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Science Common Core W.6.1d resources
STEM Mars Rover WebQuest
In this webquest students can learn all about Mars and the Rovers that the United States has sent to MARS. This activity has students compare the rovers, research why scientists are exploring MARS, and has videos of the live landing of Perseverance, the latest Mars Rover. Students answer reflection questions, compare and contrast rovers, They even get to practice the descent simulation of Perseverance. Other interactive resources and links are included for students to explore.
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4th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-3
Text Dependent Opinion Writing Text Based Opinion Writing Graphic Organizer Mars
Get your students ready for state writing tests with these differentiated paired passages, mentor texts, and writing prompts that are perfect for opinion, persuasive, or argumentative essays. Both articles have been updated for 2024. One article is a first-person reflection on space flight by an author who grew up in Florida during the Space Shuttle era. The second article is informational, explaining what NASA is doing to get ready for a Mars mission. During close reading, your students pick
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Opinion or Persuasive Writing Bundle, Text Dependent Writing, Easel
Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Activity
Your middle school students will love making real life data driven decisions about energy sources for a fictional city. After they analyze the renewable and nonrenewable energy sources they'll create a presentation to persuade a panel why their choices are right for the city. Sharpen your student’s critical thinking, persuasive writing, and presentation skills this with project on energy sources! This project will give your middle school students the chance to analyze the energy needs of a ci
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Also included in: Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources Project Bundle
Argumentative Essay Writing for Middle School - Opinion and Persuasive
Persuasive essays and opinion writing can be tough, but your students will be engaged with this no prep essay about dogs! These activities include an informational text, pre-writing activities, graphic organizers , and more to help your students with essay writing. Engage your students with this comprehensive persuasive writing assignment!⭐CLICK HERE TO SAVE 20% WITH THE BUNDLE!⭐This product comes in a PDF and digital version, which can be accessed in Google Drive.Students will read the passage
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4th - 7th
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Opinion Writing Graphic Organizer - Persuasive Essay Dog Themed
Captivate students with this persuasive writing unit! They will beg you to start as they read the passage (or research) about the Golden Retriever and the Labrador Retriever. They will then choose which breed they would rather own, and write an opinion essay to convince the reader which dog is better! No prep for you and easy to implement in your classroom.⭐CLICK HERE TO SAVE 20% WITH THE BUNDLE!⭐This product comes in a PDF and digital version, which can be accessed in Google Drive.Check out the
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4th - 7th
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Dog Breed Opinion Writing and Graphic Organizers with Reading Passages BUNDLE
Persuasive writing and opinion writing can be tough, but your students will be engaged with this no prep essay about dogs! These activities include an informational text, pre-writing activities, graphic organizers , and more to help your students with essay writing. Engage your students with this comprehensive persuasive writing assignment!This product comes in a PDF and digital version, which can be accessed in Google Drive.Students will read the passage (or research) about the dog breeds. They
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4th - 7th
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Common Core: Formal vs. Informal Writing Style (Student Practice and Rubric)
*This resource can be used in conjunction with our free "Formal vs Informal Writing (PowerPoint)"Common Core State Standards Basis: CCSS writing standards in History, Science, and Technology, introduce establishing and maintaining a formal writing style in the 6th grade (WHST.6-8.1.d). The correlating English Language Arts writing standard for establishing and maintaining a formal writing style is also introduce in 6th grade. The CCSS then calls for the continued development and refinement of
Grades:
6th - 9th
Platypus PowerPoint with Activity and Study Guide
Get ready to explore the world of the Duck-billed platypus, one of the most bizarre and mysterious mammals in the world from eastern Australia and Tasmania. Platypus facts include that they sport a tail like a beaver, bill and feet like a duck, and lay eggs like a bird! Platypuses give birth to furless babies called puggles. What's Included:One Quick Start GuideOne 23-slide animated PowerPoint (both PPTX and PDF file types)One 20-page fillable student activity and study guideOne 26-page EDITABLE
