display cards can go on a bulletin board as a visual to reinforce background knowledge prior to your trip. The cards include one for the title, birds, fish, insects,
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2nd - 3rd
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Build a Shelter STEM Project | STEM Survival Camp
You are sent off into the wild with limited supplies. You have to stay quite a few days, but need a safe place to sleep. How can you build a shelter that will withstand different types of weather? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll explore different weather patterns, shelter building tips, building a design and testing it under various conditions. Print-and-go and digital resources to guide creation and exploration while using the Engineering Design Process. Click here to re
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, 4-ESS3-2
Also included in: 5th Grade STEM Project Ideas | Growing Year Long Bundle
Directed Drawing Space Theme
⭐️space themed directed drawings ⭐️Directed drawings are a wonderful and effective way to add fun activities that promote practice following directions, fine motor skill practice, and creative expression. These directed drawings have the steps to draw pictures on their own sheet of paper. There are visual examples and a short sentence explaining what to do. ⭐️There is a black and white and color version of each drawing. You can use the color version to demonstrate how to color and add value to t
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1st - 8th
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Weathering and Erosion Science Experiments | Water Erosion Solutions STEM
Erosion happens naturally in our world by wind, ice, water and more. How can you create a solution that helps reduce the impact of water erosion? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll explore the difference between weathering and erosion, water erosion invention inspiration, building a design and testing it using soil and water. Print-and-go and digital resources to guide creation and exploration.==========================================STEM Challenges are a great way to enco
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2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, 2-ESS2-1
Also included in: STEM Challenges for 2nd Grade | Growing Year Long Bundle
Pumpkin Patch Virtual Field Trip, Fall Pumpkin Activities, Pumpkin Video Lessons
This Pumpkin Patch virtual field trip is perfect for your fall pumpkin activities. Go on an adventure with your class in the video lessons as you go on a hayride, tour a pumpkin patch, dissect a pumpkin, see a pumpkin slingshot, and even more! This Pumpkin Patch virtual field trip is easy to prep, is interactive, includes videos, and has companion activities. This virtual field trip would be the perfect addition to a study of pumpkins or fall activities.*Note: This resource includes links to You
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Virtual Field Trip Growing Bundle, Holidays, Countries, Video Lessons
Readers' Theater Script: Reading-Science, Sun, Moon, Earth, Lots Of Activities
Reading And Science Integration: Best Friends Forever (The Sun, The Moon, The Earth, The Water Cycle)Reading/Science Integration: Activities To Be Used In Small Groups, Centers, Or Teacher Table.This script will talk about: The Water CycleOcean TidesCharacteristics of the Sun, Moon and Earth.Relationship between the Sun, the Moon and the EarthMoon FacesFull Package includes:CoverIntroductionCommon Core Standards (Reading, Listening, Science)9 pg Script Highlighted In Color9 pg Script B&W (S
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3rd - 5th
STEAM Activities and Challenges Bundle
Go full STEAM ahead with this year-long bundle! Foster the five c's in your classroom. This includes creativity, collaboration, communication, citizenship, and critical thinking. Your students will love learning about relevant content. This STEM bundle (or STEAM bundle) is helpful for STEM/STEAM Fridays or STEM/STEAM Clubs. These Elementary STEM challenges align with the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards). You'll have more than enough to do one STEM Activity per week. Most Challenges Inclu
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2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Cardboard Game Ideas | Not a Box Lesson Plan
A box isn’t just a box. After reading the story Not a Box by Antoinette Portis, students will be inspired with cardboard game ideas and create a marble maze. By going through the Engineering Design Process, students will explore different types of forces, changes in direction and speed, create thoughtful game rules, receive feedback and modify their design. _______________________________Even as a K-5 STEM teacher, I still value the importance of reading and comprehension. With my STEM & Sto
Grades:
1st - 4th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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The Wild Robot Novel Study Activities BUNDLE - STEM Activities - Questions
⭐Make sure to take a sneak peek at this amazing resource⭐The Wild Robot Novel Activities BUNDLE is everything you'll need as you read and teach the novel by Peter Brown. This resource is packed with three complete activities in one simple and easy-to-use bundle including a pre-reading activity, discussion questions, and an all-time student favorite—STEM challenges! This Wild Robot Bundle is extremely user-friendly and standard-aligned, making teaching this fun novel a breeze. Students will love
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
NEW Grade 4 Energy Exploration Module
This purchase includes:• Launch Log [packet format]• NEWLY ADDED Worksheet Format for each Activity in the Module• Vocabulary Cards for the entire Module• NEWLY ADDED Essential Questions Card/PosterThis purchase does not include:• Access to Inkling, PLTW Presentations, PLTW-made Materials, etc.
