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Environment Common Core RI.7.5 resources
Yellowstone Wolves - 3 Part Informational Text
During the 1930's, people viewed wolves as dangerous and destructive animals and sought to remove them from Yellowstone National Park. This three-part informational text takes students on a journey from the wolves removal in the 1930s to their amazing return in the 1990s and the subsequent transformation of Yellowstone's present-day ecosystem. The ecological changes after their removal were widespread and evident. An excellent lesson about the power of nature's interconnections and the casca
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, 5-LS2-1
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Teen Leaders - Reading Comprehension (ELA & Environmental Science)
This reading comprehension resource presents three nonfiction articles about teen environmental activists Autumn Peltier, Mari Copeny, and Isra Hirsi. Perfect for social studies and environmental science! (optimized for grades 8-9)Vocabulary activitiesReading comprehensionParagraph analysisAssessmentEach article follows the same format and includes the same types of evidence. This allows mixing and matching to adapt this resource to your learners. For maximum versatility, this resource contains
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Grades:
7th - 9th
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Shark Tracking
What kid doesn't love sharks?!? In this 1 hour (modifiable) activity students will learn the basics behind shark tracking and tagging. They will then track a shark on their own using Ocearch's digital tracking website. After selecting a shark students will complete the "My Shark Summer Road Trip" activity which allows them to display their shark's journey and create a "Twitter" account for their shark! Who doesn't love sharing their travels on social media for the world to see! This activity con
Grades:
1st - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-5
, 2-LS4-1
, MS-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-4
Deserts Differentiated Activities
This desert resource includes 3 levels of an activity about this ecosystem. I have found that integrating whenever and wherever possible is a great way to make sure that I am addressing all of the Common Core Standards and giving my students enough practice to reach mastery in each skill. With outdated textbooks and lack of resources, I created close reading passages and differentiated reading passages based on important Social Studies and Science concepts. From that, I’ve also realized that som
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
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Hurricane and Tornado Venn Diagram
This notebook insert can be used during a weather unit with comparing and contrasting hurricanes and tornadoes. Likely this also tied in with our reading unit as we were comparing and contrasting elements in a story so we were able to make a nice connection to that. Goes along with Scott Foresman's 4th grade science textbook See learning in a whole new light Lesson 7.2.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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A Teacher's Guide to Superpod: Saving the Endangered Orcas of the Pacific NW
Discussion questions and fun activities to accompany and expand the learning from the middle-grade nonfiction book Superpod: Saving the Endangered Orcas of the Pacific Northwest (Chicago Review Press, April 2023).
Grades:
4th - 7th
NGSS:
3-LS2-1
, 5-ESS3-1
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
, 3-LS3-2
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