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-4
, 4-LS1-2
Salmon School - Class Book Project - Animal Science Research and Report Writing
Salmon School - Class Book Project - Animal Science Research and Report Writing* Includes a zip file with 2 documents: a PDF version and an editable Microsoft Word doc version *This printable packet includes 29 topics/questions to engage your 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th grade, or homeschool students in the exploration of salmon. Students can work together to each complete 1 page to complete a class book or each student could work on completing this project individually for a larger-scale assignment. Each
Daylight Savings Time Activity and Lesson Packet! Crafts, Writing, Time, Reading
Daylight Savings Time activity packet complete with crafts, reading, math, writing, and more! Designed to ignite curiosity and foster understanding, this comprehensive resource promises to turn your classroom into a hub of exploration and learning. Get ready to engage your students in an unforgettable educational experience that seamlessly blends ELA, math, science, and history.Enhance your classroom's learning experience with our comprehensive Daylight Savings Time Activity Packet. This engagi
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PreK - 6th
Tell Me About Ireland Project: 5th 6th Science Biodiversity St. Patrick's
Strike gold in your 5th/6th Grade Science Class with "Tell me about Ireland: discovering Ireland's Wonders"!You "got lucky" as this project immerses students in Irish biodiversity and sustainability, all with a St. Patrick's Day twist. Aligned with North Dakota standards, this cross-curricular gem is your pot of gold for fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and presentation skills. Use the resource for independent work or small groups (group topics: biodiversity, impact of human activity, ren
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5th - 8th
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MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-ESS2-2
, MS-LS2-1
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Energy Project Based Learning | Earth Day
In this project based learning unit on energy, students learn about the essential elements of energy conservation and practice real-life reading, writing, science and math standards and 21st Century competencies. As students complete various activities and grow in their energy knowledge, they work to become an earth superhero for energy. Once they've learned all the basics, students will try to persuade others to conserve energy to save planet Earth.This resource is organized into five sections
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3rd - 6th
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Articles - 1: Goblin Sharks - MAGNIFICENT or MONSTROUS? - Fact & Opinion
READING & WRITING - ANALYZING - COMPREHENSION - TEST PREP ................................................................... FOCUS: FACT & OPINIONTEXT"MAGNIFICENT OR MONSTROUS" is a nonfiction ARTICLE ABOUT goblin sharks. These are rare deep-sea sharks called living fossils. Goblin sharks have a perfect blend of incredibly cool ADAPTATIONS and hideous APPEARANCE traits, making this an ideal article for FACT & OPINION......................................................TOPICS APPROP
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Articles - 12: POEMS, ARTICLES & NARRATIVES - BUNDLE II - PDF & ONLINE
Lions Research Project and Informational Essay Unit
This product includes:-2 articles about lions, with differentiated levels: 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades-Multiple choice and short answer questions for each article-Answer Keys-Graphic Organizers to plan informational essay-List of transition words-A rubric-An authentic 3rd grade student sample
Tobacco Prevention R.A.F.T. lesson plan
This is a lesson that I created to teach my students about the harmful effects of tobacco. I created a "lung" organizer for students to record information and facts that could be helpful in persuading someone from using tobacco products. This could be utilized with a science / health textbook, a power point, or any other resource you may have.
Students will then take the factual information that they have created and write a R.A.F.T. The students role will be to pretend that they are a lung.
Argumentative Essay: Science - Cells, Minerals, Energy, Conservation of Mass
Argumentative Essay Writing in Science! Teach students to critically evaluate middle school science concepts (cells, minerals, energy, conservation of mass), encourage group discussion as they brainstorm knowledge, thoughts, and ideas, research, and encourage formal argumentative writing as students made solid claims with supportive and logical reasoning. These activities, writing prompts, and rubrics align with the ELA classroom and Common Core curriculum as well as a cross curricular approach.