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Grades:
4th
NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 4-PS3-3
, 4-PS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Pumpkin Day Activities | Pumpkin Math Language Arts Science
This Pumpkin Day event is something your upper elementary students will remember for years to come! It's an all-day educational event with the exception of specials classes, but it can also be modified for just a morning or an afternoon. It all depends on you, your grade level and your administrator. My entire grade level has gotten involved every year!★ Included are teacher instructions/preparation and a student instruction sheet. A total of 5 stations are included, with an option of a Station
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3rd - 5th
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Photosynthesis Interactive Diagram Game
OverviewThis hands-on manipulative, reading passage, and student assessment page requires students to identify the components of photosynthesis and explain the role of each in the process. Using this colorful, clear game board, student groups will work collaboratively to name and describe all components involved in photosynthesis and develop an understanding of the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle in plants. Students have the opportunity to practice the game multiple times until they attain mastery o
Spanish Reader's Theater Script: Life Cycles, Insects And Plants, Photosynthesis
Science and Reading Integration: "La mariquita y la rosita"Interacciones entre plantas e insectos, ciclos de vida, fotosíntesis, partes de la planta, metamorfosis, necesidades básicasGuiones infantiles integradosThis Reader’s Theater Package is a great resource to use in your classroom in many ways: Reading, Writing and/or Science Centers, small group activities, partner’s activities, or teacher table.This script will make reference to:Interactions between ladybugs and plants.Basic NeedsLife Cyc
4th Grade PBL Science | Converting Energy | Scientific Method Project
This 3-week project-based learning (science-focused) research-based unit is the perfect way to teach reading, writing, research skills, and the scientific method in one engaging, real-world unit. Your students will use key standards, such as research, reading comprehension, and inquiry in a real-life scenario based on energy conversions. The best part about PBL is that student choice and differentiation are built in!Driving Question: How can I design an experiment for my class to test a device t
SHEL SILVERSTEIN'S NOISE DAY POEM SOCRATIC SEMINAR + ACTIVITY- SCIENCE OF SOUND
Looking for a way to engage your students in thoughtful conversation and meet the Speaking and Listening goals of the Common Core? Then, practicing seminar is definitely worth your time.
I trained and taught over a ten year period under the Paideia philosophy which utilizes socratic seminar as one of the three columns of instruction. Seminar is an excellent way to assess student understanding throughout a project/unit. Used midway through, teachers can identify areas where students need further
Reader's Theater Script: Landforms, Reading and Science Activities/Centers
Reading and Science Integration: Landforms, Reading/Science Integration: Activities to Be Used in Small Groups, Centers, Or Teacher Table.
4 Characters (Intermediate Readers)
This package has 7 scripts:
Landforms (Geologist/Geology)
Valleys
Hills
Mountains
Mesas (Buttes/Mesas/Plateaus)
Plains (Grasslands/Steppes/Prairies)
Islands
Full Package includes:
Cover
Introduction
Common Core Standards (Reading, Listening, Science)
7 Scripts For 4 Characters Each
Comprehension Questions for Each Scri
Spanish Readers' Theater Script: Reading-Science, Sun, Moon & Earth, Full Pack
Integración de lectura Y ciencias: Amigos para Siempre (El Sol, La Luna, La Tierra )Guiones infantiles para lectores intermediosIntegración De Lectura Con CienciasEl guión tocará los temas de:El Ciclo del aguaMareasCaracterísticas de El Sol, La Luna y La TierraRelación de La Tierra, El Sol y La LunaCaras de La LunaFull Package includes:CoverIntroductionCommon Core Standards (Reading, Listening, Science)11 pg Script Highlighted In Color11 pg Script B&W (Safe Ink)Comprehension Questions 2pgSe
Build A Snowflake | Toothpick Snowflakes | STEM Activities for Winter
Learn how snowflakes are made, build a snowflake with toothpicks and solve math problems by using your design! STEM activity with student Engineering Design Process printables & digital pages that work with a variety of different platforms. ==========================================STEM Stations are a great way to encourage creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. With the tools that I created for you, it should save you time with prep and give you more time to provide an awesome exp
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in: Technology & STEM Activities for Winter | Bundle
Reader's Theater Script: Life Cycles, Insects & Plants, Photosynthesis Full Pack
Reading And Science Integration: "Little Rose and Ladybug"Plants And Insects Interactions, Life Cycles, Photosynthesis, Parts Of A Plant, Metamorphosis, Basic NeedsScripts with Content for Intermediate ReadersThis Reader’s Theater Package is a great resource to use in your classroom in many ways: Reading, Writing and/or Science Centers, small group activities, partner’s activities, or teacher table.This script will make reference to:Interactions between ladybugs and plants.Basic NeedsLife Cycles
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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