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6th - 8th
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Colony Collapse Disorder - Persuasion Text
**Updated with new graphics
In this resource, children will learn about the importance of honey bees before being introduced to Colony Collapse Disorder. Children will then write a persuasive text using modal verbs and Point, Evidence, Explain either persuading their audience to end Colony Collapse Disorder.
In the past, I have introduced this outcome by teaching lessons on three consecutive days in the styles of Authoritarianism, Democracy, and Communism. The children then write their persuas
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4th - 7th
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Out of This World Space Unit for Upper Grades (Print Version)
Ready to engage your students with an out-of-this-world activity pack? Look no further! We have created an entire printable packet of space-themed activities that your students will love!In this unit, you will get:Lesson Plans to teach each activity in an easy and fun wayPlanet, Moon, and Important Vocabulary Posters to help introduce important elements and vocabulary words to your studentsGravity Worksheets to help your students understand the importance of gravity and how it affects each of us
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
Also included in: Outer Space Activities | Out of This World Space Unit for Upper Grades
36 Guided Writing Tasks: The Environment
We offer you a complete set of 36 guided writing tasks focused on the topic of the environment. There are a wide variety of writing tasks covering persuasive, informational, explanatory, and narrative writing. This includes tasks for writing essays, reports, opinion pieces, short stories, personal narratives, and poems. It also includes tasks for creating timelines, flyers, and posters. Some of the topics covered include recycling, reusing, conservation, pollution, waste, deforestation, nationa
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3rd - 6th
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Lab Report and Scientific Writing Student Checklist & Teacher Rubric *Editable*
Use this product to help guide students in their writing of lab reports and scientific texts, and to help guide you in the grading process! This completely editable checklist covers both the elements of Lab Reports and Scientific writing, as well as the conventions of writing that middle and upper-elementary students should know. The goal statements are written from the perspective of the student, and in language that the student can easily understand!There are two pages in this document: One St
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2nd - 8th
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STEM Through the Months: October
"STEM Through the Months: October" gets you started for a great year of STEM Through the Months for Budding Scientists, Engineers, Mathematicians, Makers and Poets. This 63 page edition is part of the 166 page STEM Through the Months, Fall Edition, available on Amazon or CreateSpace Estore which includes September, October and November.
Designed for teachers and students, these activities help you make and create wonderful classroom experiences. Using monthly-themed events as a springboard and
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3rd - 6th
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36 Guided Writing Tasks: Space and Astronomy
We offer you a complete set of 36 guided writing tasks focused on the topic of the space and astronomy. It covers planets, stars, comets, moons, the SolarSystem, and more. There are a wide variety of writing tasks covering persuasive, informational, explanatory, and narrative writing. This includes tasks for writing essays, reports, opinion pieces, short stories, personal narratives, and poems. It also includes tasks for creating timelines, flyers, and posters. Each writing task begins with a w
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3rd - 6th
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Endangered Animals on Parade
Children enjoy learning about animals. They love reading about, watching them, and acquiring knowledge about their habits: what they eat, where they live, their size, their babies and their survival strategies. Add an animal’s conservation status, and children become intrigued with humanity’s role in both endangering and improving that status.Connecting the topic of Endangered Animals with your Language Arts program, you will be able to instruct, provide learning experiences, and assess the s
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3rd - 6th
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The Ultimate Animal Project
Welcome to The Ultimate Animal Project!This packet is a self-contained unit that combines Science standards with Writing, Literacy and vital study skills in a way that includes STEAM-based objectives. Students will not only learn the content provided to them, but will also build important foundational skills that they can use well into their post-secondary education like:Taking ownership of one's workWorking collaboratively in a way that shatters traditional group work pain points.Setting perso
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Learning science offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. In fact, it helps students:
- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
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One of the best parts about science class is all of the possibilities for hands-on, collaborative learning! Think: labs, experiments, inquiry-based activities, and design challenges. These activities encourage students to explore scientific concepts by observing, asking questions, and conducting investigations. Additionally, with small group centers, students can engage in group experiments, discussions, and projects that require them to collaborate, share ideas, and solve problems together.
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